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

Hideaki Takizawa was also at a loss at this moment.

There were some things he didn't tell Taka, and even if he had, Taka probably wouldn't have believed him.

For example, how Jun Sakurada made nine figures overnight with just one Kuroko dance and the "reputation endorsement" of Johnny's Entertainment.

For example, the game he made has only earned 500 million yuan so far, but its future potential is far greater than that.

Hideaki Takizawa even set aside half a day to play Jun Sakurada's cheap game, "Yokai Survivor," which only cost 500 yen.

He was stunned when he first saw this thing. The graphics were rather rudimentary for a pixel-style game. The music was quite good, but the game's size clearly meant that sound quality and other aspects had been compromised.

As for the gameplay... what good game doesn't have a fifth control button besides WASD? Even attacks are automatic!

Aside from controlling the character's movement to dodge bullets, picking up items, and choosing a skill every so often, there doesn't seem to be much else to do.

What's so fun about a game like this...?

He then played with this question in mind for a full half day, until Takizawa Rin took the initiative to wake him up from that state, and only then did he belatedly realize what he had done.

"It's not your fault, brother. I only spent two or three hours that night looking for information about Sakurada Jun. I spent the rest of my time on this game."

Rin Takizawa gave Hideaki Takizawa a look that made him want to scream "I understand."

No, you've already played it, can't you just give me your conclusion directly?

But it was precisely through this ordeal that his understanding of Jun Sakurada's abilities in games was no longer limited to those sales figures.

With such rudimentary conditions and limited costs, it's amazing that such an effect could be achieved purely through excellent gameplay logic and brainwashing.

terrible.

To this end, Takizawa even contacted a friend who works in the game industry at a large company. After studying the matter for a while, the friend gave Takizawa Hideaki a chilling prospect:

In the future, "Yokai Survivor" may have the opportunity to challenge for the title of 10 million in sales, which is equivalent to 5 billion yen in revenue.

This is a number that would make even Johnny's pause for a moment, and it was at that meeting that Mary, who was furious, calmed down in an instant.

"I see now. You didn't have a change of heart at all. You just realized you couldn't do anything to them, so you tried to find another way." Taka said irritably.

"Alright, Takizawa-san, no need for those polite words. I can't help you with this." Trying to suppress his shock at Sakurada Jun, Taka's tone became slightly more serious.

"The prodigy you mentioned is primarily a game designer and online blogger. Once he signs with Johnny's, given how conservative you are with the internet, he will essentially lose his core asset."

"If it were me, I would regard all your recruitment efforts as a vicious trap."

Johnny's Internet strategy is practically non-existent.

It is a fact that defies common sense that, as of February 2019, when idols in China and South Korea each had tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of followers on their individual social media accounts,

Social media accounts have become one of the core tools for idols to showcase their lives, conduct Google marketing, and manage their fans.

Throughout Johnny's Entertainment, from active members to retired idols, there are hundreds of idols who collectively have only two personal social media accounts.

Moreover, they are all Weibo accounts that are only accessible to people in China; there are not a single Johnny's social media account that Japanese people can see in Japan.

Even closing the country off from the world isn't that exaggerated.

A rather comical scene unfolded when Takuya Kimura opened his Weibo account at the end of 2018. Millions of Japanese girls tirelessly circumvented the Great Firewall every day, overcoming language barriers and other obstacles to use Weibo.

Simply because Kimura's Weibo account regularly posts a photo of Kimura himself every day, and it's free.

If a company like this can do anything to internet tycoon Jun Sakurada, then he might as well find a way to reopen it.

If Jun Sakurada really has a screw loose and joined Johnny's Entertainment, the first thing he would lose is his online presence.

Without that, he'd just be a gifted idol, even with the best-case scenario. Without over a decade of experience, he couldn't escape Johnny's control.

"I'm sorry, Takizawa-nii, I really can't help you with this. If I help you and Johnny's, it would be the same as harming him and stifling his original talent," Taka solemnly stated.

Regardless of the fact that Jun Sakurada is clear-headed enough, he cannot be persuaded by sweet words alone.

Honestly, Taka couldn't possibly persuade this younger brother, who was quite to his liking and had even saved his life, to jump into the Johnny's fire pit.

Only those who have actually spent time there can truly understand the ins and outs.

On the other end of the phone, Hideaki Takizawa remained silent, seemingly deep in thought, or perhaps his defenses had crumbled.

Just as the monkey was beginning to reflect on whether he had gone too far, Hideaki Takizawa slowly spoke:

"How...how do you know he's a web blogger? I think I only said he makes games, not that he also runs internet accounts."

Taka was taken aback, then his expression changed drastically.

Jun Sakurada himself introduced himself as a web blogger, but he subconsciously brought it up when he refused.

Just as he was trying to come up with an excuse, he heard Takizawa Hideaki say with absolute certainty, "You really do know Sakurada Jun! I should have known!"

What do you mean I actually know Jun Sakurada? If it weren't for today's accident... wait!

Sakurada... from Akita Prefecture... no way?!

Maluo's expression suddenly changed.

"Moriuchi, please tell Jun-kun that the situation is not quite what he imagined. We will not directly deprive him of the internet operation results he has already achieved."

On the other side, Hideaki Takizawa seemed convinced that Jun Sakurada and Takahiro Moriuchi did indeed know each other, and immediately started talking.

And on the other side-

"Moriuchi-san, can I borrow your phone for a moment?" Sakurada Jun, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines for a while, finally spoke slowly.

After receiving the phone, he spoke directly, his tone calm and devoid of any emotion:

"I have nothing to talk about with the vice president of Johnny's Entertainment, so please stop harassing me in any way."

"Is this Sakurada-kun? Please be patient—" Without listening to what Takizawa Hideaki said on the other end, he hung up the phone directly.

"I'm sorry for the trouble." Sakurada Jun apologized as he handed the phone back to Taka.

I don't know what's gotten into Hideaki Takizawa. He had to call Taka, an outsider, to consult about his private matters with Johnny's. He has absolutely no professionalism or sense of confidentiality.

Monkey looked at his phone, then at the calm-faced boy, paused for a long time, and finally patted him on the shoulder:

"Don't be so formal. Also, just call me 'brother' from now on."

……

"The call was disconnected." Hideaki Takizawa smiled wryly.

Good news: a private channel to contact Jun Sakurada has been established.

The bad news is that the other party's attitude is rather firm.

"Did they contact Sakurada directly? What was his attitude?" Takizawa Rin asked from the side.

In principle, she was not qualified to know about such internal company affairs, but considering that Sakurada Jun's true identity was revealed by this girl in one night, Takizawa Hideaki simply let his younger sister act as an advisor.

After he relayed Sakurada Jun's original words, Takizawa Rin nodded thoughtfully: "If we buy tickets to Akita now, we might be able to arrive around tonight?"

"Go to Akita?" Takizawa Hideaki was taken aback. "Sakurada-kun has already clearly refused, so why go to Akita?"

"When did he reject you?" Takizawa Rin asked back.

"He said he didn't have much to talk about with the vice president of Johnny's, but he didn't say he didn't have much to talk about with Hideaki Takizawa..."