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

Chapter 331 Professional Audience
"Dear audience, please cooperate with the staff for security checks. Do not bring any suspicious items into the venue. Please be sure to take your seats according to the seats specified on your tickets..."

While the two were exchanging greetings, the "lucky audience" at the scene began to enter the venue one after another under the guidance of the staff.

"Come to think of it, the audience this time seems to be much more well-behaved than the first two rounds?"

Looking back at the audience seats at the entrance, Goro Kimura couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In the first two rounds, the audience, led by Xia Fan's fanatical fans, fought wits and courage with the security personnel, either secretly taking photos or raiding to cheer, causing chaos...

In contrast, the audience at this show did not make any noise at all, and the security check was also very cooperative. After entering the venue, they sat down quietly, with a respectful smile on their faces at all times...

The presence is so low that if you don't go to see it, you won't even notice that there are so many people sitting in the audience.

"Hey, uncles and aunts of that age also watch male idol auditions and spend a lot of money to support them?"

What made Goro Kimura even more curious was that among the audience this time, there were fewer young women, who were the main consumer group, and mixed in were some middle-aged men and women who looked completely incompatible with "idol boy bands".

You should know that according to incomplete statistics, the average real-name consumption for the third round of on-site tickets is over 200,000 yen.

"Ha, haha, there's nothing strange about it. The audience members are randomly selected. It's all a matter of luck who comes... Maybe some people accidentally bought the support products and voted with the intention of giving it a try, and ended up being selected to come to the event."

"Is that so? Director Akimoto is a man who has hosted countless talent shows and is very knowledgeable."

Manjiro Akimoto fooled Goro Kimura by laughing it off, but in his heart he was sighing that the cooperation of these "professional audiences" was indeed very high, but next time he would remind them to pay attention to the rationality of the personnel composition.

Fortunately, the program is a recorded broadcast, and the shots of the audience seats can be edited in post-production to reduce the appearance rate of these "uncles and aunts".

"Mr. Kimura, please come over here and record the commercial..."

"Director, the other mentors have finished their styling and are about to enter the venue..."

"What about the trainees? Their hair and makeup are not ready yet. Please hurry up backstage!"

As the audience quietly entered the venue one after another, the program team was also preparing for the various tasks in a tense and orderly manner.

Yayoi Tsuki, who was dressed in a black business suit and was so beautiful that people could not look directly at her, slowly sat down in the mentor seat.

"Ms. Yayoi, thank you very much for joining us and making this program a success today."

Akimoto Manjiro, in a good mood, walked up to her politely and thanked her.

"Cooperation is a win-win situation. I became a mentor to maintain my personal exposure. The show has such ratings, thanks to Director Akimoto."

Yayoi Tsuki said politely without any sincerity.

"Director, it seems like you have a 'win in your grasp' today..."

"Let me make it clear in advance that our team has no intention of admitting defeat."

After taking a look at the man who had created countless idols, she spoke in a calm tone without disguising anything.

"The audition hasn't ended yet, and the results are still unknown. Whether it's you or the trainees, you must do your best."

"As a director, I just want to select idol groups that the audience likes. It doesn't matter to me who wins or loses when they debut..."

Perhaps he didn't expect Yayoi Tsuki to speak so directly. Akimoto Manjiro was stunned for a moment before responding politely as if he didn't understand.

"Hey, Director Akimoto, please give me your guidance today as well!"

"I heard you were rehearsing so hard these past two days that you didn't even go to the nightclub, Hirai-kun!"

“No, no, when it comes to things related to rap and street dance, my desire to win will skyrocket, and I get carried away easily…” Just in time to see Shota Hirai walking up to the mentor seat, he hurriedly went up to greet him, avoiding the sharp conversation with Yayoi Tsuki.

"Humph, what you want to select is never the boy band that the audience likes, but the puppets that the capital has set up, right?"

"I hope the performance later won't make your jaw drop..."

With her chin on one hand, Yayoi Tsukki gazed at the brightly lit stage and sighed.

……

"Dear audience, welcome to the final performance of this program, the night of the birth of an idol!"

On the brightly lit stage, Goro Kimura made a grand appearance and announced the official start of the final performance in front of countless cameras and gazes.

"..."

But after his opening remarks, the audience did not cheer or applaud as expected. Instead, they just stared at the stage with a forced smile. It was eerily quiet.

"Pah...pah..."

This made the sparse applause from the mentors' seats seem a little awkward.

"Clap clap clap clap!"

It was not until the staff on the sidelines made the guiding gesture of "applause" that the audience cooperated and gave thunderous applause.

“I feel your enthusiasm…”

"Today, with the help of the four mentors, the trainees came to us to give us their all-out performances, just to win the popularity votes held tightly in the hands of the producers on site and in front of the screen!"

Assuming that the audience was just too nervous, the battle-hardened Goro Kimura still maintained his elegant smile and continued to host in a slightly exaggerated manner.

"Once again, this performance will also be voted on by four mentors and one thousand audience members. The top three groups will receive 30 million, 20 million, and 10 million popularity points respectively..."

"Three days after the performance, the top nine trainees in terms of total popularity will officially debut as members of the limited group!"

"I hope everyone will not be stingy with their popularity votes during this period, and give their full support to your favorite trainees! For more detailed rules and information, please check the program's official website..."

After diligently outputting the program rules, Kimura Goro smiled and unbuttoned his suit...

"Next, let me and the trainees bring you the first performance song..."

He threw his coat into the air handsomely, revealing a navy blue shirt studded with rhinestones underneath...

“…Across the ocean!”

The stage lights flickered, and the background of the big screen changed to a coastline with crashing waves...

Yuta Hirano, Jack, Yu Takahashi and others who were in the same group with Goro Kimura have also quietly come on stage.

Unfortunately, the audience in the audience still had that soulless smile on their faces, and this carefully designed and unexpected program transition did not elicit any cheers.

"After that day, I forgot about swimming."

"Only when faith is ignited can we see the sunshine."

Under the lights, standing in the center, Kimura Goro picked up the microphone and sang the first line with deep eyes...

(End of this chapter)