Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

It was an anxious night, at least for Amano Aki.

Of course, Kazuya Sawashiro did not create any erotic songs. The erotic song contest was complete nonsense; it was just something Sawashiro made up to shut Aki Amano up.

What Amano Aki wanted to say was that Sawashiro Kazuya was also involved in the Ayase affair, but Sawashiro Kazuya didn't want more people to know about it.

Pointless.

As for the dirty songs that Kurosaki Takuya wanted to hear, then just hum a dirty song from the 80s for him. There were a lot of dirty songs in that glamorous era. Sawashiro Kazuya had heard of them and could easily sing one or two.

Kurosaki Takuya was disappointed, so Sawashiro Kazuya kicked him aside and sent him back to Seoul to investigate the background of that nightclub, to see if he could uncover any unusual secrets.

After all, being able to dig up more dirt on them is better for their side.

After letting him go, Ze Cheng returned to his job and brought Amano Aki to the set to continue filming.

They divided the work and cooperated towards the same goal.

During this period, although Aki Amano's "Running Towards Night" remained the top song on the streaming charts, Yuko Yoshioka generated more buzz and discussion, which is the result of marketing.

It's natural to accept that Aki Amano came in first, but she got it by relying on others, while Yuko Yoshioka deserved her second place.

She wrote the lyrics all by herself.

Watanabe Entertainment seized on this point and marketed it aggressively, portraying themselves as someone who would continue to work hard despite losing, while concealing the existence of the agency behind them, creating a sense of triumph over the underdog.

Who doesn't like subordinates overthrowing their superiors?

This tactic has proven effective in marketing before. Kazuya Sawashiro did the same thing before, and now his marketing of Aki Amano has made him the lofty "devil".

It has topped the charts for more than a month. What else could it be but a demon?

And now, this demon is being bullied by another demon.

Filming went smoothly and was completed before Christmas. With the Lunar New Year holiday just around the corner, Ze Cheng also gave everyone a small gift – their basic wages from part-time work, so that the students could choose a Christmas present they liked.

And they were very happy, so Amano Aki couldn't escape.

The editing work after filming was done by her and Kazuya Sawashiro together, and since she was a newbie who wasn't very good at editing, the conversations that took place in the agency...

"There's static, listen more carefully!"

"yes…"

Kazuya Sawashiro is somewhat assertive, while Aki Amano is somewhat timid; this is the first stage.

In the second stage, Amano Aki began to show his talent.

"Who taught you to edit like this? What are the viewers supposed to see if you edit like this?"

"You taught me."

She not only learned how to edit videos, but also how to talk back, and in a way that Ze Cheng and He Ye couldn't refute.

That's right, he taught Amano Aki how to edit.

But he didn't teach Aki Amano how to edit, so it went into the third stage.

"..."

"..."

I'm tired, I don't want to talk.

Kazuya Sawashiro felt even more tired than when he was editing, because sitting next to him was Aki Amano, who would mess things up every now and then, and when she messed things up, Kazuya Sawashiro had to come out and clean up her mess.

This isn't just a simple cleanup; you have to explain to her why it should be cut this way, how to cut it better, and how much to cut. It's like a senior employee mentoring a new employee in a company; you can't just tell someone to do something and call it a day.

Mentoring newbies can be the kind of thing that drives people crazy.

Kazuya Sawashiro is currently teetering on the brink of collapse, and he's only kept going by the sweets that Aki Amano occasionally pulls out of his magic bag. Otherwise, he would have turned into a crazy alien and been swinging around the office long ago.

Under these circumstances, the New Year of 2017 arrived.

Amano Aki was kicked back to his hometown by Sawashiro Kazuya, who brought him a gift as a token of his concern as the head of the agency.

Kurosaki Takuya got a temporary rest and returned to his hometown from Seoul to celebrate the New Year. He also received a gift of condolence from Sawashiro Kazuya, who had prepared dozens of these gifts to give to them.

Kazama Yumi has some, Tachibana Misaki has some too, and she even brought a whole truckload back with her.

Kazuya Sawashiro gave away the dozens of portions he had prepared to the classmates who came to help with the work. Misaki Tachibana had to help Kazuya Sawashiro with logistics during the Lunar New Year because Kazuya Sawashiro had promised her a big reward.

"Do me a favor, and I'll have Amano Aki record a short video to congratulate you on your school entrance ceremony later."

Using Amano Aki to catch Tachibana Misaki will turn even a non-perverted girl into a perverted one.

The situation around Kazuya Sawashiro is that simple, but things are not so simple on the television station side.

Speaking of the New Year, one cannot miss the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) on New Year's Eve. This classic NHK program, which has been running for decades, has always been a stage that singers look forward to, and it attracts attention from people of all ages.

After all, this show has extremely high ratings. If you can sing a song on it, basically everyone in the country will know you.

Then, every year, the show invites some newcomers to participate.

Logically speaking, Amano Aki should have been invited this year.

With top rankings on two charts and a record for newcomer debut, such achievements would make him the most watched newcomer of the year. However, NHK has backbone and insisted on excluding Amano Aki despite the immense pressure.

When the concert lineup was announced, it sparked online discussions, with many questioning whether NHK had lost its mind.

Is the reason she wasn't invited to the Red and White Song Festival before?

The answer is certainly not because of that. Although the Red and White Organizing Committee did not explain to the public, some rumors still circulated, suggesting that some unseen force was controlling the committee's judges.

Amano Aki didn't go on the show, and neither did Watanabe Entertainment's new group and Yoshioka Yuko, who were the subject of much discussion; they were all watching the show at home.

That's why Kazuya Sawashiro didn't pay much attention to it.

Anyway, he doesn't watch red and white shows.

When Amano Aki becomes more and more popular next year, she won't need the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage to prove her influence. At that time, the Kohaku organizing committee will be begging her to go, but Sawashiro Kazuya will also take Amano Aki back to her hometown to hold a concert.

Fool, anyone can add flowers to brocade, but what people really remember is helping others in times of need.

So during this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle), Kazuya Sawashiro, having nothing else to do, copied down more than a dozen songs, intending to give Aki Amano more responsibility.

As for the film editing, there's no rush to do it during the New Year period. Amano Aki himself has said that work and rest should be balanced, so in the current situation, Sawashiro Kazuya has even less reason to push himself so hard. So it's best to put it aside.

On the first day of the new year, Kazuya Sawashiro took his camera out for a walk around the streets, and after some simple editing, he posted the video, titled "The Manager's New Year," on Aki Amano's channel.

Who would watch a video like this?

The answer is Misaki Tachibana.

Not long after the video was uploaded, Kazuya Sawashiro received a question from Misaki Tachibana: Why would you post such a video using Aki Amano's account during the New Year? Don't you have your own account?