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The only way the president gets to control Shige is by threatening to destroy Shin’s career. If he gets Shin out of the business, Shige will leave too and he would have no artist to exploit. So, it makes no sense.
Unless the president is trying to punish Shige for trying to find ways to be happy with Shin regardless of his threats. Because if they get outed and they get somehow accepted, the president will no longer have control over his gold mine.
But still, playing with Shin’s career is a dangerous move from the president. The fact that his niece is in the middle now adds to it. It means the woman’s crush on Shin will jeopardize his career. She will probably try to get Shin into scandals and making people believe that his “friendship” is negative for the prince. Making Shin try to put distance between them to protect Shige’s career and reputation as he always has.
I think we’ll see the trope “if I can’t have him, no one can.” Because unlike Tatara, Hanazaki and Shin’s manager (I forgot his name I’m so sorry), they love him in ways that they want to see Shin blossom. But the “love” the niece of the president has is the spoiled negative one where they treat people as prices instead of actually wanting to see them happy.
But I also think that’s why Sachimo has been building Shin’s self esteem throughout the years. And she’s been working on giving power to all the characters that want to really protect Shin, so the niece of the president won’t get the actual chance to ruin Shin’s career.
I’ve been following this story since the beginning. I have the volumes in Japanese when they came out the first time. It feels so nostalgic I didn’t even know they had the English translation available on Amazon. I’m definitely buying the translated volumes now too. I’ve been a huge fan of Sachimo for so many years. I miss more of her works