Chapter 1423: How the Emperor Acts

"No wonder everyone in ancient times wanted to be Emperor — the feeling of doing whatever one pleases is indeed satisfying."

"By the way, is Luo Bao filming a harem romance or a political intrigue this time?"

"All kinds of elements can actually be included a little, but if it's purely romance then it's not interesting."

"Hope there's more political intrigue — I love watching this kind of battle of wits."

Takagi Ken furrowed his brows: "Phone photoshop tech nowadays is even more ridiculous than Japanese makeup artistry — Suzuki's vicious face can be turned into a handsome older guy; could this Johnny's newcomer be even uglier than that Suzuki bastard?"

Luo Quan truly hadn't expected this broken road could still be driven on with a car — these people's skills are getting more and more proficient.

The history of Johnny's is the history of the development of the Japanese idol industry; it's said that at its peak, over ninety percent of Japan's handsome men dreamed of debuting in Johnny's.

"Still looks pretty good after photoshop."

Takagi Ken hadn't been lying on the beach chair for long before his floral shirt was soaked through.

The stubborn old fool scolded him like this.

"Is he a big handsome guy?"

Of course, among them there is no lack of genuine folk masters with real skill.

Of course, if this newcomer has no level, then at that time there's no switching between funny clown and folk master reminders — just display funny clown the whole way, audiences like watching it anyway. ……………

Since entering the internet era, "Tokyo Street Grand Prix" has also kept pace with the times by changing recorded broadcasts to live streams, striving to absolutely authentically show the diversity of Japanese people to the audience.

So Takagi Ken wanted to shift the program's filming focus, from simple clowning around to focusing on the stories behind the clowning around.

Takagi actually was very unwilling to get involved with Johnny's — who asked them to have such extensive connections, they forcibly stuffed this newcomer in.

Just like the very famous Florida in America, in Tokyo this magical yet developed city, you can not live, but you cannot not have a life.

This beautiful scenery seemed to make time itself slow down.

To sum it up in four words: "Power of life and death!"

Precisely because the scenery is this beautiful, the teams filming on the beach are not just Luo Quan's alone.

Although the Ming Dynasty abolished the Chancellor system, there was still a Grand Council — the Emperor could not yet be said to do whatever he pleased.

This is a long-standing entertainment variety show, its lifespan almost as long as Tokyo TV.

At the start this program sought out clowning talents from all over Japan, filming their laughable and pitiable deeds for all Japanese people to watch.

This is one of the Japanese people's favorite tourist destinations; back in the golden age, before Japanese people clamored to buy New York, they were shouting to buy the Xia Weiyi first — showing how much they love it here.

Johnny's was already considered sturdy enough; if not for the boss's scandal being exposed, it might have stayed sturdy for another ten-plus years.

Takagi Ken sneered at this kind of talk lacking artistic pursuit.

In their hands, Huaxia's feudal autocracy reached its peak — court and countryside alike, no one could check Huang Quan anymore; it was truly doing whatever one pleased in the genuine sense.

Live streamed for less than an hour, the rain outside the window gradually stopped.

Clearly the sea wind was so strong, yet it didn't cool things down at all — instead the more it blew the hotter it got.

The director of "Tokyo Street Grand Prix" is called Takagi Ken; he is a director with artistic pursuit.

And what "Tokyo Street Grand Prix" mainly films are those grandmasters of clowning around.

After all, no modern person has really seen an Emperor.

Not just simply doing whatever one pleases, but making everyone acknowledge your doing whatever you please.

As long as the content is done well, there will absolutely be no lack of audience.

From childhood to adulthood I've watched so many period dramas, among them no lack of those imperial orthodox dramas ending with the two characters "Dynasty" — regarding the Emperor I still understand fairly well.

After observing for a while, Luo Quan directly told the livestream fans: "The rain outside stopped, I have to go film the photoshoot you've been longing for — everyone come watch the livestream again later."

The Suzuki in Takagi Ken's mouth is the producer of "Tokyo Street Grand Prix", a famous big shot in the industry, who when young was nearly buried due to his ugly looks.

Later he followed a young man to become a manzai performer, and quickly rose to fame relying on his outstanding gift of gab.

The funny clown men are responsible for program effect, while this newcomer is responsible for the folk master technical demonstration segment.

Who knows, maybe this is a rising star of tomorrow with peerless skills?

Every person's life signifies a legend.

But when Takagi Ken told this idea to the producer, he was completely rejected by that stubborn old fossil.

However in recent years the rise of self-media has greatly impacted the status of "Tokyo Street Grand Prix".

With the program's popularity exploding, the production team didn't even need to specially seek material — clowning talents themselves actively contacted the program to provide material.

All things in the world have nothing eternal — when the time comes they inevitably go downhill.

But there's no way, he's just the director and cannot fully control this program — if he doesn't listen, that stubborn old fossil will find an obedient director to replace his position.

Technique and clowning advancing side by side, achieved this national-level variety show.

"Still a bit worried whether Luo Bao can film this Emperor well — after all she's never filmed a similar drama before."

All great power is grasped in the Emperor's hands — especially Kangxi and Qianlong these two, not only were their reigns long, but their imperial arts also rank among the top few in history.

After all, after Qianlong succeeded the throne, he basically spent it all squandering the family fortune his old man accumulated.

Because he is very clear that no matter what era, what media — content is king.

But by the Qing Dynasty, all of the above were gone.

Result: Huaxia's feudal dynasty's last golden age surprisingly didn't have his name — also truly a bit tragic.

But now it's definitely impossible to still have good days — not announcing bankruptcy on the spot still has to thank the company's thick foundation.

"Today's Xia Weiyi is really hot."

All data indicates this was a very correct reform — increased the program's unpredictability and realism, successfully slowing the decline rate of viewership ratings.

This type of program also exists domestically — for example a certain fierce person claiming they can directly drink boiling water, then under the camera's coercion really drank a few mouthfuls of boiling water, scalded until their mouth was full of blisters.

Recently Johnny's is in turmoil — also spent a huge price to stuff this newcomer in, thinking if he gets popular maybe it can recover some decline, divert some attention.

Why does a clowning man become a clown — besides making everyone happy, is there some deeper reason?

This is a topic of considerable ideological depth — as long as it's made into one it can trigger widespread social discussion.

With discussion comes popularity, and perhaps that can bring the show back from the dead.

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Issuing orders to ministers in the imperial court and governing the country in an orderly fashion — that fits the persona better.

Caught between artistic pursuit and making a living, Takagi Ken helplessly chose the latter.

During Yongzheng's reign, what he did the most was clean up his old man's messes.

Before, there was only this one platform; ordinary people who wanted to get famous had no other good avenues.

Wen Xia has always been extremely proactive about this kind of thing; if a photo shoot was happening yesterday, she absolutely had to be called in.

Of course, emperors possessing such an aura are rare in history; the Qing dynasty ones who achieved it were, of course, the three — Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong — who pushed imperial power to its peak.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Subsequently, it also planned the explosively popular variety show "Tokyo Street Grand Prix," establishing its own status in the Japanese entertainment industry.

The moment he took over the program, he overruled all objections and changed the recorded broadcast that had persisted for decades into a live broadcast.

"The threshold for idols nowadays is really getting lower and lower; any Tom, Dick, and Harry can enter the industry, or has Johnny's already fallen so far they can't even recruit outstanding newcomers?"

This live broadcast in Xia Weiyi continues to delve deep into the comedy genre, giving those office workers on their lunch break a good show to watch with their meal.

If necessary, she still has to go to Ye Zhinong for pointers.

Just need to inform everyone of the next shooting location in advance; whether domestic or overseas, Japan's masters of antics will even buy plane tickets out of their own pockets to arrive early, using their own embarrassment and slapstick to bring joy to all viewers.

But if one says he was the most outstanding emperor in Qing history, there's basically no problem.

But Luo Quan has seen her; although she is a female emperor, that imperial majesty of hers has not a shred of falseness.

As for the fans' worry about whether she can pull off playing an emperor, Luo Quan says: haven't you ever seen a pig run even if you haven't eaten pork?

The words had just fallen when Takagi suddenly saw a completely unexpected person walk into his field of vision.

There is also a photography crew from Tokyo here, shooting a variety show on location.

Anyway, let's just see how this newcomer's level is; I hear young people nowadays all like to practice some extracurricular talents.

Similar figures can be seen almost everywhere in "Tokyo Street Grand Prix"; every episode brings netizens different laughs, so it rapidly accumulated a large batch of loyal viewers.

However, even a rotten ship has three catties of nails; it's still a national-level variety show that was popular for decades, and it's always held the top position in the industry, so whether it's audience or guest numbers, they're still very considerable.

For the sake of novelty, this time the program's shooting location was chosen to be Xia Weiyi Island.

Saying he was one of the most outstanding emperors in Huaxia history might spark quite a bit of controversy.

Besides both being talented entertainers, the two also share a vicious-looking face, and for that they are endlessly discussed by the public.

So to play such an emperor well, one absolutely cannot only act out his tender moments with concubines in the harem.

With an attitude like that, how could he possibly win the people's forgiveness? Going downhill was to be expected; thriving would be the real anomaly.

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Worth mentioning is that the director who brought him into the industry later also became a generation-defining famous director in Japan.

Before the Ming dynasty, imperial power still had ministerial power to check and balance it.

Takagi Ken lay on a beach chair with eyes closed, resting; he couldn't even be bothered to flip his phone open to look, and just shouted at his assistant.

Over the decades, countless folk entertainers have risen to fame through this program.

Also, Junzi and Su Yu had nothing to do, so they went along to join the fun.

The Xia Weiyi beach after the rain cleared was beautiful; the sea breeze hitting one's body felt like a lover's gentle caress.

But now it's different; as long as you have a mobile phone, casually filming a video and uploading it to YouTube or TikTok might explode across the whole internet.

Yongzheng was actually the most diligent and hardworking of the three; it's said he was still reviewing memorials in the imperial study when he died.

Of course, specifically how to act it out needs to be taught hand-in-hand on set.

Finished venting, he turned his head to look at his subordinates:

"Everyone debug the equipment; the moment guests arrive start the live broadcast, all of you perk up, don't let this mere scorching heat scare you!"

The emperor in the movie "Curse of the Golden Flower" also gave a fine interpretation: heaven and earth and all things, We bestow them on you, only then are they yours; if We don't bestow them, you cannot seize them.

Changing the name now and claiming it's a fresh start is actually just burying one's head in the sand to evade responsibility.

Although under the impact of new media, the decline of "Tokyo Street Grand Prix" is like a runaway train, basically already impossible to reverse, Takagi Ken has always been full of creative passion.

"Everything has a first time, and Luo Quan seems to have never messed up her first time."

"Huh? Your words seem a bit off."

"Inoue-kun, what talent is that Johnny's newcomer going to perform this time?"

Of course, in front of herself, Ye Zhinong has no airs; what Luo Quan mainly observes is still her demeanor in the imperial court.

Also this time there's a connection hire; it's said they're from Johnny's side.

The previous method of finding folk comedians is no longer viable; after all, now all it takes is a smartphone for comedians to film videos and upload them to the internet themselves.

"An original song." Assistant Inoue replied immediately.

Never expected it would actually become like this; truly, watched him build a high tower, watched him feast guests, watched his tower collapse.

So this program's ratings have plummeted severely.

Takagi Ken lit a cigarette and cursed incessantly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; with such a scandal breaking out, which family's parents would still dare send their kids to Johnny's? That's not pushing kids into a fire pit?

But now since Johnny's is willing to pay, and that old stubborn Suzuki is willing to take it, then he'll film it.

Finished speaking, she cleanly went offline and shut down the computer, then called Wen Xia to go out and shoot a photo spread.

Johnny's is Japan's top-tier male idol agency, bar none.

Anyway, my say in this program is small; few of my words carry any weight.

This is actually extremely rare in all of history.

"Goddess Quan Shui?!"

Gao Mu rubbed his eyes, ruling out the possibility that he was seeing things, and finally confirmed that what he saw was Miss Luo Quan.