To be a successful and influential manager as A is today, im sure he's got his sly methods, so to think he is completely good is being too optimistic.
BUT, without managers like A, 80-90% of these stars are prob still floating around somwhere unnoticed. Ppl see the outcome of these famous stars but never really consider the building processes. Ofcourse, these stars have talent to be recognised but without the manager and those discovering them (and aid them in their first few steps in the industry), they may still be ordinary ppl . It's really a gamble and there's never a guarantee that the amount that they pour out will ever be repayed, they prob make losses for the stars who never make the cut. And to say he's money hungry in making the stars have plastic surgery, will those willing to do it are js as hungry for money (unless they are tricked into it knocked out unconscious without knowing)
It's funny how when these stars are unknown, they prob practically agree to everything set out by these managers and their contracts, yet when their wings are strong enough to fly solo, even minor stuff may seem intolerable.
I adore Jma but to say he's famous purely on himself and greatness in KB and not related to A gave me a giggle. How would he have landed a role in the khun chai series and KB without A. Ppl dont think that in the 2yrs without any lakorns on air and still have many endorsements and events during this time is solely on the success of the khun chai series and not the influence of A? Same goes for Na, it it wasnt A's help to land him roles in DJA and GRGR and the many endorsements A helped grab for him, he's prob still js a baan nok guy riding his motorbike back in khon kaen. Im a person big on loyalty, so even tho A may seem annoying, sly and untrustworthy, i hope na will always pay the same appreciation and gratitude towards A, i will adore him more that way.