Chapter 23

When he arrived at the set, Itō Shūichi and Yoshimura Daikun were discussing the audition tape of Naoki.

"Indeed, it's a song that topped the charts. Naoki is truly a genius!"

"Putting such a song in GG would make the record company cry!"

Naoki, who happened to hear this, said, "Then, why not release another record?"

"ε=(??ο｀*))) Eh? How can we do that!" Yoshimura Daikun was surprised, as the agency had never ventured into the record industry.

Currently, the small and medium-sized agencies in RB were quite rigid. If a business was doing well, they generally wouldn't consider expanding into other areas. On one hand, other businesses were dominated by decades-old established agencies that controlled the channels; on the other hand, resources and funds were also insufficient.

"What's the problem? Just treat the record as another channel for GG. We can print the drink on the cover of the record. The song will be sung by someone anyway!" Naoki was rather casual, "At worst, we can produce a few thousand to test the waters..."

The two thought about it and realized it was a viable method. They could use GG's name to leverage the situation, and if the song sold well, they might make a good profit!

The concept of omnichannel marketing from the future greatly inspired Yoshimura Daikun: "We can also promote it in magazines. With a story and a hook, people will definitely pay attention."

The three discussed enthusiastically, and their thoughts eventually turned to the selection of the female lead for GG.

"Naoki, do you have any recommendations for the female lead?"

"Ah, I only pay attention to celebrities. If we hire a celebrity, the labor fees would be very high."

"Isn't Naoki acquainted with Matsuda Seiko? Why not have her play the female lead? It would be a great hook to have fans and idols act together," Itō Shūichi raised an eyebrow, and the logic made sense.

Naoki was speechless, "I'm not a real fan... Seiko is indeed very popular, but her image is sweet and cute, and some female audiences might have a bit of resistance."

"Our GG targets a broad audience, and the purchasing power of female audiences is definitely higher than that of males. This needs to be considered..."

Itō Shūichi and Yoshimura Daikun exchanged glances. To be able to consider the pros and cons so calmly when it comes to one's favorite idol, is this a 19-year-old young man? Since they learned that he had written a hit song for his idol, both of them believed he was a true die-hard fan.

Naoki didn't notice their small actions: "In our GG, it doesn't matter if the male lead is handsome, as it's primarily for female audiences, and he's a tragic character, so it won't cause much resistance.

As for the female role, it should be a 'lifestyle beauty.' Her image shouldn't be aggressive, like a friendly passerby you might encounter in daily life. This kind of love story is more relatable."

"If Yamaguchi Momoe hadn't retired, her image would have been perfect~" Naoki sighed.

Itō Shūichi looked at Yoshimura Daikun: "Daikun, do we have such an artist in our agency?"

"Unfortunately, we don't have one at the moment..." Yoshimura Daikun was bitter. We're just a small agency; how could we have so many artists... You're putting me in a difficult position...

"Then, we'll have to look outside..." Itō Shūichi also sighed.

Both understood that this GG might be a turning point in their careers. If it goes well, they won't be dealing with small-scale GG and photo shoots anymore.

"Since we're looking, we might as well find a singer for the song as well," Naoki said.

"Eh? Isn't Naoki a good singer?"

"That's just the audition tape, not professional enough. For GG, a female voice would be better. A male voice might overshadow the visuals, and the presence of the images might be weakened. After all, this is GG."

"What about Matsuda Seiko?" Itō Shūichi mentioned again, already showing some favor.

"Seiko's voice is indeed sweet, like a sweet love... but it lacks a bit of natural sadness." This was dissatisfaction.

"You're really strict. I guess we'll have to keep looking~" In his heart, Yoshimura Daikun also thought, "What a cold man, no wonder he's the son of a yakuza..."

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The selection of the female lead went smoothly. The small STARTLINGHT agency was actually one of the smaller agencies in the BURNING system, which in all of RB could be said to have the most artists. Finding a suitable artist was very easy.

Yoshimura Daikun asked the president, Hino Kenichi, to contact his old friends, and the other party was very happy to cooperate with this win-win opportunity.

Based on the criteria of a sweet appearance, no aggressiveness, and an age around 20, a large number of candidates were quickly screened out. In the end, Itō Shūichi chose a newcomer named Higuchi Kanako.

She had just debuted last year and won the newcomer award at the Golden Arrow Awards for her performance in the film "Night of the Curfew." She was currently in a hot rising phase.

Naoki had no objections to the female lead, and Itō Shūichi was very professional in this regard. However, finding the right singer was more challenging, someone sweet yet with a touch of sadness...

Nakajima Miyuki would have been perfect, but she was already a top star with a schedule booked two years in advance. Inviting her would delay the release of GG until the end of the year.

For the other candidates, Naoki listened to the demo tapes of the selected singers in the studio's office. If the production was successful, this would be his first record as a producer.

While he was listening, Yoshimura Daikun led two strangers into the backstage, "Naoki, this is Higuchi Kanako, the female lead for this project." The assistant didn't need to introduce her.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Higuchi Kanako. Please take care of me." She bowed, a beautiful woman with very typical RB features. Her gentle and soft features, almond-shaped eyes, and a small nose gave her a gentle and refined look, and she was at the best age of 21.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Naoki. Please take care of me as well." Naoki also stood up and bowed.

Naoki had never heard of Higuchi Kanako before. The entertainment industry was like a river of fish, and even in his own country, he might not know all the stars, let alone those from abroad.

However, Itō Shūichi's eye was indeed good. She was a gentle and elegant beauty, not aggressive but memorable.

Soon, Itō Shūichi arrived, carrying several printed documents. He distributed them to the two, and it was already a complete shooting script. He was indeed very efficient.

"This is the script for this GG project, Higuchi Kanako, please take a look. I'll explain it later." Once the shooting started, Itō Shūichi was very decisive.

He turned to Naoki, "Naoki, have you found the singer yet?"

"Hi, they all have some flaws. If we can't find anyone, we can use one of them."

"Finding a singer isn't a specialized task; it's hard to find a perfect one right away." Itō Shūichi advised, "If possible, try to find someone within this week. The shooting and editing should be completed within two weeks, and we can't delay the release of GG."

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Higuchi Kanako read the script in her hand while listening to their conversation.

Why is the director being so polite to this young artist?

Is he a resource artist?

What's with the song?

When she saw phrases like "music starts here," "music ends," and "background music" in the script, and noticed that there were no dialogue lines, she realized this was different from a typical GG...

"Mr. Itō, are we shooting a music video? Are we making a record?"

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