People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

"MMK-san." Aine happily greeted MMK as soon as she saw him. Sushi was also there. 486 happily came over and hugged Sushi with a bright smile on his face. "Sushi-chan, you're getting prettier and prettier."

Su Shi's face flushed instantly. 486 was someone with a very weak sense of boundaries, and this type of person usually wouldn't get involved with Su Shi, who had a strong sense of boundaries. But 486 wasn't the type to be annoying; on the contrary, 486 was very endearing, and this trait just happened to break through that boundary defense. This is what they say: talent overcomes evil.

"No." Su Shi blushed and protested in a low voice.

Lixi went over to greet Rupa very obediently. As Rupa was a senior, Lixi felt that he needed to ask this senior for advice on many things.

"Well, what are we going to do?" Ebizka Satoshi said with a stern face, looking a little arrogant. In fact, she was just that kind of person. Because of her family, Ebizka Satoshi was not good at communicating with others, and even worse at expressing her inner thoughts. This made her seem difficult to get along with.

That is, nonchalant peers like Rencai and 486 can keep her in check.

Pa pa, pa pa, Asagi waved his hands, and the sound attracted everyone present. Everyone fell silent and stared at him.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, I'll just give a brief introduction."

"I asked everyone to come here because the sound effects at the venue are not good enough, so I want everyone to play this song together. You have all heard of it, 'Gurenhua'."

"Is that so?" MMK and the others nodded and looked at Asagi seriously.

"Okay, that's it. I'll send you the sheet music, take a look." After that, Asagi sat aside and discussed it with MMK and the others. MMK and the others looked at the sheet music Asagi had sent them in the group chat and began practicing. They were all veterans, so they picked it up quickly.

So Asagi waited patiently. After about 10 minutes, MMK and the others told him that it was almost done.

Asagi stood up, made room and stood aside.

"Practice it first."

He turned on the recording equipment. MMK and his group of ten played together: two drummers, four guitarists, two bassists, one vocalist, and one keyboardist. This setup was truly extravagant. However, precisely because of this, Asagi's desired sound was achieved.

"Gururenhua" requires sufficient sound effects, and a band is still a bit thin, not to mention that Su Shi and the others' level is far worse than that of professionals, and the band configuration is also incomplete.

"Everyone, get ready."

Asagi asked the last question. Everyone nodded.

"Then, let's get started."

Asagi pressed record, and MMK and the others began to play together with Suyo and the others. The first time they played together, there were bound to be some unexpected things, and the coordination wasn't quite right, but Asagi was very happy because he got what he wanted, which was the sound effects.

After the ensemble was over, Asagi clapped his hands again.

"Very good, very good. That's the effect. Well, let's practice a few more times." Asagi acted like an ensemble instructor, directing MMK and the others. All he needed to do was call a halt at crucial moments, offer guidance, and explain the desired effect.

MMK and the others will change the way they cooperate based on the effect Asagi wants.

"Very good, that's it. Just do it the same way as before and it will be fine."

Finally, at 8 o'clock in the evening, Asagi got his three favorite versions. Each version had some slight differences, and Asagi needed to choose by himself.

"Don't go to bed too early today. I'll show you something good." After finishing the audio recording, Asagi rejected 486 and the others' invitation. He planned to go back and make a PV by himself.

Chapter 291 We Are Professionals

After returning home, Asagi used his mobile phone to adjust the audio bit by bit. The mobile phone is much more troublesome than the computer, the steps required are also cumbersome, and many details are not handled well. This resulted in the audio and picture not being completely in sync, but it was enough.

"It seems I still need to buy a notebook." Asagi thought to himself.

By the time everything was finished, it was already around 10 p.m. He posted the PV directly to the chat group. Speaking of which, MMK and the others hadn't seen it yet.

"What's this?" 486 immediately spotted the PV sent by Asagi. After Asagi left, they had a small get-together with CRYCHIC, eating at a restaurant and discussing some issues related to the band's development.

486 tilted her head and looked at PV curiously, very confused. She looked up and wanted to greet the others. She was currently in the office space rented by Shiomi Miura. Because there was a bed for her here, she would stay here when she didn't want to go home.

"Hello." 486 started to speak and then stopped.

"Forget it, I'll just take a look first. Is this the amazing thing Asagi was talking about?"

486 opened the PV, and soon the trailer for Demon Slayer began playing. 486 stared at it in amazement, a bit shocked. Even though it was something I had never seen before, I thought it was amazing. It was like the magical girl shows I watched as a kid, only the characters were boys and girls.

Moreover, the level of detail and frame rate of the images are comparable to those of movies. As a student at the performing arts school, 486 keenly realized that this type of PV will definitely be loved by many people in the future. This is because it can give audiences images that live-action movies cannot convey.

"Come on, come on," 486 suddenly came to her senses and anxiously waved to the others nearby. This kind of good stuff should be seen by MMK and the others first. MMK and the others were busy with their work and didn't notice Asagi's message.

"what happened?"

"???"

Others looked over curiously.

"Hey, hey," 486 walked over to the group and hit the play button. Soon, the PV played on 486's phone. MMK and the others realized they had forgotten what Asagi had said.

"What is this? Sent from Asagi?" MMK stared at the phone with flickering eyes.

"That's amazing." Satoshi Ebizuka stared at his phone, forgetting that he could also watch on his own phone.

"That girl is so beautiful." Nina pointed at Shinobu Kocho in the PV, her eyes wide open.

Nearby, Miura Shiomi was also drawn in by their bizarre behavior. She stared at the flashing screen on her phone, and a delightful thought suddenly occurred to her: If, using this model, MMK and their band might be able to reach a higher level.

The emergence of something novel like this will inevitably open up a new market. Currently, the girl band market is limited and crowded. Many bands are trying to capitalize on this trend, so the competition is fierce. If Asagi can carve out a new market, they will be the first to try it out.

"What do you think, Ms. Miura?" Rupa asked from the side.

Miura Shiomi kept nodding her head and supported her eye sockets on the bridge of her nose. Once she made this small gesture, it meant that Miura Shiomi had something serious to say.

"Great potential. It seems my choice was a success. Also, you're lucky to have met someone who can compose music and develop new things."

"Isn't it." Rupa smiled happily, with a satisfied look on his face.

"Indeed."

After receiving rave reviews from MMK and the others, Asagi handed the full PV to Takamatsu. Takamatsu was nervously looking at her phone, waiting for the next PV. She was curled up in her small bed, half covered by the quilt, leaving only her small head visible.

Her eyes were fixed on the ceiling above her head. There was nothing on the white ceiling, but the girl could imagine many things. The phone lay quietly beside her pillow, the screen still flashing. The girl had just put the phone down and ended her conversation with Shiina Riki.

The girl lay in bed, feeling that everything that had happened recently was unreal, like a dream. Xiangzi's story, the band's upcoming debut and signing, and the new song. Soon, her phone lit up.

"Take a look at the latest PV. If you like it, upload it accordingly."

"Yeah, yeah, I understand." Gao Songdeng immediately took the phone and nodded in reply, but no one could see her nod.

Gao Song Deng placed the received PV at the bottom of the band's homepage.

The next day in the MY ALL office, Miura Shiomi stared at Takamatsu Deng with a look of resignation. The CRYCHIC team discussed with Miura Shiomi about joining the agency. As a professional agent, Miura Shiomi naturally knew a lot about contract details and price tags—things Takamatsu Deng and the others didn't know.

Just like how people can't imagine things they haven't seen, the superficial and the real are completely opposite. However, CRYCHIC was something that Asagi, the boss, had already told them about, so Miura Shiomi gave up the idea of exploiting them too much.

The main reason is that there is no place to exploit CRYCHIC at the moment. Wherever Miura Shiomi sees, she is paying for it. Oh, Miura Shiomi sighed, the agency is really short of money now.

"So 'Gurenge' was made for you guys." Miura Shiomi opened the homepage of CRYCHIC and took a quick look at it.

"Right now, the agency is still in its infancy, so we can't offer you a very high salary. Also, considering you're still studying, you can't become full-time musicians. So, the agency will give you a basic salary of 10 yuan per month, plus a percentage of the profits."

Miura Shiomi knocked on the table and pushed the contract in her hand in front of Shiina Riki and the others.

"Does the firm have any requirements for us?" Shiina Riki asked, "For example, results or something like that."

Shiina Riki didn't quite understand these things, but luckily she had an older sister. Her sister was a semi-professional and quite knowledgeable. Shiina Riki crammed a lot of knowledge on the spot. An agency needs to see value in a band before they're willing to invest in it. However, CRYCHIC currently had no value to speak of.

"Is there an agency willing to sign you? Li Xi is not deliberately lying to me, is he? Could that agency be a scam?" When the sister heard that she was going to sign a contract, she was so surprised that the pen in her hand fell.

"At the moment, not at all." Miura Shiomi thought for a moment, "Your current task is to practice hard and master the basics, and then we'll arrange some live performances. Oh, and the 4th floor is a practice room, you can use it as you please, that way you can save some money."

I really don't know how much effort and money it would take to raise this band. After CRYCHIC left, Miura Shiomi frowned tightly.

Chapter 292 Waiting for the rabbit

Asagi noticed that Takamatsu Deng only uploaded the PV to the CRYCHIC band's homepage instead of to a large video platform, and she just thought she was stupid. How many followers does her CRYCHIC page have? It gets less than 20 visitors a day. Who would come here to watch it?

Asagi shook his head. He logged onto a large, globally accessible online platform with hundreds of millions of users. Only there could he quickly increase his profile, if he was lucky. So, he uploaded his video and tagged it with a crychik emoji.

Back to the CRYCHIC homepage, Asagi flipped through it out of boredom, only to find the latest messages on the homepage.

He clicked on it and his mind instantly went dark. The homepage still had the same unkind comments from last time, only this time they appeared below "Red Lotus Flower" and, like last time, were criticizing the lead singer.

This is strange.

Who the hell was this guy? Why was he patrolling CRYCHIC's homepage so intensely? And he'd discovered "Red Lotus" shortly after it was uploaded. CRYCHIC was just a band with less than 200 fans. Xiao Deng and Su Shi couldn't possibly have offended anyone, right?

However, Asagi had the feeling that this person must be someone who knew CRYCHIC, or at least knew Takamatsu Teru. Because her target seemed to be Teru. Takamatsu Teru was the lead singer of the band, the center position, and the general public's first impression of the band was the lead singer.

It's fair to say that the vast majority of fans don't understand music; they simply become fans of a band because they like a particular song. Aside from the lead singer, they can't distinguish the roles and value of guitars, bass, keyboards, and drums. For them, the singer's performance determines their fan value.

Are they trying to persecute the band? Asagi couldn't help but think randomly.

In the afternoon, Asagi found a corner in the lobby of the LiveHouse "RiNG". MMK and Sushi were both going to be there for a live show tonight. Because MMK's schedule had been posted, the LiveHouse "RiNG" had a much larger audience today.

He had basically gone to the LiveHouse "RiNG" at 3pm because he planned to wait for someone to come tonight, even though he didn't know who the person was. But Asagi thought that since that person was so concerned about CRYCHIC's situation, he would probably come tonight too.

Therefore, Asagi specifically asked MMK and the others to act as bait. CRYCHIC alone wouldn't be valuable enough, as he first appeared the night of a joint live performance by MMK and Takamatsu Touma. He suddenly appeared on CRYCHIC's homepage.

Well, today he wouldn't miss this opportunity. If he wasn't there, it would be hard to make malicious comments about Xiao Deng's strengths and mistakes. Judging from the specific comments, this person also knows how to sing.

When Asagi asked MMK about this, she essentially gave the same answer. MMK, having previously been a vocalist, was well aware of the challenges they faced. To point out Takamatsu Touma's flaws so pointedly, then to magnify and attack them maliciously, suggests she understands vocalists very well.

“I heard that MY ALL will be performing at the LiveHouse ‘RiNG’ today. I’m really looking forward to it.”

"I was like that too. When I heard from my classmates that MY ALL would be performing at the LiveHouse 'RiNG', I thought I had misheard. I didn't expect them to come to the LiveHouse 'RiNG'. It was a bit of a surprise."

"That's right, I tried several times but still couldn't get a ticket to MY ALL's live show. It's so infuriating. Why do they only sell tickets at the live show? Students like us don't have time to go to the ticket office to buy tickets."

Occasionally, students would pop by and talk about MY ALL. They seemed to be apologizing for MMK and his team's ticket sales method. Since they were already famous, they didn't need to sell tickets themselves; all the tickets were basically handed over to the live venue, and they just took a share of the profits. This also meant that some fans who didn't have time to get tickets were unable to get them, which led to a hint of resentment.

But this can't be blamed on them. They really don't have the money, and there's no way they can cooperate with other platforms, as they'll lose a lot of money. Currently, MMK and the others are working hard to take orders and perform live in order to raise the cost of a venue that can host a thousand-person live.

The estimated cost is around 100 million yuan. Some money will be saved on publicity and promotion, with the main expenses coming from venue fees and staff. They will need to hire temporary workers to help maintain the venue, set up the venue, and perform miscellaneous tasks.

While hiding in the corner, Su Shi and the others arrived around 5 o'clock, while MMK and the others showed up much later, arriving around 7 o'clock. Moreover, Asagi also saw Xiao Mu, who came alone this time, without anyone else around.

LiveHouse "RiNG" had a crowd of about 300 people entering the hall. Asagi didn't notice anyone suspicious until the live show was about to begin. Of course, he didn't have high hopes. After all, he didn't know the person, and even if they walked right into his face, he wouldn't recognize them.

He sat here, just trying to find some suspicious points.

"Sir, you've been sitting here for over four hours. Do you need a refill?" A server from LiveHouse "RiNG" approached with a smile. This was the third time she'd come to ask about Asagi, and she even wondered if he was ill and needed help.

"Another drink please." Asagi replied.

"Sir, don't you want to watch a live performance? There's a performance by MY ALL tonight. They've been very popular on the Internet recently, and their songs are great too." The waiter took the empty cup in front of Asagi and brought a steaming hot refill.

With a sweet smile, she enthusiastically recommended the live performance of LiveHouse "RiNG".

"For only 1500 yuan, you can see MY ALL. Besides MY ALL, there are several other bands. It's a great deal," the waiter said, smiling and recommending tonight's live show to Asagi. It's undeniable that LiveHouse "RiNG" tickets are significantly cheaper than other places.

"Okay, I understand. Let's wait a while." Asagi agreed. There was nothing else to do sitting here anyway, so if he waited any longer, he would give up.

"Thank you very much for your support, sir." The waitress smiled like a cat, clasped her hands together, and made a fawning gesture of thanks. "Remember to buy your tickets from me. I'll give you a discount."

The waitress left with a happy smile. As she left, she kept turning back to smile at Asagi. She looked genuinely happy.

After finishing his last cup of tea, Asagi gave up completely. He had to admit that waiting for something to happen was indeed a method that would only lead to starvation. So, he went to the ticket counter, and at this time, someone stood behind him.

Chapter 293 Idol

The person behind her had short golden hair and wore a black baseball cap with the brim pulled down very low. She lowered her head, deliberately covering her face.

"I want a ticket for the whole show." The girl behind him lowered her voice.

Asagi got the ticket and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he glanced at the girl and felt that she looked familiar. Moreover, the girl looked a little sneaky, which further deepened Asagi's suspicion.

He deliberately slowed down his pace, even stopping to check his belongings or to stare at the words on his ticket. He acted like a newcomer to the "RiNG" LiveHouse. He did this so he could wait for the girl behind him to approach so he could follow her and observe her.

Soon, the girl got the ticket. She held the ticket in her palm and raised her head to press the brim of her hat. When the girl passed by Asagi, Asagi turned around accidentally and saw the girl's eyes through the gap in her face.

Asagi was stunned, and when he came to his senses, the girl had already walked into the inner field.

He was not only a little discouraged, but also thought he had spotted someone suspicious, but it turned out not to be him. Then he walked into the backstage and stood in a corner. The backstage was very crowded, much more than he had seen before.

Asagi could only choose a slightly more spacious seat. Everyone liked to squeeze to the front to see the musicians on the stage, which gave Asagi a lot of convenience.

Standing at the back, he couldn't find the leader's position, so he had to walk back and forth a few times along the tail end of the crowd.

"Oh, sorry." Suddenly, the girl turned and apologized to Asagi. It was then that Asagi felt the pain in his toe. The crowd in the backstage started to stir and even crowded as MMK and the others entered the stage. They excitedly waved their light sticks and danced.