Nishino responds to direct interviews.I mightn’t feel the impatience of the plan failure because of the stagnant speech.
Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, located on the prefectural border with Osaka Prefecture. A vacant lot that seems to have been left behind suddenly appears when you walk in a corner of this town, which has been popular as a commuter town in Osaka for a long time and has abundant nature.
“This land isKing KongofAkihiro NishinoMr. (41) bought it by saying that he would build the “Pupelle Museum of Entetsu Town”. But there is no sign that construction will start … “(Neighborhood residents)
Nishino is said to be a successful example of the entertainer YouTuber who made a lot of money in the business related to the online salon and the picture book “Pupelle of Chimney Town” produced by himself.
“Mr. Nishino has already expanded the range of activities beyond laughter since around 2005 when King Kong’s activities began to take off. Among them, he was focusing on the production of picture books.
Then, we sent out our own business theories such as methodologies for increasing sales of picture books and how to earn revenue, and gained fans.
The online salon “Akihiro Nishino Entertainment Institute” run by him attracts regarding 70,000 members at its peak, and the monthly membership fee is 980 yen.
This alone is a considerable income, but in addition to that, the picture book “Pupelle of Chimney Town” has become a bestseller of 690,000 copies. Furthermore, when the film was made into a movie, its success was not half-hearted, with the audience mobilizing 1.7 million people. “
Nishino bought the land of Kawanishi City at the beginning for the construction of “Pupelle Museum” from 2018 to 2019. The total area of land is 355 tsubo.
“Mr. Nishino collected 60 million yen by crowdfunding as part of the construction cost of the’Pupelle Museum’. This method of” collecting money from fans “is often used by Mr. Nishino, but often. It has been criticized as “believers business”.
For example, for this investor, items that do not normally seem to be dividends, such as “the right to invite 100 children for free” and “the right to thank Nishino with his eyes” as a return. Line up and you can see the enthusiasm of the fans “(same as above)
Although there are pros and cons, Nishino, who has succeeded one following another with a novel method and has grown the content of “Pupelle”, thinks that the next business is the establishment of this “Pupelle Museum”. By the way, Kawanishi City is also the place where Nishino was born and raised.
The scheduled opening date of the museum, which was listed in crowdfunding, is April 2022. Although the return of the free invitation is annotated as “one of the dates following opening”, the land is still vacant even when the announced date is approaching.
One of the participants who is enthusiastic regarding Nishino’s online salon revealed the situation.
“Actually, the plan to build an art museum on that land was canceled. We were worried because it was originally in a residential area …
Mr. Nishino seems to be thinking of building an art museum in another place in Kawanishi city. We have no idea where the new place is or what to do with the existing land. “
In that case, I’m worried regarding the whereregardings of the 60 million yen collected by crowdfunding. Is the museum really built in “another place”?
In mid-March, he hit Nishino himself who came home.
— Is the museum plan blank?
“No, no, I changed the order of construction. It’s not a postponement, but I’m going to build an” apartment in Entotsu-cho “at that place first. The road is narrow, so the museum is a city. I will build it in another place a little away from the inside. “
–What happened to the 60 million yen collected by crowdfunding?
“I used it to buy that land. I’ve told the salon members that the construction is delayed, but I haven’t received any complaints.”
I also contacted the operating company operated by Nishino, but answered, “For the delay in return, we explained the situation to the supporters and apologized, and we have already implemented refunds to those who wish.” was.
It’s good to have a big dream in “Entotsucho”, but it seems better to take a look at your plans.
(Weekly FLASH March 29th and April 5th, 2022)