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

If Ima Teruyuki doesn't mind that she's an "old and faded" 29-year-old band girl, what if she could join the agency with Nijika...? It sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

I don't have to worry about whether Ichichi Nijika will be bullied by cliques at the agency, and I can be there for Ichichi Nijika. I can even pick up my musical dream again when I left the band...

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

"Ahem, ahem, let's try to talk business." As an adult, Ichiji Hoshika could only suppress her restless desire with a cough. "We'll talk again when we get back to Fanxing after we're done."

Ijichi Hoshika did indeed pay attention to the first generation of the agency, after all, they were rivals within the agency, and she also watched Shishigami Momoka, seeing the shadow of a junior in her.

Kikusato Hiroi is a talented bassist and vocalist in the popular indie band CK HCK.

Both of them love to drink, but Hiroi Kikuri's drinking is probably much worse than Shishigami Momoka's, because she often damages Livehose's equipment when she's drunk.

If that's the case, then perhaps she should also consider contacting the agency? (Jiu)

Are they debuting together as sisters, along with her younger sister, Ijichi Nikka?

Just think of it as taking care of my younger sister, to prevent her from being bullied by the people at the agency. This isn't about playing in a band with a bunch of girls again; playing in a band is just a side requirement from the agency...

While pondering these thoughts, Ijichi Hoshika led Imaizumi to a LiveHose that was under renovation. He began negotiating the sale with the owner, while Hoshika's mind raced.

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A friend's book, "They Were Treated as Commodities But Desired to Be Their Rebellious Masters and Servants," the title itself tells you what it's about. It's a good read, I enjoyed it, and I recommend it.

Main text: Chapter 83 (Chapter 80) Old Cat, I'm definitely going to make a profit this time! (3 words)

Inside LiveHose, which is still under renovation. (Zero)

"Ah, the president is riding high today, so young and amazing, it's truly enviable."

The LiveHose owner, who suffered a stock market loss, is only middle-aged, but looks much older than his age, clearly devastated by the recent failure of Toyokawa Real Estate.

His LiveHose, located in the bustling Shimokitazawa district with convenient transportation, would normally be worth 9800 million yen. However, because it's still under renovation, a final payment for the renovations hasn't been made, and he's in a hurry to sell, the price has soared to 6200 million yen, with some even offering as much as 3000 million yen!

Jin Zhaozhi's price is slightly higher than other competitors' quotes, but not by much. It's less than 50% of his initial investment. Unfortunately, there aren't many people entering the LiveHose market now.

He was in a hurry to pay off his debts, so he had to keep lowering the price.

Looking at the young Jin Zhaozhi, the boss thought of himself and sighed, "I really envy President Jin, so focused on music. I heard your company's monthly revenue is almost 30 million? That's great. I didn't focus on music, always thinking about quick money, and ended up getting involved in the stock market, sigh..."

"Thank you for your compliment."

Jin Zhaozhi listened to his complaints with a polite, business-like smile.

What else could he say? That I did it too?

Ichi Seika sat nearby, eating melon seeds and drinking tea, completely unmoved, and even wanted to laugh.

As the boss signed the papers, he kept lamenting, "President Jin, we musicians should never touch stocks! The stock market loves those who want to get rich quick, but the end result is always the same: we lose everything! Damn Toyokawa Real Estate, they deserve to die! Is there no way to sue them...?"

Jin Zhaozhi couldn't help but add his own comment:

"Stocks are indeed hateful. The delisting of Toyokawa Properties directly led to a decrease in confidence in securities across the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and all stocks have been sluggish this month."

"That's absolutely right! Brother Jin, take my advice: never touch stocks, especially not Fengchuan Real Estate, which everyone knows will make you money!..."

The boss left, grumbling and cursing.

He sold everything he owned to barely pay off his debts, and now he has no choice but to go back to his hometown to make a living. He might even have to work for that damned Toyokawa family again in the future. It's disgusting.

Ijichi Hoshika also patted herself and obediently went outside to wait.

Next, it's up to them to handle their own business.

Jin Zhao summoned the people from LiveHose and began a meeting.

He had already reviewed the financial situation and personnel details when he made the purchase; he was there to devise LiveHose's development strategy among young people. Special offers and promotions were a given, but more importantly, he needed to figure out how LiveHose could differentiate itself from its numerous competitors.

Otherwise, you can only make a small profit, and you can't achieve a big breakthrough.

In the conference room, Jin Zhaozhi looked around at the LiveHose staff.

"Everyone's here, right? I'm the new owner of LiveHose. From now on, our new name is Eliocentrico, Italian for heliocentric theory, abbreviated as ElioC or EC. Let me introduce myself, I'm the representative director and president of ExElio Agency..."

Elio means "sun" and comes from the sun god Helios. This is also Imaizumi's wish: that all the artists in her agency can shine brightly.

With confidence, he began his new micro-management skills.

"I'll discuss with the construction team about modifying the style, expanding the studio, and buying two large screens... No problem, I can pay more, none of that is an issue. I want to create a place specifically for virtual anchors to hold concerts, and I want to make sure all the facilities are in place."

"Our promotional methods also primarily focus on venues that are the first choice for virtual anchors. I will also purchase holographic projection equipment for LiveHose later, so that 3D virtual characters can also perform..."

His strategy was to focus on the theme of virtual anchors.

All you need to do is set up virtual streamer merchandise and put up some posters in various places, and that's enough.

In Tokyo right now, although Wu Da Mao Qi Xiao Mao and a few others have started planning to become virtual streamers and try to make a living from it, ExElio Agency still maintains an absolute lead. Moreover, being located in Shimokitazawa, before he actually acquires the Tsuzuki Shisen venue, all future performances can be sold there.

With this lead, we should leverage the snowball effect and seize the opportunity to develop LiveHose as well.

After the short meeting and the decision on LiveHose's development path, he contacted several bands he knew by phone and used his connections to ask them to come and support him.

Artists like Kasumi Toyama's PoppinPrty, Tomoyuki Tamate's RS, and her own Ps*Ple could all be invited here to hold concerts and build initial popularity.

Suddenly, he received a call from Tsuzuki Shisen.

"Ms. Tsuzuki? No, I just bought it, how did you get the news? Although I know you think highly of me, and the outside world calls me a musician from the Tsuzuki group and regards me as your junior, isn't it a bit too much to know about my business activities all the time... What do you mean you're afraid I'll lose money again? Impossible!"

"A month from now, I plan to sell tickets for the two bands from my agency. It will be the first performance of the first generation, with second generation members making guest appearances. I'll just focus on making music, is that okay?"

"Oh, it was Xiao Le Nai who asked you that made you inquire. It's alright then."

......

On the streets of Shimokitazawa.

Ijichi Hoshika leaned against the door of the LiveHose store, making a phone call.

"So, what do you mean? According to Poch, the atmosphere at his firm must be quite good." She wanted to look up, but found the sunlight a bit dazzling, so she quickly turned her head away.

"Debuting with you, sis? I'm fine with that, but what will the shop assistants, Boqi, and Liang think of you? If I remember correctly, you're already twenty..."

"Shut up," Ijichi Seika interrupted curtly.

The virtual avatar doesn't reveal her age, and neither does the real person; looking young is quite nice.

It's not that staying in the Starry Sky with Ichi Niji Natsumi playing in a band is bad, it's just that sisters going to a good agency together would open up more possibilities, wouldn't it be better to realize your musical dreams with the people you want to connect with?

"Then, what about Ryo? Boqi was taken away, and my sister and I were taken away too. What will happen to Ryo? She doesn't seem to be particularly short of money, although she always borrows money from people..."

"Go ask her; it wouldn't be right to just leave her."

Ichi Seika reminisces about the blue-haired bassist.

Like Pochi, Yamada Ryo is also a quirky rock enthusiast and a good friend of Ijichi Nijika's younger sister. Moreover, she had previously mentioned that she didn't want to continue her studies in high school and only wanted to play rock music. Ijichi Seika is actually a little worried that her younger sister might be influenced by her and skip school.

If ExElio agency offered her a backup job, she probably wouldn't refuse. (Tai)

Could it be that in the end, the band and she herself will both be recruited by ExElio's agency?

"At least, President Jin said he pays close attention to the artists' studies, and Ichiri Goto said that her teammate who dropped out of high school is also preparing for university... It's unlikely that Nijika will go astray."

Ichi Seika comforted herself in this way.

......

"What? That agency that stole Pochi's business wants you too? No, it wants me too?"

Yamada Ryo never expected that before she and Imaizumi could even ask for Pochi back, it seemed that Ijichi Nijika was about to die, and Ijichi Nijika's older sister, Ijichi Seika, was also going to die.

Even now, he himself is about to disappear!

Is Jin Zhaozhi some kind of man-eating beast? Why does it devour every single person it sees?

"Isn't that great? Hehehe..." Goto Ichiri chuckled softly. "That way, everyone can be a virtual streamer, wouldn't that be wonderful? Two kinds of happiness combined..."

“I don’t want to,” Yamada Ryo said. “Losing my individuality is worse than death. I don’t want to become a mass-produced product. I won’t sing pre-selected songs.”

Even if it might lead to the end of the band's increasingly low activity level, she would still say that.

In Yamada Ryo's imagination, these adult-run agencies were no different from his parents, who were trying to mold him into the person they wanted him to be. But Yamada Ryo just didn't like that.

She would do whatever her parents disliked most.

Whether it's acting like a rebellious teenager in front of her parents or playing rock music...

Then, Hou Zhong ¨:￠啾“《〈←§『咝∏叁五}∪〗) Koto Ichiri chuckled again:

"The phrase 'It's better to die than to lose your individuality' was also said by Shishigami Momoka. She said that she had made many requests to her agency regarding her musical pursuits, and the agency agreed to them all."

Yamada Ryo: "......"

But, then again.

When did you say that?

"This is her recorded broadcast." Goto Ichiri handed over the phone, which showed Shishigami Momoka's debut live stream, which she had played countless times.

Goto Ryo clicked play and found that it was playing "Sbtitle," and another silence fell. "Sbtitle" isn't rock, so theoretically it wouldn't suit her taste, but the song was really good.

Moreover, how should I put it?

All the viewers felt that Shishigami Momoka was making a request to the audience. Yamada Ryo connected this to Goto Ichiri's talk about the agency's strategy and guessed that she was referring to the president of the company that supported her music.

In a sense, it's hard to find a company president like that.

Moreover, if she had a job, her parents would definitely stop nagging her to do things.

Since that's the case, she may have no choice but to make a very important decision in her life: to join ExElio agency with the musical dream she had pinned on ending the band and with her talent.

Main text: Chapter 84 (Chapter 81) What does it mean to make Xiao Mu stop her activities?

Goto Ichiri felt that her good days had arrived.

She became colleagues with the virtual YouTubers she admired, and she herself became a virtual YouTuber. Even the End Band, who used to be caught in the middle, was to be recruited by the agency!

In this way, the two separate joys can be combined into one!

"President Jin said not to rush, and to decide after watching the performance."

Ichika Hoshika told Goto Ichiri to calm down, "If we were to start a third generation, because Nijika and I would be tied together, the sisters would basically be streaming and doing activities together. His point is that there are too many streamers currently in the pipeline, and we might not be able to manage them all..."

"That's great too!"

Goto Ichiri scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

"But, shopkeeper, what instrument did you play in the band again?"

"we'll talk about it then."

Ichika said, "If we're short of a lead singer, I'll be the lead singer. Playing in a band with you girls would be beneath your level. You're still far behind me."

As a 29-year-old "older" band member, Ijichi Seika also has her own pride.

However, she can't compose music and can't achieve a leadership position like Momoka Kawahara. In that case, it's best for her to be the lead singer. At least she won't end up like Mutsumi Wakaba, who was criticized for her low skill level by a girl more than ten years younger than her, affecting everyone's practice.

"By the way, how are things going for you second-generation students?"

Goto Ichiri thought for a moment:

"Everything's normal, everyone's relationships have improved a lot, but Mortis seems to have taken leave after last time. Captain Oblivionis seems to be very protective of her, apologizing to us on her behalf... I don't know what's going on, everyone wants to check on her, but she's not replying to messages, it's so strange..."

"Isn't she a student at that prestigious academy in Tsuki no Mori? If that's the case, it's understandable that something might be going on, since you haven't officially debuted yet anyway," Ijichi Hoshika speculated logically.

......

In the following days, Jin Zhaozhi's business ventures accelerated rapidly.

LiveHose is undergoing renovations and is expected to reopen in June.

He's already made contact with several bands he knows, and there will be a high-profile opening performance. PoppinPrty, RS, and Roseli will all be participating, and the potential earnings are huge.

The first generation members' MC livestreams are becoming increasingly popular. Even disregarding the shared home factor, the interactions between the girls are very entertaining, consistently producing clips with at least 30,000 views, showing a strong trend of dominating Bilibili. As for YouTube, while its popularity is slightly lower, its revenue is far surpassing Bilibili's. (Lin)

YouTube is really lucrative; Bilibili relies entirely on live streaming revenue, the difference is huge.

Furthermore, following Tomoyuki Tamate's advice, Ima Teruyuki contacted Roseli. Tomokina Minato's attitude was unexpected; the situation seemed optimistic.

Imaizumi's understanding of Roseli is flawed. Roseli isn't rejecting the agency; rather, like Momoka Kawaharaki and Ryo Yamada, she refuses to be a tool manipulated and controlled by the agency, pursuing her own musical dreams. In their words, she aims for the top of the music industry and wants to achieve it with her own hands.

That said, Roseli herself gets exhausted from planning her own concerts, so they're also very tired and want to find an agency to handle their off-stage affairs so they can just focus on the music.

Therefore, given that ExElio's terms were significantly better than the industry average, and that they would have their own performance venue in the future, Roseli basically agreed to sign with the agency. However, they still had some reservations about debuting as virtual YouTubers, so the contract was still under negotiation.

Yukina Minato and her teammates love playing video games and are theoretically well-suited to be virtual YouTubers, but they say they don't need virtual YouTubers to support their musical pursuits, which is a pity.

Aside from work, Jin Zhaozhi's daily life has also settled into a stable phase.