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

All the content creators received promotional orders and were given BW tickets in advance.

The producers have all received live stream giveaways for two volumes of Ps*Ple's collection and a first-generation collection of collectible merchandise. What else is there to say? Just go for it!

In addition, Hypergryph also announced in advance that the first collaboration between Arknights and MyGO radio drama will be scheduled for the summer event, and E-Company announced that there will be a week of Arknights live streams.

This is, of course, a commercial order.

During each live stream, Hypergryph Networks sends money to E-Company.

At the same time, Jin Zhaozhi also received a live streaming commission from an open-world mobile game that is about to be released.

While opinions about this company among gamers are mixed, setting aside the gaming industry's discourse, it has one advantage in the business and livestreaming worlds: a large number of commercial projects, and the pay is substantial. The booming fan-made content on Bilibili is largely due to the numerous commercial projects this production company has released.

There's no reason not to make money when there is an opportunity.

Hololive has done it before, so of course Jin Zhaozhi took over. Soon, we'll probably see live streams like "[B-limited] Yang Gongfei plays with the ○ God."

No one really thinks that busy E-Company Idol plays mobile games every day. The essence of the commercial orders is that "if you don't pay, you won't play," and after a while, no one will care.

On Bilibili, E社's performance was extremely popular.

The title of the live stream in Pingzijun152's live stream is "Ten Years of Mianmianmin/Yangga Takes You to Evaluate the Song List of This Performance". The number of viewers in the live stream has exceeded 5,000, and the barrage of comments is densely flowing.

"To be honest, although everyone says that Sister Yang is just an amateur who has never sung before and may only be a recording studio goddess, her song 'Kori' is really good and can be considered a gem."

"And I think she really tried her best. There's also E-sha's cover of 'Down the Mountain'! It's very difficult for Japanese people to sing this kind of song. That feeling can't be sung casually. Just believe in her!"

"And what's with the claim that E社 puts her alongside Arale, putting Sheep Sister on the fire to roast like a lamb? The first generation of members already had a dual-vocalist setup, so it's normal for them to take turns as vocalists. At least I'm a Sheep Sister fan! I don't know what you guys are always criticizing about Sheep Sister for. Isn't it just that she sang off-key during a live stream?"

The virtual character, Bottle 152, wearing blue-rimmed glasses, is arguing with the comments.

Yang Gongfei had the fewest fans on Bilibili among the first generation members, with most of them being fans of the MyGO radio drama. Only now, with E社 announcing the radio drama's anime adaptation, has she shown a faint upward trend.

"I didn't manage to snag a LiveHose ticket, which is a shame, but I can get one from a Japanese friend. [Anyway, it's just watching on a screen, what's the difference between that and watching online?] No, a holographic projection? That's where there's a projection right in front of your face!"

"【The real person isn't even here, it's just a data projection】? Seriously, do you guys even know what a virtual YouTuber is? Even if E社 says they'll reveal the real person, they're still a virtual YouTuber!"

"Besides, I've been watching E-Company since the PS*Ple era. The original member purchase merchandise is probably worth double the price on seafood now... Anyway, I've already got the tickets. I'm going to fly directly to E-Company's LiveHose in Tokyo to see Aya. You can slander her all you want! All I can say is that anyone who doesn't go to see Aya's concert is destined to live a failed life!"

Main text: Chapter 94 (Chapter 90) The Music Industry: A Crushing Defeat!

Bilibili's review process is stricter, requiring prior notification.

In Japan, it took two days for the Japanese music industry to officially see the super lineup announced by ElioFes, as well as the news that 3.4 online tickets had already been pre-sold on Bilibili.

The industry had only one reaction:

The army was defeated like a mountain!

What do you mean by 34,000 tickets being pre-sold in China alone within two days of the announcement?

It wasn't enough that E-Company signed RS and established contact with Tomoyu Tamate, and it wasn't enough that the virtual YouTuber market was becoming increasingly tempting, so you even tried to snatch Roseli away?

It’s so shameless!

The talent agencies that had originally been in contact with Roseli reacted particularly strongly to this.

Roseli had already performed in numerous concerts for tens of thousands of people, and their fame soared after their performance at Ftre World Fes. The industry had high hopes for them. However, ExElio agency intervened, showing "absolutely no agency ethics," swaying Minato Yukina with excessive profit sharing and treatment—shameless!

The head of the agency commented that ExElio deliberately uses high salaries and a permissive approach to attract musicians with insufficient judgment, disrupting the market and lacking professional ethics. Offering such generous conditions to young girls is clearly detrimental to music creation.

E社 is so mean!

In summary, the failure of the agency to sign Roseli was entirely E-Company's fault for setting unreasonable conditions.

His own fragmented management strategy, such as wanting Roseli to use "LODER," which had already been announced to no longer be performed publicly, as their debut song, caused the band to resist and negotiations to reach a stalemate, which led to ExElio's agency taking advantage of the situation to sign them, was completely avoided in the discussion.

As for predictions that E社's share of the profits is too small, that it will eventually collapse, or that its cash flow will dry up, no one has made any such pronouncements, because the sales figures speak for themselves. With 34,000 tickets pre-sold online on Bilibili, generating 90 million yen in sales, E社 will never starve just from the Bilibili market.

This also demonstrates shamelessness.

Everyone agreed to fight and devour each other in the small market, preferring to starve rather than go out to find food. Why do you go and eat and feast like that?

Moreover, E社's cash flow has always been very abundant, so it's unclear who is funding E社.

The consensus in the industry is that ExElio's firm is secretly supported by Tsuzuki Shisen, and is part of the Tsuzuki faction and Shisen army; otherwise, it's inexplicable why they have never lacked money.

Some have even boldly speculated: is it possible that the Toyokawa family is behind ExElio? Could the recent clash between Wing-Wind and ExElio's second generation be another scheme orchestrated by the Toyokawa family? Is it a case of one hand manipulating the other, just like the infamous Toyokawa Real Estate scandal, deceiving them into supporting the company for personal gain?

As a result, most of the music industry watched as ExElio announced its super medley performance, which sold nearly 4 online tickets in Japan in one day, generating 1.6 million yen in sales.

Online concert revenue doesn't require calculating venue costs; most are only paid once, with subsequent concerts representing pure profit. The music industry can only watch with envy and enviousness, secretly criticizing E-Company for its high revenue share, saying they don't know how to make money, having already made a fortune but now only making a small profit.

……

"What?! 2.5 million?!"

Upon hearing that ticket sales had reached 2.5 million yen, Yutenji Ruomai, who was lying at home, instantly became wide awake and rolled over on the sofa like a cat landing on its feet.

The fatigue from several consecutive days of live streaming for 5 hours has disappeared, and my hands, which broke two sets of drumsticks from practicing, are no longer tired.

"Wait, wait, wait, how much can I get from this Meow Dream? Although the agency's 30% is a profit share rather than a revenue share, and Bilibili also takes a share as a platform commission, it's still a lot! I've never heard of monetizing popularity so quickly!"

Yutenji Wakame secretly started calculating her share in her mind.

Even if we don't calculate based on the estimated 10 online tickets sold, just considering the 2.5 million yen, she could get almost 600 million yen of it! How could a country girl from a small town in Kumamoto have ever seen so much money?

Little Bottom Meow Dream's previous video only had a few hundred views, how could she have imagined millions?

"No, I have to tell my mom right away..." Yutenji Wakana immediately started operating her phone.

For a moment, she had the urge to call her mother and cry tears of joy at the news that her daughter had become a big star. Moreover, she had also heard a little about the second-generation student, Iori Seraina. As a fellow Kumamoto, she had a large family that supported her in coming to Tokyo to study in high school, and she was truly lucky.

Even more fortunately, I met President Jin.

In the mind of Yutenji Wakamaru, the image of the present-day Ninja has been infinitely elevated from its already high position to that of a dazzling, scorching sun hanging high in the sky.

Not only that, the hand he reached out to stroke his cat's fur was exceptionally warm; a single stroke would make her meow, while countless cash notes would fall from the sky, filling the air with the scent of banknotes…

Of course, Yutenji Wakana was also very clear about her own situation. All the copyrights related to Nyanmu's virtual avatar were held by the agency, and her share was the same as the other first-generation members who benefited from it. If she went solo and severed ties with the virtual avatar, even without considering the breach of contract penalty, her fate would definitely be dire.

A person peeked out from the slightly ajar doorway.

"Get ready, Ruomai, we're going to rehearse soon."

She is Miaomengqin's neighbor, the lead singer of RS, and the chorus member Ruiyi.

The two already had a good relationship, and now they've become colleagues.

Ruyi is only two years older than Nyanmu, but looks about the same age as Ijichi Hoshika, with the appearance of a typical female office worker. As a veteran lead singer, she wasn't particularly surprised by the performance earnings.

However, if you can earn more than a million yuan just by singing two songs at a variety show, without having to put in the effort to prepare a concert yourself, what else is there to say?

Just look at how she sings.

……

Shimokitazawa, Heliocentric Theory LiveHose.

Imaizumi stood in the empty studio, watching Yamato Maya adjust the projector on the stage. Then, a virtual 3D image of a golden-haired fox-eared girl was projected, blinking, waving, and wiggling her ears at Imaizumi. The movements looked smooth and natural, far ahead of its peers.

"It feels good."

Jin Zhao nodded.

Of course, Arale Nakamachi on the other side of the screen cannot see it.

Reality isn't science fiction; it's impossible to directly project a three-dimensional virtual image into the air with a sense of volume. However, with current technology, it's possible to make an image appear to have volume.

The way he implemented holographic projection in his LiveHose is the same as many virtual concerts in the past: using semi-transparent glass and front projection technology, the audience can see the semi-transparent glass and the scenery behind the glass at the same time, creating the illusion that the holographic projection is floating in the air.

Compared to the industry that blindly follows the trend of virtual YouTubers without figuring out how virtual YouTubers should perform, he is already far ahead of his peers!

Main text: Chapter 95 (The moment the dream was shattered!) (4,000 words)

Toshima Ward, Tokyo, bathed in twilight.

The second floor of the rehearsal room, the monitoring room, and the backstage area were already quite crowded. There were a total of 5 bands participating in the rehearsal, which is 25 people, not to mention the people who came to watch the rehearsal with great enthusiasm. Even with two of the bands in the motion capture room, this was still the day with the most people in the rehearsal room.

Once the actual performance begins, you won't be able to see it up close.

Ijichi Hoshika, along with her sound engineer P-san, was helping Yamato Maya adjust the sound equipment and instruments for all five bands. Although not acquired, the people at Fanxing were essentially now part of the agency.

Your boss works for the firm, so if they ask you to adjust the sound system, would you come or not?

The sprightly old lady with white hair also arrived, of course.

“It feels good.”

Shisen Tsuzuki glanced around at the band and complimented them, "Your artist gives off a very different vibe. You're a great producer, don't worry about the gossip in the industry, just keep moving forward."

"You're right."

With a nod from him, he has never cared about the industry.

When he used virtual YouTubers and variety shows to crush most of the industry's second-tier agencies, they thought it was just a speed bump! Surpassing them in revenue didn't even register.

"This time you should be able to make up for your losses, right? But you don't need to rush to buy the venue. If you want to use it, the old lady can lend you the venue for 50 yen."

"Don't worry, my steps are very steady," Jin Zhaozhi replied sincerely.

To say he wasn't grateful to Du Zhushi was definitely a lie; she genuinely mentored him as a senior figure in the music industry. Aside from some minor investments, both he and E社 benefited from each other's support.

Shifune Tsuzuki sat down in the monitoring room and patted her cat-like granddaughter beside her: "Now I can feel at ease letting my granddaughter come to your office. Are there any seats available?"

Jin Zhaozhi was somewhat surprised, but also delighted: "Of course! The third generation only currently has a drummer and a bassist; if Xiao Lanai comes, it will complete the championship puzzle for the third generation."

Lena should continue eating matcha parfaits.

Clearly, ever since she asked Shifune Tsuzuki about Teruyuki's recent situation, she's probably developed some interest in virtual YouTubers. Shifune Tsuzuki seems to think Teruyuki is the most reliable person in the industry.

Du Zhu Shichuan chatted with Jin Zhaozhi for a few moments, then glanced at the opened door to the monitoring room and suddenly smiled, "Oh dear, I didn't expect such a great actor like you to come... Are you here to see your granddaughter?"

"Thank you for the invitation, President."

Another elderly woman with white hair responded calmly, sitting down one seat away from the Tsuzuki Poetry Boat. "This child comes here at the same time every day. Recently, she even turned down the Taiga drama audition I asked her for. Does she think she can fool anyone? I just didn't want to call her out on it."

Jin Zhaozhi quickly went over and shook hands with her.

Thank you for coming.

Anwa Tendo, the grandmother of second-generation member Anwa Subaru, is a super veteran in the entertainment industry who debuted at the age of 18. Even if Ruoye Mu's parents came, they would have to bow respectfully to her.

Of course, Tsuzuki Shisen doesn't need to show her much respect.

The two clearly knew each other, and Shisen Tsuzuki immediately began imitating Rakuna's performance: "I hope your granddaughter's second generation members won't be trampled by the third generation members. She'd better do her best then, okay?"

"There's no need for a veteran in the music industry who's involved in real estate in Tokyo to worry about it."

"Really? Hehehe."

Du Zhushi narrowed his eyes.

"Your acting skills are just as good as when you were young."

"Compared to Ms. Tsuzuki's musical sense, which has deteriorated considerably, I, an old woman, am still able to retain much of my youthful talent in acting, which is quite fortunate."

The two were at loggerheads, exchanging sarcastic remarks.

One person said the other was pretending to be nonchalant, but actually thought his granddaughter would lose; the other said the other was blind to think his granddaughter could win.

All I can say is, I hope you two are happy.

When Ichika Hoshika finished her work and looked at the two old ladies who were at loggerheads, she was almost frightened.

She quietly pulled Jin Zhaozhi to her side.

"What's going on? Those two parents seem really scary."

“That’s Ms. Anhe Tiantong. You also know the other one; her granddaughter is coming to be a third-generation member.”

“Aren’t these all from the second generation of female students? I think I’ve seen the other nine on TV. I remember the second generation drummer, Moris, was named Anwa…” Ijichi Hoshika said, but then she couldn’t finish her sentence.

She remembered who this national actor was.

She and Hongxia are going to be with Tsuzuki Shisen's granddaughter, and An and Tiantong's granddaughter? Her?

"I'll go check backstage."

Jin Zhaozhi didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the two old ladies, so he made an excuse to leave.

......

Backstage at the second-floor studio, the three bands stayed in their respective areas, separated by screens, looking quite settled. Although it was just a rehearsal, they needed to give their best performance and didn't have time to interact.

In terms of audience size alone, the variety show a few days later had the largest audience of all time.

The capacity of a regular venue is generally between five and eight thousand people, while the Budokan has 1.3 seats and the Tokyo Dome has 5.5 seats. The current audience is equivalent to two Tokyo Domes.