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

Tokyo, in a lounge at the filming location of "In Hand".

"My Weibo account got flooded with messages? What happened?"

The handsome man, who appeared to be in his thirties, frowned slightly, his tone revealing a hint of bewilderment.

Everything's fine, so what's going on in China?

"Mr. Yamashita, based on what we know, this seems to be a misunderstanding." The assistant beside him suppressed a laugh.

"A blunder?" Yamashita raised an eyebrow slightly.

"It's probably something between President Fujishima and V6..." The assistant relayed the cause and course of events, compiled by the staff and verified by Chinese netizens, to Yamashita.

The more he listened, the stranger Yamashita Tomohisa's expression became, gradually transforming from initial surprise and confusion into a feeling of suppressing laughter.

"I see, Fujishima-san, you haven't changed at all..." Yamashita Tomohisa's tone carried a hint of pleasure.

Tomohisa Yamashita is one of Johnny's absolute ace players after the millennium, and also one of Johnny's most successful idols.

NEWS was initially an all-star group that Fujishima Keiko personally selected from JRs in the Kanto and Kansai regions in 2003.

To assemble this all-star team, Keiko Fujishima dismantled the JR group 4Tops, which had already made a name for itself in Tokyo, and brought in Tomohisa Yamashita. She also recruited stars Ryo Nishikido and Hiroki Uchi from the Kansai group "Kanpachi".

Then they cobbled together a few trainees with both strong skills and popularity, plus a connected person who was incredibly good at singing, and put together this amazing nine-member group.

When NEWS was first formed, they were very popular. Their first CD sold nearly 700,000 copies, which is a top achievement in Johnny's history.

And then... it exploded.

Less than three months after the group was formed, the member who was incredibly talented at singing, who was in a bad mood because his parents' relationship had broken down, went out drinking on his own and was photographed doing so. He then used the excuse of needing to take the high school entrance exam to leave the group.

Fujishima was furious, but the kid's family background was too strong, so he couldn't afford to break ties and could only keep him under a blacklist.

Oh, by the way, the person with connections is named Takahiro Moriuchi, and he's currently Jun Sakurada's vocal coach.

Monkey's departure seemed to flip a switch for NEWS, and from then on, the group began to have a series of problems.

In 2005, member Hiroki Uchi was caught drinking underage and was suspended from the entertainment industry.

In 2006, member Hiroki Kusano was caught drinking underage and was eventually expelled along with Hiroki Uchi. Other members of NEWS were also implicated and suspended for six months.

With his frequent involvement in legal troubles, NEWS' popularity and sales naturally suffered. However, those years happened to be the peak of Yamashita Tomohisa's career, with every film and television role he played becoming a hit, and his personal CDs selling millions of copies.

Logically, the wisest thing to do in this situation would be to get rid of these geniuses and start your own business, but Fujishima Keiko disagrees.

The auntie had a good plan; she wanted Yamashita Tomohisa's individual achievements, and she also wanted him to bring up the superstars of NEWS, so she absolutely refused to let him leave the group.

So Yamashita Tomohisa stayed with NEWS until around 2010, when, with the help of Iijima Michi, he and Nishikido Ryo, who had returned to Kanjani8, completed their departure from the group and became independent, thus joining the Iijima faction.

NEWS, having lost two key players, has been completely reduced to obscurity and has been plagued by problems in recent years.

The current ace of the four-member NEWS is a playboy named Yuya Tegoshi, nicknamed "Neon Luo X Xiang". He has an ex-girlfriend named Momona Kito, who later changed her name to Mikami... cough cough.

In short, working with this bunch of insects for many years must have been tough for Yamashita Tomohisa.

After gaining independence, Yamashita Tomohisa, who switched allegiance to the Iijima faction, faced numerous overt and covert attacks from Fujishima Keiko and others, especially after Iijima lost power in 2015, when these attacks became even more pronounced.

If it weren't for his immense popularity and success, making him one of the toughest superstars in Johnny's Entertainment after Takuya Kimura, making it difficult for Johnny's to surpass him,

They've probably been suppressed to the point of considering retirement by now.

"Why are those Chinese fans who were denouncing Fujishima-san coming here?" After confirming that it was none of his business, Yamashita Tomohisa's tone became relaxed, even carrying a hint of mockery.

"Have you forgotten? You and Kimura-san are the only two Johnny's artists with Weibo accounts. Fans can't find a way to vent, so they can only come to you to speak out."

The assistant shrugged and smiled.

"I see..." Yamashita Tomohisa nodded slightly, and soon a somewhat mischievous smile appeared on his face.

"Let them do whatever they want. Even comments that are unfavorable to me can be ignored, as long as they don't attack my lovely fans."

Just kidding. How could he possibly help put out the fire caused by Keiko Fujishima? Not adding fuel to the fire was the last bit of respect he could give his former boss.

The humiliation he felt when he was forced to apologize and repent after Iijima lost power, just to survive, was still vivid in his mind.

"It's not just me, I'm sure Kimura-senpai feels the same way..."

As a witness to the Iijima incident, Takuya Kimura, who had three teammates and his manager purged by Fujishima, harbors even greater resentment towards Keiko Fujishima. He will most likely sit back and watch the fight unfold, while also fanning the flames.

"Wow, Takizawa-nii, you even managed to find a breakthrough." Yamashita Tomohisa couldn't help but admire his senior, who belonged to the same golden generation as him.

Just as he was sighing, his phone rang. He picked it up and raised an eyebrow: "Moriuchi?"

Although that monkey has been out of the group for more than ten years, he is doing well and is a well-known socialite in the Japanese entertainment industry. Like Yamashita Tomohisa, he is a rising star in the Japanese entertainment industry in the European and American markets. They still have some friendship, although not much.

"Hey? YamaP (Yamashita Tomohisa's nickname)! How are you doing now? Were you hit hard?" Taka greeted him directly from the start.

"Who asked you to act as a peacemaker?" Yamashita Tomohisa quickly realized why the other party had called.

"More or less. My little brother asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. I hope you don't take it too seriously. Those Chinese fans didn't mean to target you."

"Little brother?" Yamashita Tomohisa was taken aback.

The assistant quickly added, "What we know so far is that, in addition to the suspected involvement of Takizawa-san, a young man who recently joined Johnny's also played a significant role in this controversy surrounding V6."

"That boy's name is Sakurada Jun..."

Now I understand.

After briefly listening to Sakurada Jun's resume, Yamashita Tomohisa suddenly understood the origin of that certain monkey, and his mood immediately brightened.

"Haha! It's alright, this is just the fans' passionate love, I completely understand!" Yamashita Tomohisa laughed.

"However, please tell that Sakurada-kun that his senior would be happy to have a meal with him and catch up whenever he is free."

"By the way, is he interested in Hollywood...?"