I, Hiroshi Nohara, the star of Japanese cinema

Chapter 26 Undercurrent surging
In Toshihide Takada's office, the expensive sandalwood desk is shiny and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows offer the bustling cityscape of Tokyo, but none of this can dispel the biting cold in the room.

Masao Iwata stood in front of his desk with his head down, like an elementary school student who had made a mistake, not even daring to breathe.

Toshihide Takada did not sit down. He put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in front of Masao Iwata. Every step seemed to be stepping on Iwata's heart.

"waste!"

Finally, Takada Toshihide stopped and uttered these two words. The sound was not loud, but it was like two heavy hammers, hitting Iwata Masao's self-esteem hard.

"I asked you to suppress Suzuki, to crush him, and what happened? What did you get back? A 2.98% viewership rating! A ratings miracle for a late-night show! Masao Iwata, are you using this method to show me your incompetence?!"

"Deputy Director, I..." Masao Iwata wanted to explain, but was blocked by Takada Toshihide's cold eyes.

"Do you know what this 2.98% means?" Takada Toshihide's face turned pale. He walked to the desk, picked up a report, and threw it hard in front of Iwata Masao.

"Look carefully! This is not only the highest first-week ratings record for Tokyo TV since we started the early morning slot! This is also the highest ratings for all seven TV stations in Tokyo during the same time slot last night! The highest! Do you understand?!"

boom!
Iwata Masao's mind buzzed and went blank.

He...he only knew that 2.98% was very high, but he didn't know it was this high!
Throughout the late night in Tokyo, the "slide" that he regarded as trash actually defeated all opponents and became the true king!
A bone-chilling chill shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He panicked, and this time, he was truly panicked.

"You know, Suzuki Seito is from Kanto TV!" Takada Toshihide's voice was filled with anger. He glared at Iwata Masao and said, "That Asumi guy is also from Kanto TV! They are related to each other! Do you want them to unite and defeat us, who are known to the entire Tokyo TV station as having a close relationship?!"

Masao Iwata's body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

He knew that this matter had escalated from a simple project competition to a factional struggle. And he was the foolish pawn in this struggle, putting his own side in a passive position.

"Tell me! Why is this happening?" Takada Shunying slammed the table and stared at him intently: "You said it very well before!"

"I... I don't know... I thought..." Masao Iwata's voice trembled.

"You think?!" Takada Shunei sneered. "I'm telling you, from now on, put away your arrogant ideas! I don't care what method you use, your 'Kimi no Sasuke' will be broadcast next Monday, and it must surpass this number! Do you have the confidence?!"

"Yes! Yes! Deputy Director, please rest assured!"

Iwata Masao seemed to have grasped at a last straw, nodding and bowing as he assured, "My 'Kimi no Sasuke' is a superbly produced show, with a top-notch production team, and it's in a prime time slot at 3 p.m.! I'm confident it'll break % in the ratings! I'll definitely... definitely be able to crush that old bastard Suzuki Seito!"

He is really confident.

After all, a professional team was hired to produce the script, including the animation. Not only is the picture quality exquisite, but the characters are also portrayed in a very full manner.

Otherwise, how could Iwata Masao be so arrogant? Takada Toshihide stared at him intently for a long time before slowly sitting back in his chair and waving his hand in an extremely tired tone: "Get out of here. Remember what you said today. If you can't do it, I'll show you what cruelty is."

"Yes! Yes! I understand!"

Masao Iwata felt as if he had been pardoned and crawled out of the office.

It was not until he walked out of the heavy door that he realized that the back of his expensive suit was already soaked with cold sweat.

……

In stark contrast to the cold and depressing office of Takada Toshihide, on the other side of the TV station building, the office of another deputy director, Asumi, is warm and cheerful.

Ai Takeshita sat elegantly on the sofa, holding a cup of steaming Uji matcha, with a faint smile on her face.

Across from her sat a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He was dressed in a well-fitting dark grey suit, with an elegant face, a calm demeanor, and eyes as deep as ancient wells. He was none other than Asumi, another deputy director of the Tokyo TV production department.

"2.98%," Asumi put down the ratings report in his hand, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips: "Takeshita, you have given me a big gift this time."

"I just did what I had to do." Takeshita Ai took a sip of tea and smiled. "It's gold, we can't just throw it away like a stone. The ones we should really thank are that young man named Nohara Hiroshi and Section Chief Suzuki who persevered."

"Suzuki..." Asumi looked out the window, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. "He's still the same, with a bad temper and a tough attitude, but his eye for quality is always sharp. Back when he was at Kanto TV, it was he who, despite all odds, discovered several projects that later became hugely successful."

He paused, turned back, and looked at Takeshita Ai with a hint of admiration in his eyes. "I brought him here from Kantotai because I believed in his abilities. Unfortunately, he's been suppressed so badly by that Takada guy in recent years that he hasn't had many opportunities. This time, he's finally made a great comeback."

"It's more than just beautiful," Takeshita Ai said with a smile. "It's a textbook David versus Goliath victory. The entire production department is probably discussing this right now. I'm sure Deputy Director Takada's expression this morning must have been quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, Asumi couldn't help but laugh.

He has been fighting with Takada Toshihide for so many years, but rarely has he had such a satisfying victory.

He picked up the intercom on the table, thought about it, and put it down again.

"How about this," he said to Takeshita Ai, "Please make an appointment with Suzuki for me. Tell him I want to treat him to lunch this afternoon. Some things are better said in person."

Ai Takeshita nodded, a glimmer of understanding in her eyes.

She knew that Deputy Director Asumi was going to personally step in to support Suzuki's classroom and the miracle-working film "Anzhiju".

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