Sugimori argues but.
What a monkey. Didn’t I just blow up a television station who’s fuzzy about security, right?
Kyouko-san said.
Japan’s security is too naive. You shouldn’t trust them so much. Well, the threats to the companies are over. Next would be the individuals
Individuals?
For those who were just thinking serves you right to the big companies, sorry to disappoint you. My bombs are also placed on various stations, schools, and other public facilities you usually have. It’s possible that you, or your family, loved ones, or friends may die from the bomb. That’s a pitiful destiny, would you accept that?
Kyouko-san smiles.
Do you get it? The whole of Japan is my hostage! Over 50 powerful bombs now control your life! that’s a lie!
Snatch lies.
There’s no way you can set up such many bombs!
Kyouko-san.
Well, you have a good point. Well you see, I’m a criminal. What I say doesn’t necessarily mean the truth. I might not even have 53 bombs. I might have only 3 or possibly 108 what are you talking about? You’ve already seen me set explosion on two. The chunk of concrete on the studio over there and the sphere studio on the TV station’s head office building. Both of them were blown up remotely. That’s the truth Everyone can confirm. Now then, indeed, there might be no 53 bombs remaining. It’s possible that I’m just bluffing, exaggerating. That’s possible, but, do you not think of the possibility of it being zero?
Kyouko-san said.
And the next explosion will definitely take away someone’s life and wealth!
Kyouko-san’s laughter echoes in the studio.
To everyone in the police as well, listen, if you move poorly, there will be deaths. If that happens, you are responsible for it. I think you know that already though
No one can defy Kyouko-san until the presence or absence of the bombs is confirmed.
What’s your objective?
Snatch asks. Kyouko-san.
Didn’t I tell it earlier? Show a skit
The comedians tremble.
I want to laugh! Your job is to make people laugh not have people laugh at you, right? Someone, make me laugh! Okay, Short comic play!
A pair of plump and skinny guy shows their skit.
What the hell! Thank you very much!
The two bow their heads.
But still, this is abysmally uninteresting. How can you become a performer with that skill?
Kyouko-san’s amazed.
What’s your affiliation? compal Arts Oh, I see now
When talking about Compal arts, that’s quite a big entertainment production company.
There’s a lot of comedians affiliated to them since long ago.
You are retiring from the entertainment industry or having the Compal arts disband, which do you think would benefit Japan?
Huh?
No, that’s. well O-Okay, we’ll leave the entertainment industry, so not the company please
The plump entertainer said.
Huh? Why do you think so? No, but, we can’t cause problems to the company Compal has more than 10k entertainers under them
Kyouko-san.
I know, that’s why I will crush down Compal first
Huh?
A company that was just an entertainment production suddenly becomes too big, isn’t it? The current president borrowed powers from the TV station and advertising agencies to kick out the founding family from the inside. As a result, TV stations and agencies are becoming the major shareholders of Compal entertainment Kyouko-san said. If that happens, both the TV and agencies are affiliated companies of Compal entertainment. Once they lower the stock price, the assets will be worn down, and Compal’s talents will be appointed. That’s how they make win-win only within their friends. But, there’s no consideration for viewers there No, we’re in this industry because we’re entertaining!
Snatch shouts.
Indeed, it might be as you say but, you don’t even know how hard we worked just to show up on TV! Hmm, is there a need to know that?
Kyouko-san speaks coldly.
Don’t fuck with us! We climbed up desperately among the hundreds of thousands of people in the training center! That’s precisely why the seniors and the people in the station know our names and faces! Do you even know how hard we worked, you bitch?
Snatch lost his temper.
We were poor until we became famous, living and busking in the street. We’ve only gone to a theater once in a few months! But you see! We took opportunities even if it may be small and we finally are showing up in the golden time show! And then you came here and made a fool of our company! Hey, stop it. Snatch There’s still a bomb Shut up! Are you okay being made a fool of?
Kyouko-san.
Oh, I finally understand why your skits aren’t funny at all. You people are performing arts for the TV station, not the audience What the hell did you say?
Snatch shouts. The other performers hold him off.
The audience rating on a popular TV program doesn’t get to 20 to 30 percent during the old days. If the program is about 10 percent at most, who appears doesn’t matter so the TV stations can choose anything they like. With that said, you’re just people who swing their tail to the station Don’t make a fool of us! Ngugu!
The other entertainers close Snatch’s mouth.
A few years ago, there was an incident where a big-shot entertainer from Compal entertainment is retiring from the industry due to a scandal. That man has been in the showbiz for a long time that he is hosting several television stations. Having a Big-shot earn the viewer’s rating, the entertainment industry was getting arrogant. Some troubles happened until then, but he continued to show in TV Are you talking about Tarou-shishou? Snatch, you idiot! Don’t give out names! But even when the big-shot suddenly disappeared from the entertainment industry, there were no problems. Most of the moderators working on the program hardly changed, and the audience continues watching it. The entertainer was popular that’s why he’s earning the viewer ratings was only his fantasy. Everything would still work even without that entertainer I don’t watch comedy shows that much so I don’t know.
I mean, I was never interested in TV that much.
Comedians all look the same.
In the end, the TV stations, advertising agencies, and showbiz professionals do what they want to make their profit regardless of the audience.
Kyouko-san said.
Your views are forced to the viewers. As a result, you can make a comedian talent for any genre of a TV show. From what I can see, that’s just abnormal
The studio fell to silence.
A drama actor’s work is to make a comedy. Reporters are even comedians. Even if you’re an announcer on a station, you’re paid more than you could eat, but you’re used as a high-level comedic act. Even sports programs are a comedy. Just the other day, there was a race show, and yet the reporter is somehow laughing. Furthermore, he ignores the content of the race, not caring about the show, just sticking to his story Kyouko-san smiles wryly. Well, there are parts in a talk show where the moderators even laugh. That’s okay, there are people good at acting, even though it’s a comedy. There are people good at reporting at moderating too. But Kyouko-san sighs. Is this what a comedian do? Isn’t a comedy show about making people laugh? We have no choice! We have to do various jobs, or we can’t eat
Snatch shakes off the hands of the surrounding entertainers and shouts.
Eeh? Don’t comedians earn quite a lot? That’s only for the popular ones! But, you’re living normally, aren’t you? Screw off! We’re doing this job because we want to live in a luxury condo, ride on a high-class foreign car! Just like our seniors!