The manpower, material and financial resources required to prepare a concert cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.

In addition to the most basic contact venues, there are also lighting and audio rentals, stage design, production of large-screen images, building of radio equipment and image equipment, as well as various early publicity, etc.

With such a complicated and cumbersome process, it is no wonder that we need to contact the venue one year in advance to prepare. While Ye Zhao was busy with other things, the staff never stopped coordinating and preparing for the concert.

Moreover, although all the things mentioned above will be presented on that stage in the end, in fact, in the entire production process, many third parties were produced separately and finally brought together. Behind these extremely troublesome matters, the money required is definitely a huge expense.

In addition to the necessary hard conditions, there are also the selection of band teams, the selection of musical staff, the musical instruments required by the band, the microphone required by the stage, etc. A regular concert requires a very large number of on-site staff.

In the venue that can accommodate only 2,222 people in Nakano SUNPLAZA, on the day of the concert, it is expected that more than 100 staff members will be needed, not counting the actual preparation period. Even though most of them are part-time workers who are temporarily hired to receive hourly wages, the expenses are quite huge.

If the concert was held in a super-large venue like the Tokyo Dome, the above mentioned things would have to be significantly doubled. In addition to the organizers who were rich and able to pay the funds during the preparation period, the singer himself also had a lot of popularity and could support the more than 45,000 seats.

In addition, CDs sold around the concert and on the same day are also very important links in the concert revenue.

...But even so, even if the organizer's thighs are as thick as his waist and the singer himself is so popular, there is still a risk of losing money.

In 1999, GLAY, which was in its heyday, held a concert of 200,000 people in the parking lot outside the Makuhara Exhibition Hall, which was also the largest concert in Japan in history.

The tickets for this concert were sold out in just over an hour, but even so, the organizer of the concert still paid a lot of money. The reason is very simple: the cost of a concert of only 2,000 people is so high, let alone 200,000 people. The manpower and financial resources required can't be paid for the tickets.

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"COUNT DOWN TV" (CDTV for short) is a music intelligence program produced by TBS and has been broadcast since April 1993. It is mainly broadcast ranking.

The feature of this program is that the host is a CG character, while the real person is only responsible for providing the voice.

In addition, CDTV's plan to change in weekly units is also one of the characteristics of this program. After the program begins, in addition to introducing the following from the 30th weekly ranking at the beginning of the program, the first week of each month introduces the new album of this week, the second week introduces the new video tape, and the third weekly ranking will be introduced a few years ago. As for the fourth week, there is no fixed plan. Because the broadcast of this program is a little unstable, it will be stopped from time to time.

Of course, although the program is mainly based on various musical intelligence, in addition, several groups of guests will be invited to perform LIVE performances, and the singer's record advertisements will be played.

However, unlike live programs like MS, and also a bit different from programs like HEY3, that is, there are no professional audiences in this program who scream like throat lozenges, and there are not even audiences who applaud indifferently. All they have is the singer's own performance.

Of course, when the singer finishes singing and is about to be in a bad mood, the CG character will add a very timely sentence, "Thank you for your performance!", and the picture will be quickly cut to the next link.

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On October 2, Kawamoto Makoto, who officially completed her mainstream debut, was revealed on the CDTV program for the first time.

As a show that is broadcast at midnight at 0:58, the main content is a musical information group such as record rankings. Its publicity effect is certainly not as good as that of traditional music series like MS and POPJAM. However, seeing that Kawamoto Makoto has just debuted and has not even released its sales in the first week, it would be good to have such a show to be on.

The selling points of Kawamoto Makoto are: one is the guitar creation woman SOLO, and the other is the personality voice. As for the third thing, her producer is Ye Zhao. Therefore, when recording the interview before the performance, Ye Zhao appeared with her and had a simple conversation.

Of course, he didn't participate in CDTV just for Kawamoto Makoto. His new album also needs to be promoted through this program, although he did not perform here.

The final name of Ye Zhao's new album was "HIKARI". The reason for using this title is because Ye Zhao's name "Zhao" is pronounced AKIRA, and AKIRA also means "light", and the pronunciation of "light" can be read as HIKARI. So after such changes, I decided to use this name.

Of course, this also contains the hope that his songs can be everywhere like light, bringing warmth and hope to the audience, etc., which sound very pursuing and noble.

Anyway, as long as you want to explain, you can make up anything.

"......That's all above. Please support Miss Kawamoto, of course, I'll be released on October 10th. I'll also support you."

"Did はい~OK!" The director outside the screen shouted and stopped.

Ye Zhao put on the collar of the black suit and looked at Kawamoto Makoto with her. In order to make herself look more "reliable", he specially changed into formal clothes to accompany her to record promotions.

Kawamoto Makoto, who was the first time he came out to fight alone, was still a little uncomfortable with this occasion. It was not until he received Ye Zhao's eyes that he quickly stood up with him and bowed to the staff present to thank him: "Thank you all for your hard work."

...

When we moved to the studio, the band on the stage was ready. There was the last acoustic guitar on the guitar stand next to the drum set, which was Kawamoto Makoto.

Ye Zhao did not leave immediately, but accompanied Kawamoto Makoto to the studio to watch her performances on the spot.

The stage provided by CDTV to singers is quite gorgeous, and it can even be said to be the most beautiful stage in all music groups, with a shiny feeling. Moreover, because there are no audiences present, only staff and musicians, it is more relaxing for singers.

"Please come on." Ye Zhao cheered Kawamoto Makoto offstage. While encouraging her, she did not forget to greet the musicians who accompanied her: "Next, I'll trouble you all."

The musicians were provided by TBS. After nodding politely to each other, the staff started counting down. When the countdown gesture of "One" fell, the drummer counted the beats.

LIVE officially started recording.

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Strictly speaking, the only live audience for Kawamoto Makoto's debut was Ye Zhao. Because besides him, the other staff members had to perform their duties and did not stop to enjoy the performance.

Although the child is still good for himself. As a "parent", he should praise him when he should praise him and protect him when he should protect him when he should, but when it comes to work, he must definitely find faults for her with a strict attitude and tell her what is inadequate. His own people will first pick up the faults, which is better than being asked about by the audience later.

After all, "parents" will not give up their "children" easily, but the audience is always cruel and ruthless.

The time left for Kawamoto Makoto in the show is limited. Including the interview just now, it was only just over five minutes, and the time for her to perform was shortened to more than two and a half minutes, so she did not sing the whole song.

Kawamoto's singing skills... are really not very good now. As a singer, he probably happens to be on the passing line, so he won't feel that "can such a person sing?", but he definitely can't contribute anything that makes people talk about.

However, because her voice has a cat-like hoarse feeling, even if she can't sing, it sounds very distinctive. In this regard, it is somewhat similar to a Kabukicho Queen who can never guess whether she is letting herself go or a large car accident scene. Of course, it is just that the voice is unique.

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In Sony's vocal class, it was not easy to record the two and a half minutes of performance. After the director shouted "OK!", Kawamoto Makoto took off the guitar and put it back on the guitar stand, bowed to the accompaniment musicians and the staff on the scene to thank him, walked off the stage, and finally greeted Ye Zhao: "Ye Zhaosang."

"You can score about seven points in your performance just now." Ye Zhao said, "You still have enough room for improvement in singing, and your stage performance is a bit restrained, but it is very charming."

"Thank you~" Kawamoto Makoto bowed a little, "I'm so frightened to get a seven-point evaluation."

"There is no need to be afraid. In these seven points, there must be friendship." Ye Zhao smiled, "So, please don't relax and keep working hard. There are still many opportunities to do live performances in the future."

...

Kawamoto Makoto recorded this CDTV on October 5th, and the scheduled broadcast was October 14th, so the effect of the show was not reflected in the sales in the first week.

Fortunately, Ye Zhao, the great wizard, gave her a breastfeeding the day after her single was released on October 3. Although the radio is not as wide as the audience of TV, its power cannot be underestimated. After all, even he started with radio and became famous by radio.

Having said that, it is unrealistic to expect a newly launched radio program to create a miracle. After the weekly charts came out the next week, Kawamoto Makoto's debut single sold a total of 28,000 pieces in this week, ranking 24th on the weekly charts.

Is this a good result? To be honest, it's very good. If you find a reference, the JAM band where YUKI is located only sold more than 3,000 singles on its mainstream debut.

However, if you take the "total sales of three records for Ye Zhao that Okazaki Tadao's decision to be given to Ye Zhao, and the small flag that Ye Zhao set "the debut singles reached the top 100 in the annual chart and the sales of no less than 300,000 copies" set by Ye Zhao in order to be a producer for PUFFY, the sales will be a bit miserable.

Moreover, although 28,000 pieces were sold, most of these buyers should have bought it because the producer was Ye Zhao, or the person who shot the cover was Fukuyama Masaru. Of course, there is nothing to be discouraged, because for newcomers, topicality and selling points are necessary, and it doesn't matter what this selling point is.

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While the sales of Kawamoto Makoto's first week were settled, Ye Zhao's new album "HIKARI" was also covered with shelves of record stores across the country, and in conjunction with the promotion of BEING, it was placed in the most conspicuous part of the store.

For singers, in order to sell their records, in addition to the songs themselves, the promotional methods are also necessary. Television, radio, and the promotion carried out by record companies and record stores are all key conditions for making the songs sell their products.

Whether it is a singer or an actor, after all, they are all professions that rely on opportunities.

Is Masaji Fukuyama's musical literacy not high enough? But the sales of his record in the past few years before his debut were all terrible. Is Masato Sakai's acting skills not outstanding enough? But he was still unknown for more than ten years before he finally achieved his latecomer.

Although the wine is not afraid of the deep alley, daylily will also become cold over time.

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On October 11th the day after the album was released, Ye Showa and Kawamoto Makoto appeared in the headquarters building of the state-owned Taiwan NHK. This time, both of them came to record "POPJAM".

In fact, two days before his new album was released, Ye Zhao had already participated in the recording of "POPJAM", and the recorded episode will be played on Saturday this week.

As for the game I came to record today, I simply continued to play the role of a great wizard and continued to make a wave of Kawamoto Makoto. Although it was far from the set goal, the results of this first week were quite impressive, so Sony immediately followed up with the publicity and got a quota for Kawamoto Makoto Makoto.

Originally, with Kawamoto Makoto's qualifications, it was a bit reluctant to appear in "POPJAM", but it couldn't stand Sony's thick thighs and then released the exchange conditions that would make the dream come true and participate in the recording of a program. In addition, Ye Zhao also proposed to appear in a special form to build momentum for Kawamoto Makoto.

It can get benefits and create a small topic. After weighing the pros and cons, the producer of "POPJAM" agreed.

Although NHK is a state-owned TV station, because they are the only TV station in the country that needs to be operated by charging audio-visual fees, they are definitely not inferior to the five private TV stations. As for things like hype about topics for viewership, they have never done a lot.
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