The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 352 Pre-War Preparations (7)

Qiqi and the others have been very distressed recently.

They tried their best to fight their way out of the difficulties and passed the selection to come to the top artist agency they had always dreamed of, but now things are a little different from what they imagined.

Although the firm was still far more professional than they had imagined, with complete facilities, dedicated teachers, and everyone greeting them with a smile, making them feel the warmth of a big family, they gradually began to feel that something was not right.

First of all, the big shot they have always admired, the president of Starlight Agency, Lai Shan Chenggong, who is known as the idol godfather in the industry, personally attended the newcomer training last night to congratulate them, the artists who officially joined, which made them flattered.

He was like a kind-hearted elder, always caring about her well-being, without any airs of a big shot at all. Kiki remembered very clearly that what President Laishan said at the time was very touching. He said that since he had no children, he would treat them as his own.

That night, President Laishan even went on stage to sing a song for them and answered many questions, behaving like a gentleman.

But, after that day, Kiki felt something was wrong. They, the selected newcomers, began to be treated differently. Everyone worked harder than before to get opportunities and resources. The newcomers who came in at the same time began to gradually become alienated, and then competed secretly and were hostile to each other privately.

Everyone puts a lot of pressure on everyone else. Everyone wants to climb up, otherwise they will be left in the corner.

You know, if idols like them fail to accumulate certain achievements in the next few years, they will be abandoned by fans and the public because of their age. This can be said to be an industry that relies most on youth, and the age requirements are stricter than those of professional athletes.

So, after actually entering the office, the atmosphere between them changed.

No, it should be said that this is the normal atmosphere in the office. Everyone is under high pressure and forced to run forward and not fall behind. The original warm drama is like a ragged fig leaf on a beggar. When the wind blows, the diseased and rotten body underneath can be seen.

Here, idols are not a profession that brings hope and joy to people, but rather a precision-running machine. No matter what activities they participate in, what songs they sing, or even their own personality, everything has to be set in advance and there cannot be any mistakes.

Under such high pressure, even friends within a group would fight openly and secretly for resources, and eventually split into different small groups.

At this time, Kiki was very uneasy because she seemed to have done something wrong.

"So compared to those docile sheep who were sent to the agency to be trained since childhood, I like these children more..."

Lai Shanchenggong sat in the office, looking at the files in his hand, smiling and muttering: "Those children sent by their parents are really too docile. Although they are very obedient, they have no sense of accomplishment. They just do whatever they are told. These newcomers are different. They still have dreams and naive fantasies about life and the idol industry. Watching them understand the truth of society little by little and slowly succumb to anxiety and restlessness is really an incomparably delicious taste. Just thinking about it makes people excited..."

The secretary stood aside, watching the nose, watching the heart, not expressing any opinions, like a statue. Because he knew that the president did not want to chat with people now, but simply wanted to share his ugly desires that were about to overflow. This is the evil taste of Lai Shan's success. He would not rudely ask those newcomers to become his slaves immediately, but use the environment and atmosphere to infect them little by little, let them forget their original intentions, slowly change, and finally sink into the quicksand called "reality".

He also has ways to deal with those stubborn people who refuse to compromise. He can divide their relationship with others, favor some over others, create distrust between them, and make them oppose each other. He uses limited resources to put them in a prisoner's dilemma. As long as they don't compromise, what originally belonged to them will be divided up by others.

As for resistance? Haha, not to mention the sky-high penalty for breach of contract, even if they wanted to expose this matter, no one would be willing to unite and give up the benefits they had obtained. Those who have already surrendered will turn around and deal with those troublemakers. This is society.

Lai Shanchenggong looked at the information in his hand and said with a smile: "Although I don't like people to resist me, it's interesting to have such rebellious children occasionally... The child who pushed me away in the acting class before is called Qiqi, right?"

The so-called acting class is a course designed by Lai Shan Chenggong for newcomers. Using the excuse of "overcoming the sense of shame on stage", the artists are asked to wear shameful costumes for training. During the training, the old artists will be used as role models in a subtle way to destroy the newcomers' sense of shame little by little, making them feel that certain things are normal and a dedication to art, which can better tame them.

During this period, Lai Shan Chenggong would often personally take action, "instruct" them with a serious expression, and "correct" their movements in an authoritative manner, and then some physical contact would be inevitable. He really liked the target's shy expression that had to be held back, because here, all he did was "professional guidance", and any shyness was a manifestation of unprofessionalism.

But that day, when he was "instructing" the newcomers, he was pushed away by the little girl named Kiki, and almost made his old bones fall.

"It's okay, it was just an accident, she didn't mean it." At that time, Lai Shan successfully shook off the support of others and said gently: "Newcomers are like this, they are a little resistant to some normal performance movements, this is very common. It's okay, I said, I will treat you as my own children, so let's do it again, you can definitely do it this time."

When the newcomers around her were moved by the old president's magnanimity, Kiki felt a little ashamed. She thought that her reaction was indeed too great, but when Lai Shan successfully extended his claws again, she still had the same reaction.

"This is definitely not normal instruction!" Kiki took two steps back in horror and ran away, while her two companions chased after her and fled the classroom.

Thinking of the girl's resistance, Lai Shan Chenggong was not angry at all. Instead, he felt a little excited. That was it. He liked the feeling of slowly controlling others. If there was no difficulty at all, he would not be interested.

"How about this, arrange for them to go to the top floor studio of WTV for filming, and let them stay there for one night." Lai Shan said successfully.

Upon hearing the order, the secretary immediately recovered from his statue-like state and replied respectfully, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."

"That's great. I can use that method again." Lai Shan successfully grinned.

(End of this chapter)