Actually, I don't really like the daily back-and-forth about the pneumonia epidemic, but there's nothing I can do; the AV industry is constantly reporting disasters.
Today's bad news is that an agency has disbanded!
This agency wasn't small; it had some very talented exclusive actresses and a powerful production machine. However, firstly, its investment businesses were very expensive, and secondly, the pneumonia epidemic caused everyone to lose work, making everyone in the agency anxious and worried about not being able to pay salaries. Ultimately, it escalated into the unfortunate situation of the managers pressuring the president to resign—
As a result, the agency fell apart...
Since the original signboard might still be in demand, I won't mention the agency here. The question is, what will happen to the actresses?
As mentioned earlier, this agency is quite powerful, making its actresses a target for various parties. The president, seeking a comeback after the agency's collapse, is vying for them; agents, after a power grab, are seeking support to establish their own agencies; and of course, external forces are beckoning to those hesitant actresses. Take a moment to observe the actresses' movements; I think some people can already tell which agency they belong to without me writing it down.
While this agency already had an unsettling atmosphere, it's undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of major production companies before Golden Week accelerated its collapse. And according to my insider, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The pandemic has caused financial crises for many agencies and production companies with already high leverage. If the Japanese government cannot effectively control the pandemic and allow everyone to resume operations after Golden Week, it won't just be a matter of not having any films to watch for three months; the entire market will lose a lot of its competitive strength.
Hopefully, the situation won't worsen.
