Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 137 It all comes down to money in the end.

"Please look forward to even more amazing performances from Sakaki Geisha in the future!"

Even though everyone knows this kind of announcement is a case of praising one person while belittling another, it's obviously easy to choose between Sakaki Geino and Nakajima Productions.

Ayako is really something, saying things like "control the pace" and "don't let the entertainment company steal the show"...

Why would such a large company like theirs try to steal the limelight from a small factory like yours?

Although Ayako Itomori had already given him a heads-up, the future club president was still not convinced.

Pshaw, we all grew up together, who's worse than whom? You just got lucky with a good dad.

If I had your resources, Itomoriya would be famous by now.

What are you so smug about?

Now that they have money, they've forgotten who they are.

This is what true friendship is like; it's completely genuine.

Meanwhile, Kuroda managed to borrow a few actors to temporarily fill in, which was enough to keep up with his own artists.

With a dark expression, he made a call to Momochi to question her.

"Um?"

Momochi Momo simply chose to play dumb.

Although she cooperated with Nakajima Hiroshi's actions, she did not want to completely break ties with Kuroda Karito.

"I didn't know that, Kuroda. Have you been countered?"

"I knew you'd say this even before I called you!"

Kuroda Karito's tone was filled with hatred.

"Momochi, don't think you can get away with this..."

"ha?"

"So you mean I'm the one causing trouble behind the scenes?"

"Let me tell you, Kuroda, if I really wanted to get you, I would hang up right now and expose your private deals!"

You know what, this is indeed much more destructive than removing an artist.

Everyone here is a seasoned manager. Even Nakajima Hiroshi, with his limited resources, can mobilize his artists to handle things. Kuroda can certainly manage it too, though it might be a bit of a mess.

Moreover, given Kuroda's personality, he couldn't quite understand the mentality of attacking an opponent but not wanting to be their enemy.

Momochi Momo's feigned ignorance actually got her away with it.

If Nakajima Hiroshi doesn't ask him to work on Kuroda again...

Hmm, the probability is not high.

Momochi sighed. From the moment Nakajima Hiro launched his counterattack, the basic situation was set as a fight to the death.

Even if neither side is ruthless, the other side will repeatedly stir up trouble until one is eliminated.

She just wanted to talk to Hiroshi Nakajima as soon as possible to see what price she would have to pay to stay out of it.

But now I don't dare to call him, afraid that he might suddenly remember some task to assign me.

The two main characters are at loggerheads, and Momochi is trying to escape; this is the current situation.

on site.

Nakajima Hiroshi touched the powerful flashlight in his pocket and sighed softly.

This item was confiscated by them at the scene earlier. Although they did not have the right to confiscate it permanently, Kuroda's subordinates did not come back to claim it, so it ended up in his hands.

He originally intended to use the other person's own methods against them, directly knocking out the other party's artist.

But when it came to actually carrying it out, they didn't want to do it that way anymore.

These temporary resident performers were ultimately not Kuroda's subordinates.

Forget it.

If the performance itself is defeated by the opponent, it is a matter of the agency's current strength, and there is no need to resort to such underhanded tactics.

Moreover, if he were caught as the attacker, even the attack in the first half could be used against him. Nakajima Hiroshi believed that Kuroda was capable of doing such a thing.

In terms of skill ceiling, he is indeed no match for Kuroda.

At this point, some viewers had already begun to express opinions that the message was being misdirected.

"Tsk tsk, look at the spectacle this afternoon, that's what a proper performance feels like."

"The performance this morning was completely outsourced, so we didn't prepare anything."

"I heard that Nakajima's agency pulled a lot of tricks to cover up their lack of preparation, just to make their performance seem like an accident."

"No way, putting on their own show..."

"Think about it, it's just like a kid who knows he's going to fail the exam but pretends he forgot to bring his admission ticket as an excuse."

"What you're saying makes some sense."

Hiroshi Nakajima: "..."

Is this another way to do it?

I'm somewhat glad I didn't launch an attack, otherwise the blame would have been even greater on him.

But putting aside moral considerations, Kuroda's team's setup and performance certainly looked better, at least for this first show.

However, due to the hasty response, this arrangement actually violated a major taboo in performance: if the tone is set too high, the rest will seem unremarkable.

If you have the main performer set the stage, how are the ordinary people temporarily brought in to perform?

Therefore, starting from the second episode, the loss of viewers was quite severe.

For professionals like Nakajima Hiroshi, it was immediately obvious, and he guessed the situation behind Kuroda's backing.

Big artists have their own schedules and it's not easy to temporarily reassign them. Unless the main artist returns later, it will be difficult for them to even be the headliner.

Yes, he was indeed communicating about this.

"Please put on another grand finale for me."

"What's the reason?"

The performer, wearing sunglasses, crossed his legs and leaned back on the sofa.

"Kuroda Karito, we have no further dealings now. I'm staying here entirely out of a spirit of cooperation to keep things under control."

Give me a reason why I should help you.

"You ungrateful woman!"

Seeing his master in a dilemma, the subordinate naturally stepped forward: "Your contract is still in our hands..."

"Kuroda Karito, are you going back on your word?"

The performer's pretty face turned cold. She took off her sunglasses and stared at Kuroda Karito with a frown.

"Shut up!"

Kuroda glared fiercely at his subordinate.

"Do you want me to become unpaid garbage?"

"Don't look down on me! I'm never stingy when it comes to pay. What I say I'll give, I mean it!"

"You, go! Bring her the contract, right now!"

The performer opening his mouth slightly was completely unexpected.

Originally, I just wanted to make things difficult for Kuroda Karito. After all, after I successfully revealed my plan, this guy used to hold my contract and act arrogantly all the time.

But unexpectedly, it really did...

It could also be just a pretense. Oh well, I'll wait and see.

She snorted and leaned back on the sofa.

"Name your price. How much do you want for me to handle the finale?"

The performer's tone softened considerably.

"Kuroda, you should know that many things can't be solved with money."

"You're holding so many..."

"If it can't be solved, it means there isn't enough money."

Even though he should be coaxing the other party into acting, Kuroda didn't back down at all on this matter. He believed that if interests could be pursued to the fullest extent, that was his conviction, and it was something that absolutely could not be tainted.

The performer in charge of the event sighed and shook his head slightly.

Beyond redemption.

But she was actually wavering; she wanted to get the contract back, even if it meant being free and being able to fight for better opportunities for her agent and assistant...

But freedom, opportunity...

Ultimately, it all comes down to money.