"I thought it would take a bit longer on your end."

He suddenly received a call from Yoko during lunch break, and the topic was her departure from her original agency.

He had always thought Yoko's side would need more time to prepare before leaving, but he had not expected it to be today.

"Actually, it was about this time anyway."

"Everyone's wrap-up work has pretty much finished recently. After wrapping up, everyone also reached the time to proactively request leave. During this period, we've been tidying up the studio too."

"It was going to take a little longer, but the actions on the other side were noticed, so we moved it up a bit."

"Were you discovered?"

That reason made Ren understand why it was moved up.

"Then it is not much of a difference, right?"

"Yes, it is about done. So I contacted Miss Ayako, and we ended our contract with the old agency early."

"Our internal contract was settled, and we also had Lawyer Kisaki help draft a contract. It is just that the studio still has a lot of things that need time to be fully prepared."

The studio still needed to wait until next month to officially start work. This month was indeed everyone's last chance to relax.

After the studio is established, there will be more work.

Not just work, but also more systematic learning. If they want to film the big productions he mentioned in the future, they definitely cannot do it without a certain level of acting skill. Although they all have some basics, simple fundamentals will not be enough.

Ren agreed with what Yoko said.

Acting skills do need refinement, especially for an actor and idol star. In the future, he will definitely shift toward acting, since idol popularity does not last for many years.

"So, are you all going to have a good get-together today?"

"Yes. After everyone deals with their own matters, we plan to go to the studio to celebrate. Since it is the place where we will all work in the future, everyone feels this is a new beginning."

"That is great."

Considering that they will be working together in the future, it is a good time to envision the future at the start of the studio.

"Ren, are you free this afternoon?"

"Today I should be busy. After school I am going to a concert with Miyano and her friends."

"A concert... Ah, the TWO-MIX concert. Right, I gave Miss Ai three tickets."

"They just bought the villa on Monday and moved some things in. They are about to get busy, so when she mentioned the concert, I accepted."

"True. Miss Ai will probably be busy with us from now on."

The work of a studio manager is not easy, especially during the initial startup phase.

Perhaps Miyano Akemi's abilities are not quite enough yet, so she needs to adapt to the overall work and understand its key points, so she can formally take over as manager in the future.

After understanding Ren's plans, Yoko gave up on inviting him to her gathering with friends.

"In that case, I will celebrate with them today."

"Okay, be careful going home."

"Do not worry, our plan today is to stay overnight at the company."

Just like during their training, it had been a long time since she had a heart-to-heart with them. She did not want to miss this, especially since they did not have to worry about work tomorrow.

Yoko was clearly excited.

Like a middle schooler staying overnight at school, the thought of spending the night with friends made her excitement a bit uncontrollable.

"Staying overnight at the studio? Then why did you call to ask if I was free?"

"Hehe, if you were free, I would have dragged you along."

Ren's face twitched slightly.

"Forget it. You know I am not very good at interacting with the opposite sex."

On the other end, Yoko almost could not hold back her laughter.

If she did not know Ren's usual demeanor, she might have thought he was being modest.

He attracted an unusually large number of girls.

Although she really wanted to share this excitement and happiness with him, since he already had plans, she would share it with her friends first.

"Alright, then I will go contact the others."

Yoko hung up, then dialed the others.

"Terumi, have you resolved things on your end?"

"Resolved. As expected of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, just a word from them scared our management company stiff."

"After all, the entire entertainment industry combined is not enough to withstand a single word from the Suzuki Zaibatsu. Plus, this time their move into the entertainment industry is not a joke. It is a serious decision."

Yoko knew best why the Suzuki Zaibatsu made that decision. It was for spreading faith and quietly increasing her brother's followers.

Besides, Sonoko is her brother's girlfriend, Ayako is her brother's follower, and even the current head of the Suzuki Zaibatsu counts as her brother's future elder. So what is wrong with investing in the entertainment industry and helping her brother broaden the path of faith?

In the past, the Suzuki Zaibatsu did not enter the entertainment industry because they looked down on its meager profits. Now that they have a clear goal, the situation is naturally different.

And what can ordinary small and medium-sized management companies do?

Even the largest entertainment company, can it really go against a true major zaibatsu?

Unless that company has a major zaibatsu of the same level backing it.

Otherwise, knowing they cannot win, they need to back down obediently, or there will be nothing left when the major zaibatsu rolls over them.

"Then, as agreed, buy some things and have a good drink at our future studio."

"No problem, Yuki and Kaoru have already gone to buy things."

"But I thought you would be with your boyfriend today."

"Actually, I arranged it a bit late. He has an appointment with Miss Ai to go to a concert today."

"...Ah, those TWO-MIX tickets we got a few days ago."

"What a pity. We thought we would not have time to go, and then something unexpected happened on our end."

"Never mind, never mind. He is not very good at interacting with girls. Besides, we set this up a while ago, and we did not expect this to happen. So tonight will be our impromptu celebration."

"That is true."

(To be continued.)