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

"Beep! Beep! Beep!" The sound of the phone being hung up echoed in the office, the drawn-out tone mirroring the bewildered look in the eyes of the Takizawa siblings.

After a long pause, Takizawa Hideaki finally spoke in a bewildered tone, murmuring as if asking:

Do you believe what he said?

"It's obvious he doesn't believe me." Takizawa Rin's attitude was firm: "He's not the kind of person who would doubt himself, and when he left, he left with great determination. I didn't see the slightest bit of dejection in him."

"Yes, I think so too." Hideaki Takizawa nodded.

How could a boy who could defy Mary Kitagawa's dissatisfaction and insist on performing strange Chinese songs in a show possibly break down on his own like this?

But the more he thought about it, the more bewildered he felt, as if his entire brain was trembling: "But why would he refuse?"

"What is he after?"

Hideaki Takizawa felt that this day had a somewhat magical quality about it.

They finally discovered a rare gem, intending to acquire it, polish it, and make it a signature product of their business in the future.

As a result, Puyu strolled in, broke the rules, did something unconventional, and then strolled away again.

She humbly called him to invite him back, but was even rejected.

In other words, it was Hideaki Takizawa who handled these matters.

As a senior figure in Johnny's Entertainment who has been "mentoring kids" since 1999 and has seen countless troublesome teenagers, his excellent composure allows him to remain clear-headed even now.

If it were someone else, it would probably be red-hot by now.

But not being red-hot doesn't mean that Hideaki Takizawa has figured things out.

He believed his hints were clear enough. For Sakurada Jun, as long as he came, they could have dinner, chat, and sign the contract the next day.

After signing the contract, he didn't even need to work hard like the other Jrs. He just needed to attend classes step by step, lay a solid foundation in singing, dancing, and acting, and then wait for Johnny's to allocate resources to him.

He had a bright future ahead of him, starting as a top-tier celebrity and with the potential to become a national idol. Why did he just pack up and leave?

Was he poached by a competitor? That doesn't make sense either.

In the realm of male idols in Japan, Johnny & Associates holds an absolute monopoly, leading the industry in both idol development prospects and income.

Hideaki Takizawa believes that no agency can offer better terms than Johnny & Associates in any aspect.

Jun Sakurada wasn't some naive fool; how could he not understand such an obvious calculation?

If he didn't want to be an idol in the first place, why didn't he just refuse the audition? He would have saved the money of going to Tokyo.

It's impossible that he just came to Tokyo specifically to showcase his talent and keep Johnny's Entertainment in suspense, right?

Hideaki Takizawa's brain is a bit overloaded.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the purpose of Sakurada Jun's bizarre move, and could only sigh: "Since that's the case... then this is the only way."

Takizawa Rin blinked: "How does my brother plan to deal with this?"

"We can only investigate first to see if any audacious competitors are poaching our employees right under our noses. If so—" A faint chill flashed in Takizawa Hideaki's eyes.

Although he was very optimistic about Jun Sakurada's future and cherished this rough gem, and although Hideaki Takizawa himself had a very good temper and a lot of patience.

However, if Jun Sakurada really does have a brain fart and signs with another agency, then all we can do is ask him to accept a permanent ban from Johnny's Entertainment.

For the sake of Johnny's honor, such a traitor must be nipped in the bud!

Seeing that her brother had already preliminarily determined that Jun Sakurada's reason for rejecting Johnny's was "being poached by a competitor," Suzu Takizawa frowned slightly, feeling that things were not so simple.

When she first met Jun Sakurada, she tried to create a character model of the boy, but no matter how she tried, there were always clear gaps.

In particular, it's hard to explain the circumstances under which his casual and calm demeanor was cultivated.

Instinctively, the girl felt that the boy must have many secrets.

"Brother, how did Sakurada-kun do in the interview?" After thinking for a second or two, she asked casually.

For a family member to ask such a question is somewhat inappropriate.

At this moment, Takizawa Hideaki was slightly irritated because he might have to personally stifle a promising young talent, and since Takizawa Rin was his close relative, he didn't have many concerns.

After thinking for a second or two, he frowned and replied, "It's good, but not the kind of good that you can tell at a glance."

"He probably didn't receive any systematic singing and dancing training. He basically relied on his talent and intuition when performing. But it was precisely this choice that brought out his exceptional physical talent to the fullest."

"And I suspect he deliberately wanted to highlight this point, so he specifically chose a song that was actually of rather poor quality to perform."

The more he answered, the more his brows furrowed.

In his view, Sakurada Jun had the audacity to defy the Kitagawa siblings' displeasure and come up with such a clever idea that maximized his own unique characteristics; it didn't seem like he didn't take the interview seriously at all.

Unbeknownst to them, Takizawa Rin's eyes had already silently lit up.

"What song did he perform?" Takizawa Rin asked.

"Which song? Well..." Hideaki Takizawa thought for a moment.

"I can't really say for sure, I only know it's a Chinese song in the K-pop style, but I really can't remember the exact name."

He scratched his head: "I only remember that although the song was terrible, there was one line in the chorus that was somewhat catchy."

"What is it?"

"It sounds like... chicken... chicken Taiwanese media?" Takizawa Hideaki painstakingly replicated Sakurada Jun's pronunciation from back then.

That is to say, he himself has excellent musical literacy and a good memory. Otherwise, who could remember a strange and poor-quality Chinese song?

"Chicken—Ni—Tai—Mei…" Takizawa Rin repeated these few spell-like Chinese pronunciations awkwardly, trying to imprint them into her memory.

It sounds like some kind of four-word mantra.

"Understood, elder brother." Takizawa Rin nodded slightly.

"What new ideas do you have?" Hideaki Takizawa asked, glancing sideways at his younger sister.

Although she is still in high school, my younger sister is meticulous and quick-witted, and has the potential to become a manager.

At first, when she asked to observe her brother handling some of his affairs, Hideaki Takizawa thought she was just joking.

It wasn't until some of the latter's suggestions even inspired some of his important decisions that he truly began to acknowledge his sister's talent.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been brought to Johnny's headquarters.

"It's nothing." Takizawa Rin chuckled, closing the book she had been holding but had barely read a few pages of.

"I just felt that... the song itself might be a breakthrough."