Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 119 Discovery

"After all, she's my precious daughter. If I ruin her performances again and again, the neighbors will gossip about it."

Kenjiro Endo rolled his cloudy eyes.

"You'll have to pay more."

"Another fifty thousand... no, one hundred thousand yen."

Kuroda Karito's face turned ashen.

It's not that I'm worried about the money.

Adding a little money is no problem.

The problem is, this old guy has raised prices three times already, and every time he manages to find an excuse to raise prices.

You bastard, you use this shameless skill to make money, yet you're so poor that you're persecuting your daughter?

Insatiable greed!

Seeing this, his subordinate thoughtfully returned and took on a job that was completely unsuitable for Kuroda Karito.

"Boss, the other side has already agreed."

"This place is no longer important; otherwise, leave it to me."

Letting our boss negotiate the price is like sending a fat sheep to our door.

If it weren't for Kuroda's insistence on personally taking charge, they would never have wanted their boss to go into battle.

"Alright, let's finish this quickly."

"Yes."

Kuroda symbolically left an order, then turned and withdrew.

Asuka's father is someone he really doesn't want to have a second longer with.

How could a person be so rotten?

In short, Nakajima's business deal, under these circumstances, has already bared its fangs, waiting for them to crawl in.

And they seem to have nothing at all...

No, this time Nakajima Hiroshi sensed something was wrong.

Whether it's his current role as an agent or his previous role as the live-streaming manager, both were incredibly demanding, which is why Nakajima Hiro has a good habit.

Draw a line indicating what needs to be done.

The so-called to-do line is a marker you make when you have an unfinished task.

Whenever there is progress on this, move the marker forward a bit.

Once you've finished, you can delete that line.

In this way, the line that is obviously shorter indicates that something has been missed or there is a problem.

Recently, Momochi Momo's to-do list hasn't been updated. Before this, their interactions were quite frequent, and it seems that they just stopped abruptly at a certain moment.

something wrong.

This is a situation that cannot be ignored.

After all, these artists are the main source of talent for Asuka Hanazawa's commercial deal, so if something goes wrong, it's almost impossible to salvage the situation.

Hiroshi Nakajima quickly tried to contact him.

"Beep, beep beep—!"

Momochi Momo was in the car when the phone rang.

She wasn't exactly restless.

For an agent who is essentially a small business owner, betrayal is nothing to worry about.

The problem is, this person is different from Kuroda; he's bad, but not thoroughly bad.

This is one of the sources of human suffering.

Before this phone call came, Momochi had speculated countless times about what Kuroda would do.

For example, on the day of the performance, all the artists were removed, leaving Nakajima Hiroshi with an empty venue, and then Nakajima's agency was blamed for poor personnel selection, etc.

Or perhaps, they might launch some kind of attack on Asuka Honoka, just like they did when the target was first revealed.

In short, everything was taken over by Kuroda, so Momochi had no doubt about his bottom line.

So she was somewhat evasive when faced with Nakajima Hiro's sudden phone call.

He slammed on the brakes and pulled over to the side of the road before answering the phone.

"I'm driving, so it's not convenient to chat. Nakajima, is there something you need?"

On the other end of the phone, Nakajima Hiroshi raised an eyebrow.

Something was definitely wrong.

There was no precedent for him and Momochi Momochi exchanging pleasantries, and before they even got to the point, she blurted out this sentence.

This suggests that Bai Di Tao is somewhat guilty.

Something has most likely happened to her.

"I'm mainly here to ask about the list of artists whose projects are being disclosed, to prepare the materials, and to see what's still missing."

"The list...yes, the list, I'll go back and ask my assistant to send it to you."

She's stalling for time.

Logically speaking, with the performance about to begin, the roster should have been prepared long ago; it would have been a simple phone call, so there was no need for anyone to "go back."

This suggests that Momochi likely doesn't actually have the list at all.

Nakajima Hiroshi became alert.

there is a problem.

After all, Momochi Momochi is one of Sakaki Geino's people, and Kuroda Karito could easily do something if he found out about their collaboration.

Speaking of which...

He looked at another pending line, which was for some merchants who seemed to be setting traps for Asuka Hanabira. They had also abruptly stopped doing anything.

The two lines stop at exactly the same time.

Nakajima Hiroshi had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

But his words revealed a level of dissatisfaction quite consistent with the situation at that moment.

"The performance is coming up soon, haven't you finalized the artist list yet?"

"That won't do; it will cause delays."

"Yes……"

Although Momochi Momo wasn't actually a subordinate, she felt guilty and still apologized.

"Sorry, I've been incredibly busy lately, even now I'm out doing business..."

That's true.

"I'll arrange it right away, please wait a moment."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Nakajima Hiro glanced at the time.

At this point in time, the artist's schedule should be arranged by now, so normally, she would make a phone call and the electronic file would be sent over within five minutes.

But it took him almost twenty minutes for the document to reach him.

It's almost certain that something's wrong; this timeframe is roughly the time needed to urgently arrange a replacement artist.

He clicked on it roughly.

The people listed above were from Momochi's group; I recognized their resumes, and I vaguely remembered Nakajima Hiroshi.

There are people I've had contact with.

A phone call was made.

"How are the performance preparations going? What's the name of your act again?"

"programme?"

The other party seemed unaware of the performance.

Nakajima Hiroshi's heart skipped a beat.

But he immediately changed his tune.

"Miss Hanako, this is not right..."

"Um, I'm sorry, but I'm not a beggar."

"what?"

"Sorry, wrong number, wrong number."

I tried five people in a row, and the result was basically the same for all of them.

Or the performance that the other party mentioned being arranged is clearly not the same one as ours.

"Uh... Mr. Nakajima?"

"I think I heard Sister Baidi mention the performance you mentioned, but I haven't heard anything about it since."

"She asked me a few days ago if I wanted to do a temporary shopping mall show, and the timing seems to be quite close to what you mentioned... I haven't replied to her yet."

Something like that.

They were never told about the performance; Momochi Momochi was lying.

Considering her background in Sakaki Entertainment, Nakajima Hiro can be pretty sure that this guy has been taken in by Kuroda.

The attack methods are nothing more than a few: removing the performers, messing up the event, booing, causing trouble with the equipment...

If no artists show up on the day of the performance, it would undoubtedly be a serious blow to the reputation of Nakajima Productions.

After a moment of contemplation, Nakajima Hiroshi decided to take immediate action and make arrangements for a response.

The first step is to determine the extent to which the matter has been interfered with.

The call was given directly to Chris.

You might not remember who Chris is...

To put it another way, he's the young man in Itomoriya who's in charge of carrying water.

"Yes, Nakajima Office."

"The performance is about to start, and I'd like to ask about the power supply situation on our end, since we'll be using high-power equipment."

"Mr. Nakajima, are you still in charge of this matter?"

"Didn't they say your company changed its leadership?"

Nakajima Hiroshi narrowed his eyes.

"After all, it's my own project. Even though someone else is handling it, I'm still a little worried."

"So, has he finalized the equipment details with you?"

"I haven't handled anything like this before. Would you like me to inquire about it for you?"

Nakajima Hiroshi remained silent for a brief moment.

"No."

"I'll just go back to the company and ask; there's no need to bother."