Tokyo: My obsession with China led me to become the king of Japanese entertainment.

"Hideaki Takizawa? You ran away before the interview was over?" Vaundy blinked his small eyes and stared at Jun Sakurada as if he had seen a ghost.

Other companies eagerly flock to Johnny's for auditions, hoping to catch the eye of a legend like Hideaki Takizawa and seize an opportunity to soar to new heights.

Jun Sakurada, on the other hand, managed to slip away on his own, yet the vice president still had to call him to ask why he left.

Are the differences between people really that big?

Not to mention that Jun Sakurada had a "I'm in trouble" expression on his face. If the other interviewees, or even the trainees who had already entered Johnny's, saw this, they would probably spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Jun Sakurada was indeed quite disgusted at this point.

No, I've come, I've finished my performance, I've done my work, and I haven't caused you any losses. Can we all let each other off the hook?

You guys don't actually think "Chicken You're Too Beautiful" is that good-looking, do you?

Jun Sakurada, who had absolutely no idea what advantages he had, only felt annoyed.

"I'm meeting a friend in Ekoda right now. Not over yet? Didn't I already finish my performance?" He continued to play dumb, thinking to himself, "I've already gone so far, you can't keep bothering me like this, can you?"

On the other end of the phone, Hideaki Takizawa sighed and rubbed his forehead, "How come they've all gone so far?"

The interview is not over yet; there will be a "discussion on personal career development prospects" segment.

To put it bluntly, it's about setting the tone for those promising talents, outlining how they should develop and what direction they should strive towards. At this stage, it's basically a done deal that they'll be signed.

As for Jun Sakurada, he didn't say a word after the performance and hurriedly went to see his friends.

He covered the microphone, looked at Takizawa Rin beside him, and said with a wry smile, "Rin should have notified me immediately when she saw him leave. You should be able to see Sakurada-kun's value."

Takizawa Rin said calmly, "After all, I'm not an insider at Johnny's. Being able to visit the headquarters with my brother's help is already breaking the rules. If I were to take it upon myself to call and interrupt the interview process, it would seem arrogant."

"...Yeah, that's true." Takizawa Hideaki's retort was stuck in his throat.

As expected... Sakurada-kun should have taken the preliminary test first. With his abilities, he would have easily stood out in the preliminary test.

If I had learned the specific rules and procedures there, I wouldn't have made so many blunders like I did today.

Seeing that Sakurada Jun had already run more than 10 kilometers away to visit his friend, it seemed unlikely that he would be able to make it back in time.

But as the noble vice president of Johnny's Entertainment and one of the strongest idols after the millennium, no matter how much Hideaki Takizawa thought highly of Jun Sakurada, he wouldn't follow Xiao He's example and actively chase after him.

It's not dignified, and it makes a lot of noise. If it attracts attacks from unscrupulous tabloids like Bunshun, then it would be a great loss.

After a few seconds of silence, Takizawa Hideaki gritted his teeth and, under his sister's slightly widened gaze, said, "Well then, Sakurada-kun."

"How about we pick a time, like tonight, and I'll treat you to a welcome dinner while we chat about your career?"

On Sakurada Jun's end, the moment those words came out of the phone, Vaundy, who had just taken a sip of water, widened her eyes and spat it out with a "pfft".

If it weren't for Sakurada Jun's exceptional reaction time and agility, he could have easily dodged by turning around and ended up getting sprayed all over.

Vaundy's gaze toward Jun Sakurada had become somewhat fierce.

What does it mean that "Hideaki Takizawa took the initiative to invite an interviewee who hadn't even signed a contract to dinner"?

Even among those genius Jr. who are on the verge of debut, only a very few can receive this treatment.

In any case, Vaundy has already attracted the attention and favor of Stardust, a top-tier agency in the industry, and as a singer-songwriter who has already made a name for herself as a potential solo artist, she is quite accomplished.

Let alone a near-national star like Takizawa, I've never even seen a second-tier celebrity.

As for Jun Sakurada... no matter what, he's a game developer... is it really necessary?

What truly broke Vaundy's defenses was the undisguised disgust on Jun Sakurada's face.

Hideaki Takizawa, the powerful vice president of Johnny & Associates, a big shot in the Japanese entertainment industry who can control everything, personally invited Jun Sakurada to dinner... and was rejected?

Oh, Jun Sakurada, who is not even sixteen years old, has already earned nearly 300 million yen in just two months on his own. His earning power is in no way inferior to the top stars of Johnny's Entertainment. He doesn't need to become a gigolo in the entertainment industry at all...

What's even more infuriating?

Vaundy felt that this world was truly magical.

He considered himself a child prodigy, but compared to Junichi Sakurada, his starting point seemed somewhat inferior.

I'll have to treat him to a good meal later, at least... at least ten or twenty thousand yen!

Jun Sakurada wasn't concerned about the little fat boy's psychological trauma; at this moment, he only felt that Johnny's Entertainment was a stubborn leech that he couldn't get rid of.

There was nothing he could do. Because of the scandal in his past life, his favorability towards everyone in Johnny's except for Hiroshi Nagano started at a negative level.

Especially since he himself was quite handsome, the more enthusiastic Takizawa Hideaki was, the more he felt that the other party's motives were impure.

He didn't want to be tricked out of nowhere.

Immediately, he feigned surprise and said, "Oh? Me?"

"But... I think I messed up... I didn't choose a song by my seniors, my dancing was mediocre, and I made such a fool of myself..."

Before Takizawa Hideaki could reply, he began to ramble on in a tone that was both apprehensive and slightly defensive:

"As expected, someone like me doesn't have the qualities to be an idol; I'd only cause trouble for others... I'm so sorry for wasting so much of Takizawa-san's and all the seniors' time..."

"Senior, I don't feel worthy of being a Johnny's Jr. member yet, so I'd like to voluntarily withdraw from the next interview."

"I'm so sorry for the trouble I've caused you!" After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Takizawa Hideaki's reply.

His actions were so fluid and seamless that the chubby boy didn't know how to react to this amazing person.

"You really rejected Takizawa-san?"

"What else?" Sakurada Jun's feigned fear vanished in a second as he casually answered, lamenting that his acting skills were still lacking.

"Aren't you afraid of Johnny's petty blacklisting?" Vaundy suddenly felt a little worried. Johnny's domineering nature was notorious in the industry.

"A ban?" Upon hearing this, Sakurada Jun wasn't flustered at all; instead, he simply smiled calmly and said, "Vaundy-nii, I have a question for you:"

What does Johnny's Entertainment rely on to blacklist people?

Vaundy instinctively replied, "By demanding that major newspapers and television stations prohibit inviting artists on the blacklist to their programs or reporting on them, until they are completely blacklisted from the entertainment industry."

"That solves it." Jun Sakurada clapped his hands.

"Johnny's ban is only effective within the entertainment industry."

"What can he do to me, a game developer?"