【Respect】Ice in the fire

In the contemporary entertainment industry, there are two types of key figures, one has made great contributions to the entertainment industry, and the other has produced works to contribute to the entertainment industry. At least for Zhou Fangzun, the man who turned his life around is the first. species of people.

"I need your help." Although the middle-aged man behind the desk didn't look good enough, and his beard was deliberately grown, his desktop was clean enough—if those beer cans were ignored.

HM Building is located in the most prosperous area of ​​the city center. A three-story large LOGO sculpture stands in the middle of the lawn in front of the building, echoing the HM Building wrapped in glass windows.Bypassing the sculpture Zhou Fangzun and entering the company gate, the oncoming juniors greeted him respectfully. Unlike the old days when he walked into the staff elevator and went straight to the studio, he stepped on the special elevator for high floors and pressed it to the top floor.

When Feng Shengwu asked Zhou Fangzun for help, he didn't seem to be humble at all. Of course, he didn't need to show humility to Zhou Fangzun, and Zhou Fangzun didn't care about Feng Shengwu's tone. He just wanted to end this boring conversation as soon as possible.

"What help?"

"I need big news at hand, your news, I hope you can retire temporarily."

If you are in the prime of your career, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with your private life or work, and you are an indispensable presence in this market. At this time, the brokerage company suddenly asks you to retire, how would you react?

Zhou Fangzun turned his head and left.

Feng Shengwu was not in a hurry to call Zhou Fang to stop, but opened the drawer and took out an envelope, took out a thick stack of photos inside and took pictures on the table, waiting for Zhou Fangzun to stop.Sure enough, Zhou Fangzun was attracted by a series of sounds behind him, turned around and glanced lightly at the table.

Observing the expression of the man in front of him, Feng Shengwu was quite interested.And Zhou Fangzun stood on the opposite side of the desk, his pupils tightened.

"Don't worry, this is not a threat, but a transaction." Feng Shengwu smiled slightly.

Fuck your shit.

Satisfied with the performance of the red-haired man in front of him, Feng Shengwu's complexion improved slightly. He glanced at the photo on the table, and when he looked at Zhou Fangzun, he intentionally showed some appreciation, and then said: "If someone sees him like this, you can think about the consequences, think carefully, and listen to me."

The photos were randomly scattered on the table, and it was no surprise that the key objects in the picture were the two of Zun Li.The media's follow-up is reasonable, and the matter of Zhou Fangzun and Munakata Reiji is not new in the circle, everyone knows it well, and no one is stupid enough to make it clear.Zhou Fangzun never cared about paparazzi taking pictures outside on weekdays, but the occasions in these photos were many in his own home, living room, bedroom, bathroom, every corner was spared.

"The company's public relations work has always been very good. You don't have to worry about the negative impact of pretending to retire," Feng Shengwu's preface has never been so long, as if he was getting a shot for some kind of flu, "Know What do I want to say?"

"Can it be a good thing?"

"Yes, I'm not in the mood to joke with you now. I hoped that I would never need these things, but now the situation is urgent. If you can come forward to rescue me, neither of us will be harmed."

Zhou Fangzun put his hands in his pockets and touched the cigarette case. After searching up and down for a long time, he finally found the pack of cheap cigarettes that were slightly deformed. He changed to a more lazy posture and put the cigarette in his mouth. Polished the lighter.

Ever since Zhou Fangzun became famous, he understood a basic truth.The entertainment industry is like a rivers and lakes, there are some unwritten rules, celebrity gossip news clearly marked the price, who wants to expose the information, when it can be revealed, to what extent, and how to word the news.No matter how much money the buyer spends, the material explodes. Whenever something happens, dog matchmakers and political slaves step forward one after another to shield the upper-level masters from the wind and rain. At this time, the one who is trampled to death like an ant is the most statusless artist .

It is precisely because such things happen frequently, even while buying and selling artists’ private information, there are many people who hire professional reporters and writers with huge sums of money to obtain information on artists’ private lives at all costs. Maximize profit when it works.

Don't even think about it, Feng Shengwu belongs to the latter.

Zhou Fangzun has been active in the company for eight years, and he doesn't know much about Feng Shengwu, but one thing is certain, as long as there is a disturbance, it will endanger the entire company, and it won't be long before someone in the entertainment industry will lie down. This is the transfer of that man. The usual means of sight.

But Zhou Fangzun still hasn't figured it out—why did Feng Shengwu take the initiative to sacrifice his own artists?

"If you agree to my request, all the photos will be destroyed afterwards, otherwise, the photos will be made public."

"We seem to have reached an agreement in the contract. I don't care about your business, and you can't interfere with me."

"Of course, I remember very clearly, so I prepared this." Feng Shengwu looked at the photos on the desktop.

Zhou Fangzun followed his boss' gaze to look at the table again. In the messy photos, every move of him and Zongxiang was recorded, intimate and even naked.Now these photos are exposed to the eyes of outsiders, and perhaps it will be presented to people all over the world in a short time.

When did the extra pairs of eyes appear in the family, monitoring their private life all the time, and Zhou Fangzun may be out of anger or fear at this time, he suppressed his irritability, and squeezed out the words from his throat in a low voice. Squeeze out a sentence: "You can't move Munakata Reishi."

"Yes, I can't touch Reisi Munakata, U-TM is not easy to deal with, besides..." Feng Shengwu paused, swallowed the remaining half of the sentence, and then changed the subject, "But you know what we do In business, I never have more than one deck of cards in my hand. If the mountain cannot come, I will go there. If Munakata Reishi cannot move, it does not mean that I cannot shake the entire entertainment circle."

This is absolutely true.

There are two types of people in the entertainment industry. Feng Shengwu belongs to the first type. The chair under his buttocks represents the most important cornerstone of the entire entertainment industry. This kind of person is terrible. Everyone is like a bug crushed to death. To him, Reji Munakata is just a newcomer who has only been popular for two years and is easily forgotten.

Blocking - No artist is willing to face such an ending. TV broadcasting, print media and even the Internet, all channels that may increase exposure are blocked one by one, and they will never be able to stand up.

Feng Shengwu thought he was giving Zhou Fangzun a lot of face, and he didn't want to release the photo after holding it in his hand for so long. He wanted to make Xiongshi obedient.Reiji Munakata is a very valuable pawn. Before meeting him, Zhou Fangzun could say that he never owned anything, so it can't be said that he lost it. But now he has become flesh and blood because of his stupid love, but he is more like a living thing that can be used. people.

"Munakata is very capable. I believe that even if he leaves this industry, he can become a leader in other fields. I hope he will not degenerate to continue to be an actor." This sentence was not put on the table, but Feng Shengwu knew Zhou Fangzun must understand.Zhou Fangzun's first reaction was to punch him, but he suppressed his anger the moment he saw the photo.

What does it mean when an artist whose foundation is not stable for the company starts to decline in popularity?

It means that there will no longer be the most sought-after announcements and first-hand resources, it means that the agent submits a transfer application to the superior, it means that the company unilaterally terminates the contract, and it means countless invitation calls from adult film agencies.

This old bastard, what happened to make him feel troublesome? Which thread in his hand is wrong?

Except for the company's senior management and veteran artists, few people know that HM's private business is not clean. The smooth development of the company cannot do without a politician. He provides business convenience, Feng Shengwu provides financial support, the most common transaction.Zhou Fangzun had heard about this a little bit, but he had never believed such remarks. He had confirmed it with his own eyes until now, but it was too late. Even if he wanted to reject Feng Shengwu's request, he could not find any chance.

"You can get what you want," Zhou Fangzun choked out a few words after being silent for a long time, and immediately added, "But this is based on the fact that you broke the contract first."

"Zhou Fangzun, you don't seem to have the leverage to negotiate terms with me now."

"You don't dare to face Reisi Munakata directly anyway," Zhou Fangzun said to Feng Shengwu when he turned his cigarette butt out on Feng Shengwu's desk, "how can a person get what he wants without paying any price. "

From this moment on, Zhou Fangzun decided not to let Feng Shengwu live a good life, and Zongxiang never wanted him to escape, so that the same thing would not happen again, he had to go on even if the road ahead was difficult.

At 2014:6 on June 28, 17, the HM company's official website revealed that Zhou Fangzun intended to terminate the contract early and retire from the music scene. For a while, many media rushed to reproduce it, and keywords related to Zhou Fangzun's retirement were instantly pushed to the hot search list.

"Is the contract dispute with HM company due to the fact that you have a next family?"

"Why are there entertainment activities after announcing the intention to retire? Is the termination of the contract a deliberate hype?"

"Is it to gain popularity deliberately to make money?"

"Please explain the purchase of fan headlines. Has Zhou Fangzun's popularity declined recently?"

"There has already been a phenomenon of high-priced ticket scalping at the end of the Tokyo Dome. How much do you expect to make this time?"

"Is the album sales data true, and what is the number of album buybacks this year?"

On June 6th, Zhou Fangzun came out of Narita Airport. The major media had been waiting for a long time. He was sandwiched between Kusanagi and Kamamoto without saying a word and walked slowly, wearing sunglasses to hide his expression.Now it is different from the past, everyone can see that Zhou Fangzun is gone, he is no longer a cash cow that everyone pursues, and the media has changed their face. Follow-up reports poured dirty water on Zhou Fangzun, and put on the hat of playing big names .

On July 7, Zhou Fangzun's world tour ended at the Tokyo Dome, and most of the subsequent entertainment activities were forced to be cancelled.

"Due to the exaggerated reports of various public opinions recently, the media circles unanimously claimed that Zhou Fangzun's popularity was fake and deceived fans. Now some people have organized to oppose Zhou Fangzun's final entertainment activities. There have been several related cases. In addition to burning Zhou Fangzun's posters in the street, many opponents of Zhou Fangzun staged a sit-in demonstration in front of HM Company and Zhou Fangzun's residence, and there were also many comments on the Internet that damaged Zhou Fangzun's reputation..."

"Other than that, is it gone?" Munakata changed his clothes during the intermission. The crew was very hot in the scorching sun. He unscrewed the bottle cap and poured mineral water down his throat. Some of the heat will be removed.Reiji Munakata's schedule was not affected at all. He participated in a Taiga drama. Although his role in the drama was not even a fraction of the leading role, he still went to the set every day to report on time.

For Munakata Reiji, it is a great honor for a young artist like himself, who has only debuted for a year or two, maybe only half a year, to be able to participate in a Dahe opera. He cannot stop here because of Zhou Fangzun's affairs.

"In addition to this, some extreme opponents beat Zhou Fangzun's fans, and...the news I just saw was that someone smashed Zhou Fangzun's nanny car while it was moving, and the car finally hit a tree on the side of the road."

"Is anyone hurt?"

"Zhou Fangzun seems to have only suffered a little skin trauma, but I heard that the manager... the manager was seriously injured..." Awashima said in the end, his voice became weaker and weaker, and he was still trembling faintly.

Seri Awashima has never lost her composure in the workplace. She is good enough as a professional woman, not to mention that she is also the personal assistant of Reiji Munakata. She is fully able to manage her emotions and achieve full marks in all tasks.And Munakata also understands that no matter how excellent his assistant's professionalism is, she is still a woman with a soft heart at heart. Those rules and regulations in the workplace lose a little weight in front of her beloved, and she is still doing well enough now up.

"Call Fushimi here for me, you can get off work today, thank you for your hard work."

Awashima bowed to him gratefully, grabbed the bag and left in a hurry.

"Mr. Munakata, now is not the time to care about him." Fushimi was a little impatient with Munakata's restlessness.

"What do you mean?"

Handing over the tablet, Fushimi turned his head aside: "Look for yourself."

In front of Reiji Munakata were a few very blurred photos, the light was not bright, but Munakata locked on to Shuo in the photo at first glance, his hair color seemed abrupt even in the dark scene, and in the dark scene The person beside Zhou Fangzun who is close to him with an ambiguous posture is himself who has melted into the shadow.

Fushimi pushed his glasses and continued: "It has spread all over the Internet now, and many people suspect that the red-haired man in the photo is Mr. Zun, but fortunately, no one has been able to confirm the identities of the two in the photo so far. I did a rough check. After a while, the information on the official account has been transferred between two hands. The first person who received the information was a professional writer under Fox Weekly. After hacking into his hard drive, I also found a lot of private photos.” Fushimi Arubi Gu grabbed the tablet again and flicked it at the screen, then handed it to Zongxiang again, "Tsk... Please be careful, at least check if there are too many things in the house."

Reiji Munakata's smile was frozen in front of the tablet, and he was sweating coldly at the private photos full of screens. Zhou Fangzun asked him to break up, Zhou Fangzun announced his retirement, and Zhou Fangzun's words to fans seemed to be linked together at this moment. complete chain.There was a long silence, and then Munakata smiled helplessly as if he had been awakened again, swiped his pale fingers on the tablet several times, turned off the screen but said nothing.

On July 2014, 7, Zhou Fangzun submitted to the Tokyo District Court a contract lawsuit application for "stop confirmation of exclusive contract effectiveness" with HM as the object. He didn't personally disclose any other news, but everyone in the media seemed to be aware of the incident, and the direction of public opinion was unanimously aimed at the unreasonable economic dispute between Zhou Fangzun and HM.Under such circumstances, most of Zhou Fangzun's fans expressed their support for Zhou Fangzun, while a small number of Zhou Fangzun's fans expressed their disappointment with him.

On July 2014, 7, Zhou Fangzun issued an official statement through the "Yataoshen Law Firm", announcing the reasons for the lawsuit, accusing HM Company of violating the contract privately and using improper means to infringe on Zhou Fangzun's basic rights, causing Zhou Fangzun's privacy to be compromised. Infringement and reputation damage, the reporter involved in the case has been controlled by the police on the grounds of illegal entry, and will be summoned to the court to testify if necessary.Zhou Fangzun himself hopes to terminate the contract with HM, and asks HM to apologize publicly and compensate for the corresponding losses.

Since the nature of this lawsuit is related to Zhou Fangzun's personal privacy, and some evidence is not suitable for disclosure, at the request of Zhou Fangzun, the court adopted a closed trial and public judgment to try this lawsuit.This method of trial made a large number of reporters shut the door of the court, so Zhou Fangzun was once again collectively bombarded by the third-rate media, and a new hot topic of public opinion orientation was generated on the Internet.

"Public figures should realize that their status is special, and there must be people who want to know about your private life. You can earn more money than most people in this society by showing your face, and you should pay various prices for it!" 』

"The stars earn so much money, isn't it just for the audience to consume? You are already a commodity, why don't you let people inspect the product from the inside out?" 』

"Flies don't bite seamless eggs. If you don't want your private life to be exposed, just do things cleanly so that the paparazzi can drill into them. Scandals are not groundless. Even if you are not good at character, there will be loopholes no matter how careful you are!" 』

"If you are afraid that your privacy will be exposed, then what kind of star do you still want to be? To be a star, you must have the consciousness of being excavated for your privacy!" 』

"The public wants to know, isn't it a violation of the audience's right to know that you are hiding it? Thanks to you, you have a different sexual orientation, and you are not involved in gangsters or taking drugs. If there is something shameful, we have no right to know the truth?"On the other hand, it is said that the media violates your right to privacy, isn't it funny! 』

"What does it mean to make more money than others? You should give up your privacy. As far as I know, it is not easy to make money among local stars. If it is a popular group, the income should be evenly distributed. Most of the money earned will be returned to the company. You Why is it that a celebrity with a reasonable income should tolerate being exploited for privacy?In addition, did you buy his album to contribute to the sales, and you are clamoring for consumption while not paying for it. Do you want to have such a double standard? ! 』

"Although he is a professional singer and a public figure, he is still a Japanese citizen at the root. Zhou Fangzun's private life has not violated the law, and his privacy is not used to make a fuss about the media. Shouldn't rights protection be right? 』

"His job is to entertain during his working hours. It is his job to sell his talents and sweat. When he finishes his job, he has no obligation to provide his privacy to those who have evil intentions for profit!" 』

Opinions on the Internet seem to be divided into two factions, one of which believes that public figures enjoy more social resources than ordinary citizens, so part of their rights should be sacrificed to achieve a balance between rights and obligations, and they need to be patient when their privacy is exploited; One side believes that public figures are still citizens and should enjoy the right to privacy in accordance with the law, and the media should not do it deliberately, let alone touch the bottom line of morality.

On August 2014, 8, the first public trial of Zhou Fangzun and HM's termination of the exclusive contract was held. The plaintiff's agent, Yatogami Kuro, said that Mr. Feng Shengwu, the CEO of HM Company, hired a private reporter to secretly take pictures of his company. The artist's privacy, the suspicion of using private photos to threaten Zhou Fangzun, and submitted some private photos as evidence.However, HM's legal counsel, Yu Shaoshen Zi, summoned a key witness for cross-examination. The witness said that Feng Shengwu did not assign him to secretly film Zhou Fangzun's private life, and that everything was planned by Zhou Fang himself.

At the end of the public trial, the interrogation of key witnesses was completed, and the court was temporarily adjourned at the request of the plaintiff.

"Lawsuit?!" Perhaps because Zhou Fangzun was missing from his life, Reiji Munakata devoted more time to his work, instead he felt that his life was busier and he didn't pay more attention to Zhou Fangzun's affairs.When he heard that the contract dispute between Zhou Fangzun and HM had entered the judicial process, he couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his body.It's really strange that a person who likes to drive wildly on the road in the middle of the night and doesn't even like to abide by the most basic traffic regulations should succumb to the feet of the law.

Reiji Munakata has heard a little about Yatogami Gouro. He is a new star in the legal profession. After graduating, his first lawsuit was amazing, and he won a big victory with his overwhelming debating ability. After that, his business has continued. So far Not defeated yet.

"Yes, due to privacy concerns, the trial process has not been made public, so it is unknown what the situation is now."

Seri Awashima reported the news about Suho Tun to Reisi Munakata in a good manner, but seeing the funny surprised expression on his face, he was full of doubts and puzzles.Earlier, she got the news that Zhou Fangzun's nanny car was attacked by malicious people and her manager was seriously injured. She was really shocked at that time. After rushing to the hospital, she found that the matter was not as serious as she imagined. Kusanagi Izumo's wound It looked scary, but it was only a skin trauma.Seri Awashima thought he would never forget the moment of detachment when he learned that Kusanagi Izumo was fine.

She had no way of knowing whether Munakata, who couldn't get away from him at the time, was worried about Zhou Fang's situation, but he was so calm now, as if he had never loved before, and she didn't know whether his feelings were extreme.

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