Crossover: Becoming Japan’s Prime Minister?

"Mizunashi, Fujiwara Toru is preparing for a roadshow on Koto Ward's Dream Island. This is his first roadshow after announcing his bid for mayor of Koto Ward. Don't miss it. Make sure to record it live."

The director of Nichibei TV called out to the station's top reporter, Rena, and instructed her.

At this time, it was election season in Japan. Unless some sudden major news event happened, the most watched events during this period were the elections for various positions in different regions.

Although most people in Japan did not care much about politics, elections could sometimes be like a festival, bringing great amusement to the public.

Among them, aside from some bizarre candidates, no one knew who would actually win before the results came out.

This kind of joy, like opening a blind box, was pursued by almost everyone.

Rena smiled and nodded in agreement. Under her leadership, she organized a group of people to prepare for live filming in Koto Ward.

As the station's most prominent reporter, Rena should have been covering the Prime Minister's election.

The former Prime Minister had recently resigned due to various incidents that occurred during his tenure, and the acting Prime Minister had served for a period of time.

Just as the general election arrived, many people were competing for the position of Prime Minister.

The acting Prime Minister was ambitious, and former Prime Minister Ōoka also made a comeback.

These television stations all had insider information that the Ōoka clan and the Fujiwara clan had joined forces this time and were determined to win the position of Prime Minister.

Compared with the Prime Minister election, a small election like the one in Tokyo's Koto Ward was actually not a big deal.

But when Toru was among the candidates, even the smallest election would still attract attention.

What did television stations want? Was it the election results? Of course not, they wanted traffic!

Rena got into the minivan with her familiar team members and cameraman, then headed toward Dream Island.

Nichibei TV's headquarters was in Koto Ward, so they did not need to travel far and quickly arrived at Dream Island.

Then, they saw a sea of people.

Today was the weekend, and many high school girls, middle school students, college girls, and even housewives had come here to watch Toru's speech live.

The male-to-female ratio of the entire speech audience could be said to have reached an exaggerated 2:8.

Rather than saying they came to listen to Toru's so-called speech, it would be more accurate to say they came here just to see his handsome face.

And seeing this scene, Rena felt that Toru's election was already secure.

Those female students were not important. Their votes were only a small part.

The ones who really held the majority and had influence were actually the housewives!

These people were the most prone to gossip and could easily influence their children or husbands at home, as well as their girlfriends who often gathered together.

Rather than saying one person was voting, it was more like a group of people were voting.

Similarly, these housewives were also the easiest targets for cults to bewitch. Organizations like the Unification Church primarily focused on recruiting these housewives into their religion.

The Unification Church did not deceive people with sex, but defrauding money was a must. Of course, the most important thing was that they relied on the faith of these female masses to gain significant influence, thereby manipulating elections as much as possible.

"Hello, viewers in front of your televisions and friends online. I am Mizunashi Rena, a reporter from Nichibei TV."

"Right now, I am on Dream Island in Koto Ward, watching the election campaign of Japan's great hero, Mr. Fujiwara, live."

"Please look behind me. The person giving a speech on the campaign vehicle is Mr. Fujiwara."

"We can see that there are many people at the scene, and the Metropolitan Police Department has also dispatched a large number of police officers to maintain order."

"We know that Japan has recently encountered various attack incidents frequently. This election is also a huge test for the Metropolitan Police Department. As Japan's hero, he must not suffer any harm."

Rena spoke eloquently in front of the camera with a professional smile.

At the same time, the camera and microphone were aimed toward the campaign vehicle, allowing those who could not attend in person to hear the promises Toru made to the people of Koto Ward.

"I promise all residents of Koto Ward that when I become district mayor, within the next four years, I will bring over ten billion US dollars in investment to Koto Ward."

This one sentence caused people to exclaim in surprise.

Ten billion US dollars in investment, that was a national-level project. Did a district mayor have this capability?

"This is not an exaggeration, but a concrete plan that is already on the agenda. On the artificial island in Koto Ward, I have already discussed it with major Japanese conglomerates."

"They have agreed to build a new commercial center on this island, and they will also construct a supercomputing center, a pharmaceutical R&D center, and other facilities."

"The establishment of the entire commercial center will involve an investment of over ten billion US dollars. The initial three billion US dollar project is already ready and can start construction at any time."

Toru stood on the campaign vehicle, holding a microphone in his hand, raising his hand high, and making promises to all the voters in an impassioned tone.

"In addition, I will provide tax incentives to supercomputing and pharmaceutical companies. In my plan, Koto Ward will become a research and development center in the future. The newly built artificial island will not only bring commercial revenue, but also continuously carry out scientific research and innovation, leading the world."

"I solemnly promise here that in the next few years, the income of all residents in Koto Ward will surely rise steadily, allowing us to move even higher in the per capita GDP rankings of Tokyo's various wards."

Well, anyway, the so-called pharmaceutical companies and supercomputing centers were all things Toru was preparing to get his hands on.

In other words, these tax incentives would ultimately benefit Toru himself.

Under the election system, why did people want to become officials? Wasn't it just to give themselves more benefits and advantages?

The role of those capital lobbying groups in America was exactly this, to get presidents and congressmen to enact policies that were more in line with their own interests, thereby bringing in a continuous stream of income.

But on the surface, Toru was seeking welfare for the people and was a great district mayor!

The audience below applauded and cheered vigorously, but it was all female voices.

They did not care about Toru's election promises. What they cared about more was Toru's handsome face.

These women, who originally had no interest in politics, developed an interest in politics at this moment.

They were like fans chasing a star, pursuing Toru as a celebrity to satisfy themselves.

And Toru knew this and would satisfy their needs as much as possible.

"Therefore, I hope everyone can personally go to the polling station and cast your valuable vote. Within the next four years, you will be able to see me frequently on television and online!"

The applause rang out again. Toru bowed.

"Thank you, everyone!"

(To be continued.)

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