When Kurosawa Hikaru returned home, he took a shower the first thing he did.
After all, we had been playing outside all day, doing high-intensity sports like figure skating.
After washing himself, Kurosawa Hikaru returned to the room, picked up his mobile phone, and browsed various incoming messages.
The hot girls' group chat was as lively as ever.
At 8:03 PM, the blue-blue beautiful girl asked: "Has anyone got a ticket to the Zero Hour Master's concert?"
Sato: “No.”
Aoi: "I just wanted to buy the tickets, but the system told me that the network was busy and asked me to try again... When I logged into the app again to buy the tickets, it showed that the tickets were sold out. I thought it was stuck, and I tried many times, but it didn't work."
Hinata: "Who isn't... Is the whole army wiped out?"
Tong: "Didn't Yuki sign with Zero Time Agency? Your agent, Ms. Igarashi, should be the agent of Master Zero Time, right? Can you ask her to get some tickets for everyone? It is said that concert organizers usually reserve internal tickets to invite various partners and friends to watch the performances."
Yuki: "I'll give it a try... Ms. Igarashi only left me one ticket."
The blue-blue beautiful girl: "Yuki, don't go to Ms. Igarashi. It's too expensive to ask for a ticket for everyone."
Aoi: "Money is not a problem. As long as there are tickets, I can invite everyone to watch a performance to cultivate their sentiments."
Blue Blue Beautiful Girl: "I just checked the Zero Hour fan group. In just 5 minutes, the regular tickets priced at 9800 yen have been hyped up to 30,000 yen, and there are still no buyers. The VIP tickets priced at 19800 yen have been offered at 70,000 yen."
Yuki: "No way? Thirty thousand for a ticket?"
The blue-blue beautiful girl: "Really, people who like to listen to piano concerts are generally wealthy. Because many people are unwilling to sell, the price is rising wildly. If Yuki helps everyone get tickets, even if they are all ordinary tickets, they are worth more than 200,000. The organizer reserves tickets, at least VIP tickets, and the value can be doubled."
Aoi: "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do... Two hundred thousand is enough for us to go out and play for many days."
More than 200,000 yen is already comparable to the monthly salary of an ordinary office worker.
Yamamoto: "Is Zero Hour so popular? According to this translation, wouldn't it be a good deal if we could get a ticket for it?"
Because of the topic of tickets and the price, Yamamoto, who usually doesn't like to talk in the group, couldn't sit still.
The blue-blue beautiful girl said: "Zero Hour Master is not just popular, he has a phenomenal influence. For this premiere, many fans flew to Tokyo from France, the UK, and the US. It's only on sale for 5 minutes now, and the price will be even more terrifying before the show."
These chat contents are not all, because it is now 8:32 pm and the chat content is still at 8:06 pm.
When Kurosawa Hikaru saw these group chats, he did not participate in them but felt surprised.
While thinking, he exited the group chat and saw the group chat of the firm's partners.
8:01 PM, Runa: "Great news! 2,200 tickets sold out in 30 seconds."
Chizuru: "Everyone was grabbing tickets so fast, I didn't even get one."
Runa: "Why are you fighting with everyone for tickets? You are Adilina at midnight, you will sit on the stage when the time comes."
Chizuru: "Do I still have to go on stage?"
Runa: "Just kidding, I saved the best super VIP ticket for you, the first row, the center."
Chizuru: "(###Picture of an angry cartoon character)"
Runa: "Don't be angry. On the day of the concert, Lingshi was the leading actor on the stage, and you were the leading actor off the stage."
Runa: I got a call, let’s stop talking now.”
At 8:07 PM, Runa: "There is bad news. The PR team called and said that all the fans on Twitter are complaining that there are too few tickets and they can't handle it... Everyone is already buying tickets from others in order to buy them. And a screenshot of a chat just came out, a fan spent 200,000 to buy a super VIP ticket from someone else, and this was in addition to the VIP ticket surcharge, which directly blew up the comment section."
Chizuru: "The Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is too small, with only 2,303 seats. Even if we add special seats, it won't be enough to accommodate so many Twitter fans."
Runa: "Let's not talk about it for now. I'll go think of a solution."
The group chat here is intermittent in time, and the situation is very different.
Fans are naturally worried about not being able to buy tickets... As for the organizers, the chaotic ticket prices and the shortage of supply are also a big problem.
PM8:32, midnight: "What's the situation now?"
After reading this information, Kurosawa Mitsuru saw a more comprehensive situation, was stunned, and wanted to help.
Runa: "The situation is the same as what was discussed above. I am discussing countermeasures with the PR team. They have come up with two solutions. The first is to add online broadcasting and live streaming to the on-site broadcast."
Runa: "But there is a disadvantage to doing this, which is that it can satisfy most fans, but it will offend those fans who have gone to great lengths to get tickets, and those who have paid a high price to buy tickets from others."
Runa: "The second solution is to hold another concert on September 1 and broadcast it live at that time, but the disadvantage is that other fans will still have to wait a whole day to see it, and the Twitter comment section will still explode."
Chizuru: "It's best to make a decision as soon as possible. The asking price for regular tickets has risen to 50,000, VIP tickets to 115,000, and someone is offering 410,000 for super VIP tickets."
Zero Hour: "How can I help?"
Runa: "Just concentrate on preparing for the performance. Let's not talk about this for now. I'm still on the phone with someone. I'll talk to you later."
The information exchange ended here, and because she was busy, Kurosawa Hikaru couldn't ask any more questions.
He knew that concert tickets would go on sale at 8 o'clock tonight, and he also knew that when a big star held a concert, the ticket price would inevitably be subject to ticket speculation.
But what no one expected was that the ticket sale would cause such a sensation and that the prices would be hyped up to such an incredible level.
While thinking, he exited the group chat and saw the message from schoolmate Sanmu:
"Have you returned home?"
"I may not see you the day after tomorrow."
"I didn't get a ticket. I raised the asking price from 30,000 to 50,000, but no one was willing to sell me a regular ticket..."
"So it was you who was speculating on tickets with someone else."
Seeing this pitiful message, Kurosawa Hikaru suddenly felt funny and replied.
Unlike group chats, private chats will be shown as read once the page is opened.
He had promised Miki Baiyu before that he would never read a message without replying.
Junior Sanmu: "Senior, can you sell me a ticket? QAQ (pitiful crying expression)"
Text information on the Internet usually cannot represent the actual situation, but it can express personal emotions.
It was obvious that she was dying to go to the concert.
"Don't cry, I'll get you a ticket."
In response to her request for help, Kurosawa Hikaru responded without hesitation.
After the official confession and kiss, Miki-kun has become his girlfriend... His girlfriend wants to watch his performance, so how can he let her pay for the tickets
Miki-sensei: “Thank you!
”
“It’s difficult.”
As she thanked him, Kurosawa Hikaru came to his senses and felt a headache.
In fact, he had just seen the group chat of the hot girls group and was wondering if he could ask Miss Runa to get some tickets for everyone.
You know, he is the leading actor and a member of the organizer, so it is easy for him to get a few tickets.
As a result, the ticket issue has become such a big deal that he is reluctant to speak up.
In addition, there is a serious problem, that is, this concert may indirectly lead to everyone's meeting... that is, the face-to-face meeting of the five girlfriends.
“I don’t know if I will go there in the future.”
While thinking, Kurosawa Mitsuru suddenly thought of a question.
Operating his phone, he just returned to the desktop and opened the email function on his phone. Without even sending a message, he received a message from the future: "See you the day after tomorrow."
This message is short, but it is enough to show one thing: Shifengyuan Mirai has bought the ticket and is sharing the joy.
"It looks like she's going too."
Kurosawa Hikaru paused for a few seconds and said with relief
It's normal to think about it. Looking at this matter from the perspective of the future, this is her boyfriend's first official performance. No matter how many difficulties and troubles there are, she has to go and support and watch it.
As for buying tickets, it is not a problem at all for the future daughter of a chaebol.
Even if the price of super VIP tickets is exaggerated, it will be a small amount of money compared to the future.
"See you tomorrow." After thinking about it, Kurosawa Mitsuru sent her a message back.
Tomorrow is Tuesday and he still has to go to his part-time tutoring job.
Although the first premiere was just around the corner, he really didn't need to do much preparation for the performance. He just needed to go to the office on the same day to rehearse and preview.
…
Tokyo, Nine Leaves Bank headquarters, inside a senior executive's office.
"Okay, I'll talk to my daughter about this when I get home, and then I'll contact you later."
A handsome uncle with neat short blue hair, mature and weathered face, a little stubble, wearing a suit and tie, hung up the phone with a smile on his face.
As the phone call was hung up, his smile suddenly stopped and he returned to calm.
This man, named Ninomiya Naoki, is actually Ninomiya Chizuru's father.
He raised his eyes and looked forward, at the sofa area in the office. A woman with long red hair tied up in a bun and crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, but still very beautiful, wearing a suit and uniform, was sitting there and making a phone call.
Soon, the woman finished her call and walked towards the desk.
She is tall and has an outstanding temperament. Her name is Ninomiya Chie and she is the mother of Ninomiya Chizuru.
Neon has the tradition of taking the husband's surname, but her original surname was not like that.
"Is it the same phone number?"
Ninomiya Naoki waited until she came closer and then spoke softly.
"This is the seventh call... Eighty percent of the calls in the past two days are related to Zero Hour. Naoki, this Zero Hour seems to be more powerful than we expected. I heard from a client that a regular ticket costs 40,000, and the most expensive ticket costs hundreds of thousands."
Ninomiya Chie nodded, walked to his side, turned her back, stood on tiptoe, sat on the desk, and looked at him with her hands behind her back.
"What's so great about him? No matter how popular he is, he is still an artist. Look at what Chizuru's life has become since she starred in that MV."
Ninomiya Naoki's attitude changed and he snorted coldly.
"Being the girlfriend of an artist does attract attention, but fame means influence and is a walking sign. I did ask around and found out that Ling Shi's backstage is very impressive. He is not an ordinary artist and has great potential."
Ninomiya Chie knew her husband's temper better than anyone else, and smiled.
"You want to convince me to let them be together?"
Ninomiya Naoki looked up at her with sharp eyes.
"Now everyone in the world knows that she is Reiji's girlfriend. Even if you insist on breaking them up, others who want to pursue Chizuru in the future will think that she is Reiji's ex-girlfriend and may give up. What's more, Chizuru is 28 years old this year. If you delay any longer..."
Ninomiya Chie was not afraid of him, she just expressed her own opinion.
"What do you want to say? No one wants Chizuru if she breaks up with him? Chizuru is so pretty and smart. Not to mention she's 28, even if she's 38 or 48, there will still be people chasing her."
Ninomiya Naoki interrupted her without giving any reason.
"What I mean is that it's rare for Chizuru to find a boyfriend, and the other party's conditions are not bad. He is not an ordinary person and can give her a good life. It's better to go along with her."
As a mother-in-law, although Chie Ninomiya has never met Lingshi, she is very concerned about her daughter's affairs and has done a lot of research in the past two days.
“Being watched by the whole world, is this a good life?”
Even though she said a lot of nonsense, Ninomiya Naoki's opinion remained unchanged.
He knew that with Ling Shi's influence and fame, it would not be difficult to make money.
But this is not a question of how much money you have, but a question of how to make money.
The biggest difference between artists and those in other industries is that they are public figures and must participate in public activities and appear in public to make money.
Perhaps if you become bigger and stronger in other industries, you will definitely attract attention and become widely known, but in most cases, you operate in secret.
"Naoki, how long do you want to be a daughter slave?"
When she found out that he had encountered something related to his daughter, she completely lost her usual calm thinking and judgment of "there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests", and Ninomiya Chie's face darkened.
"Isn't what I said the truth?"
Seeing that she was angry, Ninomiya Naoki looked up at her and confronted her.
"… "
Chie Ninomiya's eyes were cold.
She also loves her daughter and likes to take care of her daughter's affairs, but in her opinion, her husband really went too far this time.
Although her daughter has found an excellent partner, her attitude remains firm and there is no room for her to change her mind.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
Just as they were arguing, the cell phone suddenly rang.
"Forget it, let's talk about it after we meet Lingshi later."
Chie Ninomiya looked down at her cell phone, then jumped off the desk and walked towards the sofa area again.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
Before she reached the sofa area, the phone in front of Ninomiya Naoki started to ring.
“Tsk.”
Another phone call came, and Ninomiya Naoki curled his lips impatiently.
"Good evening, President Takei."
Then, he saw the name of the caller, picked up the phone, and greeted him with a smile.
As Adeline's parents and also as senior executives of Jiuye Bank, anyone who dared to call them to ask for votes was either a well-known figure or a long-term business partner.
As for those who are below them in rank and status, they simply don’t have the courage to do so… or rather, they are not qualified.
…
It was 9:30 p.m., an hour and a half had passed since the tickets went on sale.
Group chat among partners of Zero Hour Firm.
Runa: "The countermeasure has been decided. We will broadcast the live performance."
Chizuru: "Is it broadcast on YouTube?"
Runai: "The broadcasting platform is yet to be determined. If the broadcast offends some fans, then we will maximize the benefits and wait for the various platforms to bid."
Zero Hour: “Bidding?”
Runa: "The influence of this premiere has already been demonstrated. The current attention on Twitter is incredible. Such a large amount of traffic is undoubtedly a piece of fat meat for major platforms, and they will definitely grab it."
Runa: "This kind of business activity is quite complicated to explain. I can't type it out clearly. Just concentrate on preparing for the performance and make sure you don't make any mistakes."
Zero: “OK.”
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and didn't ask any more questions.
When the firm was founded, they decided on their respective responsibilities.
As a member of the agency's Zero Hour, he is responsible for leading the agency's rising artists.
As an agent and boss, Runa is responsible for all matters big and small in the agency.
He doesn't have the time or energy to care about the various things in the entertainment industry and the many matters related to performances.
After all, he has a lot of things to do besides being Zero Hour.
"Message me when you're done."
After thinking about it, Kurosawa Hikaru sent a private message to Igarashi Runa.
"How many tickets do you need?"
After a while, Igarashi Runa replied.
"Are you done yet?"
"After the tickets are sold, we are now changing strategies and operations, and we will be busy until the show is over."
"How did you know I wanted a ticket?"
Kurosawa Hikaru was a little surprised, because the message just now was the first message he sent to Igarashi Runa today.
In the end, he didn't say anything, but his purpose was guessed.
"I don't understand you? As for Ms. Ichinose, I've already given her a ticket. Her seat is quite far away from Chizuru's. I won't let them sit together."
"I'd like 7 if I can, do you have any?"
Seeing that she was so smart and arranged things well, Kurosawa Mitsuru smiled and asked after thinking for a while.
"Yes, I reserved 100 tickets in advance."
“Is that a lot reserved?”
"These tickets are reserved for partners, the talents I plan to recruit, and Chizuru and her parents. Chizuru's demand for tickets should be very serious, after all, everyone knows that she is Reitoki's girlfriend."
“Are there any other considerations in this regard?”
After this reminder, Kurosawa Mitsuru remembered this matter.
Not many people know that he is from Zero Hour, except for Yuki-chan, Shihouin Mirai, and Junior Miki.
Because Miss Runa was very smart and prepared tickets for Koyuki in advance, and Shihouin Mirai also bought a ticket, so only Junior Miki was left to ask him for a ticket.
In comparison, too many people know Chizuru Ninomiya as Adelina.
It seems that Ms. Runa is really experienced as an agent and has considered things very carefully.
"I'll give you the tickets tomorrow... Not all of these tickets are for super VIPs. Does it matter what your relationship is with the person you're giving the tickets to?"
"One is very important, and the others are just ordinary friends."
After thinking for a while, Kurosawa Hikaru replied.
He wanted so many tickets, most of which were for those in the Spice Girls group.
In fact, he only wanted to give it to Aoi and Ai because they had a better relationship with Yuki and took better care of her.
But since he has already issued the tickets, he can't neglect one while focusing on the other, so he might as well arrange them all and do everyone a favor. In the future, everyone will take better care of Xiao Yuki.
"Then 1 super VIP ticket and 6 regular tickets?"
Igarashi Runa didn't ask too much, just asked.
"Um."
After thinking about it, Kurosawa Mitsuru confirmed that it was correct.