National Tide 1980

It must be said that although Suho Ikuo's sudden death ended all the conflicts between him and Mist Studio.

This old guy will definitely not have to worry about his whereabouts being leaked, being beaten when going out, being interviewed by reporters, and legal proceedings.

But the consequences of his death are not just as simple as shocking the Japanese people through news reports and providing ordinary people with gossip to talk about after dinner.

After all, he once controlled half of the artists in the Japanese entertainment industry during his lifetime, and his death also means the complete collapse of the Burning Empire.

Needless to say, since "one super and four abilities" has become a thing of the past, when the former king dies, the other four more powerful lords will inevitably compete with each other for the king's territory and inheritance.

This mainly includes the resources that the Burning System once occupied in the TV station, as well as the well-known entertainment agencies and contracted artists under its system coverage.

And not only do they come to grab, but "foreign enemies" will also come to grab.

The "Big Five" in the film industry are not good men and women, especially this time they have clearly stood on the side of Matsumoto Keiko's Mist Studio from the beginning.

Moreover, long before the videotape that determined Suoh's reputation was exposed, the "Big Five" had already started poaching people in secret.

As allies of the victors, it is normal to reap the spoils, and they are not afraid of talking about it.

They come to divide the flesh and blood of the losers, and they are more unscrupulous than the four TV factions of the entertainment agencies.

On the other hand, some of the stronger agencies that were originally under the control of the Burning Department did not want to be tied to the broken ship of the Burning Department because they were dissatisfied with Suoh's control or the distribution of benefits.

Now they have a real chance to be freed, and they have no scruples.

Either choose to fight alone, or go to a new backer with better conditions, just take advantage of the situation and hit it off with these recruiters.

The really miserable ones are those small entertainment agencies that belong to the Burning Department but are weak and have never been taken seriously.

Originally, they were "kidnapped" to the "pirate ship", and they were forced to join the Burning Department.

Although Suoh has fallen now, their situation has not improved.

Whether they took the initiative to join or others found them, they had no bargaining power at all.

To put it bluntly, they were still fish on the chopping board, and could only let others manipulate them, continue to be vassals of others, and barely survive by listening to others' orders.

Therefore, during this period, the developments in the entertainment industry were quite lively.

Almost half of the entertainment agencies were in a hurry to change their lobby, and news about mergers and alliances was like a blowout.

The entertainment agencies that originally belonged to the Burning Department have announced new cooperation announcements.

And those well-known artists whose contracts are about to expire directly joined the "Big Five" or "Super Four".

All kinds of news that were completely unexpected by the public were really chaotic and stunned the eyes of the people.

If someone could make this experience into a movie in the future, it should be as exciting as "War Without Kindness" or "The Leader of Japan", which are based on the theme of the successive struggles of Yakuza organizations.

However, to a certain extent, these gossips have distracted people from the pain of losing money in the stock market, relieved many people's mental anxiety, and can be regarded as beneficial to society.

Interestingly, not all winners know how to reap the fruits of war.

Just like the protagonist of this fight, Mist Studio, the reaction to the division of spoils was slow, which was a bit surprising.

For no other reason, they didn't even get involved, as if nothing had happened. Who can believe this?

What's going on?

Does Matsumoto Keiko not care about this benefit?

No, in fact, it's because the incident happened suddenly and Ning Weimin was far away in France.

Speaking of Matsumoto Keiko, she is really just a female star who can act.

Although she is the owner of Mist Studio and has the title of president, she really knows nothing about how to run a business.

And her right-hand men, Watanabe Mitsuru and Okamoto Akira, are insignificant.

Originally, they followed Keiko Matsumoto out of Shochiku Eiga because they couldn't wait for the promotion according to seniority. With their abilities and knowledge, they had never experienced this kind of war, and had never enjoyed the benefits of the enemy's death and the division of the spoils.

At present, their minds are all on how to manage their own private plots well, and they have not set their sights on the "legacy" of Suo Ikuo for development.

Since even they themselves did not realize in time that this was an opportunity to devour others and strengthen themselves, how could they make correct suggestions for Keiko Matsumoto in time?

This led to Keiko Matsumoto completely ignoring this feast of dividing pork.

As the person who was originally the most qualified and the first to start eating, she did not participate at all.

Fortunately, Keiko Matsumoto finally has a "father in business".

As someone who has always supported Keiko Matsumoto, President Hakomoto of Shochiku Eiga is quite particular about his behavior.

Especially now that Shochiku Eiga has reached a deep cooperation with Kiri Studio, he naturally cannot watch his allies suffer.

So while he was "eating and drinking", when he found that Keiko Matsumoto did not take any action, he did not forget to fulfill his "father's duty" and quickly contacted this "daughter" who was concentrating on the filming, reminding her that it was time to get her own spoils.

"Don't be silly and watch others act. You are the one who is most qualified to take advantage. Just act now."

So, this made Matsumoto Keiko open her eyes and finally see the free meal.

It should be said that although the banquet was almost over at this time, it was indeed a bit late for her to join the table.

Fortunately, there was still a main dish that no one touched.

This was first because the "Big Five" in the Japanese film industry had reached a certain consensus after years of mutual competition and the emergence of the TV-based art agency.

Now, in order to maintain harmony with each other, they follow the rules in both competition and work, and never touch what they should not touch.

So they didn't think about the Burning Art Agency at all. In their opinion, the ownership of this big piece of meat was already determined.

Just like the king's golden crown, it can only belong to the knight who led everyone into the castle.

It must be, and must be, the harvest of the Fog Studio.

And the "Four Supers" of the TV faction, although they drooled at the Burning Art Agency.

But they are not stupid. The Burning Entertainment Agency is too sensitive. They know that it is difficult to swallow this big piece of meat by themselves.

Once they reach out, they will be the target of public criticism, such as becoming the enemy of other agencies.

What's more, Zhou Fang Yuxiong was crazy. He mortgaged all the copyrights of the agency in order to speculate in stocks before his death. God knows whether this entertainment agency is still a valuable asset now.

God knows how much debt Zhou Fang Yuxiong owes to others. If he wants to swallow it, he must have sufficient financial resources to bear the debt.

So they have been hesitant and have not made a move. They plan to solve the problems they can swallow first.

Even if the Burning Entertainment Agency took the initiative to contact them, they were vague and perfunctory.

They just inquired about the financial situation, listened to the other party's conditions, and decided to see the wind. They didn't dare to take real action.

At most, they would have their eyes on the most famous artists of the Burning Entertainment Agency, thinking only of digging artists and not other burdens.

As a result, this move has led to a near-complete confrontation between the current Burning Entertainment Agency and its artists, and even its agents.

The artists and agents all want to run away, and have completely lost confidence in the future of the agency.

On the contrary, the current executive director of the entertainment agency, Norio Higuchi, and the head of publicity, Nario Kawanishi, regard these artists as the agency's last resources and capital, so how could they give up this last straw?

As a result, the Burning Entertainment Agency has truly become a nobody, and even the top and bottom of the agency have no expectation of selling themselves for a good price.

Their current demands are actually very unified, just wanting to change to a powerful boss and have a stable meal, without too many requirements.

In short, when Matsumoto Keiko decided to go down to eat, it was quite magical that in front of her, in addition to the leftovers and the messy cups and plates, there was actually a complete, roasted, crispy, roasted pig with an apple in its mouth, waiting for her to feast on it.

As for the other diners, they all stayed aside and watched her eat, and no one competed with her.

So in fact, she only sent Okamoto Akira to reveal a little bit of meaning, and the Burning Entertainment Agency knelt down and surrendered collectively.

The following things were effortless, and Matsumoto Keiko took the Burning Entertainment Agency into her pocket.

And the condition she agreed to was just to maintain the original treatment of those who surrendered to her.

In terms of the transaction price, the Burning Entertainment Agency was not too expensive.

Suoh Yuxiong was neither married nor had children, and both his parents had passed away.

Speaking of relatives, he only had a brother and a sister, and they didn't usually interact.

Especially the brother and sister were ordinary people, one worked as a clerk in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, and the other married to Osaka and became a housewife.

Given their personal conditions, even if they were the legal beneficiaries of Suoh Yuxiong's inheritance, it would not be a good thing to accept Suoh Yuxiong's assets.

After all, they couldn't turn liabilities into positive returns.

So, with the help of Higuchi Norio and Kawanishi Shigeo, they all accepted the conditions offered by Matsumoto Keiko.

They happily signed a contract with Matsumoto Keiko for 20 million yen and sold the Burning Arts Agency to Matsumoto Keiko.

Of course, the original price could have been lower, but this was Ning Weimin's idea.

He told Matsumoto Keiko on the phone not to feel sorry for this little money, and there was no need to do things too much and eat too ugly.

Considering the stability of the company's business needs, it is better to try to make the family members have no complaints.

At the same time, this gesture was also made for the new employees to see.

Because through this incident, they can tell them that the new boss is not a mean person, so that they can continue to work with peace of mind.

As expected, once the contract was signed, people's hearts were settled.

The noisy Burning Arts Agency immediately ended the panic state of the people.

However, it must be said that the debt owed by Suho Yuxiong is quite complicated. This guy is really desperate and reckless.

He actually borrowed all the assets of the firm from the bank, and then took the loan contract to a loan shark company for secondary mortgage, using almost all the channels for borrowing money, and borrowed a total of 3.3 billion yen.

Fortunately, because this guy was in urgent need and was a bit reckless in a hurry, the difference between the amount of his loan and the mortgaged assets was also quite large.

And there is plenty of money in the account of Mist Studio.

After Matsumoto Keiko asked Ning Weimin what he thought, he readily paid off the debt owed by Suho Ikuo, and used 4.4 billion yen to complete the debt clearance work, and recovered all the assets and rights belonging to Burning Entertainment Agency from banks and loan companies.

It should be said that although the real estate of Burning Entertainment Agency is only the office space, as a medium-sized entertainment agency, there are not many well-known artists among the artists under the main family. Except for a few such as Koizumi Kyoko, Go Yumi, and Nagayama Yoko, there are no "big things". It seems that it is not worth buying this entertainment agency at this price.

But you have to know that Burning Entertainment Agency is the first to intervene in copyright management in the entertainment industry.

As early as 1973 when "BURNING PUBLISHES" was established, Suho Ikuo began to specialize in music copyright business management.

In addition to the artists under Burning Entertainment Agency, he also holds the copyrights of SOUTHERN ALL STARS's early songs and most of Komuro Tetsuya's songs.

Thinking back to the beginning, he was able to quickly pay off the loan of more than 60 million yen when the agency was established in just five years, laying the foundation for his career.

A large part of this is due to his good management of music copyrights.

The way Suho Ikuo obtained music copyrights was to rely on strong funds to approach agencies that were in financial difficulties and agencies that encountered various troubles, and to obtain various rights and interests of their artists on the condition of helping them out of their difficulties. In other words, it is equivalent to corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Especially over the years, this guy has been using this model to continuously obtain music copyrights, so the most valuable assets of his entertainment agency are the music copyrights he has continuously collected.

According to the financial data provided by two of his former right-hand men, Burning Entertainment Agency can at least earn 500 million to 600 million yen in revenue every year by collecting copyright fees, which is pure profit without any capital.

It can continue to eat like this, that is to say, even if other assets are not considered, it is worth spending money to buy Burning Entertainment Agency for these music copyrights.

In comparison, the foundation of Taurus Palace is much shallower, but Matsumoto Keiko spent almost the same amount of money to own 90% of the shares.

In this way, isn't this deal a good deal?

And it is certain that from now on, some TV program resources that originally belonged to the Burning Entertainment Agency will also fall into the hands of Matsumoto Keiko. At least for a period of time, the TV station must fulfill the contract, which is completely a free benefit.

Finally, the most important point is that after swallowing up Suho Yuxiong's agency, Matsumoto Keiko's shortcomings in actors have almost been eliminated. She no longer has to worry about not being able to find enough actors, and even the value of Taurus Palace has been correspondingly improved.

Because Matsumoto's agency merged with Burning Entertainment, there have been many well-known singers since then, and naturally more music albums need to be produced. Now these businesses have naturally become the food on the plate of Taurus Palace.

This is the beauty of mergers and acquisitions.

The small trust has begun to take shape.