Even the most outstanding geniuses, no matter how arrogant they are in the world's opinion, will eventually be trapped in the network of mundane relationships, and it will be difficult to extricate themselves.

It has been since ancient times.

Take Yasushi Akimoto as an example, in 1975, at the age of 17, he was still a handsome and sunny sophomore in school, just overheard a certain broadcast program, and a certain thought arose in his heart:

That's what it turns out to be a broadcast show?

I can do it, too.

I can also write this kind of work.

With this in mind, he wrote down his broadcast story in the notebook he used to prepare for the exam, and was recommended to be sent to Neon Broadcasting, which was valued by Akinobu Kamebuchi and Oshiyama Yoshinobu Oshiyama, who was working at Neon Broadcasting at the time, and Ohashi Juizumi Office.

He later became a disciple of Okuyama Yoshin and began his career as a broadcaster.

How high-spirited he was at that time, thinking about whether his life would have been changed if he hadn't had the unconvincing attitude that his heart was higher than the sky at that time? Would he continue to go to high school, enter college after graduation, find a wife, work and catch up with the era of the bubble economy, devote himself to it, and live the rest of his life in a low-key manner after the bubble economy bursts.

If I had chosen to go to university honestly.

…

"Akimoto-sensei?..." seems to hear someone calling him.

"Akimoto-sensei, wake up. "It seems like he's still calling him.

"Don't you have anything to do, right?" Akimoto-sensei?" called him the third time.

…

"Ah, good morning, Takahashi. He rubbed his right eye, which was still sleepy, and tried not to close it.

After all, he is older, not as young as he was back then, and he didn't expect that he would have a cute and clever daughter, inheriting all the characteristics of himself and her mother.

"Akimoto-sensei, there's nothing wrong with you, I see you've been sleeping on the table. Takahashi Minami said cautiously.

"It's just that I was too tired yesterday, it's not a big deal, but Takahashi, what's the matter with you, come to my office early in the morning?" asked Takahashi Minami with a smile and a wave of his hand.

It's 9 o'clock in the morning, and he didn't call her over, if nothing else, Takahashi Minami should still be performing in the theater at this time, right?

"That's right, Mr. Akimoto, I have something to say to you..."Takahashi Minami saw that Yasusu Akimoto relaxed, looked into his eyes, and said his purpose.

"Is that so... I get it, I'll think about it. After listening, Akimoto Yasu sighed and sighed his helplessness.

"Then please ask you, Mr. Akimoto, I'll go back to the theater first. ”

"Well, there you go. ”

Minami Takahashi bent slightly and exited his office.

The door was gently opened and shut, and he was alone in the office again.

"Ahh

A while ago, Itano Tomomi also asked him to resign and ask to graduate, but he saw that Itano Tomomi's mood collapsed at that time, so he calmed down and didn't let her graduate.

If this is just an example, then even Minami Takahashi, a girl with a strong will, now has the idea of wanting to quit, and you can see how unstable the hearts of this team are now.

He has seen similar situations many times, and he has seen more and has more experience, and he has no panic back then, but more calmly, calmly looking for a solution while existing the status quo.

In addition to his messy unfinished drafts that have been written or are being revised, there are also a lot of materials on the table, most of which contain details about idols other than AKB.

He urgently needs more information, and it is already a matter of life and death, and if he can't think of a new project that can be approved, he will not be far from being finished.

Traditional idols, underground idols, J family idols, good morning idols...

He is not confined to the difference of factions, and is constantly looking for information that can be used by him.

Before his career as a first-class producer and lyricist, he was first and foremost a businessman.

On the edge of the desk are photographs of the kitten club and the mouse club, which he once founded, shining in the morning sun.

…

1987 year.

The kitten club, which has been popular since its birth, finally chose to disband for various reasons, and the idol club that has been popular all over the country since two years ago is like a meteor passing by, coming and going quickly.

In a bar in Shinjuku Ward.

Two men in their thirties in the prime of life waited lonely for the bartender to serve the wine, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere was quite thick. Even if the bartender had already mixed the wine, he just put it in front of the two of them, politely said "please use it slowly" and then withdrew from their aura battle circle.

Eventually, a man who looked a little older spoke.

"What am I talking about, Akimoto, if you want to run a team of dozens of people on your own, you're doomed to fail, aren't you? The sarcasm in his words can be heard by a normal person.

The Akimoto in his mouth, that is, Akimoto Yasu, just took a sip of stuffy wine and did not make any rebuttal to his words.

"Thinking about the angry look when you were arguing with me at that time, my face now has a hot feeling, you are a literati who is really heavy, I really dare not make people imagine that you are a polite lyricist in front of others. Although Akimoto Yasusu didn't speak, the man continued to talk to himself.

"Heh, aren't you the same, Goto, I was beaten by you not lightly. Akimoto finally replied, "If you were willing to agree with my concept, the kitten would not have disappeared so quickly. ”

Goto, Goto Jito, works at Fujidai, and is the producer of the Kitten Club with Yasuya Akimoto, but he is more hidden behind the scenes.

"I've said it a long time ago, your idea won't work at all, choose an ACE who can lead everyone forward? Are you kidding, we're a club, it's a group, what about launching a single, do you expect her to fight with Seiko Matsuda?

He and Yasu Akimoto had a harmonious relationship when they first established Kitten, and Fujitai also called them the two dazzling twin stars in the industry.

At the age of about thirty, it is indeed young in the industry.

It's just that in the later period, that is, a year or two later, the conceptual dispute between the two became more and more intense.

Yasu Akimoto advocated the introduction of an ace ace who could lead the team forward, while Goto Jitoshi advocated that resources should be divided as evenly as possible, so that everyone could enjoy the same resources.

In addition to this, Yasu Akimoto also objected to Goto's frequent change of members in the name of "exchanging blood" and "maintaining the freshness of the group", and the average time from joining the group to leaving the group was only 11 months.

The-for-tat two could no longer do even an open and harmonious dialogue, and finally Wen Chun photographed the scene where the two fought with each other outside the bar and talked ruthlessly.

The previous members stayed overnight and kissed their uncles, had connections with the underworld forces, and had affairs between the operation and the members, etc., so that the kitten club has suffered a huge blow and is difficult to bear.

The contradiction between the producers, so to speak, is the last straw that overwhelms the support of the Kitten Club.

The final end of a thing must be death in civil strife.

The kitten club, which has been hot for two years, launched the concept of "evil system" idols, promoted the decline of "orthodox" idols, seized the market of emerging bands, and changed people's concept of pop music.

In the end, only the end of dissolution remains.

It's embarrassing.

"What are you going to do now, the kitten has failed, and you have been fired from Fujitai, oh no, you have fished so much on the kitten, do you want to be a rich man and hold your Takai Asamiko for the second half of your happy life?" Seeing that Yasu Akimoto didn't want to argue with him about this topic, Goto Jitoshi knew that it was not interesting, so he changed the subject.

In just two and a half years since its establishment, the Kitten Club has created an output value of 800 million yen, of which 70 million has flowed into Akimotoyasu's pocket, which is only a direct industry, not including advertising endorsements and peripheral sales.

At the age of about thirty, Yasu Akimoto has already earned money that others can't earn in their lifetime.

"Didn't I say that, Goto. Yasu Akimoto said, his words containing confidence, "I will not give up the path of being a producer because of this failure, I will continue to make idols, don't you disagree, then one day you will see, the success of my concept, I will definitely be able to make idols that are truly popular all over the world." ”

He is the second in his words, but Goto Jitoshi who knows him knows that he is serious, and he really wants to make the idol of his imagination.

"Good luck then, Akimoto. He toasted to Qiu Yuankang, and the two toasted each other, no matter what grudges there were in the past, after this glass of wine, it was already in the past, and it should be relieved.

"Thank you for your blessings, I still have something to do, so let's go first. Akimoto smiled confidently, put down his glass, put on his suit, and turned around to leave.

"Akimoto. As he was about to leave, Goto stopped him.

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"Don't be impressed by the gentle township, people who are addicted to family can't create world-famous idols. He said with his back to Akimoto.

"Ha, you guy, pretending to be a person, you're just a few years older than me. Akimoto Yasusu couldn't help laughing, "I'll accept your reminder, I'm a person who likes young girls, how can I be addicted to my family." ”

"Then it's official, I don't know when the next meeting will be?"

"Soon, soon, I'll meet you as the world's most famous idol producer. ”

After saying this, he strode out of the bar without looking back.