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

Jin Zhaozhi spoke frankly about sales strategies.

Online performances have very low costs, but he's confident he can charge only half the price of offline shows. The price on Bilibili is roughly the same, equivalent to 168 RMB plus 80 RMB for merchandise.

Bilibili will take a share of the ticket revenue from its viewers. In exchange, Mr. Chen will voluntarily provide the agency, which currently lacks sufficient server resources, with ample server resources.

Depending on the number and weight of the songs performed, artists can share 30% of ticket and merchandise sales. As for the industry, 10% is the maximum, and that's only for big-name singers.

While the price offered by the venue may seem high, the cost of online live-streamed performances is incomparable to that of offline events. Online tickets can sell 20 units, easily discounted to 4000 yen each, and still attract many buyers. In contrast, a physical venue with 5000 seats can cause major companies considerable financial strain; there's simply no comparison.

The agency expects to generate 4 million yen in revenue from this performance!

Even if about 1 million yen of it goes to the artists in his agency, Jin Zhaozhi doesn't care. If they think it's not enough money, he can just exploit these girls and make them do more shows.

Uncle, it's time to speed up my money-making!

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(I recommend a novel by a friend in our group, a bang novel, the male protagonist has a harem.)

"The Band! But It Starts with Saving Toyokawa Shoko"

Main text: Chapter 92 Chapter 88 Xiangzi: smimi? A fake is a fake!

That evening, the firm held a team-building barbecue.

Jin Zhao chose a mid-to-high-end barbecue restaurant nearby with an inconspicuous entrance. He deliberately went in last with Nakamachi Arale, looking just like a parent taking their child to eat barbecue.

The invitation scope covers all signed artists of agency 1, and Ms. Shifune Tsuzuki and Kasumi Toyama's band were also invited, which can be regarded as an effort by Imaizumi to unite the agency circle.

Tsuzuki Shisen politely declined; Toyama Kasumi said that they would rehearse next time.

But Yamada Ryo, who hadn't signed a contract, came.

As for the dear employees at the agency headquarters? Have you finished writing the live broadcast analysis report last night? Have you finished writing the performance analysis report? Have you finished editing the video? Have you properly reviewed the fan-made content?

Anyway, he's paid the full salary. If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of Japanese corporate slaves who will.

People from all walks of life have arrived on the second floor of the barbecue restaurant.

When the three teams of RS, Ps*Ple, and Roseli met, it wasn't exactly a chaotic scene, but at least it was a time for settling scores and grudges, with each pair interacting with the others.

"How long have you been with the agency? I was here when the agency was first renamed. Do you think you know better than me what the president wants? Hikawa Saya, in this agency, you're only a fourth-generation member!"

"...There is a moral problem."

"Hina, how could you talk to your sister like that?"

"Haha, Minato Yuuki, we meet again! I heard you also agreed to the Dream Knot Project, providing audio sources for virtual singers? Brvo! I'll release a song tonight using your voice model!"

"Maruyama Aya-senpai, Hina-senpai! Can I really become your colleague with Ch's help? How can such a wonderful thing happen in the world? I'm about to faint..."

Upon hearing the voice, Jin Zhaozhi paid even more attention to her.

Unlike company team-building events, Jin Zhaozhi didn't give a long speech at the beginning. He just gave a brief self-introduction, let Roseli and the RS staff get to know the president, estimated the girls' share of the profits from this performance, and then let them continue interacting.

When they arrived at his private barbecue room, they found that Toyokawa Shoko had followed them there as well.

"President."

Miss Toyokawa appeared somewhat lonely and forlorn.

If Mutsukasa, An, and Subaru aren't around, then Ichiri Goto is with the End Band, and Nina Iori is hanging out with the first-generation members. So where can the lonely old man Sho go? He can only come to find Teruyuki Ima.

When she arrived, she discovered that Arale Nakamachi was also there.

The golden fox seemed to be wagging its tail, its cheeks flushed a faint pink from the warmth of the private room, as it cut grilled meat for Imaizumi. Upon noticing Toyokawa Shoko following behind Imaizumi, her small face seemed to puff up slightly before disappearing, giving it a soft and supple appearance.

Toyokawa Shoko exclaimed, "Hatsuka and the president have such a good relationship."

Arale Nakamachi puts down her knife and fork.

"After all, I was the first person the president signed, so it's no big deal to do something small for him."

"Huh? Is this something celebrities have to do? Well, I'll do it too...sn...four..." №2▲《

"No need, Xiaoxiang, since you're here too, let me prepare your portion for you as well." Nakamachi Arale picked up the pepper shaker, just like a hostess entertaining guests.

"Don't waste the seasonings," Jin Zhaozhi said.

"Hmph." Arale Nakamachi's voice was soft, but she was obedient and put the bottle down.

Shoko Toyokawa was very serious and did not notice Arale Nakamachi's little actions. She said, "President, I'm here to apologize... no, I'm here to express my remorse."

"Don't talk about these things when you're relaxed."

"I'm very sorry, I failed to live up to your trust in managing the team, but I promise it will never happen again. I will reflect on my actions and apologize in the group chat. I accept any punishment for this mistake..."

Toyokawa Shoko apologized in a low voice.

"Sigh." Imaizumi sighed inwardly and said to Toyokawa Shoko, "If we turn a barbecue into a self-criticism meeting, what's the point? Shoko, let's not talk about it for now."

"Okay...okay." Toyokawa Shoko nodded in agreement.

Moreover, imposing work-related penalties on a high school girl from a disadvantaged family is quite difficult. Deducting wages or performance bonuses is a sensitive issue, but other measures might hurt her self-esteem.

Arale Nakamachi sat beside him, propping her chin up with one hand, squinting slightly as she looked at Shoko Toyokawa.

Is this the eldest daughter of the Kawai family, whom her sister would rather lie to pursue?

He looked so pathetic apologizing to the president.

I wonder how my sister would feel if she saw this?

Whether it was a tacit understanding or a deliberate attempt by Toyokawa Shoko to make amends, she also mentioned the firm in which the Toyokawa family, where Smimi works, holds shares, as an attempt to make amends for her apology.

"President, based on our debut timeline, our second generation will be going head-to-head with the virtual YouTubers from Wing-Wind, right? I'll crush them. I'll show them that fakes are just fakes."

Toyokawa Shoko's face held a resolute air, as if the weak me of the past was already dead.

Her self-esteem was on the verge of collapse, and this was a pledge she was barely keeping intact. She had disappointed Jin Zhaozhi twice already; there absolutely could not be a third time.

Regardless of who the virtual YouTuber from Wing-Wind is, she will have the second-generation veMjic crush them mercilessly with their timeless music and resonant concepts, showing absolutely no mercy! She will use the ultimate songs to pulverize Smimi!

When Toyokawa Shoko said "fake," she was referring to the fact that Smimi's company was trying to overtake their agency by imitating the virtual anchors launched by the agency and directly using Smimi's popularity.

She despised this behavior.

Imaizumi said, "There's no need to be so determined to fight back. Maybe we'll have opportunities to collaborate with them in the future, and Smimi might even become one of your artists. After all, I can't claim that virtual YouTubers are a patent exclusive to my agency."

"I will not have any connection with anyone from Smimi! Whether it's a collaboration or an acquisition! er＠÷；∥四(◇伞唔〉≮4中“＾】Qn："

Toyokawa Shoko stubbornly denied all possibilities for her future.

Arale Nakamachi and Teruyuki Ima both gave Shoko Toyokawa a strange look. Shoko Toyokawa knows that Miku Miku is Miku Miku's older sister, right? Why is she acting like she doesn't know?

Noticing the sudden silence, Jin Zhaozhi nodded. "I admire your determination. As for what you just said, I'll pretend I didn't hear it."

"The road ahead is long, so there's no need to be so absolute."

Main text: Chapter 93, Part 8 & 9: The episode with the most followers (3 words)

Night fell, shrouding Tokyo in darkness.

The once bustling Yoyogi became brightly lit.

Inside the Wing-Wind agency building, Mana Junda, who had been busy until now, followed Hatsune Miku Miku into the elevator. Miku Miku Miku Miku took out her earphones and connected them to her phone.

She exhaled, shook her head, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, put one of the wired earphones into her left ear, and put the other one into her pocket.

"So tired, why were we made into virtual anchors?" Junta Mana put her hands behind her head, leaned back heavily in the elevator, and let out a comfortable hum.

It sounds a bit like a cat purring.

"We're already exhausted enough. Hatsuka, we agreed to this for just 2%, and we have to pretend we're not Mana when everyone knows I'm actually doing Mana's live streams. It's such a rip-off."

"The industry is very optimistic about the future of the booming virtual YouTuber market. Just by doing a little streaming work on the side, you can increase your share of all revenue by 2%, isn't that a more suitable percentage for you, Mana?"

"That's definitely the ratio of stars. Chuhua, how long do you think our Smimi will last? How about we continue as musical partners for another 10 years?"

“Mana always says things like that.” Misaki Miku chuckled. Four￡〈sn≡￠！ 0＆Five¨∩

Like a child, Mana Junda counted on her fingers: "Ten years feels a bit short, twenty years? I really want to keep singing, my dream is to sing out the voice of my heart."

"I'll stay with you."

While gently responding to her partner's conversation, Miku Miku opened E社's YouTube website.

Recently, the marketing for the other party's performance has been overwhelming. The virtual images of the five members of E社's first generation can be seen on even slightly larger screens in Tokyo. The industry is paying close attention to the success of this online performance. Everyone is quite traditional; they never expected that there would be an online performance, nor did they expect that an online performance could sell tickets.

As the elevator reached the first floor, Mana Junda chatted as she walked, "Our virtual YouTuber debut date coincides with the second generation, so we're rivals."

The agency is taking the lead in disrupting E-Company's momentum, or at least preventing E-Company from having too much of a smooth ride.

"Yeah, I was just thinking of watching their videos too," Misaki Miku said with a smile.

"Haven't you seen it before? I really like their 'Sbtitle'."

"I've been a bit busy lately, and we don't really need to look at it."

"Eh?"

Junda Mana paused for a moment, then giggled, "Hehe, you're right, the two of us are the strongest in 0, right? Here, donuts! Take them with you on the way, Hatsuka!"

"Okay, thank you." Miku Miku took the donut and said goodbye.

Miku Miku also has pride and arrogance, and doesn't believe that she and Mana Junda will fail.

Smimi swept through Tokyo this spring, and everyone believed it was only a matter of time before they topped the Japanese music charts. Compared to that, even the younger sister's situation seemed less important.

Mitsukasa and her younger sister, while not completely strangers in Hanasaki River, were at least superficially sisters. For Mitsukasa, all that mattered was ultimately winning over Shoko and becoming the strongest idol in Smimi. Her sister and her past would remain sealed away.

Based on popularity, after listening to Shishigami Momoka's "Sbtitle" and Sakuraba Aine's "BIBIDIB", Misaki Misaki clicked on Nakamachi Arale, who was playing third.

"That voice!..."

Miku was immediately stunned, her steps involuntarily halting, and the donut she had only taken a bite of no longer tasted delicious. She hesitated for a moment, then put the donut away.

That was a voice she would never forget, a voice that sounded like she was being affectionate even when she was just talking, a voice that would win everyone's love. It was the voice that gave her name, the voice of Mitsumi Hatsuka.

"The voice of this E-company anchor sounds just like Chu Hua's."

After listening to Misaki Miku several times, I felt that Arale Nakamachi's voice was very similar to her sister's. The only difference was that Arale Nakamachi spoke a bit coldly, while her sister was more friendly. The difference was very small.

"Could it be that she works as a virtual YouTuber at E社?" (Usu)

Miku Miku's feelings are complicated.

"That's true. All the agencies are still contracting with the industry for virtual avatars. Besides E-Company, there are only a few individual streamers using cheap virtual avatars who have debuted so far..."

She had assumed her interactions with her sister would only end in Hanasakikawa's class. (Er)

Unexpectedly, her connection with her younger sister, Mitsumi Hatsuka, would extend to their respective careers in the music industry. Well, that's just how it is.

Even if she defeats her younger sister and causes her to suffer a crushing defeat in the performance, Miku Mitsuki will still fulfill her responsibility as an older sister and send her back to the island to live a good life. For Tokyo's idol scene, Miku Mitsuki alone is enough; no one else is needed.

Subconsciously, she clicked on the profiles of the second-generation members who hadn't yet debuted, and then clicked on their self-introductions.

The virtual character with long, light blue hair, Oblivionis, her voice seemed to be—

"Xiao Xiang?!" In an instant, Miku's turquoise eyes widened, and a surprised voice gushed out from her throat, "How could this be? Why? How is this possible?!"

More than her sister's voice, she could never forget Toyokawa Shoko's voice.

Although the voice is very different from the Xiao Xiang I encountered in my childhood, Mitsuko Mitsuko can be certain that this voice is definitely Xiao Xiang, because this virtual image of a blue-haired keyboardist holding a teddy bear also has many similarities with Toyokawa Shoko, and those who are familiar with her can recognize it.

How could Shoko Toyokawa be at ExElio's office?

How could she possibly be colleagues with her own younger sister, Mitsumi Hatsuka?

"It's fake, it's fake..."

Her voice suddenly trembled.

"No, no, that's not right. It must be fake. It must just be a coincidence that the voices sound similar... Xiao Xiang is the heir of the Toyokawa family. How could she go to an agency that the Toyokawa family doesn't invest in? The Toyokawa family wouldn't allow that. Maybe it's a synthesized voice or a voice changer or something..."

Misaki Miku simply cannot accept that her younger sister and Toyokawa Shoko are in the same agency. How many untold stories lie between them? And what about her? She also longs to be with Toyokawa Shoko, what if her sister steals Toyokawa Shoko away too...?

She quickly found many reasons to convince herself.

Because Oblivionis's style is dark gothic, wearing a red and black dress and a mysterious black lace mask, a contrasting image, Toyokawa Shoko wouldn't be that style. Also, Miku Miku has met Toyokawa Shoko's father and discussed her identity with him; how could such a dazzling person allow Shoko to play some kind of virtual YouTuber? It's fake!

......

The attention surrounding ExElio's first large-scale online performance wasn't limited to Japan; it also garnered significant attention on Bilibili, making it a rare and spectacular event for the platform during this period.

After E社's artists were confirmed to appear at BilibiliWorld in July, the performance was immediately heavily promoted by Bilibili, hoping that their own BW would attract more people.