"However," Shinichi Iwahashi said to Watanabe Manyumi, "I didn't expect you to be quite concerned about the Grand Prize."
The matter of the Grand Prize obviously had nothing to do with either of them. Because Iwahashi Shinichi had a personal relationship with Nakamori Akina, and it was the first time he was exposed to this kind of internal struggle, he was paying attention half-curiously. Watanabe Manyumi was also so interested.
It's a bit strange.
"It's just strange," Watanabe Manyumi said. "When participating in an interview, if you know that the first place has been determined, it will dampen the enthusiasm of the candidates. If someone is bribed to deliberately let someone down in a sports competition, the audience will protest."
"It's such a simple and easy-to-understand truth. Both Itsuki-san and Kondo seem to ignore it."
It’s okay for Akina Nakamori to withdraw and Hiroshi Itsuki to win the award. After all, the results are impressive. But when Kondo Masahiko wins the award, isn’t he really insulting the public’s eyes?
The selection competition is most afraid of problems with its credibility. In that case, this program, which started in 1959 and entered the 1970s, has a ratings that can even rival the Japanese Spring Festival Gala's Red and White Song Festival. It can be said that it will be completely abolished.
However, Enka really regarded Kondo Masahiko as an opponent, and Johnnys also actively used the back door.
"I'm more curious about how Johnny's side can open up the joints." Shinichi Iwahashi asked a question, "How can they make up for such a gap that can be seen with the naked eye? Besides, the opposite side is the entertainment world."
"Don't underestimate Johnny's energy, Iwahashi-kun." Watanabe Manyumi explained to him, "Although Enka has considerable say in the industry, there is also a power behind Johnny that cannot be ignored."
Johnny's president Kitagawa Tsuno is of American nationality. He served in the army during the North-South War and also worked in the American Embassy. After returning to Japan, he started performing arts activities and accumulated some connections, even like Hibari Misora.
The big shots also have contacts.
His sister, Kitagawa Mari, ran a bar in Akasaka after returning to China. Because her brother was involved in performing arts activities, the bar was often visited by people from the entertainment industry and cultural figures.
During this period, Kitagawa Marie met the writer Fujishima Taisuke.
Taisuke Fujishima is of Chinese origin, graduated from Gakushuin University, and comes from a prominent family background. His father is a supervisor of the Bank of Japan, and his wife is the granddaughter of the famous haiku poet Takahama Kyoko.
It was such a writer with a distinguished background who fell in love with the bar owner at the time, Kitagawa Marie, and subsequently, Kitagawa Marie became Fujishima Taisuke's mistress.
The love between the two grew stronger than ever. Fujishima Taisuke would rather be kicked out of the family than divorce his first wife and let his mistress become a full-time mistress. During this period, Kitagawa Mari gave birth to a daughter Keiko to Fujishima Taisuke. After being mistresses for many years, the four of them
Fifteen-year-old Kitagawa Mari finally became "Fujishima Yasuko". At this time, her daughter Keiko was six years old, and she finally changed from an illegitimate daughter to a married daughter.
"The gossip is quite exciting." Iwahashi Shinichi was very happy to hear it.
"Really?" Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled, "However, for the main wife, it can be said that she has encountered the worst opponent."
This opponent can capture the heart of a great writer, endure it for many years, and must be proficient in the art of quarreling, so he is not easy to mess with. But then again, Kitagawa Mari can definitely write a book to introduce her rise to power.
On the way.
The gossip is explosive, but behind it is the answer to the question raised by Shinichi Iwahashi: Where is Johnny's energy?
Fujishima Taisuke felt that matters in the entertainment industry could not be brought to the forefront, so he was too lazy to ask about the affairs of the agency. However, with his connections, Johnny was able to establish relationships with both black and white.
Although the mistress's conversion to a regular life is not recognized by her husband's family, it is enough for them to do so in the name of her husband.
Therefore, although Enka has a large voice in the music industry and has various unclear relationships with the Yakuza, Johnny is not a small player who can only play in the periphery. In addition, in recent years, he has become more and more popular among men.
The success in the idol market allows them to make a lot of money, and they can manage the money up and down. This is the key point.
The answer to this question made Iwahashi Shinichi think of another question.
"Kondo's achievements are on the table. Even if Johnny goes to such great lengths to get this big award for him, to be honest, it's meaningless. Instead, it will cause public outrage. What's the purpose?"
"When I was young, I met Jason and Marisan several times." Watanabe Wan Yumi did not answer directly, but talked about something else.
"Really?" Considering that Kitagawa has been with Watanabe Productions for nearly ten years, it is not surprising that he has met the lady from the office.
"Hmm. Jason and Marisan have different acting styles. Jason is more generous, but Marisan has a strong personality. She is the kind of person who will retaliate for whatever she does."
Speaking of this, Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled, "I was still a child at the time. I was running around at the party and I was deeply impressed by the way Marissa treated the newcomers who came to serve as waiters."
...It's just that it clearly left a shadow on her childhood.
"Johnny's has been obvious to all in the male idol market in recent years. However, once the idols launched by the agency become popular, various demands will increase. Other agencies will also want to directly poach the idols due to lack of experience in cultivating male idols.
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"In the 1970s, Xiang Guangmei was poached by Bruning. Although today is different from the past, we can't only cultivate fast-moving consumer goods forever."
Go Hiromi, as Watanabe Manyumi said, was a male idol launched by Johnny's in 1972. At that time, Go Hiromi was at the height of her popularity. Together with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo, she became one of the "three new royal families" and enjoyed unlimited fame.
However, just when Johnny was enjoying success, Hiromi Go was poached by the bruning Ikuo Suho. Kitagawa's hard work was in vain, and the ace of the firm was taken away from him.
"Compared to Zenisan, Marisan has a strong personality. She is tough on artists she doesn't like or artists who have withdrawn from the company, and she can do anything." Watanabe Manyumi said.
"But," she said, Iwahashi Shinichi understood, and continued: "You can't catch your artists with just tough tactics."
Watanabe Wan Yumi turned her head and gave him an appreciative look.
Iwahashi Shinichi is a person who knows everything right away, so working with him is not tiring at all.
Kitagawa Marie dotes on Kondo Masahiko, which is known to everyone in the industry. Her love for Kondo is to the extent that people doubt the relationship between the two.
How could such a Kondo Masahiko win the love of Kitagawa Mari?
There is indeed something special about excluding this person. The more important point is probably because Kondo Masahiko is obedient. With Kitagawa Mari's personality, those who offend her will be punished to death, and those who pat her to make her comfortable will have to do it.
Hold it in the palm of your hand.
To put it bluntly, Kondo Masahiko is just the most obedient barker in front of Kitagawa Marie.
