MyGO? The string value monster craves the band girl!

Ah, that's right. Someone as gentle and cheerful as Sushi must be very popular. Unlike me, even my bandmates were hurt and left by me...

However, when she heard the two of them repeatedly mentioning words like "band", "crychic" and "if you still want me to help you reorganize the band", she suddenly felt as if something was stuck in her throat, making her want to cry but unable to say anything.

What is their relationship?

Su Shi still can't let go of crychic and is even looking for help everywhere. I wonder what price he paid for this...

Whether Xiaoxiang quit the band or Sushi asked others for help, it was all my fault because I sang so badly.

When he thought of this, Takamatsu Deng was almost swallowed up by the immense guilt and inferiority.

Takamatsu Deng lowered his head and hugged himself tightly with his arms, like a little penguin facing the polar cold wind.

"Little lamp?"

Aine, who was standing by, noticed that Deng had become so withdrawn without her knowing when, so she put the cheering stick aside and reached out to hold Deng's hand.

"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to come with me?"

Deng looked at Aine who was looking at her with a worried look on her face. Her instinct to escape made her nod slightly subconsciously, but she immediately shook her head fiercely.

"I'm fine...Thank you, Aine."

"I see... If you feel uncomfortable, please tell me."

She just heard the keyword "forming a lifelong band". No matter what, she wanted to hear Su Shi and this... friend's opinions on forming a band before leaving.

So, the autistic Xiao Deng put all his energy into eavesdropping.

"The most common way for a band to get through graduation is, first of all, to go the professional and commercial route, like the RAS band on the scene. They're not just friends in life, but a community with a shared destiny."

Nagasaki Suyo stared at Xianjuan Wei who was explaining "How to form a long-term band" with a serious and determined look.

Especially when Xianjuan Wei mentioned the term "community of shared destiny", a look of longing appeared in her eyes again.

"Especially when everyone relies on band income as their primary source of income, even if there are some conflicts that students think must be clearly resolved, for band members who have left the ivory tower called campus, they are completely tolerable and even not worth mentioning. People who have left the ivory tower generally understand the principle of tolerance for the sake of the country better than before."

"A band is most likely to collapse if it doesn't see enough returns before its debut and in its early stages. Most bands that want to pursue a professional career fail at this stage. As long as they can survive this stage and forge a true team spirit, they will often become a band with a longer lifespan."

"The second way..."

Xianjuan Wei glanced at Nagasaki Sushi again, which made the latter feel inexplicably guilty.

"The band's positioning has become more lightweight and hobby-oriented, with the personal relationships and musical pursuits among the band members as the bond."

"For band members, what's important is that everyone is happy together. As for playing in a band or holding performances, they are essentially just specific forms of social team building and providing emotional value to each other, no different from afternoon tea. As long as everyone is together doing what they want to do and is accompanied by each other, whether it is playing in a band or performing an opera is not important."

Oh my god, this absolutely describes me!

Su Shi thought so in his heart.

"Of course, this type of band can also be called a "ladies' club." Its members may not be financially independent, but at least they have ample free time and no urgent need for money. Those who just want to make money don't have the energy or the leisure to play house in a band."

"Note that due to the aforementioned prerequisite of maintaining long-term support after leaving campus, the financial and employment status of members after graduation must be considered."

"Although I don't like to say things like just playing in a band for life... but it seems like there are bands around me that are definitely going down that path."

Su Shi's eyes seemed to sparkle after hearing these words, but then dimmed again.

Xiaoxiang, Xiaomu, and myself all come from well-off families, but Xiaodeng and Lixi...

At this time, the song being played on the stage was about to end its prelude, and the drum beats quickly became denser.

"Thank you, Xianjuan-san. I will seriously consider convincing everyone to reunite and become a lifelong band... After the live, can we go to the family restaurant to continue chatting?"

Genjumaki Yui blinked at Nagasaki Suyo, who seemed to have made up her mind and had a resolute expression on her face. "A lifetime... that's a pretty heavy word. It's equivalent to sixty or seventy years of an unknown future, more than twenty thousand days."

"I have such determination!"

Xianjuan Wei was silent for three to five seconds, and suddenly asked something that made Su Shi blush slightly:

"Mr. Sushi, you've never chased after a girl, right?"

When the autistic Xiao Deng, who was eavesdropping on the side, and Ai Yin, who had to listen, heard this, steam seemed to come out of their heads.

This, this, this...what incomprehensible things is this person saying!

"Mr. Xianjuan, this joke is not funny at all!" Su Shi puffed up her cheeks, trying to use this method to ease the tense and awkward atmosphere.

Xian Juanwei was unmoved: "What a coincidence, I have never chased a girl, but at least I know some basic common sense in this area."

"For example, if you see a girl who makes you decide that you must spend the rest of your life with her..."

"Clap!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of something falling to the ground. Genmaki Yui looked to the side and met the eyes of Aine who was picking up a cheering stick from the ground.

"Sorry sorry!"

Aine put her hands together and apologized, but she didn’t say anything like “You guys continue” or something that would have been inappropriate because it would have been difficult to maintain distance between strangers.

Xian Juanwei nodded to her, then turned back to Su Shi and said:

"Shigasaki-kun, if you want to pursue this girl, then anyone with common sense knows that you must not directly propose to her and say, please be my husband and wife for life."

Nagasaki Suyo understood what the other party meant. It was her first time discussing this topic with a boy, and her heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.

"So... Genmaki-san, if you want to be with someone for life... ahem, if you want to pursue someone, what should you do?"

Xian Juanwei leaned back in his chair, spread his hands and said, "Everyone has different preferences and pursuits. How can I know the general answer?"

"But what I can be sure of is that no one can say for sure that they can be a couple for life until both of them reach the end of their lives - it's not like there are no couples divorcing in their eighties now."

"But as long as both parties cherish each other and maintain their relationship, day by day, until the last day of their lives, then they have established a lifelong relationship, right?"

A lifetime, a lifetime...

Nagasaki Soyo, who was listening attentively, and Takamatsu Deng, who was eavesdropping, didn't care about anything else Genmaki Yui said at this time. This word kept echoing in their minds.

Xianjuanwei didn't say anything more to Sushi, letting her think on her own until the end of the live show.

Aine and Deng quietly left during the last song. At that time, Genmaki Yui looked up and confirmed that it was indeed Takamatsu Deng next to Aine, and did not disturb Su Shi who was deep in thought.

This kind of situation, where both parties are not mentally prepared, is not very suitable for staging a reunion of old friends.

At the exit of the audience passage, Su Shi searched for nearby restaurants on her phone and invited:

"Mr. Xianjuan must be hungry. Why don't we go to the family restaurant to continue our conversation?"

"Sorry, Nagasaki-san, I just had an urgent email that I needed to go back and deal with."

Xianjuan Wei picked out a recently sent email from her work account in her mobile email and waved it in front of Su Shi.

Although family restaurants and the like are good places to chat and enhance relationships, Su Shi has already received enough information today, and she needs some time to think.

Besides, it is impossible to continue chatting at Su Shi's house after going to the family restaurant. Sometimes, necessary rejection is no less effective than relentless pursuit.

"Oh... that's a shame... I didn't expect Xianjuan-san to be so busy. Thank you so much for inviting me to your live show today. Can I add Xianjuan-san on Line? We shouldn't need to chat privately through crychic's account anymore!"

After a while, Nagasaki Suyo looked at the somewhat magical and funny smiling face of Genmaki Wei, pursed her lips tightly, and took a lot of effort to hold back her laughter.

"By the way, Genjumaki-san, I have one last question for you."

"If... a band manages to the point where RAS is like this, how much income can it bring to the band leader?"

Xian Juanwei looked back at Su Shi with some surprise.

Could it be that she suddenly got it and activated the skills of the Intelligence Girl and the Reasoning Girl at the same time?

"Band members' incomes fluctuate wildly... It's related to both the internally agreed-upon split among the members and the split stipulated in the band's agreement with the management company or agency. When signing a contract, it's usually determined based on the band's current status."

"If you're not an independent artist or a self-managed band, not to mention those who haven't become popular yet and can only collect salaries, the lowest share could be 10% for all band members, including songwriters. A national band could have 30% or even 50%... But newcomers who have debuted for only a few years should basically just dream about it."

"Of course, if the agency or agency is simply run by themselves, that's another matter."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded in confusion and bowed deeply to Genjumaki Wei:

"Thank you for your answer, Xianjuan. I will try to find out more."

After separating from Su Shi at the exit, Xian Juanwei paused and suddenly thought of something.

Pulling out his phone, Xian Juanwei sent a message to the man in black:

"Suzuki-san, please help me find an agency with experience in organizing large-scale events and developing new talent over the past three years. I'll make a comparison chart over the next two days."

Chapter 14 Bess Hero

"Master... Actually, we have our own agency, so we don't need to buy it outside."

Driving from Shibuya to the suburbs, in a black low-key Porsche stuck in traffic on the road, the man in black called "Suzuki-san" sat in the passenger seat and spoke to Yui Genmaki in the back seat.

Although the buyer's agency was only pocket money for Xianjuan Wei, out of the sense of responsibility she had developed over the years, she still reminded her that there was no need to spend the money.

"Thank you, I know, Suzuki-san."

Xianjuan Weiyi said goodnight to Nagasaki Suyo who sent him a message on his phone saying "I'm back home safely, thank you Xianjuan-san for today", and at the same time replied to the man in black.

"It's just that because it's my agency, there are a lot of things I can't do. I'm worried that my impulsive arrangements will affect Kokoro and the others' performances."

In order to bring smiles to the world, Xin Genjuan and her hhw band hold charity performances all over the world. Of course, it is impossible for the girls to do every step by themselves. The Genjuan family has always had a dedicated agency to handle tedious work such as external liaison and venue arrangement. The girls only need to decide where to perform and rehearse.

The man in black in the passenger seat said "I understand" and then began to pass down the tasks layer by layer.

As someone who has followed Xian Juanwei for several years, she is one of the people in the world who understands her young master's character best - although he habitually remains polite and seems to satisfy the outside world's imagination of a "nobleman with noble character", but in fact he does things without considering the feelings of people other than relatives and friends. It is better to say that he acts willfully from time to time under the premise of knowing the consequences of his own actions.

Anyway, the young master was very clear about the possible consequences before he acted willfully, and he always kept his willfulness within a limit that would make those men in black who were responsible for meeting his needs smile helplessly, but would not cause him a headache.

In the duplex, Nagasaki Suyo sighed softly, got up from the bed, and walked towards the practice room which was converted from a second bedroom and which she had not opened for a long time.

She opened the locker and found the musical instrument her mother had bought her when she played in the wind band of Tsukinomori Junior High School.

Double bass, violin, flute, clarinet... and the bass that Xiaoxiang practiced after inviting him to form crychic.

"Although I said I didn't need so many, my mother still bought me a lot of musical instruments..." Su Shi stroked the piano case and said nostalgically.

Even though I understand that my mother wants to make up for herself materially, isn't it too much to buy so many musical instruments?

After Xiao Mu, who had accompanied her until the end in crychic, stopped coming to rehearsals, Su Shi did not completely stop practicing her instrument, but her frequency and enthusiasm were undoubtedly incomparable to before. She even only practiced the bass once in a long time.

"Two ways to keep the band going long term..."

Su Shi sat down on the chair, put the bass on his legs, and murmured the opinions he had gained from Xianjuan Wei today.

"If we have to categorize everyone in crychic, Xiaoxiang and Xiaomu are probably more inclined towards playing house bands. Xiaodeng and Lixi, due to their financial conditions, probably have no choice but to go the professional band route if they want to keep everyone going."

"But...actually, this isn't a choice. If Xiaoxiang and Xiaomu are willing to form a professional band because they have plenty of free time and interest, then if I want Xiaodeng and Lixi to stay with me, then for them, the professional band route is a must, right?"

Xiaoxiang, what on earth happened to you...

Ever since that rainy night when Xiangzi quit crychic, Su Shi has never stopped speculating about what happened to Xiaoxiang.

The change in family financial conditions was the first thing she rejected. Su Shi had investigated the operating conditions of Fengchuan Group's main business over the past year and found no signs of significant deterioration.

Su Shi searched online for the reasons why "junior and high school girls suddenly left the group" and came up with speculations such as studying abroad, running away from home, being in love, and being pregnant.

But... without being able to see Xiangzi, none of this could be verified, so even if Su Shi wanted to help Xiangzi, she didn't know where to start.

Although Su Shi always thought that Xiao Xiang should not have left Tokyo, but as expected... judging from her firm attitude that day and her subsequent failure to reply to her messages, the most likely guess... is studying abroad and being pregnant, right?

No, no, absolutely wrong!

"No matter what, I will... definitely gather crychic together and move forward with everyone."

Su Shi is a very proactive person, so proactive that he often comes up with amazing wisdom.

Since crychic is currently unable to resume activities and hold live shows to attract popularity, she plans to start with herself.

As long as you operate an account with enough traffic first, and wait until crychic is rebuilt, use your personal account to direct traffic to the band's account, you can quickly attract the first wave of fans for the band.

"If I can effectively convert individual fans into band fans... then the account's direction must also be music-related."

Su Shi looked at her pajamas and shook her head. This outfit was really not suitable for being on camera.

So, Su Shi went to the cloakroom and started looking for her clothes.

"The Tsuki no Mori school uniform...is inappropriate. If I create an account, I'm afraid it will interfere too much with my daily life."

"This one seems okay. Would a costume with a certain sense of mystery help increase fan loyalty?"

Su Shi took out a long skirt from the closet.

The black long skirt has some red textures on both sides of the waist, which makes it look mysterious, restrained and not seductive.

So, Su Shi changed her clothes, adjusted the angle of her phone in the practice room to ensure that only half of her body was in the picture, and then she sat on the chair holding the bass.

After recalling a few familiar songs besides "Spring Shadow" from his memory and practicing one twice, Su Shi opened the video on his phone and returned to his chair, saying nervously: