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Chapter 1312: The lower limit of the entertainment industry will only get lower and lower!

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In the top-floor office of the Tree Friend building, Otomo Fangcun listened calmly to the report from Masami Inada.

"Regarding the sprint for the Japan Record Awards, we are also working hard..."

Masami Inada was a bit panicked; being called to the office by his direct superior early in the morning to inquire about work—which worker wouldn't panic?

"Currently, we have already contacted nearly half of the jury members, and they also hold a very friendly attitude toward the artists under Tree Friend."

"Especially Sakai Izumi; the chance of winning the Newcomer Award this year is very high!"

"..."

Otomo Fangcun just listened, noncommittal on the surface.

The Tree Friend Group is getting bigger and bigger, and the division of labor is naturally getting finer; he hasn't paid attention to the actual public relations and such of the agency for a long time.

Now he is focused on things like how to support his own legislators, how to clear certain obstacles, how to reach cooperation with representatives of other interest groups, and how to make the Tree Friend Group more deeply rooted...

As for what awards the artists under the agency have won, such things are naturally done by Masami Inada, the trusted subordinate who manages the artist management agency.

"Mm... there's no problem with that."

Otomo Fangcun nodded; Masami Inada's actions indeed had no problems, and he had conducted public relations properly... It's just that he didn't have the authority to mobilize more resources.

"Inada-kun, have you heard... that Johnny's agency is doing its best to bribe the Record Awards jury, wanting to impact the Grand Prize?"

"Hai..." Masami Inada nodded. "This kind of operation is done by every agency."

"I mean, doing its best!"

Otomo Fangcun emphasized his tone.

"Johnny's is spending a lot of money to let their Hikaru Genji 'reach the peak upon debut' and win the Record Awards!"

"???" Masami Inada was surprised. "Hikaru Genji? They only debuted in August! Aren't they mainly pushing the Shonentai?!"

"Mm... it's Hikaru Genji..."

Otomo Fangcun sighed.

"Johnny's wants to make a big news!"

In fact, when Naoki Nagayama called him last night, he himself didn't believe it... After all, this kind of thing simply challenged past conventions.

But then again, things like conventions have never been able to bind the strong~

"Inada-kun... since Johnny's is making such a big fanfare... then we..."

The quick-witted Masami Inada immediately took over:

"Then we should also increase the intensity of public relations, increase investment, and let the judges choose us!!!"

Hearing this, Otomo Fangcun was stunned for a moment, and then was amused.

"Baka... Inada-kun, do you think Tree Friend's money comes from nothing?!"

"Johnny's increases investment to bribe, we also increase public relations expenses, and then other agencies follow suit..."

Otomo Fangcun concluded finally,

"In the end, those guys on the Record Awards jury don't have to do anything and will be full of food!!!"

At this time, Masami Inada also reacted... and asked somewhat awkwardly:

"Uh... then Otomo-san, what should we do?"

"Hehe... if the mechanism of the Record Awards or the jury is already broken and cannot maintain fairness for most participants..."

Otomo Fangcun said seriously,

"Then we might as well give it a push, let it completely rot... and then... overthrow it and start over!"

Otomo, are you trying to create a new society (Wo Liansheng)!!

"..."

Masami Inada's eyes changed.

"Does Otomo-san mean..."

"Of course it's to expose them! Hire private detectives to investigate, buy newspaper headlines, buy in-depth investigation programs from television stations!"

Otomo Fangcun said directly,

"After the Recruit bribery case, the public is extremely sensitive to the word 'bribery'! It will definitely cause a stir!"

"There's still more than a month; the new jury will have time!"

"But..."

Masami Inada was a bit hesitant; this would destroy the entire relationship network that had already been formed!

"Then our previous public relations investment... and if we want to promote this kind of exposure, it will also cost... investigation fees..."

"And the public relations fees for the new jury..."

"Taken together, the expenditure might be even higher than direct bribery!"

Otomo Fangcun snorted coldly:

"Hmph, we do have money, but our money, even if burned, won't be given to this group of parasites!"

Otomo Fangcun wasn't worried that other agencies in the entertainment industry would blame Tree Friend for destroying the awards, because Johnny's clearly broke the rules first; he was going to smash the pot that everyone was eating from!

Other small agencies don't have the strength of Johnny's or Tree Friend! They are looking forward to rules and fairness!

If Johnny's is allowed to succeed, the authority of the Japan Record Awards will be completely lost in the future!

Everyone won't be able to rely on this award to eat in the future!

Johnny's wants to bribe, right? Let's see if the money you bribed this time can be recovered!

After speaking, he paused:

"Also... after the news goes out, interview some senior industry figures, let them express concern and distrust...

After the exposure, if the Record Awards don't want to cool down, the selection of new judges will definitely communicate with agencies in the industry...

In the selection of new judges, we must support more judges who value pop music and have a good impression of popular idol singers..."

"???"

Masami Inada was a bit puzzled.

With his trusted subordinate, Otomo Fangcun simply said it out:

"It's Naoki-san who wants to support Akina to win the Grand Prize, so it's best to have judges who hold an attitude of supporting Akina!"

"Ah!"

Masami Inada understood!

Sure enough, this entertainment industry is the same as always!

This time Johnny's clearly touched Naoki-san's cake, which is why Otomo-san is counterattacking!

If it were just the artists under Tree Friend, perhaps Otomo Fangcun wouldn't be so determined!

"Hai, I understand!!"

"I will immediately set about handling this matter!"

"Mm!"

Inside the laboratory on Jurassic Island, a group of people were surrounding the dinosaur eggs placed on the incubation platform.

This is the Jurassic Park Newborn Dinosaur Research Institute; new breeds of dinosaurs and even genetically synthesized breeds will be born here, and through this plot, it also lays the groundwork for the genetically edited dinosaurs in the sequels.

And the scene being filmed today is the shot of a little dinosaur breaking out of its shell.

What Akina said yesterday didn't affect Naoki Nagayama's mood today; he called Otomo Fangcun, and he believed Otomo-san would handle it well afterward.

If Tree Friend Entertainment couldn't handle it, then he would let the entertainment industry see the power of Tree Friend capital!

Now, except for Nakai Genta in the United States, the key personnel operating in other countries had all returned. The capital pool that Tree Friend Capital could manipulate had reached the 100-billion level, and it was firmly in the first tier in the financial market.

Naoki Nagayama hadn't checked the money in his hands for a long time, because he knew that he definitely wouldn't be able to spend it all in his lifetime!

"Naoki-san!"

Komori Masataka came to report,

"It's ready!"

"Oh?"

Naoki Nagayama walked to the incubation platform and looked at one of the largest dinosaur eggs.

"This is the one, right? There will be a dinosaur breaking out of its shell later?"

"Hai!"

Prop master Matsuura Ryohei hurriedly leaned over and said,

"Later, the little dinosaur inside will push open the eggshell... and then twist..."

"Mm..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded, then clapped his hands and looked at Tanaka Yuko, Harrison, and the others.

"Everyone understands the scene to be filmed today, right?"

"Imagine the feeling when you watched little chickens breaking out of their shells when you were young... excitement, curiosity, surprise, exclamation..."

"Director..." Harrison suddenly spoke, straightforwardly, "I haven't watched little chickens breaking out of their shells..."

"..."

Naoki Nagayama was helpless and glanced at this guy.

"Then imagine the feeling when you first watched a yellow magazine when you were young!"

"!!!"

Harrison was broken by this sentence, his face flushed red.

"I didn't! I don't watch that... I..."

Seeing Harrison about to explode, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly appeased him:

"Alright, alright... if you didn't, you didn't!"

"What do you mean by 'if you didn't... right'?!" Harrison opened his eyes wide. "Naoki, you don't believe me?!"

"Alright, alright... I believe... believe!"

"One 'believe' is believing, two 'believes' means you don't believe me and you're being perfunctory, right?!"

"..."

English dialogue couldn't be as nitpicky about words as Chinese, but that was roughly the meaning~

Until the end of the conversation, Harrison was still explaining to Tanaka Yuko on the side that he didn't watch yellow magazines when he was young...

Although Western culture is relatively open, Harrison also wanted to maintain his image as a gentleman in front of ladies!

As the crew's preparations were completed, Naoki Nagayama stood outside the set, holding a megaphone and began to shout:

"Everyone to your positions... ready..."

"Action!"

The dinosaur egg on the incubation platform twisted slowly twice, and then the originally smooth shell cracked with a 'crack' sound... At this moment, everyone surrounded it, waiting for the arrival of new life with surprise and joy.

Harrison opened his eyes wide, and Tanaka Yuko even excitedly grabbed the arm of the person next to her... Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of excitement!

The movement of the dinosaur egg on the incubation platform became larger and larger. Before long, a sticky dinosaur cub pushed open the eggshell on its head, revealing round eyes and making a tender hiss~

This cute image instantly made the surrounding onlookers feel soft... perhaps it could be called "hatching cuteness"!

Sure enough, the cubs of any creature have big eyes and small bodies, full of cuteness!

"Cut!!"

At this moment, Naoki Nagayama called cut.

"That doctor, take the eggshell off the little dinosaur's head when it breaks out, showing the little dinosaur's full image!"

"Perhaps after the movie is released, this image will become a selling point!"

"Okay!"

The actor playing the doctor nodded, indicating understanding.

Then he heard Naoki Nagayama continue to say:

"Everyone else is fine, this emotion is very in place, keep it, keep it!"

"We're ready for another take!"

"Everyone to your positions... ready... Action!"

"..."

After repeating this shot a few times, it was finally finished. During the break, Tanaka Yuko came over to chat.

"Naoki-san, will you participate in this year's Red and White Song Assembly?"

"Probably not." Naoki Nagayama shook his head. "Akina isn't participating in the Red and White Song Assembly this year, so we might watch TV at home..."

"Isn't Akina-chan still participating in the Record Awards~"

It's the last day of the year, so many stars will run between the two on that day.

"Haha, the Awards..."

Naoki Nagayama smiled, and then like sharing a big melon,

"Yuko-san, do you know? This year's Record Awards... might be awarded to Johnny's newcomer group..."

Tanaka Yuko's other half now is Kenji Sawada; this guy is one of the top big shots in the Neon music scene, and his influence is very great.

Even though he chose to have an extramarital affair with Tanaka Yuko, the divorce fee of 1.8 billion made many men convinced, thinking he is a man who dares to act!

Because this is considered being honest about one's feelings, be real!!

This is very rock and roll!

So his influence in the music scene is still very great.

If he also knew that an authoritative competition like the Record Awards was actually unfair, then this guy might dare to speak out, causing waves...

"Mm?" Tanaka Yuko was a bit surprised. "Given to a newcomer group?"

"Yes, heard Johnny's is spending a lot of money behind the scenes to bribe the judges!"

If it were said by someone else, Tanaka Yuko might think it was fabricated, but since these words came from Naoki Nagayama, the credibility instantly rose.

"Honto ni?!"

"Yes!" Naoki Nagayama nodded. "My Akina is also competing for the Grand Prize, and she was also very surprised to hear this news!"

"Johnny's... how dare they?!"

Tanaka Yuko asked doubtfully.

"Hahaha, what is there not to dare!"

Johnny's is said to have the United States backing it, and the founder playing with little boys is becoming an open secret in the industry... Such things, even in the United States, need a layer of fig leaf!

"Is there no one who can uphold justice?!"

Tanaka Yuko said angrily,

"If this continues, in the future, who can believe in the various awards in the entertainment industry!"

"Haha, this is a world of comparing who is worse!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

"The lower limit of the entertainment industry will only get lower and lower!!!"

Fortunately, he snatched Akina in this lifetime, otherwise Johnny's would have had other tricks like the Golden Screen!

"..."

Tanaka Yuko's eyes flickered; she instantly thought of her other half... If the authority of the Record Awards collapsed...

Kenji Sawada, he is also a winner of the Record Awards!

That is Kenji Sawada's proudest award!

The filming on Jurassic Island was becoming more and more regular, like a paradise undisturbed by the outside world, with everyone working together to produce an outstanding work.

And in the outside world, the storm was gathering!

The vote count results for the Diet members had been released and announced, and as predicted, the Social Democratic Party replaced the Liberal Democratic Party to become the ruling party of Neon!

Under the butterfly wings of Naoki Nagayama, this was two or three years faster than in history!

Now that the Social Democratic Party had won the majority of seats, the presidential election was imminent... This president would also become the next Prime Minister of Neon!

Takako Doi could be said to be in high spirits at this time; as the chairperson who led the Social Democratic Party to become the ruling party, the probability of being elected as the president of the ruling party could be said to be very high.

However, the Neon political scene still had the old-fashioned atmosphere that "a woman cannot become Prime Minister," and there were several senior key members within the Social Democratic Party, so there were still some risks!

"I must make the support of public opinion even greater! Let the trend of 'women participating in politics' influence more people!"

Takako Doi pondered in her office and then dialed a phone number.

"Moshi Moshi... Chairman Yin Tang?! This is Takako Doi!"

Takako Doi said directly,

"Do you have time to have a meal together? I want to understand the female voice in the Film Association..." ===== CHAPTER 1313 =====

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