Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 61 The King of Japanese Music is Born! !
  The Golden Screen Incident divided public opinion in the entire Japanese entertainment industry into three parts.

One part is the sympathizers of Akina Nakamori, the conservatives of this Dark Star world, and the other part is the supporters of Kondo Masahiko, the radicals of this Dark Star world.

Of course, the largest number of people are still neutrals, but they are also attracted by the dark abstract style displayed by Kondo Masahiko in "The Golden Screen Incident"...

This is like what Keiko Kanda said, this crazy era where garbage is everywhere.

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In the world of Dark Star, the dark abstract market is experiencing unprecedented prosperity. Dark works occupy 94.2% of the film and television market. The Darwinian survival law of the jungle and money is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Of course Kondo Masahiko is cunning and evil, but Nakamori Akina, who is weak, boring and incapable of doing anything, makes the vast neutral group of Dark Star even more uninterested...

Only a small number of conservatives sympathized with Akina Nakamori, but that was all...

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Kondo Masahiko's explosive killing of the original singer caused the "Yuyaki no Song" album to gain huge attention and traffic.

"Try Me" by Kondo Masahiko and Amuro Namie completely widened the gap.

"Yuyaki no Uta" continued to dominate the Oricon Album Weekly Championship for the eighth week, and its weekly sales were 7 copies ahead of the second place.

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Kyushu University School of Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tokyo Branch, VIP inpatient area.

Takakura Bunta and Kyushu Hospital Director Hana Retsu Yumiko were chatting about the hospitalization of Nakamori Akina's mother, Chieko.

"I'll leave that lady to you, Dean."

Takakura Bunta handed the beautifully wrapped pink gift box to Hana Lie Yumiko with both hands.

"Is this the latest customized lipstick? Is it signed by Namie Amuro?"

Hua Lie Gongzi accepted the gift with a smile.

"Of course, this is the signature version of Namie Amuro aimed at high-end users."

"In addition, the company has also carried out personalized upgrades in terms of cosmetics product capabilities, and also provides internal solar chargers."

Takakura Bunta enthusiastically introduced Onigashima's products.

"Maybe you can come to the inpatient department and give me a detailed introduction."

Hua Lie Gongzi adjusted the frame of the mirror and looked at Gao Cangbunta with a familiar smile in his eyes.

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Hua Lie Gongzi has exquisite facial features and fair skin.

Her face is clear-cut, her hair is black and shiny, and her eyes reveal a gentleness and kindness that makes people feel kind and comfortable.

Wearing a common white doctor's uniform, clean and neat, with a hospital work ID, black glasses and red lipstick, he looks more professional and rigorous.

She is among Bunta Takakura's VIP customers, after Mrs. Rikako Takemoto, the third customer to open the "Onigashima cosmetics high-end customization service".

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Japan not only has chaebols but also academic tycoons, especially major medical schools, which have their own fixed spheres of influence.

School cliques are defined by the school from which the leader of the organization graduated, while others are reinforced and sustained by a certain "habit" over time.

The top academic schools in Japan are undoubtedly the seven former imperial universities, as well as Keio University.

The Seven Emperors and Keio are basically the leaders of the medical schools in the region and send professors to other medical schools in their area to master the top medical resources.

This Dean Hua Lie Gongzi is the pillar of the academic faction of Kyushu University.

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Takakura Bunta and Dean Yumiko Hanaritsu conducted a two-and-a-half-hour special physical examination at the bed in the inpatient department.

After the physical examination was over, Takakura Bunta hurriedly said goodbye and hurried back to Sony Records' studio to record a new album. “Nakamori Akina’s weakness was hidden, and the following began to fight back.”

Bunta Takakura opened the car window, lit a cigarette and said.

"The situation over at Akina Nakamori is a bit bad..."

Keiko Kanda took out a copy of the "Yomiuri Shimbun" newspaper and gave it to Bunta Takakura.

"Nakamori Akina's office caught fire, employees mysteriously resigned en masse, and large sums of funds were frozen."

"Milky House, Nakamori Akina's personal agency, has had its music promotion and distribution qualifications revoked, and its manager, Kosugi Riuzo, has resigned and is missing..."

Takakura Bunta looked at the content of the "Yomiuri Shimbun" and Kondo Masahiko was worried about Nakamori Akina's counterattack and divert some of the neutral traffic from the "Golden Screen" incident.

So, just put it on fire and drain the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.

"How long until the new album?"

Bunta Takakura put out his cigarette butt and asked.

Kanda Keiko said: "We are still waiting for the recording of that song to be completed. The promotional materials have been prepared and will be put on the market next week."

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A week later, Johnny's Tower in central Nakano-ku, Tokyo.

The sales volume of the Oricon Weekly Champion "Yiyaki No Uta" remained at 23 copies, completing the ninth consecutive weekly championship with an overwhelming advantage.

The second-place album "Try Me" showed its decline, with sales of only 11, and the gap between the two sides widened to more than 10. As for the sales of other albums, they only have about to copies, which cannot compete with "Yuyaki No Uta".

After the album chart war, a winner has been chosen, and the record market has entered a period of market trough.

The failure rate of Masahiko Kondo in completing the Dark Protocol given by Shadow Bank has dropped to 1.04%. Basically, the music world has already acquiesced in the rebirth of this veteran king.

With the blessing of T0-level resources in the Japanese entertainment industry, the rise of Kondo Masahiko and Johnny's has been expected by major companies and industry insiders, and has been regarded as an inevitable event by default.

Johnny & Associates' "Johnny's Report" newspaper has begun to write special interviews and reports on "The Birth of Japan's King of Music" (the birth of Japan's King of Music).

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In fact, the singles chart can also reflect Kondo Masahiko's unstoppability.

The two title songs of the album, "Yuyaki Uta no Uta" and "The End of the World" (Until the End of the World), alternately topped the Oricon single-day charts.

Namie Amuro's "Try Me" single has always been suppressed in third place.

The fourth place was previously held by Seiko Matsuda's "Missing You/明日へと駆け出してゆこう" (I want to see you ~ Missing You ~ / Run towards tomorrow!).

However, after Seiko Matsuda's album was removed from the shelves, the popularity of the single dropped.

At present, it has been surpassed by Mr. Children’s "シーソーゲーム～Brave Love Song～" (adventure game Brave Love Song)...

As for Bunta Takakura's "Kill That Tokyo Man", after ranking first in Oricon single sales for three consecutive weeks, its popularity slowly faded, and its weekly single sales fell out of the top 10.

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In the banquet hall of Johnny's Building, hundreds of artists from the entire firm were invited to a grand celebration party.

A banner was hung up in the banquet hall, "The King of Music in Japan is Born" (The King of Music in Japan is Born)! ! !

Kondo Masahiko held a glass of whiskey in his hand and became the center of the entire party.

Mary Kitagawa drank a glass of wine with this artist from Johnny & Associates, her favorite, and secretly stuffed a key card into Masahiko Kondo's suit pocket.

Kondo Masahiko drank a few more drinks and came to the dessert area. He chatted with Riuzo Kosugi, a senior agent who had re-joined Johnny & Associates.

At the same time, he casually put the key card that Mary Kitagawa had put into his pocket and threw it into the trash can.

Mari Kitagawa, who was standing not far away and was chatting with Takuya Kimura's new girlfriend Shizuka Kudo, suddenly turned dark when she saw Masahiko Kondo's behavior.

(End of this chapter)