Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

A week after Aki Amano's remarks went viral, Yuko Yoshioka responded to related questions during her Instagram live stream.

"I noticed Amano-senpai's voice this time, and I'm so happy to receive his blessing. I also hope to make my debut as a singer with his praise, since I really love music..."

It was a bunch of platitudes, completely devoid of substance, but it did reveal one piece of information.

Yuko Yoshioka greatly respects Aki Amano, a senior in her agency, and hopes to learn from her senior's experience and spirit, so that she can also shine in the music industry and let more people recognize her uniqueness. She also hopes that her senior's singles will be bestsellers again...

This content was summarized by the media and published in the entertainment news section, where it was seen by those who paid attention.

Including Kazuya Sawashiro and Aki Amano, the two of them had been keeping an eye on the news from that side.

Upon seeing this, Ze Chenghe realized that he had been taken advantage of.

By placing herself in a more vulnerable position and responding to Amano Aki as a junior, most people would naturally see Amano Aki as a great demon, and she happens to have that potential.

After all, she is a genius who set a record for debuting as a new singer, and her debut song dominated the charts for more than a month. Yoshioka Yuko, on the other hand, is a newcomer who has never been exposed to music before.

When her seniors praised her, she humbly accepted and responded to them, instantly establishing her image as a good girl.

Even if she is an artist under Watanabe Entertainment, even if she was pushed out by that big bad guy Watanabe Souta, even if she deliberately wanted to compete with Amano Aki... none of these are her problems. She is just doing what the agency's rules require.

She did all the bad work herself, leaving all the good impressions for herself, and her popularity with passersby skyrocketed.

Why did Aki Amano's debut go so smoothly?

It's precisely because she is the weaker party, and she is fighting against the booming Watanabe Entertainment that people want to see the underdog triumph over the strong. Many followers are willing to speak out for her and become little heroes waving the flag.

But it's different now.

Amano Aki has already made her debut, and she broke the records of her predecessors right from the start. Looking back at Amano Aki and Yoshioka Yuko now, the more experienced Amano Aki naturally becomes the stronger one.

Because the actual opposing parties are different, the relationship between the characters has undergone a subtle change.

Although Kazuya Sawashiro was aware of this, given that the matter had already occurred, he couldn't bring it up with Akifumi Amano and could only ignore it instead of taking any further action.

As long as you don't do anything recklessly, you won't make mistakes.

Continue as before, do what needs to be done, refrain from offering unnecessary opinions, and treat the present situation with utmost caution.

The same applies to Watanabe Entertainment.

In the past, when newcomers debuted, not to mention the overwhelming praise, they would definitely be featured on music programs every few days. In short, there would be news about their debut anytime and anywhere.

But the debut of Yuko Yoshioka now is completely different.

Even laymen have noticed the change in Watanabe Entertainment's promotional methods; they are no longer preoccupied with spreading their image everywhere, but are focusing on singing.

Her YouTube channel has launched a new segment where she uploads a documentary-style video every three days, reporting to fans on the hardships of debuting as a singer and the efforts that Yuko Yoshioka has made for this cause.

Once the video was released, professionals came out to comment, establishing Yoshioka Yuko as a hard worker.

Actually, her voice wasn't that great, but she worked hard enough, practicing until her voice was hoarse and still persisting... This, combined with some of Yoshioka Yuko's personal monologues, subtly increased her popularity.

Even so, Watanabe Entertainment remained cautious and did not allow anyone involved to discuss Yoshioka Yuko's goal of debuting as a singer in any setting.

They were as composed as if they had lost something.

The closer the release date got, the more humble Watanabe Entertainment became. Compared to them, even the cautious Kazuya Sawashiro seemed like a villain making a grand entrance.

Silence has become a sin at this time.

A storm brewed online, with veiled criticisms slicing through Sawashiro Kazuya and Amano Aki. Their words and actions were magnified and interpreted, labeling them as arrogant and conceited, and their public image was gradually eroded...

Kazuya Sawashiro must admit that he made an empiricist mistake when dealing with Watanabe Entertainment.

He mistakenly believed that Watanabe Souta would continue to act differently from other agencies, obstructing him in various ways and in different places. So he was on guard against these underhanded tactics. Only after things happened did he realize that he was not playing against Watanabe Souta.

In fact, Kazuya Sawashiro was still looking forward to continuing his game against Sōta Watanabe, who was making a series of blunders. After all, only someone like him would be willing to hand over his weaknesses.

But the person he's playing against right now is as gentle as a harmless little rabbit, and Kazuya Sawashiro doesn't know where to begin.

There is no angle that can be used for attack.

The person the other side put forward was too perfect, and their countermeasures to deal with the incident were also very comprehensive. It took Kazuya Sawashiro a long time to come to a conclusion: even if he made Aki Amano win against Yuko Yoshioka perfectly in terms of data, it would only be a "should be" evaluation.

Because Ayase is helping Amano Aki. It's only natural that someone who wrote such a perfect debut song would create another excellent song.

As a newcomer, isn't it only natural that Yoshioka Yuko can't compare to someone as outstanding as her?

If they win, it's only natural for Kazuya Sawashiro; if they lose, it means Ayase has run out of ideas. Different outcomes require different public relations templates. This is Kazuya Sawashiro's prediction of the subsequent situation based on Watanabe Entertainment's current actions.

Watanabe Entertainment established itself by adopting a low-key and steady marketing strategy.

Once they established themselves, they relied on their unparalleled exposure to gradually erode everything Amano Aki had, eventually completely replacing Amano Aki's image and position, becoming the undisputed number one in this field.

This is far worse than simply Watanabe Sōta.

What Kazuya Sawashiro needs to do now is to expedite the progress of all the work and try to keep Akino Amano's exposure close to that of Yuko Yoshioka, so that people will not forget her name again.

As long as there are enough interesting topics, you can attract people.

...

At the office, during dinner time, Kazuya Sawashiro explained the importance of this matter to Aki Amano in a very serious manner.

"Amano, we're in a very dangerous situation right now. If we can't perfectly control the heat, this tofu hot pot could be a complete failure. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I understand, that's why I prepared this a long time ago," Amano Aki smiled confidently, taking out a timer from his pocket. "With this, we can precisely control the time and know when we can eat."

"Well done. So, how many minutes have passed?"

"Don't worry, there are still 30 seconds left..."

What's there to worry about? It's not like we've never been forgotten. Happiness is simply eating your fill, sleeping soundly, and then waking up to sing, act, and watch TV.