Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Mizuno Ai's eyes gradually darkened, and the chopsticks in her hand tightened slightly.

In fact, Mizuno Ai had already vaguely noticed what Hiroi Kikuri said, but knowing is one thing, and hearing it said in person is another.

Taku Hoshikawa has a good relationship with the female artists in the agency, so it wouldn't be surprising if he was secretly dating someone.

She didn't want to think too much about it, but when Hiroi Kikuri revealed this fact, she couldn't help but think about one thing - is Taku Hoshikawa really only dating her now?

Hiroi Kikuri seemed to sense her hesitation and suddenly sighed: "Xiao Ai, Hoshikawa Taku is good in every way, but he is too fickle. He already has a girlfriend like you, but he is still secretly looking for other women..."

There was some resentment in her tone, as if she was standing up for Mizuno Ai.

"If I were you, I would never forgive him so easily. I would force him to confront me and find out exactly how many women he is involved with!"

As she spoke, she pretended to stand up and picked up her cell phone.

"How about I call him back now? The three of us can confront him face to face and see how he explains it?"

"do not want!"

Mizuno Ai suddenly spoke out, her tone filled with obvious panic and resistance.

Mizuno Ai's reaction was the same as Hiroi Kikuri had guessed.

A hint of satisfaction flashed across her eyes, but she pretended to be confused and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you ask? You are his real girlfriend, aren't you? He did something wrong to you, but you don't want to pursue it at all?"

"This guy is a scumbag. The more you let him go, the more he will get more aggressive!"

Hiroi Kikuri angrily criticized Hoshikawa Taku, and her words were also mixed with her own resentment.

When Taku Hoshikawa was with her, it was each other's virginity. But now, after being together for less than two months, his "skills" have become so proficient!

Besides himself, how many other girls has he practiced his skills on?

Hiroi Kikuri kept urging Xiaoai to go confront Hoshikawa Taku face to face. However, Xiaoai remained silent for a long time and finally shook her head.

She lowered her eyes and whispered, "No, I don't want to be separated from Mr. Xingchuan. I can't live without him anymore..."

"So, you're not going to confront him and are going to pretend you know nothing?"

Hiroi frowned.

Mizuno Ai lowered her head, a bitter smile of self-mockery appearing on her face: "Well... as long as I don't see or hear anything, I can deceive myself."

Hiroi was speechless.

She didn't expect that Mizuno Ai would choose the "ostrich tactic" and plan to use self-paralysis to maintain this relationship.

She didn't want to pursue the matter, but wanted to pretend that nothing had happened and stay by Hoshikawa Taku's side as always.

As long as she didn't see the cream flowing out of other people's puffs with her own eyes, she was willing to believe that Xingchuan Taku was devoted to her...

In fact, at this point, Hiroi Kikuri has already confirmed Mizuno Ai's thoughts.

She had implicitly acknowledged that Taku Hoshikawa had other lovers outside, and as long as Taku Hoshikawa did not take the initiative to break up, she was willing to stay with Taku Hoshikawa.

At this moment, Hiroi Kikuri could have taken this reply to ask Hoshikawa Taku for a reward, but she was still a little dissatisfied.

This was not the answer she wanted to hear.

She suddenly sat back at the table, holding Mizuno Ai's hand, and said earnestly like an elder sister: "I understand you don't want to ask further questions. After all, not everyone dares to face the truth. You feel that as long as you have a place in Hoshikawa Taku's heart, it is enough."

"But, Xiao Ai, have you ever thought about this? If one day, a woman really wants to replace you and whispers in Xingchuan Taku's ear, forcing him to break up with you...what would you do?"

Mizuno Ai was stunned for a moment, a trace of panic flashed across her eyes, but she still insisted in a low voice: "Mr. Xingchuan will not do that. He said that he would accompany me for the rest of my life..."

"I know that Hoshikawa Taku attaches great importance to promises and he will fulfill his promises, but what if a bad woman suddenly appears by his side?"

Hiroi Kikuri threatened Xiao Ai.

"Just like Daji, who was by King Zhou's side, that evil woman was very possessive and wanted to kick everyone out except herself. If you continue to play dumb, you will be banished to the cold palace without knowing why. Hoshikawa Taku will ignore you and never see you again..."

"Besides, that bad woman might be a gold digger. After she gets rid of all of us, she will eat up all of Hoshikawa Taku and take away the office he worked so hard to run..."

A hint of madness suddenly flashed in Mizuno Ai's eyes, and she whispered: "If that time really comes, I will definitely not let that bad woman have an easy time..."

Even Hiroi Kikuri was startled by this look.

What she saw in Xiaoai's eyes at that moment was no longer weakness and hesitation, but a kind of almost resolute madness.

Xiao Ai looks weak and fragile. Is she the type who will lose control in extreme situations?

Guang Jing laughed dryly and quickly comforted him: "What I just said was just an extreme situation. Don't take my words too seriously!"

She saw Xiao Ai's complexion improve, paused and said:

"But then again...if more and more girls are around Hoshikawa, he'll have less time for you. You don't want him to run out of energy when you want to get intimate with him, do you?"

This is indeed a very important situation.

Xiao Ai also looked thoughtful.

If she really doesn't fight or compete at all, then she can only be ranked at the end.

"Replenishing magic" can not only make her feel happy, but also deepen the relationship between the two. Xiao Ai doesn't want Xingchuan Taku to waste his "energy" on others.

"So...you said all this, what advice do you want to give me?"

Mizuno Ai raised her head and looked at Hiroi Kikuri. A hint of vigilance flashed in her eyes, and her tone turned cold. "Actually, you are also a thieving cat. You also want to snatch Mr. Hoshikawa away from me."

Sensing Mizuno Ai's hostility, Hiroi Kikuri immediately raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, revealing an innocent smile:

"Xiao Ai, I admit that I have feelings for Hoshikawa Taku, but I also hope to get along with you on good terms! Although we are rivals in love, we don't have to fight to the death. On the contrary, I can help you!"

"...Can you help me?"

Mizuno Ai frowned slightly.

Hiroi explained, "You see, I live with Hoshikawa Taku, so I know his movements every day. What time he gets up, what time he leaves home, and whether he smells of any strange perfume when he comes back... I know all of that right away."

"If we keep in touch, we might be able to know better than anyone else whether he's been having affairs or not."

A look of excitement appeared on Mizuno Ai's face.

Hiroi Kikuri struck while the iron was hot and continued to tempt him: "Xiao Ai, compared to other unfamiliar enemies, you would feel more at ease if you kept someone you know well by Taku Hoshikawa's side, right?"

"If there are some things you don't want to ask, then let me find out for you. You just need to continue to be yourself and continue to be liked by Hoshikawa Taku."

"How about... do you want to form an alliance with me?"

Mizuno Ai was torn between her conscience and her desires, her eyes moving back and forth between her hand and her face.

She knew that Hirojing was not simply "helping", but every word Hirojing said accurately hit the softest part of her heart.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"...Okay. As long as you don't take him away..."

Guangjing's smile instantly blossomed, and he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm a trustworthy person. Good things should be shared with everyone. I won't keep them to myself!"

Mizuno Ai suddenly felt that she might have "let a wolf into the house", but she did need an ally like Hiroi Kikuri to serve as an "intelligence officer".

She could pretend to know nothing in front of Taku Hoshikawa, but she couldn't really know nothing.

If that kind of "rival in love" really does appear, she can also prepare in advance...

……

Taku Hoshikawa was unaware of the alliance between the two girls in his family.

At this time, he had already arrived at the office.

Hoshikawa Taku said he had something urgent to deal with, but that wasn't an excuse.

He needs to calm down and carefully calculate the overall benefits and costs of this concert to see how much return this grand "comeback performance" has brought him.

In terms of offline tickets, all 2500 seats were sold out. Ignoring some free tickets, this part still brought in a net income of about 30 million yen.

What surprised him even more was that the revenue from offline sales of peripheral products was also considerable. In just a few hours, the revenue reached 7 million yen!

Including T-shirts, badges, cheering banners, limited edition figures, and a commemorative photo album specially launched for Mizuno Ai's comeback concert, all were snapped up by fans.

Although this part is quite lucrative, the real profit still comes from online.

The live streaming platform set the ticket price at 3000 yen per ticket, and eventually sold 90,000 tickets. Even though the platform took a 10% share, the remaining net income was still as high as 2.43 million yen.

After combining the revenue from all channels, the final total revenue reached a staggering 2.8 million yen!

However, income is income, and there are still many aspects of expenditure that need to be calculated.

From venue rental, security, and temporary cleaning staff, to the director and lighting team salaries, to accident insurance, equipment rental, sound adjustments, and the technical fees and publicity expenses of the online broadcast platform...

Almost every expense counts.

Adding in the money spent on treating everyone to dinner last night and the taxi fare, the total expenses are roughly estimated to be 2500 million yen.

After deducting costs, the remaining profit is 2.55 million yen.

But this is not the final number. In addition, there is also "taxation".

The calculation of taxes is divided into stages. The higher your income, the more taxes you need to pay. However, there are many tax reduction and exemption policies during the calculation that can exempt part of the taxes.

Generally speaking, it is between 20% and 30%.

Even if Taku Hoshikawa calculates it based on the lowest 20%, the National Tax Bureau will still take 5100 million yen!

This number made Taku Hoshikawa's eyes go dark. This was twice his total expenditure.

Japan's National Tax Agency did nothing and just sat in the office leisurely drinking tea, but it was able to get so much money for no reason.

No wonder Taku Hoshikawa always curses Japanese civil servants as tax thieves when he sees the bosses in movies and TV dramas.

You give your money to the tax department, but what they end up raising is a bunch of losers. Who would be happy about that?

No wonder so many wealthy people try to avoid taxes.

However, no matter how unhappy he was, Takuya Hoshikawa knew that the money had to be paid, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble.

I don’t want to receive a lawyer’s letter from the IRS one day.

After calming down, Taku Hoshikawa finally calculated that the net profit of this concert was 2.04 million yen!

This number was like a ray of golden light shining from the account book into his future.

The amount of debt owed by Taku Hoshikawa was only 10 billion, and he earned one-fifth of the debt with just one concert.

If I hold a few more concerts, wouldn’t I be able to pay back all the money?

Of course, Hoshikawa Takuya was just thinking about it casually. He also knew that the grand occasion this time would be difficult to replicate and it was basically a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Mizuno Ai's "miracle return" was dramatic enough, and coupled with the previous marketing and the suppressed outbreak of the idol's blank period, the enthusiasm of the fan group almost exploded, which attracted so many online viewers.

Even if Taku Hoshikawa uses the same team to organize the same concert, it would be considered good if he could sell 2 tickets online.

Generally speaking, a concert of similar scale would be considered very profitable with a profit of 4000 million yen. Hoshikawa Taku's income is equivalent to the revenue of five concerts of the other party.

It was the first time that Taku Hoshikawa got so much money, and he was so excited that it took him a while to calm down.

Then he looked at the system interface.

On the screen, the familiar taskbar flickered quietly.

The "Fateful Duel" mission, which was both thorny and harmless, was settled after the concert ended last night.

It’s just that I was busy with dinner and social events last night, and was tormented by Xiao Ai all night. This morning I also had to deal with the sudden attack by Hiroi Kikuri, so I finally had time to click on the system message until now.

[Exclusive mission 1 for Thornless: A head-on confrontation with the old enemy!]

Mission Objective: Have the Thornless Band and the Diamond Stardust Band compete on the same stage. The completion of the mission will be determined based on the level of support, and corresponding rewards will be distributed.

[The current task has been completed, with a completion rate of 68%. ]

In last night's performance, the support ratio for Thornless and Diamond Stardust was approximately 68 to 100, and this is probably the task completion level judged by the system.

The higher the degree of completion, the higher the reward will definitely be. However, everyone, whether they have thorns or not, has tried their best to do their best. It is not easy to get this level of support, and we cannot blame them too much.

Hoshikawa Taku lowered his gaze to the rewards section.

[Rewards for Thornless: The band's popularity will increase significantly, and the chances of receiving invitations from performances and TV stations will increase.]

The firm received 680 million yen in funding.

[The host obtains special skills: surgical suturing.]

[Host, please choose whether to study now? ]

Surgical suture?

When Hoshikawa Taku saw this skill, his expression suddenly became strange.