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Renz's words forced Azami Nakiri to wear a mask of suffering.
He practically targeted all the points Azami Nakiri wanted to avoid.
First, Azami Nakiri had been disowned by the Nakiri family and, having married into it, had long since reverted to his birth name, Azami Nakamura.
Second, Renz did not use polite language towards Azami Nakiri. Theoretically, Azami Nakiri was Renz's father-in-law, so Renz should have been somewhat courteous. But this time, Renz was also displeased and couldn't be bothered to humor his nominal father-in-law.
Anyway, the man was irresponsible and hadn't fulfilled his fatherly duties. Calling him "father-in-law" was out of courtesy; not calling him that wouldn't cause any harm. He wasn't invited to the wedding, was he?
Third, Renz comprehensively negated Azami Nakiri's ideology. On this point, Senzaemon Nakiri even applauded, which can be said to have delivered a heavy blow.
Azami Nakiri cared most about his culinary philosophy, and it had received support from Eishi Tsukasa and others, which undoubtedly made Azami Nakiri even more confident in his philosophy.
However, Renz's simple and direct words, weren't they like shattering the grand vision drawn under Azami Nakiri's philosophy into bubbles?
Azami Nakiri himself knew this well.
He just didn't want to admit it.
At its core, cuisine is fundamentally food. This word already defines everything. Azami Nakiri's philosophy aimed to subvert the very concept of cuisine, wanting it to transform from a basic food into a luxury item, an art piece.
In plain terms, it was putting the cart before the horse.
How could Azami Nakiri not understand? But he had always avoided explicitly acknowledging it, because this philosophy carried so much: his career, his status, his entire being depended on this philosophy.
He could only believe he was not wrong.
And he could not be wrong.
Renz simply pulled out the most inexplicable and erroneous parts of this philosophy and critiqued them.
Those who understood, those who didn't, the audience
below, and those outside, after hearing these words, would all develop some "suspicion" towards the philosophy Azami Nakiri had promoted.
This was the most lethal, the most heartbreaking blow.
If Azami Nakiri's earlier pretense and comments as a judge were deliberately "disgusting" Renz, pressuring him and asserting dominance, then Renz's counterattack at this moment was far more brutal than Azami Nakiri's actions.
This was directly exposing Azami Nakiri's dirty laundry.
Isn't that disgusting?
Then let's see who can be more disgusting.
Renz knew Azami Nakiri's pain points, but he never wanted to bring them up. There was no point, no meaning. Everyone was an adult; everyone wanted to save face to some extent. It was best to avoid things that cause loss of face, as they could lead to a complete falling out and make future interactions difficult.
But he couldn't help that Azami Nakiri insisted on annoying him.
Renz's speech was a huge sigh of relief.
"This is the speech you insisted I give. Renz originally didn't want to say anything. If you force me to, then don't blame me."
Azami Nakiri was truly "sickened."
He now truly regretted saying those extra few words and never expected Renz to counterattack so fiercely, hitting Azami Nakiri's weak spot with one blow.
Alice couldn't stop smiling in the audience upon hearing this speech.
Azami Nakiri had done countless disgusting things.
All the letters Alice had hand-written to Erina from Northern Europe were intercepted by Azami Nakiri. He also controlled Erina's social circle under the guise of "protecting a genius." For a while, Alice always thought Erina was too arrogant and disdained communicating with her, which was why Erina never replied to Alice's letters.
At that time, Alice was truly upset.
A 7 or 8-year-old child, joyfully writing letters to her friend and cousin Erina, writing each letter very seriously, sharing her recent life and experiences, only for the other person to never reply once.
In today's popular terms,
That was "humble."
Letters pouring out countless emotions, with the other party never replying, yet she persisted in writing, even wondering if she had done something to displease Erina, which was why the other party ignored her.
She would toss and turn, unable to sleep.
Later, she learned that Erina had never received the letters; they had been unilaterally hidden or discarded by Erina's father, Azami Nakiri. Alice Nakiri hated him.
If Azami Nakiri weren't her uncle, Alice would definitely have wanted to hit him.
Renz's sarcastic remarks, passive-aggressive comments, rubbing salt into Azami Nakiri's wounds, scraping at them with a knife while occasionally smearing some chili sauce Alice was absolutely thrilled.
Well done!
And after Renz's few words, he had no intention of
continuing to target him. Staying there held no further meaning; Azami Nakiri was a complete failure in his eyes.
There was no need to overly dwell on a loser.
Go home, play games.
"Ms. Nakiri, our intention is to offer both of you 80 million Japanese Yen per episode. Your couple is too perfect for our show. The price we are offering can be said to be unmatched by any other company in Japan, and it's even considered a top-tier price in China."
The voice on the other end of the phone spoke rather cautiously.
Crossover variety shows had countless audiences both domestically and internationally.
Years ago, a master pianist, young and renowned,
participated in a variety show, which garnered excellent reactions and brought immense popularity to the program.
And such crossover celebrities participating in variety shows were far more effective than so-called variety stars who were constantly on these shows.
Audiences grew tired of seeing the same faces. They wanted to see different faces, which made it more interesting.
Erina's status far surpassed that of ordinary entertainers, and she had never participated in a variety show. If invited, it would be her first time participating, which would undoubtedly bring immense popularity to the show, even if the entire camera focus was on her.
This was her value.
Coincidentally, her popularity in the country had recently received a new surge of exposure.
She was, you could say, the hottest traffic of late.
The company had gone all out, offering a historical high price.
Even variety show production teams in other countries, when paying top-tier artists, offered similar prices. This fee of 500 thousand dollar per episode was unimaginable in Japan.
A discounted 500 thousand dollar would be enough for a rising star in the Japanese entertainment industry to act in an entire TV drama.
Now, just for Erina to participate in a variety show, one episode would fetch 500 thousand dollar. This showed an extremely serious and sincere attitude.
Keep in mind, a season could have twelve episodes, which
would make the total compensation terrifying. Even for a Hollywood blockbuster, a lead actor's salary for one movie might not even reach that.
Unfortunately,
He encountered a problem.
Erina had no concept of money because she had never
lacked it since birth. This might sound fantastical, but it was indeed reality.
"80 million Japanese Yen per episode... Is that a lot?"
Erina asked back with a slightly clueless expression.
"Is 80 million Japanese Yen per episode not a lot? For a variety show that pays 80 million Japanese Yen for one episode!" The other party was also a bit stunned. Did they offer too little?
Even the most expensive variety shows in world, for A-list celebrities, offered around this price.
"I'll discuss it with my husband first, then I'll let you know. What's the name of your show? Tell me about it.
Do you have a detailed plan? If so, please send it to my work LINE."
"I'll consider it then."
Erina hesitated before saying.
And these words,
Made the person on the other end of the phone feel a slight internal hemorrhage.
The other party actually seemed to think the money offered was too little!
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