Cultivating a girl band, but the goal is to lose money!

Lin Yi muttered to himself.

It would be easy if he was a drummer. Hongxia would definitely welcome Subaru to come, and it's even possible that she would exchange some drumming techniques with him on the spot.

And because of Miao Meng, Lin Yi now naturally has a certain liking for the drummer.

There was no way. Looking at the entire Nebula Agency, there were three bands and fifteen people, almost all of them were "enemies". Only Teacher Da Miao could bring her a little warmth.

An Hemai said at this time: "Let's stop here for today. I have to go downstairs to practice, so as not to make a fool of myself tomorrow."

Although Lin Yi said that she was talented in music, she was self-aware.

She may be better than the average amateur, but there is still a gap between her and the professional level of End Band and MYGO.

"Subaru, don't worry too much about this." Lin Yi comforted him, "I asked you to come here mainly to see if you are interested in the band. As for your performance on the spot, it is not important. I believe in my judgment."

Afraid that An and Subaru would not believe him, Lin Yi added: "Do you know Goto Ichiri? He is the guitarist of MYGO."

"MYGO's guitarist...guitarhero?!" An Hesuba didn't have a deep impression of Ichiri's name, but he had obviously heard of guitarhero.

The legendary new guitarist who saved the world at his debut live performance—guitarhero!

"Yeah, that's her." Lin Yi nodded and continued, "When she first came to the agency to perform, she was also replacing someone else. Her performance at that time was simply not good..."

It was still the familiar formula, but this time the audience, An Hesuba, had never heard it before, and the effect was outstanding.

"It's really amazing..." An Hesuba exclaimed, with a hint of admiration and yearning in his voice.

The girl's lips curled up slightly: "Thank you, Lin Yi. After listening to you, I feel a lot more relaxed."

"But I still have to practice. I'm leaving now. Bye, see you tomorrow!"

Having said that, An and Subaru exited the game, switched to the voice channel, and clicked hang up.

"call……"

An He Subaru exhaled slowly, took off his headphones, and stood up from his chair.

She walked to the full-length mirror next to the closet and straightened her hair that was messed up by the headphones, especially the straight and curly hair.

After doing all this, An Hemai found a rubber band and tied himself into a cool ponytail.

Although Lin Yi said that it doesn’t matter how you perform, you still have to practice.

I will be able to see Momoka and Lin Yi at the Nebula Office tomorrow.

When An Hesuba thought of his good friend and the "net friend" he had fought with for a long time, a beautiful smile appeared on his lips.

……

On the other hand, after An Hesuba left, Lin Yi did not play alone and also chose to quit the game.

But it’s still early, so I absolutely cannot take a break.

Lin Yi opened the social media he used most frequently and searched for the keyword [Band Dream Fund].

After a brief loading time, the relevant posts appear on the page.

【guitar0721: I formed a band with my friends. Since we didn’t have much pocket money, we were ready to work part-time to raise money for live performances. Then we found out about this fund. The application was reviewed very quickly. Thank you so much! #BandDreamFund】

[Henti Naigai: I took a closer look at this fund and felt that it was doing charity work seriously. New band members with poor conditions are blessed #BandDreamFund]

【…】

Looking at the good reviews one after another, Lin Yi smiled particularly brightly.

Every time he saw content like these, he would regard them as bricks and tiles in his journey to save himself from losing money, just like watching his bank card balance continue to grow, and his mood would naturally become better.

It is precisely because of this that browsing these interfaces every day has become Lin Yi's pastime after dinner.

And there are others besides the Band Dream Fund.

After casually browsing for a few minutes, Lin Yi clicked the search box and searched for DreaM.

DreaM, as a commercial project, is very different from the charitable band Dream Foundation.

Although posts related to user experience and recommendations still exist, there are more posts that are relatively mild and suggestive.

Just like this.

[TAHIRA: The price is very affordable, the equipment is very advanced, the environment is very good, and the staff cleans up in a timely manner. The only thing I want to say is whether the price can be unified? The price during the day on weekdays is much more expensive (only relatively), which is too unfriendly to low-level bands like us. ＃DreaM]

Seeing this post, Lin Yi shook his head nonchalantly.

As he expected, the only ones who would go to DreaM during the day on weekdays were these bottom-tier bands.

Probably... it was when Diamond hadn't signed with the agency yet, and was even a little worse than them.

By using high prices to keep this group of people out, DreaM's revenue ceiling is further reduced.

If you really need it but find it too expensive, you can just squeeze in with the middle school students after school or on weekends.

What a genius he is.

Lin Yi thought so and turned the mouse wheel to continue browsing.

Soon, another special post attracted Lin Yi's attention.

[Working part-time and playing in a band: DreaM is really great for people like us who don’t have good conditions but have a dream of music! There are no disadvantages except that the area is a bit small. I have saved a lot of money during this period. I can soon buy a new keyboard for the keyboard player in the band. Alas... I saved money for practice, but I still saved money for instruments... #DreaM]

Regarding this post, Lin Yi’s focus was not on DreaM, but on the musical instrument he mentioned at the end.

Musical instruments, musical instruments...Are musical instruments also related to the band?

Lin Yi's eyes gradually brightened, and he seemed to have found the next money-losing project!

Making musical instruments sounds like a losing proposition.

The mid- and low-end markets are seriously homogenized and extremely inward-looking, with price wars raging.

The big brands in the mid-to-high-end market have been in existence for who knows how many years. The name alone has a very high brand premium, not to mention their exquisite craftsmanship and design.

And to put it bluntly, musical instruments are also part of the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing is something that requires large investments and has slow outputs. Is it something that ordinary people can touch?

As a newcomer in the low-end market, he will definitely not be able to compete with the veterans in the market.

If you are producing high-end products but your craftsmanship and brand are not as good as others, why would users buy from you?

Like the band Dream Fund and DreaM, Lin Yi may have to rack his brains and think of ways to plug the loopholes and lose money better.

But if he entered the field of musical instruments, Lin Yi felt that no matter whether he interfered or not, no matter what he did, there was absolutely no possibility of making money!

Nebula Studio’s foray into the musical instrument field is like filling out the college entrance examination application form in 2024, choosing civil engineering and preparing to enter real estate. There is no hope at all!

There is no business that is sure to make a profit, but there may be a business that is sure to lose money!

Lin Yi felt a brand new door slowly opening in front of him.

Coincidentally, there is still a vacancy in this cycle, allowing him to start a new industry.

But I'm afraid that the musical instrument project won't be launched this cycle...

With DreaM and the band's dream fund, the agency will no longer have any extra funds.

Lin Yi thought happily: Maybe this is the trouble of happiness...

Volume 4: Chapter Why did I start playing drums (k)

Probably the best thing in life is when you think you are already very happy, good news falls from the sky and hits you on the head.

Lin Yi just got a winning formula yesterday, and today Mujica’s promotional video was released.

Perhaps because he kept adding more money, the production team's efficiency was surprisingly high.

The interior scenes were shot on Tuesday, the exterior scenes on Wednesday, and now the preliminary production of the promotional video has been completed on Friday. The only thing missing from its official launch is the soundtrack.

The total time taken was less than three days.

Is this the power of money? It really is...great!

Lin Yi's lips curled up slightly, and he closed the player on the computer screen contentedly.

Mujica's promotional video perfectly met Lin Yi's expectations!

Enough of abstractions!

Enough of the confusion!

Lin Yi went through it several times. If he hadn't read the script of the promotional video and the interpretation manuscript that the other party had kindly provided, he probably wouldn't have understood what the promotional video was about.

If it were an ordinary passerby, he would only have one feeling after watching this promotional video - that is, it would discourage him from watching it!

And this is exactly the effect Lin Yi wanted.

Our Mujica's art is so advanced, it's normal that you mortals can't understand it!

Thinking of this, Lin Yi compressed the video slightly and sent the original manuscript of the promotional video to Xiangzi.

A promotional video needs a soundtrack, a piece of pure music.

As the saying goes, a good horse needs a good saddle.

Such a strong-sounding promotional video naturally needs to be accompanied by an equally strong-sounding soundtrack.

As the creator of Mujica's worldview, Xiaoxiang, a middle school student, is the best candidate.

So what if the level is superb? As long as the style restrictions of Mujica are added, the most wonderful chemical reaction will be produced!

After clicking send, Lin Yi took out his cell phone, ready to ask Subaru if he had arrived.

Just as he was about to send a message, a crisp alert tone rang from his phone.

[An Hemai: Lin Yi, I'm at the door of your office. ]

After seeing this message, Lin Yi stood up from his chair and prepared to go downstairs to pick up Subaru.

He had already told the band's crew in advance that there were new people coming today, and the doorman also greeted them.

However, since there is no specific identity, or proof of entry and exit for An and Subaru, it would be more appropriate to go there in person.

As soon as Lin Yi pushed the door and walked out, he heard the voices of the girls talking.

He looked towards the stairs and saw Momoka, An and Subaru coming up together.

Momoka said in disbelief: "Subaru, are you really the newcomer here today? Aren't you still studying at the performing arts school?"

When she was chatting with Subaru, she already knew that Lin Yi had invited her.

But she also knew that An and Subaru ultimately refused.

So when she saw Subaru at the door of the office today, she was really surprised.

"How is it? Momoka didn't expect this at all, did she?" An He Subaru showed a triumphant smile, and then said easily: "Anyway, come and take a look. If the band is interesting, then who knows what they will do in the future."

As An Hemai spoke, he walked up to the second floor and immediately saw Lin Yi's figure, his eyes lit up.

The black-haired girl smiled and waved, saying hello: "Good afternoon, Lin Yi!"

"Good afternoon, Subaru." Lin Yi's eyes flickered between Momoka and Subaru, and he asked, "Do you two know each other?"

Judging from the conversation just now, the two people are obviously not strangers meeting for the first time.

"Yeah." Momoka nodded, "Subaru and I are old friends. I knew her when we were still at Diamond."

Diamond... we've known each other for quite a long time.

This was the first time that Lin Yi knew that there was such a relationship between Subaru and Momoka.

In this way, wouldn't the chances of Subaru agreeing to join the Nebula Agency be greatly increased?

"It's you." After Taoxiang finished explaining, she asked in confusion: "Lin Yi, you and Subaru seem to be quite familiar with each other?"

Taoxiang was very sure that not long ago, Lin Yi was just a stranger to Subaru whose name he knew. Although Subaru had a good personality and high emotional intelligence, the current situation was obviously too suspicious.

"The two of us..."

Lin Yi and the girl with long black hair looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"The situation is rather complicated. Momoka can ask Subaru herself when she returns. We have something very important to do today."

Momoka didn't ask any more questions, and agreed, "Then let's go to the practice room first. Everyone should be here by now."

An and Subaru followed Taoxiang and Lin Yi with anticipation and nervousness.

But just when they reached the door, a pink-haired girl suddenly pulled Lin Yi away.

An and Subaru looked puzzled.