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

The next afternoon, Lin Yi walked into TSARRY on time.

The proprietress, Ichichi Hoshige, is currently making preparations for the opening.

At the side, a woman with long black princess-cut hair, earrings and lip piercings was tinkering with the speakers.

Xingge put down the work at hand, pretended to be surprised, and said sarcastically: "Lin Yi, you are finally here. I thought you forgot that you rented a practice room."

After the lease contract was signed that day, not only Lin Yi, but even none of the artists from their agency showed up.

Even if you are rich and powerful, you can't do this, right?

Of course, the reason why Xingge was so dissatisfied was because of Hongxia.

Hong Xia has always wanted to get to know the people from Xingyun Office in person, but she hasn't had the chance in recent days.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Lin Yi smiled awkwardly without explaining.

Manager Xingge might feel bad that he paid so much money but the store doesn’t come often. He is indeed a good person.

"I'm going to the practice room first. If someone named Kawaharaki Momoka comes over later, just tell her to find me inside."

The woman with black princess-cut hair raised her arms wrapped in super long sleeves and said in a gentle and light voice, "Momoka has been here for a long time. She is in the practice room now."

Lin Yi asked: "Who is this?"

"The sound engineer of Fanxing, just call her PA."

The PA cooperated and waved his hand: "Lin Yi-san, I'm the PA~"

"Thank you, Ms. PA. I'll go over first." Lin Yi thanked him and walked towards the practice room inside Fanxing.

Xingge looked at Lin Yi's back, took out his cell phone and sent a message to Hongxia.

[Xingge: Come quickly after school, or he might run away again.]

……

Pushing open the door of the practice room, Lin Yi saw a very beautiful woman sitting on the sofa.

Over the white shirt is a long red and black plaid jacket, and on the lower body are tight sports shorts with pure black suspender stockings with leg rings, and slightly high-heeled black leather shoes, which make the legs look particularly tight and slender.

The long silver-gray hair fell on Taoxiang's shoulders.

If Aine is full of the youthfulness of a girl, Momoka exudes a mature charm.

Taoxiang was even more beautiful in person than in the photos and videos. Lin Yi was moved for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

"Mr. Lin..."

Seeing Taoxiang pretending to stand up politely, Lin Yi quickly waved his hand and said in a friendly manner.

"Ms. Kawaharaki, our firm doesn't care about these details. You can just call me Lin Yi. Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Seeing Lin Yi being so friendly and kind, Kawahara Momoka felt much more relaxed.

But she was still very clear that this time she and Lin Yi were nominally having a talk, but in fact it was an interview, but in this interview both parties had the right to choose.

"Then Lin Yi, where do we start?"

Lin Yi leaned forward, crossed his index fingers, put his arms on his knees, and got into the state with a very serious expression.

He said in a tone that brooked no refusal: "Why did you leave Diamond Dust? What I want to know is not something as broad as a disagreement in ideology, but a more specific, detailed and real reason."

"I hope you will think carefully before answering. Don't hide anything or lie. This is related to whether our subsequent cooperation can proceed."

If it was a newcomer like Aiyin with no basic knowledge or a half-baked person, Lin Yi wouldn't have to be so cautious.

But Momoka Kawaharaki is not an option. She used to be the lead guitarist and singer of Diamond Dust and also took on the task of composing music.

At least Lin Yi thought the song "Empty Box" was pretty nice.

So we must be extremely careful.

"At this age, he has such a deterrent power..."

Kawahara Momoka was amazed at Lin Yi's tough attitude, which was like checking a household registration, but she had no objection because she had never intended to hide it from the beginning.

Leaving Diamond Dust was not a scar that she could not unravel; it was a reflection of her own decision and life creed.

Tao Xiang recalled and answered in a relaxed tone: "For a period of time after we signed with the agency, although we have been working hard to create, practice and perform live, it has always been in a state of being well received but not popular. The number of fans increased very slowly, and the sales of tickets and peripherals were very small. Not only did the agency have no income, but it even lost money."

"Later on, the agency asked us to change our strategy. For example, we should change the band's style and positioning, create some songs that are in line with the current trend, wear beautiful idol clothes for performances, hold more offline events, and pretend to do business with fans and passers-by..."

"The rest of the band was willing to accept the agency's demands, but I wasn't willing to, and didn't want to, so I quit Diamond Dust."

Tao Xiang's voice was soft and gentle, sounding relaxed, but Lin Yi could hear deep helplessness in it.

For most ordinary people, this is an impossible triangle consisting of dreams, reality and money.

If you want to make money in reality, you have to give up your dreams, or your original intentions.

But... hehe, the unsolvable impossible triangle was solved by Lin Yi.

Making money? How vulgar!

The word "making money" does not exist in Lin Yi's dictionary!

Don't you, Momoka Kawahara, want to pursue your dreams? Don't you like to go against the trend?

I'm here to help you!

If the agency grows bigger in the future, what's the harm in spending money to hold a concert at Tokyo Dome with free tickets?

How can one achieve his dreams while losing money? How can such a good thing be possible?

Ahem... too excited.

Lin Yi was not overwhelmed by the joy of gaining talent, but continued to ask: "I remember that you have been active in the band for almost three years? Didn't you encounter this problem before?"

Tao Xiang said somewhat awkwardly: "We dropped out of high school in our second year to form a band. At that time, we were all relatively innocent and believed that we would be able to make it one day. The funds for the band's activities were all earned from part-time jobs."

Lin Yi showed an expression of appreciation on his face and nodded with great satisfaction.

The temporary silence may be due to bad luck and lack of talent. But the fact that she has not made any progress for three years shows that Kawaharaki Momoka's management methods and creative concepts are commercially problematic, and she is the talent he needs.

So Lin Yi waved his hand and said generously: "Ms. Kawaharaki, our firm's first priority is not to make money, and we don't have any rigid KPI assessment requirements. Apart from occasionally giving suggestions, we will never interfere with your creative ideas and concepts."

"This is a sample contract. Except for the slight difference in salary, all other terms are basically written on it. If you can accept it, we can sign the contract now. There is a printer here in Fanxing."

Lin Yi handed over the sample contract.

Momoka Kawahara said nothing and read every word on the contract carefully.

Unlike Aine, a young girl who is inexperienced in the world, Momoka has some experience and a basic understanding of the situation in the industry.

But it was precisely because of this that Taoxiang realized how generous and incredible the conditions Lin Yi offered were.

She raised her head, "Lin Yi...are you serious?"

The first priority is not to make money, there is no KPI assessment, creative freedom, and the salary is so generous...

Is Lin Yi a rich second-generation young master from Dongda University? Did he set up a firm just for fun?

Lin Yi didn't know what Tao Xiang was thinking at the moment, so he nodded and said, "Of course, Ms. Kawaharaki, you are not the first person to sign a contract with our agency. If you are willing to join, I can let you meet the other members tonight."

This wasn't what Taoxiang wanted to ask, but she didn't say anything else.

So what if she is a rich second generation? It’s a mutual consent. If she misses this opportunity, she may never have another chance.

The contract terms were so good and there were no traps, Taoxiang had no reason to refuse.

"I'd like to join."

"Great, I'll go prepare the contract right away." Lin Yi stood up and left.

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[Lin Yi: Aiyin, I have recruited a new guitar lead singer. You don’t have to go to class tonight. Come to a livehouse called STARRY in Kitazawa to meet your future teammates.]

In the classroom, Chihaya Aine, who was in class, saw the new message on her phone and puffed up her cheeks in anger.

"Hey! Lin Yi is such a jerk. I just said I'd stop being the guitarist for a few days, and you already found someone new!"

Although she said herself that she didn't want to be a guitarist, Aiyin still felt uncomfortable when she heard Lin Yi say that he had found a new singer.

Humph, she wanted to see the strength of her future teammates.

【Aine: OK.】

Lady Aine decided to act like a senior tonight!

……

Author's words: Because I missed the trial launch, I probably won't update much in the next few days. The extra chapters will be saved, and everything will return to normal starting next Monday.

In addition, this book may contain some elements of random group formation. I hope fans of the group can understand this. After all, the subject matter of the book is here.

But we will all still be in the same office.

Chapter 12: Aiyin: I think I'm going to make a contribution

After school, Chihaya Aine immediately took the train to Shimokitazawa.

While on the road, Aine kept wondering what her future teammates would be like.

Is he a newcomer like her, or an amateur with a certain level of skill?

Is it a girl of the same age, a younger girl, or a senior student?

Although Aine wanted to act like a senior in her heart, she was just talking. As the student council president, she was actually very friendly and kind.

'What is a band like?'

Aine walked out of Shimokitazawa Station with curiosity and anticipation in her heart.

But before she had walked far, she heard a lively and surprised voice coming from far away.

"Hey, guitar!"

Aiyin turned her head and saw a blonde girl with red short boots and a side ponytail running towards her with a school bag on her back, her red eyes gleaming with excitement.

Aine was very sure that she had never seen the other person before, so she stopped and smiled politely.

"Um... may I ask who you are?"

"Ah, I came up with this out of nowhere. Sorry, sorry."

The blonde girl waved her hand and apologized for her rudeness with a bright smile.

"I'm Ichichi Kouka, a first-year at Shimokitazawa High School!"

Hongxia felt that she was very lucky today. Her sister told her that people from Nebula Agency had come to Fanxing. On the way back, she also met a wild guitarist of similar age.

If possible, maybe I could get him into the band.

"My name is Chihaya Aine, and I'm in the third year of junior high school."

"Aine, what are you doing in Shimokitazawa? I see you don't seem to be very familiar with it. If there's anywhere you want to go, I can take you there!"

Ijichi Kouka was very outgoing. Even though it was the first time they met, she actually called people by their names, but Aine didn't dislike it at all.

Who made Hongxia a beautiful girl as cute as her?

Hongxia is outgoing, but Aine is also a social genius.

"Really? Then I'll leave it to you, Hongxia. I'm going to a livehouse called STARRY. Hongxia, do you know where it is?"

"Zhi...wait, STARRY??!"

Hongxia widened her eyes, feeling that she had discovered something incredible.

Aine asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Nijika-san?"

“Aine, to be honest, STARRY is the store opened by my sister. Let’s talk while we walk.”

"Okay." Aiyin responded and followed Hongxia's steps.

Two beautiful girls, one in pink and one in gold, were walking on the road, like a beautiful painting.

Before they walked far, Aiyin spoke first: "Anonei Hongxia, do you know Lin Yi?"

Aiyin was thinking, Hongxia couldn't be the new guitarist that Lin Yi had found.

"I've heard about him and the Nebula Agency from my sister, but I haven't met him yet." Hong Xia shook her head and asked, "Has Aine joined the Nebula Agency?"