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

Jun Sakurada's first celebrity interview has come to an end.

But the impact is far from over.

First and foremost, of course, are the various "sliced ​​men" lurking in the live stream room.

From the various problems in the first half to the memorable moments of the two friends playing games in the second half, the less than three-hour live stream was meticulously edited by fans and published in dozens of segments on various websites.

Then, various marketing accounts add background music like "Trip" to create a second wave of dissemination, instantly generating terrifying popularity.

Despite Sakurada Jun's control of the situation, neither Sato Takeru nor Taka revealed any truly valuable bombshells.

But the fact that they were willing to appear in Jun Sakurada's live stream was already explosive enough.

With the added embellishment of marketing accounts, all sorts of rumors and gossip began to spread like wildfire.

In another day or two, when a group of bloggers, led by Brother Niu, who are somewhat related to the tokusatsu (special effects) genre, take the stage, the relevant trending topics on major platforms will have already been covered.

During the discussion, a question, or rather an expectation, naturally began to circulate among tokusatsu fans, and even among many ordinary young Chinese people:

After many years, is Hiroshi Nagano, or rather Daigo, really going to make a comeback? Is it even possible that he will hold an event targeting the Chinese community?

Although Jun Sakurada never revealed even a single piece of solid evidence or any verifiable clue during his live streams, marketing accounts didn't care about that.

The thought that it won't be long before Daigo and other familiar faces can interact with everyone in the live stream or even offline, just like Sato Takeru did that day, has made many people excited.

As a result, phrases like "That year we all became light" have regained popularity and started to spread widely.

It can be said that, under Jun Sakurada's guidance, the enthusiasm and expectations of the entire Chinese market have reached an unprecedented level.

Everything is moving in a positive direction... except within Johnny's Entertainment.

"I don't understand what Vice President Fujishima means. This project, which could have greatly helped our development in the Chinese market, has become a hidden danger hindering our progress?"

Hideaki Takizawa narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone seemingly calm, but almost everyone else could hear the anger hidden beneath his words.

Keiko Fujishima's forehead vein throbbed. The word "vice" in Hideaki Takizawa's words, "vice president," sounded particularly grating. He was about to take over as president, yet he was still being addressed like that; it was rather disgusting.

However, no matter how disgusting you are today, Takizawa, don't even think about saving your lifeline!

"President Takizawa is joking." Fujishima's tone carried a hint of smugness. "You know perfectly well that the agency is currently pushing forward with all of Arashi's plans in China."

"Didn't we already make that clear in the last meeting?" Hideaki Takizawa retorted without backing down. "We chose Arashi because at that time we simply couldn't come up with a group with any influence in China!"

"When no one had an advantage, Arashi became the backup option."

"But haven't groups that truly have a unique advantage in the Chinese market already emerged?"

These words had already been said at the last meeting, and Takizawa, thanks to Nagano Hiroshi's popularity in China, achieved a rare and significant victory over Fujishima.

He didn't understand why Fujishima would repeat it again at this time.

"But so what? The popularity overseas will eventually benefit the domestic market, won't it?" Fujishima retorted.

"V6's career is nearing its end. Even if it gains popularity and achievements in China, how much impact will it have on the domestic market?"

"Is it possible that with growth opportunities in the Chinese market, V6 might not be in such a rush to disband...?"

The verbal sparring continued, with Hideaki Takizawa asserting his position based on his own reasoning, a stark contrast to his previous style of doing more and saying less.

Fujishima, with his almost nonsensical and sophistical rebuttals, managed to argue to a standstill with Takizawa.

The old woman sitting in the main seat of the meeting room heard the argument clearly the whole time.

Mary Kitagawa couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Since reviewing the data provided by Takizawa at the last meeting, Mary Kitagawa has reversed her initial bias and chosen to remain silent in the struggle between the two new bloods.

After all, she had been at the helm of Johnny's for decades, and she clearly understood the market potential and benefits of V6 in China behind those data.

Deep down, she also felt that letting Hiroshi Nagano take V6 to China to develop was a sure-fire way to make money.

But seeing Fujishima trying to refute her but failing to gain the upper hand, she couldn't just sit idly by.

Keiko Fujishima's right to inherit Johnny's is absolute and unquestionable. If she were to be decisively defeated and humiliated by Hideaki Takizawa on the eve of her taking office, it would inevitably greatly affect her prestige after she takes office.

This is something Mary does not want to see.

It's going to be tough on Takizawa and V6...

Having made up her mind, Mary narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Takizawa who was still about to launch into a long speech, and slowly began to speak:

"Takizawa, are you... trying to create factions and split Johnny's Entertainment?"

Just moments before, Hideaki Takizawa had been eloquently speaking, but the instant Mary opened her mouth, his face turned deathly pale.

Four years ago, when questioned by Bunshun, Mary Kitagawa said something similar:

"If there's anything that makes people feel that factions exist, then let Iijima get out of here."

Today, it seems that Iijima will be replaced by Takizawa.

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"I thought I was brave enough, but I didn't expect the ruthless people at Xinchuanghua to be even bolder."

"What a pair of smiling tigers, two black sharks..."

During the break after class, Jun Sakurada couldn't help but sigh.

The scheme proposed by Representative Wang was so audacious and ruthless that even the usually bold Jun Sakurada was amazed.

Even more incredibly, after Jun Sakurada nodded in agreement, they actually managed to coordinate everything in less than a week and set up the stage for this grand fireworks display.

How long have they been craving Ultraman Tiga before they finally mustered up the energy to act like this?

Since the other party has put in so much effort, if Sakurada Jun doesn't put in the effort, it would make him seem lazy.

"Senior brother, what is a black shark? Is it some kind of shark?" Ze Muqing, who was taking small sips of water, asked curiously.

After spending a few days together and getting to know each other better, Sawaki Ao became a little more cheerful and dared to take the initiative to talk to Sakurada Jun.

Despite being several months older than Jun Sakurada, she was still persuaded by him to obediently call him "senior brother".

"Don't ask, it's fate." Sakurada Jun smiled, without answering directly.

And coincidentally, at that very moment, Hideaki Takizawa called.

"Takizawa-san? The meeting's over? Did they pull out a tough tactic?"

"...Well, if I continue down this path and engage in factional infighting, I'll be branded as someone who splits the agency."

Despite being mentally prepared thanks to Jun Sakurada's reminder, Hideaki Takizawa still felt his blood pressure rise when faced with Mary and her daughter's completely disregard for the facts.

Don't get angry... It's not worth ruining your health over a bunch of insects...

"So, are you sure you want to approve my plan? If you do, there'll be no turning back."

"Now that things have come to this, how can I possibly stop you?" Hideaki Takizawa cursed angrily, clearly having been truly provoked.

"They've bullied us this much; if we don't teach them what it means to defy their superiors, the next step is to extend our reach into my Jr. system!"

"Go ahead and do it, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Having received the order, Jun Sakurada could hardly suppress the smile on his face:

"Yes, ma'am."