Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

Don't be fooled by Watanabe Entertainment's slightly more subdued behavior under the Fair Trade Commission's ban; that only applies to this particular piece of music.

Later, when Amano Aki releases a second or third song, or ventures into other areas of activity, he will definitely do some underhanded tricks to hold Amano Aki back.

People who are not trustworthy cannot become partners.

Although Kazama Yumi has a criminal record, it was because she was forced to have one after being found by Sawashiro Kazuya.

To put it irresponsibly, this is Kazuya Sawashiro's responsibility, which is why he spent so much money renting the venue and then came to find Yumi Kazama.

Kazama Yumi's eyes welled up with tears.

"Why say such touching things?" She brushed aside her bangs, looked up into the distance, and said, "Do you know I'm a traitor? I leaked your secrets to Watanabe Entertainment. No matter how eloquent the reason, the mistake has been made. Do you think I can go back?"

How should we deal with this?

Even if Amano Aki doesn't blame her, she still can't get over it in her own heart.

Seeing that Kazama Yumi's emotions were about to get out of control, Sawashiro Kazuya could no longer remain calm and grabbed her wrist: "No, the fault lies with Watanabe Entertainment. They took advantage of your kindness, do you understand?"

We did nothing wrong, we just wanted to climb out of hell. You did nothing wrong either, you just wanted to give us a hand.

The people responsible for all of this are not you or me, but Watanabe Entertainment. Neither of us should bear the burden of mistakes that are not ours. Let's forget about these things and continue to face ourselves and those around us.

Sometimes, raising your voice may not solve the problem, and may even make it worse.

However, sometimes it is necessary to suppress the other party's emotions with your presence and create a common conflict between the two parties so that you can have a proper conversation.

The current situation falls into the second category.

After Kazuya Sawashiro brought up the root of the problem, Yumi Kazama calmed down a bit and was able to look Kazuya Sawashiro in the eye again.

His eyes were as deep as stars and as sparkling as fireworks.

As she watched, Kazama Yumi calmed down and asked Sawashiro Kazuya a trivial question:

"The person who provided the lyrics and music, Ayase-san, there isn't actually a person like that, right? Is it you?"

Kazuya Sawashiro had a feeling that as long as he said "yes," Yumi Kazama would accept his recruitment, but he couldn't just consider that.

After a moment's thought, Kazuya Sawashiro gave her a roundabout answer: "Does it really matter whether this person exists or not? As long as we know he'll continue to write lyrics and compose music for us, isn't that enough? What do you think?"

"That makes sense," Kazama Yumi nodded, speaking of something seemingly unrelated, "but working with a trustworthy person is also the foundation of cooperation."

Kazama Yumi didn't press the issue further; she simply asked Sawashiro Kazuya if he could still trust her as before.

If she can trust her, then she will also trust Kazuya Sawashiro, because trust is a mutually beneficial thing; it cannot be maintained if only one party trusts the other, even in a simple friendship.

Kazuya Sawashiro understood what she meant.

He released his hand, showing his trust: "To be honest, I did doubt you before and tried to hide things from you, but I soon realized that this was creating unnecessary anxiety."

I found out later, but by then the studio had changed hands, and you had some misunderstandings about us, which led to some things not being explained clearly.

What I want to tell you here is that our trust hasn't collapsed. I still believe in you, the one who offered a helping hand, and I hope you can believe in me and Amano Aki again. This time, we won't walk away.

"I know, a woman's intuition tells me that you've been suspicious of me for a long time," Kazama Yumi tapped her forehead, talking about what she had tried to do, "but I just wanted to hold on a little longer, thinking that maybe doing a little more would change something, so I kept trying to deceive you."

She was trying to "deceive" Kazuya Sawashiro.

Conversely, Kazuya Sawashiro is also trying to "deceive" her; both of them are "liars" and have a great understanding with each other.

"Me too, I've been doing a lot of things secretly," Kazuya Sawashiro said, counting on his fingers as he recounted all the things he had done. "Finding a new recording studio and collecting evidence against Watanabe Entertainment were all done behind your back."

"Thank you for lying to me back then."

"Me too…"

...

A few days later, Amano Aki returned from the countryside.

Although she wasn't invited to the music festival in Tokyo, missing an opportunity to double the song's popularity, she also inadvertently avoided this disastrous event.

Because a torrential downpour struck Tokyo on the day of the music festival, the organizers, fearing it would cause an incident, had to cancel the day's event. So, Aki Amano's decision to return to his hometown was truly ingenious.

Back in her hometown, she attended the Northeast China Idol Music Festival as a special guest.

Local idols from six prefectures—Iwate, Akita, Aomori, Yamagata, Miyagi, and Fukushima—gathered in Morioka, Iwate, for a grand music festival.

As local idols, their fame certainly can't compare to that of big companies in Tokyo, but their love for idols is no less, so the atmosphere at the event was very enthusiastic, attracting many tourists from other regions.

Amano Aki was idle at home, so when the local government, knowing she had returned home, coaxed her over there to sing a song.

The first live performance of "Guncho" was supposed to be in Tokyo, but it came to Morioka instead.

The more important issue is that this person was secretly taking on private jobs without my knowledge.

However, considering that she was quite clever, Kazuya Sawashiro forgave her and started editing the video she brought back.

The filming equipment that Apple Japan had previously given to Kazuya Sawashiro was packed up and taken back by Aki Amano this time because she said she wanted to go back and film her hometown. Unexpectedly, she didn't film any scenery of her hometown, but instead filmed a lively live performance.

The photography skills may not be very good, but Kazuya Zecheng is certain that anyone who sees this video will be able to resonate with the people in it.

"To be honest, that harmony was really..." Kazuya Sawashiro hesitated, tilting his head and staring wide-eyed at his resentful homeroom teacher. "Teacher? Are you going to have a date with your fiancée here tonight?"

"I'll call you a day!" The teacher showed no mercy, just like Kazuya Sawashiro did to Aki Amano. "I've been here for so long, and you still haven't remembered my name? You keep calling me 'teacher' without my name, how am I supposed to know which teacher you're calling?"

"Are there any other teachers here?" Kazuya Sawashiro covered his head, feeling more wronged than if he had been thrown into an oil drum in Tokyo Bay.

"Heh~" The teacher sneered, cracking his knuckles as he gave Kazuya Sawashiro an ultimatum, "If you can't say my name within three seconds, you'd better take your video and crawl away."

"No way, are you really that heartless?"

"three…"

"Should we discuss this again?" Kazuya Sawashiro still thought his teacher wasn't that heartless, but the teacher still withdrew one finger expressionlessly.

"two…"

"Yes, yes, yes... I understand what you mean, but teacher, have you considered that, according to our country's current regulations on naturalization and name changes, there might be a future where everyone is named 'Sato'? After hearing this shocking news, do you still think names are that important?"

"That's not important, since everyone's called Sato, but that's for the future. You better get out of here now."