Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 471 Special Guest
You should know that the "Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards Ceremony" held at the "Kanda Festival" had not only tens of thousands of spectators on site, but also broadcast by various TV stations and live streaming media, with millions of people watching online.

In such an occasion, Xia Fan and the burning Hoshina Hanami contributed such a wonderful "current culprit of the agency" performance. As the person primarily responsible, Iijima Yozo must not act as if nothing happened and must show his "attitude" at the first opportunity.

Otherwise, what awaits her will be extremely severe "internal punishment".

"Hey, manager Iijima, Xia Fan is just a young man who likes to have fun and is singing for his friend for free. There's no need to do it in such a public place and embarrass everyone. Let's go down and discuss this properly..."

"There's nothing to discuss. According to the contract, it doesn't matter whether you pay or not. This is a serious breach of contract!"

Yoshihide Higashino, who had returned to the guest area at some point, walked up to Iijima Yozo and motioned for her to go to the side to "discuss", but the other party obviously did not appreciate it.

"Have I...caused trouble for Xia Jun...again?"

Hoshina Hanami wanted to go over to help explain, but the award ceremony was still going on, so she just stood there with a conflicted expression.

"President Matsudaira, don't worry. This time it was the agency's fault. I will definitely punish Xia Fan severely and clean up the industry!"

She turned her head and reported seriously to Matsudaira Johnny beside her.

"Xia Fan..."

Matsudaira Jenny, who was called out, wiped the slightly wet corners of his eyes, stared at Xia Fan in a daze, and put his chin on his hand and pondered.

He didn't expect that his first formal meeting with Xia Fan would be at such a large public ceremony.

"These trivial matters are the responsibility of your management team. The company also has relevant regulations. You don't need to report to me."

Noticing Iijima Yozo looking at him pitifully, Matsudaira Johnny turned his head and said in a cold voice.

Having just listened to Xia Fan's live performance in its entirety, Matsudaira Jenny became even more certain that, just as the "One Word Master" oracle had said, there was some kind of divine power hidden in Xia Fan's singing that could influence people's hearts.

But so far, he still hasn't figured out what kind of supernatural existence is behind Xia Fan, and of course he doesn't intend to act rashly.

"Did you hear what President Matsudaira said, Xia Fan?"

"The company's legal department will contact you and your agency to calculate the penalty and compensation. Be prepared to go bankrupt!"

But to Iijima Yozo, Matsudaira Jenny's words were tantamount to giving her full authorization to decide Xia Fan's life or death.

"Hello, it's me... Ask the legal department to prepare. Xia Fan, an artist from G Company, may face a lawsuit from J Company..."

"No need to collect evidence. It doesn't matter if you lose the case. The company will pay all the compensation. The only requirement is that Xia Fan withdraw from the AFO group from now on."

"Don't worry about it. Just prepare according to my instructions. Also, take out the exclusive authorization contract that you drafted for Xia Fan before. It should be signed soon..."

Zhou Fang, who was sitting on the other side, silently took out his phone, lowered his head and began to give instructions to his assistant.

Originally, he was a little nervous about Xia Fan's appearance at the award ceremony. After all, the winning song was his other identity's "down to earth" work, and there was always a sense of "award-winning criminal" that his secret could be exposed in public at any time.

But unexpectedly, Xia Fan was so willful that he went on stage to perform without permission just to sing his new song...

Based on Zhou Fang's understanding of J Club, they will definitely not give up. They will definitely mobilize the strongest legal team in the entertainment industry to make Xia Fan bear a series of lawsuits and bear a huge debt that he will never be able to repay in his lifetime.

This is actually the best opportunity for Bethesda, which has always wanted to persuade "Xiafan" to sign a long-term exclusive contract.

"Excuse me, everyone..."

Suddenly, a short and fat figure stood up from the front row of guest seats and walked towards Xia Fan and his companions.

"Director Kawai... I'm sorry, I didn't discipline my subordinates. They made a little noise and affected the award ceremony..."

Noticing that the person who came was Director Kawai, and thinking that the noise made by several people had caused dissatisfaction from the organizer, Matsudaira Johnny quickly stood up and went to greet him.

"Iijima, you, Xia Fan, and his agency, go backstage and talk about anything."

He bowed and apologized, and whispered to Iijima, "Sorry, President!"

"I've already said it, let's discuss it later..."

"Not negotiable!"

Iijima Yozo and Higashino Yoshihide continued arguing, but their bodies subconsciously bowed and apologized.

"No, there is something I want to make clear..."

"Mr. Xia Fan's participation in Miss Xingming's show as a 'special guest' was the idea of ​​our Department of Culture, and we also reported it to the organizer in advance."

Director Kawai wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke calmly.

"What……"

"It's the Department of Culture who specially invited Xia Fan?"

These words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, and the expressions of the people around them all froze.

"Ah? The Ministry of Culture invited me here?"

Even Xia Fan himself was at a loss as to what to do.

But his subconscious told him that behind this might be the "arrangement" that Jinguji Aoi mentioned.

"Yes, a week ago, the Ministry of Culture issued a formal document to appoint Mr. Xia Fan as the Dragon Country Cultural Exchange Ambassador and Special Artist. You can check it on the official website."

Director Kawai looked at Xia Fan politely and continued to explain in a low voice.

"Dragon Country...Cultural Exchange Ambassador?"

"Specially hired artist?"

His words contained more information than the previous one, which was tantamount to directly evaporating the rough sea surface.

"As an agent, don't you know this?"

"Please, according to the contract, you are my agent during the AFO group, okay?"

Higashino Yoshihide and Iijima Yoshida stared at each other in surprise, and were so surprised that they forgot about the quarrel.

"It can't be true. Xia Fan is so young, and he is a specially appointed artist of the Ministry of Culture, just like Master Kishimoto on the stage?"

"Could it be that Company B or Company J paid a large sum of money to bribe the Ministry of Culture?"

"Are you an idiot? If specially hired artists can be bought with money, how can their current value come from?"

The industry insiders around were also in an uproar.

"Specially hired...artist..."

Even Zhou Fang, who was still on the phone in the distance, couldn't help but look over in surprise.

The Dragon Country Cultural Exchange Ambassador is mainly responsible for attending District 11 and Dragon Country cultural activities on a permanent basis. It is just an insignificant honorary title. Considering Xia Fan's identity as a Dragon Country native and his recent skyrocketing popularity among young people, it is reasonable for the Department of Culture to take a fancy to him.

But the meaning of the title "Specially Appointed Artist of the Ministry of Culture" is completely different.

You should know that most people with such titles are "artists" who have outstanding achievements in a certain art field, rather than "entertainers".

(End of this chapter)