"Is something big going to happen?"

Several team members who were preparing backstage at the AKB48 theater suddenly started whispering, because everyone saw that directors who usually rarely show up appeared one after another today, and several of them looked very ugly.

AKB48 Theater and Vernalossom Club Operations Center are both located in the Don Quixote Building in Akihabara, but one is on the 8th floor and the other is on the 9th floor. The reason why they are so close is because of Lin Junxiu's request. He wants idols to

Don’t be too far away from operations, lest operations become divorced from fans and idols and become self-righteous. Although the original ninth floor of Vernalossom Club has expanded and can no longer accommodate so many people working in it, Lin Junxiu still keeps the most critical operation center in

Not only that, the offices of Junsu Lin and Yasushi Akimoto are also here for the convenience of contacting members and fans.

While chatting, the members secretly cast their eyes on Minami Takahashi, who was checking today's process. After all, everyone knows that Minami Takahashi is one of the chief producers and the artistic director of Vernalossom Club - one of the few AKB48 members signed by Lin Junxiu.

Moreover, Lin Junxiu has always looked at Minami Takahashi in a different light. Especially after Minami Takahashi was appointed as the director of AKB48 Theater after the general election, it set a precedent for AKB48 members to enter the operation. So everyone thinks that Minami Takahashi should know something.

What, I just didn’t dare to ask.

Takahashi Minami, who was being secretly looked at, could only sigh silently in her heart. Of course she knew why the directors came to the meeting today, but she couldn't possibly reveal the relevant information to other members before the company's senior management had finalized the decision. And since then

From a certain perspective, Gao Qiaonan is actually a little confused and dissatisfied with Lin Junxiu's approach. Although Lin Junxiu is still the teacher whom Gao Qiaonan respects, Gao Qiaonan does not feel that everything Teacher Lin does

Everything must be right.

Naturally, the little things that happened in the corners of the eyes and brows of the members downstairs did not alarm the operators, not to mention that the directors of Vernalossom Club were sitting in the largest conference room of the operations center at this time. Faced with this group of people who hold the power of life and death in the company, the operators had already

I'm being cautious with my tail between my legs. And because the content of today's meeting will be related to the development trend of Vernalossom Club for a long time in the future, there are definitely people who want to take a peek from it to find out whether there are any opportunities for themselves.

"The directors are called together today because there are two major matters that require everyone to vote and confirm."

The person who presided over the meeting was Lin Junxiu. Yasushi Akimoto and Lin Junxiu were both good and bad actors in the club, and when strength was needed, Lin Junxiu came on stage.

"First of all, it is about the establishment of two sister groups in Fukuoka City and Sapporo City. The investigation documents about the theater locations of the two sister groups have been sent to everyone. Please take a look at the directors to see if there are any problems. And the names of the sister groups are also

It has been decided that the sister group in Fukuoka will be named HKT48, HKT means Hakata; the sister group in Sapporo will be named TNK48, and TNK means Tanukikoji."

The directors have long had a consensus on the establishment of a sister group. Within the board of directors, all directors are roughly divided into three factions, two large and one small. The two large factions are the Tokyo faction and the local faction, and the smaller factions are

The management faction headed by Lin Junxiu and Yasushi Akimoto. The Tokyo faction is mainly the backstage supporter of AKB48; while the local faction is the supporter of SKE48, NMB48 and the upcoming HKT48 and TNK48. The establishment of sister groups does not harm the interests of the Tokyo faction.

, and at the same time, it was beneficial to the local department, so the matter was quickly approved. Especially the director who was about to be responsible for running the two sister groups was very happy.

"The next thing to discuss is about our positioning of local sister groups." Lin Junxiu continued, and the directors' expressions became serious.

Everyone has heard about this reform proposal through various channels. Naturally, some people welcome and some oppose this change. However, Lin Junxiu’s prestige within the club is too high. Based on the past

Despite the results shown, the directors decided to listen to Lin Junxiu's explanation before launching another attack.

"You must have read the summary report of the 'Japanese Idol Budokai' project we last cooperated with other idol operation offices, right? How high was the profit brought by this project and how much direct profit we gained, these two

Everyone knows this data, right? I wonder what you think about the ratio between the two data?"

Facing this group of capital vultures, Lin Junxiu knows that inducement is the best way.

The "Japanese Idol Budokai" is known as the largest event in the Japanese idol circle in the past twenty years, and is also considered to be a symbol of the Silver Age of the Japanese idol industry. Although each idol agency has made a lot of money, as a

The organizer's club, Vernalossom, did not make much money. After all, the organizer bore the largest cost.

Of course, this activity must continue, because it is an activity to expand the entire idol industry. As the current leader of the Japanese idol industry, this is also the obligation of Vernalossom. But since there is such an activity as a reference sample

, then why not make one within 48 Group?

"Because of such profits, we proposed the '48 Group Idol Sengoku' project. And I'm also thinking about a question, would it be too lonely if there were only AKB48 on the top national stage like Kohaku Utakai? Johnny Affairs

There are two to three groups every year, and it is said that NHK will gradually relax this restriction, so why can’t we let NMB48 and SKE48 also appear on the red and white stage?”

After offering two inducements in succession, the directors' expressions began to soften.

"That's why I thought about having local sister groups come to Beijing and become limited-time official opponents with AKB48 every summer vacation! Since Johnny & Associates has a 'Summary' every summer vacation, we should also have an 'Idol Sengoku' during the summer vacation."

In the two-month limited time competition, no matter which group the final winner is, we are the final winner. As long as the popularity of SKE48, NMB48, HKT48 and TNK48 is increased, there will still be a lack of support for various activities at the end of the year.

Is it their invitation? Of course, in return for AKB48’s initiative to give up the Tokyo stage, if each sister group receives a request for national advertising, then I hope the operator will hand over 50% to Vernalossom Corporation.”

When they heard that they were going to hand over their share of the profits, the faces of the local directors turned ugly, while the Tokyo directors showed a satisfied expression.

"There may be board members who feel that it is ugly for our headquarters to take away the local share, but if you think about the resources we will give you by then, do you still think it is too much for us to share the share? You can't just do the headquarters work, there will be no benefit at all, right?

?”

After Lin Junxiu threw out the plan, the directors began to quarrel. Apart from answering a few questions, Lin Junxiu spent the rest of the time watching the various exchanges between the directors. Because he didn't know how long the quarrel would last, Lin Junxiu

Junxiu simply got up and left the conference room. The entire board of directors had been in session from morning to afternoon, so the performance at AKB48 Theater had already started.

AKB48 Theater starts performances at 2 p.m. and lasts until 10 p.m.; each performance lasts 90 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of interaction and clearing time. Graduate students are generally responsible for the 2 o'clock performance; the 4 o'clock and 6 o'clock performances are

The second line among the official players is in charge; the main players of each group are responsible for the 8 o'clock games. And in the three 8 o'clock games from Friday to Sunday, the main players will inevitably appear. The unspoken rules of these arrangements have been confirmed by AKB48

Fans know it, so fans will come to the theater at staggered times.

Compared with the original theater, the scale of AKB48 SHOP has expanded a lot, so it has been moved to the first floor of Don Quixote Building; but if you want to buy some common peripherals, there is still a counter in AKB48 CAFE.

Lin Junxiu ordered a cup of coffee at AKB48 CAFE and slowly tasted it. There were not many customers in the coffee shop at this time, but these people had noticed Lin Junxiu. Fortunately, most of the customers here were boys, and Lin Junxiu’s boy

Although there are many fans, they are definitely not as crazy as female fans. Moreover, some male fans are also fans of Lin Junxiu's career, so they basically don't come around to ask for autographs or photos. At most, they just nod and say hello. That's because no one harasses them.

, Lin Junxiu was quite happy drinking.

"My treat!" While Lin Junxiu was drinking coffee, a plate with a small piece of tiramisu was placed in front of Lin Junxiu. "Teacher Lin, I have been thinking about something for several days, so I

I decided to ask you anyway."

"Nan-chan? Don't you have any foreign affairs work today?" Lin Junxiu found that the person who brought him the cake was actually Takahashi Minami.

Minami Takahashi is not only the main member of AKB48, but also one of the top members recognized by fans. Although Junxiu Lin is not specifically responsible for the management of the members, he can also see from the report that Minami Takahashi and others

There should be a lot of foreign work.

"I have a day off today." Takahashi Minami replied.

Lin Junxiu is not the kind of person who squeezes his employees hard, so idols still have their own vacations, especially mandatory vacations after continuous high-intensity work.

"Teacher Lin, I heard that you are planning to find a formula opponent for our AKB48? And you are going to choose from SKE48 and them?"

"Yes. If approved by the board of directors, this annual limited-time project will be implemented this summer." Lin Junxiu nodded and admitted, "Is it possible that you are afraid of this project?" Lin Junxiu asked jokingly.

"How is it possible? We AKB48 are still afraid of challenges from other girl idols?" Minami Takahashi retorted unconvinced.

Judging from the current popularity of AKB48, the Japanese entertainment industry already has the so-called "boy group ARASHI and girl group AKB". Arashi and AKB48 both became popular in this dimension in about 2008, and then reached the peak of popularity around 2010.

Each reached its first peak and began to be called the so-called "National Regiment".

Although AKB48 is not yet in its heyday like being named by the Prime Minister, it has already broken through the restrictions of idol status compared to its predecessors such as Morning Musume. And Vernalossom Club has also consciously allowed AKB48 to start contacting some official activities.

and public welfare activities, in order to increase the favorability of the people. For the National League, letting the people know you is just the beginning, and the day when the people like you is the day when the National League becomes famous.

"You just have to have this momentum!" Lin Junxiu encouraged. "Letting local sister groups become your official opponents for a limited time not only gives them more exposure opportunities, but also continues to help you consolidate the love of fans."

In the Japanese idol circle, the relationship between fans and idols is relatively reasonable. But Lin Junxiu also has to admit that the almost cult-like relationship between idols and fans in the Korean idol industry is the best for capital.

A tool for making money. Although Junxiu Lin will not reach that level, he should occasionally stimulate AKB48 fans and torture them. Some people joke that SMAP can become the pinnacle of the Japanese idol industry because SMAP can torture good fans.
Chapter completed!