God-Tier Management / A Fight with Our Backs to the Wall

There's also a family dinner tonight to celebrate his enrollment.

... Although he doesn't have any school scheduled for this week, it has nothing to do with celebrating starting school.

Section 160, Chapter 145: Divine Operation

Ever since Shuya realized how famous he was, he's become a bit more careful about going out.

Wearing a mask is mandatory.

Time flies; two weeks have passed since the entrance ceremony.

Shuya has been so busy that he hasn't been to school even once in the past two weeks.

Besides promoting the Morning Drama, he also did voice acting. He chose some roles to play, but due to time constraints, he didn't take on leading roles; he only had cameo appearances in one or two episodes.

The plot of "The Art Academy" is also getting better and better.

On their journey to Sapporo, Ikeda Ichinosuke and Asagami Miin encounter many people and events.

There were peasants, landlords, defeated soldiers, warriors, bandits...

There were all sorts of people there, but they were all Asagami Miin, and they moved towards Sapporo without giving up hope, demonstrating the beauty of humanity.

The plot has been significantly altered and is not a direct copy of Asagami Miin's autobiography.

Morning Drama should always be positive and shouldn't be too cruel or dark.

In real history, Asagami Miin did encounter many bad people, but they were all killed by Ikeda Ichinosuke.

Moreover, not many people were persuaded or inspired by Asagami Miin and maintained a positive attitude.

If the film were to follow the autobiographical description exactly, this part of the story would be very depressing.

The current storyline is very fairytale-like, but it's really enjoyable to watch.

The audience's reviews were very positive.

Asagami Miin and Ikeda Ichinosuke are becoming increasingly popular.

In the third week of the series, Ikeda Ichinosuke finally encountered the Great Wall Special Operations Team led by Li Shuhong.

Jackie Chan's appearance attracted the attention of many men, who also began to notice this Morning Drama.

Ratings soared.

In particular, the scene where Ikeda Ichinosuke and Li Shuhong fight due to a misunderstanding is thrilling and exciting, and the viewership rating for those few minutes soared to 45%.

Absolutely astonishing.

The childhood arc will likely have around 30 to 40 episodes, with six episodes airing each week, and will probably conclude around mid-to-late April.

Shuya has been watching the show in real time and noticed that the editing of the show has a unique feature: it mainly expresses the female lead's positive attitude and how she struggles against adversity.

As for the action scenes... to be honest, quite a lot of them were cut.

The action scenes that Shuya filmed are not the same as what is actually presented.

The playback is much shorter.

However, the editing did not have a negative impact; on the contrary, it made the battle scenes more concise, powerful, and aesthetically pleasing.

MHK, this television station, is definitely something special.

Shuya completely engrossed in watching it.

After being edited and scored by a master, the battle scenes were less bloodthirsty and more rhythmic.

It's also more visually appealing.

Clean and concise movements are even more stylish.

No wonder her popularity has soared.

As Shuya's popularity soared, new troubles began to arise.

Hanazawa Sakura's agency is being pressured by fans to get Shuya's merchandise.

The agency has never released any merchandise related to Shuya.

Neither Shuya nor Hanazawa Sakura showed any interest.

Shuya considers himself a talented actor, not an idol, so there's no need for him to release merchandise.

But this time it just wouldn't work; my phone was ringing off the hook.

The die-hard fans pleaded, crying, "Please, give us a chance to send you money!"

They often complained privately that Shuya they didn't release any merchandise. What was wrong with the agency? They were practically throwing money at him, but the staff were too lazy to even pick it up.

I've never seen such an arrogant and ruthless firm.

I really don't know what kind of amazing operation this is.

Look at Sakurajima Mai next door. After she became famous, she sold all sorts of things—photobooks, folders, posters, wall hangings, photo albums, towels, handkerchiefs...—enough to bankrupt people.

On the other hand, Shuya... hasn't even released a single piece of merchandise?

At most, they sent one or two photos to a fashion magazine co-founded by Hirai Ryuji... but the problem is, can't that be considered merchandise?

Hanazawa Sakura and Shuya and decided to listen to the fans' opinions, so they invited Hirai Ryuji to take photos. They released some rare photos and posters for sale, and then...

Yeah, and that's it.

Shuya felt he was a bit busy and would talk about it later.

Hanazawa Sakura heard him say that, she laughed twice and said, "Alright, we'll talk about it later!"

---God, we'll talk about that later!

The fans are roaring.

Can you guys stop being so laid-back?!

If fans didn't know that Shuya's agency was owned by his mother, they would have suspected there was more to the story.

It's infuriating that they wouldn't even take the money offered to them.

Fans then started buying gifts and sending them to the agency.

However, because there were too many gifts, the agency couldn't accommodate them all, so Hanazawa Sakura and Shuya jointly issued a notice in the newspaper prohibiting fans from sending gifts.

This move was absolutely hilarious and left the fans speechless.

Of course, there are agencies that don't accept gifts, but their intention is for fans to buy merchandise. Your agency's merchandise sells out as soon as it's released, and they don't even bother with reprints. The merchandise is being resold at exorbitant prices.

The fans were breathless.

In the end, it was Inoue Hikoo who couldn't stand his wife and son's laid-back attitude, so he stepped in and helped them get some merchandise to appease the fans' anger.

Inoue Hikoo's reputation improved somewhat as a result.

Although this guy is a scoundrel, at least he can get things done.

An unexpected reversal in public opinion.

This matter is now closed.

Back to the Morning Drama.

The Academy of the Art Academy has a very heavy publicity task.

The story was featured in countless newspapers and magazines, and appeared on several television programs.

At the end of March, Shuya even flew to Great Hua to promote the project.

Great Hua also bought the "Art Academy" Morning Drama for simultaneous broadcast.

Shuya showed off his Great Hua Language when he went to Great Hua for promotion, which boosted his popularity.

Then Jackie Chan took him to meet the senior figures in the Great Hua martial arts world.

Shuya received instruction from Li Shuhong, and Jackie Chan had already revealed this information.

Shuya had Li Shuhong's backing and Jackie Chan's connections.

Through his introduction, Shuya was accepted into the martial arts community of Great Hua without any obstacles.

From the perspective of the martial artists of Great Hua, Shuya had received instruction from Li Shuhong, so he could be considered one of their own.

That's quite remarkable.

The extraordinary individuals of Great Hua have always been arrogant and look down on everyone.

Even without Li Shuhong's powerful backing, Shuya would have eventually gained the recognition of the martial artists of Great Hua; his Natural Martial Bone was a bug in the system.

It's just that this process has been accelerated.

Shuya Great Hua for three days, but he was so annoyed by MHK's constant urging that he reluctantly returned to Japan.

There are indeed many experts in Great Hua!

After only three days of exchanging ideas, Shuya's martial arts skills have improved significantly.

In addition, Shuya also received many offers for action scenes.

These invitations were given because of his unique age advantage.

He claimed to be the number one martial artist of his age, and no one in the Great Hua would disagree.

However, Shuya hasn't responded to these invitations yet, saying he needs to consider them.

He's been so busy lately.

He didn't explicitly refuse Jackie Chan's invitation, but was still hesitant.

First, he and Jackie Chan already have a very good relationship.

Secondly, this guy is also very powerful. As long as Shuya gets on his coattails, it's not a dream for his reputation to explode again.

If Shuya agrees, the Sino-Japanese co-production will likely be realized in the second half of this year, bringing success to both the arts and sports sectors.

Section 161, Chapter 146: A desperate battle

Time flies by in the midst of our busy schedules, and it's already Itsuki.

During this period, Shuya only attended classes for two days.

Fortunately, the childhood storyline of the Morning Drama "The Art Academy" is almost over.

Shuya has almost finished his promotional tour, but that doesn't mean he can relax now.

He received too many job offers after becoming famous.

We'll discuss the next steps later.

Shuya and Mai are about to participate in a talk show to Morning Drama.

They've participated in many shows like this together.

Shuya always felt that MHK was forcibly creating a CP (couple pairing) between him and Mai- chan to increase the buzz.

Mai- chan's agency also tacitly joined in promoting the CP (couple pairing).

If Mai- chan hadn't been his good friend and not so cute, Shuya have rebelled long ago.

It's only a short-term business, so Shuya wouldn't be so ungrateful.

This kind of business is so common, it's nothing special.

Haven't you seen how voice actors later took their yuri (lesbian) marketing to a whole new level?

The talk show we're participating in today is a very popular program right now, hosted by several comedians.