People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

Although the band had already noted the composer, An Heang still found it hard to believe. She had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask the composer in person.

Asagi nodded.

"Huh? That's really amazing."

“It makes me feel a little inferior.”

An and Ang opened their mouths exaggeratedly, looking at Asagi in disbelief, even staring at Asagi with some suspicion.

"But, is this kind of music something someone of this age can produce?"

Suddenly I realized my mistake.

"I'm sorry, please forgive my personality. I like to say things directly to people's faces, so I often make them angry."

Then An Heang immediately apologized.

Asagi had long known about An and Ang's frankness. It was just that 486 had been staring at him. Remembering that 486 was an acting student, she should understand some of the subtle expressions and subconscious gestures of human beings.

Suddenly I felt that 486 was a little scary.

"It's okay." Asagi tried to act natural. 486 couldn't find any evidence anyway.

Chapter 40 Losing Money

Judging from the appearance, the live venue opened by an acquaintance of MMK's is at least several levels lower than the live house "RiNG" where Takamatsu Deng and the others are. Asagi thinks it is at least two levels lower.

From the outside, the Live House "RiNG" is obviously located in a high-end villa area, while the live house in front of us should belong to the urban-rural fringe area.

"You don't look very satisfied. Is this your first time?"

Asagi stood beside the counter and nodded. The store manager who ran this live restaurant sat at the counter and was responsible for collecting tickets, soliciting customers and greeting them?

"Please keep patronizing us in the future." The store manager smiled happily.

The store manager was a middle-aged man, about 40 years old, with a sloppy beard and an unkempt face. He had a slightly flattering smile on his face, but this smile combined with his face made him look a little wretched.

MMK seemed to be very familiar with him. As soon as they met, the store manager greeted him from a distance. When Asagi arrived at the scene, he talked with the boss for a while before finally understanding the charging mechanism of some live shows.

Privately booking a venue is generally impossible. Bands that choose to perform at such venues rarely have the financial resources to do so. The venue fee, equipment usage, and other expenses combined would cost over 20 yuan, so the cost would have to be shared among several bands.

Therefore, most of the time, multiple bands would rent out the venue for a live performance. These bands would take turns performing according to a certain schedule, which is why Asagi often saw many bands taking turns performing in previous anime.

So how do bands earn income? It's through ticket sales. The venue will give you a certain number of tickets for the live show, and the proceeds from these sales belong to you. Whether or not you can sell them all depends entirely on luck.

So, those less famous small bands basically pay to play the show because the live venues are always crowded with passersby, who are either fans of other bands, or simply like live performances and therefore come to the venue, or are regulars at live venues.

In order to turn these potential people into their fans, promote themselves and gain popularity, many musicians or bands have to spend money to perform.

The live house "RiNG" next to the school seems to have a different model: it hosts its own live shows and invites bands to participate. All ticket sales go to the live venue, and the performing bands seem to receive some kind of "benefits."

This benefit may be publicity.

"Looks like the live venue won't lose money, right?"

Asagi felt a little envious.

"That's not the case. Equipment maintenance, site cleaning, and employees all cost a lot of money," explained the store manager.

This is the cunning of capital. Because running a live show is difficult, the costs are passed on to young people pursuing their dreams. But young people can't afford such high wages, so they can only work hard to earn money in exchange for the opportunity to perform on stage.

It sounds so tragic. No wonder MMK, who is so passionate and persistent, becomes so confused and helpless when faced with reality, and even wants to give up.

So Asagi guessed wrong the other day. Were those tickets MMK brought in the total revenue from this performance? Over 30 tickets, each priced at 3000 yuan, would only bring in around 10 yuan if all were sold.

Excluding the venue fee and the cost of renting a practice room for practice in recent days, the band is completely losing money!

Who was paying for this? Asagi stared at the jubilant foursome: MMK, Anhe Aung, Lupa, and Ebizuka Satoshi. Anhe Aung, as a relatively marginal member of the band, wasn't in charge of forming the group, recruiting members, maintaining the band, or playing together. Therefore, she likely wouldn't have paid for this. Just like Asagi, no one in the band had ever mentioned this to him.

Only today, he had a brief chat with the store manager about the operation of the live and the bands, and he asked about the doubts in his heart. Because every live has several bands performing.

Asagi had always been curious about how these bands divided their profits. It wasn't until the store manager explained the live operation model as if teaching a newcomer that Asagi suddenly realized that this was the case.

The band gets no share of the profits! The live show will give the band a few tickets, and these tickets are the band's compensation. After that, whether the tickets sell out or not is entirely up to the band themselves.

As for Lupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, Asagi glanced at them. They didn't look like organizers either.

Did all the pressure fall on MMK in the end? Asagi looked at MMK, who was negotiating with the store manager, and suddenly felt very sorry for MMK.

This is the adult world, right? MMK feels like he's the captain and the organizer, so he secretly takes on a lot of responsibilities.

"Do you want to go in and take a break first? The live show starts at 6 pm, and you are the fifth to go on stage." The store manager pointed to the backstage of the live show and made his suggestion.

After all, the live show will start checking tickets soon, and for a small live venue like theirs, there aren't so many rules for ticket checking.

Ticket checking starts at 5pm. Asagi looks at the time and sees it's 4:6pm. Since the live show starts at 5pm, most of the audience will choose to enter after :pm.

The audience who entered early just sat nearby chatting, playing with their phones, and taking in the atmosphere.

Since the entrance to this live venue is quite narrow, MMK, An Heang, Rupa, Ebizuka Tomo and Asagi standing here will block the customers coming behind.

At least, Asagi saw someone queuing behind him later.

This feeling is really bad.

MMK turned around and saw someone he didn't recognize. He quickly rubbed the back of his head and smiled apologetically. Then MMK pulled An and Ang into the backstage, and Rupa, Ebizuka Satoshi, and Asagi followed.

At first, Asagi had some anticipation, but after entering the backstage preparation room, his last bit of fantasy was shattered. What a lousy place! It was almost as cramped as the toilet on a green train, though a bit exaggerated.

Because there is no preparation room, the so-called preparation place is just a relatively large corridor with several independent spaces separated by some walls. The feeling of sitting here is like sitting in the waiting hall of the station.

Compared to the Live House "RiNG", it's really shocking. The Live House "RiNG" even has a dedicated preparation room for the bands.

Chapter 41 Mygo 5-member team

At 5:47 pm, on the street outside the live venue, Mygo band's lead singer Tomori Takamatsu, guitarist Chihaya Aine, guitarist Kaname Ryuna, bassist Nagasaki Soyo, and drummer Shiina Ryuki found the live venue according to the address on the live tickets.

From the outside, it looked shabby. Not only was it shabby, but the exterior decoration and the band style sticker on the door were far from what I expected from mygo.

The bands that mygo admires and likes are mostly idol-type bands. This kind of band looks refreshing and clean, making people want to rub their bodies with all their strength.

The live venue in front of me is obviously of another style.

Compared to the elegant, peaceful, and relaxing live house "RiNG" they often frequented, this place was much more cluttered and dark. There was even a gloomy atmosphere wafting from the doorway.

The uncle at the door even showed a lewd smile and stared at them with smiling eyes.

The store manager saw five girls standing on the street outside the door and refused to come in. The girls seemed to be holding tickets for a live show, and they were dressed very neatly, which made the store manager feel a little suspicious.

Why haven't they come in yet? Is it because I'm young and not sincere enough? Should I smile more sincerely?

When he thought of this, the store manager laughed even harder and more obscenely.

Takamatsu Deng was frightened and shrank behind Shiina Riki, grabbing the corner of Shiina Riki's clothes with his little hands.

"Hey, Sushi, is this the place you were looking for? Can we have a live show here? You scared Xiaodeng."

Shiina Riki is particularly protective of Takamatsu Touma. Once there is an issue involving Takamatsu Touma, Shiina Riki will immediately turn into a ferocious big cat with bared fangs and claws, and blame the people around him.

"Ah? I didn't know it would be here. If I had known, I would never have brought you here."

Nagasaki Suyo felt very aggrieved, lowered her head, and apologized in a weak voice. Because the live venue in front of her was too different from hers. Is there really a band that would perform in such a dirty and messy place?

What kind of band would choose this place? Nagasaki Suyo was puzzled.

"It seems unreliable."

Chihaya Aine frowned, and when they weren't paying attention, she stretched her head and looked inside. Then Chihaya Aine showed a disappointed expression.

The scene in front of her eyes did not meet Chihaya Aine's expectations. At first, Chihaya Aine received a reply from Nagasaki Suyo, and she felt very happy, especially when Nagasaki Suyo said that she had 5 tickets for the live show and wanted to invite her to go together.

At that time, Chihaya Aine didn't know how excited she was and how much anticipation she had in her heart. She even saw him in her dreams when she was sleeping.

But when they arrived at the scene, the five people were confused. They stood on the street at the door, still hesitating whether to go in.

"Compared to that, I feel like Live House 'RiNG' is more suitable for live performances."

Chihaya Aine took a small step back, unwilling to go in.

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo felt that she had been deceived again. That liar! Nagasaki Suyo cursed fiercely in her heart. But now, she had arrived at the live venue and was in a dilemma whether to go in or not.

Five tickets cost 5 yen. For a student, 15000 yen is a lot of money, and although it's nothing to Nagasaki Suyo, it's still heartbreaking to lose it.

"That uncle has been looking here,"

At this moment, Takamatsu Deng became even more frightened. She pointed weakly at the live store manager or the ticket seller. The uncle was now even more lewd than before, and he kept staring at her.

This is so rude! Nagasaki Suye couldn't help but want to vent her anger on someone. She was such a fool, how could she be deceived by others?

If she met that guy named Inoue Asagi, she would definitely give him a good beating.

How can you lie?

"I'll go in first."

While several people were struggling in their hearts, the silent third-year junior high school student, guitar enthusiast, and silent guitarist Yamoto Lenai took the first step and walked into the store.

Chihaya Aine, who was standing next to Kaname Rakuna, instinctively wanted to reach out and grab her, but she was too late. Without anyone noticing, Kaname Rakuna had already walked up to the store manager at the door.

"I want to go in."

Yao Lenai stated his request concisely, then threw the ticket on the counter in front of the store manager and walked straight in. The store manager hadn't had time to check the ticket yet and wanted to call out to Yao Lenai, but when he looked down, he saw that the ticket was real, so there was no need to stop him.

It’s just that Yao Lenai looked a little strange, and the uncle couldn’t help but look at Yao Lenai’s back a few more times.

The only ones left were Nagasaki Suyo and the others. After Rakunai entered the live venue, Nagasaki Suyo and the others were in a real dilemma. They couldn't just abandon Rakunai.

"Really? They just walked in without any regard, without even consulting us."

Shiina Riki was very unhappy with Kaname Rakuna's behavior. She stared at the place where Kaname Rakuna disappeared and said.

"But we can't just abandon her. She's still a junior high student, and we're already high school students. Since we brought her out, we have to be responsible."

Chihaya Aine was also reluctant to go in, but her sense of responsibility made her unable to abandon Kaname Rakuna. So Chihaya Aine stared worriedly at the entrance of the live, where Kaname Rakuna disappeared, and urged Shiina Ritsuki to make a decision.

By this time, two people had already agreed. Nagasaki Suyo saw her chance. Even though she was unwilling to be cheated, she had spent money and came to the place, so she should go in and take a look.

The most important thing is that this was specially prepared by Nagasaki Suyo in order to reconcile with the other members of the band and apologize for her reckless behavior a few days ago. Therefore, she had to let the script go on.

As long as everyone can smile in this live broadcast, no one will hold on to her behavior from the past few days and pursue it.

She stood out and showed off her most proud skill, a fake smile,

"Aine is right. We can't leave Kaname behind. Come on, let's go in too, otherwise Kaname might really get lost."

Shiina Riki is still hesitating, and Nagasaki Suyo knows her weakness.

Nagasaki Suyo walked to Takamatsu Deng's side and comforted him softly.

"Xiao Deng, are you okay? Can you hold on?"

Gao Songdeng looked up at Nagasaki Suyo, and she felt deeply guilty when she saw how concerned she was about her.

"Ah."

"Then, let's go in." Chihaya Aine took the lead and walked up to the store manager.

"Uncle, could you please stop looking at our Xiao Deng? She's very scared."

Shiina Riki stood in front of the store manager and stared at him sternly.

The store manager looked confused, he was clearly welcoming them!

Chapter 42 Opening

When Nagasaki Suyo walked into the live, she found that the environment inside the venue was very different from that of the Live House "RiNG".

Firstly, the space is much smaller than that of the Live House "RiNG". Secondly, the surrounding environment is also quite different. The beverage area of the Live House "RiNG" is outside, and the audience can enter and exit the inside and outside freely.

This layout of Live House "RiNG" makes the inner environment much better, giving people a neat and spacious feeling.

In contrast, the backstage is very messy and small, and the surrounding floors and walls have a deep sense of age. Especially the curtain behind the stage, what year was it produced?

This kind of environment not only has little space, but also seems a bit crowded. Nagasaki Suyo observed the audience in front of her, and based on their clothing, figure, and appearance, she made a basic judgment.

The audience here are mostly people entering the working world, with very few being students. In other words, this live performance may not be suitable for the MyGo band.