Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 848 If you don’t understand decency, then help to be decent
"What's the reason?"

Hideki Hanyu looked at the four members of the Beyond band seriously.

“You know your relationship with Manager Chen better than I do.

If your reasons can't even convince me, it will be even more impossible to convince the company, and it will be impossible to give an explanation to the media and the public.

I think you don't want to be labeled as ungrateful, right?"

Since the four members of Beyond came to find Hideki Hanyu, they were naturally well prepared.

So when Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Wong Ka Kui immediately answered.

"In terms of the development of the band and business philosophy, our differences are too great and simply cannot be reconciled."

Hanyu Hideki frowned and asked, "Specifically? You know you can't convince me this way."

“The first is too much commercial activity.

We are not opposed to normal business activities. After all, we also need to make money.

What we hate is that he never refuses commercial activities and takes them all, big or small, which not only affects our rest time, but also leaves us almost no time to create music.

I think Beyond’s success today is due not only to the help of the company but also because everyone likes our music.

I totally disagree with his current approach of focusing on business while ignoring fundamentals.

I want to have more time to create and give back to my fans with music, instead of showing ourselves off like commodities.

This year, he even helped us take on this movie without communicating with us.

He told us that nowadays all famous singers have to make movies because as long as the movie is a box office hit, we can make more money.

But the problem is that from the beginning to the end, our goal was not to be an actor.

We are a band, we want to make music, and original music.

Now he even interferes with this, not only asking us to write songs for the movie, but also requiring us to refer to popular songs overseas.

This is an insult to us..."

When Huang Jiaju started talking about this, he seemed to be talking endlessly.

The people around him also looked indignant.

It can be seen that the four members of Beyond and Chen Jiantian have been harboring grievances for a long time, and the conflict is on the verge of breaking out.

It is no wonder that in another time and space, Beyong would rather turn against Chen Jiantian and go to court than cut off ties and leave Japan to pursue pure music.

As Hanyu Hideki listened to what Wong Ka Kui said, he began to think in his heart.

For what he said, the matter was not complicated.

And from different perspectives, the way of looking at things is also different.

If you look at it from Chen Jiantian's perspective, his band has finally become famous and popular, so of course they have to seize the opportunity to cash in and make money.

In the entertainment industry, nothing lasts forever.

No one knows when Beyong will become outdated, but as a boss, there is certainly nothing wrong with maximizing profits.

But from the perspective of the Beyong band, what they pursued from the beginning to the end was only music, and the product they provided was also music, so the premise of making money was that it would not affect their creation.

But now Chen Jiantian not only tries his best to squeeze their commercial value, but also wants them to develop in the film and television fields other than music, and even wants them to give up their biggest feature - original music. This makes beyong completely unacceptable.

One side represents interests, the other side represents ideals. Unless one side is willing to give up, even a brief reconciliation will gradually erupt again.

Now, beyong has come to Hideki Hanyu for help with this matter.

What should Hideki Hanyu do?

Of course he has the right to deal with it however he wants.

No matter which side you press, they will lower their heads obediently.

But he couldn't possibly handle it that way.

And even if he were to deal with it, he wouldn't be able to do it personally.

Thinking that he was originally going to discuss the development of Cloud Entertainment Asia with Masashi Kobayashi, he simply asked Beyong to wait for a while and then called Masashi Kobayashi over.

After Kobayashi Masashi arrived, he told him about the conflict between Beyong and Chen Jiantian.

After finishing his speech, he asked Kobayashi directly, "What do you think about this matter?"

"President, according to Yunshang Entertainment's cooperation model in Asia, we generally do not interfere with the management of the cooperative firm."

Kobayashi Masao did not answer, but said this first.

After all, if this kind of interference in the affairs of partners starts, it is likely to cause a series of problems.

For example, they could create an illusion for Neon’s management that they could disregard the original cooperation model and arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the cooperative enterprise.

After all, no matter how friendly Yunshang Entertainment has behaved in the past, it has always been the stronger party in terms of strength, so there will definitely be no problem in doing anything it really wants to do.

If this kind of thing becomes prevalent, it is bound to cause rifts between the local faction and the Japanese management, leading to some unnecessary internal friction and losses.

“But you can also see that Manager Chen’s current career plan for Beyond will definitely affect the interests of Cloud Music.

We need to respect the rights of our partners, but we must also make a balance and have an overall plan. Simply supervising and reviewing is obviously far from enough.”

After Hideki Hanyu made this statement, it was obvious that the scope and importance of this conversation was no longer just about Beyond, but also about Cloud Entertainment's future Asian management strategy.

Previously, in order to expand overseas, Yunshang Entertainment gave local partners maximum management freedom except for necessary supervision.

This has certainly enabled Cloud Entertainment to achieve rapid development, but various drawbacks have also gradually emerged.

Just like Chen Jiantian, the other party tried his best to exploit the Beyond band for his own interests, which made the Beyond band dissatisfied and indirectly damaged the interests of Cloud Music.

Today, Yunshang Entertainment’s overseas development is gaining momentum and the general trend has become established, so it is time to consider the next step of corporate management planning.

How to strike a balance between decentralization and management is one of the important things that Hideki Hanyu and Masashi Kobayashi want to discuss during their visit to Hong Kong.

The Beyond band can only be regarded as a fuse.

After hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Kobayashi Masashi immediately fell into deep thought.

The head of the Asia region of Yunshang Entertainment can certainly understand what his president means.

In simple terms, during the period of rapid expansion, Yunshang Entertainment does not mind giving its partners maximum freedom.

But now that the expansion is basically complete and the basic foundation of Cloud Entertainment has been consolidated, it is time to start consolidating power.

Although we still need to respect the management of our partners, we cannot, as we did before, turn a blind eye even if the other party does anything that harms the interests of Yunshang Entertainment.

After thinking for a long time, Kobayashi Masashi slowly spoke.

“President, I think there is no problem with the current cooperation model. We still need to rely on local forces when operating overseas. After all, they have advantages that we don’t have.

However, strengthening supervision and exercising appropriate management control are also necessary.

But I think the premise for doing this is that we must set clear rules. It would be best if there is a framework that can limit the scope of our interference while better controlling them.

Doing so will prevent our people from interfering at will in the future, and it will also allow partners to maintain a certain degree of freedom while limiting their management.

The most important thing is to make everything into rules to avoid conflicts between us and our partners and reduce unnecessary internal friction. "

After hearing Kobayashi Masao's answer, Hanyu Hideki was very satisfied.

In addition to being satisfied with the ideas for solving the problem, I was actually more satisfied with the attitude shown by Kobayashi Masashi.

In Japanese companies, management often lacks the courage to take responsibility when faced with difficulties and challenges. They always choose to pass the buck, or agree verbally but shirk responsibility when doing things.

It is actually very rare to find a practical person like Masashi Kobayashi who is willing to propose solutions and is not afraid to take responsibility.

This is also the reason why both he and Hirohashi Asako chose to train Kobayashi Masashi.

Of course, Yunshang Entertainment has trained more than just Masatake Kobayashi in its management team.

For example, the president of Yunshang Entertainment, Michi Iijima, is also highly regarded by Hirohashi Asako and Hanyu Hideki.

But Hirohashi Asako's biggest problem is that she has been working in Japan.

Today, Yunshang Entertainment is destined to embark on the path of international development. In this regard, Iijima Michi's experience and vision are far inferior to Kobayashi Masatake. Of course, Hirohashi Asako and Hanyu Hideki are still young, so there is no need to rush to train the group's successors. There is still a lot of time for them to grow.

So what Hideki Hanyu needs to do now is to deal with the problem at hand first.

He asked Kobayashi Masao, "What kind of framework do you think would be better to constrain us and restrict our partners?"

Kobayashi Masashi seemed to have thought about this question and answered it immediately.

“A unified and fixed framework is definitely not advisable. After all, artists and the market are constantly changing, so if we want to establish a framework, we can’t be rigid.

In my opinion, the bridge and center between us and our partners are the artists.

So, it seems most feasible at this stage to establish a cooperation framework with regular communication between the two parties, based on the artist's personality characteristics, work style, and business planning."

Hanyu Hideki nodded unconsciously and said in an appreciative tone, "You have thought it through very carefully, but it is easy to say, but the specific implementation requires more consideration of details, and this will also increase your workload."

Kobayashi Masao immediately said, "I will work out detailed implementation rules for the cooperation framework as soon as possible. As for the increase in workload, this is part of our job."

"Very good, then I'll leave this matter to you."

Having said that, Hanyu Hideki looked outside the door.

After Kobayashi Masashi arrived, he took him to the study to teach him, while Beyond continued to stay in the living room.

After all, some of the things he said to Kobayashi Masashi were too "explicit" and not suitable for those people to hear.

"Beyond will be the first pilot of the new rules. I need you to try your best to calm the emotions of both parties. Beyond is very important to us, and so is Chen Jiantian.

But what I want to say is that since you choose to create a framework centered around the artist, like in the case of the Beyond band, you must understand what to insist on and not easily compromise for the sake of the petty profits of your partners.

Our original intention in signing Beyond was to have an original band, not a few idol actors, so I think you must know who should give in this time."

Kobayashi Masao replied, "I understand what to do. I will give you a detailed work report when I am finished."

"Don't forget to report to the group," Hanyu Hideki emphasized.

Even though this was his decision, the superficial work still had to be done.

After all, bypassing the chain of command is not acceptable, not to mention that, openly, he does not hold any position in the group other than chairman of the board of directors.

"wait for me a while."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he got up and went to the living room to find the four members of Beyond.

When he saw the four people, he went straight to the point.

"I have discussed your issue with President Xiao Lin. The company will help you resolve it immediately. We will ask Chen Jiantian to respect your opinion."

Huang Jiaqiang, who is outspoken, couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what if he doesn't agree?"

"Ha ha……"

Hanyu Hideki chuckled and said, "He will agree."

Although his tone was calm, it revealed infinite confidence.

Although he values ​​Chen Jiantian very much, the other party also needs to understand what is decent.

If he doesn't understand, he will help the other person to save face.

When these words fell into the ears of several people in Beyond, they instantly felt at ease.

Huang Jiaju immediately led others to thank Hanyu Hideki, "Thank you, sir."

“You’re welcome, but solving the problem is the next thing to do. Now that you’ve accepted Mr. Huang’s film, you still have to work hard to make it a good one.

I asked you to take leave this morning, which has delayed the filming. Now hurry to the set."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Wong Ka Kui said goodbye to the others and left for Kowloon to participate in the filming.

Hideki Hanyu returned to the house and continued to discuss with Masashi Kobayashi about the next stage of development of Cloud Entertainment (Asia).

To put it simply, Hideki Hanyu told Masatsugu Kobayashi his judgment on the market trend, and then the two sides discussed together how to formulate a development plan.

This even takes into account the changes that will be brought to the business once the group completes its acquisition of MCA Global.

The most important of these, of course, is the integration of Universal’s original distribution channels.

There aren't many problems with the movies, but the record company has a lot to do.

After taking over MCA Universal, Hideki Hanyu will definitely split up Universal Music for further development.

After all, Universal Music, which later acquired PolyGram and EMI Records, is a top global music giant capable of competing with Sony Records.

If Cloud Music wants to expand beyond Asia, it will have to merge and integrate with Universal Music.

This aspect of work must be considered in advance, especially overseas, which is the most cumbersome.

Of course, some decisions have already been made at the group level.

Cloud Music became independent from the group and merged with its overseas branches with Universal Music to form Universal Music Group.

The reason for doing this is to better carry out integrated management.

It is also to give itself a shell to facilitate business development in Europe and the United States after the acquisition.

Of course, Cloud Music will not disappear at that time, and its management will still be relatively independent, but overseas it will just be one of the labels of Universal Music Group.

In fact, there is a deeper consideration behind doing this.

That is, with the current size of Cloud Music, after choosing to merge with Universal Music Group, it will be able to help Cloud Entertainment to infiltrate the new Universal Music Group to a great extent and gain greater control.

This is also a way to quickly integrate Universal after acquiring MCA Universal.

The independence of Cloud Music is just the beginning.

After Yunshang Entertainment decided to start global development, all businesses except the relatively independent Japanese market needed to be adjusted.

The acquisition of MCA Global was like a catalyst that accelerated this process.

bang bang!

Hanyu Hideki was concentrating on talking with Kobayashi Masao when there was a knock on the study door.

Hanyu Hideki opened the door and found that the person knocking on the door was Zhang Qi, who looked tired.

"What's the matter? Why don't you take a rest?"

Zhang Qi pointed in the direction of the restaurant and said, "It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Lunch has already been prepared in the kitchen. Let's eat first."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki looked at his watch and found that it was indeed almost two o'clock.

I was so engrossed in the conversation with Kobayashi Masashi just now that I completely ignored the issue of time.

Now that Zhang Qi reminded him, he did feel a little hungry.

"Then let's eat first."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he invited Kobayashi Masao to have dinner with him.

The private chef’s cooking skills were of course impeccable, but the two of them were not focused on the food right now. They ate quickly and returned to the study.

They didn't stay there for long, as they needed to check some documents, so they went to the headquarters on Queen's Road together.

Zhang Qi was naturally reluctant to let her go, but Hanyu Hideki was busy with his work and had no sight of the woman, so he left with Kobayashi Masashi without hesitation.

By the time Hanyu Hideki and Kobayashi Masao finished talking about everything, it was already night outside the window, with the sky full of stars and the moon.

"President, please go and rest first. I will sort out the information again."

"Okay, not too late."

After giving some instructions, Hideki Hanyu prepared to go home and rest.

Who would have thought that as soon as I pushed the door open and walked out, a female voice came from the side.

"You're finally done."

(End of this chapter)