Chapter 1318: Talk about ballot stuffing? Can anyone stuff ballots better than me?!

When the reporters were summoned to the headquarters of the Composers Association in Shibuya Ward, most of them didn't understand what had happened.

However, after Koji Ishikawa, chairman of the Composers Association and chairman of the Record Awards jury, came out to speak, everyone was shocked to realize that the Japan Record Awards, which had persisted for nearly 30 years, were about to undergo a drastic change!

"In order to demonstrate the fairness and justice of the Japan Record Awards and to listen to the voices of the public, selecting the song that best represents the whole year... the Record Awards Formulation Committee has decided that starting from this session, the ownership of the Japan Record Awards Grand Prize will introduce new rules!"

"Among the finalist songs selected by the jury, the song that finally wins the Grand Prize will not only consider the opinions and scores of the judges, but will also refer to public voting... its proportion is tentatively set at 50%!"

"The committee will calculate the final score through a formula, and the one with the highest score will be awarded the final Grand Prize of the Japan Record Awards!"

"......."

Koji Ishikawa's statement did not mention the recent public opinion situation at all, nor did it state the reason for the committee to temporarily change the rules. In short, it was just one sentence: for the fairness and justice of the awards...

As soon as the statement ended, the reporters on the scene started asking questions frantically:

"May I ask Chairman Ishikawa, is this rule change related to the bribery turmoil during this period?!"

"Ishikawa-san, what is the specific formula?"

"Mr. Koji Ishikawa, how to avoid fraud in public voting?!"

"......."

Sharp questions aimed at Koji Ishikawa like stone arrows, making cold sweat break out on his forehead very quickly.

"The specific details of the plan will be announced later, and the formula is also included... each reporter present will be given a copy. As for preventing fraud, there are also contingency plans."

"This change is entirely for the fairness and justice of the awards... there is absolutely no external pressure!"

"......."

Senior leaders of Neon groups all have the mentality of a dead duck with a hard mouth. Anyway, as long as they don't admit it, it doesn't exist! Koji Ishikawa's mouth was very tight, leaving the reporters present helpless.

However, the people participating in the meeting of the Record Awards were not all tight-lipped. Soon, an insider asked for the reason.

With the spread of gossip, gradually, the reason for the Record Awards Formulation Committee to change the rules caused a lively discussion among the reporters on the scene...

"Sure enough, just say there's no pressure, how would these guys change it!"

"Tree Friend is still powerful, withdrawing directly!! Now the pressure is naturally on the Record Awards."

"Burning and Tree Friend are on a unified front!"

"I heard there is also collective pressure from previous winners..."

After understanding these news, the reporters asked again:

"May I ask Mr. Koji Ishikawa, is it because of the pressure of Tree Friend's withdrawal that you decided to change the rules?!"

Koji Ishikawa's face stiffened slightly, but his mouth remained the hardest part of his whole body:

"There is no such thing!!!"

This media conference ended in a hurry with a bit of a tiger's head and a snake's tail. After returning to the newspaper office, the reporters edited this breaking news and released it at the fastest speed...

Then this breaking news exploded in Neon!

Yoshiaki Kosaka, a loyal fan of Akina, ignited his fighting spirit the moment he saw the news! He took the newspaper and quickly found his fellow fans of the Akina Club:

"According to this formula, as long as there are enough supporters, Akina will definitely be able to win the Grand Prize!"

"Yes, yes... calculated by proportion..." "When it comes to popularity, who is our Akina-sama afraid of?!" "" "....."

The friends in the club discussed one after another, and everyone was very confident in Nakamori Akina's popularity~

But Yoshiaki Kosaka was a bit worried:

"However, what I'm worried about is Johnny's side... their boy bands have always had a tradition of sticking together..."

"If from the first boy band to the present, they all support Hikaru GENJI, who is in the bribery rumors... then..."

Everyone reacted. From Hiromi Go to the Tahara Trio, Shonentai, Shibugakitai, Otokogumi... these generations of boy idol groups have all been extremely popular and have their own fan groups.

The fan base accumulated over so many years cannot be underestimated! Although some fans have grown up and don't speak out... but they have all grown into the main force of society, so they cannot be treated as non-existent! (Similar to the fans of a certain Jay Chou, a certain Cyndi Wang boy)

If these people, under the call of Johnny's Agency and idols, directly support Hikaru GENJI... then it will inevitably cause a major impact!

Hearing Yoshiaki Kosaka's worries, others also felt the pressure:

"Yes... the opponent cannot be underestimated!"

"Fans accumulated over generations, this is too foul!"

"Akina-chan has worked hard for five years, how can she beat someone else's generations of inheritance! Johnny's might even spend money to buy it!"

"If they really do that, Johnny's really doesn't want their face anymore!"

"....."

There were bursts of discussion, and many people felt that this formula was unfair, and the voices for Nakamori Akina were also very loud... but none of this could defeat the opponent!

Yoshiaki Kosaka pondered for a long time, and clapped his hands:

"No, we fans need to take action!!!"

"Contact Akina's personal guards, contact the members of Akina's national fan club, contact friends and family... we all need to support Akina!"

"In short, we must ensure that Akina wins the triple crown!!"

"Even spending money to buy votes when necessary is not impossible!"

"......"

The originally gentle and cute Yoshiaki Kosaka actually had a sense of vigor at this moment.

After she assigned the tasks, she directly let other friends start to act, and even she herself hurriedly communicated with Burning... to ensure that the agency also stood on the same front as Akina's fans!

On the other side, inside Johnny's, a small discussion meeting was also being held... Several powerful bigwigs in the agency were all present, and they were also discussing today's breaking news.

"Baka!" Mary Kitagawa cursed, "Ishikawa, this guy, didn't even notify us in advance! He issued this statement!!"

"These guys, don't they want the follow-up money anymore?!"

"As long as they continue to vote for Hikaru GENJI, the money will still be given... this is the beauty of this plan..."

The true core figure of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, had a calm face... He said to the many backbone members:

"Things have already happened, we have to think about what to do next!"

"This time it is clearly Tree Friend, Burning, and other agencies that want to challenge our status in the entertainment industry... This point is absolutely intolerable!"

Mary Kitagawa immediately said,

"We must be tougher, let everyone in the entertainment industry know that Johnny's is the leader!!!"

In Neon, a society with a tradition of "gekokujo" (the lower ruling the upper), as long as the leader shows a little flaw or decline, then other people who are eyeing it will rush up impatiently!

Hearing Mary Kitagawa's words, other high-level executives also nodded... Johnny's originally relied on the monopoly of male idols to directly occupy half of the idol world. If they want to maintain their monopoly status, they must be strong, strong, and strong!

"Inside the agency, gather fans of other artists to vote for Hikaru GENJI!"

"We can release a large number of advertisements through advertising companies to attract fans to vote!"

"Go to intermediary companies to find people to stuff ballots!"

"....."

Under the discussion of one word after another, the concept of ballot stuffing appeared decades early!

In the end, Johnny Kitagawa nodded and agreed with their opinion:

"Then follow this direction..."

"At least this time, we must let the entertainment industry understand that as long as it is an artist Johnny's wants to promote, there has never been one that didn't succeed!"

After the meeting dispersed, Johnny Kitagawa and Mary walked out together, preparing to go to the office to discuss some bottom-line measures... On the way, they happened to run into the increasingly gloomy Masahiko Kondo...

Mary saw the former favorite, but at this moment, she didn't have any intention of missing the old feelings:

"Kondo... you came just in time... go and contact your fan club, let them all vote for Hikaru GENJI in the Record Awards at the end of the year!"

"......"

Looking at the gloomy Mary and the frivolous Johnny Kitagawa beside her, even if there was more unwillingness in his heart, Masahiko Kondo still nodded,

"Okay, Mary-san......"

"Do it seriously, if the effect is not good, watch out, I'll make you look good!!"

"Hai....."

The two turned around directly and didn't look at Masahiko Kondo again... naturally, they didn't see the distortion in his eyes!

"Nakamori Akina, Naoki Nagayama... all of this is because of you!!!"

After returning to the office, Johnny Kitagawa asked his sister:

"Didn't you like Kondo very much before? Why are you so indifferent now, and even gave him to me?"

In fact, in his view, Masahiko Kondo, apart from some problems that everyone who becomes famous young has, didn't have many mistakes... It's just that he offended Naoki Nagayama when he was young, and after growing up, he didn't successfully transform...

He is just an ordinary has-been idol, so he doesn't understand why his sister dislikes him so much.

"He was a bit arrogant before, but at least he could make money. Now he has fallen out of the third tier! Looking back now, the cost invested in him could have supported two boy bands!"

Mary Kitagawa frowned. In fact, she had used her beauty many times to seek resources... and she was just tired of it now~

"But just a plaything... Big brother, if you like it, keep it!"

"Haha, tried it, that's enough... not to my taste~"

Johnny Kitagawa shook his head and changed the subject,

"Let's talk about this matter..."

"Tree Friend, Burning, we all know that essentially they are standing for Nakamori Akina, and other agencies are just following the trend."

Johnny Kitagawa said seriously,

"This time, are we really going to confront Tree Friend... and Naoki Nagayama head-on?!"

Speaking of which, Johnny Kitagawa's impression of Naoki Nagayama was quite good. Although Naoki Nagayama showed his disgust for Masahiko Kondo, that was just one person.

Naoki Nagayama and Shonentai were considered friends, giving them the opportunity to be regulars on "Music Station", and he had also collaborated with other Johnny's artists...

"But this time..." Mary was a bit unwilling, "We are forced into a corner!"

"If we don't fight back, people in the entertainment industry will know that we are afraid of Tree Friend, and then we will always be lower than Tree Friend in the future!"

"....."

Johnny Kitagawa touched his chin and pondered for a long time, then sighed,

"Then we can only fight once... I hope we won't both be hurt in the end!"

Whether it is the current status or the secret mission shouldered, Johnny's Agency needs to be the number one in Neon's male idol world!

In the evening at Sanying Yuan, Naoki Nagayama also learned about the new rules of the Record Awards, but he was not too worried:

"Akina... should I notify Otomo-san to help?"

"No! As long as the rules are fair..." Akina said with great confidence, "Even if I have to fight for fans, I'm not afraid!"

"So confident?"

"That's for sure!"

Akina held little Xia Hua in her arms, and then put her daughter's hands into a fighting pose,

"When it comes to popularity, I am still very confident!"

After Momoe Yamaguchi, Nakamori Akina is the true big sister of the idol world... Even with many competitors, she is not worried that her fans will lose.

However, Naoki Nagayama naturally would not underestimate Johnny's integrity, and future memories also let him know how much water there is in the so-called public voting:

"Just have to be careful that someone breaks the rules and stuffs ballots!"

"?"

"It's giving money to let ordinary passersby help vote..." Even with verification measures, it can be guaranteed that they are definitely real people!

"Will there be such behavior?"

"Of course!" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Grandpas and grandmas in the countryside can vote for an egg..."

"......."

Akina, who had not experienced the crazy ballot stuffing of the Internet, was a bit surprised... In her impression, even if it was running for president, it was just placing advertisements and holding campaign rallies to preach...

"..... Then what to do?"

"Uh...."

Naoki Nagayama's eyeballs turned,

"We do the same!"

Talk about ballot stuffing, can anyone stuff ballots better than me?!

"Ah?!"

"I will find someone to follow Johnny's team. As long as they go to buy votes, we will double the purchase!"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,

"If they promise to give one egg, we will give two!"

This is completely fighting for wealth... To be impolite, with Naoki Nagayama's current wealth, he can completely exhaust ten Johnny's!

"But... this will cost a lot of money?!"

Akina was a bit worried. Although she knew her family was rich, she couldn't afford to burn it like this!

Hearing her husband's words, she even had the idea of giving up the competition...

"How about... I just don't..."

"Don't worry! Johnny's doesn't have that kind of courage!"

Naoki Nagayama comforted with a smile,

"At most, spend one or two hundred million, and they will find that I am coming for real!"

"Then Johnny's shareholders will have to consider... is it worth competing with us at all costs! Then... naturally they will give up... This is the weakness of the bourgeoisie!"

Johnny's is for making money, but Naoki Nagayama is not. He is for a more metaphysical pursuit!

To put it bluntly, Naoki Nagayama worked hard to earn so much money just to be able to smash the opponent with money when facing problems!

"Naoki-san~ You are so good!"

Akina leaned over and kissed her husband, and little Xia Hua in her arms was not to be outdone, directly smiling and leaning on Naoki Nagayama's face, and bit down with an "awu"...

"Ah... pain pain pain..."

"Hua-chan, you actually bite people? Are you a puppy?"

"Haha, kiss..."

"Okay, you take this as a kiss?" Naoki Nagayama looked at little Xia Hua's chubby face, opened his bloody mouth, "Then I want to kiss Hua-chan too!"

Little Xia Hua let out a crisp laugh, hurriedly ran away from her mother's arms, and chased Naoki Nagayama in the living room~

At this moment, Akina sat on the sofa watching this warm scene, and couldn't help but smile~ ===== CHAPTER 1319 =====