Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 96 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road?

"These are the data from the two batches of new recruits I've mentored over the past six months."

"Training hours, teacher fees, venue rental, costumes and props, ticket revenue sharing..."

Peaches from all over the country are as precious as family treasures.

"All expenses and income are clearly traceable, and the paid conversion rate and merchandise sales are disclosed later."

"As long as the company treats me as a collaborator, rather than an employee or subordinate, I can bring in a fairly stable pool of artists."

"Of course, if we are both satisfied, giving you a personal kickback is no problem."

Confident and straightforward.

The data is indeed reasonable, just as she said, Momochi Momochi is responsible to the company.

These artists had a perfect plan from joining the company to completing their debut. Apart from those uncontrollable factors who suffered and then quickly ran away, almost none of them lost money.

The budget for each step is very stable, and even a considerable margin for error is reserved.

In comparison, I feel somewhat inadequate in the field of agent work.

...Nakajima Hiroshi was looking for an excuse to sign her.

I wonder if I can borrow the skills of an operations agent.

Do you have your resume?

He probed.

Momochi gave a polite smile.

I politely declined.

Since she is currently employed, there are some things she should be cautious about before finalizing a cooperation agreement.

"So far, your requests are not problematic."

So let's get straight to the point.

"Whether it's your personal interests or the turnover of new employees on this scale, the company can handle it."

However, there is a problem.

"Please speak."

"Since it's a job change, given your situation, I still need to consider your previous employer."

"This industry isn't very big. If it's a collaborative relationship with the team behind me, you'd be caught in the middle, wouldn't you?"

Momochi Momochi was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Sakagi Geino".

Ha, what a small world!

Come to think of it, this is the only large company in the area.

Strictly speaking, there wasn't much conflict between Nakajima Hiro and Sakaki Geino; the conflict was mainly concentrated on Kuroda.

but……

"I had a minor disagreement with your company's Kuroda Karito. Is that alright with you?"

"We've also had contact with Mr. Kuroda."

Bai Di Tao did not hide it.

"It's limited to colleagues; we're not close, and we haven't had any conflicts."

"Then I have no further questions. I look forward to working with you. Is there anything else you would like to know?"

"no."

Momochi bluntly stated, "Anyway, it's all just an empty shell, or something you want us to see."

"I'm not that dependent on the company. We're just cooperating to make money, and that's fine."

Very clear-headed.

Ultimately, this type of broker is essentially a small business owner who operates from the office, and their business is about starting with zero cost.

If anyone succeeds later on, that's considered extra profit.

She understands perfectly well that the talent agency is just a shell, but what she needs is someone to manage this shell for her.

As for talent agencies, they essentially get artist resources for free; everyone needs each other.

However, some teams, after growing large, will consider acquiring other companies as they establish personnel and clerical positions.

That's right.

The personnel department has never done anything right.

"How about we try collaborating with a group of newcomers?"

Hiroshi Nakajima took the initiative to make the suggestion.

"During the startup phase, profits will be split 50/50. We will advance the funds, and the contract will belong to the company."

"After debuting artists complete their disclosure targets, their prices are renegotiated based on the income and expenditure of the two quarters."

"No, this time I want to bring about 19."

Momochi squinted her eyes.

"I'll take 90%, and most of the time your company won't have to advance the funds. The contract will still belong to you."

"Of course, sometimes when things don't run smoothly, I will apply for reserve funds or other resources."

"But as you can see, my operational strategy is sufficient to break even, and I would never apply for these for unstable newcomers. Therefore, your company is essentially getting artists for free."

"In exchange, there are no regulations on the bargaining power of debuting artists. After disclosure, the company can exploit them to their heart's content until the contract ends."

"I will not participate in the operation of the revenue after the disclosure of the project; I will just follow the tiered commission system of the brokerage industry."

Hiroshi Nakajima: "..."

This guy really dares to bring that up.

I'm here purely with the attitude of a company partnership, or rather, I'll pay 10% of the profit to use your shell and backing.

In addition, she probably couldn't handle the subsequent management of the artists, so she simply handed them over to her team for development.

Strictly speaking, we are the contractor.

This bizarre collaboration method can probably only emerge and flourish in an industry like entertainment, where there is absolutely no guarantee for newcomers.

Moreover, Momochi Momochi doesn't care about the artists' future prospects at all; she only focuses on more stable early-stage revenue.

After all, an artist's success is a rare occurrence; most will fade into obscurity, and the investment required to maintain a star is substantial.

The new recruit segment alone could be considered an entire industry chain.

This is what she wants to do.

But 19 was just too...

"At most four or six, or..."

Hiroshi Nakajima proposed an alternative.

"The company also has the right to develop artists, and the business is also self-financing. We are responsible for this part."

This is equivalent to two companies harming the artist together, while the employee is the one who suffers the most.

In reality, setting aside the surrounding industries, the income of new employees on the assembly line is still split 50/50; it's just that you don't get paid if you don't work.

"We cannot damage the artist's image, such as through promotional booklets or illegal soft advertisements."

"certainly."

"make a deal."

As for minor details, such as the need to use an empty shell for the contract, the two didn't even discuss them.

If we've discussed these things to this extent, anyone who says they don't know anything about them is just pretending to be ignorant, and their sincerity in cooperating will be questioned.

They exchanged contact information and sent peaches from a hundred places to their door.

Nakajima Hiroshi watched as she got into a Vellfire and drove away.

The king of minivans, that's great.

Those in the know can tell at a glance that this thing is expensive, but to outsiders, it's just a large bread cart.

Rich woman...

"Nakajima, is that woman nice?"

Momochi Momo had just left when Asuka hugged his sleeve from behind and asked a question in a low voice.

"I'm not here to audition artists, but I think I can still provide some assistance."

Of course, it could also be troublesome.

After all, he came from Sakagi Geino.

Even setting aside any possible connection with Kuroda, the fact that Daikaisha is a partner that has left raises concerns.

The reason for accepting the double-one-nine model is that Nakajima did not want to build his team on such a foundation.

Even though she can bring a lot of artist resources, there are still many hidden dangers.

Nakajima Hiro's serious demeanor made Asuka breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"Nakajima, come and have something to eat with us."

She clearly felt that she was trying to grasp some kind of security, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that she had never actually lost anything.

We didn't get it.

Nakajima Hiro...

"it is good."

Nakajima Hiroshi took her hand and turned to lead her into the house: "Let's go."

The girl was finally satisfied.

She is easily satisfied.

"For any more unsolicited messages like this, you can ask about their purpose and then forward them to me directly."

Nakajima slowly chewed his food while assigning tasks.

Actually, according to Tokyo's dining etiquette, this is inappropriate; people don't talk about business while eating, which is quite different from our culture.

But here, Nakajima Hiroshi is the boss, and he calls the shots.

Moreover, those present were all our own people.

"Okay, so regarding the alternates, should we still make appointments as usual?"

Yukino adapted quickly; this woman was very good at prioritizing.

You can coax me at the host club without any problem, but once we step out that door...

Ok?

Wait, something seems to be reversed?

...This isn't right!

Am I really going to become a money-losing burden?!

"certainly."

Hiroshi Nakajima gave his timely affirmation.

Of course, he was referring to candidates who would be offered contracts, not those who would be a financial loss.