Song Yi's trip to Japan this time was very low-key. Apart from meeting Masayoshi Son, he went to New Asia Networks (Japan) Co., Ltd. to encourage all employees.
Inschool Japan has more than 5 million registered users, and it is expected to exceed 10 million before the end of the year. Next year, the number of Inschool Japan users will catch up with the number of Inschool Korea users. Song Yi is still very satisfied with Idezawa Tsuyoshi's work.
Idezawa Tsuyoshi said to Song Yi: "President, I have seen the commercial you shot for inschool. Although it is just a short commercial, it is very touching. Everyone hopes to meet a sincere love through inschool. I want to make a similar commercial for inschool Japan and use a popular Japanese idol as the spokesperson. Do you think this plan is feasible?"
"President Idezawa, this is something you can decide on your own. You don't have to report to me specifically for such a small matter. By the way, if you plan to shoot an inschool commercial, who are you going to choose as the male and female protagonists of the commercial?" Song Yi asked casually.
Idezawa Tsuyoshi would not think that he could be the king just because Song Yi was far away in Korea. Although he was the president of New Asia Network (Japan) Co., Ltd., the vice president, executive director and financial director of New Asia Network (Japan) Co., Ltd. were all Song Yi's confidants. He did not think that his every move in the company could be hidden from Song Yi.
"This time I plan to use Johnny's Kimura Takuya and Ms. Song Hye Kyo to partner up to shoot the commercial," said Tsuyoshi Idezawa.
"An artist from Johnny's?" Song Yi pondered for a moment.
The status of Johnny & Associates in Japan is like that of SM Entertainment in Korea. Its founder, Johnny Kitagawa, committed many evil deeds, including having sex with hundreds of male interns. However, due to Kitagawa's enormous power, this evil act was not exposed until after his death.
Mary Kitagawa, another founder of Johnny's, is not a good person either. She knew all about Kitagawa's evil deeds but still turned a blind eye. Mary Kitagawa also favored the scumbag Kondo Masahiko. Kondo Masahiko was able to hurt his ex-girlfriend Akina Nakamori without restraint because of Mary Kitagawa's favor.
Song Yi knew that if inschool wanted to open up in Japan, choosing a popular Japanese idol as the advertising spokesperson was a must, but he really didn't have a good impression of Johnny's Office.
"Although Kimura Takuya and Kudo Shizuka's marriage has earned him a lot of black fans, he is currently the only one who can offset Bae Yong Joon's popularity in Japan. I have no objection to their partnership, but apart from this advertisement, Song Hye Kyo will not have any other collaborations with Johnny's artists," Song Yi emphasized.
When Izawa Gang heard Song Yi say this, he immediately understood Song Yi's subtext. In addition to Kimura Takuya, New Asia Network (Japan) Co., Ltd. issued a ban on Johnny's artists.
He knew that New Asia Agency had established New Asia Agency in Japan. Perhaps in Song Yi's eyes, Johnny's Agency was a competitor of New Asia Agency (Japan), so he rejected Johnny's so much, after all, competitors are enemies.
Currently, New Asia Agency has only one signed artist, Yui Aragaki, who is only 14 years old. New Asia Agency (Japan) helped Yui Aragaki pay the penalty for breach of contract and helped her terminate the contract with LesPro Entertainment.
"By the way, Xinya Network is currently developing a massively multiplayer online racing game called KartRider. This game has entered the late stages of production and is expected to be launched in South Korea around Christmas, and will be officially launched before the Spring Festival."
“This game is cartoon-like, and its main theme is drifting for everyone, so we specially set a drift button for this game. Once your car has accumulated enough nitrogen, you can start a cool one-button drifting journey.”
"Inschool Japan's achievements in promoting Farmville are obvious to all. The first overseas distribution country for KartRider was Japan, followed by mainland China. Currently, Inschool Japan's advertising business is still in its infancy, and the entire company is still in a stage of deficit, so it is crucial to do a good job in the overseas distribution of KartRider."
"Perhaps in the next three to five years, inschool Japan will need to feed back its social networking site business through its gaming business. Therefore, when recruiting in the second half of the year, we will focus on hiring some gaming-related talents." Song Yi explained the work priorities.
Idezawa Tsuyoshi has experienced the effect of "Farmland" in attracting traffic to inschool Japan. As the overseas publisher and distributor of "KartRider Rush+", Shinya Network (Japan) Co., Ltd. is more than happy to share in the profits of the game.
Song Yi was originally planning to instruct Tsuyoshi Idezawa to make Yui Aragaki the advertising spokesperson for the game "KartRider".
He changed his mind and thought that since KartRider Rush+ hadn't even started beta yet, there was no need to say hello so early. It would be bad if Izawa Tsuyoshi misunderstood that he and Aragaki Yui had a special relationship.
For Xinya's Internet business, games + social networking + e-commerce are the three most important sectors. Song Yi's goal is to make Xinya IT the largest online game company in Asia, the social networking site with the most users and the largest e-commerce site in South Korea.
After inspecting New Asia Network (Japan) Co., Ltd., Song Yi returned to the single-family house he bought in the port area, where Song Hye Kyo was visiting. Song Hye Kyo reminded Song Yi that he could take time to meet Yui Aragaki, after all, Song Yi was the one who poached her from LesPro Entertainment, and if he didn't meet her after coming to Japan, the girl would inevitably think too much.
Song Yi was annoyed. "Who would think too much? I think you are the one who thinks too much. The agency arranged for her to study at Sunrise Middle School. Her main task now is to study hard and learn the performance courses arranged by the school. The agency does not expect her to make money in the next two years. She might as well take a long-term view."
Song Hye Kyo disagreed, "Oppa, can you please not use Korean thinking to treat Japanese debut artists? In Japan, there are many artists who debuted at the age of 14 or 15. If Aragaki Yui is really a rough diamond, then she needs to be polished more carefully. After all, she is the only darling of the New Asia Agency."
When Song Hye Kyo was active in Japan, her commercial performances and endorsements were all handled by the New Asia Agency, and Song Hye Kyo and Aragaki Yui were considered half colleagues. In addition, Song Hye Kyo and Aragaki Yui both debuted as models, and she had a good impression of this sweet-looking, well-behaved and polite junior, so she couldn't help but want to help her.
"Okay, okay, I get it. My flight is at six in the evening," Song Yi raised his hand to look at the watch, "There are still four hours before the flight takes off. You tell the agent to ask her to pick Yui up. I just need to talk to her about some important business." Song Yi was a little helpless.
Fortunately, today is the weekend, and Yui Aragaki doesn't need to ask for leave from school. The agent is very efficient and brought Yui Aragaki here quickly.
Although it was a day off, Yui Aragaki still wore her usual school uniform. Her upper body was a suit jacket + bow tie + blue shirt, and her lower body was a short skirt + black stockings + leather shoes, which added a touch of liveliness to her calmness.
Yui Aragaki happily bowed to Song Yi and said hello, "Hello, President."
Song Yi looked at Yui Aragaki's clothes and realized that Yui Aragaki was just a middle school student. After he came to Japan, he realized that although Japanese high school girls are JK, the clothes they wear are not JK uniforms.
Although the school uniforms worn by Japanese middle school students look more fitted than those in mainland China, they still do not show their figures. It can be seen that Japanese film, television and animation works have done a lot of harm to people. Except for some Japanese junior high school girls who wear sailor suits, most female high school students do not wear sailor suits.
The bow tie on Yui Aragaki's suit looks a bit like rabbit ears, making this innocent middle school student look even more playful and cute.
Song Yi gestured to Aragaki Yui to sit down. He didn't have anything important to say, so he just wanted to show his concern for the company's employees.
Yui Aragaki knelt on the floor of the living room and answered respectfully, "Thank you for your concern, President. My teachers and classmates in middle school are very caring towards me. I think it's because the agency and the school have informed me."
Hinode Junior High School and Hinode High School are the better middle schools and high schools in Tokyo, and are also the places where Japanese idol artists are discovered. Hinode High School and Horikoshi High School are both private aristocratic schools in Japan that train artists.
Both schools have classes for further studies and performing arts, and Aragaki Yui naturally chose the latter, which is a bit similar to Yanying and Zhongxi in mainland China. Sunrise Middle School also has a Chinese language course, and there are Chinese teachers in the school. Students from their school can also go to Puhai Normal University for further studies.
"I don't have anything important to talk to you about. After the Spring Festival, Xinya Network will release an online game called "KartRider", a cartoon-like massively multiplayer online racing game. I have already chosen you as the Japanese spokesperson for this game. You can make some preparations in advance." Song Yi said.
"Thank you, President!" Aragaki Yui bowed and thanked him, her head almost touching the floor. The little girl was a little silly at the moment, "President, how should I prepare in advance? Should I memorize the game information of "KartRider Rush+" in advance, or play the game?"
Song Yi was amused by Yui Aragaki, "Play games? Do you think you need to be good at games before you can be a game spokesperson?"
He had an idea and suddenly knew how to train Yui Aragaki and help her cultivate a group of loyal fans before her debut as an actress.
"Yui-chan, do you usually play games? Whether it's PS One or Xbox 1?" Song Yi asked.
Yui Aragaki was a little embarrassed. She raised her cute little face and asked carefully, "Does Super Mario count?"
"That's right. According to my plan, Xinya Network will launch an instant messaging software for game communication next year. Gamers can sing, tell jokes or chat on the voice communication tool to achieve online communication. This software is Xinya Voice."
The idea of Xinya Voice actually originated from the earliest live broadcast software YY Live.
In 2008, YY Voice appeared in the mainland. Game players performed singing shows in YY Voice, which facilitated the transformation of YY Live into a UGC video live content platform.
In 2009, YY Live had developed a group of entertainment users who could compete with game users. YY Live also launched an electronic signing system in real time to manage YY Live users.
In 2010, YY Live tried to commercialize the live broadcast platform. Users could recharge and give gifts, and the revenue reached 36 million RMB that year.
Compared with the two rising stars of live streaming websites, Douyu and Huya, YY Live is the originator of live streaming in the mainland. Later, the listed company YY Live was sold to Baidu for US$3.6 billion.
If possible, Song Yi hopes to train Yui Aragaki to become a well-known game anchor. After Yui Aragaki has accumulated enough fans on New Asia Voice, Yui Aragaki will debut as an actor.
"Yui-chan, KartRider Rush+ will begin closed beta testing in Korea around Christmas. After the game's official closed beta testing, you will be the first Japanese user to be exposed to this game."
“I hope you spend some time and effort to play this game well. You don’t have to be outstanding, but your gaming level can at least exceed that of ordinary players.”
"Just imagine that the advertising spokesperson for KartRider, Ms. Yui Aragaki, is also a loyal fan and high-end player of this game. How much traffic can she bring to this game?"
"In addition to this benefit, you can also accumulate your loyal fans through Xinya Voice, and you can even build a fan club in the Xinya Voice communication app."
"When you have nothing to do, you can also chat with the players of "KartRider Rush+" on the Xinya voice channel, or sing a song to interact with them. Don't worry, these are business activities arranged by the company, and Xinya Office will pay you on time according to your workload." The more Song Yi thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible.
Yui Aragaki didn't understand Song Yi's business idea, and she was still a little confused. But she had an advantage, when she encountered something she didn't understand, she would just choose to be obedient and do it.
But she was a little skeptical. She was determined to become an excellent movie actress like Nagasawa Masami. Was it a bit unprofessional for her to become a well-known game anchor first? Was it considered playing games under orders? If her parents knew that she was paid for playing games in Tokyo, would they be surprised? "Xinya Voice is a voice chat software. Its original function was to facilitate communication between game players, right?" Yui Aragaki asked.
"I heard that the president's company is also the largest online game company in mainland China. Is the reason why the president launched Xinya Voice to facilitate the interaction among players of "Legend of Mir 2"? After all, it is quite troublesome for the game guild to type on the computer screen." Yui Aragaki guessed.
Song Yi originally wanted to say that the players of "Legend of Mir 2" are used to surfing the Internet together in the same Internet cafe, just like playing "League of Legends". Xinya Voice has also indirectly leveraged the market share of Penguin in mainland social networking.
"In fact, Xinya Voice is just the beginning. My goal is to launch Xinya Live before 2004. By then, you can broadcast your game scenes on Xinya Live, and you can also show your face to interact with game fans."
"In fact, after you become the top game anchor of Xinya Live, you will find that your income will not be lower than that of ordinary Japanese actors, and it may even be much higher. At that time, I just hope that you don't forget your original intention of becoming a top movie actor." Song Yi reminded kindly. After all, everyone knows that live streaming makes money quickly.
"Thank you, President. I will keep your teachings in mind. When 'If You Were Me' came to Japan to film, although I had very few scenes and lines, I still learned a lot from Director Kwak Jae-yong, Senior Cho Seung-woo, Senior Jo In-sung, and Senior Son Ye-jin."
"Becoming an excellent game anchor is the task assigned to me by the president, and I will definitely try my best to complete it. But becoming an excellent movie actor like senior Jun Ji-hyun is my lifelong dream!" Yui Aragaki said with a determined look on her face.
"Dream?" Song Yi was very pleased. Youth really has infinite possibilities.
He is now rich, powerful, prestigious, married to his dream girl, Kim Tae-hee, and has his first child, Chen Yuanzhong. Logically, he has no regrets in his life. He seems to have everything he needs now, but he seems to have gradually lost the dream he had when he came to Korea to work hard. The second update is here. Thank you for your monthly tickets. See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)