Losing money, mygo, what does it mean that I really lost money?

With the disbandment of Crychic, the agency that Arale Nakamachi belongs to, the next step is to arrange her debut and the debut of the other first-generation members from other agencies. Starting from the end of May, all of them will debut by mid-June.

With some effort, this cycle still has over a month left, enough time to recover most of the losses, and there's even a possibility of further recovery. As for making or losing money, that's impossible; he will never admit defeat and lose money!

Main text: Chapter 26 (Chapter 25) A young man came to Bilibili

A week later.

The area surrounding the former site of SPCE in Toshima Ward, Tokyo.

After days of rain, the sky over Toyoshima looked clearer than usual. The streets were nearly deserted, and even the sunlight seemed to radiate a lazy, languid charm, making one want to take a short rest.

Jin Zhaozhi walked into a rehearsal room.

After SPCE closed down, the nearby rehearsal room also couldn't hold on any longer, so he successfully negotiated a long-term lease at a very low price to provide it for the agency's artists to practice together.

The places where artists practice and the places where office workers go to work should be separated.

The practice room upstairs in the agency is just a small space for trainees who haven't debuted yet. They will have contact with people in the offices on the first floor. Once the artists become famous, there will be all sorts of inconveniences.

Many large idol agencies typically operate in separate locations to ensure artist privacy and business convenience. For example, they might place their headquarters, which handles negotiations with media and advertisers, in the city center, while the artists practice in a less crowded area.

Moreover, large dance studios and recording studios have high requirements for ceiling height and area, which would be too expensive in the heart of Tokyo where land is extremely valuable. Rehearsal rooms in smaller spaces are much cheaper.

Inside the rehearsal room, the members of Ps*Ple, dressed in practice clothes, were discussing the content of their second Bilibili-exclusive live stream that evening, while a girl with brown hair was busy in front of the sound equipment.

"Keep busy, I'll bring a few new people to familiarize themselves with the job."

Today, Zhao greets everyone with a message: 8逜熘「∨°｛′肆＇衈声, and comes before her:

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Yamato. You've been a great help."

"Hehe, you're welcome."

A girl with brown bangs and pink-rimmed glasses let out a strange laugh.

Maya Yamato, a first-year student in the Department of Sociology at Kei Peng Women's University, was originally a technician and support drummer at her agency. Later, she joined Ps*Ple as a drummer and is almost an all-rounder with equipment. After hearing that the agency had specially moved to a new rehearsal room, she volunteered to help with the backstage technical aspects. She single-handedly adjusted almost all the facilities in the rehearsal room, such as the lighting and props.

They are simply a chosen and outstanding employee.

The only flaw of this excellent employee, which can hardly be called a flaw, is that her laughter is a bit too strange. The "hoo hehe" just now doesn't even count; during the breaks in the performance, she would suddenly laugh "oh ho ho ho ho," which made her teammate, Shirasagi Chisato, complain endlessly.

"This place is huge." Chihaya Aine, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, walked in slowly and took off her sunglasses. "So idol stars usually train here. No wonder we never see them on the street."

Although she hadn't officially debuted, she still adhered to her agency's rules for artists, wearing sunglasses when going out. As a result, she actually attracted more attention on the street.

Compared to Chihaya Aine, who exudes the aura of a Japanese female spy, Nekomushi, wearing sunglasses and a sun hat with purple eyes peeking out, and sporting a collar around her throat, looks much more fashionable.

Good afternoon, everyone from Ps*Ple.

"It's Ai-ne and Miyako!" Maruyama Aya, who also has pink hair and side-swept bangs like Ai-ne, waved happily to the two of them. "I heard you're going to watch our live broadcast here tonight. Nice to meet you!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen PS*Ple up close!"

Chihaya Aine looked very excited, "I've been following Maruyama-san for a long time! I've even thought about whether I should wear my hair in Maruyama-san's twin tails every day, her temperament is just too amazing."

2. "Uh... I'll think about it some more."

Maruyama Aya looked somewhat troubled.

"Alright, you two over there, please come over here to the backstage area."

Jin Zhaozhi opened the door on the other side.

Chihaya Aine and Nyanmu obediently entered.

This is another, slightly smaller rehearsal room, simply renovated, used as a motion capture room. Although the current virtual anchors are all flat virtual characters, 3D characters will be created sooner or later.

W can't just put on a concert and show the audience five paper cutouts twisting and turning on the screen, can he?

Lu Jinzhao said, "How are your instrumental skills? The agency has arranged for you two to debut in June, and it would be best if you could broadcast every day in July and August to quickly build up popularity. Is that all right?"

"No problem! I'm the guitarist and lead singer of the student council band, so you can rest assured."

"That's okay with me too."

Both of them nodded, and Aine also carried her guitar.

"Hmm. After debuting, it's best to have one or two regular livestream partners at the same time, for collaborative livestreams. I see you two have a pretty good relationship?"

Chihaya Aine excitedly raised her hand: "Of course! I started following Nyanko-sensei when she had less than a thousand followers! To debut with her is like a dream come true..."

Chihaya Aine is simply amazing. Even a lowly beauty blogger like Nyanmu follows her. She immediately declared herself a die-hard fan of Nyanmu, leaving this mature purple wildcat completely bewildered.

"I...I can do that too."

"Great, playing music is really fun. To be honest, when Ms. Arale talked to us about her Crychic band, I was shocked. How could a band have such outrageous things?"

Chihaya Aine chuckled.

"After all, she's a so-called young lady, it's normal for her to have a temper." Miao Meng chuckled sarcastically. "It's really scary, what if someone says I'm not good enough, I'll definitely cry."

"Miss Meow Dream is the best, nobody says anything about you~"

"This afternoon, you can start practicing the song you'll use for your debut. You'll be going live on Bilibili on your third day after your debut." Jin Zhaozhi handed the materials to the two of them and gave her seat to Akiyama, who was in charge of vocals. She had been in a light music club in high school and had a lot of experience with young bands.

For Bilibili, Miaomengqin is going to learn "Red High Heels", and Nakamachi Arale is going to learn "Tang Dynasty Love Song". Chihaya Aine's voice is actually very suitable for patriotic songs, and has a very bel canto feel. However, it is too abstract for Japanese people to sing patriotic songs, so we simply chose two songs that are also well-known on Bilibili.

As for Takamatsu Akari, it's a pity she didn't need to sing to debut.

"I feel like I'm running an idol group like KB48," Ima Teruyuki exclaimed.

This is different from his own business failures in Japan.

Tumor delivered four ancient-style DJ tracks in a row, two of which were in broken Chinese. Ps*Ple's popularity on Bilibili, coupled with his own technical skills, can only be described as rampaging and dominating.

The three songs by Shan on Bilibili, "Weak Water Three Thousand", "Farewell to the Nine Gates Memories" and "Visiting Old Friends", have a combined play count of nearly three million, and on TikTok, they have directly surpassed ten million.

Even with the lowest popularity rating among the four, Yamato Maya's live stream still attracted nearly 10,000 viewers. Despite the language barrier, there were people in the live stream who volunteered to act as simultaneous interpreters. One "[B-limited] Watching 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'" stream generated nearly 500,000 yen in revenue, which she herself said she didn't feel like she was that good.

This company hasn't even reached its rapid development phase yet!

In the eyes of Bilibili's live streaming department, Jin Zhaozhi has already created a miracle.

Looking for the main text: Chapter 27 (Chapter 26) - Bilibili's live streaming department's performance was not ideal.

A week after Toyokawa Realty's financial crisis, Ima Teruyuki has regained his confidence.

As the group's firm continued to move from one success to another, it gradually proved that its approach was sound. The only ones with problems were SPCE and Toyokawa Realty.

Obviously, his loss was just due to luck.

If luck is disregarded, he has never lost a single battle in the Tokyo business world.

Yesterday, at Yoyogi's agency meeting, as he patted the screen and explained the debut plan for the first generation of virtual YouTubers, he confidently declared:

"My approach is far ahead of the competition! All you need to do is execute it!"

"Whether it's the overseas Bilibili market we've already established, or the virtual streamer business, we're far ahead! With our first-mover advantage, even if latecomers try their best, they'll find it difficult to capture 5%!"

"We must firmly build a moat that makes it difficult for newcomers to enter..."

Amidst laughter and conversation, thunderous applause erupted as the firm's employees clapped with genuine admiration.

Regardless, the current boss can indeed pay them higher salaries, allowing the agency to achieve greater success. Encouraging artists to escape the cutthroat competition in the local market and instead learn Chinese shows real courage.

In the eyes of Bilibili's live streaming department...

He is God.

Bilibili's live streaming department did not perform well.

Despite trying out all live streaming categories, including signing Feng Timo for a record-breaking 5000 million yuan and acquiring the broadcasting rights for League of Legends tournaments, Bilibili's live streaming business remains lukewarm.

The live streaming department repeatedly increased the playback speed for the female lead who was involved in the borderline scandal, but the anime fans still didn't buy it.

What if we de-emphasize the anime/manga aspect and change the search nature of Bilibili's anime/manga website? The effect would be mediocre. Feng Timo neither attracts viewers nor seriously streams. Apart from Lao Fanqie, Bilibili has no other streamers available.

Just then, Imaizumi appeared with Ps*Ple.

With Fate/Grand Order (FGO) currently the biggest revenue generator on Bilibili, a mysterious Japanese idol group has suddenly appeared, illuminating the path for the live streaming department. The explosive popularity of Ps*Ple has drawn intense attention from the live streaming department, leading to a sudden realization:

So this is where the exclusive fandom for anime and manga fans is located.

The fandom represents high consumption, and Bilibili (Bilibili.com) is hungry and wants to eat this food. However, when Bilibili tried to introduce the entertainment industry, it was immediately criticized by otaku as becoming like the fandom and creating a chaotic atmosphere, which scared it away and made it stop quickly.

However, if it's Japanese idols from abroad who are involved in fandom activities, it seems like there's no problem, because Japanese idols themselves represent a part of anime and manga culture, so it's impossible to object.

Look at Ps*Ple's popularity now.

Ps*Ple uploaded four ancient-style DJ songs from Shatou, but only one song, "Yan Wu Xie," was not counted in Jin Zhaozhi's play count because it was subject to traffic restrictions. It was released immediately after one day.

The number of views for the four ancient-style DJ tracks on TikTok (Douyin) changes every day, with a total of over a million new views every day. On Bilibili, there are also viral live stream clips that easily break 10 views, such as "Japanese teenage idols watch Three Kingdoms!" and "Japanese teenage idols live stream learning Chinese with big pictures of their hardships!"

A single effective live stream can generate at least 20,000 RMB in revenue, and that's only after Bilibili used a traffic package to push the stream. What will happen once they gain wider recognition and expand beyond their initial audience?

B仲¨。 Qn:崎＄、思怡6九｀…簯№↑粑⊙〉The head of the live streaming department at the station directly issued a death order:

"Keep streaming, don't stop! I want Ps*Ple on the homepage of the live stream every day! And relax a bit on those songs within the bounds of propriety, what's wrong with Bilibili's old friends singing some Chinese songs?"

After initially signing a live streaming contract with ExElio, Bilibili went all out to promote the stream.

You can say that Bilibili's live streaming department knows nothing about operations, but with a ready-made Ps*Ple in front of them, they can at least do the most basic "creating a god", right?

Relying on an unprecedented operational approach and the relentless promotion from Bilibili's live streaming department, Ps*Ple, a girl idol group from abroad, instantly gained a large number of loyal fans on Bilibili.

Before the Vova-style videos became popular, the idea of ​​"cute Japanese idols being captivated by the culture of a great power" went viral. Watching cute girls read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and shed tears for Zhuge Liang, seeing the "real" life of Japanese idols, and envying the anime atmosphere on Bilibili, made Bilibili viewers hum along.

Clicking on the video of "Yan Wuxie" reveals a dense barrage of comments.

Maruyama Aya closed her eyes and, to the rhythm of the dynamic arrangement, began to tell a story in the sweet voice of an idol: "Whom do you love, leaving only wounds in your heart..."

"It's a pity that her beautiful glance was hidden."

I only remember her pointing out how much suffering there was in the past…

【Maruyama Color/Maruyama Color/Maruyama Color/】

[Just a casual observer, but the lead singer seems to have a very difficult life.]

【Protect the best egret, Qian Sheng! Qian Sheng is so beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! So gorgeous!】》ˇ'…∪

【Yes! Bushido! Support Wakamiya Eve, thank you for supporting Wakamiya Eve!】

[Just a casual observer, but the guitarist seems pretty cool~]

[Xiao Cai really had a tough time. At the beginning, due to the idiotic management of her previous agency, tickets for her concerts couldn't be sold. She and another teammate had to sell the tickets themselves.]

Xiao Cai is still young; she's just in the stage of building her popularity. I'll wait for her. I've never felt that following a star was so special before. So this is what it's like to be a fangirl...

Come to our place for a live show this fall, I'll pick you up.

[Maruyama Aya was the first to join Bilibili, and the audience's criticism of her was the most severe. This pink-haired idol is actually quite cute, so please pay more attention to her! ...]

A DJ cover song in the ancient style attracted three different people.

There are fans of the characters and the group, casual viewers who come to see Japanese idols worshipping Chinese culture out of curiosity and could become fans, and mysterious people who are drawn in by the extended meanings of the ancient-style DJ videos.

The three groups of people didn't have entirely the same goals, but they all shared a consensus: to first support Ps*Ple in establishing itself on Bilibili, a platform located in a foreign country. Thus, the Ps*Ple Translation Group and the Ps*Ple Uploading Group were formed overnight, offering free video editing, uploading, and translation services.

Upon discovering that the free subtitling group had arrived as promised, Imaizumi smiled broadly.

However, as a legitimate agency, they couldn't engage in such practices that relied on fans' unwavering support; such petty gains wouldn't bring them significant fame or fortune. After discussing with Bilibili, Bilibili decided to pay salaries below market rate, rather than having the agency make international payments, thus saving a lot of procedural hassles.

Tonight is Ps*Ple's second limited-time Bilibili Comics event, and the number of pre-registrations has already reached 100,000.

There won't be that many viewers, but even 50,000 online viewers would be a crazy number for Bilibili's live streaming department, worth risking all their resources for. Therefore, promotional ads like "Reserve Ps*Ple! Listen to the pulse of the stars!" appeared not only on the live stream page but also on the main site.

Jin Zhao puts down his phone.

"Aine and Meowme, you two need to make a final appearance tonight on the B-limited channel. Just introduce yourselves and promote the agency's first-generation debut. Is that alright?"

Main text: Chapter 28, Chapter 27, Brother Niu's fake death cleverly reveals the B-limit.

After finishing her vocal lesson, Chihaya Aine chugs down water, taking several large gulps before letting out a sigh of relief. She then returned to her normal, relaxed state and asked, "Are we going to participate in the live stream too?"

"Of course, we record the video and play it during the transition."

"So, it was just recording a video after all..."

Chihaya Aine looked very disappointed.