Joker's Band Game Story

Xiangzi also noticed Hailing's question. In fact, this question wasn't just on Hailing's mind; Chuhua had it too.

So she had to explain a bit more: "Because the schedule is going to be very tight, we need to find a drummer and start practicing before this Sunday, so there won't be time for another meeting. I'll explain about the drummer separately later. Let's have a group meeting now."

Time was tight, so Xiangzi began to explain the band to everyone.

Everyone here is a high school student, and they still have to go to school during the day, so the tight schedule is indeed reasonable.

"The first thing is the selection of the drummer. This is my current list of candidates. I have connections with several people, which is why I held a meeting to ask them questions."

As Xiangzi spoke, she played a PowerPoint presentation. The projector immediately switched to the next page, revealing the candidates she valued.

And everyone present knew this person—Ren Amamiya.

"Lotus?"

Upon hearing Xiangzi's suggestion, Hailing pursed her lips, deciding to listen to Xiangzi say a few more words.

If she could perform with Amamiya, she wouldn't have any complaints. In fact, if she could really bring Lu>Leng Er E?V③Si Ba⑧Si_ in, her guilt about not going to today's rehearsal would be much less.

Knowing that it would be difficult to collaborate with Amamiya again, she cherished every meeting with him. Today, she was deprived of one of her few opportunities to play together with Amamiya, so it's understandable that she was unhappy.

"That's right, it's Ren Amamiya. I think you're all very familiar with him, so I don't think I need to elaborate on his drumming skills."

Shoko Toyokawa didn't choose Ren Amamiya randomly; she valued his drumming ability.

As a former waitress of Fanxing, she knew quite a lot about Ren Amamiya. His skill level was extremely high. If she could recruit him into the team, the band would be a true battleship.

"Yes, Amamiya is also a very good composer."

Chu Hua couldn't help but add that she highly recognized Amamiya Ren's songwriting and composition abilities, and that several of Sumimi's songs were exclusively licensed from him.

"No, I only value his drumming skills; I'll write the lyrics and compose the music myself."

But Xiangzi's words surprised everyone; they hadn't expected him to be so insistent on this point.

Generally speaking, the lyrics and music composition of a band are separated and assigned to different people. This is to reduce the pressure. Everyone is a student and has to go to school every day. They can't fall too far behind in their studies. So, Xiangzi had to write lyrics and music while going to school, so the pressure was quite great.

Chu Hua thought that Xiangzi had brought Amamiya over because of his songwriting abilities, but if that wasn't the case...

"Then he's not the only option, is he?"

"That's right, but he is indeed the best option at the moment. He is quite familiar with us, and the team's chemistry will be better. However, I'm just mentioning it for now, since the chances of him agreeing are not high. I also hope that everyone can try to get in touch with him and see if we can bring him into our band."

That's why Xiangzi wanted to bring everyone together to talk. She knew that Amamiya wasn't the type of person who could easily form a band, so she suggested that everyone go and have a chat.

There's strength in numbers, maybe he'll agree?

"Then we'll talk about the follow-up work arrangements. Our short-term goal is..."

Shoko didn't intend to say more about Amamiya. She only said that her goal was Amamiya, and whether it would work out was another matter.

Even if Amamiya isn't suitable, he can definitely offer some suitable recommendations. Shoko's time is very tight; she needs to find a suitable drummer within the next two days to successfully form a band.

After all, she had made a bet with her grandfather, and she had to win this battle.

Indeed, the reason why Shoko Toyokawa was able to reach an agreement with Sumimi's agency at this time, and not only gain the agency's support but also Hatsuka's assistance, is because Shoko utilized the power of the Toyokawa family, which she naturally obtained from her grandfather.

She needs to gain this power and achieve success so that she and her father can have a new life.

But the price is... if you fail, you'll have to go back to your grandfather's side, obediently listen to him, and completely leave your father.

So she has to succeed, she must succeed, she absolutely must succeed.

Therefore, on Amamiya's side, she had to find a way to get it.

"How about it?"

At this moment, Nina finally opened her mouth for the first time and started singing. She looked at the other three nervously, wondering how she had performed.

"It's good, it's good..."

An and Subaru were wiping away tears from the corners of their eyes; they hadn't expected the song to feel like this.

Holding the drumstick alone, she didn't feel any sadness while playing, but once everyone practiced together, a heavy atmosphere of sorrow suddenly swept over them.

The shock was so intense that she needed to calm down.

Of course, the more important reason is that Nina's voice is really good; she was actually able to finish it in one breath.

"You sang very well."

Amamiya stood beside her, one hand on his hip, praising her singing. He acknowledged that Nina's voice was truly amazing.

"Really? What do you think, Momoka?"

"Hmm, it's pretty good. It made me realize what a good voice really means."

Momoka pursed her lips involuntarily, and looked at Ren Amamiya with a complex and unclear expression in her eyes.

Was that bassist who didn't show up that important to Amamiya?

She could only sense from the sheet music that this was a rather sad song, but after listening to it once, she was able to truly feel the sadness in the song.

"However, if you want to perform at your best, you still need to keep practicing."

He shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the details about the song: "And there's another song too. We have to sing both of these songs to the best of our ability."

"Yes, I got goosebumps singing this song, so let's keep going!"

At this moment, Renna was also cheering herself up, believing that tomorrow's performance would definitely be quite wonderful.

However, at this moment, Ren Amamiya suddenly remembered something else: "By the way, have you thought of a name for your band yet?"

"Band name? Hmm... it's decided."

Momoka hadn't been idle during this time. She took a card out of her pocket and handed it to Amamiya: "These are the business cards we've made for now."

Amamiya took the business card and couldn't help but read the name on it.

"'New Tokyo (tentative)'? Your naming sense reminds me of someone..."

Amamiya couldn't help but think of a certain pink-haired girl. If her naming skills were on the same level as the pink-haired girl's... then she could be considered completely terrible.

"It's just a tentative plan, just a tentative plan!"

After being criticized by Amamiya for the band's name, Momoka couldn't help but shout that it was just a coincidence, just a coincidence!

"Really? Okay, so what about your new song? Is it finished yet?"

"No, you'll have to wait until next week."

When this was mentioned, Momoka felt a bit of a headache: "Nina's song is pretty good, but I still want to enrich it a bit more, so I'll have to spend some more time on it. Besides, this performance is to help you, so don't keep thinking about singing our songs."

Momoka immediately saw through Amamiya's idea. He was planning to help her out again, with two of her own songs and one song from another band, right?

They don't need that in New Tokyo!

"Alright, alright, then it's time to practice the second song. Let's get ready to begin."

After glancing at everyone, Amamiya began to play the keyboard.

That's right, neither of these pieces starts with a drummer but with a keyboard, so its intro can quickly get everyone into the mood.

But the second song had just as much staying power as the first one. After the two songs, Renna couldn't help but touch her arm.

The goosebumps on her arms just wouldn't go away.

Momoka didn't want to say anything more. She lowered her head and looked at the guitar, trying her best to keep her emotions from becoming too turbulent.

As for Subaru... she had already taken out a tissue from her pocket and started blowing her nose. The song had a strong aftereffect, and she needed to calm down a bit more.

The biggest difference between listening to songs live and listening to them through videos or audio is that you can be immersed in the atmosphere of the live performance. These two rather melancholic songs did indeed evoke quite complex emotions in her.

"No wonder it's called 'Say Sad,' can't they sing something cheerful?"

He took out another tissue to wipe his tears, and at this moment, Subaru couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Her comment was more like a casual complaint; after all, she understood that this was Amamiya Band's last live performance, and singing some sad songs was perfectly normal.

"But am I really okay with this kind of song?"

While rubbing the goosebumps on her arms, Rencai couldn't help but ask herself, beginning to doubt her singing ability.

But there's no doubt that her singing skills are indeed quite good, and Amamiya would certainly give that a thumbs up.

"Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in Momoka's judgment. She chose you as the lead singer because you meet her standards. She's very picky, you know."

"Don't talk about this too much... Alright! Keep practicing, keep practicing. We must practice to our best today so that we can perform at our best tomorrow!"

Momoka strummed her guitar a couple of times to signal Amamiya to stop talking; she herself was becoming a little embarrassed.

Chapter 18 Shibuya Music Festival

"In the end, I still sang until my voice was hoarse~"

At Yoshinoya near RiNG, An and Subaru couldn't help but tease Iori Jinna.

Nina is still too young. She has been completely drawn into the band by Momoka. Once she got into the groove of the song, she was completely unable to break free from the band.

Amamiya, sitting next to them, calmly listened to their conversation while sipping orange juice.

By this time, Amamiya had already sensed that Nina's life had been ruined by these women, and her university career was probably over.

After all, she was already obsessed with music, spending a lot of time playing music apps every day, and Renna even produced their new song.

Naturally, her attention would no longer be focused on studying. Unlike China, the difficulty of getting into university in Japan is very high. Many high school students need to attend various cram schools after school if they want to go to university in the future, because the knowledge learned in school alone is not enough to get into university.

Therefore, given Nina's current mental state, it's clear that she has virtually no chance of attending university in the future. However, she's still deceiving herself into believing that she can continue to study hard.

Well, I guess she'll give up on that idea soon.

"It's all because you guys made me sing as much as I wanted..."

Hearing this, Renna couldn't help but blush. She never expected that she would sing in such a state.

Subaru naturally mocked her, and Momoka, standing next to him, tried her best to hold back her laughter.

Nina is indeed in a bit of a predicament right now, but she's just so adorable.

"Remember to protect your voice next time. Although you can recover from this tomorrow, if it continues like this for a long time, it will have long-term effects. When you get older, you won't be able to sing anymore."

At this point, Amamiya started rambling on and on, and Nina nodded in agreement as he shrank back.