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

Now, recalling what happened, Toyokawa sent him a very serious message yesterday, inviting him to CiRCLE, a live hotel, to watch her and Arale's band Crychic perform.

The songs performed were two original compositions.

The song "Sea Summer Night," composed by Shoko Toyokawa and with lyrics by the five members of Crychic, tells the story of the night Shoko Toyokawa meets Arale Nakamachi on an island. The lyrics are of average quality.

The song "Rebirth Song" was composed by Shoko Toyokawa and written by Arale Nakamachi, but the lyrics were actually copied by Teruyuki Imaizumi, directly plagiarizing the song "115 Million Kilometers of Film" by the band Bearded Man. Arale Nakamachi was initially reluctant to use his lyrics, but after reading them a few times, she agreed.

In principle, Jin Zhaozhi doesn't plagiarize songs, nor does he like to plagiarize articles. In the era of internet traffic, he believes that controlling traffic means controlling popularity, and lyrics and music can be bought.

If you want to cultivate an image of an original, talented artist, you can find people who keep their mouths shut to buy your lyrics and music. If that doesn't work, just market it like "PT." The kind of stable marketing success that "PT" achieves, without any element of musical talent, is the kind of commercial music that Jin Zhaozhi advocates.

Of course, if there's a band that can write two songs in one night and still rehearse them well, then disregard what I said.

J-Pop classic chords, chanting rap, and famous stars, all combined for viral marketing on TikTok, which is rampant in Japan. Even a Korean song like "PT" became a hit in Japan for several months!

Does the arrangement and lyrics of "PT" have even the slightest bit of merit?

The music is all about reciting K-pop formulas. Jin Zhaozhi only sees the record company's understanding of traffic, Bruno Mars, and the internet. This is the musical role model he should learn from.

To pave the way for Arale Nakamachi, he used the lyrics of "115 Million Kilometers of Film," one of the few songs that left a deep impression on him, to see if he could give it a viral marketing opportunity.

This is the initial stage for Nakamachi Arale. None of the five members of Crychic have experience writing lyrics, and the conventional lyrics they wrote together actually lost the spirit of a girl band, even if it were something like "My Love is a Stapler" or "Rice is a Dish." This is the only time; he won't copy lyrics again after this.

欺→ˉ亦“□陆“&舅临疤ˇ、0肿‰HA:“Go see the Crychic show.

After tidying up, Jin Zhaozhi took a taxi to CiRCLE.

He looked at Arale Nakamachi waving and greeting him from afar. Faced with the bright and youthful girl band, he suddenly felt that he might be too dark, selling the dreams of young girls as commodities.

"Forget it, once we make big money, we won't arrange overly commercial songs and marketing for her."

Jin Zhaozhi pondered silently as he walked into the studio.

Arale, Xiangzi, and their four companions took to the stage, and Crychic's debut performance began.

Main text: Chapter 16 (previously Chapter 15) Crychic, the girl's brilliance

Jin Zhaozhi applauded from below the stage.

My eyes have been fixed on Crychic.

During this time, he gained some impressions of the Crychic members, but they didn't interact much.

What impressed me most was the team spirit of Crychic, keyboardist Shoko Toyokawa. She has a strong ability to arrange music and play instruments. In my mind, she is almost the female version of Satoshi Fujiwara.

The applause gradually subsided.

Shoko Toyokawa gently touched the keyboard, and the undisputed resonance of the king of instruments instantly captivated Teruyuki Imaizumi's attention. Subsequently, more and more instruments appeared in the piano riff of the intro—guitar, bass, drums—as if keyboardist Shoko Toyokawa was pulling the others by the hand, beginning to climb.

It could be described as suitable for new bands, or it could be described as a progression of emotions.

"What a heartwarming arrangement!" Imaizumi exclaimed.

In his eyes, Crychic's greatest value lies in Lu Fengchuan Xiangzi. As for the others... to put it bluntly, anyone with a decent skill could produce about the same effect, or even better.

However, no one else could have put Toyokawa Shoko in this state.

The bored adult pondered silently, his mind filled with business ideas that were neither exciting nor appealing, his eyes seemingly treating the five members of Crychic as mere merchandise on a shelf.

With a melody that is both soothing and intense, Arale Nakamachi uses her highly distinctive voice, which seems to possess a real sweetness, to perform a story about two girls meeting on an island.

Jin Zhaozhi is enjoying music that isn't particularly high-level.

On stage, the blonde girl put down the microphone during the interlude, exhaled, and met the gaze of Imaizumi. The look in her eyes was clearly questioning. Although Imaizumi thought it was nothing special, for the girl's mental and physical well-being, he nodded encouragingly and gave her a thumbs up.

Arale Nakamachi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and her slightly tense face blossomed into a youthful smile that was appropriate for her age, instantly eliciting cheers and screams from the audience.

Under the stage spotlight, Crychic's lead singer successfully ignited the atmosphere in the concert hall.

"Oh! This feels great!"

Beside Jin Zhaozhi, a girl with two small, pointed star hair ornaments in her hair was also listening to the song from below the stage. She kept nodding to the rhythm, her shoulders swaying slightly.

Noticing Jin Zhaozhi, she opened her eyes wide.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Jin? You've finally decided to move your coffee shop to CiRCLE? I've been craving your milk tea lately, but it's too far for the Red Leaf Coffee Shop..."

“Kasumi,” Teruyuki recognized the girl and gave a dismissive reply, “I have no such plans. However, I will be in the newly opened RiNG.”

He met her at SPCE.

Kasumi Toyama, the guitarist and vocalist of PoppinPrty, exudes a radiant, almost blinding, masculine aura. Furthermore, she is said to have lost her voice due to the pressure exerted on her by Shifune Tsuzuki.

Her voice is also very distinctive; she should definitely develop into an artist if given the opportunity.

"RiNG? The one in Shibuya? Okay, we'll definitely go there if we have the chance!"

"The people on stage are watching you. How can you ignore the stage?" Another familiar elderly female voice came from behind Jin Zhaozhi, making his spine feel a little cold.

It was Ms. Shifune Tsuzuki, who was accompanied by a white cat-like girl.

Imaizumi suddenly felt a little confused. Why did Ms. Tsuzuki Shisen always refresh behind Imaizumi? It was just like her elusive granddaughter. She wondered who had learned from whom.

"Cough." Jin Qiu」♂』￡鵡￡‰￣仲≡℃qN: Zhao Zhi coughed.

"Boss!" Kasumi Toyama was a little scared but also a little surprised when she saw Shisen Tsuzuki. She scratched her head, greeted Shisen Tsuzuki, and ran away.

Judging from her CiRCLE uniform, it must be her workday. This means she skipped work to watch a live show and was caught red-handed by the LiveHose owner.

"I am no longer the boss of SPCE."

Du Zhu Shichuan waved his hand, focusing on communicating with Jin Zhaozhi, "Is this your band?"

"It's just one of my minor artists in the band. How does it feel?"

"This band is a complete mess! The bass is full of mistakes, the drums are terrible, the guitar is emotionless, and there are countless errors... They must not have practiced for very long. They are not doing their best at all! The staff are too kind to let them go on stage!"

Tsuzuki Shisen crossed his arms and offered his unsparing critique.

“Indeed.” Jin Zhaozhi nodded silently.

Tsuzuki Shisen continued her suppressive fire:

"The lead singer is too inexperienced, lacking even emotional depth, which is disappointing! What's wrong with your young artist? 'Meeting on a Summer Night' is supposed to be her story, right? How come she acts like she's never experienced anything like it?"

"The store manager is really humorous."

Jin Zhaozhi also discovered this point.

After all, Nakamachi Jiu Arale 4 has a fourth sister, Misumi Mitsu, who looks a lot like her. Maybe it was actually Misumi Mitsu who played the role of a substitute in the novel and spent the summer night with Toyokawa Shoko.

"And..." Tsuzuki Shifune wanted to continue.

"Matcha Parfait Big Brother, Parfait."

You had to tilt your head back and stare at him.

“…Rakuna!” Ms. Tsuzuki Shifune broke down.

The little white cat has heterochromia, and it looks exactly like the white cat on the street. Could she really be Xiu Mao? Is the evil Tsuzuki Shisen an old cat?

Yoro looked at her again, and helplessly, she decided to pull her along on the boat.

At this moment, Crychic's performance on stage also ended.

Imaizumi gave a round of applause to Arale Nakamachi.

The blonde girl's hair was sticking to her slightly red forehead from singing so intensely. She first bowed to the audience, then swept her bangs behind her ears in the direction of Jin Zhaozhi, a satisfied smile on her face.

It seems the girl really enjoyed singing.

"They all seem very touched; it must have been so hard for them."

The sound of the Tsuzuki Poetry Boat drifted over softly:

“Mr. Jin, if you don’t want them to think that this is their peak and be stuck at this level forever, you’d better pour some cold water on them. They all seem to think they played very well.”

"me."

“You’re an adult, act like one! Of course, you can just pretend I’m being nosy.” After saying that, Tsuzuki Shisen took the cat to eat parfaits.

In fact, Jin Zhaozhi also knows that what Duzhu Shisen dislikes is not his poor skill level, but his lack of effort.

On stage, Crychic, being their first live performance, made frequent mistakes due to nervousness, which Zhu Shichuan felt disqualified them from performing. Her two suggestions were both reasonable; the only miscalculation was that Jin Zhaozhi didn't intend to manage the band.

Main text: Chapter 17 (Chapter 16) Toyokawa Real Estate, a bombshell!

Jin Zhaozhi has no intention of playing the villain.

Will Crychic be stuck in place for today's performance? What does that have to do with him?

He'd go back, close the door, and talk to Arale Nakamachi. As for the others? Imaizumi couldn't imagine himself getting involved with them; they were all a bit too far removed from humanity.

Motoyo Nagasaki is similar to Aine Chihaya; they both like to read the atmosphere and read facial expressions, which is quite normal.

When Shiina Ritsuki talks to herself, she is quite polite. Arale whispers behind her back that she is actually very stubborn and obstinate, often engaging in self-torture training, and then underperforming during practice. What is most incomprehensible is Wakaba Mutsu. Ima Teruyuki has almost never heard her speak. Do people with this kind of personality really exist in real life?

"Let's wait here for her to come out."

At the CiRCLE store, I ordered a coffee and waited outside.

As this was the first live concert for the island girl who had just arrived in Tokyo, after sharing her joy with the band members, she would definitely want to continue sharing with him. It would be too inconsiderate of her to just leave.

The CiRCLE back office, in the lounge.

Crychic and his friends were deeply moved, their faces flushed with excitement. They chatted and laughed around Arale Nakamachi, still feeling a sense of unfinished business.

"Is this really a piece we played? It's amazing!"

"That's amazing, Arale!"

"I really envy you, Xiangzi, being able to spend that night on the island with Arale!"

"Yes, I still miss them very much... but these two songs are not just about me."

Shoko Toyokawa spoke with great enthusiasm, staring into Arale's beautiful and unique pink eyes, "Right? First... Arale? These two songs are also for everyone in Crychic. They symbolize our fateful encounter and connection this spring! We are a community of destiny!"

"Yeah! I'm so happy too, Xiaoxiang, everyone. Thank you all for your contributions to the band, I'm really happy..." Nakamachi Arale's gaze swept across everyone's faces, a smile appearing on her lips.

In reality, she felt nothing for Toyokawa Shoko's words; she was happy because Ima Teruyuki had affirmed her.

That night, she didn't speak to Toyokawa Shoko at all, so there was no question of being moved.

The woman standing before her, Toyokawa Shoko, who was very familiar with her, seemed to be treating her as someone else... as her older sister, Misaki Hatsune, who was very similar to her and who was no different from her at night.

However, none of this matters anymore.

Her happiness is for Jin Zhaozhi, and her songs are only for Jin Zhaozhi. That's all.

Her story of an islander coming to Tokyo is not unusual. When she first arrived in Tokyo, she was almost cut off from her family because her phone was out of battery, and she was also beaten up in many cities.

In the end, it was Jin Zhaozhi who, in a way that was almost like taking her in, allowed her, who had no skills or qualifications, to come to the coffee shop. It was also because he was willing to believe that he, who seemed ordinary in this big city, could become one of those shining idols and stars on the screen.

If I truly radiate light, I'm merely the moon reflecting its brilliance. Compared to those who truly shine, my own gentle glow is utterly insignificant…

"I'm going to block this guy!"

The drummer's voice startled Arale Nakamachi from her reverie.

“Blocking is better than blacklisting,” Nagasaki Motoyo said with a smile.

"This guy dared to call Arale a country bumpkin from the island, and even said he came to Tokyo...! No way, I'm going to post him directly on the Crychic official account and let everyone curse him out!"

Shiina Tatsuki looked extremely angry at the online slander against Arale.

She cast a pleading look at Arale Nakamachi, seeking her companion's approval: "This is too much! Let him know the price of spouting nonsense online, Arale?"

"No, just block it, don't worry about it."

Arale Nakamachi shook her head.

This is a very dangerous and irregular practice for a public figure, something the agency taught her during training. If it causes trouble for Mr. Imaizumi's agency, she will be very troubled and upset.

Okay. Whatever you say.

Shiina Tatsuki obediently blocked it.

The group joked and played around, creating a lively atmosphere, while Ruoye Mu sat quietly to the side. For the Crychic members, this was a rare moment of reaping the rewards of their hard work and enjoying the camaraderie within the band.

Shoko Toyokawa, however, held her phone somewhat blankly, her eyes looking down.

It was a mixture of surprise, but more so a sense of loss, and much more hidden within. If I had to use a metaphor, it was like shattering something very important to me, leaving me incomplete forever.

She saw a message from her father.

Originally, Toyokawa Shoko wanted her fourth father to come to the performance, but unfortunately, he said he had to go to finalize a contract with the real estate developer and even missed the afternoon's live show. The good news is that he can come pick her up.

Before the live stream, Toyokawa Shoko told him he could go to the CiRCLE receptionist and they would let him into the lounge to find him, but his father didn't reply to the message for a long time.