Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

The dismissed detective wasn't wrong; Kazuya Sawashiro was indeed working on a single production project.

The people he contacted were all core fans of Amano Aki's fan club. They were all willing to go through fire and water for Amano Aki, so how could Sawashiro Kazuya refuse such a simple promotional project?

It's not a big deal, I just hope that after the single is released, everyone will make imitation videos based on the promotional materials that Kazuya Sawashiro used.

At the same time, we hope they can use this as a starting point to spread the song and this story to others around them.

Even a simple like or share is the best support for their debut.

But in the end, this was just to mislead the detective and Watanabe Entertainment. Otherwise, Kazuya Sawashiro wouldn't need to run around outside every day. He actually gave his trump card to Misaki Tachibana, who had gone into hiding after filming the music video, and asked her to find the classmates who had left.

Kazuya Sawashiro did not give up on the plan, which was to hold a joint dance event involving 100 schools.

That scene was truly breathtaking.

...

They were busy both openly and secretly, and good news and bad news came one after another.

Let me start with the good news.

The invitation from Tachibana Misaki went smoothly. The classmates were actually paying attention to this matter, but because of their previous departure, they didn't know how to explain it to Tachibana Misaki.

Now that Misaki Tachibana has come to them again, and it's for a very simple matter, they readily agree and mobilize their resources to find more people.

In addition, on the third day after submitting the application, Aki Amano received a notification that the application had been approved. The single would be released on the time and platform she selected when filling in the information, as long as no force majeure event occurs.

For example, if Watanabe Entertainment finds out that she has used Tunecore Japan as her agent, there is still a risk that the streaming service will be suspended.

So after receiving the message, neither of them told anyone.

The two of them acted as if they hadn't received the message at all.

Amano Aki works temporary jobs in the morning and practices singing in the afternoon. Sawashiro Kazuya spends the morning looking for people and then goes to work temporary jobs at restaurants, showing his weak, helpless, and pitiful self to Watanabe Sōta, who is watching them.

Look how miserable we are, can you please stop targeting us?

So at this point, we have to talk about bad news for Kazuya Sawashiro, but good news for Sōta Watanabe.

The large-scale international idol group project led by Watanabe Souta has now reached the final sprint stage before the debut of the single. There are one event after another on TV, variety shows, music shows, radio, and live flash mobs, so he has no time to care about Sawashiro Kazuya.

He simply assigned a new detective to keep an eye on things and make sure that Ze Cheng and He didn't cause any trouble.

Anyway, the copyright association and NexTone have been blocking any distribution applications submitted recently if they are not correct.

Although Yumi Kazama has a sharp tongue, she has actually revealed quite a lot of accurate information. For example, she revealed information about Ayase, a songwriter who suddenly appeared recently, Kazuya Sawashiro's plan to use nexTone as his distribution agent, and Kazuya Sawashiro's contact with his juniors from his alma mater.

In addition, Kazama Yumi also revealed information about Amano Aki's new song.

She said that Zecheng was also very dissatisfied and wanted to compete with her in the K-pop scene. Then, Ayase's account happened to upload a K-pop song, and everything connected.

So, in addition to keeping an eye on those suspicious accounts, Watanabe Sota also had people keep an eye on the new songs that were recently applied for. If any Kpop elements were heard, they would be investigated thoroughly, and if there were any doubts, they would be blocked immediately.

no way.

The song that Ayase uploaded, Watanabe Sōta had many people listen to it, and they all said it was an excellent song and would definitely become a hit song if it were uploaded to streaming media.

As for the mysterious Ayase, Watanabe Souta took the materials he used to submit for review to a detective for investigation, and the result was that he found information about Amano Aki... This was obviously a lie, because Amano Aki, who had never systematically studied music theory and had only sung twice in previous TV dramas, would never write lyrics or compose music.

It's obvious to anyone that Ze Cheng and Kazuya registered this account using her personal information.

The two of them must have bought other people's lyrics and music from somewhere that Watanabe Souta didn't know about, and then legally established their copyright. This is basic practice in the entertainment industry, so there's no reason why Sawashiro Kazuya couldn't do it.

Therefore, Ayase must exist, and it is definitely related to Kazuya Sawashiro, but we can't find any clues with the existing information.

Sōta Watanabe left these matters to the detective. He had been busy with his own project lately, frequently dealing with executives from television stations and agencies, so his mind was on the group, only listening to reports every now and then.

The current outcome is a mix of good and bad.

The bad news is that Ayase is still missing. The detectives have gone deep into Kazuya Sawashiro's hometown to search, but they haven't found anything.

The good news is that nexTone intercepted a K-pop song confirmed to be sung by Aki Amano. The song is the same as the one Ayase uploaded before, confirming that it was a collaboration between Kazuya Sawashiro and Aki Amano.

nexTone rejected the application on the last day of review, citing copyright issues. This same day was also the day that the single led by Watanabe Souta was simultaneously released in physical record stores and online streaming media.

8 month 10 day.

Record stores throughout Tokyo were packed with people queuing to buy CDs, streaming platforms saw a surge in plays and downloads, and entertainment magazines across the country were writing press releases for the next day, ready to give extensive coverage to this phenomenon.

"The sluggish record market is saved; a collaboration between Japan and South Korea is the mainstream."

"The youngest executive director & the youngest duo, creating a miracle for young people this summer!"

"Akimoto Yasushi is an amateur..."

At this time of double joy, there was another great event. Watanabe Souta, who was so happy he couldn't stop smiling, immediately opened ten bottles of champagne to celebrate Sawashiro Kazuya's failure and his success.

If this project is done well, his position as executive director will become more and more secure with the support of the South Korean entertainment company, and becoming president is only a matter of time.

Where did Ze Cheng and He Ye make their fortune?

"Hahaha..." Watanabe Souta laughed heartily, his arm around the beautiful woman beside him. Then, with a very sarcastic tone, he said, "They're probably in that internet cafe cubicle, crying their eyes out with that country bumpkin. After all, they've been preparing for so long..."

Those around them, upon hearing this, all wore obsequious smirks, mocking Sawashiro Kazuya and Amano Aki for their overestimation of their abilities.

As Watanabe Souta had suspected, Sawashiro Kazuya and Amano Aki were indeed crammed into an internet cafe in Koenji, but the two of them weren't crying their eyes out; in fact, they wanted to cheer loudly in celebration.

Because their disguised new song was actually rejected by Nextone, while their new song commissioned by Tunecore Japan was successfully released on streaming platforms and officially met everyone.

Stage name: Aki; Single title: Gunpao; Available on all platforms.

"As expected of the president," Amano Aki said, his face full of admiration. He excitedly grabbed Sawashiro Kazuya's arm. "I could never have come up with such a strategy. Only someone with a brain like yours could have thought of doing this."

"It's not time to celebrate yet," Kazuya Sawashiro said calmly. "They're probably too caught up in their joy to notice right now, so we need to use this time to promote it aggressively. Are you ready?"

"certainly!"

Amano Aki's face instantly turned serious. She took out her phone, opened her personal account, and hovered her finger over the submission button: "My fan club and I are all ready!"

"Then let the battle begin..."