Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 192 Preparations (Thank you everyone for your monthly votes!)
"Here is the contract. Take a look. If there are no problems, then sign it."

Looking at the contract in front of her, Airi Koizumi was stunned; she still couldn't quite believe that she had passed the interview.

She looked up, staring blankly at the man in front of her.

Based on how the female interviewer addressed him, she already knew that he was the boss of this company...

They didn't even ask her to go back and wait for a call; they just signed the contract right away...

Her gaze swept over the terms of the contract one by one, turning to the page on salary, where it clearly stated a monthly salary of 500,000 yuan, along with a bunch of profit-sharing clauses.

Not seeing any of the filming trap clauses like before, Airi Koizumi unconsciously clenched her fists, her heart pounding faster.

Seeing that the other party remained silent, Shiratori Seiya continued:
"Of course, you can go back and think about it first, but please give me an answer within three days."

Hearing Shiratori Seiya's words, Koizumi Airi's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly grabbed her pencil and said:

"I...I'll sign..."

"Ok?"

Seeing the girl's answer, Shiratori Seiya was somewhat surprised. For some reason, he vaguely saw a resemblance to Saori in her.

He smiled and kindly reminded him:

"Didn't you take a closer look? This contract is for ten years, and it contains many confidentiality clauses. For example, even after becoming the 'person behind the scenes,' your identity still belongs to the company. In other words, you're just an employee..."

Airi Koizumi paused in her signing, then silently shook her head and said:
"It's fine."

Anyway, no one will like me if I just be myself.

This is good too, it allows me to make money...

Shiratori Seiya naturally noticed the fleeting sadness in Koizumi Airi's eyes. He unconsciously narrowed his eyes, sensing that the other woman was not so simple.

But he didn't say anything. After the other party signed and filled out a lot of information, he handed the contract to Iguchi Kazue.

"Alright, you can go back now. Iguchi-san, that's all for now."

"Um……"

Airi Koizumi nodded, slowly stood up, and moved out step by step. However, when she reached the door, she grabbed the doorknob with her small hand, suddenly turned her head, and looked at Seiya Shiratori.

"What's wrong? Any other questions?"

Airi Koizumi bit her lip, her face flushing slightly. She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say:

"Um... excuse me... President, may I... could I apply for a month's salary in advance?"

Her voice was clear at first, but gradually became very soft, and in the end it seemed as if she had used up all her strength.

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya glanced at her with some surprise.

He had been observing Koizumi Airi ever since she finished her test.

Unlike Mio, Airi Koizumi wasn't wearing any designer brands, clearly indicating she didn't go out often and was far from being a "social butterfly." Otherwise, no one would wear a down jacket to an interview, and her phone was several years old.

She doesn't know how to dress herself. You can tell at a glance that she's wearing makeup, but the skill level is questionable. There's powder caked on her nose, and the color and type of foundation don't suit her. She probably bought the wrong one.

In conclusion, her daily expenses should be very low, so how could someone like her be short of money?
Seeing that Shiratori Seiya remained silent, Koizumi Airi bit her lip, her eyes glistening with pleading tears:

"If it's too much, like two hundred thousand... or even one hundred thousand would be fine."

Shiratori Seiya snapped out of his daze, and seeing her determined expression, nodded directly:
"can."

Airi Koizumi's eyes lit up, but then she heard him ask:

"However, may I ask what the reason is?"

Airi Koizumi's eyes darkened, she lowered her gaze, and twisted her hands together.

She couldn't bring herself to talk about her family, and after a moment of internal struggle, she stammered:
"...because of some family reasons."

"understood."

Seeing this, Shiratori Seiya knew that she probably had some unspeakable secret, but he wasn't in a hurry to find out.

In his view, Airi Koizumi was simply the ideal employee he had envisioned.

He reached out and beckoned to Iguchi and Echida:
"Iguchi-san, please tell the finance department to transfer 500,000 yen to Koizumi-san."

"Yes, President."

It's no surprise that Kazue Iguchi was so generous to him.

In contrast, she was more curious about why Shiratori Seiya had such a strong reaction just now.

Airi Koizumi stood blankly at the door, watching Seiya Shiratori's lips move, and a tear streamed from her eye.

She bowed ninety degrees towards Shiratori Seiya, and her choked voice echoed in the air:

"Th-thank you, President, I really...thank you!"

She was clearly rambling incoherently. Shiratori Seiya, realizing what was happening, stood up, walked over to her, and gently patted her shoulder, saying:
"There's nothing to thank me for."

Airi Koizumi slowly straightened up, looking at him with teary eyes, her cherry lips trembling slightly:

"Why……"

"you're worth it."

…………

After seeing off the girl who clearly had something difficult to say, Shiratori Seiya continued the interviews. He actually hoped to find more people like Koizumi Airi—young, capable, and easy to manage—but unfortunately, the dozen or so people he interviewed afterward were all quite mediocre.

Airi Koizumi's level clearly raised his threshold; after a day of interviews, only one person could barely pass.

Over the next three days, he and Kazue Iguchi adjusted their plan and went to several university anime clubs to recruit.

Many people came for the interview, but very few passed.

There were even many oddballs; one even started taking off his clothes right away...

Aside from these oddballs, some of the graduates who came for interviews had enough of anime/manga culture, but either they lacked the desire to express themselves or had terrible personalities. Essentially, they had no sense of service whatsoever and acted like spoiled brats.

Even if such people receive training later, they will reveal their true colors again after hiding for a while when the show actually starts.

After interviewing hundreds of people over several days, Shiratori Seiya was exhausted, but in the end he managed to carefully select seven.

These seven correspond exactly to the virtual avatars he had pre-ordered.

But passing the interview is just the beginning; there are many more questions to come.

These people have no concept of virtual streamers, let alone how to run a business.

Shiratori Seiya personally taught for a few days, but then received a notice from the school that the teacher in charge of the course thought he had taken too many absences and told him that if he didn't come back soon, he would fail the course this semester.

He had no choice but to ask Kazue Iguchi to contact several experienced voice actors to give lessons to these people, and also contacted several self-media platforms on live streaming websites to carry out promotional activities.

Adhering to the principle of trying not to fail any courses, when he didn't have classes, he would take his homework and test questions to the company's training room and watch several people train through the glass window.

In two weeks, these people were basically familiar with the business and process of live streaming, and they also had a clear understanding of their own persona and live streaming style.

However, the training results of these individuals varied, with Airi Koizumi showing the worst results. Her introverted personality was not suited to this group training and lecture format.

But Shiratori Seiya didn't think it was a big problem.

To be honest, if the company's registration certificate hadn't been pending, he felt that if he had given Airi Koizumi a week to explain the business logic, she could have started working immediately, and the results wouldn't have been bad.

Shiratori Seiya has been working non-stop these days.

In the morning, I take Lingyin to her training session, then rush to school for my own class. In the afternoon, when I don't have any classes, I go to the company's training room to watch a few people train and finish my assignments while I'm at it.

However, a person's energy is limited, which means he could spend much less energy and time on Mio and Suzune.

Rin is alright. Perhaps it's because we haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Now she's just happy to see him every day. And ever since she made a promise with Shiratori Seiya, she wants to devote all her energy to training every day.

But Mio was clearly not used to it yet. During their usual meetings, she would often say things like, "Chrysanthemums for ten days, calamus for six days," implying that he had forgotten the old for the new.

However, she seemed to only say a few words, and when they were together, she mostly asked herself if there would be any problems with filming, and also asked Shiratori Seiya how long it would take for her to become famous.

Her favorability rating fluctuated, eventually stabilizing at 88.

Apart from that, Saori and Shione were much more stable.

Saori would greet him every day, but the conversation would mostly revolve around what he had eaten, whether he had any worries, and hint at how many days until the competition.

When she called, she would often count down the days until the start of the competition, as if she cared a lot about it, but Shiratori Seiya knew that she was counting down the time until they could meet.

To be honest, Saori's competition is actually starting in two days.

As for Xiyin...

Of the group, she was probably the one who had interacted with Shiratori Seiya the least these days.

So much so that Shiratori Seiya thought something might have happened to her, so he called her and heard her tired but loving voice, realizing that she really didn't have much time...

As Shiratori Seiya was pondering with his pen in hand, Iguchi Kazue suddenly trotted up to him and whispered:
"President, someone is looking for you."

"Ok?"

Shiratori Seiya snapped out of his daze, looked up at her, blinked, and asked:
"Who? Is it the PR team?"

Upon hearing this, Iguchi Kazue's face showed a complicated expression, and after hesitating for a moment, she said:

"Uh, it's a girl. She said she's your...lover."

"?"

Shiratori Seiya froze, his heart skipping a beat.

‘Knock knock knock. ’

Suddenly, a series of knocks sounded on the door.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slender figure standing at the door.

The girl stood in the glow of the sunset, her long, black hair shimmering. Meeting the gazes of the two men, she slowly walked towards Shiratori Seiya.

'Tatttatt.'

Her high heels clicked crisply on the tiles as she walked, removing her face mask as she went.

When she removed her mask, revealing her exquisite and flawless face, Iguchi Kazue's pupils constricted, and her red lips parted, as if she had witnessed something incredible.

Hojo Shione completely ignored her, stood in front of Shiratori Seiya, reached out to straighten his collar, and looked at him with a charming smile.

She tiptoed, and in front of the wellhead and branches, gently kissed Shiratori Seiya's cheek, her deep, pool-like eyes fixed on him, her tone full of deep affection:

"Kiyoshi, I miss you so much."

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(End of this chapter)