Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Chapter 59: The Talkative Skills of “Relationship Households” (Happy New Year)

"Why did you come out so soon? Did you have a bad conversation with Xiaozhi?"

Taku Hoshikawa put down the documents in his hand and looked at Shoko Toyokawa who pushed the door open, feeling a little surprised.

It's only been a few minutes, and you're already coming to see me?

Xiaozhi's attack power is so strong, how could this break Xiangzi's defense?

Xiangzi stood at the door angrily, trying to appear calm, but he couldn't hide his grievance when he spoke: "I want to get along with her happily, but she always finds fault with me. I can't stand being in the same room with her!"

Xiangzi was really angry.

She was full of expectations, thinking that she could have a good start with her new assistant, but she didn't expect that the other party would stab her from the moment they met, and didn't even say a good word.

"We really started arguing..." A playful smile appeared on Hoshikawa Taku's lips.

Xiaozhi is jealous of Xiangzi, the "lucky girl". She is an amateur and can perform on the same stage with Master Sakamoto, which makes Xiaozhi jealous.

She said she "wouldn't find fault", but in her heart she was hostile towards Xiangzi.

Taku Hoshikawa had long anticipated that there would be friction between the two, but he did not expect that the conflict between them would escalate so quickly.

"Could it be that Xiaozhi has been acting unreasonably?" asked Hoshikawa Taku as if he was unaware of the situation.

Xiangzi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, his tone somewhat unwilling:

"That's not the case... The problems she picked out were all real problems in my work, but she's expecting too much of me!"

"I was alone when I recorded the demo, so even if I knew there were any problems, I couldn't fix them all at once. Besides, it was just a rough draft, so isn't it normal to have some issues? I explained it this way, but she wouldn't listen!"

Xiangzi wanted to find an assistant because he knew there was a problem with his demo. If he wanted to find fault, then just find fault. Why be so aggressive?

Hoshikawa Taku leaned back in his chair and spoke after thinking for a moment.

"You mean you can't communicate with her, you think she's not suitable to be your assistant, and you want me to transfer her or even fire her?"

"I didn't mean that!" Xiangzi panicked for a moment and hurriedly shook his head to explain, "Although she is picky, an assistant like her is what I need right now. But if she keeps this attitude, I won't be able to communicate with her at all."

"So that's how it is..." Taku Hoshikawa nodded and touched his chin thoughtfully.

After a moment, he turned around and shouted outside: "Lupa, come in!"

A few seconds later, Lupa poked his head in.

"Manager, what can I do for you?"

Lupa's workstation is just outside Taku Hoshikawa's office and can be seen through the glass.

After all, she's a personal assistant, so of course I have to be closer.

Hoshikawa Taku pointed his finger at Xiangzi and said, "Xiaozhi and our company's artist Xiangzi Toyokawa have had an argument. Tell me what we should do."

Taku Hoshikawa simply became a hands-off boss and left the problem to Lupa to deal with.

As the boss of such a big company, you can't personally intervene in the quarrels between little girls, right?

Lupa was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted and bowed to apologize on Xiaozhi's behalf.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Fengchuan. Xiaozhi has always had a quick temper and her words may have been a bit harsh. I apologize to you on her behalf!"

Xiangzi shook his head and said seriously, "I don't need your apology. The problem she pointed out to me actually exists, and I don't reject it.

But when she spoke to me, her attitude was always condescending and she was very hostile to me. I couldn't have a normal conversation with her at all."

Xiangzi didn't come to complain, she came to solve the problem.

Lupa explained with a wry smile, "Ms. Toyokawa, this is what happened. Xiaozhi followed me and the manager to Master Sakamoto's house this morning. She was very envious when she learned that you were going to perform with the master. Especially after she received personal guidance from the master, she felt even more disgusted with you..."

"Wait!" Xiangzi interrupted him abruptly, her tone revealing a hint of shock. "You went to see Master Sakamoto this morning? She even received personal instruction from the master!? I should be the one who's jealous! I've never even been in close contact with a master before!"

"Agent, why don't you take me with you!" Xiangzi slammed the table and pointed the finger at Taku Hoshikawa.

"Who told you to still be in school?" Hoshikawa Taku shrugged, looking matter-of-fact. "Can I really go to school and pull you out?"

"Why not? This is the only chance I have to meet the master. At school, I can just skip classes!" Xiangzi stamped his feet in anger.

"Why don't you all take school seriously..." Hoshikawa Taku held his forehead with his hand.

This is the case with Pochi and Toyokawa Shoko. If I hadn't stopped them, I'm afraid they would have really dropped out of school.

Although school is indeed of little use nowadays and Takuya Hoshikawa has probably forgotten all the knowledge he learned in school, he still thinks it is more important for students to go to school.

Is this why people can never truly empathize with others, even their former selves?

Xiangzi took a deep breath, and seemed to have finally managed to suppress his anger.

"Anyway, I finally understand where Ebizuka Satoshi's unprovoked hatred for me comes from. I will have a good talk with her."

"Um, do you need my help?" Lupa asked kindly, "Xiaozhi can still listen to what I say."

"No need for that. She's my assistant, my future partner. I can't have all my communications with her go through you, right?"

After saying this, Xiangzi's face gradually showed a trace of determination, and he bowed to Xingchuan Taku: "Agent, I'm sorry to bother you. I will handle the relationship with her."

After saying that, she turned and left without saying anything else, then pushed the door open and walked back into the recording studio.

In the recording studio, Xiaozhi was sitting in front of the display screen with headphones on, listening to the music in the headphones attentively, and holding a notebook in his hand to record something.

Seeing Xiangzi coming back, she took off her headphones and sneered, "You're back? What? Did you go to complain to the manager? You said I'm not suitable to be a producer and you want to kick me out?"

Xiangzi stood at the door, staring at her for a moment, then took a deep breath, suppressed all his emotions, and said calmly: "No, I don't plan to let you leave."

Xiaozhi raised an eyebrow when he heard this, his tone still holding a hint of sarcasm.

"Oh? So what do you want? Do you think I'm too harsh on you and want me to lower my standards?"

Xiangzi looked her straight in the eyes and said in a firm and calm tone, "No, I thought it through after I came back. The issues you pointed out make me very uncomfortable, but they are all correct. Your requirements are high, but this is what I need most right now."

Xiaozhi obviously didn't expect to hear such an answer. Her expression froze for a moment, but quickly returned to her original indifference.

"You are quite good at talking."

"I'm not just saying this for show. I know I still have a lot of room for improvement, but this opportunity is very important to me, and I can't let my own problems hold me back. So..."

Xiangzi looked directly at Xiaozhi, his eyes revealing a hint of stubbornness. "If you are willing to continue to guide me, I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest."

Xiaozhi was silent for a while, his eyes scanning Xiangzi's face, as if judging whether she was really telling the truth.

After a moment, she snorted coldly, her tone slightly reluctant. "Alright. Since you know your own limitations, I won't be polite. Don't blame me for being too strict next time. After all, I don't want you to lose face for the firm and Master Sakamoto."

That’s great... This was the answer Xiangzi was waiting for.

Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on her face, and she said sincerely: "Thank you, I will definitely try my best to do my best."

Xiaozhi didn't say anything else, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a very faint arc.

Although there was still a hint of disdain in his eyes, the hostility in them was much less.

It seems... this person with connections didn't get this opportunity entirely because of his connections?

She’s pretty good at talking, but I wonder if she’ll cry out in pain when I’m strict with her?

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ps: Today is New Year’s Eve, I wish you all a happy new year!

I hope that next year I can happily watch AveMujica and the girl band with everyone!

Chapter 60: Where have you been? Is this still Mujica’s worldview?

"Xiangzi didn't come out. She and Xiaozhi should have reconciled."

Lupa pushed the door open and walked into Hoshikawa Taku's office with a relieved expression on his face.

She was worried about the situation, fearing that the two would have a disagreement or even a fight, so she stood at the door of the recording studio and eavesdropped, ready to rush in to "put out the fire" at any time.

Fortunately, although the atmosphere in the recording studio was a bit tense at the beginning, there was no fierce quarrel or other abnormal sounds. It seemed that the two had put aside their past grudges.

Upon hearing this, Hoshikawa Taku shrugged nonchalantly, his tone relaxed as if he had expected it.

"That's what I told you. There's no need to worry. As long as Xiangzi doesn't do something like 'Gravity Super Deployment', with her emotional intelligence, she can handle this little conflict."

Taku Hoshikawa is still very confident in Shoko Toyokawa's abilities.

In the original work, she had already become the customer service Xiaoxiang, but she was still able to forcibly pull out a Galaxy Team and quickly run through the martial arts gym with four teammates.

It should be easy for her to deal with Xiaozhi.

Taku Hoshikawa has not watched the second season of mujica, but he thinks the second season should be the same as other girl band shows. No matter how fierce the situation is in the early stages, it will always have a happy ending in the end.

If you told him that the Galaxy Battleship's national tour crashed and disbanded before it even started halfway, he would definitely not believe it.

If Ye Mu is a two-faced man with a dual personality, and Sanjiao Chuhua is Spider-Man with super hearing?

Where did this get me? Is this still Mujica's worldview?

In Taku Hoshikawa's impression, Xiangzi is a person with great ability and strong ability to withstand pressure. He can safely and boldly hand over this small dispute to Xiangzi to handle.

The conflict between the girls wasn't what Hoshikawa Taku was focused on. His gaze was fixed on the computer screen, where the headlines on several major news websites all bore the same message:

[Master Sakamoto has confirmed his participation in Sumimi's concert, marking his first crossover collaboration with an idol group! ]

"Sumimi's actions are really quick." Hoshikawa Taku exclaimed.

Maestro Sakamoto has always been low-key. His concerts are few but excellent, and his stage performances are extremely demanding, with a level of rigor that allows almost no compromise.

But now, news has come out that he will be on the stage of an idol concert. This cross-border collaboration instantly ignited public opinion, not only sparking discussions within the music circle, but also attracting the attention of a large number of fans and media.

In just one day, this news has topped the headlines of multiple platforms and dominated the hot topics on social media.

The comments below also gradually changed from initial confusion and doubt to anticipation for the chemistry between Master Sakamoto and the idol group.

"Sumimi's publicity and promotion team is really amazing." Hoshikawa Taku secretly praised in his heart.

He knew very well that this popularity was not only due to Master Sakamoto's fame, but also because Sumimi's publicity and promotion team had been working hard behind the scenes to fuel the trend.

A few hours ago, this concert was once in crisis due to the controversy over the "collapse of an artist". Many fans lost confidence in the concert because of the negative news about the artist, and the ticket refund rate was as high as one-fifth.

However, once the news of Master Sakamoto's joining was released, those refunded tickets instantly became popular.

Countless people rushed to buy tickets, making the concert even "hard to get a ticket" for a while.

Taku Hoshikawa opened a second-hand trading platform and found that the ticket prices on the page had doubled or tripled, and some popular locations were even priced more outrageously high.

Fortunately, Taku Hoshikawa had a few tickets given by the director, otherwise he would have to spend a lot of money to take people to the concert.

Speak of the devil, and here it is! At that moment, Hoshikawa Taku's phone rang. It was the director of Sumimi's concert.

"Brother Xingchuan, great news! Those backlogged tickets have finally been sold out. You're amazing!"

On the other end of the phone, the director's excitement almost overflowed from the screen.

Hoshikawa Taku chuckled, "Isn't this to be expected? As long as Master Sakamoto's name is on it, this concert will definitely sell out."

"Having said that, your efficiency is amazing. You managed to reach a collaboration in just one day and get Maestro Sakamoto to join the concert!" The director's tone was full of admiration.

The director was silent for a moment, but couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Brother Xingchuan...you are more than just an ordinary lighting technician, right?"

When Taku Hoshikawa heard the director's question, he instantly realized that the director might have received some information and knew his true identity.

In the industry, the surname Xingchuan is quite well-known.

My identity is not confidential. As long as I do a little research on my name, I can quickly find out the connection between myself and the Xingchuan Office.

Hoshikawa Taku stopped pretending and said frankly, "Yes, you should have found out by now. I am the current general manager of the Hoshikawa Idol Agency."

The director had clearly heard this before, and his tone was full of emotion: "It's you... Your Hoshikawa family and the Sakamoto family are old friends. No wonder you were able to convince Master Sakamoto."

Hoshikawa Taku really wanted to ask why everyone knew that the Hoshikawa and Sakamoto families were old friends? Was he the only one who didn't know?

The power of the system is so terrifying.

"Brother Xingchuan, is your promise to me still valid? Don't forget that you still have to be my lighting technician." The director asked again worriedly.

The purpose of the director calling Taku Hoshikawa was to remind him not to forget the agreement.

Although he had agreed to it at the time, now that he knew Taku Hoshikawa's identity, the director was really afraid that he would use him as a stepping stone and regret not becoming a lighting technician.

"Director, don't worry. I've invited Master Sakamoto here. I definitely hope that this concert can go smoothly. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I left the lighting to someone else."