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

He stroked his chin, a smile appearing on his face, and uttered even colder words:

"Everyone, please take a good rest tonight, it's just for one night. I really wanted to give you all a break, but unfortunately I can't. We'll be going live again tomorrow, and everyone can share their thoughts on this live stream."

After becoming the first streamer on Bilibili to break the 2,000-ship milestone, the next step is to cooperate with Bilibili's strong promotion to expand the audience and increase popularity. The popularity lost during the break is equivalent to a month's worth of normal popularity.

"I am—"

snPs*Ple's answer was clearly weak.

However, the women rubbed their faces and flexed their wrists without complaint. They knew, of course, that this was for their own good; in the past, the firm hadn't had the opportunity to get busy.

There's no such thing as overtime work for idol artists unless they're minors; this level of intensity is the norm for them.

Moreover, they also receive a share of the profits from each live stream, at the maximum 30% offered by Jin Zhaozhi. It's worth noting that most other idols in the industry only receive 5%, or even less. If it's a five-member group live stream, they average 6%, while other idols average 1%.

"I'll help everyone pack up their instruments!"

Seeing that Ps*Ple had finished work, Chihaya Aine, who had just finished watching her self-introduction video, immediately rushed over.

"Ms. Maruyama Aya, I've been your fan for three years! Ms. Shirasagi Chisato, I..."

She called out the names of each Ps*Ple member with an air of great honor, shaking hands with each one and speaking words of admiration, fully expressing her emotional value; she was clearly completely captivated.

"What do you mean by 'three years of fandom'? I was still a trainee back then..." Maruyama Aya managed to speak, seemingly exhausted as she signed an autograph for Chihaya Aine, but her smile was completely uncontrollable.

Bai Lu Qian Sheng rubbed the pink-haired head, "You can do it too, Xiao Ai Yin."

Looking forward to your performance!

The group put on relaxed smiles again, went backstage to change out of their costumes, and said goodbye to the others.

As for the teaser between the two after Ps*Ple's performance, the response was quite positive.

Most viewers remembered the pink-haired girl making a heart shape with her hands and the "Good evening, meow meow" avatar; both were drawn in a way that was both beautiful and cute. Combined with those who trusted ExElio Studio and were drawn to the lively and fluid virtual characters, the first generation's popularity base was established.

The cat, Miaomeng, exclaimed in surprise:

"Wow! I have 12 followers on Bilibili! That's 12! If I were on YouTube, how many videos would I have to make, and how many fake followers would I have to buy to reach that number..."

QiGwrGr already had nearly a million followers before he started streaming, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Chihaya Aine asked curiously, "Buy fans?"

Yi Miao Mengqin muttered about her journey so far: "Yeah, without fans, nobody would watch. Even though I have 3 fans now, my previous beauty videos only got a few hundred views each time..."

6. However, from now on, she's a domestic cat adopted by the company. This isn't some die-hard fan who would never watch her videos; it's a very active idol fan!

Back in the monitoring room, Gao Songdeng was clearly inspired, writing furiously in her notebook. She wrote quickly, the pencil making a pleasant sound as it scratched across the paper.

Imaizumi didn't disturb her, and looked at Nakamachi Arale, "You seem to have been quiet for a long time, especially all evening. Did something happen?"

She seemed startled and quickly covered her chest with her phone: "No, no, it's nothing... Um, can I stay at the coffee shop tonight?"

"Whatever." Jin Zhaozhi nodded.

Arale Nakamachi was clearly in trouble, just like he had been set up by Toyokawa Real Estate. But since she wasn't going to tell him, he wasn't going to force her to tell him.

The assassins gradually left, leaving only Jin Zhaozhi.

He hesitated for a few seconds, but still checked the money-losing system panel that he hadn't opened in a long time, because he really didn't want to see how much he had lost on Fengchuan Real Estate. Anyway, he couldn't sell it this cycle, and seeing it would only upset him.

4. These are all mistakes I made when I was young.

The value of the Origami Red Leaf Cafe has gradually stabilized and will no longer cause losses. Because of cross-border remittances, Bilibili's revenue share has to be paid monthly, so they've probably lost a lot of money recently, but they should be able to turn things around, right?

Generation【Host: Imataruzuki】

[Loss for this period: 367 million (normal settlement), 3521 million (stock-based settlement)]

[Profit for this period: 0]

[31 days remaining in this cycle]

[Assets under my name: Momiji Coffee Shop (closed), ExElio Architectural Firm (break-even), Toyokawa Real Estate stock (severely depreciating)]

System Funds: 0

Personal funds: 456 million yen

What? You're saying I lost a lot?

Drip, drip.

Jin Zhaozhi felt his body temperature starting to rise.

He worked tirelessly for a month, communicating with Bilibili's livestream operations department and personally teaching the five members of Ps*Ple the Burning Technique. He finally managed to earn some money from a Bilibili-exclusive livestream. After deducting Bilibili's share, the agency's revenue from this livestream was around 1000 million. Now you're saying Toyokawa Real Estate lost 3500 million?

His face darkened:

"That can't be right. Fengchuan Real Estate still has so much land. Even if they used some funds from within the group to try and save the market, it shouldn't have resulted in a 70% loss in market value, right? What exactly happened?"

Then, he checked and discovered that Toyokawa TGW Group also held shares in several real estate companies, and Toyokawa Real Estate had also taken over a new president. After taking office, in order to make up for the 168 billion yen loss owed by Toyokawa Real Estate, the new president sold off a large amount of land that had already been acquired, and all of it was bought up at low prices by other real estate companies held by Toyokawa TGW Group, causing the market value to shrink dramatically.

"..."

Jin Zhaozhi turned off his phone.

He remembered Toyokawa TGW Group.

No problem, he still has the plan to mend the sky!

Main text: Chapter 33, Chapter 32, Xiangzi: I've decided to bring my talent to the virtual zone.

Jin Zhaozhi pushed open the door, did not turn on the lights, and went straight to the bedroom, where he fell into deep thought.

At this point, he's no longer concerned with making a large profit; he just wants to break even. How can he possibly cover the nearly 20 million yuan shortfall?

First, eliminate the option of immediately monetizing popularity; that would be short-sighted and deplete resources.

Ps*Ple is currently on the rise, and releasing expensive merchandise or limited-edition albums isn't a good thing; it's pushing away casual fans. Instead, he should proactively give away prizes to fans.

In Jin Zhaozhi's opinion, the best way to generate more revenue is to let Ps*Ple focus on live streaming, stabilize this surge in popularity, and occasionally hold carefully prepared concerts, birthday parties, New Year's Eve parties, etc.

Just add up the numbers from regular merchandise collections and daily livestream revenue, or even from virtual YouTuber debuts...

"Forget it, I'll think about it later. There's always a way."

He simply stopped thinking about it; he had already gained enough for tonight.

He also took on the work of planning the firm's operations.

The selection of songs to cater to the tastes of Bilibili viewers is also carefully considered. You can't have Japanese idols sing a patriotic song like "My Motherland," can you? "When the jackals come, we have hunting rifles." Can you guess what the jackals in the lyrics refer to?

Originally, there were plans to cancel the theme song for Gao Songdeng because she hadn't sung much, but Jin Zhaozhi has recently found some inspiration to prepare a song called "Whimsical Pleasant Goat" for her Bilibili-exclusive livestream, to match the bard-goat attributes of her virtual character, Yang Gongfei...

As he pondered these thoughts, feeling a bit weary, Jin Zhaozhi put down his pen and looked out the window.

"The moonlight tonight is so beautiful."

In the Tokyo night, the sleep patterns of the several people varied.

Ps*Ple and the others didn't even ask about tonight's data; they went home and fell into a deep sleep.

There will be new practice pieces tomorrow, and a new live stream tonight.

After Chihaya Aine and Nyanmu went home, they fell asleep filled with anticipation for their debut. Before going to sleep, the two chatted for a long time in the first-generation trainees' group chat. Takamatsu Akari was alone, writing and drawing under her desk lamp.

The bustling city falls into a brief silence.

Part of the moonlight spilled onto the sea, while another part soared over the brightly lit Tokyo Tower, across the city's skyscrapers, along the neon lines, and into the eyes of the blonde girl looking at herself in the mirror.

Arale Nakamachi stared at herself in the mirror, curled up on the bed with her knees drawn up to her chest, her slightly narrowed pink eyes shrouded in a pale blue-gold hue. On the phone beside her pillow was a picture of a blonde girl who looked exactly like her.

She picked up her phone and pressed play without much emotion, having done it countless times before.

After a short melody, the idol's sweet voice immediately followed:

"Here, the world!..."

This is the chart-topping song "Here, the world" by the emerging idol group Smimi. It has been in the top 10 of the Billboard Japan Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks, and the group's explosive popularity is a foregone conclusion.

The lead singer's name is Junda Mana, a five-time winner of an amateur singing competition; the guitarist next to her is named [Sanka Hatsuka], wearing a performance outfit in a color contrasting to Junda Mana's, with a gentle smile.

Clearly, she is Mitsukasa's older sister, Mitsukasa, who left without saying goodbye.

"When I grow up, I want to be an idol, and I'm definitely going to go to Tokyo to pursue my career!..."

"Chu Hua is so cute, she can definitely become one."

Such conversations often occurred among the sisters in the love triangle.

That older sister, who always seemed to only support her own dreams, achieved her long-held dream of becoming an idol in Tokyo. How wonderful.

Arale Nakamachi has found her sister; she should be happy.

But now, she couldn't find a single positive emotion in her heart. Confusion, anxiety, and self-blame all turned into a strange, bitter taste that swallowed her throat.

Where does her sadness come from?

Perhaps she took the snacks from the port that should have belonged to her older sister Qi and distributed them to the four older sisters of the Toyokawa family.

Perhaps on her way to Tokyo, she had already recalled the time at her father's funeral when she became irrational towards her "expressionless" older sister and said to her, "Hatsune isn't Dad's biological daughter, that's why she's not sad." But her clear-headed reason was reluctant to admit it.

Yes, Arale Nakamachi remembered.

She made a mistake on the island.

It was her hurtful words that caused her sister to leave in sorrow.

Before summer vacation ended, Arale got a fever and complained to her older sister about Toyokawa Shoko. So, on that happiest night for Toyokawa Shoko, it was her sister who went to play with her. Then, after hurting herself, her sister used her own name to be accepted by the Toyokawa Group's agency, signed a contract, and debuted.

Now, she may have already made contact with Toyokawa Shoko through the agency's channels. After her sister regained what was rightfully hers, does she really still want to see her...?

I said such hurtful things to her...

"If you really wanted to play with that young lady, you should have told me sooner."

She buried her face in her arms, as if muttering to her sister, "It doesn't matter what you do with that rich girl, I'll just go play with the manager..."

......

On the other side, in Akabane, north of Tokyo.

"If it's a virtual streamer."

After watching the live stream, Toyokawa Shoko made an important decision. It was a difficult decision; she decided to bring her talent to the virtual YouTuber world and join the ExElio agency.

Originally, Xiao Xiang didn't plan to contact Jin Zhaozhi. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

She thought she had severed ties with the Toyokawa family and was no longer the young lady of the Toyokawa family, but just an ordinary person struggling to live in Akabane with her alcoholic father.

If President Jin knew about her situation and rejected her with the most tactful language... Toyokawa Shoko didn't know what emotions she would show at that time, and she didn't even dare to imagine it.

Call her pretentious or say she can't handle hardship, but she genuinely finds it difficult to accept jobs like washing dishes or working as a customer service representative. Even if she faces embarrassing rejection, she's determined to seize the opportunity.

They won't be discovered by the Toyokawa family; they only need the opportunity to communicate with people online through virtual avatars.

Moreover, after Shoko Toyokawa broke off Crychic in a self-destructive way, she actually regretted it and imagined many ways to make amends. However, her deep-rooted arrogance made her unwilling to take the initiative to back down.

I'd rather watch everything I own be destroyed.

After gritting her teeth, putting on the mask of a well-bred young lady, and politely leaving the Crychic group, she had nothing left.

In comparison, only Ima Teruyuki and Nakamachi Arale's relationship wasn't ruined by her.

"Let's talk to President Jin tomorrow."

Toyokawa Shoko covered her head with a blanket.

Soon after, smelling the musty odor of the bedding, he quickly poked his head out, picked up the phone next to him, and started aimlessly refreshing the YouTube music section.

Soon, she saw Smimi's "Here, the world" in the promotion and saw the blonde guitar girl with the name Mitsumi Hatsuka on it.

The quick-witted Toyokawa Shoko soon figured out what had happened:

So that's how it is. After she finished Crychic, President Jin arranged for Hatsuka to debut directly at Smimi. Compared to her stagnant self, Hatsuka has been moving forward.

"That's wonderful, I wish you happiness..."

Main text: Chapter 34 (Previous Chapter 33) The young lady doesn't really like changing clothes.

The next day, it was sunny.

Nothing much to do today, so I'm having tea at the shop.

Inside the Red Leaf Cafe, Imaizumi and the young lady with light blue hair each stood up, looking cheerful.

"We are delighted to welcome such an excellent keyboardist to our agency. It is an honor for us. Let's skip the internship period and such. Toyokawa, these are two songs that our agency needs to rearrange: 'Puppet Show' and 'Don't Ask When to Return.' Please rearrange them into DJ versions within two weeks."