She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

Kitagawa Yoshiko has always been recognized as the most promising of all Fujita's students.

The reason is her age.

Being young may sometimes be criticized for lack of experience, but more often it represents unlimited passion and motivation, as well as a bright future that has yet to be determined.

Compared to Kitagawa Yoshiko, who just turned 30 this year and is full of ambition, Iwata Atsushi, who is nearly 40 years old, is in the darkest period of his life.

Fifteen years ago, he was also proud of being the most talented student of Fujita Ryo.

However, last year's revelations of extramarital affairs and workplace bullying completely brought him down from the altar.

Normally, people wouldn't be very interested in the love life of a director who works behind the scenes, but Atsuya Iwata's wife is a famous female movie star who is very popular in Japan. She is well-known and popular among the public.

As soon as the news came out, more and more people cursed him as a "scumbag" and a "heartless man".

Under the double blow, Atsuya Iwata's career came to a complete halt. Not only that, as the party at fault in the marriage, he had to leave the house.

To this day, nearly a year has passed since the incident, and his public opinion has not improved much.

Koizumi Koji and Matsumoto Shuichi are both smart people, and according to the former, he definitely doesn't want a notorious guy like Iwata to be the chief director.

But Ishihara Takashi's attitude is clear - if they want to keep Kitagawa Yoshiko, it would be tantamount to openly going against Ishihara Takashi. It is obvious that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain between him and Kitagawa Yoshiko, and only one of them is destined to stay.

Ishihara Takashi has unfathomable connections in the TV and film industries, so there's no need for them to offend him over this matter.

But... if they really cooperate with Ishihara Takashi to get Kitagawa Yoshiko out, it would be equivalent to directly breaking off relations with her, or even with Fujita Ryo - as everyone knows, Fujita Ryo values ​​her youngest student the most, and he would bring her along every time he attends an overseas film festival, no matter how big or small.

Moreover, Kitagawa Yoshiko herself is a new generation director who has been nominated for Cannes and her ability to direct films is beyond doubt. What reason do they have to kick her out? Blame her for not being able to be the chief director?

If you tell this reason to others, I guess only two out of ten people would believe it because it is so ridiculous.

Given Kitagawa Yoshiko's unconventional personality, it is very likely that she will make a big deal out of this matter in a fit of rage, and it is possible that she will take the matter to the news agency or even to court.

The director was suddenly changed just after a few days of filming, and it was because of personal grudges. Not only Kitagawa Yoshiko, but any director with a little fame and connections would probably not be able to stand this.

In any case, in Koizumi Koji's view, he would rather offend Ishihara Takashi than be criticized by the media and smeared by public opinion because of this matter.

Even if Ishihara Takashi and Iwata Atsushi stood in front of him and lobby him together today, he would not change his mind.

Although he is a latecomer in the film production industry and is only a semi-professional, but - with both Kitagawa Yoshiko and Iwata Atsuya in front of him, he can easily figure out who to choose, right?

Even without discussing the professionalism and techniques of filmmaking, the name Kitagawa Ryoko alone carries box office appeal, and what does Iwata Atsushi have? Can the forums be flooded with negative information all day long?

"Ishihara, have you discussed this matter with Director Fujita in advance?" Matsumoto Shuichi, who had a neutral attitude, was the first to break the silence after a while. "I mean, maybe he doesn't want to see you and Kitagawa quarreling like this."

Ishihara Takashi answered him with an ambiguous smile, "Fujita and I are friends who can help each other, but Kitagawa is not. I don't think anyone will blame me for this."

"Also, you may have forgotten that Iwata Atsuya was Fujita Ryo's favorite student. Using him to replace Kitagawa Yoshiko is the best option."

When Matsumoto Shuichi understood what he meant, his expression wavered.

After all, he doesn't think there is much difference in the directing skills between Atsuya Iwata and Yoshiko Kitagawa. As long as it does not affect the sales profit, it doesn't matter who becomes the chief director.

The reason why he didn't rush to express his opinion just now was that he was concerned about Fujita Ryo's thoughts - they kicked his students out, would he hold a grudge against them for this?

It is true that Fujita Ryo is just a director, but he is the most famous director in Japan in the international arena in the past two decades, and is hailed by the industry as "a pioneer in bringing Japanese cinema back to its golden age."

In addition, he is a contracted director under Toho Co., Ltd. and has capital backing him. The consequences of offending him would probably not be good.

To him, what Ishihara Takashi said made sense.

Although Iwata Atsuya has some minor flaws in his character, he is a former student of Fujita Ryo after all. They are now taking the initiative to help him, which may just be what Fujita Ryo is thinking.

As long as Fujita Ryo does not interfere, even if Kitagawa Yoshiko is angry, she will not dare to do anything, and it will be no big deal.

Noticing the change in Matsumoto Shuichi's attitude, Koizumi sighed inwardly, knowing that he had to speak out. "Iwata Atsuya is receiving too bad public opinion right now. He has a negative image that everyone wants to hate among young people. If his name is attached to this movie, the box office may be greatly reduced. This move is too risky. I cannot agree to it."

Ishihara Takashi adjusted his sitting posture, his expression still arrogant: "Most people have some minor problems in their private lives. As long as he can bring a good movie, no one will pursue these insignificant details."

Shuichi Matsumoto also advised: "Yes, Koizumi, this is an era where works are king. Iwata himself has not committed any unforgivable mistakes. We should give him another chance to try - after all, his ability to direct movies is much more proficient than Kitagawa Yoshiko."

He is a very good communicator, and in just a few words he hit the nail on the head about what Koizumi Koji cared about most.

Indeed, compared to Atsuya Iwata, who has made nearly ten films, Yoshiko Kitagawa, who has only produced two art films so far, seems a little immature.

Koizumi hesitated for a moment and did not insist on his opinion. Instead, he said, "I need to discuss this with the president. This matter is of great importance, and I alone cannot represent their opinions."

Ishihara Takashi smiled and nodded at him, with a confident light flashing in his eyes.