Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

However, there is also that option that is still to be determined.

For example, a certain pink-haired guy and a sixteen-year-old widow.

Chapter 298: Rainy night, overpass, Maybach.

Time quietly slipped into the end of June, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the concert finally arrived as scheduled.

As the protagonist, Mizuno Ai put almost all her energy into the final rehearsal.

Mizuno Ai knows better than anyone what this performance means to her.

Every morning at seven o'clock, she appears in the practice room on time.

She was wearing sportswear and started warming up with basic stretching, including shoulders, neck, legs, waist and back... Every movement was standard and in place.

Then came the vocal cord warm-up, where she did the breathing exercises and scales over and over again until she was satisfied.

Then, it’s dance practice.

She followed the choreographer hired by Taku Hoshikawa and choreographed every movement frame by frame.

Even if it's just a hand-raising angle or a rotation of the center of gravity, she will do it again and again until every beat of the dance and every frame transition are in perfect harmony with the music.

She spent most of the day practicing.

Her agent, Hasegawa, was a little worried about her rigorous training, fearing that her body might not be able to bear it, and tried to persuade her to take a break several times.

But she was worrying too much. Mizuno Ai's spirits were getting higher and higher, and her condition was getting better and better.

This is also due to the contribution of Taku Hoshikawa.

He kept an eye on Mizuno Ai's training progress almost the entire time, and calmly arranged a scientific training rhythm and recovery plan for her.

Every day at the end of Mizuno Ai's practice, he would personally give her acupuncture and massage to ensure that she was always in the best condition.

Of course, there will be no shortage of necessary "magic replenishment".

Not only Mizuno Ai, but all the members of the two bands "Thorns Without Thorns" and "Extension Line" also entered a state of combat readiness during this period.

They used this limited time to rehearse the performance pieces more proficiently and avoid making mistakes during practice.

Jing Serina is the type who treats every performance as the final battle, and after reconciling with her father during this trip to Kumamoto, her condition has seen a qualitative leap.

At this concert, she not only has to defeat her arch-rival Kondo Hina, she also has to prove herself in front of her parents and prove that her choice is right.

During practice, she sang with more emotion, and her voice had an unspeakable power. Her eyes no longer had any hesitation, only determination and desire.

On the other hand, after returning from their trip to Kumamoto, Miao Meng and Lupa from the Extension Line band seemed to have opened up their Ren and Du meridians, and their aura was completely different.

Miao Meng finally "got along well" with Hoshikawa Taku and no longer worried about being abandoned due to lack of popularity.

As for Lupa, after figuring out his own feelings, he stopped worrying about gains and losses and devoted himself to his work and the band.

As the commander-in-chief behind the scenes, Taku Hoshikawa was also very busy during this period.

He found the director he had worked with for a long time and whom he trusted very much, and asked their team to be responsible for the stage construction and lighting arrangement of the concert.

During this period of time, he has been constantly communicating with the director to discuss specific performance plans, and also to make contingency plans for various emergencies on the scene in advance.

In addition, during this period, Taku Hoshikawa also did something more important, which was to negotiate with the live broadcast platform.

A long time ago, when Hoshikawa Taku signed with Goto Ichiri, he obtained a special resource from the system [Platform Homepage Recommendation]

He will have the opportunity to push the live broadcast room to the homepage of the entire platform for three hours.

And this is the reason why Taku Hoshikawa chose to focus on selling online tickets.

After using this special resource, Taku Hoshikawa successfully obtained the contact information of a YouTube executive.

The other party, like Master Sakamoto, owed a debt of favor to the Hoshikawa family, and Hoshikawa Taku's parents were even more grateful for this executive's help.

When Taku Hoshikawa came to the door and told the other party his purpose, the other party did not hesitate too much and readily agreed to Taku Hoshikawa's request, saying that he could provide three hours of fixed streaming support on the homepage on the day of the concert without charging any fixed fee.

Of course, the platform’s own share of the profits is still inevitable.

Conventional wisdom holds that livestreams of concerts typically take a 30% commission. However, Hoshikawa Taku, through his eloquence and a well-crafted "warmth offensive," persuaded the other party to make an exception and lower the commission to 10% for this particular concert.

In other words, no matter how many online tickets are sold, Taku Hoshikawa can get 90% of the net profit.

Taku Hoshikawa has high expectations for the online ticket sales this time, and with the publicity and promotion of Hoshikawa Agency and several cooperating agencies, a wave of online discussion about "Mizuno Ai's Comeback Concert" has been set off.

This time, the online tickets were sold out as expected.

The concert is scheduled for tomorrow, and 50,000 online tickets have already been sold.

Fifty thousand tickets, each priced at 3000 yen, even after deducting the 10% platform commission, have already brought Hoshikawa Taku a net profit of approximately 1.35 million yen!

This number is already very objective.

You should know that during the epidemic, Japan's national group "YOASOBI" held a completely online concert with a ticket price of 2900 yen and 4 tickets sold at the time.

Of course, they definitely have many more fans now than they did back then. If they were to hold another paid online concert, ticket sales would probably have to double.

The fact that so many tickets were sold for Mizuno Ai’s comeback concert is enough to prove that her current influence cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, this is far from the limit.

By the time the concert starts tomorrow and the platform’s homepage recommendation is in place, I’m afraid at least another 10,000 or 20,000 tickets will be sold.

The reason why so many tickets were sold for an online concert, in addition to the publicity, is more importantly the special identity of Mizuno Ai.

Everyone wants to see how this legendary idol has recovered and what kind of performance she can bring to everyone.

Of course, in addition to the core ace Ai Mizuno, the "peak showdown" between the [Diamond Stardust] and [Thornless] teams also attracted a lot of attention.

As for the band "Extension Cord", although it is relatively less famous, "Guitar Hero" and "Meow Dream" themselves have a certain degree of online influence and also contributed a lot of online votes.

Of course, this is relatively small, and a few thousand votes are enough. Most of the audience still come to see Mizuno Ai.

Even though everyone knew this, they still rehearsed extremely seriously and did not allow themselves to fail in such a critical situation.

……

Tomorrow is the day of the concert. After the last day of rehearsal, Taku Hoshikawa called everyone from the two bands over.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work during this period."

Taku Hoshikawa glanced at each of them. There were still beads of sweat on their foreheads, and they were breathing slightly, but their eyes were brighter than ever.

Because their efforts during this period of time are finally going to be shown to the public.

"I've seen all of your training over this period, and everyone has given their all. You've prepared perfectly, and all that's left is to enjoy the stage."

Hoshikawa Taku's tone was not as calm and sharp as usual, but rather contained a hint of gentleness and relaxation.

"So, don't be too nervous. As long as you play like you did today, there will be no problem."

"It's finally here!"

Nina's face flushed with excitement, her hands clenched into fists, her eyes burning with fighting spirit, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time! Tomorrow... I will personally suppress Kondo Hina in front of the whole audience!"

"I don't intend to embarrass myself in front of my former teammates. Although I feel very sorry for them, we must win this performance."

Tao Xiang also smiled.

Everyone has been preparing for this performance for a long time. Taoxiang is full of confidence and does not think that her band will lose to the current "Diamond Stardust"

On the other hand, the girls from [Extension Cord] were already in high spirits.

Aiyin said with great anticipation, "This concert will have tens of thousands of people watching it, both online and offline. It's really exciting!"

Boqi's face paled when he heard this. "What if we make a mistake? Wouldn't that be a big problem?"

"There won't be any mistakes, especially you, Pochi. Even if you're completely distracted, you can still play smoothly, right?"

Lupa smiled and consoled him, "Besides, Pochi, you can still wear a mask when the time comes, so it will definitely be fine."

Aiyin also smiled and said, "I think everyone's thinking is a bit too complicated. We are all professionals and can hear the slightest mistake, but there are very few professionals in the audience. Most people are just listening for the atmosphere."

“As long as we perform in a casual manner, even if we make mistakes, they will be regarded as clever tricks on the spot.”

Among the five members of Pochi, Meowth, Lupa, Satoshi and Aine, Aine is the one who started late and had no previous performance experience.

Relatively speaking, she made the most mistakes.

However, Aine is not worried about making a fool of herself on the stage. As a former student council president, she has a lot of experience in public speaking and enjoys the feeling of being in the spotlight. She is not nervous when standing on the stage and may even perform beyond her expectations.

Her mentality is actually the calmest.

"Yes, it would be great if you had Aine's mentality."

Hoshikawa Taku glanced at Aine approvingly.

Taku Hoshikawa didn't say much to encourage people afterwards. The more he spoke, the more nervous everyone became.

Just like before a big exam, the most important thing at this time is to keep calm.

He simply told everyone to go to bed early at night and gather at the office early tomorrow, and then let them go.

However, what surprised Hoshikawa Taku was that after everyone else had left, Aine still hadn't left.

It was as if she stayed deliberately, looking at him with wandering eyes, as if she had something to say.

"Aine, what's wrong? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Hoshikawa Taku asked.

Aine hesitated for a moment, as if trying to decide her words, before finally speaking softly, "Well...it's about Su Shi. Su Shi and the other people from Mygo want to come to the concert. Is that okay?"

"Huh? It's their freedom. Why are you asking me?"

Hoshikawa Taku raised an eyebrow and jokingly said, "Aine, you're not asking me for concert tickets, are you? Could it be that Suyo and the others didn't get any tickets?"

Aiyin quickly waved her hands: "No, Sushi has the ticket. She's just a little worried..."

"worry about what?"

"She said she was worried that their presence...would affect Xiangzi's performance, so she was hesitant about whether to come."

When she said this, Aine's face was a little ashamed, as if she felt a little embarrassed.

Hoshikawa Takuya burst into laughter.

"Is Su Shi overthinking things? Does she think her influence on Xiangzi is that great? As long as she sits in the audience, Xiangzi will perform abnormally?"

Aiyin smiled bitterly: "I also think Su Shi is overthinking it, but she is still worried, so she asked me to ask you if you can help give Xiangzi a heads-up in advance..."

Hoshikawa Taku felt that there was no need for Su Shi to worry so much. She bought the ticket and it was her freedom to come or not.

Even if it really affected Xiangzi's performance, it was Xiangzi's own problem and had nothing to do with her.

Now she has to ask Xiangzi's opinion to decide whether to come to the concert. Isn't this a bit too humble...

Hoshikawa Taku felt that it was unnecessary, but since she had asked Aine to pass on the message, Hoshikawa Taku gave Aine a favor and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll tell Xiangzi in advance so she can be mentally prepared."

Aine felt relieved upon hearing this, and a relaxed smile appeared on her face: "That's great, thank you, Mr. Hoshikawa!"

"It's just a small matter. You should go back quickly. Remember to rest early today. You have a busy day tomorrow."

Hoshikawa Taku waved his hand and urged Aine to leave with a smile.

After Aine left, Hoshikawa Taku took out his cell phone and dialed Toyokawa Shoko's number.

"Hello, Xiangzi? Where are you now?"

"I just came out of the office and haven't reached the subway station yet. Is there something you want to talk to me about? I'll be back now."

Xiangzi thought something serious had happened, and his tone suddenly became serious, and he said he would go back.

Hoshikawa Taku quickly said, "No need to come back. It's not a big deal. There's no need to discuss it in the office. Just wait for me here. I'll come find you right now. I have something small to tell you."

"Is that so...Okay, I'll wait for you here."

After hanging up the phone, Taku Hoshikawa walked out of the office with quick steps and hurried towards where Xiangzi was.

The office is not far from the station, but you have to pass a relatively large intersection on the way.

The traffic light was still counting down. Taku Hoshikawa was standing on the street waiting for the red light. From a distance, he saw Shoko standing not far away on the opposite side.

She hadn't noticed herself yet and was looking around.

Hoshikawa Taku was about to wave at her, but he accidentally saw a car parked nearby.

It was a black Maybach S680, its body as smooth as a mirror, low-key yet imposing, parked steadily on the side of the street without turning off the engine.