"What does Xiaoxiang want to talk to me about?"

"The last time we met was a year ago when we went to see Crychic's performance..."

"It seems that the day when Crychic disbanded was around this time. Could it be something related to the band?"

Thinking of this, Chu Hua couldn't help but feel excited.

She is an islander from a remote island in the Hokkaido region.

After the two met by chance in the summer ten years ago, she was deeply attracted to him.

Although this period of time was very short, the time she spent with Xiangzi became an unforgettable experience for her.

After all, compared to the monotonous and boring island and the trivialities of life, Xiangzi is so dazzling, charming and colorful.

She began to look forward to the reunion in the next summer.

Fortunately, the Toyokawa family would come to Hokkaido to escape the summer heat in those years, and she got to see him again as she wished.

The two of them were like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, getting together once a year and enjoying these short but happy years until they grew up.

Until the Toyokawa family no longer came to Hokkaido.

From then on, she could only find comfort by slowly savoring her memories with Xiangzi and engraving all the scenes of their time together deep into her bones over and over again.

However, as she grows older, Chuhua is no longer satisfied with this simple reminiscence, she wants more.

So she came to Dongdu, hoping to reunite like in her childhood.

But she did not dare to take the initiative to find Xiangzi, because in Chuhua's mind, the other party was as high up as the stars in the sky, and was an unreachable existence.

It made her feel ashamed.

...

The next afternoon, at the rooftop garden of Ikebukuro Mall.

Wearing a simple and inconspicuous outfit, wearing disguise sunglasses and a baseball cap, Sanjiao Chuhua arrived here excitedly and met Toyokawa Shoko after a year's absence.

The other person is more mature and more awe-inspiring and beautiful than a year ago.

This change is not a change in appearance, but a change in temperament.

Just by looking at it, Chu Hua felt as if he was being sucked into a black hole.

Controlling his attention diversion, Chu Hua sensed a bad signal.

Xiangzi’s current situation may not be very good. The clothes he is wearing are cheap clothes that only ordinary people wear. Compared with his previous situation, it is a world of difference.

She didn't point this out, but just kept the doubt in her heart.

After the two of them reminisced about the past and eliminated the sense of estrangement after not seeing each other for a long time, Xiangzi got to the point with a serious face.

"Chuhua, I have something I want to talk to you about today."

"Xiaoxiang, you talk, I'm listening."

Chuhua stared at Xiangzi's delicate doll-like facial features, thinking that the latter must have encountered difficulties, and she would agree to whatever he said.

Xiangzi took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and made a heartfelt request.

"Chuhua, I want to form a band and I want you to be the lead singer."

Chuhua's amethyst-colored pupils suddenly shrank.

She wanted to shout 'I do! '.

But she couldn't do that, it would scare Xiaoxiang. She had finally gotten such a precious opportunity, and she couldn't let it ruin things just for the sake of momentary pleasure.

In the few years since she came to Dongdu, she has been practicing her skills very hard in order to get closer to her childhood dream.

Fortunately, she was influenced by Xiangzi's hobbies since childhood, and was selected by the agency during the audition because of her accumulated skills and good looks.

During the training period, she practiced various talents day and night, and continued to familiarize herself with the rules of the entertainment industry.

After officially debuting, one has to constantly accept work from agents, participate in various programs to expand one's network, and deal with complex interpersonal relationships.

Until this moment, all the efforts made above were worth it, and she finally received the invitation from the other party.

Restraining the turbulent emotions in his heart, Chu Hua slowly asked: "Why did Xiao Xiang want to form a band?"

Xiangzi turned his head away and looked at the water surface with golden ripples.

"I want to debut in the mainstream as quickly as possible and achieve results that will shock everyone."

"That's it..."

Chuhua understood that Xiangzi wanted to take advantage of her and her current fame.

But so what? Isn't this what she has always dreamed of? The two of them can finally be together again.

"Chuhua, are you willing to help me?" Xiangzi turned around and their eyes met.

"Of course, I'm very happy that Xiaoxiang invited me." Chuhua answered in a tone as relaxed as possible.

"That's great." Xiangzi's face showed the softest smile since they met.

The moment he saw this smile, Chu Hua seemed to be back in the summer when they first met, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Yes, that's great.

Chapter 42 Traditional Arts

After a day of dull work, Tian Nalin punched out as usual and returned to his rental house.

Teacher Daxiang is not here today, so he can finally enjoy some relaxing time alone without having to consider other people's feelings like he usually does.

After starting the computer and half-crossing his legs, Tian Nalin logged into the U2B website and checked the account status and background text messages.

Not long ago, he achieved the website advertising revenue sharing target and began to place advertisements on the video interface to accumulate revenue.

And after about a month of operation, his "Porter" account became famous enough on the U2B website, with about 10 followers and the total number of views of the three videos exceeding one million.

It's time to make the next plan.

Sitting in a dignified posture, Tian Nalin opened the email website and began to edit the email to be sent to the performing arts agency.

"Hello, I'm [Porter], a UP host for the U2B website. I love your company's Pastel*Palettes idol band, so I wrote a song specifically for Maruyama Aya and the others. I'd like to give it to everyone participating in the Tis Idol Festival..."

Because they are participating in a competition with "King's Idol Songs", the song that Tian Nalin chose this time is "Our LIVE and Your LIFE" from the "LoveLive!" project. It is the first song written and performed by μ's after all nine members gathered together, and it represents extraordinary significance.

This is an upbeat J-pop track with an energetic and catchy melody. It gives you the feeling that a bright future is just around the corner. It’s full of positive energy and has a dance element.

After spending a few minutes writing the email, carefully checking for typos and adjusting the style of the sample text, Tian Nalin clicked the send button and sent the email along with the score attachment.

After refreshing the interface and confirming that the email had been sent, Tian Nalin picked up the guitar and began to play the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star etude for beginners following the metronome.

"Twinkle, twinkle little star, the sky is full of little stars..."

...

In the evening, Tian Nalin, who was composing music using software, suddenly felt the door opened, and then a blue-haired girl in a white dress walked in.

"Good evening, Tenna-kun."

Looking at the girl who looked no different from before, Tian Nalin took off his headphones and asked, "Good evening, Miss Xiangzi, aren't you..."

"Things went well today, so I came back early."

"I see."

Tian Nalin quickly saved the data and cleared the usage records, then closed the music arrangement software and moved away.

"Miss Xiangzi, do you want to use the computer?"

Noticing his little gesture, Xiangzi nodded and said, "Yes, but before that, I have something I want to discuss with Tianna-kun."

"Miss Xiangzi, just say it." Tian Nalin said with a smile.

"I'd like to rent this computer and related equipment for a long time recently." Xiangzi made his request as he sat down.

"I see. Miss Xiangzi wants to use it to compose music, right?"

"Yes, I'd like to deduct the related expenses from this month's salary. Is 100 yen per hour okay?"

"no problem."

"Thank you, Tenna-kun."

After Xiangzi thanked him calmly, he turned his eyes to the screen and started working.

She had to pay off her father's bank debt within three months and had no time to be polite.

Tian Nalin took out his cell phone and checked the time. Seeing that it was already time for dinner, he went to the convenience store and got two bento boxes and some fried snacks.

"Miss Xiangzi, you haven't had dinner yet, right? I brought you a lunch box."

"Thank you for your help, Tenna-kun." After receiving it, Xiangzi placed it directly next to the computer without any intention of using his mouth.

Seeing this, Tian Nalin didn't say anything to persuade him. It was up to him to eat or not. He was not someone else's babysitter.

Xiangzi was quite satisfied with this. This attitude made her feel respected.

After that, the two of them went about their own business as usual. It was not until Xiangzi returned home at 10 o'clock in the evening that Tian Nalin logged into his email to check if there was any reply.

However, when he opened the interface, he found that the performing agency had rejected his submission.

The tone of this reply was very formulaic, probably from an amateur staff member who didn't understand music theory and had never even seen a piece of music nearby.

"My deepest apologies, dear Mr. Porter, thank you for your letter. Our agency already has a permanent staff of professional composers and lyricists, and will not accept submissions from outside sources..."

Damn, I got rejected.

To be honest, Tian Nalin was not too surprised by this result. After all, in the Bang Bang world, "being inhumane" is a traditional skill of the agency.

According to the setting, Pastel*Palettes is a professional idol band composed of five young girls under the leadership of an entertainment agency.

They are lead singer Aya Maruyama, a hardworking, cute, optimistic and strong girl. "God rewards hard work" is a compliment when used to describe her. She is characterized by long pink hair (which becomes twin tails during performances).

The guitarist is the talented girl Hikawa Hina who was selected through audition. She has shoulder-length blue curly hair, is always energetic and lively like a sister complex, and her catchphrase is "Lu~". She is the former head of the astronomy department of Haneda Academy.

The bassist is Bai Lu Qiansheng, a child star who has been performing since childhood. She is a scheming queen with long platinum hair. Before she had a producer, she often served as the team leader.

The keyboard player is the Finnish mixed-race Eve Wakamiya, who has silver-gray pigtails, a slim figure and outstanding looks. She is engaged in modeling activities and has a strong admiration for the "Bushido" culture, but she is a little naive.

And Maya Yamato, the band's drummer and musician behind the recording studio, has short brown hair and red-framed glasses. He is a true tech geek and has the special skill of looking stunning without his glasses.

When these five girls just debuted, they were asked by the agency to lip-sync and play the piano. As expected, there was a problem with the equipment during the performance and things went wrong. Pastel*Palettes faced its first crisis of disbanding.

This is not the end. When the five girls got the chance to participate in the resurrection match after hard work, the agency once again asked everyone to lip-sync and fake play the piano. This series of actions was simply "brainless", although the starting point was good.

If Maruyama Aya and the others had not mustered up the courage to refuse, there would probably be no idol band called Pastel*Palettes.

"Since that's the case, we can only activate the backup plan and take a radical approach."

Changing the recipient to Pastel*Palettes' public email address for fans, Tian Nalin clicked send again.

Then he picked up his phone, found Maruyama Aya's personal Twitter account, and mentioned the matter in the comment section of the latest update, hoping that the other party would take the time to check the public mailbox.

But when Nalin saw the latest news that day, he immediately laughed out loud because the new clothes Caicai bought were exactly the same as an old one.

From a common sense perspective, given the popularity of Pastel*Palettes two years after their debut, there should be a large number of fan comments in the members' comment section, or at least a certain number of likes.

But the situation on Maruyama Aya's side is very strange. There are very few comments under each post, and the number of likes is also in the single digits. There is no need to worry about the other party not being able to discover the problem.

"Haha, Caicai is indeed unique," Tianna said sarcastically.

As the lead singer of Pastel*Palettes, Aya Maruyama possesses many unique traits, such as her singing voice attracting cattle, being able to break ten tiles with her bare hands, and being unrecognizable when walking on the street. This has also led to many fans persecuting her, creating countless interesting memes.

When talking about these memes, Tian Nalin immediately thought of two equally unique B station UP hosts who can be called the "two evil spirits of the second creation in the circle": [Shining Maruyama Cai] and [Genius Lu Ricai].

One of these two works is ice with the taste of arrow, and the other is arrow with the taste of ice. It is uncomfortable if you don’t play it, and it is even more uncomfortable if you play it. It makes people wish they had a brain that had never seen these things.

In short, it is very Hakanai (unreal).

Chapter 43 Deep Fantasy

The next day, Tian Nalin returned home from get off work and found Xiangzi busy in front of the computer. He did not disturb him and sat in the corner with his guitar to practice.

Recently, his fingers have grown a thin layer of calluses due to long-term playing. They are not as swollen and painful as before, but he still has to wear a Band-Aid on a regular basis.

Not long after, Tian Nalin heard Xiangzi calling him.

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