Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 480 Lack of Confidence

With the weekend over, Chengnan Private High School returned to normal, holding classes when it was time to attend classes, making props when it was time to make props, and rehearsing when it was time to rehearse.

In short, everything is proceeding according to plan and in an orderly manner.

"No, you were doing just fine over there, what are you doing here?"

Kiriyama Kazuma slowed down his coloring work, then turned around and looked at Watanabe Yu with a puzzled expression.

He was increasingly unsure of what his best friend was thinking.

"Help me make the props."

Watanabe Yu plopped down next to him, gave a concise answer, and then picked up the haunted house props that weren't fully painted yet, gesturing at them.

"Are you having too much free time?"

Kiriyama and Ma's expressions showed even deeper misunderstanding.

Normally, in situations like this, wanting to slack off is the right thing to do, right?

Wouldn't it be better to have a relaxed job?

Ayana Amamiya was like this before, and now Watanabe is doing the same thing. So this couple's thinking is completely the same.

"No, it's just that I feel a greater sense of accomplishment from participating personally." Watanabe paused for a moment. "Where did you get your paintbrush?"

Although he drew a template and provided very clear color references, he was not clear on where the tools were located during actual operation.

"over there."

Kiriyama and Ma pointed to a bucket not far away, next to which were neatly arranged paintbrushes.

It's quite an exaggeration, actually. The color mold that Watanabe initially mentioned did have a finished product, but the finished product, with everything done, was half the price of the semi-finished product. In order to control costs, Risa and the teacher in charge of Class B discussed it and decided to use the latter.

After all, it can save a considerable amount of money.

As for the cost, well, everyone is now helping with the coloring.

"ok~"

Watanabe Yu responded, got up, walked over to the other side, picked up a paintbrush, and also took the paints, before sitting back down next to Kiriyama Kazuma.

"Speaking of which, why weren't you sitting with Takakura?"

Squeezing out paint, dipping his brush in it, Watanabe Yu started a conversation quite naturally.

“She’s busy with something else.” Kiriyama Kazuma gestured with his chin, indicating that Watanabe Yu should look in his direction. “Look.”

"This is at?"

Watanabe Yu looked in the direction he indicated.

In the corridor, Maki Takakura was gesturing in front of three or four girls, as if she were talking about something.

Theoretically speaking, the distance here isn't far, and he should be able to hear the sound, but unfortunately, the activity room is too noisy, and the soundproofing of the classroom is so good that he can only read her lip movements and guess what she means.

“Teach those girls how to promote our haunted house.”

Kiriyama Kazuma shrugged, a hint of pride creeping into his eyes.

He hadn't realized before that Maki was a promising talent for marketing; everything she said and taught was correct.

He was so correct that he couldn't even give him any pointers.

Although his family had mentioned that they didn't care much about Maki's actual abilities, he knew very well that while they allowed him to date freely, they would still be somewhat disappointed if Maki really didn't know anything and had no talent in business.

After all, their family business is so large that someone eventually needs to take over.

Although he is talented, he can't manage everything by himself. Now his father and mother manage it together. One is responsible for external and internal judgments and business meetings, and the other is responsible for detailed income and expenditure accounts.

"Have you taken a look?"

Although Watanabe Yu gleaned some meaning from the subtle expressions on Kiriyama and Ma's faces, he still asked a question anyway.

"Yes." Kiriyama Kazuma nodded, a very excited smile on his face. "She's much stronger than I imagined, or rather, just in terms of promotion alone, she's better than me."

All I can say is that my uncle taught me well; he is indeed an authority when it comes to promoting products.

"Good thing."

Watanabe Yu chuckled and echoed.

Sure enough, his judgment was correct.

"Oh, right, Watanabe!"

After glancing at it several more times, Kiriyama Kazuma looked away and brought up the important matter he had just remembered.

"You said."

Watanabe Yu gave his answer without even looking up.

He was coloring the props stroke by stroke.

You know what, although the coloring process is a bit slow, it really does calm you down.

"If someone wants to buy your haunted house later, I mean the business model and script, would you sell it?"

Kiriyama and Ma casually asked about it.

After reading the script and the tasks the 'guests' needed to complete, his mind immediately became active.

As the child of a business family, he naturally has a basic sense of the market, not to mention someone like him who has been accompanying his parents to banquets and inspecting chain stores since junior high school, absorbing this knowledge every day.

His intuition told him that the new haunted house format advocated by Watanabe was bound to be a hit, and it wouldn't even require high operating costs. The fun and purpose of the story alone would be enough to crush the current haunted houses.

After all, one is just wandering aimlessly, while the other has things to do and its own logic for action. Demons and ghosts also have their own stories, and even the ending of their stories is one of melancholy.

With all these advantages combined, he couldn't even imagine how much profit it could generate once it was truly formalized and commercialized.

To be honest, this is revolutionizing the entire industry.

"It depends on the other party's sincerity."

He had thought about this issue, but he hadn't yet decided whether to sell it or how much to sell it for.

Of course, he did consider opening his own haunted house, but the idea only lasted a second.

There's a saying that goes, "No matter how capable a person is, they can't have everything. It's very difficult, and impossible, to completely win and take all."

Instead of trying to meddle in every industry, he should concentrate his energy and focus his limited attention on what he should be doing.

"Ok."

Kiriyama and Ma didn't rush to share their thoughts.

Firstly, although his family has given him enough say now, he can't make all the decisions. Without substantial results, his family won't budge.

Secondly, the school festival is just around the corner. Once the festival is over, he can take the sales figures from his class and go back to his family. There's no doubt that the chances of him persuading them will be much higher.

So, no rush.

And most importantly, he and Watanabe are classmates and best friends. He has a real advantage because of his proximity. If he makes a suggestion, Watanabe will definitely consider him first.

"You want to do this?"

Watanabe understood perfectly.

"How did you tell?"

Kiriyama and Ma were somewhat surprised.

He hasn't said anything yet, okay?

"You're not good at lying, and you're even less good at hiding what you're thinking."

Yu Watanabe provided an answer.

In a sense, Kiriyama Kazuma is indeed not suited to be a boss; he is too prone to showing his emotions on his face.

"Is it that obvious?"

Kiriyama Kazuma still wanted to stick to his guns.

"Why not?"

Without a second thought, Watanabe Yu exposed the guy's scheme.

This wasn't happening in front of anyone else; it was happening in private, and it was just the two of them chatting and laughing, so whether they were undermining each other or not didn't really matter.

"If I say I want your idea, can you give me a discount?"

Kiriyama Kazuma didn't think too much about it, thinking that since you already know, I might as well mention it.

“Sure.” Watanabe paused for a moment. “I’ll give you a 12% discount.”

"A reverse discount, huh!?" Kiriyama Kazuma rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"hold head high."

"Aren't we good brothers here?"

"Your family is so big and powerful, I'm sure I can make a lot more money."

Watanabe Yu uttered these words without batting an eye.

Actually, I was just kidding. If Kiriyama really wanted to make this, I could give it to him for free.

After all, Kiriyama had helped him a lot before. To say nothing of the many things, Kiriyama had done a great deal of work in mediating the conflict between Yuki and Ryoko.

"Tsk, miser!"

Kiriyama Kazuma rolled his eyes, then resumed painting the props in his hands.

He knew, of course, that Watanabe Yu was joking, but knowing that he was joking didn't stop him from making fun of him.

After all, there's a saying that goes, "Friends who are good at teasing each other will always tease or banter with one another."

The better the relationship, the more intense the teasing.

"That's called being good at managing money. You don't know anything about this."

"Well... I really don't understand."

Kiriyama and Ma thought about it carefully, then nodded in agreement.

If we're talking about whether he knows how to manage money, he's definitely the worst at it. To put it simply, he's incredibly extravagant when it comes to food, clothing, and other necessities.

Of course, not the clothes he wears, but the things he uses and eats. He has always been the type to eat whatever he wants and use whatever he wants.

However, he wasn't particularly interested in electronic devices, and his family also restricted the price of the devices he could buy, so you couldn't tell much from just the watch he wore or the phone he used.

"no……"

This time, it was Watanabe Yu's turn to be speechless.

So you're admitting it?
"That's called honesty, understand?"

Tongshan and Mazui went back.

"It really is."

Watanabe Yu nodded with a smile.

"So, could you..."

"Watanabe, someone's looking for you!"

Before Kiriyama and Ma could finish speaking, the students from Class C at the door shouted even louder.

"..."

Watanabe Yu subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the door. There, a familiar figure came into his view.

The visitor was none other than Ryoko Hamabe, whom he knew very well and who had informed him in advance.

"have to."

Kiriyama rolled his eyes. He wanted to ask if he could get a better discount, but with Hamabe-senpai already there, what could he say?

"Go ahead, just leave the one you didn't finish to me."

He gently patted Watanabe Yu's back and gave him a push.

It's quite interesting, actually. Today, both Hayakawa Yuki and Amamiya Ayana took leave and were in the classroom. Since they weren't there, Hamabe-senpai came instead.

So, this should also be considered a kind of contract reached in secret, right?
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

Watanabe Yu hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he decided to do as Kiriyama Kazuma suggested.

"correct."

Kiriyama and Ma suddenly remembered something.

"You said."

Watanabe Yu, who had stood up, stopped and turned to look at him.

"Go to the equipment room and get two buckets."

Kiriyama and Ma tossed him the key.

This was given to him by An Yuan.

The good news is that all the tools they need are piled up here; the bad news is that as the work progresses, they gradually run out of tools.

A bucket is the most basic thing.

"ok~"

Watanabe Yu took the key, then turned and left the classroom.

Although he felt a little bad for everyone, he still didn't want to keep Ryoko waiting any longer.

*
At the same time, in the teachers' office.

"Can we really catch up at our current pace?"

Komura Miyuki looked at Yasuhara Risa in front of her, a hint of worry appearing between her brows.

They are currently working at a breakneck pace, and even so, their time is still somewhat tight.

Firstly, the activity room was too large; secondly, they had limited manpower; and thirdly, they needed a huge number of props.

"Theoretically speaking, it is possible."

Risa Yasuhara wasn't in such a hurry.

To put it bluntly, there are still some days before the official start of the school festival. It's not like there's only one week left. Although the time is not plentiful, it's not particularly tight either, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

If all else fails, just do what we did last year and sleep on the floor at school for the last two days.

The students quite like it.

That was the case at least last year.

To be honest, she felt that they were even more excited than she was, and there was no dissatisfaction on their faces at all; on the contrary, they were enjoying themselves.

"What do you mean by 'theoretically'?"

Miyuki Komura retorted irritably.

This kind of thing can't be theoretically determined; it's just a matter of how much it costs.

“The literal meaning.” Risa Yasuhara wasn’t angry. “If you’re really in a hurry, you should go to the activity room and help everyone, instead of arguing with me about this.”

She knew this colleague, or rather, her friend, very well.

The other person has a good personality and is usually a very gentle person, but they have an extremely strong sense of crisis when it comes to time or the things they need to do.

In other words, they were being too complacent and overly cautious.

The other party will always think of the worst-case scenario first, and then think about what to do if the worst-case scenario happens.

Theoretically speaking, this idea is not wrong. After all, one should plan for failure first before planning for success in order to increase the probability of success.

But Miyuki was still a little too nervous.

"I'll go in a bit."

Miyuki Komura nodded very seriously.

That was her original plan.

The reason I asked Risa was to find out if there was a better way. Of course, there was also an element of unconscious choice after excessive anxiety, but in general, the difference is not significant.

“Then I’ll go too.” Risa Yasuhara paused. “What I mean is, there’s no use in you being anxious. You might as well just participate honestly. If it really doesn’t work out, we can work overtime. We can always make it in time.”

In fact, they have already completed a quarter of the work.

At the current pace, and with the last two days of intensive work, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to meet the deadline just in time or even ahead of schedule.

"……Um."

Miyuki Komura was quiet for a moment, then pursed her thin lips and gave a hesitant "Mmm".

Hopefully, it's the same as what Risa said.

She thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)