Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1543. The Man Above All

This is the first time that Mayumi Watanabe's agency has signed an actress who was born into a wealthy family.

In the past, the actors she signed were either girls from ordinary families who participated in the audition for the prize, or office workers from ordinary backgrounds, or poor young people who were tempted by the high signing fees.

Only Kimura Yoshino not only has a good family background, but is also a relative of Watanabe Mayumi who was sent to her by her family through connections.

This allowed Shinichi Iwahashi to see the changes in the ecology of the entertainment industry.

This circle, which initially only brought together low-level people from all over the place, has finally become a place that young masters and young ladies from good backgrounds also yearn for. It can be imagined that this trend is not a temporary one, but will become more and more intense in the future.

The reason is simple, it is because this society has entered a stage of stagnant development.

In this era of wild development of the entertainment industry, the identities of artists are not presentable, and agencies prefer newcomers with poor backgrounds.

Being born in poverty means being more eager to succeed and being able to endure hardships, but it also means being more easily controlled. Even when an artist becomes strong enough to challenge the authority of the agency, it is easier to ban an artist who comes from a grassroots background.

After all, the entertainment industry is a fundamentally illegal world. It is a huge arena that throws the most worthless little people into to fight and awards prizes to the winners.

But the interesting thing is that since the birth of the current ecology of the entertainment industry, most of the people who have dominated it have come from wealthy families. Most of the producers, including singer-songwriters, have good family backgrounds.

However, as objects of domination, especially actors and idols, they often come from poor backgrounds and endure humiliation in order to get ahead.

As the entertainment industry gradually becomes a glamorous world from the outside, people from wealthy families also want to enter it to find out what it is like.

Social development has stagnated, and there are fewer and fewer changes in the world. It is extremely difficult for the social structure to change much between ten years ago and ten years later. Therefore, how to make life less boring has become a problem.

When it becomes difficult to get satisfaction from ordinary entertainment activities, children from well-off families begin to turn their attention to the entertainment industry, regarding this world seen through a kaleidoscope as an interesting extracurricular activity and an adventure that is different from the stable life whose end is foreseeable at a glance.

For these people, it is natural to entrust their work to an agency that knows them well. As a second-generation entertainer, Mayumi Watanabe naturally attracts newcomers.

Following such a boss means, to some extent, comfort and security, as well as a good parting.

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On one side, there are rich young men and women who begin to regard the entertainment industry as a challenging and entertaining place, and are keen on becoming an idol actor.

On the other hand, there are humble and unknown artistes who risk their lives for entertainment.

This summer has set the highest temperature record in history. In the scorching summer, the moment you step outside from indoors, the heat hits you in the face, and the heat seeps into your pants through the scorching asphalt road. The scorching sun is scorching overhead, and in a short while, you will be sunburned like a wilted plant.

The sultry low pressure makes people upset and listless. The world is already in a recession, and facing such a depressing high temperature, it goes without saying that the heart is depressed. For the entertainment industry, whenever a certain atmosphere begins to permeate the world, they raise their hunting eyes to catch the public's emotions.

The world is in a recession and the commercial TV stations have previously recorded the lowest profit in history. In order to reverse the situation, they have tried every possible means.

The TV drama sector has undergone drastic reforms, young screenwriters have been hired in large numbers, and various themes have been moved to prime time. Before the audience's complaints come in, the ratings and topicality must be pushed up first.

On the other hand, the content of variety shows has become increasingly crazy, with artists doing everything from heaven to earth in the shows.

After entering the 1990s, Fuji TV defeated TBS TV and became the number one commercial TV station. Its attempts in various programs were even more outrageous.

In June, a variety show was being recorded on Fuji TV, and the artists participating in the show were sent into the air without any protection to play games. As a result, a comedian fell from a height and suffered serious head injuries.

After the incident was reported, public opinion was in an uproar, and there was a lot of criticism about the TV station only caring about the program effects and ignoring human lives.

But the final result was that the TV station conducted internal self-regulation and all ended with a bland apology. Other TV stations certainly took advantage of the situation to add insult to injury, but overall, they all tacitly avoided reporting on the incident and minimized the impact.

In the final analysis, no TV station dares to say that it is innocent when it comes to the treatment of artists. If the TV station remains silent, the criticism from print media and magazines will be irrelevant.

For the general public, no matter what kind of news it is, it will become kitchen waste to be recycled within three days. Moreover, in the eyes of many people, since artists make a living by participating in programs, they naturally have to bear the risks involved.

Even though this is a world that even rich young men and women yearn for, the public still has a prejudice against the identity of artists.

After this incident, variety shows still have shocking standards, and artists should be hung in the air to fly human kites, and they should be treated as human kites. The cruelty of the entertainment industry lies in the fact that, at all times, this is a world that can only operate on the basis of "illegality".

In such a distorted ecological environment, comedians who have worked hard to reach the top must naturally agree with the law of the jungle, otherwise they cannot explain why they have to endure such inhuman treatment in order to become the best.

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"The opportunity to be on stage is too precious, and artists are the least worthy of mention among them. It's a pity, but it's the truth."

In the living room of the Iwahashi family, Narita Hiroyuki smugly expressed his views on the recent incident. In his eyes, or in the eyes of those who have power in the entertainment industry, artists are just consumables. As long as the public needs to be entertained, the entertainment industry will exist, and there will never be a shortage of consumables.

In the new year, Narita Hiroyuki was promoted, and he was one of the few people in Dentsu who was recognized as having a promising future. This was certainly because he was young and talented, and Shinichi Iwahashi had a special status in the entertainment industry, which also helped him a lot. "Dentsu" was above the TV station, and he was a Dentsu man who needed the help of various forces to climb up.

Narita Hiroshi was doing well, and in front of his brother-in-law, he spoke more cordially and casually. Only Asako remained the same, neither overly affectionate nor cold.

This was the first time that Asako and Narita Hiroyuki visited Iwahashi Shinji's home after the child was born.