Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

"Have we arrived?" Amano Aki's ears perked up, listening to the surrounding sounds like radar.

Good hunting dogs always use their hearing first, and then their sight.

After hearing no sound, she glanced around to make sure no strangers were coming to find them, then turned back to Kazuya Sawashiro and asked, "Did I hear wrong or did you misspoke? I didn't see anyone coming to find us."

Kazuya Sawashiro remained calm as he said, "You heard me right, and I didn't misspoke. Ayase has arrived, and she's right in front of you."

"In front of me?" Amano Aki tried to open her eyes wide, but at this moment, who else could be in front of her but Sawashiro Kazuya?

She was amused and pointed at Kazuya Sawashiro, grinning sheepishly, "You still have time to tease me? I'm not a three-year-old, how could I fall for your tricks? Hurry up and call Ayase-sensei."

It's true, she's at least a five-year-old child.

"I see..." Since words alone were insufficient, Kazuya Sawashiro could only produce the crucial evidence to prove his identity.

He took out his phone, opened the nexTone app, logged into the account registered with Amano Aki's identity information, and showed it to her: "This is the backend account that Ayase uses to register the copyright of songs. It has information on the songs that have been registered. You should understand after you see it."

With the phone screen shoved in front of him, Amano Aki could only fill his mind with question marks.

What Kazuya Sawashiro said wasn't complicated; she could understand each word individually, but the combined meaning was difficult for her to grasp.

Is Ayase the same person as Kazuya Sawashiro?

No, no, no, how could someone who can create such excellent music possibly lead their agency into bankruptcy?

Amano Aki couldn't accept it, but the evidence was right in front of him.

She swiped the screen and found the registration information for the song "Gunqing". She confirmed that the lyrics registered there were for the song she sang, which was more accurate than if Kazuya Sawashiro had said it himself.

Looking back at the real-name authentication information, it turned out to be her information that was filled in.

Amano Aki was certain that she had never registered on this platform, and the only person in the world who would use her information to do this was Sawashiro Kazuya, who was standing right in front of her.

"My bankrupt company president is actually a genius creator behind the scenes?" Amano Aki laughed after saying it, but then she fell silent, looking at Sawashiro Kazuya with a puzzled expression. "Are you writing a novel or are you just hiding it? I feel like I don't even recognize you anymore."

I've never heard of it before.

Amano Aki's emotions were relatively calm, otherwise he would have jumped up from his chair by now.

"I didn't hide it, I just didn't know how to tell you before," Kazuya Sawashiro found the most suitable excuse among many. "If I had told you directly from the beginning that this was my work, you definitely wouldn't have been so confident, because I recently became a loser in the traditional sense."

"No, that's not how it works, because I'm a loser too." Amano Aki didn't want Sawashiro Kazuya to evaluate him like that.

If I had to give an evaluation, I'd like to include myself in it.

However, Kazuya Sawashiro did not agree with this statement.

"No, no, no, you just encountered a setback temporarily, and it was a setback that you created yourself. This is not a failure," Kazuya Sawashiro argued with her, trying to claim the title of loser. "I am the loser. I am the one who turned the agency into what it is now. If my father knew, he would probably jump down and beat me up."

"When I went back to my hometown last time, my mom beat me up."

"..."

Amano Aki killed the game.

She really got beaten up, while Ze Cheng and Kazuya were sitting there perfectly fine.

"Then you've failed miserably. You're going home with honor but still getting a beating." What else could Kazuya Sawashiro say? He was just going along with Aki Amano's wishes.

"It's because of you," Amano Aki looked at him with a resentful gaze, making Sawashiro Kazuya feel uncomfortable all over. "My mom was saying why you hadn't come back. She wanted to thank you for giving her daughter a chance to turn her life around, so she took all her anger out on me."

"I'm sorry," Kazuya Sawashiro said, leaning on the table and looking up at Aki Amano. "Next time, next time we have a solo concert in Sendai, I will definitely come back."

Please accept my apology.

"I'm not saying this to make you apologize..." Amano Aki muttered in a voice he could hear, then poked Sawashiro Kazuya's head and asked, "Am I the first person to know about this? Or does everyone else know?"

"You're definitely the first person to know about this," Kazuya Sawashiro said, looking up at her with an affirmative answer.

"Where's Yumi? Didn't you tell her?"

"Absolutely not..." Kazuya Sawashiro wanted to say no, but he suddenly remembered that Yumi Kazama had asked him about this before, so he quickly changed his story, "I didn't admit it to her, but she's such a smart person, she should have guessed it was me a long time ago."

Amano Aki's expression changed, and a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes. "Are you saying I'm an idiot? I couldn't even guess something like this."

"Of course that's how it is..." Kazuya Sawashiro wanted to say that, but he could only say it in his heart. In reality, he explained righteously, "That's not true at all. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. I absolutely did not express such a meaning."

"Of course I know that, otherwise I would have already started arguing with you," Amano Aki said, his expression changing as quickly as turning the pages of a book. He immediately returned to his usual demeanor and went back to the original question, "So, did you write all these songs recently? I don't see many registered here, it doesn't seem like enough time for a concert."

What was the initial question?

Answer: It's a personal live performance held in the palace.

So here's the problem: if a stadium with nearly 5 people only has ten songs to sing, wouldn't fans be demanding refunds?

As Aki Amano just saw, Kazuya Sawashiro's Ayase account only has a few registered songs, including one that has already been released. This means that his music library is likely facing a crisis of depletion, which is the most important issue at present.

"Don't worry, I'm not as old as Akimoto Yasushi yet," Kazuya Sawashiro teased Akimoto Yasushi, who was considered past his prime by the media, before reassuring Akimoto, "There's still a lot in my mind, you can completely trust me."

"That sounds nice..." Amano Aki retorted, but in his heart he already believed it to a large extent.

If you don't believe me, she would have left here long ago, wouldn't she?

Amano Aki sincerely thanked herself for making the decision to stay, then asked Sawashiro Kazuya a somewhat silly question: "So why tell me this now? Wouldn't it have been the same thing at the agency?"

This question is very profound, so profound that even Kazuya Sawashiro doesn't know how to answer it for the time being.

"I think I've forgotten something. Let me think..." He ate the crepes he had bought while thinking, and finally remembered the answer after finishing them. "I know, it's because I was a little hungry, and the office didn't have any food."

"Huh?" Amano Aki's bangs almost got stuck in the cream of the crepe.

For this reason, she spent half an hour getting ready. Did Kazuya Sawashiro really think that half an hour was enough time for her to do a lot of things?

"Give it back to me, now!" Amano Aki coldly stretched out his hand, his gaze fixed on Sawashiro Kazuya. "Give me back all the half hour I wasted trying to see your other identity."