Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 209 Enemies meet on a narrow road
"It's him……"

Hirano Yuta's sharp gaze fell on Xia Fan at the first moment.

There's no way around it. Even without makeup and wearing a white T-shirt, Xia Fan's looks and eyes are as dazzling as the sun among the long line of trainees.

Then, Hirano Yuta strode towards Xia Fan.

"Xia Fan, right? Nice to meet you. I'm Yuta Hirano, a trainee of J Club and a former member of the boy band "Anal Explosion Boys" Center..."

He looked down at Xia Fan and extended his hand generously.

"GTE Entertainment trainee, Xia Fan."

Xia Fan shook hands with the other party politely.

"Although seeking out seniors to hype and increase the number of views are the 'traditional skills' of the Burning Department, but they are going so fast before the show has officially started recording, be careful not to get hurt..."

The moment the two shook hands, Hirano Yuta had a disdainful smile on his face and whispered in Xia Fan's ear with gritted teeth.

Twenty-four hours before the statistical deadline, Xia Fan, who ranked first in personal video playback, had three million more playbacks than him who ranked second.

In the eyes of Hirano Yuta and his agency, it is impossible for Xia Fan's advertisement and TV drama to have such an effect. It is entirely caused by Yayoi Tsuki's shameless hype for the "burning junior" and Bethesda's daily increase in playback volume...

In terms of personal strength and popularity alone, Hirano Yuta, who has trained overseas for many years and made a short debut, can definitely crush Xia Fan.

Therefore, the agency spent a huge amount of money to get 3 million views for Hirano Yuta, which just caught up with Xia Fan's data...

I also specially reserved one million views, preparing to increase it in the last few hours before the statistics were closed, so as to completely overtake the first place.

Who would have thought that in the final period, Xia Fan's number of views suddenly soared by five million, and finally reached an exaggerated 10 million, which was more than twice that of Hirano Isami.

The pain of "trying to steal the tower but getting stolen instead" made him unable to sleep well for several days, as he had returned from overseas to develop in the entertainment industry in District 11 and was determined to make a big splash and become famous.

"Increasing the number of views? Did you misunderstand something..."

Xia Fan was stunned for a moment and wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.

The problem of the abnormally high number of views of his personal interview videos also troubled him for several days.

After confirming with Uncle Higashino and Bethesda that the company had not invested a penny in publicity and promotion or inflated the number of views, Xia Fan attributed it to the "hype effect" of Yayoi Tsuki and stopped worrying about it.

Anyway, the first stage is just the trainees' appearance, and the playback ranking and performance time have no decisive impact on the subsequent performance elimination stage.

"Hey, isn't this the second most viewed person, Mr. Hirano..."

"I'm curious. You've already debuted as a group, so can you still participate in this show as a trainee?"

Martin, who was behind Xia Fan, suddenly asked curiously in "business voice".

"You...what do you foreigners know?"

As if being asked about his sore spot, Hirano Yuta's face turned red and white, and his neat middle-parted bangs were a little messy.

"Overseas debut experience is not counted as 'industry experience' for this program. In District 11, I am a trainee who has never debuted."

At 183cm tall, he was slightly taller than Xia Fan, but he was not as tall as Martin, who was nearly m tall, and his aura instantly weakened.

"Hirano, the waiting area has started lining up..."

"An, what are you doing..."

"The camera is coming over here, please pay attention to your facial expressions."

At the same time, the curly-haired trainee named "Kishi Shiyao" walked over and hooked his hands around Hirano Yuta's neck.

"Sorry, Yuta has been abroad for too long, so he speaks more directly. Let me introduce myself. I'm Kishi Sho from S Company. My personal video is ranked third in terms of views..."

"Being an idol is different from being a model or an actress who can get by just on their good looks. What matters is the ability on stage..."

"I hope you won't be exposed on your first stage soon." Kishiyo smiled with narrowed eyes, said a few words to Xia Fan, and dragged Hirano Yuta to the waiting area.

"As expected of a survival talent show, it's already full of tension before it even starts."

Watching the two people leaving, Xia Fan sighed.

Although these trainees, who are carefully trained by large companies, are about the same age as their schoolmates, they have long been influenced by the company and have had the instinct of "competition" engraved in their bones, just like Makoto Shibata.

"Although it's not necessary, thank you for helping me speak up."

Turning back, he thanked Martin again.

"I'm not speaking for you. This is just one of my 'bad tastes'. Anyway, no matter how sarcastic I am, as long as they think I'm a 'foreigner' who is difficult to communicate with and reason with, they won't mind..."

"If it weren't for your sudden rise, these two would be the first and second place. It's normal for them to have some complaints."

"I guess they have been working very hard these past two days to prove themselves on the first stage."

"So, I am also looking forward to Xia Jun's first stage performance."

Martin switched back to his fluent local dialect and winked at Xia Fan cunningly.

……

"Xia Fan... he actually participated in this program as well... it's really a narrow road for enemies to cross..."

Just as Xia Fan continued to listen to Martin chatting about "inside gossip", a gloomy gaze from the team behind him was staring at him.

"However, I have now mastered divine powers that surpass those of ordinary people. I am no longer on the same level as you..."

"This time, the championship of the "Idol Birth Festival" is within my grasp."

This person is none other than the trainee who was "substitute" for the competition, Makoto Shibata.

"I hope you can hold on until you face me head-on, and then accept defeat in despair."

Compared with the previous period, he had lost weight, and with a condescending sneer on his face, he looked at Xia Fan with disdain.

"Brother, what are you daydreaming about? There's a long empty space ahead, why don't you move quickly..."

"Oh, ok, sorry sorry."

Behind him, several trainees complained loudly, causing Shibata Makoto to put away his smile and walk forward with the team in panic.

……

"Dear producers, welcome to the second episode of "Idol Birth Festival". I am your representative producer, Kimura Goro..."

“Thanks to Mobile Game God O for sponsoring this program. The rays of light rise from the sky and the stars shine in the sky. We are traveling together on the Starry Continent and embarking on a new journey here…”

"Other sponsors I would like to thank include..."

While a group of trainees were lining up for their looks backstage, in the main studio that looked like an Edo Shrine, Goro Kimura was recording the "Thank You Speech to Sponsors" at the opening of the show with a fake smile on his face.

"It's ok, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kimura..."

"Thank you for your hard work."

After reciting the difficult-to-read advertising slogan over and over again until his masseter muscles became weak and his tongue became numb, Goro Kimura finally finished the recording.

"Kimura... this way..."

While rubbing his sore cheek, he suddenly saw Akimoto Manjiro, with a face full of flesh, secretly waving at him in the shadow of the background wall.

(End of this chapter)