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

"Sigh, Takizawa,"

"What's wrong, Sakamoto-san?"

"Tell me the truth, where did you find such a little monster?"

Pulling Hideaki Takizawa to the door, Masayuki Sakamoto, the V6 captain and Nagano Hiroshi's older brother, lowered his voice and looked at Jun Sakurada with amazement.

At this moment, Jun Sakurada was excitedly discussing various details regarding the upcoming affairs in China with Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara, and others.

When fully engaged, his eyes become bright and alert, radiating a powerful, capable, and efficient aura that perfectly complements his relatively gentle appearance.

The aura emanating from every move he makes subconsciously convinces people.

Needless to say, he's a top-tier idol prospect.

"How did this kid's brain work?" Masayuki Sakamoto couldn't help but exclaim. "To be honest, I really thought you were trying to get him in here to get some experience."

"But I guarantee that even if you give me two months, I wouldn't have imagined that this trip to China could produce so many surprises," Takizawa Hideaki replied with a smile, but the shock in his eyes was undeniable.

To be fair, his main purpose in placing Jun Sakurada in V6's China tour planning team was to give him a bigger share of the pie and accelerate his growth.

As Jun Sakurada said, Johnny's Entertainment, which focuses on the long-term operation of idols and whose groups have been popular for two or three decades, is absolutely good at selling nostalgia.

According to Hideaki Takizawa, as long as the general direction is determined, even if Jun Sakurada is not involved in the specific planning, Johnny's will be able to come up with a solution that is pretty close to the mark.

Takizawa even thought of taking this opportunity to deflate Sakurada Jun's arrogance, to show him the professional competence of Johnny's staff, so that he would learn to be humble and modest, which would be a natural consequence.

Then... his worldview was completely shattered by Jun Sakurada.

Can anyone tell me what song "Miracle Again" is? It's been quoted over 20 million times in short videos in China?! Are you sure you didn't add an extra ten thousand?

Can anyone tell me who Mao Huafeng is? And who is Jin Feng? Why invite these people here to get a share of the profits?

But after listening to Jun Sakurada's explanation, they had to admit that these people were not just worth inviting, they absolutely had to be invited.

Top voice actors who have lent their voices to Ultraman Tiga, Spider-Man, and countless other characters that are popular in China.

The singer who makes most Chinese Ultraman Tiga fans only know "Miracle Again" but not "Take Me Higher"?

"Why didn't the executives back then think to lower the price of the 'Take Me Higher' license?"

When I heard that "Miracle Again" was a song created from scratch because Johnny's Entertainment was unwilling to sell the rights to the original theme song, I felt like I had missed out on a fortune.

Over 20 million citations! That adds up to tens of billions of views! And it was just given away for nothing!

Watching Sakurada Jun meticulously arrange these tiny details that Johnny's had completely overlooked, and were likely to be overlooked as well, Takizawa Hideaki only regretted that this boy was born twenty years too late.

Otherwise, what would be the point of ARASHI?

"Sakamoto-san, Jun is great in every way, but he's just joined the company. Although he's very talented, his singing and dancing skills still need to be honed. I hope that you seniors can mentor him for a while." Takizawa Hideaki's tone became slightly more serious.

Sakamoto remained silent. He knew the weight of Takizawa Hideaki's words. Even Snowman, whom Takizawa had high hopes for and who was expected to become Johnny's next ace group, had never received such treatment from Sakurada Jun.

But looking at Jun Sakurada's already dazzling performance, which was still unpolished, Masayuki Sakamoto had to admit that this young man deserved such high-level treatment.

"Speaking of which, this kid knows so much about the Chinese market, how's his Chinese?" Sakamoto asked.

"It's almost on par with native speakers!" Takizawa said confidently.

"That makes things easier. This time, let him come with us and act as the MC and translator." Sakamoto smiled.

"Then I'll have to ask you seniors to take good care of this brat." Takizawa Hideaki nodded.

According to Johnny's rules, the jobs that Juniors can get are basically to be backup dancers or singers for established seniors. Only the most outstanding ones are qualified to be background figures on television.

Jun Sakurada, on the other hand, is able to occupy such an important position on such a high-profile stage that could potentially face tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of viewers.

This starting treatment is almost unparalleled.

While the initial plans for Sakurada Jun's next steps were being finalized, his first draft plan was also nearing completion: "Next, we just need to let some rumors out and wait for Tsuburaya Productions to come knocking on our door and fawn over us!"

"Would they be in such a hurry? After all, they've endured so many years of hardship." Ken Miyake wondered.

Upon hearing this question, the two people who had just returned to their room also perked up their ears.

"A friend of mine from Xinchuanghua, the general agent for Tsuburaya Productions in mainland China, gave me some relevant information," Jun Sakurada said without hesitation.

"The year after next will be the 25th anniversary of Ultraman Tiga, and Tsuburaya Productions is planning a rather bold project!"

He lowered his voice mysteriously: "During the Reiwa era, we'll remake the three wildly popular titles from that time, calling it 'The New Generation of TDG'!"

Of course, there were no new friends involved; it was purely the power of past life memories.

Although Tsuburaya Productions will only consider Triga in 21 after finishing filming Taiga this year and Zeta next year,

But that doesn't stop them from having long had the idea of ​​developing New Generation Tiga and making some money with this most valuable brand.

While the idea of ​​a new generation of TDG is good, the problems are also obvious: of the three main characters from back then, apart from Takayama Gamu who was slightly simpler,

The inability to invite Daigo and Asuka Shin directly diminished the emotional impact of these two dramas.

That damned dog Tsuruno Takeshi is definitely out of the question. If, at this time, Johnny's could release even a hint that they're "interested in letting Nagano Hiroshi return to the Olympic arena,"...

Then there's no need to worry about Tsuburaya Productions not eagerly coming over.

"You're really something else." Seeing that Sakurada Jun had outmaneuvered Tsuburaya in just a few words, Takizawa couldn't help but retort.

"A new storm has arrived; how can we stand still..."

Far away, Nagano Hiroshi, the absolute core of today's entire plan, was wearing half an earphone and humming the chorus of "Miracle Again." His pronunciation was not very clear, but the beginnings of his plan were already evident.

That's just his personality—gentle and not competitive—so he had little interest in these business arrangements.

But just now, as Sakurada Jun mentioned Tsuburaya's future plans, he suddenly remembered something and took off his headphones.

"In that case... has Jun ever considered playing the lead role in 'New Generation Ultraman Tiga'?"

"Me? What about that kind of thing... ugh?"

Jun Sakurada's answer came to an abrupt halt halfway through, his eyes blinking rapidly, and he displayed a rare, slightly dazed and innocent expression.

What did Nagano-san just say?

I'm playing Triga?

real or fake?