Romantic comedy with all members, why am I single?

Chapter 299 Doesn’t seem expensive?
Iura Hide was a little reluctant to shake hands with this guy.

However, for the sake of this guy's extraordinary power, he still endured it.

"Hello Mr. Tatsumi Kotaro, I'm Iura Hide, and this is our band's manager Sugaya Noha, nice to meet you."

Jing Pu Xiu stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, and greeted him very politely.

But while greeting him, his eyes unconsciously passed Tatsumi Kotaro's ostentatious face and looked at the rotten Xiu Xiu gathered behind him.

"Tsk tsk, they are indeed special effects makeup artists who learned from Hollywood. If I hadn't known in advance, I wouldn't have been able to tell that they were all zombies. I wonder what they look like after removing their makeup?"

Jingura Hide thought secretly in his heart, and then, under the introduction of Tatsumi Kotaro, he got to know the seven zombie girls of Rotten Hide one by one.

At the same time, the seven zombie girls were all secretly looking at him, especially Mizuno Ai, who was originally an idol, and Konno Junko, who was once a film, television and music star, were full of curiosity about him.

You know, even when they were alive, their achievements were much worse than Iura Hide's.

Moreover, they are just idols and stars, and they have no creative talent. Their status in the circle is several levels lower than that of "Qu Dad" like Iura Hide.

Considering that Iura Hide is about the same age as them, they actually really admire and even worship Iura Hide.

"Let's sit down and talk!" Iura Hide's gaze returned to Tatsumi Kotaro and he did not notice the two's little movements.

After both parties sat down, he didn't waste time hiding anything and came straight to the point: "It's okay to ask me to write songs, but my fee is quite high, 100 million yen for one song."

"What!?"

"One hundred million yen for one song!?"

Even though they were zombies, the seven Rotten Xiu Xiu couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this "exaggerated" offer.

Tatsumi Kotaro, who was feeling a little dry in the mouth from what he had just said and was about to take a sip of the coffee on the table to moisten his throat, was almost choked to death by his saliva. His violent coughing lasted for seven or eight seconds before he finally subsided.

"What did you say? One song costs 100 million yen!? Excuse me, this is not—"

"Is it expensive?" Iura Hide asked with a smile before he could finish. "Among the four songs I released last month, the one with the worst performance, 'Youth Syndrome', has earned more than 30 million after deducting the platform share and taxes. And this is just a digital single, and the actual release time is only a week. Mr. Tatsumi Kotaro is a professional idol producer, so he should know what this means, right?"

Tatsumi Kotaro was stunned again after hearing this. In addition, Mizuno Ai, who was also very familiar with this industry, couldn't help but show a shocked expression.

"It's only been released for a week, and the after-tax revenue of the digital single is over 30 million!?"

"If it takes one or two months, it will definitely exceed 100 million, right?"

"Add to that the revenue from physical CDs, and most importantly, the increase in popularity, and when you add it up, 100 million yen for a song doesn't really seem expensive at all."

"And this is the worst-performing song, 'Youth Syndrome'. If they had gotten a song of the same level as 'Sold Out', they would have made a fortune just from the digital singles, right?"

Tatsumi Kotaro thought quickly, and then, as a 'gold medal idol producer', he discovered that Iura Hide's offer of 100 million yen for a song didn't seem really expensive?

But the problem is, even if the offer of 100 million is a good deal, he simply can't afford that much money!
"It seems that I can only trade with things I prepared in advance."

Thinking that he had already made preparations in advance, Tatsumi Kotaro couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He tried hard to force out a friendly smile and said, "You are right. As a professional idol producer, I know that a 100 million offer is indeed not expensive. However, I have something to say. Can I talk to you alone?"

Jing Pu Xiu's heart moved when he heard this, and he smiled calmly and said, "Of course."

Then the two who had just sat down stood up and walked to an empty corner. At this time, Tatsumi Kotaro changed his previous expression and tried to put on an "expert" look. He said mysteriously: "I learned some information about Jingpu-san from the Internet. It seems that Jingpu-san was born in a kendo family? Then Jingpu-san should know the existence of Kobudo, right?"

"Kobudo? Are you trying to trade me with Qigong?" Jingpu Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a hint of just the right amount of surprise, then thought for a moment and said, "I have indeed heard of the existence of Kobudo, but I have never come into contact with it. Mr. Tatsumi Kotaro asked me this. Could it be that Mr. Tatsumi Kotaro's family is a martial arts family that inherited Kobudo?"

Seeing him being so wise, Tatsumi Kotaro couldn't help but secretly delighted, then he raised his chin and said proudly, "You guessed right, Jingpu-san. My family is an ancient martial arts family, and our family's ancient martial arts were inherited from the legendary immortal Xu Fu, and have been passed down for more than 2,000 years."

Jing Puxiu was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of disbelief and said, "Xu Fu, the Immortal? The legacy has been passed down for more than 2,000 years? Are you kidding, Xun Sang?"

Such a reaction was completely within Tatsumi Kotaro's expectations, so he did not get angry. He first adjusted his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and then said calmly: "Although it sounds a little unbelievable, our family is indeed inherited from the ancient immortal Xu Fu, and our ancestor was a direct disciple of the immortal Xu Fu. Therefore, our family not only inherited the immortal's martial arts, but also was given many secret techniques of alchemy and health preservation by the immortal."

As he spoke, Tatsumi Kotaro pulled out a small jade bottle that seemed to be made of green jade from the pocket of his suit, as if performing magic. He said, "This is a pill made by our family using the ancient alchemy technique inherited from the immortals, combined with hundreds of precious medicinal materials. Just one pill can strengthen the body, cure all diseases, and make the skin more delicate and shiny. It can also..."

Next, Tatsumi Kotaro was like a quack doctor selling powerful pills. He talked on and on for five or six minutes without even taking a breath.

This really shocked Jingpu Xiu.

However, the extraordinary power was right in front of him, and when he came to his senses, he could no longer hold back.

"Ahem, if this pill is as powerful as Mr. Kotaro said, then it's worth half a song."

"Huh? Half a song?" Tatsumi Kotaro was stunned when he heard that.

"That's right, half a song, 50 million yen. It's just a pill, 50 million yen is already high, isn't it? After all, it can't really make people immortal or bring the dead back to life~"

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After hearing this, Tatsumi Kotaro couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Resurrection is not a big deal, he has already resurrected seven people.

But if there was such an elixir for immortality, he would have enjoyed it himself long ago.

"Okay, half a poem will do. I have another one here, so it will be a whole poem in total." Tatsumi Kotaro said as he took out another jade bottle.

This time it was Jingpu Xiu's turn to roll his eyes.

Why did he only pay half of it? Wasn't it because he wanted to get Xu Fu's pre-Qin Qigong technique directly from Xun Kotaro, thinking that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish?
Unexpectedly, Xun Kotaro still had such elixir.

"It seems that the difficulty of refining this elixir, as well as the medicinal materials required, are not as exaggerated as he said."

Jingura Hide couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but he still decisively snatched the two jade bottles from Tatsumi Kotaro.

"OK, if these two pills are as powerful as Mr. Kotaro said, then I will write a song for Rotten Xiu Xiu."

"But, with all due respect, based on my experience, for a new idol group like Rotten Xiu Xiu, which has no reputation, just one good song is not enough. Even if they suddenly become popular, they are mostly short-lived and will decline soon."

"Besides, Mr. Kotaro is from Saga, and it would be tiring to go to Tokyo." "So."

"Does Mr. Kotaro have any more pills like this? If you give me two more, I can write another song for Rotten Xiu Xiu."

"Uh" Tatsumi Kotaro opened his mouth subconsciously. He always felt that the Iura Hide in front of him gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

However, as a 'gold medal idol producer', he had to admit that what Jingpu Xiu said made sense, so.
"This pill is really hard to make, and I only have one left—"

Before he could finish his words, Jingpu Xiu had already snatched away the jade bottle he had just taken out.

The hand speed was so fast that even he, who had also taken the pill, almost couldn't see it clearly.

"——But I also have an ancient body-refining technique here. When combined with elixirs, it can greatly improve your physical fitness."

"Then take a pill, add a body-refining technique, and change a song."

"make a deal!"

Since these things were originally what Tatsumi Kotaro was going to trade, he didn't think much about it and directly agreed to Iura Hide's conditions.

Then, under Iura Hide's expectant gaze, Tatsumi Kotaro took out a booklet the size of a comic book, but which seemed to have only about twenty pages, from his pocket and handed it to him.

The five Chinese characters "Yin Yang Alchemy" on the cover of the booklet were even handwritten, which made Jingpu Xiu's mouth twitch and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

However, despite his disappointment, he still reached out and took the booklet. At the same time, looking at the name "Yin Yang Alchemy", he always had a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Unfortunately, until he finished reading the booklet in his hand, he still couldn't remember where he had seen this name.

However, this body-building technique was surprisingly simple and easy to understand.

Because in addition to the first page which explains in text how to control the breathing rhythm during the practice, each of the following pages has a human body diagram on both sides. You just need to follow the movements in the diagram and do them together.

"Are there any contraindications to taking this pill? I need to verify the effect of this pill first."

After putting away the booklet, Iura Hide raised his head again and looked at Tatsumi Kotaro.

"There are no taboos, but after taking the pill, it will stimulate the body's potential, repair damaged cells, and eliminate impurities in the body, so you'd better take it in the bathroom."

"I see. Wait a moment, I'll go try out the effects of this pill."

"it is good!"

Tatsumi Kotaro readily agreed.

Although his own martial arts skills were not very strong, he had Xu Fu as his strong backer, so he was not afraid that Jingpu Hide would default on his debt.

Afterwards, Iura Hide first explained to Sugaya Noha and the others, then quickly walked into the bathroom, opened a jade bottle, took a deep breath, and swallowed the dark brown fingernail-sized pill inside.

then
A burst of gibberish!
More than ten minutes later, when Jingpu Xiu came out of the bathroom cubicle, he felt refreshed.

Coming to the sink, Jingpu Xiu looked at himself carefully.

There seems to be no change in his facial features, but because his skin has become more delicate, the overall feeling is that he has become a little more handsome.

In comparison, the improvement in physical fitness is more obvious.

He didn't know exactly how much his strength had improved because he hadn't measured it, but using the same standing-still method, he could now almost hit the ceiling with his head when he jumped with all his strength.

Because the ceiling height of the exhibition hall is higher than that of ordinary residences, at about 3.8 meters, the jumping height is as high as two meters.

If you add the kneeling movement, it is almost three meters.

You should know that the Guinness standing high jump record in the previous life was only 1.7 meters!

There is no doubt that after taking this pill, his physical fitness directly reached an inhuman level.

This made Iura Hideo want to go home immediately to find Kitagawa Umi and Oosora to check his current physical strength and energy.

"Then just write two songs and give them to Tatsumi Kotaro!" Iura Hide thought secretly.

There is no doubt that the effect of this one pill alone is worth far more than 200 million yen or two songs to him, so he doesn't plan to waste time on it.

"But what song should I choose?"

Considering that Fu Ran Xiu Xiu was going for the girl idol route, the first song he thought of was "Code B" from the album Pusher.

This song "Code B" was written and composed by Oishi Masayoshi and sung by Hoshino Ai's voice actor Takahashi Rie. Although its performance in the real world was average, it won the weekly championship in the original story.

It just so happens that Hoshino Ai will no longer be an idol, so this song can be given to Fu Ran Xiu Xiu.

As for the results, it should be able to enter the top 20 of the weekly list.

As for the choice of another song, several names quickly popped into his mind.

"Should I choose songs from AKB48 and Nogizaka46, or songs from 'LoveLive!' and 'The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'?"

If it is AKB48, you can choose "Flying" and "Midsummer Sounds good!".

If it's Nogizaka46, there are also "The Great Influencer" and "Synchro Coincidence".

Although they are not classic works, they are already top-notch in the circle of girl idols.

Not only have they achieved good rankings on the weekly charts, they have also won Japan's Golden Disc Awards, which is a relatively prestigious award.

As for the songs of LoveLive! and 'The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls', although they are not as good as those four songs in terms of performance and awards, as a two-dimensional idol project, they feel more suitable for this world.

And to be honest, he himself also thinks that the songs of LoveLive! and 'The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls' are better.

So, should he believe in the achievements of AKB48 and Nogizaka46, or in his own aesthetic taste?
(End of this chapter)