(In Tokyo, it is said that an executive used to patronize a rakugoka, take care of him by 'making him shinuchi,' and kept him under his control for the rest of his life.)
(東京では、幹部が子飼いの落語家を「真打にしてやる」ことで恩を売り、一生頭が上がらないようにするということもかつてはあったらしい。)