Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

Xiangzi smiled and clinked glasses with him.

…………

After enjoying the tender and juicy 5A-grade Wagyu beef, the two headed to Hatsuka's office.

Because the staff felt that this was a rare opportunity after hearing Chu Hua's proposal, they provided them with a meeting room.

"Mana, I'm going now, bye-bye~"

Seeing Chu Hua walk out the door with a gentle smile, Zhen Nai smiled softly:

"Have Xiao Chu's relatives come to visit again? Should I bring them some snacks from the office?"

Chu Hua felt it was no longer appropriate to hide it, since the meeting place was upstairs.

After regaining her composure, she turned around and said, "I've taken on a new project."

"That's it..."

Mana unconsciously lowered her head, her voice slightly weak, but she quickly managed a natural smile, relying on her acting experience.

"Xiao Chu is really hardworking. I'm exhausted just from working on one project. Luckily, I can team up with you, which keeps me motivated. I'm also very happy to perform and rehearse with you every time..."

Her sincere words seemed to emanate a force field, making the leg that Chu Hua lifted out of the room feel somewhat heavy.

"...We all need to do our part to obtain more resources so that we can continue to move forward together."

Chu Hua spoke encouragingly, implying that "taking on other projects is for the two of us, not to distance myself from you."

Mana nodded: "Yeah, Hatsumi is working so hard, I need to step up my game too."

"Well then, goodbye for now."

"Goodbye~"

After waving goodbye to Hatsuka, Mana maintained her smile, though her eyebrows drooped slightly.

Even if she suspected that Hatsuka's words were just a perfunctory response, Mana was satisfied that she had the patience to say them.

"It would be best if you could keep your word..."

She lay down on the sofa, wanting to scroll through her phone for a while to clear her mind.

Soon after, I saw short video clips.

As the title suggests, the content reveals that a gothic metal band is about to debut, and she will be involved in the arrangement.

"The band that's about to debut..." Mana repeated the words to herself.

…………

The agency should have been mindful of the artists' privacy, and the staff did not disclose the information to others after learning that the person in the video would be coming.

Even so, China changed her outfit, wearing a hoodie with the hood up, and covering her face completely with sunglasses and a mask, since many leaks of VTuber personal information originated from agency staff.

Only after entering the conference room and making sure there were no cameras did she drop her disguise and repeatedly wipe her sweaty face with a wet wipe.

After wiping, Mu entered the meeting room carrying a bag. When he saw that everyone was there, he closed the door.

Xiangzi drew the curtains to make the projector image clearer, then she walked to the podium and said:

"Okay, then let me formally explain the details of the project."

Everyone listened quietly from their seats, and Miaomeng remained well-behaved for the time being.

In this atmosphere, Mu tried to remain quiet as she placed the bag on the table and minimized the rustling sound when taking the hamburger out of it.

While listening to the lecture, China glanced at Mutsu from time to time and noticed that her hands were trembling slightly.

"Hey, didn't Xiao Mu have lunch?" Miao Meng asked from the side.

"I didn't eat enough at the banquet..." Mu held the hamburger and ate it in small bites with a reserved air, but the frequency of chewing was involuntarily fast.

"Oh, look how hungry the child is, I'll order another takeout," Miaomeng said.

"There are drinks and food backstage, I'll go get them," Chu Hua said.

"I haven't drunk my milk tea yet, here you go," Hai Ling said, holding the drink that someone had given her.

"Thank you..." Mu lowered his head, the hamburger covering half of his face.

Chika and Shoko exchanged a glance and exclaimed, "Our team is powerful!"

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Chapter 189 Yes, yes, oh no, no.

After a while, Chu Hua had the staff bring over a small cart of drinks and snacks, making the gathering more pleasant.

"Wow~ Are all the donuts at Hatsuko's Studio freshly baked?"

Just as Miaomeng was about to record and show off her still-warm donut, Xiangzi coughed twice and said solemnly.

"Miss Tenji, please be mindful of the secrecy of this meeting."

"Huh?" Meow Dream tilted her head a little disappointedly. "It was just sharing some snacks from the agency~"

"No, to protect the privacy of the person in the video and to maintain the mystery before their official debut, please do not take photos or videos."

"That……"

"Please refrain from taking photos with the members after the meeting." Xiangzi anticipated that Miaomiao would try to increase its traffic by posting photos with celebrities on its social media.

"Okay~" Meow Dream said, shrugging her shoulders.

"So……"

Xiangzi switched the slide to the next page, then took a stack of papers out of his bag.

"These are the sketches of our performance costumes. When I was discussing with you all before, I mentioned that the costume design concept should be based on the character's personality. Now I'm handing you the character settings for each of you, as well as the script for the performance. Please think about whether there are any adjustments needed to the costumes."

"and many more……"

On the slide, [Amoris]'s outfit caught Chika's attention. The tuxedo top partially covered her thighs, and below that were red stockings and high heels that accentuated her leg shape.

She leaned forward to take a closer look, then stared wide-eyed at Miaomiao Meng.

"How was it, teacher?" Miaomeng asked, tapping her cheek. "I gave Xiangzi a lot of design suggestions, didn't they fit the theme of love perfectly?"

"Hmm, it's a perfect match..." China touched her fingers together, trying to appear calm as she commented.

Xiangzi slowed down her distribution of documents slightly, occasionally glancing at the two of them. Her premonition that Miaomeng might want to gain some benefits through Qiannai grew stronger.

We can't let my sister be so easily swayed; at least... someone should keep her in check.

When she sent the document to Hailing, she suddenly remembered the time the latter took Qiannai for a car race.

No, it should be that the younger sister has better self-control.

"Speaking of which, Timoris's close-fitting and neat attire easily leads one to think of him as a bodyguard," Chu Hua said, looking at the slides.

"It would feel perfectly natural for Timori to leap onto the stage on a motorcycle," China added, seemingly looking forward to Timori's entrance during the performance.

“I can ride a motorcycle, but I’ve never done this kind of stunt before,” Hailing calmly began to discuss. “If the agency has stunt performers, I can ask them for advice.”

"Please everyone..."

Xiangzi originally wanted everyone to consider the feasibility of this performance and whether it matched the content of the performance.

After all, a motorcycle, a modern tool, suddenly appearing in a Gothic puppet theater seems a bit... wait, it actually is quite...

"That's cool," Mu said, with a hamburger patty in his mouth, also revealing Xiangzi's changed thoughts.

Indeed, adding some magical elements to a motorcycle, such as a pair of wings on the tail box, and making the overall silhouette more aggressive, can make it quite a "metallic" debut.

No, no, that's not right...

Xiangzi offered a more practical perspective: "Special-level performances carry a certain degree of risk and can easily draw the audience's attention to the thrilling scenes, making them expect us to deliver such performances every time. So, it's open to discussion. We should still keep the audience's focus on our core focus—the performance itself."

"It's really dangerous and mentally exhausting to always have to do such strenuous work," China said, stretching. "By the way, when are you going to learn to ride a motorcycle, sister?"

"We'll talk about it later... Wait, let's not talk about anything unrelated to the band right now." Xiangzi glanced at Hailing again without realizing it, and the latter just blinked indifferently.

Chika wanted to interrupt by saying something about "Xiangzi being able to ride a motorcycle to the stage," but she stopped herself when she saw the fluffy skirt on the slide.

After a moment, Miaomeng and Hailing suggested some adjustments to the clothing details.

Mu nodded and said she had no objection. Although Miao Meng felt that "Mortis's mask covered up most of Mu's delicate and cute face," Mu herself still said she had no objection.

Chu Hua was very satisfied with Xiangzi's design, such as the mirror symmetry of Dolores and the mask, though she didn't say it out loud.

She also noticed that the extra part on one side of the mask was just enough to cover the beauty mark under China's right eye.

Hmm, let's keep this interesting point to ourselves for now.

"Chuhua, I'd like to ask you to hand over the design drafts to the costume designer next," Xiangzi said.

Chu Hua nodded and said, "Yes, it will take some time to make the clothes, so let the costume designer make a sample of the mask first, and then everyone can see how it looks when they wear it."

“I want to try 3D printing a mask,” China suddenly said, though she hadn’t learned modeling yet.

"..." Xiangzi was silent for a while, feeling that Qiannai would delay the progress of the music arrangement by messing around with these things.

But my younger sister is a difficult person to please. I reminded her to focus on the important things too many times today, and I'm a little afraid that reminding her again will make her unhappy.

"Now that everyone has a clear understanding of their roles, let's look at the script and try to rehearse."

Upon hearing the word "rehearsal," Chizuru silently covered her slightly blushing face with a piece of paper, muttering, "And it's a group rehearsal..."

Xiangzi was initially quite calm, but seeing his sister's reaction and recalling that night's "improvisational performance," he became somewhat uneasy.

She changed her mind midway through, saying, "Well, there's still some time before the official performance, and the script needs some polishing. Let's talk about it at the next gathering."

"Isn't this quite interesting?" Miao Meng said, reciting her lines and playfully pointing at Chu Hua, "Another newcomer has arrived~"

"Where is this?" Chu Hua put down the donut in her hand and immediately began to act it out, looking around helplessly.

"You still smell like donuts." Hailing changed her lines on the spot.

Mu silently covered her mouth to suppress her laughter, because she almost choked before she had finished chewing and swallowing the hamburger.

But as the child of an actor, she also professionally continued with her lines.

"If you smell like a donut, you won't find anyone to take you in."

As China couldn't help but laugh out loud, the people performing the skit also burst into laughter.

Hailing remained unsmiling, while Miaomeng laughed so hard she buried her head under the table.

"Hailin, how can you hold back like that, haha..."

Looking at this cheerful atmosphere, Xiangzi felt a strong sense of familiarity.

"Sorry, I suddenly changed your script," Hailing said when she saw Xiangzi looking stunned.

"It's alright," Xiangzi shook his head and smiled. "Everyone seems to have a talent for opera, so let's find another time to rehearse next time."

Everyone walked out of the door one by one, with Chu Hua leading the way, as she was the first to give the costume drafts to the costume designer.

The person he met at the door was Junda Mana.

Chapter 190 Waiting Patiently

"Ah, so Xiao Chu was upstairs."

Mana exclaimed in surprise as if by chance, while glancing at the clothing design draft in Hatsuka's hand.

Chu Hua paused for a moment, tucking the document she was holding under her armpits, but quickly regained her composure.

"Mana, what brings you upstairs...?"

"Let's go check on the progress of the new outfits the costume designer designed for us!"

Mana replied casually and appropriately, then glanced at the other members with curiosity.

At the same time, upon hearing the sound, China instinctively ducked under the table, put on a mask and hood, and secretly observed the doorway through the gaps in the table and chairs.

"Is this... Ms. Wakaba Mutsuki? And also, Nyanmu-chan..."

Mana's eyes widened in surprise, and she waved, "Hello everyone~"

"Ms. Mana recognizes me, that's wonderful." Meow Dream walked up happily, but surprisingly, she didn't ask for a photo or autograph in front of Shoko.

"Yes, I've been watching Miaomengqin's videos."

Mana skillfully struck the same "Meow Meow Punch" pose that Meow Dream always uses at the beginning of her videos.