My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

"And it took a whole month to process."

Ritsu Tainaka covered her cheeks in exasperation. If only she had met Dongfang Bai sooner, she might have been able to buy her drum set for a cheaper price.

Moreover, if they had met earlier, he and Mio would have been childhood sweethearts, right? With Mio's extraordinary charm and the added advantage of being childhood sweethearts, probably no one could have taken Shiro away from Mio!

And if Mio really gets together with Shiro, wouldn't that mean the Light Music Club has gained a hidden rich kid?!

As Ritsu thought this to herself, she glanced at Akiyama Mio beside her and noticed that her gaze was also fixed on Dongfang Bai's back.

"Sorry, boss, I found out I only have 220,000 left in my card. I spent it all while shopping earlier, so I can't take this guitar..."

As Dongfang Bai spoke, he shook his head with a regretful expression, then put the guitar back on the shopkeeper's counter, looking as if he was about to turn around and leave.

"Then I'll sell it to you for 220,000!"

The boss spoke loudly, and for some reason, his face turned red, perhaps from anger.

"It can still be cut..."

"That's an exaggeration."

Just as Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu were admiring the guitar, Kotobuki Tsumugi slowly walked out from behind. She stood in front of the shopkeeper and looked at the guitar.

"Bai Jun! I want to try too."

"Huh...?"

The boss was taken aback. He suddenly realized that the girl in front of him looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection, he recognized her distinctive eyebrows. Wasn't this the only daughter of Chairman Kotobuki?!

And his name is Bai Jun!? Upon closer inspection, this guy is extremely handsome and exudes a heroic aura; he looks like the kind of top student in school!

Furthermore, the relationship between Chairman Kotobuki's daughter and him seems very close, and a man and a woman shopping together—isn't that a date?

I'm doomed! I actually charged him that price. If he goes back and realizes he lost out, and tells Kotobuki Tsumugi, I'm finished!

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I forgot. We have a promotion. You're the 9999th customer to enter, so you get a discount! I can sell it to you for 150,000!"

150,000?

Dongfang Bai was completely dumbfounded. He had just spent a long time negotiating with the boss and managed to get a discount of 30,000 Neon Coins, but suddenly the discount dropped to 50,000.

The boss suddenly noticed Dongfang Bai's furrowed brows, clearly indicating that he believed Dongfang Bai had deceived him, and was therefore very unhappy. His face turned deathly pale, and he immediately began frantically typing on the computer.

"So, what do you think of the 100,000 Neon Dollars?"

"Eh... that?"

"80% off! Only 50,000... no!! 95% off!!! Only 37,500 Neon Coins!"

The shopkeeper rattled off these numbers in a row, leaving Dongfang Baihua completely dumbfounded before he could even finish speaking. Just moments ago, the guitar cost 250,000 Japanese yen, but suddenly it had become 37,500 Japanese yen...

What... what's going on?

Suddenly, he followed the boss's gaze and looked at Kotobuki Tsumugi, who was staring at him happily.

At that moment, Dongfang Bai suddenly understood something. He nodded thoughtfully, then swiped his card to give the shopkeeper 37,500 Neon Coins. The shopkeeper then carefully packed up the guitar and handed it to Dongfang Bai.

This is truly... a windfall!

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"Hey bro, here's your guitar."

The shop owner packed the guitar into a bag and handed it to Ye Feng, who accepted it expressionlessly and left the shop amidst the shop owner's farewells.

My feelings are truly quite complicated.

Cutting 250,000 into 37,500 Japanese yen, and even offering a 15% discount, is ridiculous. This is less than a fraction of the original amount; it's practically robbery.

Others might just round down the amount, but you've rounded it down to the top, leaving only a small fraction.

This isn't like you're haggling with a kitchen knife, it's like you're carrying a dragon-slaying sword! One strike could cost more than 999!

Dongfang Bai glanced subtly at Kotobuki Tsumugi, who was looking very happy beside him. She still seemed 'intrigued' that there was actually such an interesting thing as bargaining.

"Hey, Bai Sang, you really bought it..."

Tainaka Ritsu looked at the guitar that Dongfang Bai had one hand behind his back, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. What's wrong with this guy? He actually bought it for more than 200,000 yuan without hesitation.

"Waaah!"

Ping Zewei's face was filled with joy and excitement. She took the guitar from Dongfang Bai and hugged it tightly in her arms, cherishing it dearly.

Seeing this, Dongfang Bai was relieved. It seemed that she would indeed cherish this guitar.

It's often said that things that come too easily are rarely cherished, and only treasures obtained through long and arduous effort are truly valuable. However, this saying doesn't apply to Yui Hirasawa.

Even if this guitar only costs a few thousand Japanese yen, she would probably cherish it quite a bit.

"You should thank Tsumugi. It only cost 37,500 yuan."

Dongfang Bai scratched his cheek helplessly. In fact, he had already figured out what had happened. It was all thanks to Kotobuki Tsumugi's help that things were like this.

"Well, that store is actually one of my family's businesses..."

Kotobuki Tsumugi smiled slightly. Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu exchanged a glance, their astonishment beyond words.

Silence speaks louder than words at this moment.

"I should have let her speak from the beginning," Dongfang Bai thought, tilting his head slightly, as if he had used his bargaining skills.

"Thank you so much! From now on, I will definitely practice every day!"

Hirasawa Yui bowed slightly to Dongfang Bai and Kotobuki Tsumugi, and it was clear that she was very grateful to Dongfang Bai and Kotobuki Tsumugi because their help was very great.

"Then I'll look forward to it."

Dongfang Bai did not refuse Pingze Wei's thanks, and it was clear that this dazed girl was truly grateful for his help from the bottom of her heart.

"Ah, I suddenly remembered that Lu and I haven't settled things with the class yet, so I have to go now. See you all tomorrow!"

Akiyama Mio seemed to suddenly remember something, and then anxiously pulled Tainaka Ritsu away. The two of them seemed to have completely forgotten that they had something to do, and ended up playing around the whole time.

"Then I'll go home first. See you tomorrow, Bai Jun and Wei."

Kotobuki Tsumugi smoothed her white hat and then happily skipped away. She had a very happy day; her time in the Light Music Club had been very interesting every day.

"Nawei, I'm about to leave too. Go back and familiarize yourself with the guitar."

Seeing that everyone had left, Dongfang Bai said goodbye to Pingze Wei and planned to go home. It was indeed quite late today, and he just wanted to go back and lie on the sofa to play games.

"Okay! Got it!"

Hirasawa Yui, carrying her guitar, looked a little dazed but very cute, as if she were saluting. Judging from her expression, she would definitely be holding onto her guitar tonight and wouldn't let go.

……

"Phew, is Sagiri hungry? Should we eat later or now?"

Dongfang Bai quickly returned home. He first called out softly upstairs, and soon the floorboards thumped for a while. Dongfang Bai nodded thoughtfully.

It seems she's not hungry yet. I guess the fairy came to visit her at noon while she was at school and brought her some snacks.

The two of them have gotten along quite well, and Dongfang Bai feels a strange sense of relief.

hum...

The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated slightly. It was the sound of a call coming in. Without even thinking, Dongfang Bai knew there was only one person who would call him directly.

"Hey? I have some good news for you, Mr. Yakumo. The venue for the autograph session has been rented and we can use it tomorrow."

As expected, it was Kagurazaka Ayame, the editor. She had been complaining to me for a long time about why we hadn't held a signing event yet. I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I just said we'd find a good venue first.

Who knew that just two days later she would say that the venue had already been rented?!

"No, will my book signing be that quick? Didn't I hear it would take at least a month?"

Dongfang Bai had agreed to the book signing event beforehand, because he knew he would need to hold one to attract attention when he started writing the new book, and he only planned to sign a few dozen copies before leaving.

After all, signing events are really tiring. Dozens or hundreds of people are fine, but if there are thousands or tens of thousands, it will take forever to sign them all. Your arms will break from signing so many!

"Well, because I was really looking forward to it, I kept urging them to come up with a venue, and I also secretly looked for a suitable location, so I found one very quickly."

I didn't expect Kagurazaka Ayame to have been so considerate of me all along. If I had known her true nature, I would have been almost moved.

"Then we'll just sign a hundred or two and slip away."

"Hey!? I've prepared a lazy way especially for you. Only readers who buy the premium edition can get autographs, so you should at least sign a few more, right?"

Wow? There's actually such a method. Generally, authors would choose to have people with copies of the book come and sign them in order to attract more people to their book signing events, but Kagurazaka Ayame knows she's lazy.

Therefore, this method was deliberately used so that only readers who purchased the 'exquisite edition' would be eligible for autographs; only Kagurazaka Ayame could have come up with such a thing...

"Hey, you're not happy about something as cool as a book signing? You know, if someone you know sees you surrounded by a huge group of readers, your face will be boosted to the max."

"I would absolutely want to die if someone I know saw me like that."

Dongfang Bai was telling the truth. He had specifically told Kagurazaka Ayame that the autograph session should ideally be held in a relatively secluded environment to avoid running into acquaintances from school.

"So, when do you plan to open it?"

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"Actually, I have a suggestion."

Dongfang Bai remained silent for a while. Just now, he had been thinking a lot about how to be lazy in a more legitimate way.

There's only one way! That is to make your words sound impressive, and then cleverly take a shortcut.

"I have finished writing the manuscript for the second volume. Actually, I think we can release a deluxe edition next week when the second volume is released, and only those who buy this edition can get it signed."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, but Dongfang Bai was thinking about how to maximize profits. Simply selling the second volume wouldn't have a significant promotional effect.

However, when selling the second volume, they can create an advertising effect first. At that time, the author will also hold a signing event, which will cause the popularity to rise to another level, making it easier to make money.

Many people will come to buy the 'deluxe edition' of Volume 2 in order to attend the author's signing event, but true otaku will definitely not just buy one deluxe edition; they will definitely buy three regular volumes as well.

The money earned this way is extraordinary; Dongfang Bai can already imagine the scene of a large amount of Japanese currency flowing into his bank account.

"Huh? You, who always likes to slack off, actually came up with this kind of idea...!?"