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okay ill bite why do u hate kaoru sakuraba sidem aside from the fact that they went from hokuto as a main blue to downgrade to kaoru. to make it less awkward that I’m asking abt sidem on ur osomatsu side blog, what sidem idols would u assign to each matsu ?

i think sideM should collab w osomatsu-san and put them all in Beit so they can all get JOBS!!!!!!

anyways i hate kaoru from idolmaster sideM. i need all my osomatsu-san side blog followers to know that i hate this man. "i need a lot of money fast to pursue an extremely niche medical research track, which is why i quit my stable and high paying job as a surgeon to become an idol while having no soft skills, physical strength or stamina, or interest in getting along with people" are you Stupid??

he's not even using his idol clout to spread awareness of the rare disease he's trying to cure (like SEM does) so it can secure funding, he sees it 100% as a job and refuses to have fun, he is actively unpleasant and uncooperative in every interaction with his coworkers because he's trying to "rise to the top". it seems like the only thing he has going for him are his looks and that he kind of liked to sing when he was a kid. why not become a model at that point when you have the personality of a wet tree trunk. or better yet why not STAY A FUCKING DOCTOR!!!!!

also, i don't like meganes, so write that down.

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Lovers to coworkers - Jenson Button x reader

cw: mentions of fingering, creampies, actual spanking and cockwarming, age gap (reader is in her 20s, jenson is in his 40s), author loves dilfs and hates her clichés

"I have a job for you." Jenson says to you when walking into your shared apartment.

"I am employed, honey. Even though I wish this deadline from my publisher wasn't real, it is. Just like the fact that your lovely girlfriend is a romance writer.". You knew how he felt about what you do for a living. It was an icebreaker during your first date, and when you made him laugh so hard, he did a spit take at your first commissions, you knew he was the one. Thankfully for you, the writing you did had evolved much since your "man gets turned into underwear for his ex-girlfriend" days in college. It was insane how you rationalized that 10 bucks was 10 bucks.

Ever since then, you wrote like a machine. You were versatile, pitching different things to your agent. Poetry books, essay collections, general fiction, all of those were your favorites, Jenson's too. But what skyrocketed you to fame was the romance book you started writing after a drunken night with your boyfriend. You teased him about his "grid slut" days of the past. Asked him to tell you about it, warts and all. And he did, loving the way you crossed your legs as his stories of the past. He kept his hand between your legs as he told you about menages a trois in Monaco and public indecency in Italy.

Jenson fucked you raw that night for the first time and he'd been obsessed with you begging to be filled with his cum. He called you needy, greedy, desperately horny, his little slut. And as much as he tried to deny it, it wears him out. He likes slow things now. Eating you out for hours, orgasm after orgasm melting the time together. Having you stroke him as he's doing research. So when you whine and cum around him, he can't help it. Two more pumps and he's out like a light.

He wakes up hours later, thirst making his throat almost painfully sore. And you're still naked, aside from a pair of glasses, typing furiously on a laptop. He doesn't question it anymore but still tries to coax you into bed. You shoo him off, claiming something about "being in the zone" and continued writing.

You're particularly cagey about that one, but he can guess it has to do with F1 and specifically him. You ask about whether certain events would be accurate in a race. Learn all about his girlfriends passed and how they coped with his stardom. Finally, after months of pestering him, he gets an advanced reader's copy. It's a romance, and it's obvious that it's based on him. The female lead also has some similarities to you, which Jenson loves to tease you about. Both of you expect it to be normal. But social media gets wind of it.

The Booktok girlies were a force to be reckoned with. You should've known that, considering Mark and his controversially young girlfriend. Their "internet meetcute" was as cliche as one of your new plots. But the couple sure made good company on secret double dates. Nothing like beating the assumptions that you're sugar babies with a friend. So when she and the rest of the F1 romance community found your book, it was chaos. Thank God for pen names, because being Jenson's girlfriend on top of writing smut about him would be too much. But after your steamy work, everything shifted. Thanks to the feedback and sales, the book had become a sequel. Then a trilogy. Now, with a fourth one in the works, your partner was getting tired.

That's why, at the mention of your romance writing, he quickly bends you over his lap. He wastes no time in pulling your pants down, making your skin prickle.

"You know, you're bad for my PR, sweets. Do you think your fans have any respect for me?" He asks as he traces shapes on your bare ass. He's waiting to strike.

"Of course they do." You reply. You know the people reading your smut could be a little too into it. And you embrace it. Liking fanart, aesthetic moodboards, playlist. You have your own community and you love engaging with them. That's what sets you apart and partially gets the bills paid. More realistically, it's what helps you buy more books and also spoil Jenson's dog.

"Yeah, then why are they in my Instagram comments, all horny? Thought they weren't supposed to know that your protagonist is based on me." He wonders and smack, comes the first slap to your ass.

"I've built this image, you know." Another hit and he doesn't miss your moan at it.

"A book, almost 400 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets, so many hours of labor." Spanked again.

"17 years, that's almost a two decade career in F1, not to mention karting before and endurance after." Another strike, this time harder. Jenson ignores your pleas, just like he ignores the wetness of your cunt. That would have to wait.

"Took me years to shed the playboy image, so much effort to be serious and reliable on Sky Sports now. And you could potentially ruin it. We can't have that, now can we, sweets?" He asks and smacks you one last time. He drags his nails against the redness of your ass, making you feel the sting of his punishment. Which wasn't finished.

Jenson tells you to be a good girl and mount him, facing the other way. You love how he positions his mouth right against your ear.

"Let me tell you about the opening. It's an open kept secret, but they're letting go of Danica. Backlash from the fans and all that. So I figured, why not get a costar I actually get along with?"

"Jenson, I have no credentials. The public knows me as your girlfriend, it's gonna give nepo sugar baby." You say, trying to ignore your partner's hands on the cotton of your panties. You hate bringing up the age gap as well, but maybe it will remind him why this is a bad idea.

"First of all, everyone knows you're dating me for my looks and sex appeal, not my money. Second, you've been learning while researching your little smutty romances. You've seen every race this season and actually made some interesting points. Why not try it out?" He asks. He's stripping you, leaving your pussy completely exposed atop his jean covered crotch. You try to argue that you'd be a terrible pundit, purposefully using that word to piss him off.

"You'd be a fucking stellar commentator, love. And also a very pretty one, not that it matters." He says, gripping your waist.

"Let me prove it." He turns on the TV and opens the Sky Sports app. He puts on a random quali from this year and mutes it.

"Tell me what's happening and you get a reward." Jenson says and you can feel him unbutton his pants under you. You start with a general overview of the season, and when a camera pans to a certain driver you try to give a little tidbit of information. Your boyfriend adlibs with you, his tender voice becoming more clear and "TV like". Surprisingly, you can follow what he's saying. Even when he slaps the tip of his cock against your clit.

"Keep going, you're on air after all. Don't expect me to carry all of the conversation now." He whispers in your ear as you go silent. You try, providing some more fluff about the country and cheating by asking Jenson about his experience there. He responds by spreading you open and slamming into you in one thrust. Then he actually goes into detail about the track and some challenges.

"Talk the fans through Q1 and I'll move." He says as you squirm in his lap. Jenson's hands grip your hips, making you go still.

In order to "motivate" you, he places one hand on your nipple and the other on your clit. You try your best. You comment on tire choices, and purple sectors. You prompt him to fill your gaps. You even get heated as the time runs out, unsure who'd make it. As soon as you announce the 5 drivers that are out, Jenson moves. The short break between Q1 and Q2 is hell, with your boyfriend absolutely going feral.

"Aren't you so good to me, huh sweets. Taking me so well when I fuck into you. Being the perfect little cock sleeve. Don't get too excited now, we're just starting out." He says, just about as Q2 is about to begin. Then TV Jenson is back, he's talking like you two have an audience. You're too busy trying to get off, pussy clenching over him. As soon as he feels you do that, he pulls out, stopping right at the tip.

"Behave or we're stopping right now." He says and you delve into your observation about the qualifying session. Jense is a full on tease now, sinking you down on him slowly, giving it to you inch by inch. Then he's buried to the hilt and he stops. You relax into your commentator role, despite him throbbing inside of you. He won't let up, purposefully moving his body forward to see a technicality.

"Need glasses, Mr. Button? I know eyesight goes with age, but you're only 44. " You tease and are met with him spreading your legs even more and landing a slap square on your clit. You half moan, half announce the drivers who are out and your "career" is cut short. Jenson presses you flat against the glass coffee table, loving how your breasts are smushed against it. He wraps an arm against your waist and fucks you in earnest. Tip brushing your cervix earnest. Thighs shaking, toe curling earnest. Moans so loud they drown out the fact that he's still commentating earnest. As somebody takes pole position, Jenson makes you come and when the interviews come to a close, he's spilling his seed inside of you.

"You know, if you don't want me writing you like a whore, you should stop acting like one." You say. And even though he's getting soft, you're pulled to Jenson's thigh, smearing his cum over both of you. Round 2 is more predictable than the fact that you did not try for that open Sky Sports position. Because your slot with your boyfriend would have to be moved to after midnight.

[mysticworks]

Late Night Walk ~ LN4 x Reader

Prologue can be read -> here

Part i to the "Your eyes" series

Word Count: 2.3k

Genre: Reader is feisty and Lando is whipped

It's late at night. Lando insists to walk you home. Deciding this is his perfect time to get to know you

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C H A P T E R O N E:

Today had been exhausting. 

You were drained - it had been another day of back to back meetings as the team reflected on the seasons’ analytics. 

Data had been scrutinised, reports written and discussions made; intense decisions being the result of it all. 

Not that you wanted to recall any of it.

The clocks had moved past 10 at night and with no dinner, just mugs and mugs of coffee, it was time for you to call it a day; the hunger had begun threatening to let your more ‘primitive’ nature loose. 

As you left the building, the warm spring air from this morning seemed to be replaced with an unwelcoming chilly breeze, remnants of the winter still lingering in the air as the seasons transitioned. 

This phase of weather was always one you expressed distaste towards, never quite knowing the best way to dress for the ever changing temperature. 

You tugged on the sleeves of your hoodie, letting the fabric wrap around your fingers in a mild attempt to retain that fraction of warmth. 

To top it all off, your late leave from work meant that the last bus of the day had long since left. 

The prospect of an hour long walk back home haunted your mind - yet you trudged on anyway, eager to be home and in bed.

You sensed the presence of a figure come up, beside you, falling into step as you continued down the cobble path. 

With no intention to engage in conversation - your patience having been worn thin at this point - you continued on, sparing not a glance to the uninvited company.

“You were really cool in the meeting today, challenging Zak head on like that.”

The voice made you halt mid step. It was one you knew, all too well - from replays of interviews, to PR content displayed on the company screens, Lando Norris’ voice was more than familiar, and not in a good way.

He was the absolute last person you expected to approach you, the daggers you’d sent him in passive criticism earlier that night being something you assumed would deter him from ever consulting you.

And somehow you were wrong. 

Here he was, walking besides you, praising you for the storm you’d sent his way.

Raising a brow, you spared Norris a narrow look, wary of his intent, adamant not to entertain conversation.

He continued alongside you anyway, ignoring your glare completely and instead outstretching his hand in offering, “Ice cream?”

“No thanks.”  

You looked pointedly straight ahead, refusing to make the acknowledgement. 

He gave a shrug of his shoulder, biting into his own cone; exaggerated humming to signal how great it tasted.

Something about the racer was really, really setting you off - maybe it was how mirthful he always was - too immaturely peppy and buoyant - even way past 10pm in the night, after a horrendous working day. 

You’d caught his expression in the meeting earlier - the same smirk on his face sending a hangry rage coursing through you.

You had the urge to speed walk away - when a huge rumble erupted from your stomach. 

The chortle from Lando was enough indication that he’d heard your body's plea for food, and he shoved the ice cream cone into your hand once more, “I think you need that, actually.”

Embarrassed wasn’t a strong enough word. 

You felt the heat in your cheeks swallow you whole, as you pried the cone from his grasp, taking a sheepish bite in. 

You mumbled a thanks. Despite the cold night air, the ice cream was savoured - some food after hours of none, a much needed relief. 

Not that you’d admit that to Lando anytime soon.

A silence fell between you, and you almost forgot Lando was walking beside you - the pair of you busy in tucking into your cold treats. Your steps had synchronised, a slow walk through the company complex. 

By now, you’d walked well past the car park, exiting the compound from the main gate and onto the main road. 

Lando peered at you, raising his brow, “Waiting for a ride?”

A click of the tongue conveyed your refusal, “not everyone has a personal chauffeur Norris.”

He stopped his pace and you continued on, leaving him behind in what seemed bewilderment.

“Most of the population uses public transport, or walks.” Your unnecessary dig at his wealth was ignored completely - he seemed entirely unbothered, jogging to catch up with you instead. 

“Would you like a ride then?” His expression was soft - something you hadn’t expected, and he seemed genuine in his offering. 

Your answer was curt, “No.”

“Why not?” 

“I’m not getting into a stranger's car.”

The driver feigned mock hurt, placing a hand on his chest as he gave a dramatic gasp, “I’m no stranger.” 

“No, no, of course not. We’re childhood best friends.”

You rolled your eyes, the sarcasm oozing from every word and Lando replied with a huge grin, his eyes sparkling as he resumed his simultaneous steps beside you. 

“I guess I’ll just have to walk you home then.”

“I’ll pass - I'd prefer some peace thanks.”

“Please, allow me, I take pride in being quite the gentleman.” He threw a wink your way, and you had to swallow the urge to swat at him - to which he only giggled himself silly. 

You offered him a scoff in reply. “It’s quite a walk - I don’t think the celebrity in you will make it.” 

“Oh please, I’m a high performance athlete. I’m sure I’ll survive.”

With a dramatic flex of his biceps, Lando wiggled his brows, and you found yourself chortling. 

You had to admit, although irritating at times, there was a charismatic nature to Norris. 

Something light hearted that made him just that slight bit more bearable. 

“So why are you so adamant to give me a walk home anyway?” The question had been lingering on your mind, and at some point you couldn't hold it back anymore. 

It didn’t make sense to you.

Why would The Lando Norris - famous racing driver and McLaren’s star - come and walk with you in the first place? 

Especially after you’d pointed multiple fingers his way, in the meeting, merely hours ago.

Lando sent a look your way, pondering for a second, as if coming up with a suitable reply, before pointing ahead, “because of things like that.” 

You followed Lando's gaze.

On the opposite side of the road, a brawl seemed to be conjuring; a group of intoxicated people scrambling out of a nearby bar and spilling on the streets.

Each seemed to be shouting at the other, a few hands flying and throwing fists into the air - senseless. It was quite the barbarous scrabble; rowdy in the night's silence.

“It's not a safe time to be out alone at night.” 

Lando asserting protective behaviour certainly took you by surprise, filling you with a strange feeling. One you couldn't quite describe. 

With every passing moment, as you got to know him, the assumptions you'd made about him, expelled little by little - a sense of guilt beginning to gnaw at you.

Maybe he wasn't too bad after all. 

Lando mumbled on, continuing, “that, and you have the most beautiful eyes.”

You blinked hard trying to digest his response. 

Lando Norris flushed deep red.

He looked gobsmacked at his own words - as if they'd spilled out unintentionally and his hands flew to cover his mouth, uncomprehending. 

An awkwardness filled the air, neither saying a word as you walked on.

You looked eagerly for a way to avert the conversation, to break the deadly silence you'd been submerged in - but Lando beat you to it.

“So what's your role in the team? Since you were in the meeting I'm guessing you're one of the higher ups.” 

You gave him a wry smile, “Well the official title is, Senior Data Analyst, not too high up actually.” 

“Senior Analyst? Do you get any cooler?” His expression was incredulous, gaping at thin air. You felt a playful thump on your forearm, “Miss y/l/n - the big shot.”

It was your turn to become a shade of pink - never really being complemented before on your position. 

Although you’d been proud of moving up the ranks soon after joining McLaren, you’d never been given the opportunity to really grow, well deserved promotions turned away in ‘under the table’ favours.

“Eh, not really, I missed out on the lead position.” 

Lando sent you an inquisitive look, urging you to elaborate. 

The memory brought a tug at your heart- as if it was being pinched from within- a clear sign you’d never really moved on from the rejection you’d faced that day. 

You shrugged your shoulders, “Let’s just say: nepotism, inequality and business politics.”

You'd realised that Lando was an attentive listener.

He'd always wait for you to finish before drawing out more with exactly the right phrases. 

“That really sucks - I'm positive you would've been the better fit, with how intelligent you seem.” 

He changed his tone, giving it a more hopeful, brighter edge, “I'm sure you'll bag a promotion soon. Maybe even take over. Zak was threatened, that's for sure.” 

He nudged you a little with his elbow, and the pair of you found yourself breaking out into a fit of hysterics - replaying the meeting from both perspectives. 

It was encouraging to hear someone say those words. Affirmation of your career being a success - someone rooting for you out of pure kindness and not some warped, twisted ill-intent. 

For the first time that night, you felt grateful Lando was beside you. 

His words gave you the inspiration you never knew you were missing.

Eventually your conversation drifted, moving on to how you'd never seen a formula one race - live, the fact shocking Lando - who promised he'd somehow get you the full experience. 

“You have to see me racing - it'll blow you away seeing how talented I am. Maybe if you're nice I'll even invite you on the podium with me.” 

He'd seemed so proud - giving himself a pat on the back.

You'd snorted at him in snide sarcasm, poking fun, “Yeah, sure. I'll have to pray for you not to crash.”

He couldn't fathom how a respected team member, had never been invited to a race, and you'd fallen into explanation of how your role meant during races you were sat in the headquarters race control room - ambushed with screens and screens of numbers.

“Maybe when you're CEO you'll help me win a championship.” 

You raised your nose in the air, “Nope. I'm kicking you off the team first.” 

Lando fell into a dramatic feign of tears, puffing out his chest in a show of pride, “You'll be losing such great talent.” 

Somehow between the start, to now, the distance between the pair of you had closed, little by little. 

As you turned the corner of your street, you felt the back of Lando’s hand brush against yours, ever so slightly. 

Neither of you moved away- skin tingling with every bristle of contact. His knuckles were calloused, evident as they touched momentarily against yours. 

A deep fluttering erupted in your stomach, one that forced a gush of heat to take over your body. It was remarkable how such minimal contact could cause such a torrent of butterflies.

Your apartment was fast approaching now, and you sneaked a glance his way from the corner of your eye. 

Lando was biting down on his lip, blushing beetroot red.

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L A N D O ’ S P O V:

Time had gone too quickly.

I felt as if we'd only just started talking and yet here we were, having walked an hour away from the office, outside residential apartment blocks, home to Miss Senior Analyst.

There was still so much more to say. So much more to ask. 

Every exchange with her had been so interesting. 

Her intelligence shone through her words - but there was something more...she was genuine.

No sugar coats, no fake laughs, no pretend kindness.

It felt like the first time I'd been seen. 

Like someone had been unafraid to speak to me normally.

Mumbling a goodbye with a hand flick for a wave, I watched y/n turn her back towards me, the distance between us growing with every step she took.

I felt a pull at my chest forcing me to say something, anything, before she really left. 

I had to find a way to see her again.

“Hey!” she turned her head in my direction, blinking, and I gulped involuntarily - gosh those eyes were so intense. 

It was hard to get used to them, so piercing and bright, like they saw through me even though I had nothing to hide.

“Do you-” 

She picked up on the slight stutter of my sentence, her brows cocking up in amusement.

I brought my hand up to my hair, raking through the tangled mess of curls with my fingers- searching for the right words.

“Would you be up for maybe…some sort of... us two...together ? We could - you said you've never -”

The words weren't coming out right and my stomach clenched, exasperated. 

She waited, expectant.

I took a deep breath, swallowing. “I'd like to take you on a hot lap around the Silverstone track, if you'd be up for it?”

The pause between her reply felt like an eternity, my heart thudding louder with every passing second.

“I'll consider it. Maybe.” I could hear the smirk in her voice - playful - teasing. 

She was messing with me, refusing to offer the satisfaction of a confirmed “yes” but keeping me thrilled without a flat out “no”. 

It drove me insane - the constant teasing - the snide remarks - the sarcasm.

It all drove me so insane.

She turned on her heel, up the steps to her apartment, leaving me grinning like the fool I felt.

I now had a hot lap to arrange.

Time to bribe, convince my manager.

[cantcompetewhereudontcompare]

I might add this to the post about the myth of Harry being pushed to the front by the label because I think it's fantastic, but I really wanted to make a post about this.

A beautiful anon sent me two links, and one of them is just... a jewel that I needed to share.

It's this podcast from January 2021 — the whole thing is interesting, but the relevant part starts at around 1:09 (an hour and 9 minutes):

The two people talking in this podcast are Jade Driver, who's AJ McLean's (Backstreet Boys) manager and co-founder a marketing agency with several high profile clients (such as Backstreet Boys, New Kids On the Block, McFly), and Tim Byrne, who was an executive at Syco Entertainment (the company behind the X Factor).

I'm just going to transcribe the conversation and highlight the relevant bits with a little commentary.

For ease of reading, the name of who's talking will be highlighted in blue each time we change speaker, the relevant bits will be highlighted in red.

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Jade: I love this subject. We're gonna dive into One Direction. Let's do it! Tim, you had so much to do with putting together One Direction.

Tim: So, fast forward to 2008 and by then I'm working for Simon Cowell as the creative director of his company. There was a TV company where we made Got Talent and X Factor and there was a record label. And obviously I'd been working with Leona Lewis at that point, so we're making the X Factor in 2008 and along comes a fourteen-year-old kid called Liam Payne. And Liam had the most amazing haircut — it was kind of a bit of a Bieber-cut, and Twitter started an account called "Liam's hair" at that point, which became huge.

And Liam made it all the way through to almost the Live Shows. But for some crazy reason they didn't put him through to the Live Shows. I think they felt he was too young and not quite ready. But I'd met him and worked with him in the auditions, at that point. And I just thought, "This kid is an absolute superstar." So I make sure I got his details. I make sure I kept in touch with him. And we would meet up regularly.

And I used to say to Liam, "I think you should be in a boyband, and if you stick with us, we'll build a boyband around you." And Liam was amazing. At fourteen, he went and slugged around the country as a Michael Bublé tribute act, at that point, singing all Michael-Bublé-type of songs. But he went out and got the experience of singing hundreds and hundreds of live shows and built his confidence and built his craft and everything.

And at the age of sixteen, it was time for him to come back and audition for the X Factor. At which point, the intention had always been to create a boyband, at that point, so Liam was a dead cert — he was in the band. And then as we were doing the auditions in 2010, we were looking out for other people who were suitable to be in this boyband.

In walks Harry Styles to the audition room, and you're like, "I want him for the boyband!"

Jade: Yes!

Tim: And the producers wanted him for the main show. And then, obviously, in walks Zayn Malik*, who I have to say has the greatest charisma and star quality and presence of anyone I've ever been involved with. This kid's just like radiating something really incredibly special, with a really nice voice, great personality that you really warm to.

And across the X Factor, you know, One Direction were put together on the show. And, at that point, it was 100% my responsibility, then, to help them become a group, work together as a group. So I took them away and helped them become the group, and —

Jade: You ran the One Direction boyband bootcamp.

Tim: I ran One Direction, at that point, to help them prepare for the Live Shows. I was working with all the contestants equally.

****

He starts talking about Fifth Harmony, because he put the group together. I'll take this intermission to address the asterisk. Tim and Zayn are friends, which is why, presumably, he's so over the top complimentary. When they're introducing the podcast at the beginning, Jade says that she doesn't know much about Take That because she's American and then this:

Jade: Tim is obviously from England. Where are you from?

Tim: I'm from Yorkshire, in the North of England. I'm from the same place as Zayn Malik.

Jade: Ooooh, do you like Zayn's new song?

Tim: I LOVE Zayn's new song. Zayn is... yeah, he's my friend.

Just a funny aside. Let's continue:

****

Tim: You get lucky at a certain point. Had Harry Styles not walked in, or had Camila not walked in, you wouldn't have had the same groups.

[Anecdote about the bathrooms in the X Factor studios and Jade meeting Harry there that goes on forever.]

Tim: They were incredible to work with. Out of any acts I've ever worked with. They just had such discipline. They were really serious about it and really ambitious. And so, you know, we helped prepare them for the Live Shows and then every single week on the X Factor, choosing the songs and how they would perform, and all of that. They were just — they worked their souls off. They worked harder than any other act on that show.

****

So, essentially, what Liam said was absolutely true. You can watch it here. It's almost word for word what Tim said.

Tim's podcast was a year and a half before Liam's. It's really cool to have corroboration. They were auditioning boys to form a boyband around Liam. This man KEPT IN TOUCH with Liam and flat out told him they would build a boyband around him.

Liam is just retelling what he was flat out told to his face.

I also find it very funny that he highlighted that the producers wanted Harry for the main show, essentially saying that they wanted him solo, but that the Syco executives wanted him for the boyband.

It's funny because if it wasn't for Liam Harry could've had a similar start to Justin Bieber, but clearly the Syco executives at the time had the idea of a boyband in mind and Liam as the frontman, so they stuck to that.

So much for "if it wasn't for 1D Harry would still be working in a bakery."

But anyway, thank you so much to the anon who sent that. Seriously, what a gem of a find!

[czarthegreat]

I honestly don't think Shiv would make a bad ceo as a lot of succession audience feel. I've put down some of the reasons why I think Shiv won't be horrible CEO and why I've always seen her as a better choice than Kendall and Roman. Any input/taughts you have is welcome with open hands.

1. She's knows who is good for what. (Her conversation to keep Gerri and Karolina)She knows the competent and well liked people in the company which shows she'll be good at delegating which would cater for her shortcomings which is what a lot of CEOs do most times.

2. Shiv knows how to win people over (Nan pierce, Sexual assault victim, Sandy, even Stewy (because Shiv was able to convince him to vote for her instead of his childhood bestfriend Ken), Mattson and even Mencken (who knows she hates him). This shows she'll be good at negotiating and talking with people

3. She can work with people that have an entirely different view point/ she disagrees with/ people on opposite sides to achieve a set goal (Mencken, ken and Roman). Unlike Kendall (karolina, Jess) and Roman (Gerri, video woman). Even Logan knew this

4. She's well liked by the public and can navigate the public scene/popular opinion. This shows she's not a PR scandal waiting to happen

5. She has a clean record unlike Ken and Roman (no drug addiction, hostile takeovers gone wrong, trying to destroy the company you want to take over, blow torching Lamborghini and is known as a horrible person)

6. She's highly adaptable hence her seamless pivot from politics to waystar

7. She's very strategic hence why she's able to maneuver a board seat for herself

8. She's an experienced/respected political strategist hence why in the scripts it's mentioned that she's one of the top 5 political strategist in the United states.

9. She's a fast learner hence why in a short period of time being in the company in season 4 we can see that she knows the kind of programs and news people would like to listen to hence why she can comfortably say his idea for the kind of news their 100 project should carry is bullshit which Roman seconded. Also in season 4 she understands the business numbers.

10. Also against popular opinion Shiv is actually smart and the smartest among the bunch of jokers. Logan knew this (he saw her as the smartest one), Rhae knew this (by not denying that Shiv is actually smart), Mattson also knew this.

[georgegraphys]

I understand that some people might think marketability and popularity is important for George's career growth

But in my opinion and from my experience, that should be the last of the concerns you have. Why? Let me explain it (not so) briefly

We all know that everyone wants to be popular (not a wicked reference) but the important thing people often forgot is sustainability and longevity. You don't want to be a one hit wonder whose tiktok account blows up in a year, hits 30M followers and the next following years you only have 10k likes at the very most. You don't want that.

When measuring "popularity" and "growth", you don't just mention a random number or judge things from an external POV. You need to look at 100+ different aspects in order to judge things through. I'm giving several reasons as to why George's current popularity growth right now is very positive and you don't need to worry about anything.

1. George's popularity has been consistently growing since his first breakthrough in Sakhir 2020. Last year, according to this article written on December 11th 2023, George recorded 4.9M followers on instagram. As of today (2024/12/28), George has 6.2M followers. A 1.3M growth in less than a year. That is a consistent growth. A good trend going upwards and not downwards. These numbers and growth shows that George is going through an organic natural growth in his popularity as an F1 driver.

This also shows how George EMV is also doing great. First data is George's EMV from 22/23. Second one is George's EMV during the summer break period of 2024.

What is EMV? Earned Media Value represents the equivalent dollar value of exposure gained through non-paid channels, such as social media mentions, reviews, and organic search results. This metric quantifies the impact of word-of-mouth and organic reach in monetary terms.

Look at how he is actually doing very great. Although the reports aren't available for this year yet, I'm 100% sure things will be better this year because the growth for George PR wise is looking very positive and promising

2. Let's talk about priorities. Rather than signing up with random brands, doing disorganized campaigns at once, and signing up with a marketing agency to get the PR done, it would be better for George to have the current organic growth he has rn. Things that are artificial do not last long. Sometimes they do, if George manages to land a good agency that can understand and read him well. But if he doesn't? He might hit the wrong market of people and annoy them.

Mercedes' social media game might be weak. But guess what is not weak? Their sponsors. Currently, George hits 96 PR schedules done for Mercedes in 2024. Throughout these 96 schedules, sponsors such as Tommy Hilfiger, Ritz Carlton, Puma, Marriott, Mercedes Benz, and many more had pushed the publicity so hard through partnering with popular media partners such as Elle, HYPEBEAST, Esquire, L'Officiel Hommes, HIGHSNOBIETY, GQ, Dazed, Forbes, Prestige, DMARGE, Vogue, and many more. If you read these articles, click on their link, search George Russell's name on any platform, click the link to his instagram/posts on these articles, etc, all of that contributes to his EMV and engagement growth. There is a glaring difference between the contents put out by the sponsors last year and this year. With the excellent performance George had this year, the sponsors are also eager to push his stories out to the media, creating partnerships, and publicity for him. What they're doing right now exceeds my OG expectation because slowly but surely they are pairing George up with top media!

I know that some are itching to see George partnering with brands/companies outside of the Mercedes sponsor list. Some might also think that continuously partnering with the same 10 sponsors on the circle of the team's sponsor can be a sign of weakness. But I disagree. Why? Because these "partnering with the same ol' 10 fellas" move is actually something that is called BUILDING TRUST, EQUITY, AND LOYALTY. The more trust George and these team sponsors have the more George is going to be pushed by them and the more other brands are going to notice his marketability and try to snatch him for competitions. More trust can also result in the brand including George to external non-F1 related sponsorship campaigns. This is a very positive one as it allows George to be naturally introduced to a new market, gain more fans, more marketability and engagement, and eventually? the general public and other brands' attention

Here, i'm going to make an example out of George and his campaigns with Puma.

In March 2022, George became a Brand Ambassador of Puma.

From here, he does a lot of schedules for Puma, but only motorsport related.

We all know George's 2022 campaign was positive, allowing him to gain popularity through his success. Puma starts pushing him to another market. Puma Football. He attends the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League

Let's use our logic but not the "george never watch football live" logic. Let's make it make sense and have a certain significance in it.

If George was not invited by Puma, he wouldn't have worn that fancy suit and have his father and brother all suited up too and walk down the blue carpet, and get interviewed by several football media. Like why the hassle? He was obviously invited.

By who? PUMA. Why? Because one of the finalists of the 22/23 Champions League, Manchester City is sponsored by none other than Puma! And one of Manchester City's player, Jack Grealish is a Puma ambassador. Hence, why we got a picture of George with Jack posted.

Moving on from the Champions League and onto the present timeline, Puma releases a new football boot in collaboration with F1 technology, Puma Ultra 5 Carbon

George was on the promotional line up alongside ManCity's Bobb, Liverpool's Gakpo, AC Milan's Pulisic, Barça Femeni's Rolfo, and Bayern's Coman.

He was the only F1 driver featured in Puma Football posts doing videos about the boots. I'm taking three as an example

Back to the question, why is this relevant? Notice how in Coman's video, George was the most mentioned name in the questions they ask to Coman. This is actually a soft marketing to introduce the name George Russell through repetition from a video to a new market that is the football fans whose faves are wearing Puma's team kit, is an ambassador of Puma, is a fan of Kingsley Coman/FC Bayern München, and general football fans. He is an F1 driver whose videos are featured in a football brand page. Who follows the brand? Football fans of course.

If you still don't get it, Puma basically started off with George as an ambassador to Puma in the Motorsport division specifically. But as time went on and his F1 campaign in 2022 went well which impacts his popularity, Puma starts to think of using George as a "bridge" connecting Puma Football and Puma Motorsport. First, they subtly partner him with Manchester City through the UCL invite and through the link up with their ambassador, Jack Grealish. Next? They are including him in the promotional line up of a football boot launch which includes several other notable names in football. And that's how Puma used George as their go-to guy to link up their F1 and Football business. Maybe one day, George can get the invitation to other Puma partners' football matches. Could be Borussia Dortmund, Al Hilal, AC Milan, and others.

You see how these link ups work slowly but surely as George builds trust, loyalty, and connection to the brand? Yes. That is what is more important than linking up with as many brands as possible but developing 0 loyalty and 0 relationships with them. It makes you weak, vulnerable, and replaceable. One's image could fade if they continue doing that. Because it portrays them as someone with zero sense of personality and loyalty. That is what is important.

And this is something I hope people do not get pessimistic over the fact that "oh no George is only partnering with team sponsors!". No Miranda No. These sponsors have branches everywhere. Puma has branches. Tommy is under PVH who also has Calvin Klein as their sister company. Ritz Carlton and Marriott Bonvoy have sister hotel chains like St. Regis, BVLGARI, Westin, Sheraton, and many others. If George can build a good connection with these brands and those connections will eventually lead him to be trusted by parent companies, it would open his opportunities to bigger ones. And it could also be an advantage if he gets included in partnerships like how he is included in Puma Football partnerships. They can introduce him to a whole different market of fans just like Puma did him to football fans. It could be Hollywood or even the K-Pop industry and many more. And to add, collaborations with notable names in these respective industries can also create a halo effect for George in the eyes of those figures' fans. A good reputation could be built and they can get to know him, even if it's just his name or a curious search on who George Russell is.

Another important advantage to remember is that these good connections and well-built relationships can help George retain good relationships with these brands even if one day they stop sponsoring Mercedes. They can still employ him individually that way and it will be so beneficial for him.

Lastly, I just want to say again and again, please stop viewing the world from a dense point of view of "numbers". Numbers are not always an accurate portrayal of certain things. Those numbers needed to be interpreted too and have other aspects included in it. Big numbers don't always equal good numbers. I promise you, you will not want George to collaborate with 10 different brands and be someone with 0 personality and end up with 0 connection and relevance to any brand. A title of "brand ambassador" even if it's just ONE brand has more weight than just being an invited guest of random brands. A brand ambassador title gives you value. Allows you to become the muse of a certain campaign. Being a guest don't. It doesn't give you stability and longevity. It's better to maintain good and stable relationships with a small amount of brand rather than being someone of no importance and is just another replaceable figure to 100 brands.

The process of building these loyalty and trust is long but patience will be repaid when the time is right. George's current growth and his ongoing connection with all of Mercedes' sponsors are positive and promising. Maintaining that relationship and connection is the priority. What is not a priority is running to a marketing agency, asking them to create a fake artificial publicity, and asking them to plant you to a market. It is not sustainable and just because you see people get successful off it doesn't mean the same formula works on others. Yes, it does help you get popularity fast. But your popularity will fall as fast as it rises. Patience is the key.

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[asordinaryppl]

A3! Main Story: Part 4 - Epilogue: New color stage! - In Brand-New Colors, As Many Times As It Takes

Reni: Are we all agreed on the finals being structured as such? Should any of you be in opposition—

Director A: It sounds reasonable.

Director B: I do not believe there are any complaints.

Yukio: Then, the New Fleur Award’s finals will be held as a tournament between the top 10 nominated theater companies.

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Izumi: Once again, cheers to MANKAI Company being nominated for the New Fleur Award finals!

Taichi: Cheeeers!

Sakuya: Cheers!

Muku: Congratulations!

Itaru: Grats. And GW.

Misumi: Congraaats!

Tsuzuru: Feels like we can finally take a breather after the New Fleur Award’s announcement.

Tsumugi: I was really surprised to see the format that they’re using.

Tenma: We sure got thrown into one hell of a battle.

Sakuya: But it became a good opportunity for each of us to grow even further.

Banri: And we met some new people.

Omi: Right. We got to learn a lot, too.

Sakyo: We’ve only gotten nominated, so we can’t relax too much.

Chikage: I think we can get away with it for today at least, though.

Kazunari: Right-o. We wouldn’t have made it to the starting line if we hadn’t gotten nominated to begin with~

Kumon: When you put it like that, it makes me even more relieved!

Taichi: I know, right! My stomach was in knots every time we were waitin’ for the results to be announced!

Misumi: I hung up triangles praying we’d get nominated~

Tenma: What are they? Teru teru bozu?

Citron: It’s thanks to everyone’s hard whop!

Masumi: Hard work.

Chikage: Your PR played a big role too this time, Masumi.

Masumi: Obviously.

Juza: We gotta work even harder for the finals.

Tasuku: You’re right. The other troupes will be coming at us with everything they’ve got.

Yuki: How are you straight-laced theater nerds getting more and more motivated?

Omi: The black pepper chicken’s ready.

Izumi: Looks delicious!

Azuma: Smells good, too.

Homare: I, too, am delighted that KICS’s debut performance was carried out without a hitch.

Guy: The script and direction were different from our usual, and KICS’s style truly shined as a result.

Tsuzuru: Thanks.

Banri: Well, it turned out to be a pretty good experience for me too.

Hisoka: … Aren’t they gonna have a party for it?

Tsuzuru: I think Yukio-san’s gonna treat them to celebrate.

Sakyo: He’s gonna have his hands full with those growing kids.

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Homare: *sob* … The Spring Troupe, Summer Troupe, Autumn Troupe, and of course us Winter Troupe all did our very best. We have accomplished more than ever before…!

Azuma: There, there. We really have.

Kazunari: If I could be serious for a moment. I believe the finals will also have a different format.

Kazunari: Masumi-kun, wouldn’t you say you would need to reconsider your PR strategy depending on what the format will be?

Masumi: … You’re making so much sense that I can’t make sense of it.

Misumi: Y’know… *hic* Everyone’s like, triangularly triangular triangles~

Muku: You think so…?

Sakuya: Ahahahaha! That’s so funny, my stomach hurts!

Banri: Pff… Ahaha! Your laughing’s contagious, quit that!

Sakuya: Even if you tell me to– Ahahaha, I can’t just…!

Omi: Everyone’s getting nicely drunk.

Azuma: They sure are. They’re probably letting loose after working so hard.

Azami: A little too loose, if you ask me.

Kumon: They’re all so funny, I gotta take a vid to remember this~!

Sakyo: Do NOT post it on social media.

Izumi: (I’m really glad we can all celebrate in such a carefree manner.)

Izumi: (I’m sure they’re extra emotional because there was more riding on these performances than just the nomination.)

Izumi: (Since they were all sequels to the debut performances, everyone remembered the first steps they took back then.)

Izumi: (They stepped into a new stage of their lives, looking back to when they had just started out and holding everything they’ve gained up until now close.)

Izumi: (I think it was extremely meaningful for each and every one of them.)

Izumi: (No one can tell what will happen in the finals, but I’m sure everyone will be fine…)

Izumi: (Because no matter what happens, they’ll bloom in brand-new colors!)

our curtain rises | masterpost

[ligyuan]

SPONSORSHIPS & THE ACTIVITY SQUARE 🦢 laurier academy dr

hi. uh. I may have forgotten abt this blog... BUT I HAVE SOME NEW IDEAS SO... do expect some posts.

Sponsorships. Laurier has a ton of them.

What do sponsorships do (other than provide laurier with money, lmao) and how do they affect students?

table of contents:

sponsorships: the academy - how sponsorships affect the academy

the activity square - purpose

sponsorships: student body - perks students get

clubs - what do sponsorships do for clubs

sponsorships: the academy

It definitely depends on the sponsor and how much Laurier allows them to do. For example, sometimes, a sponsor will only give students discount codes to use on their website through text. Other times, sponsors will be able to set up a stall in the entertainment street of Laurier's campus.

Generally, sponsors hope for the students to post about the food, makeup, skincare, service, stationary, or whatever online so that other people will buy from the brand.

Sometimes, brands will be specifically stationed in the amendities buildings (Aeos, Idle Hour, ReFlow, and Espoa).

Do expect some flyers hanging around about the brands-- some brands may even advertise a coupon code on the poster.

the activity square

The activity square is essentially the entertainment area. Cafes, student run events, Aeos, Idle Hour, ReFlow, Espoa, and Lemuna are here.

Lemuna (le-moo-na) is essentially the sponsor building. New products are constantly introduced here. Usually they're discounted, and oftentimes students will do a Lemuna haul/tour every week or month.

What kinds of companies like to distribute their products here?:

Espoir

LilybyRed

Romand

Snack companies

Stationary companies

Isntree

Flower knows

Fwee

Judydoll

Parnell

Shisedo

Peripera

Clio

Wakemake

Amuse

Infold pte. ltd (Mostly love nikki stuff)

These are not the only companies that sponsor Laurier, this is just a short list. A lot of the times, free bees are given out to students. While makeup and skincare are more popularly sponsored here, you can find other things like ramen, ice cream, gum, and hair products here too.

sponsorships: the student body

As mentioned previously, laurier students receive discounts at sponsored shops. Students may also receive free PR, but usually companies like to target the top 30~ students in the school.

Students ranked in the top 10 should expect to receive at least 1-3 products through PR per week.

clubs

The script states that companies often sponsor clubs. Club company sponsors tend to receive stuff more often from the company, and companies usually correspond with the theme of the club.

Like for (my fav) the Afternoon Tea club, since it's a lolita fashion club, Flowerknows, Devil Inspired, and some smaller brands like Angelic Pretty like to sponsor this club.

Companies will financially aid the club and send in their products for the students to use either for free with no obligation to post about it, or in exchange for posting/directly advertising the products.

[90stvqueen]

I have been contacted by multiple multi-level marketing "job opportunities" this week.

It's starting to occur to me -- and nobody really tells you this -- that unless you are looking for something specific (and probably not entry-level), Indeed is not the place to look for jobs. I was applying for jobs pretty indiscriminately on there a few days ago, and have since been contacted by what looks to be multiple multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes.

Here are some red flags I've found in these job postings that point toward a pyramid structure:

[Company] is a [PR/marketing agency/local startup] that is looking for outgoing, motivated candidates who are just out of college or looking to make a career change!

[Company] will pay for you to be trained in business and sales, so don't worry if you don't have prior experience! This is an entry-level role with HUGE opportunities for growth!

You'll have networking and travel opportunities, such as leadership development conferences and seminars!

Sounds good, right? But if you look up these companies on Glassdoor, you'll either find nothing or you'll see a mix of reviews:

positive reviews from the current employees who are incentivized to talk up the company

negative reviews from former employees that will often flat-out tell you it's an MLM

there's a lot of repetition in the phrases you'll see across the board: "a great opportunity," high turnover/burnout, manipulative management, lack of transparency, no job security, "hard work pays off," "not for everyone"

sometimes you'll find out that the company was renamed from another company, and if you look that company up, you'll find even more bad reviews explicitly calling it a pyramid scheme/MLM

If you go to the company website, you'll see a clean interface with stock photos of people looking happy, and all of the "who we are" text on the site will be utter jargon that doesn't explicitly tell you what the company does. It will tell you, however, that they're hiring now!

If you make it to the interview portion, (which, if you apply, you almost certainly will, because these companies are preying on people who are desperate for a job) you will be rushed through an initial interview, which will look something like this:

You'll be interviewed alongside another candidate or in a group.

It's a quick 10-minute getting-to-know-you call so the company can see if it's a good fit.

They will ask you to tell them (in front of the other candidates) what you would bring that makes you stand out.

They will ask you if you have reliable transportation.

They will go over the "job description" without ever making it clear what the day-to-day looks like.

They'll tell you about how you're going to be trained in different departments. The departments will have names like "Marketing & sales," "HR & PR," "Leadership development," "Logistics, numbers, and operations," and "Client relations." This is an actual example from a Zoom interview I just did less than an hour ago. These are the "departments" of this company, according to my interviewer.

They'll emphasize that expansion is the goal. Top-level customer acquisition. Their clients are looking to open to new markets, so they're looking for go-getters to quickly fill the role.

IF YOU ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER NOT TO ANSWER IT. They'll tell you that you'll have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you want if you make it to round two; they'll tell you they have another interview in 2 minutes and don't have time to answer your questions; they'll repeat that this is a preliminary getting-to-know-you call, so there's no need to get into the details just yet.

If you do manage to get a question in, they'll put as vague & positive a spin on it as they can. I asked if the company I interviewed with was a new company (because I couldn't find it on BBB or Glassdoor) and the interviewer told me yes, it's a "branch-off company" to a company that's been around for a few years. He did not tell me what that company was, and I didn't ask, because at that point I knew I wouldn't get a straightforward answer either way.

Y'all, if you find a job that raises any red flags for you, DO YOUR RESEARCH. You should be looking up any company that reaches out to you. Find their website. Read their reviews on Glassdoor and Better Business Bureau. BE SMART AND DON'T LET THESE COMPANIES PREY ON YOU.