“MMK, are you feeling embarrassed? We can just use the money to hold a live show. It’s been ages since we last held a live show, so why not take this opportunity to do one more?”

Asagi looked at MMK, waiting for her response. MMK hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly, still feeling a little embarrassed.

“It’s settled then, this Saturday night.”

Asagi didn’t wait for MMK and the others to react before unilaterally making the decision. The atmosphere was good, like a relaxed exchange between colleagues, without any pressure. If Asagi had insisted that MMK and the others hold a live show this Saturday, Asagi felt they would have agreed.

But what comes with it is the spread of another very bad atmosphere. When you ask others to do something in a strong attitude, then others will also change the way they get along with you because of this tough attitude.

Then, the communication between Asagi and MMK and the others is likely to become a command-style communication between superiors and subordinates, rather than a conversation between ordinary friends.

“The time arrangement may be a bit tight.”

MMK frowned. “If we schedule it for next week, it might be better. That way, we’ll have enough time to promote it, and tickets will sell better. The store manager said he can give us a bigger share this time, and there’s even a discount on the venue rental.”

“MMK-san is right. However,” Asagi paused, deliberately slowing down his tone, “if time is tight and our live is well organized, then it can be seen that our fans are enthusiastic enough. The conversion rate is extremely high. Then, is our future also bright enough? Don’t you want to test it out?”

486 and MMK looked at Asagi. What Asagi said was something they had never imagined. They were bound by the initial things, and they only wanted to have a sufficient admission rate.

According to Asagi, if they can still achieve good results despite the tight schedule, it means that there are many people who are truly paying attention to them, rather than just “sleeping fans”.

After MMK and 486 agreed, Asagi told Rupa and Chi-chan about it. Rupa didn’t object at all, as Asagi had known about this for a long time. Asagi was the oldest among them, and because of the family changes, Rupa was particularly cherishing the things around her.

And friends are even worse.

Therefore, Rupa has been silently supporting the band all along, and she never objects to whatever the band does. She cherishes this time very much.

Pay attention to Xiaozhi’s words. She has been impatient for a long time. The success of the last live made Xiaozhi’s heart burn with fire, and she has been looking forward to the next live. So after hearing Asagi’s words, Xiaozhi happily turned his face away and smiled secretly.

In reality, Xiaozhi wanted success even more than MMK did. MMK, despite dropping out of school, didn’t run away from home secretly. Even if his music career failed, MMK still had a home to return to. But Xiaozhi didn’t.

Chi-chan and her mother are in a state of semi-breakup. Chi-chan’s family is very similar to Nagasaki Suyo’s. They both live with their mothers, and their mothers are dating other men. The difference is that Chi-chan already feels like an outsider, so she ran away from home and lived independently.

As for Nagasaki Suyo, she is still supported by her family and lives a carefree life as a young lady.

“What time?” asked Rupa.

“this Saturday.”

“Time seems to be very tight.”

“I have confidence in everyone.”

Chapter 85 500 Yuan

“500 yuan, thank you for your patronage.”

Asagi stretched out his hand to ask Chihaya Aine for money. Chihaya Aine stood there in confusion, looking at Asagi, as if she had not reacted.

“What 500 yuan?” Chihaya Aine asked in confusion.

Takamatsu Deng, who was following Chihaya Aine, was also very surprised. When school was over, Asagi suddenly stopped them outside the teaching building and asked Chihaya Aine for money.

Gao Songdeng didn’t understand, but why was it 500 yuan? She stood there, looking at Asagi.

Asagi chuckled, then took out a few live tickets from his bag and waved them in front of Chihaya Aine.

“My all-in tickets for Saturday night, I wasn’t kidding you.”

Asagi pulled out a card and handed it to Chihaya Aine, then handed another to Takamatsu Touma. This live was completely different from the last one. Last time, My All was a supporting role, but this time, it was the main character.

Since they were the main act, their treatment was completely different. Not only were they scheduled for prime time, but they also received a large number of tickets. Just like last time, My All couldn’t afford to book the venue, so they had to choose to continue with the same plan: the band would continue to take the ticket sales revenue.

This time, the restaurant gave My All a lot of tickets, twice as many as last time. This means they can earn around 10 yuan just by selling all the tickets.

Takamatsu Deng carefully flipped through the ticket. Chihaya Aine, on the other hand, was much more forthright. After taking the ticket, she quickly flipped through the information on “my all.” It listed the band’s performance time and who would be performing.

“The ticket said 3000 yuan, and you only charged me 500? So you’re a nice person.”

Chihaya Aine happily took out 500 yuan from her bag and handed it to Asagi. Asagi looked at the 500 yuan, shook his head and did not take it.

He’s not stupid, would he sell tickets like this? If he did, it wouldn’t take long for the band to go bankrupt.

“3000 yuan, it’s clearly written on it, 3000 yuan. However, considering we’re classmates and friends, I can give you a special price, only 2500 yuan.”

“So I saved 500 yuan.” Chihaya Aine was a little disappointed, but looking at the ticket in her hand, Chihaya Aine became excited again. She rubbed the ticket against her face and without saying anything, she took out 2500 yuan and handed it to Asagi.

Asagi didn’t answer, but instead said,

“It’s still 500 yuan short.”

“Didn’t you say the discount was 500?” Chihaya Aine blinked, she was a little confused.

Asagi smiled and pulled out another object from his pocket. It was a card-like object, shaped like a playing card, but a bit smaller.

“what is this?”

“I’m not kidding, it’s signed by all the members of the band MY ALL, and there’s also a special photo of them. It’s very special.”

Asagi handed the cards to Chihaya Aine, who carefully took them. Asagi gave her five cards, each with a photo of a band member. The My All members in the photos looked great.

Chihaya Ain couldn’t let go of the book. But when she turned to the photo of Nina, Chihaya Ain showed a confused expression. She looked up at Asagi,

“I don’t know this girl. I didn’t see her last time.”

Chihaya Aine pointed at Nina in the photo and asked Asagi, “Is she the new member of the band?”

“Yes, the new lead singer.” Asagi nodded, confirming Chihaya Aine’s guess.

Ever since her last public performance, Nina has been interested in the band. As a result, Nina’s mind can’t focus on her studies. When she’s doing homework alone, she always thinks about the band unconsciously.

Because of this, Renai felt that she was sick.

She specifically asked her idol MMK for help. Since she already had MMK’s contact information, she might as well use it.

“Would you like to try a real live performance?”

Faced with Renna’s worries, MMK decisively extended the invitation. Now MMK has no obsession with the lead singer position, she just wants to keep playing.

“Is it really possible?”

Rencai over there asked carefully.

“Of course, everyone believes that you can do it.”

In this way, MMK once again tricked Rencai over.

“She has a great voice and was born to sing.”

“Huh?” Chihaya Aine stared at Nina on the card and exclaimed.

Asagi took the 3000 yen that Chihaya Aine handed over, the note was very light, but the weight was enough.

“Then I’ll take it. Thank you for your patronage. I’ll come again next time.”

Asagi happily pocketed the money and looked at Takamatsu Deng. Needless to say, Chihaya Aine got autographed photos from her idols and happily entered a fantasy world, oblivious to the real world.

Takamatsu Deng, who was standing by, lowered her head and looked at the ticket in her hand. She didn’t ask Asagi about it, but directly took out her wallet, took out 3000 yuan and put it in Asagi’s hand.

Asagi felt strange because he saw Takamatsu Deng’s mouth pouting, as if he was sulking.

However, Asagi did not accept the 3000 yuan from Takamatsu Deng, but returned it intact.

“??? You won’t sell it to me? Why… can’t I participate?”

Takamatsu Deng hung his head, seemingly lost in his own autism. Seeing Deng in this state, Asagi sighed softly. Although Takamatsu Deng was much better now than before, change wasn’t something that happened overnight; it took time to adapt.

“Of course not, Deng-san. This is a gift for you, so of course I can’t accept money for it. Otherwise, it would be meaningless.”

“Give it to me?” Takamatsu Deng looked up at Asagi in surprise, her eyes filled with shock. She stood there blankly, even forgetting to take the money Asagi handed back.

“Yeah, this is for Touma-san, remember to come and see it. And Chihaya-san.”

After saying that, Asagi said goodbye to them and turned to leave. He came here to deliver the tickets, and now that the tickets have been delivered, it is natural for him to go home.

When Chihaya Aine came out of the fantasy world, she found that Asagi had already left. She didn’t have the chance to say thank you to Asagi, after all, she loved the autographed photos of idols.

But, if that’s the case, then what Asagi said is true, he is really a member of my all. Chihaya Aine couldn’t help but think. She turned around and saw that Takamatsu Deng also had a ticket in his hand, so she happily hugged Takamatsu Deng,

“You bought one too? That way, we can go together.”

“I want to go with everyone.” Gao Songdeng whispered.

Chapter 86 Miura Shimei

MY ALL’s current popularity is enough to attract the attention of agencies. Miura Shiomi is a professional agent. Her job is similar to that of a talent scout, responsible for discovering musicians or bands with commercial potential.

The agency she works for is not unknown, on the contrary, it is quite famous in Tokyo. Therefore, many artists and singers want to join her agency.

Today, Miura Shiomi came to the company as usual. She first greeted her classmates. Several of Miura Shiomi’s colleagues are professional agents. The difference is that professional agents also have different levels of status, and different levels of importance.

Generally speaking, a professional agent will only be responsible for one band, because once becoming the band’s agent, the agent is closely tied to the band and will prosper together. The team that a professional agent is responsible for is either directly assigned by the company or found by himself.

But that’s not the case. Once a manager finds a band, he or she can become the band’s professional manager. First, the band must sign a contract with the company.

In other words, when Miura Shiomi takes a fancy to an independent band, she will first contact the other party to discuss. After reaching a certain intention, Miura Shiomi will report the band’s information to the relevant review department of the company.

Normally, the review department would not hold anyone back and would quickly respond to Miura Shiomi’s suggestion to conduct a relevant contact assessment. This was the busiest time for professional agents.

During this period, managers not only have to frequently interact with the band, painting a rosy picture for the band and promising a bright future, but many girl band members are relatively young and mostly learn about the band through television, peers, and friends.

This is precisely what they overlook and don’t understand. If a band can be remembered by the public, then it is already a very successful band. And most of the bands that girls know of belong to this category.

Therefore, many young girls fall into a cognitive misunderstanding. They believe that after signing with an agency and becoming a professional band, they will become like those bands on TV media, quickly become famous, become popular all over the country, be known by many people, and reach the pinnacle of life.

This is a huge trap. It can be said that the vast majority of bands are unknown. They barely have a small fan base. This fan base is not enough to support the band, but the musicians are unwilling to give up. So they choose to do the same as MMK, either working part-time or relying on family support, and persevering for years at a loss.

Eventually, pressured by age and heightened awareness, they are forced to resign themselves to reality. At this point, they choose to lay down their instruments, wear normal clothes, find a normal job, forget about music, and begin another life as an ordinary person. This is commonly known as giving up and returning home.

Even so, there are still countless young and energetic girls who are desperate to enter this industry. Miura Shiomi’s job is to find these girls, assess their potential, and then find a band to sign them and become the band’s professional agent.

Why did Miura Shiomi take the initiative to look for bands instead of accepting assignments from the company? Because a good band would have countless managers who would be jealous, so they might let the company go.

Therefore, the bands assigned by the company are basically problem bands. Either there are cracks among the members of the band and the band is on the verge of falling apart, or the band is very unpopular and the company misjudged it. The band has not demonstrated the corresponding commercial value at all, so the company randomly assigns some idle agents to be responsible for the remaining contract time of the band.

It’s rare to find a talented band without a manager. This usually happens when there’s a major issue with the manager, forcing the company to switch managers. However, such opportunities are often snatched up by those with connections and industry bosses, leaving Shiomi Miura nowhere to be found.

After greeting her, Miura Shiomi returned to her workstation. As usual, she turned on her computer and typed “MY ALL.” Soon, the band’s information popped up on the screen.

MY ALL is a band founded by Miss MMK. As one of MMK’s fans, Shiomi Miura really wants to become the agent of MY ALL.

Miura Shiomi has been at the company for several months now, but she still doesn’t have her own band. This puts her under a lot of pressure. She’s being paid a salary, but she doesn’t have any specific work to do. In other words, she hasn’t shown her value yet and is just sitting there doing nothing.

If they can’t find a band to sign, they might be fired or assigned to another department. It’s common for managers to manage teams across departments, as their duties are similar. Basically, they maintain team spirit and resolve issues within the group. However, this rarely becomes apparent.

Most managers portrayed on television have a superior air. For example, they appear cold and unapproachable, issuing orders, making demands, rejecting, and disciplining team members. This is, in fact, intentionally misleading.

Agents have a lot to deal with, not just maintaining the idols’ external image.

Shiomi Miura sighed as she looked at the information on the MY ALL band’s homepage. She attached great importance to the band’s future and had taken the initiative to approach Miss MMK to express her intention to cooperate.

At the time, Miura Shiomi felt that her agency was not weak and was comparable to MMK’s previous agency. Therefore, Miura Shiomi did not expect the current predicament she was in. She was decisively rejected by Miss MMK.

“Hey, Miss MMK, my Miss MMK, why are you refusing?”

Miura Shiomi weakly climbed onto the table and squinted her eyes, flipping through the latest news about the band MY ALL. Soon, she came across the news about their upcoming live performance. Miura Shiomi instantly perked up, staring at the screen, reading every word.

She hadn’t given up yet and was determined to get MMK before other agencies took action. Miura Shiomi secretly made up her mind.

After being rejected by MMK, Shiomi Miura reflected on the reasons for her rejection. Could it be that the conditions offered weren’t good enough, or that she wasn’t sincere enough, or that the agency wasn’t well-known enough? MMK didn’t understand?

Chapter 87 Signature

“No matter what, I can’t give up. I have to get some MY ALL before other agencies make a move.”

Miura Shiomei stood up suddenly, clenched her fists, and cheered herself up. A group of people around her looked over, and they looked at Miura Shiomei with strange eyes.

Miura Shiomi giggled foolishly to cover up the awkward atmosphere. She sat down, feeling like a deflated ball.

In fact, Shiomi Miura is not only following the band MY ALL. In addition to MY ALL, she has also followed several bands that seem to have certain potential.

In the past, people with a career like her would go to various live events or concerts, and might even wander the streets to find potential bands, because these are places where independent bands often hang out.

Now, there’s an online channel. It’s the simplest and most convenient way. They just need to browse their newsfeeds, look for videos of new bands, and see how many followers and followers they have. Then, they click on the videos to hear the new bands’ voices and music. If they’re interested, they can contact them privately and meet in person to discuss.