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

Hideaki Takizawa ultimately chose to follow along, following his heart.

The numbers that Jun Sakurada had just casually mentioned were so terrifying that he couldn't help but be surprised.

It's no exaggeration to say that even if you tied up all of Johnny & Associates' savings over the decades, it would only be roughly on the same scale as those few figures, not from China, but from the mainland.

But... is that really possible?

You mean that even if the entire Johnny's family were tied together, they still couldn't achieve any breakthrough in popularity in China, while someone in V6 quietly accomplished a breakthrough that others wouldn't even dare to dream of?

Who could it be? Yoshihiko Inohara? Masayuki Sakamoto? Ken Miyake?

Several names flashed through Hideaki Takizawa's mind, names that had appeared in many TV dramas and movies and were relatively well-known, but he couldn't think of anything that would make them stand out.

But no matter how hard he tried, the name Nagano Hiroshi didn't come to mind.

It's important to know that, for Japan, Ultraman Tiga was indeed very popular back then, winning the Nebula Award, which was among the highest-achieving Ultraman.

However, due to the lack of favorable timing, location, and human resources like those in the Huaxia region, it was only a "very famous tokusatsu drama".

Moreover, since it's a work from about twenty years ago, its popularity has declined significantly.

Even if the popularity doesn't drop, in the Japanese perception of tokusatsu, the upper limit is only a work for newcomers in the industry to practice. Non-Toei tokusatsu works like Okusha have even limited value in training newcomers.

It wasn't until the premiere of Trigger that the show, with its questionable plot quality, managed to drive the most dramatic increase in toy sales among the new generation.

Hiroshi Nagano belatedly realized that his work from 25 years ago still seems to have a high level of recognition even now.

So in the 2020s, V6 could occasionally be seen performing Ultraman Tiga's theme song "Take Me Higher" in Japan, and Hiroya Nagano went back to endorse Ultraman Tiga's SHF.

The problem is that, obviously, Hiroshi Nagano and Johnny's have some awareness of Ultraman Tiga's popularity, but not much.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have just gone back and taken a picture of GG.

Jun Sakurada clearly didn't have the patience to watch the foolish Johnny's waste such valuable resources.

Therefore, it's time for Nagano Hiroshi to truly understand just how exaggeratedly well-known he is next door.

Jun Sakurada made thorough preparations for this.

After walking around with Hideaki Takizawa for a while, they arrived at a special practice room inside Johnny's Entertainment, with the name V6 on the door.

Speaking of which, although many people know that Daigo Hiroshi Nagano is a member of V6, few people know that the V in V6 is not Victory or Very, but... Volleyball.

To support the Volleyball World Cup held every four years in Japan, Johnny & Associates launches a special World Cup Volleyball Support Group every four years, which can be seen as a legitimate excuse to generate buzz for their new group.

The first volleyball support group was V6, and if we had to define the nature of this support group... it seems to be similar to the nature of Chicken Brother's NBA ambassador?

I've learned it. Nagano Hiroshi is the same as Chicken Bro... cough cough.

I knocked gently on the door, and after a moment, a soft voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Jun Sakurada hadn't heard this voice many times. For a Chinese kid who loves Ultraman, he probably only heard this original voice in Ultraman 8 Brothers.

In the main Ultraman Tiga series, the voice of Jin Feng is more prominent, full of youthful energy and protagonist-like qualities.

However, Jun Sakurada immediately recognized that it was Hiroshi Nagano's voice.

The next second, Takizawa Hideaki was shocked and his mouth twitched as he saw that Johnny's most unruly troublemaker for the next few years had instantly restrained all his sharpness.

Those bright, moist eyes sparkled with admiration; she looked exactly like a little fan about to meet her idol.

Combined with his exceptionally handsome and gentle appearance, Hideaki Takizawa had reason to believe that anyone who came would be stunned for several seconds.

And that was indeed the case. The moment Jun Sakurada pushed open the door to the practice room, the six veteran idols inside, who had been in the industry for 25 years and had experienced countless battles, paused for a moment upon seeing Jun Sakurada, and then were overwhelmed with uncontrollable amazement.

Where did the agency find such a gentle and refined young man?

"V6 seniors, it's an honor to meet you all here!" At this moment, Jun Sakurada's eyes were full of joy and admiration as he strode forward and shook hands with each of the V6 seniors, calling out their names one by one.

Aside from being more polite, he behaved almost exactly like any other junior colleague in the agency when meeting a senior colleague.

Hideaki Takizawa couldn't even tell whether he was a genuine V6 fan or someone who truly possessed such outstanding acting skills.

After shaking hands with everyone, Sakurada Jun finally stood before Nagano Hiroshi. He paused, then chuckled softly, "Nagano-senpai, you still owe me a debt!"

"Debt? Do you have any?" Nagano Hiroshi didn't immediately understand what Sakurada Jun was talking about.

"Back when you were facing Gatanothor, you certainly benefited from my help quite a bit!" Jun Sakurada chuckled.

"You mean this!" Nagano Hiroshi, realizing that Sakurada Jun was referring to the ending of Ultraman Tiga, suddenly understood, and his smile became even gentler: "That's not easy to return..."

While the atmosphere of "fans meeting their idols" was joyful on one side, V6 leader Masayuki Sakamoto quietly approached Hideaki Takizawa, asking, "Takizawa, did you call us here so we could take care of this kid?"

"No, that's not true, Sakamoto-senpai." Even as the vice president, Takizawa still maintained respect for this senior who was much more experienced than himself.

"You'll have to hear what it's about from Sakurada-kun. Don't let his honest appearance fool you; he's outsmarted me more than once."

"Even you got tricked by him?" With a gasp, five astonished gazes immediately shot towards Sakurada Jun, who was still pretending to be a well-behaved fan.

The latter chuckled, finally regaining some of his usual cunning, took a small step back, and bowed to everyone.

"Dear seniors, please allow me to introduce myself:"

"My name is Jun Sakurada. I recently joined Johnny & Associates. Before joining Johnny & Associates, I was a web blogger with millions of followers across the Chinese internet and a game developer who generated nearly one billion yen in sales."

"In addition to performing as a Jr., I also served as a consultant for the Chinese market development hired by Mr. Takizawa, responsible for assisting in the planning of some of the agency's projects targeting the Chinese market."

"And today," he said, pointing to a somewhat bewildered Nagano Hiroshi, with a light laugh:

"I'm here to find the Japanese face that's most recognizable in the minds of young Chinese people born in the 90s and beyond!"

"That's Nagano Hiroshi-senpai!"