In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

"Compared to that guitarist who was wearing the 'Changshu Mango' box a moment ago, none of them can do it."

Compared to Guitar Hero, none of them are any good. Goto Ichiri seems to have returned to the day when the cracks appeared in the "End of the Band".

From the audience's perspective alone, the only musician on the stage who could attract attention at this moment was not Hong Xia, who played the drums in the wrong rhythm, nor was it the bassist Liang, who was naturally unattractive, but the guitarist who broke into the performance halfway - Goto Ichiri!

"Hongxia..." Xingge, who was just saying that Hongxia's performance was not good, now had a look of worry for Hongxia on her face.

The situation was worse than she had expected.

The worst-case scenario she had expected was that Hongxia's first performance would go awry, something that happened to most bands.

But now, there is a superb guitarist who can attract everyone's attention.

This will add huge pressure to Hongxia.

"Yili?" Chen Xinghua tapped the table hard with his fingertips. He had a feeling that the pink-haired crazy guy who was attracting attention on the stage was not his childhood sweetheart Goto Ichiri, but another guy who was wearing Goto Ichiri's skin.

Noticing that Hongxia was hitting the drum beats wrongly from time to time due to nervousness, "Goto Ichiri" gripped the guitar even tighter with his fingertips.

8. Trouble

The guitar playing by "Goto Ichiri" on the stage was indeed quite good.

Even the most casual and unprofessional listeners can tell that Goto Ichiri's guitar skills are definitely far beyond those of underground bands touring in small venues.

This can be proved by the eager gazes of the audience looking at "Goto Ichiri" at this time.

But... a few traces of gloom flashed across Chen Xinghua's black pupils. He always felt that something was wrong with "Goto Ichiri".

"Goto Ichiri" who laughs wildly and plays the guitar to lead the atmosphere of the whole audience, and Goto Ichiri who hides behind strangers when meeting them.

Is it really the same person?

"Goto Ichiri" didn't care about the drummer and bassist behind him who could hardly keep up with his rhythm.

(If ending the band is bound to break up, then I will end it myself.)

(...If that were the case, Pochi-chan [referring to Goto Ichiri in this time and space] wouldn't be so deeply hurt. She wouldn't have to end the band like me.)

If a friendship is destined to break up from the beginning, it is better to nip the bud of this friendship in the bud from the beginning.

As the performance of "Goto Ichiri" came to an end, Chen Xinghua felt a strange feeling in his heart growing with each passing second.

Strange, strange, strange....

She is not Goto Ichiri, but if she is not Goto Ichiri, who is she?

Looking at her figure and her appearance, she is definitely 100% Goto Ichiri.

The guitar sound falls.

After that, the drumbeats became dull for a few seconds before stopping, like a yes-man who had been following someone, but only stopped when he noticed the person he was following had stopped.

Hong Xia looked at the drumsticks in her hand hesitantly. Why, after eight years of drum practice, she still couldn't keep up with the guitarist she found on the street?

Goto Ichiri looked nervous before he went on stage, but as soon as he got on stage, he was like Tiga in red power form, and he released rays to kill the little monsters in seconds.

Can I be on the same stage with Goto Ichiri?

"Hongxia, let's talk after we get off the stage." Liang said, stopping the music of the instrument almost at the same time as Goto Ichiri.

"Thank you for your support." "Goto Ichiri" still had that crazy smile on his face, "It doesn't matter if you don't support me..."

Anyway, there will be a lot of people coming back to watch my performance in the future.

Just like I was before I came to this parallel universe.

Even though I am a "rock" girl who likes to smoke and drink.

But there are still a lot of people coming to see my performances.

Looking at the familiar cheers from the audience, "Goto Ichiri" felt a little bored.

But when her eyes swept over Chen Xinghua, whose face had a hint of melancholy, her brain could not stop her from doing some evil things.

This is helping another self.

So "Goto Ichiri" put his fingers in front of his red lips and tried to blow a kiss to Chen Xinghua.

As a result, before she tried to complete the action, the original owner of this body regained control of the body due to a strong sense of shame.

(What? I’m helping you.)

Goto Ichiri ignored the question from her other self and immediately got into the "Changshu Mango" box that was smashed by the "Goto Ichiri" just now.

The strange feeling disappeared? Chen Xinghua found that Goto Ichiri had turned back into the Goto Ichiri he was familiar with.

Hong Xia forced a smile and said to the audience below, whose enthusiasm was ignited by "Goto Ichiri", "We have finished playing all the songs we played today. Please come and watch our next performance."

She heard it, the sound of the audience in the audience looking forward to their band's next performance.

They were just looking forward to the next performance of Goto Ichiri in their band, not the next performance of Goto Ichiri, Liang, and her Hongxia.

"Trouble." Xingge frowned. Hongxia had drawn a bad lot. A substitute guitarist picked up from the street had the ability to crush the entire band.

This is not a good thing.... Performing on the same stage with a guitarist who can steal the limelight from the entire band too early will make you feel extremely pressured.

It's like a good student ranks 150th or 160th in the grade in school, which is very outstanding.

But it was still too difficult for her to stand on the stage every morning with the school's top-ranked student and face the gaze of all the teachers and students in the school.

People will praise the top-ranked student for how hard he works and how talented he is.

People would also envy the guy who ranked 150th or 16th in the grade for being so lucky that he could stand on the same stage with the person ranked first and receive everyone's attention.

But the only thing I wouldn’t say is that the guy ranked 150th or 16th is worthy of being on the same stage with the student ranked first.

"After the other bands finish playing, can you stay and talk to me about today's performance?" Xingge said to Chen Xinghua.

Although she felt that she should discuss this matter with the person involved, Goto Ichiri, but seeing Goto Ichiri struggling to get into the "Changshu Mango" carton.

Xingge thought it would be more reliable to discuss this matter with Chen Xinghua.

"Yeah." Chen Xinghua nodded.

After this incident, could I take this opportunity to get Hong Xia and that guy named Liang into Yili's band?

Although Goto Ichiri does not have a band now, this does not prevent Chen Xinghua from making preparations in advance for Goto Ichiri to form a band that belongs only to her.

Hongxia is a high school drummer with great potential, and Liang plays the bass well, but they lack a sense of coordination.

As for why Chen Xinghua was able to make this judgment, it was of course because he had learned some simple music theory for Goto Ichiri's future when he was in junior high school.

After all, my childhood sweetheart can't read, is very socially anxious, and doesn't dare to meet strangers.

It seems that the only thing she can do is play the guitar.

If she couldn't make a living with this skill, Goto Ichiri would probably become a neet.

"Manager, can I ask how old Liang is? Is he still in high school?"

Age is a very important thing.

After all, the hype surrounding the debut of a band comprised entirely of high school students is completely different from the hype surrounding the debut of a band comprised entirely of college students.

I almost forgot, there are very few college students in rock bands, and at most most of them are adults with only high school education.

"A sophomore in high school, what's wrong? Why are you asking this?" Xingge asked in confusion.

"It's nothing. I think Miss Liang is very calm and doesn't look like a high school student at all." Chen Xinghua said politely.

You don’t look like a high school student. Xingge stared at Chen Xinghua’s calm black pupils.

9. Thank you very much

After the performance, the performance hall was deserted, with only empty lights and a depressing atmosphere.

In fact, strictly speaking, there are still some popular people in the exhibition hall.

For example, Xingge, Chen Xinghua and the sound engineer who are staying here to clean.

"My sister wants to be in a popular band." Xingge threw the mop aside, then sat on the chair, staring at Chen Xinghua.

"It just so happens that Yili's goal is also to become a popular band." Chen Xinghua saved the draft he had just typed and put away his somewhat old laptop.

If you want to support Goto Ichiri to become a popular band, financial support is essential.

After all, this is an era where traffic is king, and even good wine needs to be hidden if it is not well known.

So we have to quickly produce more toilet paper from another world and earn more rice.

"So, Hongxia's sister, do you agree to let Yili and Hongxia form a band?"

"You've also seen Ichiri's guitar skills." A hint of gloom flashed in Chen Xinghua's eyes. He felt that Goto Ichiri's performance on the stage just now was particularly disjointed.

There was Goto Ichiri who made many playing mistakes in the early stage of the performance, Goto Ichiri who suddenly became furious and stole the rhythm of the entire performance in the middle of the performance, and Goto Ichiri who suddenly shrank into the "Changshu Mango" cardboard box after the performance.

"I've asked someone to assess Yili's guitar skills before, and they say he's at a level where he can debut directly after overcoming his social anxiety."

"As for Hongxia, even though I'm not a professional... I can tell she plays the drums with exceptional force. With more practice, she might even be able to perform at a Budokan."

"All she lacks is stage experience and a little technique. These can all be practiced."

Xingge drummed her fingers on the table in annoyance.

"Even after the whole show?"

Those viewers all thought that their lovely sister was just a foil for Goto Ichiri.

It’s obvious that the drumming beats played by my lovely sister are particularly powerful.

"Yes, I still stand by my previous judgment." Chen Xinghua nodded and said, "No ordinary boy can play such dense and powerful drum beats with such a relaxed expression like her."

"Yeah." The triangular yellow hair on Xingge's head shook happily.

"The store manager is actually a sister-con." The sound engineer covered his mouth and said softly.

"If you keep talking, I'll deduct your salary." Xingge said angrily.

Chen Xinghua lowered his head. Isn't it obvious at first glance that Xingge is a sister-con?

"And Liang, she plays the bass well."

What happened next? Xingge waited for a long time, but Chen Xinghua didn't give her second opinion on Liang.

"Is it gone?"

Is it just one sentence to say cool?

"I'm just an amateur who's learned some music theory, not a professional." Chen Xinghua spread his hands helplessly, "I can only tell that she plays the bass very well."

“I can’t hear anything else.”

"The bassist is the soul of the band," the sound engineer nearby quipped, "and the soul is something most people can't see."

Chen Xinghua didn't care about the bass joke told by the sound engineer.

"So I thought if Ichiri, Nijika, and Ryo formed a band, maybe they could perform at the Budokan."

The blueprint described by Chen Xinghua is indeed quite good. Goto Ichiri and Liang are both at a professional level.

Not to mention Hong Xia's drumming skills and stage experience, her incredible drumming strength alone surpasses most female drummers.

Skills and stage experience can be developed, but strength is largely innate.

Just like most girls can never beat boys no matter how much they train their strength.

If they form a band, it seems like there's a chance they could perform at the Budokan.

but...

Xingge changed his posture from lying on the table to sitting upright on the chair.

From the beginning to the end, Chen Xinghua seemed to be using realistic logic to persuade her to agree to let Goto Ichiri, Hongxia, and Liang form a band.

Instead of trying to convince her, Hongxia's elder, by saying that she had a dream of getting Goto Ichiri into the martial arts hall like other kids his age.

"Why don't you tell me about your dreams and ideals to impress me."

Chen Xinghua looked up and down at Xingge's figure and clothing style. She should be an old woman who had long passed her ignorant adolescence.

"Because all ideals and dreams are based on material things."

A child pretending to be an adult? Xingge shook her head.