My daily life is getting weird because I am caught between being in a band and being an idol.

The shop assistant stood awkwardly to the side, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them.

"Don't mention it, buddy! Haha, as the saying goes, meeting is fate!"

As she spoke, she looked at the rising sun with pleading eyes.

"...Haa...Okay."

Chaoyang spoke only after the waiter left.

"...It's unbelievable that you dared to place an additional order when you had no money. Didn't you even bring your phone?"

The woman next to him nodded obediently.

Chaoyang had no choice but to lend his phone; it was a simple matter of lending him one himself.

After unlocking his phone, Chaoyang stood up, bent down, and handed it to the woman.

Seriously, wouldn't it have been better if she had just spoken to the shop owner directly and borrowed their phone? Does excessive drinking really affect one's intelligence? I should advise Taoxiang to drink less in the future.

. .

Great! The adventure was a success!!! At least I borrowed a phone! Luckily, I remember Shima and Eliza's phone numbers, which are often used in emergencies.

"Moshi moshi~~ Ahaha (**)/ Um, Shima~~................. I forgot my money................. Could you come over here for a second? I'm at a seafood shop called Hamamaru..."

"I understand, go to hell. *beep*"

The call was immediately and abruptly ended.

As if she could have guessed this outcome, she quickly pressed another number.

And this time, they didn't even get a call.

"Damn it, is Eliza watching late-night anime again? I'm the captain! Nobody respects me!"

There was no other way but to ask this young man in front of me for help.

. .

"?"

After hearing the woman repeat the word, Chaoyang thought it was probably the name of a band. He shook his head. Another rock musician. This reinforced his stereotypes about rock music.

Is he another high school dropout? He's unkempt, wearing wooden clogs, and has tattoos on the back of his hands. He seems even worse than Momoka.

"Does this young man know about our band?"

"I don't know, judging from the name, I wonder if it's some kind of rock band?"

"To be precise, it's psychedelic rock~, oh, we're a fairly well-known indie band~~ called Hiroi~"

"Hmm...is that so?"

Chaoyang didn't seem very interested, after all, he was hiring a rock musician who was somewhat famous and happened to be a heavy drinker, just like the guy in front of him named Guangjing.

"...Well, that...really, really...look, look..."

Hiroi thought Asahi didn't believe him, so he quickly opened YouTube and searched for his own video. It turned out that the video was recorded by his former boss to promote him, and it was quite well-made and had hundreds of thousands of views.

"Really, look how many audience members there are!"

Hiroi usually doesn't boast about such things, but in order to borrow money, he has to use every trick in the book.

Then Asahi seemed unmoved, and Hiroi finally decided to go all out!

Hiroi looked around again and found that there were very few customers left in the restaurant. He gritted his teeth and, emboldened by the alcohol, decided to take a gamble.

She stood up, took a deep breath, and suddenly knelt down, slamming her hands on the ground with all her might. Her head followed with a loud thud, and she actually performed a full-on dogeza (a traditional Japanese kneeling gesture) for Chaoyang in front of everyone!

"Please! Lend me some money!"

Does this guy even have any self-awareness as a celebrity?

Chaoyang held his forehead, unable to bear looking at him.

. .

"...Oh dear, so you were planning to lend me money before I even knelt down? Next time, you should have said so earlier..."

After paying the bill and walking out of the store, Hiroi casually greeted...

"No normal person would kneel down to someone so easily. I'm sorry, I'm a little shocked."

This guy is actually not bad looking. These days, you don't see pretty girls kneeling down to people.

The two had already stepped outside the door.

"...Do you remember where you left your phone and wallet?"

"Huh? Do I have to pay it back right away?"

"Nonsense, do you know how much you spent? 2! I'm starting to regret it. What if you try to deny it later?"

"Didn't I write you an IOU? I even put my fingerprint on it."

Chaoyang shook the IOU in his hand and said.

"This is to prevent you from defaulting on your debt once you leave. I'm already putting in the effort to show my kindness, and I don't want to have to come back to you specifically for these 20,000 yuan."

Just then...

"Hey... Hiroi!!!"

Suddenly, a voice carrying a hint of anger came from not far away.

Hiroi was startled and turned around to look.

"Zhi, Zhima... You actually came to greet me?"

A short-haired woman ran over, her face contorted with rage.

"What if you go to jail? You'll drag us down with you!!! Please at least check if you have any money before you drink!!!... Hmm? Speaking of which, how come you're out?"

It was only then that Shima realized there was another person standing next to her.

Immediately change the atmosphere and ask politely.

"Hello, this girl is in the same band as me, her name is Iwashita Shima. Did you help her solve the problem?"

Even though they both play rock music, there seem to be differences... This one looks much more normal.

"......Um......She suddenly knelt down and begged me, who was sitting next to her. I was startled at the time, so I lent her the money and even planned to have her help me find my wallet."

At that moment, Shima immediately took out her wallet.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you. I'll return the money to you right away. Please forgive this idiot!!!"

"Oh, oh, it's nothing... I've learned something new... By the way, you've had a hard time too..."

"There's nothing I can do about it; what can I do when I'm stuck with a captain like this?"

Upon hearing the criticism directed at him, Hiroi immediately tried to change the subject.

"By the way... buddy, what were you sighing about just now?"

Since they're a rock band, they might have some connections.

"...Um, actually I'm an idol band project producer...I want to arrange a performance for an idol band this month, and I'd like to find a venue with more than 300 people..."

Hiroi took a sip of the shochu from the cardboard box, listened to Asahi's worries, and wore a thoughtful expression. Then, she narrowed her eyes and slowly began to speak.

"We have a special performance at FOL in Shinjuku in two weeks, which has a 500-seat capacity. We were planning to invite three bands to open the show... How about we give all three bands' time to you, bro?"

Chaoyang and Zhima were immediately stunned. Chaoyang was surprised that it went so smoothly.

Shima, how dare this bastard make such a decision!

Chapter 72 Xiangzi Joins the Company.

"Um, while I'm happy, this feels a bit hasty. I personally suggest you discuss it with your teammates..."

Asahi could have readily agreed, but not wanting anyone to have any lingering resentment, he advised her to be cautious. However, before he could finish, another woman, Shima, who seemed reliable, interrupted him.

He said with a wry smile.

"It's no use. This guy has made decisions so hastily all along... Since we've already made a promise, we naturally won't regret it. Whatever the problem is, we'll make him apologize to his fans. Whether she gets chopped into pieces or whatever, it doesn't matter."

"Um... do we need to cover any costs for that?"

Shima, standing to the side, rested her chin on her hand and began to consider it seriously.

"...We don't need to take on any responsibility. It might sound a bit boastful, but we always sell out our tickets... However, if they were all our fans... Considering you're an idol band, I'll give you 200 tickets after all."

"Is that alright? Thank you so much."

"Consider this guy's caused you so much trouble as interest. Let's talk about the details later, it's already so late."

Chaoyang glanced at his phone; it showed that it was already past midnight, and it was indeed no longer appropriate to continue discussing work.

He took a business card from his card holder and handed it to Shima with both hands.

"Thank you very much for today."

"No, no, this is the right place."

Amidst the polite conversation, Shima dragged Hiroi away, disappearing into the early morning streets, basking in the astonished gazes of passersby.

Chaoyang yawned, went to a convenience store to buy a change of disposable underwear, and found a nearby internet cafe to stay in.

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the next day.

As usual, Chaoyang washed up at the internet cafe and then returned to his company.

Today is also the day Xiangzi officially reports for duty.

"Hello everyone... I'm Toyokawa Shoko. I'm new here and not familiar with the job, so please give me your guidance."

Xiangzi was dressed in a women's suit, with her hair in a ponytail, completely dressed as a professional businesswoman. She bowed to everyone in the office as she entered.

The office workers all stepped forward to greet the seemingly glamorous young girl in a friendly manner.

Of course, they also started to secretly mock Chaoyang.

Speculation about why he chose such a young girl as his secretary.

Xiangzi had already spent a lot of time listening to other people's self-introductions after he finished greeting them.

It was 20 minutes later when I arrived at Chaoyang's office.

Seeing Xiangzi's capable appearance, Chaoyang asked curiously.

"Oh, you're here? ...Did you buy a suit with the money I gave you?"

"Yes."

"There's no mandatory requirement to wear a suit here."

"Wearing appropriate clothing for the occasion is a basic common sense in society."

Standing at the door, Xiangzi abandoned his polite smile when facing the rising sun.

"Alright, let's stop this small talk."

"You have absolutely no respect for me as your boss."

"I'm just doing it part-time, so strictly speaking, I don't need to be afraid of the boss."

"Haha, that makes sense."

Chaoyang agrees with this point. When he was studying abroad and working part-time, he would immediately take off his clothes and leave if he was scolded. But after becoming a full-time employee, he found his weaknesses and was taken advantage of.

Chaoyang pushed his schedule, related folders, and memos from his desk to the opposite side of the desk.

"Take the time to read all of this first, and understand the following workflow."

After taking a stack of documents from the table, Xiangzi left the office and returned to his workstation to examine them carefully.

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"...So my job is to coordinate the entire performance?"

"Well, let's do it in my name for now. If you feel uncomfortable with that, just assign it to someone else in the company."

"No, there's nothing difficult about it... I just finished making a simplified version of the performance outline and schedule and sent it to the relevant personnel in the company's email address."

Companies handling lighting and sound equipment are already in place; the remaining important tasks are the venue setup plan, communication with the venue management, and the stage layout diagram, all of which need to be completed as soon as possible. However, the current pace is too slow, so I will finish them this week.