I have bound two systems.

Suppressing the distraction in her heart, Suzumiya Chisato turned her head and looked out the window.

"...I don't understand what you are saying."

"Hehe, it's best if you don't understand."

Ichichi Hoshige raised his fist.

In fact, the way she clenched her fist didn't give Chisato Suzumiya much of a sense of threat, and it even seemed a little cute, but this was something she could never say.

"But, you really are a president now..."

"What are you talking about? You already knew about this a long time ago."

"How should I put it? Some things are known, but when you find out that they are so true, you still find it hard to accept. It's like when parents see their children are married and have children, they sometimes sigh about how time flies by so fast, when they remember that their children were still students not long ago... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I roughly understand it, but I have to say that Sister Xingge's analogy is too old-fashioned."

"It's good that you understand. No matter if it's old-fashioned or not, I have a question that puzzles me. Wouldn't it be better to have everyone gather at Fanxing as usual, and then we can go directly to the destination in the car? This way, it wouldn't be troublesome to pick you up one by one. Or, after all the hard work of setting up a company, hiring people, and buying a car, you just want to show off."

"Perhaps there is a reason for this, but the main reason is that I still want to let the families of Ichiri, Yudai, and Liang see this. In the adult world, many things cannot be confirmed by words. Letting them see the strength of the person their daughters follow can be regarded as a way to reassure them and make them trust me more in the future."

"You are such a calculating guy."

"How can you say I am scheming? I don't have any bad intentions. I am just thinking about them and their families."

Having said that, I always feel like something is wrong.

After that, the other three people were received accordingly.

Ijichi Xingge also witnessed the expressions that she and Hongxia had shown at the beginning on their faces and their parents' faces.

How to say it, it's really funny. No wonder Chisato Suzumiya smiled like that when she saw me before.

Today's work location is an amusement park in Setagaya Ward.

This park was established five years ago, and its turnover has been steadily declining in recent years. Fortunately, the manager of the amusement park came up with an ingenious idea and managed to reach a cooperation with the equally tepid zoo next door, and developed a new amusement park area featuring various animals in the middle of the two parks.

At the same time, a passage between the two parks was opened up, and an advertising slogan such as "One ticket, free play in two parks" was launched online, which successfully gave the declining amusement park a second life.

However, these had nothing to do with Chisato Suzumiya and his group. They merely received a job commission and sang songs on the stage of the amusement park's anniversary celebration to liven up the atmosphere, satisfying the sponsor and then taking the money and leaving.

After arriving at the destination, Chisato Suzumiya and her group were warmly received by the managers of the amusement park, who took them to a lounge that had been prepared in advance.

Then, also in the lounge, Ichichi Xingge saw other unfamiliar faces.

"Let me introduce you. This is..."

Chisato Suzumiya introduced them one by one.

Makeup artist, stylist, assistant and media operations... plus the driver waiting outside.

The band that used to perform in their own store is now truly on the path to professionalism.

It was difficult for Ichichi Hoshige to describe in words how she felt at the moment.

Although she had prepared herself mentally before going out this morning, she still felt a sense of disobedience when she actually followed Chisato Suzumiya and watched him methodically direct the workers who were older than him. She felt that it would take her a long time to get rid of this feeling.

Everything was no different from the previous performances, except that there were more people now, so Suzumiya Chisato, who no longer had to do many things herself, was freer and no longer had to run around, as other people could do the work for her.

At noon, Ichichi Hoshika, who was following Suzumiya Chisato, watched the band's performance end on the stage and asked,

"How much is the performance fee this time?"

"Although the band has a small reputation on the Internet, to be honest, they have only just debuted a short time ago, so the amount is not much, only 4 million."

Suzumiya Chisato answered casually, keeping her eyes fixed on the stage.

Ichichi Hoshige was quite speechless.

"Four million is not too much, how much do you want?"

"The reward itself does seem to be a lot, but we can't think about the problem so simply. We must know that things are different now than before."

"..."

Ijichi Hoshika thought about it carefully and it was indeed the case. In the past, when he made money from performing on stage, the four members of the band plus Suzumiya Chisato could directly divide the money equally among the five people, but now he has established a company and recruited these employees.

Although Chisato Suzumiya didn't say it, once a company is established, it must have an office space. The land price in Tokyo is well known, and even renting it would be a huge expense.

The remuneration was distributed to each place, and after all the calculations, the actual situation was indeed as he said.

On the stage, the band finished singing their first song and the audience gave a round of applause.

At this moment, Suzumiya Chisato also turned her attention to Ijichi Hoshika.

"Sister Xingge, you told me to give you some time to think about it. How are you thinking about it now?"

Ichichi Hoshige sighed lightly.

"Why did you come to me? Is it because I'm Hong Xia's sister? But you should know that I'm a complete layman. If you want, you can find those professional agents."

"I've explained the reason before, because Sister Xingge is the only person I can think of who I can trust right now. If you don't know something, just learn it slowly. The position of manager is different from other positions. It will be the closest to the band in the future. If I let someone else do it, I wouldn't feel at ease and would rather do it myself. But if it's you, Sister Xingge, I can rest assured to leave them to you."

"..."

"Also, this is actually what the four people on the stage think."

"kindness?"

"They already know about my invitation to you. Everyone is extremely excited and looks forward to being with you in the future. Among them, Hong Xia is especially happy."

Ichichi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You've already told them."

"After all, they are the people we will be living with day and night in the future, so of course we have to ask for their opinions in advance."

Suzumiya Chisato smiled and looked at the stage again. Ijichi Kouka had already walked from behind the drum set to the side of Kita Ikuyo, and bent down with everyone else to greet the audience.

"So, Sister Xingge, do I need to give you some time to think about it?"

Ijichi Xingge looked at the four people on the stage, was silent for a while, and then shook his head.

Suzumiya Chisato asked,

"Does this mean rejection?"

Ichichi Xingge did not answer directly, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.

"There is one most important thing we haven't discussed yet, President-san, how much are you going to pay me?"

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Chapter 55: In the Dark

Sobu High School, after school.

A cool breeze blew in through the gaps in the window that was never closed tightly.

The club classroom was very quiet, with only the regular sound of pages turning over novels.

Today's service club was the same as usual. This quiet and cool season was just right for Yukinoshita Yukino.

Quietness will make reading more efficient, while lower temperatures will make people less likely to feel sleepy and their attention will be more focused on the words in the article.

At this time, add the black tea brought from home to the club, smell the rich aroma, and have handmade cookies when you are hungry. Nothing is more enjoyable than this scene.

After Yuigahama Yui and Isshi Iroha arrived, everyone spent some time together after school and then returned home as it got dark.

Today should have been the same.

But today, there was a knock on the door of the Service Department after a long absence.

Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at the door.

It won’t be the other two members of the Ministry, they will come directly in.

It wouldn't be Hiratsuka-sensei either, the man whose attitude at work was impeccable but who was too familiar with him to even bother knocking.

After eliminating all the other possibilities, the only possible candidates could be other students seeking help from the Service Club.

It’s been a long time.

"Please come in."

After closing the book, Yukinoshita Yukino responded in a cold voice.

"Excuse me~——"

After saying this in a gentle tone, the girl with pigtails walked in with a smile.

"President..."

Yukinoshita Yukino recognized the person who came.

Johri Mitsuki is a third-year student one year older than her and is also the student council president of Sobu High School.

Previously, with the help of Mr. Hiratsuka, the Service Club had helped the Student Council to come up with ideas for the school anniversary activities, which was considered a bit of help.

The two became acquainted with each other because of this.

Of course, the feeling that the relationship between the two of them has become closer is just Cheng Huixun's one-sided idea.

Occasionally, when the two meet at school, Johri Mitsuki will wave and greet them enthusiastically, while Yukinoshita Yukino will only respond with a slight nod following basic etiquette. This is her natural personality, and Johri Mitsuki seems to see through this, so he doesn't care.

"Long time no see, Yukinoshita-san."

"It's been a long time since we last met, President. What can I do for you?"

Yukinoshita Yukino put the closed novel on the table, skipped the necessary politeness, and asked directly.

Cheng Huixun laughed, to be honest, she didn't dislike the other person's straightforward personality.

"In fact, during the last school anniversary event, I witnessed the ability of Yukinoshita-san, and I would like to ask you to help the student council again."

She stretched out her hands and clasped them together in front of her chest. The smile on her face became even wider, and her eyes narrowed into slits.

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded to show that she understood.

She stood up and gestured to Cheng Huixun to sit down and talk slowly. She then went to the other side, took out the cups for entertaining guests, and served him a cup of steaming black tea.

Since it was a commission, there was no reason for her to refuse.

Doing her best to provide help to those in need was her original intention in establishing the service department.

"Wow, that smells good, thank you."

"You're welcome. So, what is the president's request?"

Yukinoshita Yukino tucked her long hair behind her ears with one hand and sat down again.

Cheng Huixun answered, holding the tea in both hands.

"I am a senior student, and this is my last year at Sobu High School. The sports meet that will be led by the student council will also be the last event I can prepare for everyone, so I want everyone to have as much fun as possible, and also to make sure that I have no regrets in my career as a high school student council president.

I want to make this sports meet different from the previous ones, and I want everyone to unite against the enemy and make the atmosphere more heated than any previous event. "

After saying these words, Cheng Huixun's eyes sparkled, and the momentum in her words also showed how determined she was.

"I see."

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded slightly, revealing a look of understanding.

"I want to hold a wonderful sports meeting that will not leave any regrets for myself and will also allow other students to have fun. This is your request, President. Am I right in understanding it?"

"Uh-huh."

Cheng Huixun nodded hurriedly.

"Although there are various voices within the student union, and everyone is actively making suggestions, I always feel dissatisfied after listening to them, so I want to use the power of the Service Department."

"However, activities like sports meets are different from school celebrations and school festivals. To put it bluntly, they are just a carnival for a small number of people. Students who belong to sports clubs may be full of enthusiasm, but most people don't have the interest or confidence to participate in the competition. In the end, they will just stay in the audience and serve as cheering supporters."

Yukinoshita Yukino rested her head on her hand in thought.

The nature of sports meets means that they cannot easily arouse the emotions of most students like other campus activities.

The reason why she had such a deep understanding was because Yukinoshita Yukino herself was one of the members she just mentioned who had no interest in participating in sports competitions.

She easily surpassed her peers in study, but she lacked confidence in physical strength.

Although she has the same parents, her sister does not have such weaknesses, and this has always been something that bothers her.

“Hoohoo…hiss…”

Cheng Huixun blew on the steaming black tea, took a small sip, and the next moment he held his cheek with a healed smile.

"Well~ It is because of this consideration that I want to ask for help from the Service Club."