A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

Nagasaki Motoyo walked up to Chihaya Tetsuya's workbench and placed the bag in her hand on it.

"Is she unwell?"

"No, actually..."

……

"That's it..."

After listening to Chihaya Tetsuya's explanation, Nagasaki Suyo understood the whole story.

"That's great. Xiangzi hasn't given up on music after all! Well... although composing for others is a bit lonely, it does increase the possibility of us performing on the same stage in the future."

As she spoke, she sat down next to Chihaya Tetsuya with a happy look on her face.

"But is this okay? Will the production of the costumes be affected without Xiangzi's help?"

"The speed will probably be reduced a bit, but I still have a lot of time, so it doesn't matter."

Chihaya Tetsu also put down the needle and thread in his hand.

"So, what are you delivering? And you're making a special trip at this time..."

"Coffee beans and a set for hand-grinding coffee."

Nagasaki Suyo showed the opening of the bag to Chihaya Tetsuya.

Although these are new products that have not been opened, it is not difficult to see the expensiveness and exquisiteness of this coffee set from the exquisite packaging written all in English.

only……

"Well, I'm ashamed to say..."

Chihaya Tetsu also scratched his head:

"I've never made hand-ground coffee before and have no idea how to use these things..."

"It doesn't matter, because these are not meant for you anyway."

As Nagasaki Suyo said this, she tied the opening of the bag again.

"Your housework skills are terrible. Grinding the coffee yourself will definitely make a mess. I just sent the instructions to Aine. You can just leave this task to her."

"Uh, um, um..."

"Then I'll come and make you coffee myself on the weekend."

"Okay, I know... huh?"

Chihaya Tetsuya couldn't help but look a little dumbfounded after hearing this.

"You mean... you'll come to my house every weekend and make me coffee?"

"kindness."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded casually.

"Is there anything strange?"

"That's quite strange!"

Chihaya Tetsuya expressed his incomprehension of Nagasaki Suyo's calmness.

"Going all the way to make me coffee on your precious day off is weird, no matter how you look at it, right?!"

"Of course, it's not just about making coffee. I'm planning to take charge of the cooking as well."

Nagasaki Suyo's tone was still very calm, as if she was talking about something very normal.

"After all, managing your health is part of my job."

"No, no, no, this is really going too far!"

Chihaya Tetsuya continued to shake his head in opposition:

"I didn't sign that contract to burden you unnecessarily. Coffee and cooking alone aren't enough to make you sacrifice your rest time."

"So, what if we also add the documents from the various manufacturers and sellers that my mother helped contact?"

As if she had anticipated Chihaya Tetsuya's attitude at this moment, Nagasaki Suyo continued speaking almost without hesitation:

"Or do you want these tasks that could have been done by me to take up my mother's precious working time so that she can meet with you in person?"

"Uh……"

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsuya immediately lost the confidence to continue refusing.

Chihaya Tetsuya was already grateful for receiving so much help from the other party, so how could he possibly do something that would cause trouble for the other party at this point...

"Su Shi..."

"kindness?"

"You did it on purpose, right?"

Chihaya Tetsuya asked helplessly:

"Why don't you just tell me you'll deliver the documents to me this weekend? If it's for serious business, I definitely won't refuse you."

"But if I had mentioned the document first, then you would have lost your bargaining chip and would have tried to shirk your offer of coffee or food. And now, forced to give in, you would have naturally accepted those small conditions you hadn't originally intended to accept."

Nagasaki Suyo explained with a triumphant smile:

"That's the art of negotiation, Mr. President."

"……what."

As Nagasaki Suyo said, when he realized that he had no reason to refuse the other party, he naturally accepted the two conditions mentioned above and completely forgot about the objection and excuses just now.

Simply adjusting the order of presenting conditions could have such a significant impact on the outcome of the negotiation...

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsuya stared at Nagasaki Suyo in amazement for a long time, and then he couldn't help but ask:

"Did you learn all this from your mother?"

"Well, she taught me these specifically before she came to deliver the things."

Nagasaki Suyo smiled and replied:

"She told me that although these are just the basics of business negotiations, they are definitely more than enough to 'deal' with you."

"..."

Chihaya Tetsuya was completely speechless.

If the "power gap" brought by Hoshino Ai that day made him feel the frustration of being a man for the first time, then falling into Nagasaki Suyo's "negotiation trap" this time was a heavy blow to his adult status...

……

I always feel it's a little strange.

When he first met Ai in the orphanage, he did protect and take care of her as an older man. However, as time went on, Hoshino Ai became more and more assertive for some reason, to the point where she even took tough measures against him.

The same thing happened to Nagasaki Suyo. Clearly, when he was initially helping her reconcile with Toyokawa Shoko, he was able to calmly guide her and help her resolve her emotional issues. However, within less than a month, she had inexplicably become his personal advisor and had even begun to intrude into his life in a way that he couldn't refuse...

"Do I really look that easy to bully?"

He couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"nothing……"

Chihaya Tetsuya coughed twice to cover up his cough, then hurriedly asked:

"By the way, how are you going to get home later? Do you need me to call you a taxi?"

"It's okay, I've already made an appointment."

Nagasaki Suyo took out her cell phone.

"Just keep focusing on your work."

"...This consultant's work is a bit too hard."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head.

"Every weekend I have to travel so far to visit other people's homes and so on. The physical exertion alone is enough to kill me."

"It doesn't matter. It's just a short period of time anyway."

Nagasaki Suyo said nonchalantly:

"When you start building your own personal brand, I will move directly to your home to make work more convenient."

"……Eh?"

"Ah, the taxi I booked is here. I'll be leaving now. See you this weekend, my dear president."

After saying that, without waiting for Chihaya Tetsuya to respond, Nagasaki Suyo stood up and walked straight to the studio door.

Chihaya Tetsuya just stared blankly at her back until her back completely disappeared. Then he murmured in an extremely dull voice:

"Isn't it?"

It seems that the contract he signed not long ago is far more significant than he had expected.

31

Chapter 31 The courage required for greed.

"Yes, I don't intend to change my decision..."

The agent said to the person on the other end of the phone in an extremely calm tone:

"Well, let's just use the excuse of not having the time...Okay, that's it."

After completing the final instructions, she put down her phone and looked at the girl who had been staring at her since the beginning.

"Why, are you worried that I might go back on my word?"

"No, I just came to report my work to you!"

"Ugh……"

Looking at Hoshino Ai's serious expression, the agent held his forehead speechlessly.

"That's fine to fool others, but forget it with me. Don't forget who taught you to be like this."

"Ahahaha...that's true."

Hoshino Ai stuck out her tongue, then came behind her agent and rubbed her shoulders.

"Thank you, Miss Higuchi. Although I really want to help the agency complete its work as much as possible...but this is the only brand that I cannot accept their work for no matter what."

"..."

The agent first glanced back at Hoshino Ai's unsmiling expression, then said:

"It doesn't matter. Not forcing artists to do work they don't like is one of our agency's core principles."

"So this is why our firm has never been able to expand, right?"

"No need. Our agency has never pursued this goal since the day the current president took over. We only have one goal, and that is to train the best idols."

"..."

After hearing this, Hoshino Ai was silent for a while, and then asked:

"Before this...were there other idols like me who hadn't even been active for half a year?"

"No."

The agent shook his head decisively.

"But your situation is quite special, so there's no way to compare it with others..."

She paused for a moment before asking:

"So, that Chihaya-san from [KaZoKu] is the person you've been looking for?"

"Yes."

Hoshino Ai nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"He was the one who protected me when I was in the orphanage and taught me what love is."