Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

To improve himself, Kazuya Sawashiro starts studying as soon as he gets up in the morning. At the same time, he is also writing a new script, which he plans to submit to Toei or other companies to see how well he has learned.

If accepted, he could debut as a new screenwriter and write scripts for Aki Amano.

In order to do his best, Amano Aki would go to the recording studio to practice songs first thing in the morning, and then bring back takeout in the afternoon to have dinner with Sawashiro Kazuya. After dinner, he would continue to study editing and directing skills.

This is a normal day, but on busier days, she also has to go out and shoot videos to upload to YouTube.

The English song "Blue" has been released on overseas streaming platforms, but the song has not been as well received as "Ultramarine," so discordant voices have begun to emerge online, gradually overshadowing the positive reviews of the two artists.

The two of them acted as if they hadn't seen anything and continued doing their own thing.

Meanwhile, Kurosaki Takuya had traveled alone to South Korea to investigate the prevalent nightclub culture, hoping to find something detrimental to Watanabe Entertainment.

The three people each performed their duties and worked towards a common goal.

Behind the three of them are people who silently support them.

Yumi Kazama who helped with the single, Misaki Tachibana who provided convenience for the shoot, the instructor who volunteered to be the photographer on the weekend, the Apple Japan representative, and thousands of fans whose names I don't know.

With their help, everything is moving in a positive direction.

Then, speed bumps appeared on the road ahead.

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In October, Watanabe Entertainment convened a press conference in their company's main conference room, bringing together media reporters and weekly magazines.

The male protagonist of the press conference was Souta Watanabe, who was previously embroiled in the "exclusivity" controversy, while the female protagonist was Yuko Yoshioka, who has recently been thriving in the streaming industry. The two sat in front of the camera and announced a major decision regarding Yuko Yoshioka.

"...To everyone involved, thank you for your attention and support. I, Yuko Yoshioka, will be debuting as a singer under my real name, and my first single will be released on October 28th..."

The press conference was quite long, but Amano Aki only managed to capture this small segment. She rushed back to ask Sawashiro Kazuya for his opinion: "What's going on? Are they deliberately releasing a song around the same time as us? Is this some kind of challenge?"

Releasing songs at the same time, especially after knowing that someone else is going to release a song, makes it hard not to think that this is a challenge.

It's normal for Amano Aki to think this way, and her biggest problem right now is what to do with the two of them.

Should we ignore it? Or should we approach it cautiously? There has to be some kind of explanation.

"It depends on how you interpret it," Kazuya Sawashiro didn't care about the matter, because the quality of a song speaks for itself. "To me, they're just doing something insignificant, because not everyone's debut is so smooth. Just wait and see."

"Tch!" Amano Aki, speaking in dialect, stared at Sawashiro Kazuya with surprise. "Where does your strange confidence come from? Or are you planning to do something to her?"

"Fool."

"Um?"

"I'm calling you an idiot," Ze Chenghe said, giving her a disapproving look. "We set records for the highest number of stream views and downloads for a new singer's debut. Do you really think our group is so easily defeated? Have some faith in the market's reaction."

"Blue was met with a cold reception overseas, wasn't she?" Amano Aki produced concrete evidence to prove that she wasn't stupid.

But this evidence is completely untenable.

After all, if you look back at history, you'll find that it's normal for singers who switch from their home country to overseas to encounter a cold reception at the beginning, especially newcomers like Amano Aki who don't have many resources.

If you don't even have money for marketing, how can you expect to be met with a cold reception?

Amano Aki is still an idiot. Sawaki Kazuya explained another possibility to her, "That's just a normal phenomenon, and why should we worry about what the other side is doing? Don't you think about what the world would think of them if they couldn't even compare to us?"

This touches on a knowledge gap for Aki Amano.

She blinked, trying to sound innocent, and said cautiously, "You think they've failed as a business?"

Forgive her simple mind; this is all she can think of.

Kazuya Sawashiro was used to this and followed Amano Aki's simple-minded line of thought: "That's one part. On the other hand, it will also make others realize our value. The name Ayase will spread all over the country because they will think that it is all thanks to the songwriters, and use this to make us fight among ourselves."

It's possible for the songwriter and the singer to be different people.

It's a very common tactic to elevate one person while belittling another, and it can potentially damage the relationship between the two.

Even if we don't say ten thousand, there's still a one in ten thousand chance.

"Internal strife?" Amano Aki understood, but only those two words. She tilted her head and asked, "Why are we arguing about this? Is it just because I look dumber?"

"That's a fact, but I don't mind it." Kazuya Sawashiro openly stabbed Aki Amano in the back.

Anyone who hears such words would grit their teeth.

Amano Aki was no exception; she gritted her teeth and said each word of her gratitude to Sawashiro Kazuya: "Thank you."

A smile was Kazuya Sawashiro's response to Aki Amano.

After the smile, there was the rather strict teacher, Sawashiro, who instilled professional knowledge of editing and directing into Aki Amano's mind, helping her quickly become a qualified new staff member.

quarrel?

Okay, so what do they do after arguing? After all, they bicker every day.

If you think it's that easy to ruin a relationship, then your imagination is so rich that you could join Hollywood and produce and direct a groundbreaking science fiction film.

...

However, it's not like they do absolutely nothing.

Not long after, during a regular monthly live broadcast, at the behest of Kazuya Sawashiro, Aki Amano made a statement expressing his anticipation for Yuko Yoshioka's new song debut, praising her as a one-in-a-million genius.

This is not a well-intentioned act.

Those who are praised highly now will fall harder than anyone else in the future.

There's a saying that goes something like this: it's never a good thing when the enemy praises you, and it's never a bad thing when the enemy belittles you.

Your rivals will seize on your weaknesses to attack you, and they will also praise your shortcomings to the skies. Right now, Aki Amano and Yuko Yoshioka are rivals, so what she has to do is, of course, to sow discord between them and add fuel to the fire of the topic.

as predicted.

Amano Aki's remarks after her live stream ended sparked heated discussions online.

The two previously worked for the same company and followed the same path. Currently, Yoshioka Yuko has taken over Amano Aki's previous CM work, becoming Amano Aki's successor in a broad sense.

The eldest sister's comments about the second sister—no wonder this topic went viral.

Netizens then focused on Watanabe Entertainment, wondering what Yoshioka Yuko would say in response to Amano Aki, and whether this would spark a fan war.

But to everyone's surprise, Watanabe Entertainment also played the good guy.