Lonely Rock, Liang is my fiancée

It's no wonder he thinks this way. In the Shimokitazawa area, most bands started out by covering songs of famous bands. The advantage of doing this is that as long as the level is up to par, they can achieve good performance results.

A good performance will naturally lead to high attendance, which will prevent the band from suffering such a huge loss.

Rock music is profitable if it doesn't lose money, which is also the reason why he refuses to join a band. It's okay to treat it as a hobby, but if he really makes it his main job, he will have to live off his savings in a few months.

What's more, since it is an original song written by high school students, it will probably be run at a loss in the early stage.

"No, the manager didn't charge any venue fees. As long as we can sell the tickets, it won't cost too much money." Hong Xia said.

A big question mark popped up in the confused Pochi-chan's head: Why does rock music have to lose money?

Aren’t they performers?

"Pochi-chan, the situation inside is very complicated, let me do it..."

Hong Xia saw her confusion, hooked her shoulder and tried to explain to her the unspoken rules of the music industry. If an unfamous band wanted to get a chance to perform, they had to spend money to buy tickets and then sell them.

"To put it simply, before the band becomes famous, it has to spend a lot of money to hold concerts at its own expense." Liang said indifferently.

"Don't be so blunt!"

Hongxia rubbed her hands and looked at the dumbfounded Pochi-chan, without hiding the bad news behind: "Most of the audience yesterday were my friends, and I'm sure if Ito-san didn't come, they probably wouldn't come a second time."

"See, it's all your fault." Liang held the water cup, stared at the audience entering, and casually threw the responsibility on Ito.

"If there hadn't been a second round, there might not even have been that sentence, and her friends would have simply ignored the follow-up to the incident."

"In the final analysis, your current level is too low. Why don't you cover songs by popular bands to attract some attention?"

He leaned close to Liang's ear and whispered the last sentence to her.

Looking at Liang's delicate ears and white neck, if you ignore her murderous gaze, this angle looks really good.

"Ryo doesn't have many friends, so we can't expect her to bring in guests. Before she became famous, each concert would cost tens of thousands."

Hongxia turned sideways and looked at Pochi-chan: "Little Pochi, it's the same for you, can't you find any customers?"

"Oh... I'm so sorry."

Feeling that it was useless, Little Pochi quickly turned his head and thought to himself that if I were to imagine friends, I would have quite a lot.

"Ichiri-chan, you're the best!"

"So handsome!"

'A treasure on earth!'

Hey, you guys are great too.

Ito calmly stretched his feet back a little. This child would always show such an obsessed expression. Maybe there was something wrong with him.

"Relying on family or friends, no matter how many times you hold concerts, will not increase popularity. It will only give money to the performance hall in vain," he reminded.

New high school bands will have this misunderstanding. Only after they have paid a few times will they realize that fleecing themselves is definitely a poison to quench thirst.

"Huh?" Hongxia grabbed her ponytail and thought what Ito said made sense.

However, she didn't know how to attract the first batch of audiences!

Do I have to distribute flyers on the streets? That sounds like a good idea.

"This is Shimokitazawa. We can find a nice day, such as a fireworks display, and bring our musical instruments to the streets for a roadshow. As long as the performance is good, we can always attract customers." Ito gave them an idea, which is also the cheapest way for most bands who don't have the money to go on stage but want to become famous.

The disadvantage is that if you say something too unpleasant, you will be reported and chased away by the police.

stop!

If I perform in public, you might as well kill me!

After noticing that Hongxia's expression was beginning to show excitement, Pochi-chan grabbed her shoulders and shook her head frantically.

“No no no no!”

She didn't want to play the guitar on the street. The eyes of passers-by would be scary.

"In that case, let's start working for the performance quota!" Hong Xia said helplessly as she comforted the crazy Pochi-chan.

work to earn a living…?

I absolutely don't want to work! A useless person like me will definitely be sued in court if I enter the society!

'Because of the inconvenience caused to the guests, the defendant Goto Ichiri is now sentenced to death! '

Under Ito's surprised eyes, she took out a piggy bank in the shape of a pig from somewhere and put it on the table.

"what is this?"

"This is the money my mother saved for my wedding. I won't be able to use it anyway..." Pochi-chan poured out the coins with lifeless eyes, intending to use the wedding money to offset his share of the performance.

"Who do you take us for?!"

"Thank you." "We will use it with caution. Thank you very much."

Liang took the piggy bank from her, and Ito started looking for an opening to give him some pocket money.

"You two, stop it! Give it back to her quickly." Hongxia, with black lines on her forehead, snatched the pig back from their hands and placed it upright in front of Pochi-chan.

"You can't waste such important money. You should just work."

I don't want to work. I take out the money because I hate working.

Pochi-chan poked her fingers, her eyes wandering, trying to find a suitable place to hide.

"The workplace is in Fanxing. Liang and I are here. Don't be afraid." Hongxia took Liang's hand and tried hard to create a harmonious atmosphere.

“It’s a workplace that can give you a warm family atmosphere.”

Ito yawned out of boredom. He had heard this kind of lie at least eighty times in Tokyo, but except for the fact that the store was his own, they were basically all nonsense.

Classmate Ijichi can meet this condition. If Ryo doesn't care about the salary, there will be no such problem. It is true that people are divided into groups. However, I still care about the hourly wage.

So, Pochi-chan, just reject them right away, quit the band honestly, and just stay at home and play the guitar.

"Ah... let's work hard together." Pochi-chan clenched his fists and finally took a step back.

If you have the courage to say no to others, there will be no communication barriers.

Chapter 12: Unbearable Chicken Soup for the Soul

"Okay, Ito, would you like to stay and join us?" Hongxia clapped her hands in welcome and then invited Ito.

In fact, the school club activities did not require attendance every day, and she still wanted to try her best to keep him, but she saw that he was not very interested in the band, so she changed her excuse.

"The salary is too low. I refuse." Ito Rin, who was playing with her cell phone at her seat, refused it outright.

At 500 yuan an hour, he was not very willing to do even simple jobs like pouring drinks or cleaning.

He doesn't work in many places now, but he distributes his time evenly. The most profitable job is tutoring a junior high school student, but he found it through an acquaintance.

You only need to go there on Wednesdays and Sundays, it costs 5,000 yuan per hour, it's easy and enjoyable.

Unfortunately, most parents are still keen on hiring students from prestigious universities to tutor their children, and the majority of them are concentrated on high school students. No matter how confident he is, the other party does not believe that high school students can do this kind of work.

"Damn it, except for freshmen, how can other college students be more familiar with the situation than high school students?"

After making an appointment with the person she was going to tutor for tomorrow, Ito Rin complained in her heart.

Can't employers in the market be more tolerant of high school students? Besides, they have already completed high school content.

"Young people should not care about how much they earn, but should enjoy the fun of it."

Ito glanced at Liang who was speaking without any hesitation and said, "Then if you give me half of your pocket money, I will believe you. Besides, I have enjoyed enough of this kind of youthful happiness."

"I don't want it. I don't even have enough to spend."

It can be seen that she looked very happy just to say this.

"Liang should have quite a bit of pocket money every month. If he isn't too extravagant when buying musical instruments, he won't end up with no money at the end of the month," said Hong Xia.

"Thank you for the compliment, I'm not as good as you say." Liang dragged his chin shyly, with a strange blush on his face.

"How did you know this was a compliment?"

Hong Xia didn't understand her train of thought, and explained to the still ignorant Pochi-chan: "Ryo's family is very rich, but they have no restraint in spending money, so the funds for the band will be kept by me."

"Oh...oh."

It was past five o'clock and the band that came here today had already started. The store manager and his colleagues became busy, selling tickets, providing drinks, cleaning, and also acting as the band's sound engineer and lighting technician.

Ito ignored Ichichi's declaration about debuting in high school, packed his schoolbag and prepared to go about his own business.

He has already made his evaluation of this band: first-rate bass, second-rate drums, an unknown socially anxious guitarist, and the fact that they are high school students who don't have much time to practice.

If this kind of group can debut successfully, it is either because of the halo of the protagonists, or the music industry in the island country has become rotten to a certain extent.

Xiao Boqi's home is far away from Shimokitazawa. He must have been scolded for coming home so late yesterday. Today, without notifying his parents, he also left early like him.

When seeing them off, Liang poked his head out of the store and said, "By the way, Ito, your aunt asked you to come to her house on the weekend."

It took Ito a while to react to this name.

His aunt is Liang's mother.

"My aunt...can't you just use normal language?"

"You're not wrong, bye Pochi."

Hong Xia, who had her head on top of her, also spoke to Pochi-chan: "The part-time job will start next week. Please stride towards us after school."

"Ah...ok."

After saying goodbye to them, Ito had a chance to meet Pochi-chan, so he walked with her towards the station.

The real streets of Shimokitazawa are certainly not as empty as those in the anime. As a famous music city and located in a wealthy area like Setagaya, the normal flow of customers is very crowded, and most of them are young people.

When walking with her, Ito couldn't think of how to talk to a socially anxious person, especially after realizing that his image in her eyes was definitely the complete opposite of a devil-like character.

But speaking of it, the combination of wearing sportswear on top and a skirt on the bottom looks so strange. Could it be the rock style that is popular recently?

And her bangs are so long that they cover her eyes completely. How can she see clearly when she walks? No wonder she keeps her head down.

"Goto-san, is this your first time forming a band?" Although they were still some distance away from Ikegami Station, Ito Rin took the initiative to strike up a conversation, otherwise it would be inappropriate for the two of them to just keep their heads down and play with their phones.

"Huh? Yes."

Goto Ichiri hurriedly put away his phone, stopped searching for news about lottery winnings, and used words to cover up his panic when he was walking with a member of the opposite sex.

Why do you have to be so passionate? You can't just walk alone on the street emitting a decayed smell. Senior Ito, you are so sunny that you are almost purified by walking with me.

"No wonder you were so nervous yesterday. Ryo and I have both performed in bands before. Ijichi-san must be used to that feeling because of his family background. It's inevitable that you were shy when you were pulled on stage at the last minute. But I'm optimistic about your future development."

Even though he had never heard how bad her performance was on stage, Ito could still calmly say half-truths to encourage his juniors.

The reason why he and Liang were not stage-shy was definitely not because they had only been in the band for two months. He did so because of his rich experience, while Liang simply didn't care about other people's gazes.

As for Ijichi Kouka, there was a high probability that what he said was true.

This is a compliment!

Being praised like this by others, I feel my body become light, as if I am about to fly. Ito-kun, please say a few more words, I can bear it.

Little Pochi becomes complacent after receiving praises, twisting his body back and forth like a snake with a silly smile on his face.

"Goto-san? Pochi-chan? Pochi-chan, are you okay?"

Goto Ichiri, who was awakened from his fantasy, clenched his fists at Ito Rin's concerned expression and said, "Leave the ending of the band to me. We will definitely make our name known throughout Shimokitazawa."

Uh uh, the effect of chicken soup for the soul is too good, right? But even if the whole of Shimokitazawa is not that big, if you want to express your attitude, you have to start from Tokyo, idiot.

"I will wait for that day to come, and then I will definitely buy a ticket to support you!"

Hehe, he was motivated again, but when he thought about performing in front of the audience and leaving Ito-kun's sight, Goto Ichiri immediately became dejected again.

Ah, I still haven't gotten over the habit of bragging after being praised. Can I really stay in Shimokitazawa when I can hardly even perform a performance?!

Chapter 13 Eat Grass

On the last day of school, Ito walked out of the wind band club's activity room. Next to him was Captain Aoyama, who had a gentle smile and looked very comfortable.