Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

"Judging from your personal information, you should still be a high school student. Your first song has already been played over 100 million times. You are truly a musical genius."

"But please forgive my bluntness, if you are planning to develop a side business based on the popularity of your music collection, it would be much better for a company to operate it for you!"

"Even if we take 20% of your profits, we can assure you that your total earnings will be higher than if you operated the business yourself, and it will save you time and effort, so you don't have to rack your brains to come up with an operational plan."

"Our company established a strong IP during the peak of the virtual YouTuber craze in 2018 and has extensive and excellent operational experience..."

Before the other party could finish sending the message, China exited the private messaging app.

"Even if the profits are higher than running the business myself, it's pointless to have to listen to the company even when doing a side hustle..."

However, it is indeed not uncommon for celebrities to join corporate virtual streamers for fun and convenience...

Forget it, it's more interesting to do the operations myself.

……

In the early hours of the morning, an independent musician's account changed its profile picture and homepage background on various platforms.

It's no longer a simple "A" with some special effects, but a black and white silhouette of a virtual character's face.

At the same time, the personal update also posted a full-body silhouette of the virtual avatar, with the words "unlocked" in white text in the middle of the silhouette, and the words "coming soon" in italics in the lower right corner of the image, which seems to indicate that the virtual avatar of this account is being developed and will soon be presented to the public.

Amidst the surge in popularity of the account's song "Wayhome" sweeping various music charts, the account surprisingly debuted as a virtual streamer, a novel move that immediately sparked widespread discussion on various forums.

Kasumi Toyama, the lead singer of a famous band, commented: "It's simply dazzling and star-studded!"

Chapter 41 is actually terrifying

"Well……"

Last night, I was excitedly dozing off and looking at the various expectant and boastful comments under my account. Then, when it was time for the nurses to check on me at seven o'clock, I was completely dejected.

"What time did you stay up scrolling on your phone last night?" the nurse asked, noticing China's dark circles.

"I spent all night watching it."

China mumbled sleepily, sitting up to stretch, but her lower back was sore from tossing and turning all night.

"Ah~"

After yawning, China remained in her pajamas, unconsciously closing her eyes and sitting still for a few seconds.

She only regained some consciousness when the blood pressure monitor gripped her upper arm like a powerful drummer.

When the needle pierced her vein, her blurred vision cleared completely.

The vague and abstract idea that arose in my half-asleep state last night has been confirmed as a... scrapped idea under clear consciousness.

We need to start thinking about operational planning from this clear-headed moment.

That's what I was thinking, but now that China has transitioned from a manic to a depressive phase, she has no motivation to think about it anymore.

She turned on her phone and found the virtual streamer project that had contacted her yesterday.

Or maybe we should just take a cut and give it to someone else, so they can run the business themselves? That would be much easier and less troublesome.

As soon as the thought popped into her head, China realized that her thoughts during mania and depression were in conflict again. During mania, she felt that it was only interesting to think about operational plans.

However, there is still some time before the virtual character's artwork and Live2D animation are completed, and I can take my time to think about it before the premiere.

As for the content broadcast...

Regardless of what they broadcast, a rising star in the music industry whose debut song garnered over 100 million views in a week becoming a YouTube virtual streamer is already a kind of entertainment value.

If it were China in her manic phase, she would probably confidently declare, "This is a devastating blow to the virtual YouTuber world!"

But when it comes to the live stream, are you really planning to do some random talk and not do anything else?

"Oh well, never mind, time to catch up on sleep!" After taking her medicine and having breakfast, China went back to bed.

Although the pillows and bed in the ward were not comfortable, the second wave of drowsiness, combined with her current state of exhaustion, caused China to fall asleep again in less than ten seconds.

……

"Hiss, it's noon already?"

When China woke up, she found two empty IV drips hanging on the ceiling hooks.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, I vaguely remembered that I had half-opened my eyes and reached out my hand for the nurse to give me the injection.

Just as China was about to go downstairs to get something to eat, she ran into a nurse who was holding a report and said:

"The blood test results are in. Your blood lithium level has basically returned to normal, which means you can be discharged from the hospital. Congratulations."

"The attending physician suggested reducing the daily lithium carbonate dose by one tablet for the next three days, and then combining it with aripiprazole for treatment."

"Okay, thank you for taking care of me."

China hoped that the updated treatment would better suppress the disease, rather than forcing the use of lithium carbonate which had little effect and even required hospitalization.

After being discharged from the hospital and walking to the entrance, when she looked out onto the wide road, in addition to being bewildered by the peculiar structure of the Big City Hotel across the street, which had only one row of windows facing the street, China also fell into a moment of confusion about what to choose.

When I'm manic, I want to do everything but hesitate about what to choose; now I'm thinking about what to avoid.

Going to school feels exhausting talking to people, while staying at home feels lonely and boring.

I really wish the person in front of me was humorous and witty, someone who wouldn't need me to be her straight man when she told jokes, so I could just listen to her stand-up comedy without having to do anything else.

Unfortunately, reality is not optimistic. Putting aside Xiangzi's aloof demeanor, it wasn't enough that I confronted her the day before yesterday; yesterday, I even dragged her to feed her. If she runs into me today, it would be a miracle if she even said a word to me, let alone spoke to me.

Let's hang out with Xiao Aiyin instead, and find out how her conversation with the original members of Crychic went.

……

When China arrived at school by taxi, it was just as lunch break was about to end. She followed some students who had finished eating, drinking, or playing outside the school into the school gate and back to the classroom.

"Did you just see the trending topic? The creator of Wayhome changed their profile picture and background?"

"It seems like she's going to create a virtual avatar. If a musician who became a sensation with her original songs becomes a virtual streamer, what will happen to those virtual streamers who basically make a living by covering songs?"

"I wonder if the real-life actress who plays the virtual character will be a super beautiful 3D real-life actress. Being beautiful in both appearance and appearance is a huge plus."

"Her virtual persona must be related to her name! The name has the meaning of duality and contradiction. Could it be that the persona has two forms that can be switched, and that the two forms have a narcissistic complex, one dominant and one submissive?"

"Wow! If that's really the case, I'll just beg you to step on me, thank you. Just imagining that domineering form, head held high, looking down on me like I'm nothing, about to kick me hard, suddenly turning into a bewildered, ashamed, and restrained form, and then, after my repeated pleas, hesitatingly stepping on me gently, makes me so excited..."

"Stop! Don't ruin Yuqiu's school spirit!"

"But isn't freedom the core value of our school?"

Hearing what the others were saying, China subconsciously glanced at the soles of her shoes.

There's so much mud... I should take my shoes off first, right?

Wait, why are you thinking about all this nonsense?

China returned to the classroom, and then encountered an unexpected situation.

When he returned to his seat, Xiangzi did not ignore him, but immediately turned around with a serious expression.

Is it because she always chose to remain silent or not hold a grudge against what I did to her before, and now she's finally complaining to me about my behavior because she couldn't vent her anger?

Chika was actually a little hopeful, after all, she was currently in a period of depression and regretting the things she did during her manic phase. Shoko scolding her would make her feel better.

"Did you tell Nagasaki Motoyo about what happened to me?" Shoko questioned.

"Huh?" China looked puzzled, as if what Xiangzi said was somewhat unexpected.

Xiangzi pressed further, "Did you meet Su Shi when you were studying at Moon Forest?"

“Hmm…” China nodded.

"You promised me, didn't you? You wouldn't tell anyone about what happened to me!" Xiangzi suddenly stood up and moved closer to Qiannai.

"Well...did you get Deng to promise not to tell anyone? After all, it's quite common for old classmates to run into each other..."

Before Chika could finish speaking, Shoko understood and sat back down in her chair, speechless.

That's true. Which school one attends is a secret that can't be kept hidden forever.

However, we must never reveal our current residence or family circumstances!

"I misunderstood you, and I am very sorry."

After Xiangzi finished speaking, he turned around.

"Uh..." The reprimand that China was waiting for still did not come.

It seems that Xiangzi doesn't intend to care about anything other than exposing the current state of his family.

Meanwhile, Nagasaki Motoyo had taken the afternoon off and sat down at a tea shop opposite Haneoka School, waiting for someone or two people to come into her sight.

Chapter 42 Play with Me

After confirming that it was China who told Su Shi about her situation, Xiangzi stopped talking to China.

Following her own advice from yesterday, Xiangzi decided not to let Qianna's extreme emotions—sometimes domineering and manic, sometimes pitiful and vulnerable—draw attention from her and get caught up in the thought of caring about her.

Otherwise, it will be like a slowly growing vine, getting more and more tightly entangled.

However, when Xiangzi thought about how her school's location had been exposed, she immediately suspected Qianna and felt some regret for her actions.

Was her suspicion valid...?

China has a deep understanding of her own situation and knows Suze. In addition, given her bipolar disorder, she may have restless moments.

Lamp knew which school she attended, but she hadn't asked herself to keep her information confidential.

Therefore, it was only a matter of time and reasonable for Deng to meet Su Shi one day and then tell Su Shi about his situation...

But it's reasonable for me to suspect Chika first, since I've witnessed how bizarre things she can do when she's manic...

However, even after apologizing to China, he couldn't shake off this regret.

Some emotions are difficult to eliminate, no matter how hard you try to objectively convince yourself.

Is it still hard for me not to care about her?

As Xiangzi thought this to himself, his head unconsciously turned to the back of his head.

But when he was halfway through turning the window and about to see China's figure at the edge of his field of vision, he stopped again and looked out the window instead of to the side.

The action of "looking backward" was broken down into looking down into the distance to relieve eye strain halfway through.

But when the clouds obscured the sunlight and the sky darkened slightly, just like when the train window was blocked by dense buildings, the glass window became a mirror, reflecting my own figure and China's figure.

He sat in the back seat, wearing an earphone only on the ear closest to the wall to avoid being noticed by teachers or instructors passing by in the corridor, and then listlessly scrolled through his phone under the table.

Occasionally, something slightly amusing would bring a smile to her face, but her smile muscles were rather perfunctory in responding to the laughter generated by her brain, like a sleepy person who, after being poked, would only twitch slightly.

"You've been focusing on it for too long," Xiangzi's self-discipline reminded her, so she turned her gaze back to the blackboard.

At that moment, China's expression suddenly became serious and focused.

She was watching the virtual YouTuber project management discuss her project.

They also use their virtual avatars to start live streams and chat with each other, but the virtual avatars of these managers are basically small animals or company mascots.

Behind their seemingly cute and innocent image may lie a meticulous mind that considers the interests of all parties.

They could also be heartless and willing to sacrifice the rights of artists for the overall interests of the company at any time;

There are also cases where power struggles at the top or even personal conflicts have turned artists and companies into a complete mess.

The latter two are among the reasons why China is reluctant to join the corporate faction. Even if she is of a higher caliber, she may still be drawn into the turmoil of their infighting, not to mention that she lacks sufficient information and connections in this area.

Regardless, even though she's currently going through a period of depression, China is trying her best to use reason to convince her unmotivated body to thoroughly investigate areas she's never been involved in before and extract some ideas from the evaluations of these industry professionals.

"Many people become famous overnight because of a song, but many people only have one hit song in their entire lives. Taking advantage of the song's popularity to announce that I will become a virtual streamer can be considered as an immediate way to expand my career path."

"I disagree. I'm more inclined to believe that she's just playing around. The fact that she can create a phenomenal song means that she can guarantee that her next songs will have an audience, and even if they're not very popular, they'll still have a stable flow of traffic."

"However, you have to admit that her departure will be a huge blow to virtual singers. Not only is her arrangement excellent, but her singing skills are also clearly those of a professionally trained artist. Even if she only does song replays on live stream, she will still have a considerable audience."

Out of politeness, the manager did not point out that the most popular virtual singer on the other side actually had rather average singing ability.

The opposing management also guessed what the other side meant, and argued:

"Actually, our industry focuses more on cultivating the streamer's persona to build a loyal and devoted fanbase..."

At this point, even the management couldn't help but laugh, and most of the viewers in the chat area didn't criticize or ridicule this "industry truth," but instead made various onomatopoeic sounds of laughter.

Management continued:

"If the singer is just going to perform for fun and doesn't pay attention to building a persona, and the live stream content is just bland and trivial chatter, it won't have much impact on the streamer who has a good persona, or even on the singer streamer who has a good persona."

"The audiences of the two are different. The former are fans who come to join in the fun because the songs are good; the latter are viewers who are attracted by the personality of the streamer."