Naoki Nagayama returned to Tokyo and continued filming TV series, but the influence he left in Hong Kong has not disappeared.

Instead, like ripples on the water, they dispersed into the Hong Kong entertainment circle...

At Anita Mui's house, she was playing mahjong with her three friends, Fu Lu Shou... and she lost again!

As we all know, Anita Mui likes to play mahjong, but she likes to cheat and refuses to give her money when she loses...

Alan Tam from Hu Pai is like this:

"Amei, you lost again... don't continue to cheat!"

"Wait a minute, I'll definitely win back the next one!"

Anita Mui carelessly asked for an extension, but Alan Tam, Eric Tsang, and Danny Chan all laughed at her because she couldn't afford to lose. So Anita Mui rolled her eyes and started to blame:

"I was thinking about something just now, so I didn't concentrate..."

"Oh?" Knowing that she was changing the subject, Alan Tam, who won the money, was not angry, "What is so interesting~"

"I'm going to Neon in a while..."

Since there are many songs borrowed from the neon entertainment industry, Anita Mui would go to neon from time to time to get to know people from all walks of life in the entertainment industry.

"But I heard a big news recently..."

"???"

Seeing that Anita Mui didn't look like she was just making it up, several people looked over. Gossip is human nature.

"You know Neon's largest male idol agency, Johnny...it is said that the founder, Kitagawa, treats his underage artists..."

Having been in the entertainment industry for many years, Alan Tam and others are not ignorant of the dirty things in the entertainment industry. Once a person has money, it is difficult to hide his true nature...

However, Johnny Kitagawa's exaggeration is still shocking.

"Johnnys?" Chen Baixiang looked at Anita Mui in surprise, "Isn't anyone stopping such behavior?"

Eric Tsang shook his head: "Because neon is too perverted!"

Anita Mui punched him and then guessed: "...because Johnny is too powerful..."

"So, all Johnny's idols?"

"Of course I don't know the details, but it is said to be a large part..."

Alan Tam smoked a cigarette and asked in a probing tone,

"Are there no exceptions? Where did you get the news, Mei?"

"Insider!"

Although the gossip was shared, the source of the gossip must be kept secret. Naturally, Anita Mui did not reveal the identity of Naoki Nagayama.

"Don't ask who it is specifically, but I heard that this is already an honest secret in the neon entertainment industry..."

So, a good mahjong turned into a tea party with a few bad friends sharing gossip, and because they all have a lot of friends, almost the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle knew the news.

Then there were Hong Kong media tabloids that were closely related to the entertainment industry. And since there was no suppression from Johnny's forces, the limelight of public opinion began to spread to ordinary people...

The consensus that "Johnny's idols all slept out" began to form in Hong Kong.

.......

At the same time, in the neon entertainment industry, Johnny's business began to encounter obstacles...

"Marissa..."

Agent Matsuzawa Masahiro knocked on the door of Kitagawa Marie's office.

"Something went wrong."

"What?"

After all, Kitagawa Marie was someone who had been running the office for many years. She was not angry after hearing the news, but asked.

"We are negotiating for a performance in Hong Kong, but for some reason, they chose to reject it."

"Why did you refuse? Do you understand the reason?"

"The people there are hesitant, but it seems that the Hong Kong audience doesn't have a high opinion of neon male idols..."

"How could it be?! Aren't Hideki Saijo and Kenji Sawada very popular before?!"

"Private Marseille, maybe the new generation of idols are not so influential...and there are bad rumors circulating in the past..."

Matsuzawa Masaki doesn't speak Chinese, but he has also heard about Hong Kong people's bad impression of Johnny's idol.

Kitagawa Mari is average-looking, and as she grows older, she becomes thinner and thinner, and her face becomes more and more mean. When she suddenly hears bad news, her face instantly becomes fierce.

"You mean mom gave up? What did he do again?!"

Masaki Matsuzawa is already Johnny's chief manager, coordinating the business development of his second-tier idol groups, such as Hiromi Go in the early days, and now Masahiko Kondo, etc.

The focus is to promote them to Asian markets other than neon, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong. Kondo Masahiko is currently preparing to perform in Hong Kong.

"Forehead....."

And because Mary liked Kondo Masahiko very much, Matsuzawa Masaki didn't say anything, but his silence said everything.

Kitagawa Mari naturally knew Kondo's behavior as an adult. Although his reputation has declined, he is still the popular idol he once was. A guy who has been praised by others during his adolescence will naturally not know how to restrain himself.

As an adult, he has been photographed many times drinking, racing, and getting into various troubles with his friends... If it weren't for Johnny's aftermath, his reputation would have been ruined... Now his popularity is getting weaker and weaker.

...

And because he stole Nagayama Naoki’s early advertising, he had conflicts with him, which led to him becoming a mortal enemy of the now powerful Shuyou Group...

Kitagawa Mari knocked on the table, the scene with Kondo flashed through her mind, and she thought about the new male idols and the increasing competitive pressure in the entertainment industry.

Finally decided:

"Kondo's new album should not be continued. It will be handed over to the people of the male Douhu group, and then his previous best-selling songs will be made into an album for sale..."

"Then let him try to transform and take a sexy route... If there is still no improvement, let him join a variety show..."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kitagawa Marie has decided to give up this artist, but as the manager of the agency, even if she wants to give up an artist, she must squeeze out all his remaining value.

"Don't use the favor on him. Once the contract is over, don't continue to sign the contract!"

"Um...this..."

Kitagawa Mari's decision was tantamount to giving up on Kondo. Matsuzawa Masaru didn't expect that he just reported a piece of news and actually cut off Kondo's future.

"Let's do it..." Mary waved her hand, "As for expanding the market overseas, if Hong Kong doesn't work, let's try Taiwan..."

"Hey, I got it!"

...

TVB’s wireless artist training class.

After class teacher Liu Fang had just finished a class, she was chatting with people in the office when she heard someone come in and say:

"Teacher Liu, who is that person in your training class, who has been spotted by the Neon Director?"

"???" When Naoki Nagayama came for the interview, Liu Fanggang was with him throughout the interview, but there was no news for a long time after that. He wondered, "Who is interested?"

"That's the Tony Leung Ka Fai with a longer face! The one who starred in "Behind the Curtain"!"

The colleague who came in was from the Ministry of Commerce. He smiled and said,

"Our department received an official invitation letter from Shuyou Group, inviting him to Neon for a final interview!"

In fact, Naoki Nagayama contacted TVB's Youta first, and then the company went through the formal procedures. Otherwise, Tony Leung would already be the Best Actor at the Academy Awards, and his schedule would still be very busy~

"Have you confirmed it's him?"

"I didn't say that, but out of so many actors, he was the only one who was asked to audition, so he must be very popular!"

"Only one?"

“We only received one email via wireless!”

After Liu Fang got the news, she immediately called Tony Leung and told him the good news.

Being selected by a major international director, the young Tony Leung was naturally surprised and happy, and he quickly said that he would definitely seize the opportunity to perform well.

"But the film production in Neon may be a little different from that in Hong Kong. Directors and screenwriters are very important there, so you have to adapt well..."

Liu Fanggang reminded his students,

"Although I'm not sure if you've finally cast the role, it means that someone on the crew is very optimistic about you, so remember, even if you don't cast the leading role in the end, you can still try to get another role in the movie!

"

"A big movie like that might go to Oscars and Cannes. It would be a pity to miss it!"

"I know, Teacher Liu!" Liang Jiahui looked very excited and nodded repeatedly, "I will do my best!"

"This is best..."

At the same time, Leslie Cheung, who was preparing a new song, also received news from his manager...

"Did I receive an invitation?"

Leslie Cheung said unexpectedly: "I made a mistake, I brought Andy to the audition! I also asked Mr. Naoki Nagayama..."

"It was a Neon man who called specifically to say it."

Leslie Cheung’s agent Chen Shufen said,

"It's a director named Kyū Kijima. He speaks broken English, but his meaning is very clear... I saw your acting skills at the scene and thought that your image and acting skills are very suitable for the male protagonist, so I invited you.

Go to Neon for re-examination...."
To be continued...