Chapter 107 Three Families Join Forces

Early the next morning.

Noda is furious, and Kimura suffers the consequences!

"Baka yarou! Baka yarou!"

Noda Kazuto finally couldn't hold back any longer: "The national style has caused a craze... Kimura, what were you thinking?"

There are already many high-quality works in the Chinese style. In the past, the market penetration was not only a three-way competition, but also a result of the control and investment of those behind the English, Japanese and Korean markets, who did not want Chinese to enter and share this big pie.

The tripartite division of power has stabilized; it would be best to maintain this state.

Now that Chinese has opened a breakthrough in the tripartite division of the world, Noda may become the sinner.

"This... Minister, I really can't believe that Wanxia's plan is actually a four-way power struggle!" Kimura was shocked. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out where that woman Wanxia got such a deep scheming mind.

I originally thought that bringing Xingguang into the game was just a way to swindle money from Sihai.

In the end, it was discovered that Sunset's plan had nothing to do with money at all.

Or to put it another way, Sunset's plan is all about money!

"We need to find a way to fill this huge gap!" Noda Kazuto finally calmed down after his initial rage: "How's the movie's box office performance?"

Kimura bowed his head and replied, "We are still number one at the box office, having reached 550 million. Since last night, the box office growth rate has dropped to 48%. Although the box office of the movie 'Starlight' is 510 million, its growth rate reached an astonishing 391% from last night until half an hour ago. If this trend continues, the box office champion will change hands within seven days. Before it is taken off the screens, our box office will be at least 130 million behind."

These increases are all due to increased traffic.

All that traffic came from Sihai Group's hard-earned money, only to end up benefiting others.

"Baka!" Noda Kazuto cursed angrily, then sat down, rubbed his forehead, took out a bottle of blood pressure medication, swallowed a few pills, and after a while, said, "Has the plan begun?"

"It's already started. We'll get news before noon. I estimate we can poach at least 10 artists from Wanxia today, 30 tomorrow, and completely shut down Wanxia's contract department the day after." Kimura only felt slightly better when talking about this topic.

Before Noda Kazuto could even feel happy, a figure burst in, bringing him nightmarish news.

"Minister, the heads of Rizhao Group and Hanya Group have arrived and are waiting for you in the VIP room." The female secretary stood outside the door and knocked to report the situation.

Sihai Group is controlled by Americans, Rizhao Group is controlled by Chinese people from Sakura, while Hanya Group is more complicated, with controlling shareholders including Chinese, Chinese, and Americans.

Noda Kazuto had already sensed the danger. He staggered to his feet, composed himself, and rushed to the VIP room.

Kimura followed.

As soon as he pushed open the door, Noda Kazuto saw several managers looking at him with cold faces.

The Chinese man from the Han Ya Group stood up and cursed, "You Si Hai are really generous, throwing in 100 million to pave the way for Wan Xia. Now that the national style craze is going on, there are even more people wanting a piece of the pie. Damn it, I'll fuck your mother!"

This Chinese man was particularly irritable; he nearly came to blows while cursing.

Although he is from China, he doesn't want to see Chinese music become popular in the US music scene, which means he will receive much less money.

Because the Rizhao Group is controlled by Japanese people from Sakura, it doesn't have much hostility towards Noda, but there is still some malice: "For the sake of being from the same hometown, I'll give you a chance to explain. Tell me."

Two representatives from both Rizhao and Hanya groups came, making a total of four people.

Including Noda and Kimura from the Sihai Group, there were only six people in this VIP room, yet it was filled with malice and murderous intent.

Noda Kazuto rolled his eyes, then began to shift the blame, shouting, "Baka! You Chinese are incredibly wicked, full of evil intentions! I suspect that Director Zhang Shulan of Wanxia has thoroughly studied all sorts of military strategies and tactics of your Chinese nation, which is why she has managed to make us, the Four Seas, run around in circles!!"

"Screw you, stop trying to shift the blame!" The Dragon Country head of the Raven Group wasn't going to take the fall: "If you can't give us a reasonable explanation, call your boss out. I want to talk to him!"

Another person in charge of the Raven Group, who was from South Korea, retorted, "Does Sihai Music Culture have the final say, or not?"

"Yes!" Noda Kazuto nodded fiercely, "But I was tricked by the Chinese!"

He emphasized the Chinese people, attempting to divert attention from the conflict.

"Since you're in charge of Four Seas Music Culture, forget about explanations. What we want now is a clear answer, a decision to drive Chinese music out of the US market!" The South Korean representative of the Raven Group shouted. "Even if we can't drive them out of the market, we must continue to let the Chinese music market in the US sink, just like before. Do you understand what I mean, Noda?"

“Understood.” Noda Kazuto gestured for them to sit down first. “I have already started to implement the plan. Within three days, we will sideline the Sunset Signing Department. This is only the first step. The second step is to completely suppress Sunset and make them gradually disappear from the public eye. For example, the selection of the recent international music exchange festival is a good opportunity to suppress them.”

“What you’re saying is all superficial.” The Chinese head of the Raven Group was clearly dissatisfied: “The popularity of Chinese music has risen. At this critical juncture, suppressing Sunset Music won’t do any good. Those Chinese music companies are already showing signs of uniting as one. Unless there is a complete crackdown, the effect will be minimal.”

This is also the most ingenious part of Zhang Shulan's plan.

Since their interests are intertwined, unless you suppress the entire music industry in China, suppressing just one or two companies won't have much effect.

"No!" Noda had a different perspective: "We need to look beyond the surface of the problem to its essence. If any of our Four Seas, Rizhao, or Hanya wins the top prize at the international music exchange festival, we can take the opportunity to make a not-too-excessive request to the official US music scene."

The Chinese man reacted the fastest: "Should the government step in and force Chinese language out of the market? Or should it continue to decline as before?"

“Yes.” Noda Kazuto grinned maliciously. “The official staff of the US music industry are mostly Americans, followed by those from Japan. They don’t want Chinese music to jump out and take a slice of this big pie. It’s just a matter of spending some money to grease palms. The officials might even want someone to give them a way out.”

With a way out, the authorities have sufficient reason to use that way to suppress the Chinese-language market.

"Then this crown must be held by any one of our three groups." The Chinese man's face revealed a sinister look. This matter could only succeed; failure was not an option. Otherwise, this huge pie would still be divided up by the Chinese.

As a Chinese, he knew that there were still many good works in Chinese music, but once Chinese music fully entered the US music market, it would be too late.

This wouldn't happen unless he also receives a share of the profits from Chinese-language songs.

But the money he took came from Korean songs, so please, Chinese songs, get out of here.

"That's easy. We'll try to win over the songwriters who are capable of winning the award. Even if we can't poach them, we'll have to spend money to get them to represent our three groups at the exchange festival," said the person in charge of Sakura in Rizhao.

"Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem." Noda Kazuto breathed a sigh of relief; the matter was finally over.

They also conveniently brought in two giants, Rizhao and Hanya.

They weren't afraid that the sunset would have any chance to retaliate.

“It’s settled.” The head of the Dragon Kingdom of the Ravens stood up, already indicating that he was about to leave: “Noda, you are in charge of handling this matter. If there are any difficulties or troubles along the way, Ravens and Sunrise will provide assistance.”

“Okay.” Noda Kazuto stood up and personally saw the heads of the two groups off.