Chapter 626 I do this for the sake of our future

"Zhiqiang-san, it has exceeded four billion, it has already exceeded four billion!"

Akina Nakamori put down the phone and shouted to Cao Zhiqiang with a look of joy on her face.

"I just called to confirm that as of yesterday, the box office of your movie has exceeded 4 billion. You are really a big success this time, a big success!"

Seeing Akina Nakamori so happy, Cao Zhiqiang, who should have been happy, nodded calmly: "Well, that's about it."

Seeing that Cao Zhiqiang didn't look particularly happy, Nakamori Akina was stunned, quickly walked to sit across from Cao Zhiqiang and asked: "Zhiqiang-san, the box office results are so good, aren't you happy?"

"I'm happy, of course I'm happy." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

"But I see you're not particularly happy?" Akina Nakamori said.

Cao Zhiqiang laughed and said: "No, I'm really happy. It's just that I had expected this result and it didn't exceed my expectations, so I seemed calmer, but that doesn't mean I'm unhappy."

Akina Nakamori was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "In other words, you already knew that this movie would be a hit?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Of course. After all, although I shot this movie in China, I actually shot it for Japanese tastes. It is normal to achieve the current results."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang sighed and said: "To be honest, I originally thought that the results of this movie would be better. It took three weeks to break 5 billion to reach the target. Now it is only 4 billion in three weeks. In fact, it is slightly better."

Lower than my original expectations.

Sure enough, although I have done a lot, I still can’t expect too much.”

Nakamori Akina opened her mouth wide: "No, you have a foreign movie and it will break five billion yen in three weeks. What are you thinking?"

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "It's right if you think about it, and doesn't this just show that I have confidence in my work?"

Nakamori Akina was stunned, and then nodded with great approval: "That's right, that movie "Love in the Rain" is really beautiful. Whether it is the story, the characters, the pictures, or the music, they are all outstanding. I really like it anyway. Yes.

The current results are indeed not an exaggeration.

In fact, if your movie is not from China but is shot in Japan, I think it should be able to meet your so-called standard of breaking 5 billion in box office in three weeks."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It's okay. I will have the opportunity to shoot in Japan in the future."

Akina Nakamori nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, I was just talking about this and almost forgot to talk about the real thing."

Speaking of this, Akina Nakamori took out a small notebook, opened it, looked at it, and then said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Well, it's like this. Because of the release of your movie, we released the original soundtrack album of the movie, and there are corresponding

The MTV video is also selling very well.

So far, the sales volume of the movie soundtrack albums we released through Warner Records has exceeded 600,000 copies.

Among them, the single "Rain" from the album has already reached the third place on the Oricon Weekly Charts in the first week of its release, "That Summer" ranked fourth, and "So Many People in the World" ranked fifth.

, "Unheard Flower Name" ranked sixth.

If you add in the number one "Tsunami" and the number two "Kun no Tsunami", it means that the top six on the Oricon weekly chart are all occupied by your songs.

Many people say that if you release four more songs, maybe all the top ten on the weekly charts will be yours, and you will be able to complete the chart-busting record by then."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Well, that's it. I'll play four more songs later and finish the chart next week so that everyone won't worry about it."

Akina Nakamori was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Is this really necessary? If you do this, will you make people hate you?"

"It is certain to attract people's hatred." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, "If you don't attract people's envy, you are mediocre. If you want to be famous and make money, you must accept this.

But on the other hand, I am already very famous now, so there is no point in trying to keep a low profile.

If we don't take advantage of this momentum and continue to work hard to make others despair with our strong strength, then maybe someone will really find trouble.

But if I release four more songs and hit the top ten on the chart, causing the chart-busting results you mentioned, then others will find that the difference between me and me is too great, and they will not come to trouble me again.

Because by that time, I will be noticed by a lot of people, and I don’t dare to make trouble at this time, don’t you think?”

Akina Nakamori nodded: "That's right."

Immediately afterwards, Nakamori Akina smiled and said: "However, your model of releasing the original soundtrack in time when the movie is screened is really good.

Using this method, we can indeed achieve mutual success.”

Cao Zhiqiang said: "This is for sure. After all, the popularity of the movie will definitely drive related peripherals, such as the original soundtrack, which will also be affected."

Akina Nakamori nodded: "So, the reason why you didn't sell the movie rights directly at the beginning, but asked for a share, is that you were sure that the movie would be a big hit, right?"

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang admitted with a smile.

Akina Nakamori continued: "You only asked for a 15% share from your film studio, and only a 1% share from our office. You intended to give the profits to other companies, and then we would spend the money on the records.

Earn it back, right?"

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang continued to smile, "My film is a foreign film after all. If it doesn't provide more benefits, the film company will not schedule more films, even if the results are good.

But if we offer more profits, then the film company will definitely increase the number of films in order to make money.

In this way, the total box office of our movie will be higher, and the number of people who will watch it will increase.

The more people watching a movie, the more sales of movie peripheral products will naturally increase.

Anyway, for our firm, the biggest source of income at present is the revenue from recordings.

If we give more profit to the movie, we can share more of the record revenue.

Come and go, we still make money, and we don’t offend anyone, right?”

"That's it." Nakamori Akina said with admiration, "Zhiqiang-san, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. You should be the president of this club."

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled and waved his hands: "That won't work. My current external profile is that I'm not good at socializing, so if I become the president, that won't work.

On the contrary, if you become the president and I will only be a shareholder and creator, I can justifiably get rid of all kinds of social activities and create freely at home.

At our current stage, those social events are all fake, and reliable works are real, right?"

Akina Nakamori nodded: "You are right, it is true."

Cao Zhiqiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then asked: "Speaking of which, how much money does our firm make now?"

Upon hearing this, Akina Nakamori immediately picked up the small notebook, looked at it, and then said: "So far, excluding various expenses, our net income is 220 million yen.

This is mainly the income from the previous records you and I made, as well as the advertising income I shot, not counting the income from the distribution of the movie and the original soundtrack I participated in this time."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded and said yes.

Yes, because movies are still being released and records are still being released, for the time being, whether it is a share of movie distribution or a share of record sales, the money will not go to Aiyin Office for the time being.

Therefore, the current income of Aiyin Office is still from the song "Tsunami" released by Cao Zhiqiang before.

However, there are three versions of the song "Tsunami" and three corresponding MTV videos, so the ongoing income is very considerable.

In addition to "Tsunami", the MTV copyright of "Kun no Tsunami" is also in the hands of Aiin Office, so the newly released MTV is also counted as Aiin Office's income.

However, Aiyin Office is not only engaged in recording, Cao Zhiqiang’s income from publishing books is also collected through Aiyin Office.

For example, the four books "Norwegian Wood", "Snow Country", "Thousand Cranes" and "Girl's Haven", which are currently selling well, have all been released and have received good responses in the market.

Among them, three books, "Norwegian Wood", "Snow Country" and "Girl's Haven", are particularly popular and have all been published in second editions.

Therefore, after combining these incomes and excluding necessary expenses, such as taxes, etc., the net income is 220 million yen.

220 million yen may not seem like much, but don’t forget how long it lasts.

All in all, it has only been less than two months since the establishment of Aiyin Office!

In less than two months, the company earned 220 million yen, with an average monthly net income of 110 million yen. This earning rate is already terrifying!

At present, many large companies in Japan may not reach 110 million yen a month simply by calculating net profit.

If we wait until the movie "Love in the Rain" is released and calculate the rationing of the movie, plus the income from the original soundtrack and video tapes, the income will probably be even more terrifying.

Of course, the reason why Aiyin Office is so profitable is also related to its small scale, low expenses, and special products.

Aiyin Office currently has a total of six people, four of whom are staff members and two shareholders.

There are few employees, the company is small, and the products are cultural products with very high sales. It is normal to have this kind of income.

To put it bluntly, the current Aiyin Office is more like a white glove that specifically serves Cao Zhiqiang, or it is a thing that helps Cao Zhiqiang avoid taxes.

Because if there is no Aiyin Office and it is purely operated by Cao Zhiqiang himself, not to mention whether it is tiring or not, the key is that he will have to pay a lot more taxes.

But through the operation of Aiyin Firm, it is different to turn personal income into firm income, and you can avoid a lot of tax expenses.

Compared with the high taxes, the salary expenses of four more people are nothing.

"220 million yen, that's enough." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "By the way, the filming of the TV series is almost finished, right?"

"Yes." Akina Nakamori said, "Two more episodes and we'll be done."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "That's it, how about the fashion company I asked you to register?"

"It has been registered." Nakamori Akina smiled and nodded, "The name of the clothing company is Sensen Clothing, and it has also found a foundry and has started to produce related clothing in "101 Proposals"."

"Not only "101 Proposals"." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "There is also a batch of costumes in "Love in the Rain" that is currently being released, especially the heroine's costumes. When the time comes, it will be marked as genuine and authorized.

Just use the same costumes from the movie.”

"Is this appropriate?" Akina Nakamori frowned.

"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "When we signed the movie agreement, we didn't sign for movie peripheral products, and I am the producer of the movie. As long as I write an authorization, it will be a genuine authorization.

By the way, having said this, I almost forgot one thing.
To be continued...