Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

"Manager, I have already compiled the directory of those visitors. Here are their needs and content."

Lupa placed the printed paper document in front of Taku Hoshikawa.

Taku Hoshikawa casually flipped through the documents for a few times and nodded with satisfaction. Lupa was very suitable for this kind of job. The documents she organized were well organized and the key points could be seen at a glance.

He praised her generously: "Lupa, you did a great job. I will let someone else handle the communication with these people later. Now you should prepare for the performance at the music festival."

He pointed at Miao Meng in front of him and said, "This is the drummer of your future band. Please get to know each other."

Miao Meng smiled and was the first to greet enthusiastically: "Hello, Lupa, I'm Yutenji Wakamu, the drummer of the band. You can just call me Miao Meng dear!"

"My dear Meow Meng, I know you. Influenced by Xiaozhi, I often watch your videos."

Lupa responded with a smile and a nod.

Xiaozhi had already told her about this last night, and she was already prepared for it.

Xiaozhi was very excited at the time, tossing and turning like a child and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Lupa looked at Xiaozhi, but found that Xiaozhi was staring at the computer with a focused expression as if he was thinking about something, and he didn't care at all about what his favorite blogger had just said.

Lupa came over curiously, but only saw the homepage of Miao Mengqin's account.

"Xiaozhi, why are you still looking at this?"

Lupa asked curiously.

Xiaozhi finally came to his senses and explained in a serious tone, "Just now, the manager analyzed the problems with Miao Mengqin's account and provided many very useful solutions. So I was wondering if there was any way to make our account 'Red Ginger' popular..."

Red Ginger is a music account operated by Xiaozhi and Lupa. The content posted on it are all their original music. However, it has always been lukewarm.

Lupa has also been worried about how to increase her popularity.

Unlike Xiaozhi's reserved attitude, Lupa set his sights directly on Xingchuan Taku and asked curiously, "Manager, do you have any ideas to make our account popular?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaozhi quickly turned his gaze to Hoshikawa Taku, as if he was looking at a savior, hoping that Hoshikawa Taku could give them some advice.

However, Hoshikawa Taku just shrugged and said, "Honestly speaking... no, your account is hopeless."

"Manager, you have to be kidding!"

Xiaozhi's eyes widened. She was also very straightforward and couldn't help but ask, "You have so many ways to solve the problem with Miss Meow Meng's account, but why do you say you can't solve the problem with our account? Is it because I offended you just now, and you are still angry now?"

Xiaozhi actually had a conflict with the manager?

Hearing this, Lupa was almost scared to death.

Although she didn't know what Xiaozhi said, she immediately excused Xiaozhi: "Manager, Xiaozhi often speaks without thinking, and what she said may not be what she meant. Please forgive her!"

However, after she finished saying this, Hoshikawa Taku still stood up and stretched out his hand towards Xiaozhi.

Just when Xiaozhi thought that Hoshikawa Taku was going to give her a slap and closed her eyes in fear, Hoshikawa Taku just rubbed her head.

"Hey, you think too much of me. You were just talking about the facts before, and so was I."

Hoshikawa Taku said helplessly, "I'm telling the truth. It's hard for your account to make any further progress. At most, you'll gain 30,000 to 50,000 followers, and that's it. It'll be the same even if you continue for a few more years."

"why?"

Miao Meng couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I've looked at Xiaozhi's account, and all she posted there were Vocaloid songs using Hatsune Miku as the voice source."

"Ten years ago, their accounts might have been popular for a while, but it's a different era now. Aside from Hatsune Miku, everything else related to V-family is becoming increasingly quiet. If one or two out of a hundred songs become popular, they're considered lucky."

"They chose the wrong track and the wrong subject. They are the remnants of the old era. Without an audience, no matter how good your videos are, they are just that."

What Taku Hoshikawa said was merciless, but it was also an objective fact.

There are a lot of creations about Hatsune Miku every year. It has been almost twenty years, and this virtual singer is still not out of fashion.

But in recent years, the most popular songs are still various Hatsune Miku songs, while those V-family songs are gradually becoming less and less, with only one or two popular songs released in a year.

In the past, V’s songs were very popular, and every once in a while a new widely sung work would be released. But now, fewer and fewer people listen to V’s songs, and the base is smaller, so the number of fans will naturally not increase.

There is really no chance for Xiaozhi and her friends’ accounts to become popular unless they can make a song as popular as “Rabbit Hole”.

But that kind of luck is similar to picking up a lottery ticket, basically close to zero.

Unless it is said that Taku Hoshikawa is the driving force behind the scenes, spending money and resources to promote this account, deliberately creating a hot spot to make it popular all over the Internet.

But what's the use? This account only has so many followers. It will only be popular for a while, and soon it will become a forgotten place again.

Since Taku Hoshikawa has so many resources, he might as well promote Miao Meng. At least the probability of her becoming popular is quite high.

Xiaozhi bit her lip tightly, but she also knew that what Hoshikawa Taku said was the truth. She had actually thought so too, but this time Hoshikawa Taku put it out in the open.

"...Manager, are you saying that this account is no longer worth operating?"

Xiaozhi asked in a low voice.

This account is the result of Xiaozhi and Lupa's hard work over the past few years. Xiaozhi does not want to abandon it unless it is absolutely necessary.

But...if you really put your heart into making videos but still can't get traffic, then sooner or later you will lose the motivation to make videos just based on your passion.

Hoshikawa Taku shook his head and said with a smile, "Who says this account has no operational value? It's incredibly valuable. I'm just saying that your track is the limit. If you're willing to change your career path, it's actually very easy to become popular."

"What's the solution?"

Xiaozhi asked quickly.

Hoshikawa Taku smiled mysteriously.

"It's very simple. All you have to do is be willing to appear in person, wear a cosplay costume and play the piano in front of the camera."

In the past, all the fans of "Red Ginger" were people who simply loved music. If they wanted to make this account popular, they had to cross the track and convert the fans who originally loved music into fans of Xiaozhi personally.

As long as more people like Xiaozhi, the number of fans on this account will naturally increase.

What Taku Hoshikawa said about playing the piano in a cosplay costume was just one of the ways to appear on camera, but Xiaozhi didn't know what he was thinking about, and his face was getting redder and redder.

"I would never stand in front of the camera wearing something that's immoral. Who do you think I am?"

Her face flushed and she glared at Hoshikawa Taku.

Chapter 118: Wild cats will leave on their own if they feel uncomfortable.

Xiaozhi regretted it the moment he said this.

Because she saw Hoshikawa Taku looking at her with a smile on his face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised with a teasing arc, as if he had already expected her to have such a reaction.

"Xiaozhi, what are you thinking? I just asked you to appear in person, not to wear those borderline clothes. Aren't there many normal cosplay costumes?"

Hoshikawa Taku tapped his fingers on the table and lectured in a deliberately serious tone, "As for that borderline cosplay you mentioned, it's certainly easy to attract traffic, but you're members of a professional band now, not some low-level marketing influencer just to gain traffic."

"If you go down this path just for short-term traffic, it will indelibly stain your image."

"correct."

Miao Meng also nodded in agreement, crossed his arms, and looked at Xiaozhi seriously.

"Whether it's my beauty videos or the music you create, the main audience is actually women. If you shoot those kinds of content, you're giving up your base. You can get a wave of traffic in the short term, but in the long run, you'll lose more than you gain."

Even Miao Meng knows that it is easy to walk on the edge, but it won't go far. She has always been very clear about her future direction and it is impossible for her to do something that will affect her long-term development for the sake of short-term exposure.

After all, her goal is not just to be a small internet celebrity, but to expand into a bigger world.

"It turns out I misunderstood..."

Xiaozhi's face suddenly turned red and his ears felt hot.

It was clearly Taku Hoshikawa's statement that was ambiguous, but now it seems that she was the one who misinterpreted it, and he even gave her a serious lecture, as if she was the one who wanted to gain traffic in that way!

Xiaozhi gritted his teeth and glared at Hoshikawa Taku fiercely, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

However, Hoshikawa Taku didn't seem to have any intention of restraining himself. Instead, the smile on his lips deepened a little, and he obviously enjoyed Satoshi's angry look.

Just as he was about to add another joke, the landline phone on the table suddenly rang.

Hoshikawa Taku glanced lazily at the caller ID and then pressed the hands-free button.

"Manager, there's a girl with pink hair named Chihaya Aine who wants to see you."

The front desk clerk's voice came from the receiver.

Xingchuan Taku said without hesitation: "Let her come to my office, I'll wait for her here."

After hanging up the phone, he looked around at the three people present, his gaze deliberately lingering on Xiaozhi for a second before he warned again, "Aine will be here soon. I don't want you to have a conflict with her. Otherwise, even if you are right, I won't stand on your side."

"Yes……"

Xiaozhi stretched out his voice, clearly reluctant, but he finally nodded.

She knew in her heart that Hoshikawa Taku's attitude was very clear - he wanted to give "special care" to Chihaya Aine.

Although she didn't know what was so special about this girl that she deserved to be treated like this by Taku Hoshikawa, she still had to listen to her boss.

Who made her just an employee?

Hoshikawa Taku nodded with satisfaction.

A moment later, the office door was gently pushed open and a figure walked in quickly.

Aiyin stood at the door, took a deep breath nervously, then stood up and bowed deeply to Hoshikawa Taku, with a hint of apology in her voice: "Mr. Hoshikawa, I'm sorry, I'm late!"

There was a hint of uneasiness in her tone. After all, Hoshikawa Taku had told her yesterday to gather at the office directly after school, and now more than two hours had passed. She was indeed too late.

She was mentally prepared to face Taku Hoshikawa's rebuke.

However, Hoshikawa Taku didn't say anything like, "You're one minute late, which means you've delayed the entire class for sixty minutes." He just looked at her and said gently:

"I thought you were a punctual girl, Aine. Since you're late, it must mean something important delayed you. I forgive you."

Aine didn't expect that Hoshikawa Taku would look at her like this.

She scratched her face a bit embarrassedly. "It's an important matter, and it is. Actually, our band's guitarist, Yao Lenai, suddenly didn't want to come. I went to great lengths to treat her to a matcha parfait, and she reluctantly agreed to stay..."

Aine sighed helplessly, still feeling confused as she recalled the scene just now.

It was obvious that Lenai had taken the initiative to ask to join the band, but when she heard that she had to leave temporarily, she suddenly said that she didn't want to stay in the band anymore.

Is she a particularly loyal person, thinking that since he left, she can't stay? But they just met, why does she have to stick with me?

Or does she want Lenai to realize that if she is gone, all of Riki's pressure will be transferred to her?

But that's unlikely, right?

Although Li Xi was indeed a bit harsh on herself, that was because her skills were not up to par. However, Le Nai's guitar skills were one of the best in the entire band. Logically, she shouldn't want to quit because of the pressure.

Besides, there is Su Shi in the team!

Su Shi has always been good at adjusting the atmosphere. Even if the atmosphere is a little tense, she should be able to ease it, right?

Kaname Rakuna is truly a "wild cat". As a human, Aine has no idea what she is thinking.

Maybe she wasn't convinced by my words, but stayed simply because of the matcha parfait...

Aine didn't think much about Kaname's situation and quickly turned her attention back to the present.

She glanced at the people in the office, then smiled brightly and took the initiative to greet them, "You three are my teammates, right? Hello! My name is Chihaya Aine, and I'm the lead singer hired by Mr. Hoshikawa!"

Because of Hoshikawa Taku's advance instructions, even Satoshi, although still a little unhappy in his heart, still forced a unnatural smile and nodded slightly in response.

Meow Meng didn't hesitate at all. A warm smile immediately blossomed on her face. She quickly walked over to Aine and directly shook her hand. Her voice was full of intimacy and joy:

"Aine, we'll be teammates from now on! I'm sure we'll get along great!"

"By the way, Aine, I'm planning to do a transformation project for amateurs. I'm going to pick guests from among my fans and give them makeup that's appropriate for their life events. I've decided to have you as my first fan, okay?"

After Miao Meng realized that Ain was a "connected person", she enthusiastically started to build a good relationship with Ain and even said that she wanted to make Ain a guest in her new project.

Aine was flattered and said with surprise, "Niaomeng dear, are you serious?!"

Aiyin is a loyal fan of Miao Mengqin, the kind of die-hard fan who never misses a video.

Even though Ain's videos that were designed to gain popularity were boring, she still paid attention to contributing to the number of views and likes, and even sponsored them many times.

Seeing Aine's surprised face, Meowmeng's smile grew even wider.

"Of course it's true. Leave your makeup for this music festival stage to me! I will definitely make you look beautiful and become a dazzling lead singer!"

Chapter 119 Who is the Guitar Hero?

When they first met, Aiyin had a good impression of them all.