Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

In the days that followed, apart from Aki Amano who was still focused on practicing songs, everyone else in the agency began preparing for the movie.

However, apart from Aki Amano, the agency only has two full-time employees left.

Kazuya Sawashiro, who has many roles including president, manager, producer, deliveryman, scriptwriter, lyricist, and video editor, is also exhausted lately, as his capable subordinate, Takuya Kurosaki, is not performing well.

No, it's not that he's not capable, it's just that there are a lot of obstacles behind the scenes.

Many industry insiders saw the recruitment notice sent out by Kazuya Sawashiro and understood that they were preparing to make a movie. However, anyone with a little knowledge knows that Watanabe Entertainment was recently exposed for "exclusivity." Can you guarantee that they won't exclude others?

If we believe that punishment will make people repent and change their ways, then there won't be so many repeat offenders.

If we go over there now, once the movie is made, believe me, Watanabe Entertainment will go through the staff list and target them one by one.

For Watanabe Entertainment, the idea of ​​directors having no more projects to direct, cinematographers having no work, and producers having no opportunities to participate in film and television production is nothing more than an implication.

If Kazuya Sawashiro and Akira Amano can find fault with each other, can they?

Nobody wants to gamble on this possibility, especially those who have already survived in the industry; they don't want to risk it.

And the newcomers weren't the type that Kurosaki Takuya wanted.

Instead of assigning new people, it would be better to start from scratch ourselves, since everyone at the agency is new anyway.

A professional team is unlikely, and an excellent team is not very professional. This is the dilemma that Kurosaki Takuya is currently facing. He also understands why Sawashiro Kazuya never mentioned this idea before, because it is really unrealistic.

"I'm really starting to admire you more and more," Kurosaki Takuya said, first flattering Sawashiro Kazuya before asking for his thoughts. "So, are we going to rely on the three of us now? Or should we look for some more film enthusiasts?"

There was an image club in high school, so naturally there were many enthusiasts who weren't that professional. They didn't have any other problems besides not being professional.

Perhaps there are even one or two professionals among the enthusiasts.

"Desperate measures are like grasping at straws; that's just opportunistic behavior," Kazuya Sawashiro first accused him, then explained his own arrangements. "We'll handle the important positions ourselves, like the director and cinematographer. As for the other less important staff, I can contact Misaki Tachibana; her connections are beyond our imagination."

"Hmm?" The familiar name made Kurosaki Takuya's eyes widen. "Can she contact the Minister of Culture?"

If someone like the Minister of Culture were to act as an intermediary, it wouldn't be a problem to assemble a fairly professional production team, provided that she actually knows the Minister of Culture.

"What kind of outlandish idea is this?" Ze Chenghe was amused by him and kicked him. "We can't find the Minister of Culture you're looking for, but we have plenty of talented and energetic young people who can help us."

"Ah... high school students with nowhere to channel their energy."

"Yes, as long as we cooperate with them according to the standards for part-time jobs, we can reduce a lot of unnecessary expenses." This is Kazuya Sawashiro's money-saving tip.

The price for hiring an adult is different from the price for hiring a high school student for temporary work.

After all, as long as it's something related to Aki Amano, Misaki Tachibana will help Aki Amano even if it means paying out of her own pocket.

Kurosaki Takuya thought about it and agreed, then relaxed completely. "What about the script? Turning a manuscript into a filmable script requires a professional scriptwriter, right?"

"Don't worry, I'm already learning. Give me another month and I can become a new screenwriter."

"So that's how it is... um?" Kurosaki Takuya wanted to continue praising Sawajo Kazuya's foresight, but it was clear that what he heard was completely different from what he had thought.

Shouldn't you ask an anonymous acquaintance for help? Why are you starting to learn it yourself? Is scriptwriting really that easy to learn?

Kurosaki Takuya's mind was full of questions, while Sawashiro Kazuya on the other side was full of confidence, waving his hand to shoo Kurosaki away: "Don't worry, I'm just a young man with normal learning abilities. Movie scripts aren't that difficult, and besides, I'm learning them right now..."

If there's nothing else, you may take your leave.

Kazuya Sawashiro's schedule has been quite tight lately. When Aki Amano comes back tonight, he has to teach her how to edit, and then the two of them will discuss directing together.

Let's grow together and work hard together for our own movies.

If the opportunity arises in the future, Aki Amano might even be able to release his own self-written, self-directed, self-acted, and self-edited film.

"I understand... So what can I do?" Kurosaki Takuya understood Sawashiro Kazuya, but he didn't want to do nothing empty-handed.

As for this matter, Kazuya Sawashiro had already made arrangements.

He took out his phone and scrolled to an overseas entertainment news article he had seen a few days ago, reminding Kurosaki Takuya: "Did you see this? A top South Korean male celebrity was exposed for drug use in a nightclub. I was reminded of that new international girl group from Watanabe Entertainment, which also collaborates with this entertainment company, so..."

It was so obvious that Kurosaki Takuya understood Sawashiro Kazuya's meaning in a second.

It's normal for artists from the same company to be called over to drink with their seniors, no matter where they are.

In that chaotic situation, it's not enough to simply say "I didn't do it." If someone is found to have been in the same place at that time, the word "suspicion" is enough to determine the outcome.

Kurosaki Takuya understood perfectly, and patted his chest to assure Sawashiro Kazuya, "Don't worry, I'll investigate this thoroughly and definitely drag Watanabe Entertainment down with me!"

"No... white is white, black is black, that's my principle. We can't become scum like Watanabe Souta." Kazuya Sawashiro has always had his own bottom line, which is not to compete with bad people in terms of morality.

The mere thought of comparison in this matter is immoral.

It's only natural that he's better than bad people, because Ze Chenghe is also a normal person, so he will use the values ​​of a normal person to demand things of the people around him.

If you feel that your views are incompatible, then you should just go your separate ways.

Kazuya Sawashiro was well aware that Takuya Kurosaki had done bad things in the past.

Those things are still kept in the bedroom drawer, but they weren't used to threaten Kurosaki Takuya. They were just a reminder to Sawashiro Kazuya not to let anything like that happen to him again.

To be honest, this is a crime.

That's why Kazuya Sawashiro hopes this matter won't escalate further. There are many reasonable means to investigate these things, and there's no need to put himself in a dangerous situation.

Kurosaki Takuya was unaware of the depth of Sawashiro Kazuya's thoughts, but he could grasp Sawashiro Kazuya's meaning. There was actually nothing wrong with doing this, except that it would take a lot of time, and there might even be a situation where there was no progress for more than half a year.

When you're trying to corner someone, you need to be patient.

He wasn't sure if Kazuya Sawashiro had that kind of patience, so he asked him directly, "That would take a lot of time, and there's a possibility of ending up with nothing. Is that alright?"

No matter how many times Kurosaki Takuya asked, Sawashiro Kazuya's answer was always the same.

"Absolutely no problem. Our most important task is to do our own job well."