Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 46 A makeshift troupe

"Nakajima Hiroshi, are you overstaying your visa, or...?"

"No."

"I just haven't finished the paperwork yet, but it should be done in about one or two weeks."

Misaki Tachibana breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"I need to see your legal status within two weeks."

"Also, let's put the cooperation on hold for later."

This is perfectly understandable.

After all, investment is no small matter, and Nakajima Hiroshi, as the core of the technology, must not have such a serious hidden danger.

"understand."

He nodded.

It's already quite rare that Misaki Tachibana didn't use the speed of light to cut.

If she really acts like a reckless fool and continues to push forward with this high-risk investment, then I should reconsider whether or not to continue the cooperation.

Business is like Captain Dragonfly's business; you absolutely cannot act impulsively.

Oh, right...

Asuka is still hungry.

Once the situation was under control, Nakajima Hiroshi remembered the child.

"Yes, it's me, Nakajima Hiroshi."

"Sorry, something unexpected happened here. Why don't you eat something first?"

"Is that so..."

Asuka's tone was somewhat disappointed.

But they're easy to appease.

"Don't worry, I'll treat you to something nice later."

"Okay, then I'll grab something quick and go back to practice. I'll wait for you to come back!"

"in addition……"

"Don't practice dance on your own; it's easy to get injured."

"Let's practice writing lyrics some more this afternoon, especially the first verse, which needs to be energetic and vibrant..."

hang up the phone.

"Are you talking to your fellow candidate?"

Misaki Tachibana glanced at Hiroshi Nakajima's camera as he closed it.

"Is this the girl?"

"Yes."

"Good taste, she's got great potential."

"What are you planning to do with that guy? We can't just keep him locked up forever, or we'll lose our case."

"Let's communicate first and see how things go."

Misaki Tachibana shook her head.

"This person is probably not very valuable; he's most likely a frontline professional."

"How so?"

Nakajima Hiroshi frowned slightly.

"Your entire outfit costs less than 30,000 yen, which is worse than what you're wearing."

Hiroshi Nakajima: "..."

Actually, his attire wasn't shabby at all.

When he first awakened the system, Nakajima Hiro thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of life, and he bought a whole set of designer brands.

Who would have thought this system doesn't care about money?

Posting your own talents in a field where they are not very useful is a huge mistake.

Yes, let alone a manager, even for an artist, talent has very limited application.

Just like Shigeru Yoshioka said, the current market is mostly in lower-tier cities, and the audience is mostly laymen.

I really don't understand those fancy skills; even the most talented people can't beat a team with money and the ability to create hype.

Therefore, these guys who take photos of scandalous material must be dealt with properly, otherwise the destructive power they cause can be quite terrifying.

"Tell me, how much money did your employer pay you to gather dirt on us?"

"Four thousand yen a day."

"How many!?"

"Four, four thousand yen."

For this amount of money...

Are we only worth eight bowls of beef donburi?

Nakajima Hiroshi stared at the other person fiercely, looking him up and down with ill intent.

"I... I'm telling the truth..."

The man's expression changed.

"The supplier said your operation is too small, and you're an illegal immigrant, so there's no long-term profit to be made. Therefore, they can only offer you four thousand..."

"Knowing that my identity is problematic, you still dared to take this job. You've got some nerve."

Nakajima Hiroshi applied pressure slowly and deliberately.

Suddenly, the conversation shifted.

"Who's the upstream supplier!?"

"explain!"

"Yes……"

Ten minutes later.

"Nakajima, we've found out. It's a scarecrow."

The scarecrow refers to "Nominal Person Company".

In other words, they find someone to take on the debt and start the company, while the actual operator is someone else, so they can cut ties immediately if any problems arise.

These kinds of shady operations do love to pull this kind of stunt; it's a completely meaningless confession.

and so……

"This answer does not satisfy me."

Nakajima Hiro returned to the house and continued his interrogation.

"I... I really only know this much, really!"

"Or, come to my house and take whatever you like!"

"Please, please don't report it to the police!"

"What else can I do to cooperate? Just tell me, whatever you want, I'll do it all!"

Strictly speaking, this guy is just doing it part-time.

It's simply not worth spending a few years in jail and facing huge fines for such a small amount of money.

Therefore, his attitude of begging for mercy was quite thorough.

It's only four thousand yen, why risk your life!

Nakajima Hiroshi pondered for a moment.

"A chance to redeem myself..."

"There really is."

While secretly filming Asuka Kirara is truly despicable, this kind of low-level shady business is like a never-ending cycle; if you kill one, another will appear.

Getting rid of him quickly in the first place would not only fail to uncover the real culprit, but would also alert the enemy.

Furthermore, the other party's supplier knows that their identity is questionable, and once things come to a head, it could quickly lead to huge trouble.

Even if they wanted to take them all down, they would have to wait until Asuka completed her disclosure and her identity was legalized.

It would be better to use him to buy time for the opponent.

Thinking of this, Nakajima Hiroshi confiscated the memory card from the person who had taken the photos.

"I'll get you a new one later. If you handle things well, I can let you off the hook and even help you control the stray dogs in the area."

"But why do they disobey..."

"Understood, understood!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely serve you diligently from now on and make up for my mistakes with good deeds!"

By the way, this guy's name is Kimura Yuzuru.

The next morning, the amazing chain reaction began.

I said…

Kuroda Karito's face was grim.

"One hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand yen!"

"I'm paying you 100,000 yen a day, and you even photographed the wrong person?!"

"Can you do the job or not? If you can't, get out of here right now!"

"If you won't do it, plenty of others will!"

Looking at the photos of someone who looked like a bubble bath masseuse, Kuroda Karito couldn't help but curse.

That's just plain stupid.

How could I possibly be interested in a woman like that?

You're insulting my aesthetic sense!

His aesthetic sense is quite authoritative; this is indeed a bubble bath technician.

Number five, Ji Zi.

"Oh, sir, I knew you'd still remember me."

"Just taking some photos? Oh, so you like this kind of dance costume vibe?"

"I have an even better suggestion!"

The reason it's called a chain reaction...

"You bastard! How do you do your job?!"

"fifty thousand!"

"Fifty thousand yen!"

"I paid so much money, and you even photographed the wrong person?!"

"hateful!"

"Can you do the job or not? If you can't, get out of here right now!"

"If you won't do it, plenty of others will!"

Woo woo woo.

Do no work and earn half the money.

Outsourcing is still incredibly lucrative.

Even when they get beaten up, it's the most resentful and lowly among the underclass who are receiving the brutal beatings

But actually, earning half is already quite a conscientious thing.

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty thousand yen!"

"We pay you the salary of a corporate executive, and this is the kind of stuff you produce?!"

"Open your dog eyes and take a good look! Is this the same person as the target in the picture?!"

"Can you do the job or not? If you can't, get out of here right now!"

"If you won't do it, plenty of others will!"

Outsourcing takes away 60% of the profits; it's too comfortable.

In fact...

Below 20,000, there's an even more ruthless blow.

Cut it down to 4,000 yen, and enjoy 80% of the price.

It was Kimura's upstream supplier.

However, if it's four thousand yen, both sides will be much more polite.

After all, the lowest possible salary would probably only be found in Nakajima Hiroshi's hometown.

"Kimura-kun, I heard you're a very professional photographer, that's why I hired you..."

"Yes, I really love this industry."

Kimura pretended to be stupid on the phone.

"But the photography request we arranged last time seemed to have the wrong target..."

"Huh? Let me see..."

"Wasn't the film supposed to be about Hiroshi Nakajima and his trainees?"

"Indeed, but please look at the person in the photo. We need a girl with a high ponytail."

"Is that so..."

Kimura's tone was somewhat reluctant.

"I'll go again."

"It's definitely a girl with a high ponytail, right?"

"Yes, thank you for your help, Kimura-kun."

The other party hung up the phone, quite satisfied with the service attitude of this wronged person from the lower class.

He didn't even know to ask for more money!

Haha!

That's amazing, the world is a giant makeshift operation!