I was plotting against Hoshino Ai but was pushed back

Saitohiko glanced at Hoshino Ai who was still sobbing beside him and said, "Forget it today. By the way, Ai also needs to rest today. She is also feeling a little uncomfortable."

"I still want to practice today." When Hoshino Ai heard Saito Hiko ask for leave for her, she quickly spoke out to stop him.

The president heard Hoshino Ai's voice, "Yan, give the phone to Ai, I have something to tell her."

"Why not just say no? Why do you have to keep it so mysterious?" Saito Hiko complained, but he still handed the phone to Hoshino Ai.

"Um... um... okay... this is also possible..." After Hoshino Ai took the phone, she nodded in the direction of the phone.

However, it was the president who was talking, and she didn't have any external speaker, so Saito Hiko only heard Hoshino Ai's reply and didn't know what the president said to her.

The call ended quickly.

Saito Hiko took the phone back and looked at the time.

16:30

Not too early or too late, it was a bit troublesome. Saito Yan was curious about the content of the conversation between Hoshino Ai and the president, so he asked, "What did the president say to you?"

"I didn't say anything, I just said we found the fifth person suitable to join the group." Hoshino Ai replied. She took out a pack of tissues from her clothes and wiped her tears with the tissues.

"It's already half past four. I don't have much time left to teach you." Saito Yan thought for a moment and continued, "Why don't we go shopping while it's still early?"

"No...I'd better go to practice early." Hoshino Ai refused.

"Then I'll take you there." Saito Hiko compromised as he looked at Hoshino Ai, whose eyes were covered with tears.

Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai went to Berry Pro together, during which he and Hoshino Ai agreed on a meeting place and time.

After sending the person to the company, since he didn't want to stay in the company to enhance her learning ability, he had to go home and continue looking at the personnel list sent by Hasegawa.

As he watched, Saito Hiko felt bored.

The content was too dull and I couldn't find any matches among these people.

Saito Hiko found some books about film shooting at home and started to read and study.

He plans to learn filming knowledge and techniques so that the intelligence information obtained by Hasegawa's investigation can be reused.

Or rather, that was the plan from the beginning.

Have detectives research the target's profile and then ask them to provide the target's contact information.

(Group number: 675078968)

Chapter 37 Difficulties

Friday.

Since Saito Hiko returned home early yesterday, he was able to quickly sort out the new documents sent by Hasegawa and go to bed early.

So when he came to the classroom today, there were not many people in the classroom.

Hoshino Ai did not come, and Mizuno Haru did not come either.

Saito Hiko thought subconsciously.

Suddenly he realized that he usually wouldn't notice Mizuno Haru at all, but now that he had arrived, he subconsciously looked for her.

But that's all. Saito Hiko won't start caring about someone just because he or she confesses to him or her.

His purpose was very clear, it was only for Hoshino Ai.

Although he is not truly in love with Hoshino Ai now, he believes that day will come sooner or later.

I took out "The Language and Grammar of Film" and read it again.

After a while, Hoshino Ai walked in from the back of the classroom.

Saito Hiko heard footsteps and looked over there.

Today, Hoshino Ai walked in wearing a white shirt and a blue pleated skirt, carrying a brown schoolbag in her hand.

As she walked, the blue bow on the collar of her shirt kept rising and falling.

"Good morning, Ai." Saito Hiko greeted Hoshino Ai with a smile when he saw her coming to the classroom.

"Hiko-kun, good morning." Hoshino Ai smiled back. She walked to her seat, pulled out the chair, hung up her backpack, and sat down.

"Is there any lunch box for me today?" Saito Hiko asked.

"No~" Hoshino Ai shook her head.

"Did you meet the new members when you went there yesterday?" asked Saito Hiko.

"Well, I'm here. The president also announced when the new members came that I would be the leader and center." Hoshino Ai answered Saito Hiko's question, and then said, "I just joined the group and became the leader and center. Will the seniors who joined the group earlier than me be dissatisfied?"

"This has already been decided. Even if they are dissatisfied, they can't change the fact." Saito Hiko comforted.

Although Hoshino Ai is the direct beneficiary, she feels guilty about this matter: "But I don't want other members of the group to feel resentful because of this matter."

"If you feel guilty, then do your job as a leader and play the role of a center well, so that they will have nothing to say and agree with you." Saito Yan suggested, "Besides, since you have signed a contract to become a professional idol, the role of a leader is not very big. After all, the company will help you select jobs and customize the amount of task training. You must obey the company's arrangements."

Hoshino Ai feels that Saito Hiko's advice is unreliable and she doesn't get along well with the members of the group... If she only relies on the company's mandatory arrangements, problems will soon arise, right?

"Is it impossible for signed idols to change the company's arrangements?" Hoshino Ai asked Saito Hiko.

She was discovered by a scout and had only a one-sided understanding of idols before.

I just thought that idols were always smiling on the stage, bringing smiles to the audience and fans, and I never thought about what the idol groups were like in their daily lives.

Since joining the group, she realized that idols need to create a persona, and this persona may be different from their usual personality.

It is because of this understanding that she is troubled by the relationship between the group, and at the same time, she was announced as the captain.

I also hope that the members can get along well with each other.

But Hoshino Ai thinks this is difficult. Everyone wants to be the C position, but she is appointed as the captain and C position by the company. This will deteriorate her relationship with other members. This is something that cannot be avoided, but she wants to have a good relationship with others.

So she asked Saito Hiko, who knew more about the idol industry than she did, "Is there any way? I hope the members can get along well with each other."

"There is a way, but it's difficult." Saito Hiko thought about his understanding of the idol industry over the years. Each group has a fixed leader and C position. Although this allows the group to attract more audiences and fans by relying on the number of people, the success or failure of a group depends entirely on the performance of the C position because of the fixed C position.

"Don't keep me in suspense. Just tell me." Hoshino Ai looked at Saito Hiko expectantly and took out paper and pen from the desk to write down what he said.

"The method is to let every member become the protagonist during the performance." Saito Hiko thought of the idol group μ's in Love Live.

Although their group also has a C position, they will take other members of the group into consideration when it comes to lyrics and performance movement design.

Achieve good results.

"It's impossible to put your method into practice, right?" Hoshino Ai thought about it, but couldn't imagine a scene where everyone was the protagonist.

Because she felt that they were all the main characters, and it was difficult to integrate the dance, lyrics, and character settings.

Each member has become the protagonist, and it is easy for their individual styles to lead to a lack of harmony in the performance, turning the performance into a disaster.

Moreover, if the C position is changed rashly, fans will start to fight with each other.

It is not uncommon for fans of a group to attack each other when the C position is changed. There have also been incidents in which the company was attacked by public opinion because of the change of the C position.

"Although the C position is fixed in the group now, shouldn't other members be given some time to show off every time they perform?"

Saito Hiko cited the current performance style of the group and said, "So this method is actually feasible, and it is said that everyone can become the protagonist, and it is not that during the performance, the idols on the stage will fight alone and not cooperate."

"I can't understand it." Hoshino Ai thought for a while, supported her face with one hand, looked at Saito Hiko and said, "But if it's as you said, it can indeed solve the disputes among group members because of the C position and make everyone's relationship better."

"But can this convince the president?" Hoshino Ai felt that this would not convince the president.

"I'll take care of the president's issue." Saito Hiko thought that he had just agreed with the president that he would be Hoshino Ai's agent, and then he could take over their entire group at the same time. That would be perfect.

"Thank you~" Hoshino Ai thanked Saito Hiko, but then she thought about how she had relied on him more than once, and said with a gloomy look, "I'm sorry, I'm of no use, and I'm relying on you for help."

"Don't worry too much. You will have to lead the entire company in the future. Don't complain about the company being too small when you become famous." Saito Yan waved her hand and told her not to worry. "It's not easy for you either. Not only do you have to be busy with your studies, but you also have to exercise every day. Otherwise, how can you have the energy to perform on stage for a long time?"

"But this is what idols are supposed to do..." Hoshino Ai sighed again at her own powerlessness, "If I were smarter and had a better memory, I wouldn't need you to help me with my homework, and I could save time to practice."

"Don't blame yourself. You can't perform on stage without confidence." Saito Hiko comforted Hoshino Ai.

Chapter 38 Planning

"After school today, tell the other members of the group that you will fight for the center position for them, and I will go to negotiate with the president. After I finish the negotiation, ask him to cooperate with you in the performance. This way you will gain the gratitude of the group members, and they will probably be impressed by you."

Saito Hiko gave an accurate solution.

This method seems simple and effective, but in fact all the pressure is on Saito Hiko. If he fails to convince the president, and Hoshino Ai communicates with her teammates in advance and fails to get the president to agree, her credibility will be damaged.

"But isn't this your credit?" Hoshino Ai felt that this was a lie, and at the same time she was a little bit resistant, "And if you do this, aren't you deceiving them?"

"How can this be called cheating?" Saito Yan thought for a moment, "As long as they convince the president, they can all perform as the center, right?"

Hoshino Ai: “Yes.”

Saitohiko: "Then how can it be called deception if I tell them the truth in advance?"

"But... something seems wrong..." Hoshino Ai felt that what Saito Hiko said made sense, but she also felt that something was wrong. However, she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"You just think too much. After school this afternoon, tell your teammates that you will try to convince the president in the next few days, and I will go over to negotiate after school today." Saito Hiko remembered that he had an appointment with Hoshino Ai on Saturday, so he decided to make some preparations and go to Berry Pro.

"Okay, even if I have to lie to them, I will try my best as long as I can have a good relationship with them." Hoshino Ai replied.

After school.

Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai came to Berry Pro together.

In the dance studio, he saw the president, who was wearing a black suit and sunglasses, and four girls around ten years old practicing their moves in front of the mirror.

Saitohiko greeted everyone present and said to the president, "President, I need to talk to you about something. Let's go to the office."

Since there were outsiders present, he gave Saito Ichigo enough face.

"What's the matter?" The president looked at Saito Hiko in confusion.

"Let's go to the office and talk. It's not convenient here." Saito Hiko didn't say what he wanted to say here. He opened the door and walked out.

"You mysterious little brat." The president had no choice but to follow Saito Hiko and leave the dance studio.

When Hoshino Ai saw Saito Hiko send the president away, she said loudly, "I have something to tell you all. Please come closer."

"What's the matter?" Watanabe looked at Hoshino Ai, walked over and asked everyone's questions.

"Here's what happened..." Hoshino Ai changed the method suggested by Saito Hiko to one she came up with - this was something Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai had agreed on, and only the method she came up with could make the members feel that she was doing it for the group.

"The method you mentioned may be feasible, but who will convince the president?" member Ninomiya asked Hoshino Ai.