[Main story completed, extras updated daily~]
Journalism student Yi Jingchen was bound to an unethical system that forced him to participate in an idol survival show to debut as the center.
Go out to collect materials
The second round of song selection for "Super Idol" is a single choice.
The captain does not have the right to refuse to open the door, and of course there is no need for the trainees who choose this group to explain their reasons and seek their approval, so the progress is very fast.
In a blink of an eye, all six performance groups in the third public performance were full.
In the following time, the program team arranged a simple meeting for the brothers.
As usual, there is nothing to decide at the first meeting, just getting familiar with the teammates for this performance.
In the "Blue Sky at That Time" classroom, Yi Jingchen looked around.
Except for Li Jibai, the other four friends were forming a team for the first time, and their private relationship was not very close. At most, they had only said a few words to You Lingyu.
The same situation happened to several other teammates; they didn't understand each other.
They sat in a circle and introduced their specialties in a counter-clockwise direction.
Yi Jingchen: "You know, I've never been a trainee before. I'm not very good at any position, so any position is fine!"
You Lingyu told the little loser, "You're the center of the third public performance, so you have to be both the lead vocalist and the main dancer. I've always been a rapper, so I can handle that part."
Then, the brothers Berlin and Bosen spoke one after another.
They are both young and have not been trainees for long.
The company separated the Geminis completely and assigned them different professional directions.
Berlin is responsible for vocals and Bosen is responsible for dance.
When it was Ying Xiao's turn to speak, he scratched his cheek and said uncertainly, "I think I'm more suited to dancing, right?"
When Yi Jingchen heard this, he felt something was wrong.
He tried to comfort himself:
[It’s okay, we’re a full-track team, so it’s normal to have more dancers.]
[Yes, it’s okay…]
He turned and looked at Li Jibai who was sitting on his right, placing all his hopes on him.
"Senior." Li Jibai felt the pressure and whispered, "I'm studying finance."
“…” Yi Jingchen suddenly fell silent.
[That’s right, Little JB was also a complete amateur before the talent show.]
[Then the question arises——]t
Yi Jingchen glanced around, holding on to a last glimmer of hope, and asked the friends he had invited into the classroom, "Is there anyone among you who can create?"
"Well."
"that……"
"Maybe?"
"Don't look at me, I can't."
"Wait, isn't there?"
Everyone looked at each other for a few minutes, and finally came to a cruel truth:
The six members of "The Blue Sky at That Time" were either complete amateurs before the competition, or had short training time, or their training direction did not include "creation".
In short, they have absolutely no idea how to adapt songs and stage them.
The worst thing is that "The Blue Sky at That Time" is the only song among all the selected San Gong demos that does not have a stage version.
Several other songs, excluding pure vocal and pure rap, showcased dance and stage design in the demo.
The author of "The Blue Sky at That Time" is not a professional musician, nor has he worked with a professional studio. The only demo submitted to the program team was the song itself.
If "The Blue Sky at That Time" were put on previous occasions, given its overall level of completion, it would have been impossible for it to appear as a demo for the three public performances.
Who would have thought that the rules this year were special.
The "Super Idol" program team played all the alternative demos, and only then did Sister Chen choose it from among so many demos.
As a result, Yi Jingchen had to face a work whose arrangement had not been adapted for stage performance, had no arrangement, and had no parts.
There is really no technique, it’s all emotion.
Unfortunately, the five friends invited into the classroom by this idiot did not have the relevant skills.
The six younger brothers looked at each other, and could see helplessness on each other's faces.
[Oops! ]
[It seems like our "The Blue Sky at That Time" group is doomed!]
The audience who were waiting in the live broadcast room saw the six confused faces and laughed more wickedly than the other.
[Hahahaha! Poor idiot Xiaochen! My sister is such a stunner of an idol!]
[It has nothing to do with my sister, it was the cat chef who chose the song (blame-shifting)]
[The vote was organized by the Chen family's fan club (throw it back)]
[If you ask me, this wave is all Yi Jingchen's fault. He has been a trainee for two months and still can't adapt a demo (pointing fingers)]
[Yes, yes, it’s all Yi Jingchen’s fault]
[xswl! Does that idiot Xiaochen realize he's shouldering such a huge blame? His fault is having fans like you.]
[It's also their fault. How come they can't create? 】
At this moment, the friends from the "That Time Blue Sky" team subtly shared their thoughts with the live broadcast room:
Why can’t we create?
If "The Blue Sky at That Time" was given to other teams, they could all successfully adapt it, but it just happened that these six had to do it.
Yi Jingchen seemed to be able to imagine that during the post-editing process, a few big words would be added above their heads.
'A pile of waste!'
Just when the "Blue Sky at That Time" team was at a loss, someone knocked open the door of the training classroom.
After going around in circles, Wei Mi, Yi Jingchen's tutor, walked into their classroom with a large folder.
"Teacher Wei!"
The six younger brothers stood up at the same time and surrounded Wei Mi.
"Teacher Wei, are you responsible for leading us?"
"Yes." Instructor Wei Mi nodded, "I will be responsible for 'Walking in the Moon' and your group."
Yi Jingchen asked curiously, "How was the decision made?"
Wei Mi's face suddenly darkened. "'Moonlight' is a purely vocal piece. Your group got it by drawing lots."
When they were drawing lots just now, Gu Sijun and Mobb Z saw that Wei Mi had drawn "The Blue Sky at That Time" and laughed louder than the other.
"Hahahaha! It's your turn." Mobb Z was so happy that he didn't hide it at all.
"Teacher Wei." Gu Sijun tried to maintain his composure and said 'thank you for your hard work' to her.
Teacher Vivia didn't know the reason and there was deep confusion in her eyes.
"Don't you like Oriental dolls?"
"Weiweiya, believe me," Wei Mi said painfully, "If you could understand all of Yi Jingchen's rants, you wouldn't want to be in his group."
Heaven has its own way of retribution, no one can escape it!
Wei Mi had no choice but to accept his fate and come to the "The Blue Sky at That Time" classroom.
The six 'lame' little losers had wanted to pin their hopes on their mentor.
Seeing that Wei Mi was in charge of their group, he felt very disappointed.
[Sigh... I originally wanted to ask the instructor to help us complete the stage.]
[If Teacher Wei joins us, I'm afraid he'll teach our group lip-syncing.]
Wei Mi: ???
Can’t get over this lip-syncing thing?
She squeezed out Yi Jingchen's name from between her teeth, pulled out a few sheets of paper from the folder, and threw them hard at Yi Jingchen.
The paper is light and has no weight.
Yi Jingchen picked it up and found the words written on the top:
Yi Jingchen's third phase schedule
Wei Mi flipped through it again, took out another itinerary and handed it to Li Jibai.
The two people happened to be standing together, looking down to compare the contents of the itinerary, and found that the form was quite professional.
It also includes unpublished interviews and in-flight variety shows, with the time accurate to the hour and minute.
This is exactly the treatment that only domestic entertainment artists can get.
They haven't debuted yet, but they already have a schedule?
The two of them looked up at the same time and looked at Teacher Wei Mi.
Wei Mi saw the surprise on their faces and explained, "'Super Idol' has already reached the third public performance, and the final night will be right after that. After the final night, you will participate in domestic entertainment performances as a boy group."
"Based on the experience of previous seasons, the production team believes that asking you to adapt to life in the entertainment industry overnight will definitely make everyone feel at a loss. Therefore, they decided to start with the third public performance to let you get used to the status of being a 'star' in advance."
Wei Mi changed the subject and returned to their group's previous predicament, "Next month, whether you form a group or not, you will all leave the recording base and venture into the entertainment industry. There's one most important principle in the entertainment industry."
"What?"
Everyone asked in unison.
"Don't do everything yourself." Wei Mi rolled her eyes, looked at the doodles they had just made on the meeting record board, and said disdainfully, "Guess why all the popular artists in the entertainment industry have to start their own companies?"
"I know." Li Jibai quickly answered with his experience as a top student in the financial industry. "If you can't lead a team, you can only work yourself to death."
"Yes." Wei Mi nodded. "After your debut, you have very little time to prepare for the stage. It's impossible to get every song and arrange it from scratch."
Wei Mi flipped through it and took out a plan from the folder.
"This is your Three Public Events Plan. All you need to do is fill out this form and then tell the staff directly what effects you want to present, what designs you need, what props you need, and even which teacher you need to assist you."
"Can we ask a teacher for help?" The younger brothers were confused and asked cautiously, "Can we find a particularly good teacher?"
"Of course, there are plenty of opportunities for collaboration in the domestic entertainment industry, but the prerequisite is..." Wei Mi raised an eyebrow, "You possess the value that makes them willing to cooperate."
Hearing this, the six younger brothers all became dispirited again.
They haven't officially entered the entertainment industry yet, so what value do they have?
"If you know you have no value, then work hard to create it." Wei Mi looked at them frivolously and said calmly, "From now on, every stage you perform, every group appearance you make, will be a price tag for your status. Whether you become a world-famous star or a complete failure depends entirely on you."
"Come on, future competitors."
Wei Mi waved goodbye and no longer referred to them as "brothers" or trainees.
Next month, these older boys will enter the entertainment industry and become formidable rivals competing with her on the same stage.
After seeing off mentor Wei Mi, Yi Jingchen didn't feel any real sense of reality about the fact that he was about to become a star.
However, what is certain now is that—
Yi Jingchen picked up the plan and said excitedly:
"As long as we finish this project, someone will help us adapt the stage!"
"That being said..." Berlin said hesitantly.
Bosen added weakly, "We don't know anything about this song. How are we going to complete the project?"
"That one."
Yi Jingchen thought for a moment and turned to face them.
“I happen to know that story.”
"Do you want to hear it?"
【Think!!! (Heart-wrenching)
[Holy crap! I've never seen you before! You're actually willing to tell your story.]
[Wow, it’s been ten years. Do you know how many versions we’ve imagined in these ten years?]
[Shh! Don't tell him]
[A little curious, open your ears]
[To put it simply, because a certain cat never disclosed his personal information and didn't participate in offline activities, we once thought he was a vampire, an alien, a wanted criminal in space, an AI synthesizer...]
[Uh, please, please, is there anyone here who is normal?]
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The next morning, Yi Jingchen got up early and stood in front of the window watching the sun rise slowly.
"Well, it's a nice day today."
Yi Jingchen murmured softly and finally made up his mind.
It took great courage for Yi Jingchen to tell that story.
He once thought that he would never be able to dig up his true self and "defile" the beauty of creation.
It was not until he participated in "Super Idol" and met many friends and was loved by many people that Yi Jingchen gradually realized:
If I let everyone know a little bit more about myself, it wouldn’t seem so scary.
What he wanted to protect was also protected by everyone with all their strength.
Yi Jingchen returned to the dormitory, opened his suitcase, and chose what to wear for today.
The original body was woken up by him, and slipped into Mu Gan's bed in a daze, burying its head in his arms.
Mu Gan was hit on the chest while he was sleeping. He woke up and saw Yi Jingchen preparing to change clothes.
"Yi Jingchen, are you going out?"
"Well, the production team said we can apply for outdoor filming, and our group plans to go out together." Yi Jingchen asked subconsciously, "Do you need me to bring you some Wangzai milk?"
"No need," Mu Gan hugged his body tightly and said vaguely, "Our group also wants to take pictures."
Yi Jingchen was a little surprised and looked at Mu Gan twice more.
You know, since the recording of "Super Idol", Mu Gan has never left the recording base except for offline activities outside.
"Have fun then."
Mu Gan didn't respond, maybe he was asleep.
It was not until Yi Jingchen left the dormitory and gently knocked on the door that Mu Gan suddenly opened his eyes, his clear eyes without a trace of sleepiness.
"Ontology."
Mu Gan asked in a low voice:
"Is my heart beating fast?"
"Meow~" The main body stretched out its paws and pressed them on Mu Gan's chest, as if to comfort him not to be nervous.
"Thank you." Mu Gan arched his body, buried his face in Mu Gan's fur, and whispered, "...I don't want to go out."
The main body meowed impatiently, wondering how two different kinds of people could live under the same roof?
.
"Hi Hi~"
"Is everyone here?"
Yi Jingchen waved his arms and greeted his teammates.
They applied to go to the city to shoot today. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the production team allowed them to wear casual clothes.
After what Wei Mi said yesterday, the trainees have realized that they are about to become stars.
Except for Li Jibai who was still dressed like a science and engineering student, the others were all dressed up.
Yi Jingchen ran up to Li Jibai and saw that he was wearing a plaid shirt. For a moment, he thought that he was studying computer science and would become a bald programmer in the future.
"Is this your private server?" Yi Jingchen asked.
Li Jibai looked away and explained, "I was planning to learn the girl group dance and then go back to school."
When he decided to participate in "Super Idol", he only brought a few daily clothes.
In the past few months, the trainees have been unable to go out shopping, and some parents have sent clothes and daily necessities.
Li Jibai's family is strict with him. Although they no longer discipline him in everything in the past two years, they do not approve of him participating in talent shows, and of course they will not take the initiative to send him clothes.
Li Jibai is ready for a one-round tour.
Almost all the clothes I brought were winter clothes, and I finally found a plaid shirt that I could wear outside.
Yi Jingchen stared at him, unbuttoned the hem of his plaid shirt, and tucked one corner up.
Then she untied the necklace from his neck and hung it on the side of his silver-framed glasses, transforming it into a shiny glasses chain.
Finally, she parted her neat student hair to the side, revealing her smooth forehead and eyes.
The teammates who arrived a few steps late watched helplessly as a would-be programmer was transformed into a shining idol in Yi Jingchen's hands in just two minutes.
What surprised them even more was that Yi Jingchen, who also didn't bring many clothes, took out his stage costume for "Cat in the Sun" and changed the way he wore it, pairing it with a pair of high-waisted overalls.
She didn't wear heavy makeup on her face, but she wore a cartoon-style beret, which was enough to make everyone pick her out in the crowd at a glance.
Yi Jingchen is indeed a natural idol. This American businessman is a gift from heaven.
[+1, actually, if you look closely, Chenchen's face is a bit childish. But with a little touch-up, he can perfectly pull off that A-list handsome look.]
[Controlling an A-level commander is nothing compared to him, he can perfectly control the evil concubine who brings disaster to the country]
[The evil concubine who brings disaster to the country, refers to the situation where she does not speak]
[Hahahaha! I'm thinking of that stupid fox demon from last time.]
Li Jibai shook his head, feeling that the glasses chain swinging back and forth would affect his vision while driving, but he didn't say anything.
"Everyone is here. I'm going to ask the staff for the car keys."
"You want the car keys? Why?" Yi Jingchen stopped him and said confidently, "The Holy Land Pilgrimage has a set route!"
Li Jibai easily accepted this statement and gave up the idea of driving over.
You Lingyu asked curiously, "The recording base is so remote, how are we going to get to the station?"
"Of course..."
"Go over there."
"ah?!"
"It's two kilometers from here to the station!"
"It's only two kilometers. I usually have to walk five kilometers to get there." Yi Jingchen encouraged them, "Come on~"
Amidst protests, Yi Jingchen led his friends out of the recording base.
The fan who was waiting outside the recording base saw them walking away in a swagger in front of her and hesitated whether to follow them.
"I advise you not to." The cat chef quietly showed his head.
Chenjia Fanjie: "That's right, the brothers are out filming, we must respect their privacy."
"No." Cat Chef pointed at Yi Jingchen who was walking in front. "If he walks out like this, he won't stop until his WeChat step count reaches over 50,000."
The fans thought about their own WeChat step counts of only 10,000 or 20,000 at most, and gave up the idea and decided to go back to the hotel to sleep.
Filming other idols is just a waste of money, but filming Yi Jingchen is simply a death!
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The recording base was located in a remote area, and the group walked for a long time with very few cars passing by.
As Yi Jingchen walked, he saw that the undeveloped land on the roadside was already lush with flowers and plants.
"Wow! There's such a good place for taking pictures near the base." Yi Jingchen stopped and pointed at the flower fields in front of him, "Let me take a picture for you."
"Okay, okay~" Everyone knew that Yi Jingchen's photos were beautiful, so they asked the staff for a camera and asked Yi Jingchen to take photos for them.
After taking a round of photos, Bosen asked Yi Jingchen if he wanted to take one too.
"No need." Yi Jingchen shook his head. "I thought about it and the scenery in my yard is better."
Everyone: ...
Stop being Versailles!
The boys were used to riding in cars, so they originally thought that the distance of two kilometers was extremely far.
As we walked, in less than half an hour, we saw the subway station closest to the recording base.
There aren't many people taking the subway here, so there are still empty seats after getting on.
A few girls who had come to the suburbs to travel together during the spring season obviously recognized them and backed away while screaming.
"Ahhh! Yi Jingchen!"
"And Yuyu and Baibai, what a great day today is!"
"Let's go to the next carriage and stay away from them!"
"I finally met a celebrity, why should I stay away from them?"
"Because they are all idols, they can't have private contact, otherwise it will ruin their reputation."
Brothers:?
This year's show fans are really self-aware.
The New Year holiday is over, but it is not yet the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the festive atmosphere still lingers in the city.
After swiping their cards and getting off the train, they walked out of the subway station and saw "Fu" and various New Year decorations everywhere.
The city center is bustling with people, far more prosperous than the nook and cranny where the recording base is located.
The younger brothers were like Granny Liu who had just entered the Grand View Garden. They looked around, not knowing where Yi Jingchen was going to take them.
The moment Li Jibai walked out of the subway station, he already had a purpose and stayed behind to help everyone find the way.
After crossing two intersections, Yi Jingchen stopped in front of a large shopping mall.
From the architectural style point of view, the mall is no different from other surrounding buildings.
The friends raised their heads and saw clearly through the glass that the posters hanging on the big screen on the outer wall of the shopping mall were all of Yi Jingchen's paper-cut wife.
Some of the guests coming and going inside were wearing Sankeng costumes, and some were wearing cosplay costumes. You could tell at a glance that they were old 2D characters.
The two-dimensional users in the live broadcast room saw Yi Jingchen coming here and laughed while making memes.
[Natural disaster warning! Natural disaster warning!]
"Listen up, everyone inside! You're surrounded! Put down your paper wives now, or you'll be publicly executed."
What should I do if my base is discovered? Waiting online, it's urgent.
[It's the otaku's lair, so it's no surprise that Yi Jingchen usually hangs out here. I just didn't expect him to actually dare to livestream his visit.]
[Cruel enough, publicly executing himself]
It was obvious that Yi Jingchen was quite familiar with the "otaku's lair" and walked in with his friends as if they were familiar with the place.
Several trainees who visited the 2D headquarters for the first time found everything strange.
It’s as if passing through that door will lead you into another dimension.
After all, this mall is located in the downtown area, and it has to take into consideration the many customers who just want to "wander around when they have nothing to do."
The first floor of the entire mall is filled with entry-level shops, mainly selling comics, light novels, anime audio-visual products, etc.
Yi Jingchen walked into the largest store at the entrance. It was full of people, gathered in front of each cabinet to pick and choose.
Many of them don't pay attention to the entertainment industry at all and don't even know the top members of the current popular talent shows. Even if they recognize some, they only glance at them for a moment before quickly returning to the goods in front of them.
Yi Jingchen and Li Jibai were locked up in the recording base. They hadn't come to punch in for several months. As soon as they entered the door, they tacitly took the shopping baskets and started to choose.
Even at this time, Li Jibai did not forget his mission of 'preaching'. While selecting, he also explained to everyone, "The original work of this light novel is very interesting. Although it is a harem-themed story, the ending is pure love, which ordinary people can accept."
"If you're not used to reading text, there's also an animated version. By the way, I like the one with the stockings best."
"..." Ying Xiao took a half step back, his eyes full of contempt, "I don't care what you like."
"Oh, I forgot you don't like girls." Li Jibai picked up another book and continued to preach to him, "Sports anime have been very popular in recent years. You will definitely find a boy who likes you."
"Take it away!" Ying Xiao pushed his hand away, "I've decided to turn over a new leaf!"
Yi Jingchen picked out a few BDs that he was interested in but had not had the chance to watch recently, then turned to another shelf to buy picture albums and some reference books published by illustrators.
Bosen and Berlin came over to take a look and found that the books selected by Yi Jingchen were of a certain depth and were not for beginners.
"Brother Chen, do you want to buy all these books?"
The twins of the Bai family are younger than Yi Jingchen, so they call him "brother" spontaneously.
They looked at the shopping basket in Yi Jingchen's hand, which was already full in the blink of an eye.
"Yeah." Yi Jingchen picked up the shopping basket and told them, "I'm self-taught in comics. Since I don't plan to become a professional cartoonist, I haven't studied it systematically. It's just a hobby for now."
He said this sentence has no subject.
However, many people understood:
Yi Jingchen is telling 'that story'.
"Oh, I see."
Berlin asked curiously, "Why did you buy two copies of those CDs?"
"The bonuses for both versions... that is, the gifts given by the stores are different. If I particularly like a work, I will buy all the bonuses for it." Yi Jingchen took out two Blu-ray discs of the same work and explained, "And buying two has its advantages. One for viewing, and one for collection."
"I'll buy three," Li Jibai added, "and one for preaching."
A guest passing by heard their conversation and nodded in agreement.
The two otakus abused their power for personal gain and shopped around the store. Each of them took a lot of things to the shopping counter to check out.
The lady in charge of checkout at the shopping counter was wearing a cute maid outfit and kept calling everyone "Master". She knew how to manipulate customers.
"Let's pay for it together." When it was Yi Jingchen's turn, he gestured to pay for Li Jibai's share as well.
The comments were extremely sour, filled with comments like "What virtue does this little JB have?"
"Master, do you have a membership card?" the shopping lady asked with a smile.
This store’s membership card requires a mobile phone number for verification.
Yi Jingchen glanced at the staff in charge of filming behind him, wondering whether he should give up his membership card.
The lady who was recording the audio obviously knew Yi Jingchen and said with a smile, "Wait a moment, I'll look through the records."
Yi Jingchen often comes to the store and buys a lot of things every time, so the store naturally keeps his membership information.
The radio girl found Yi Jingchen's record, paid for his points, and asked if he needed it mailed, then handed the receipt to Yi Jingchen.
"Master, your points have exceeded five million. Do you need to redeem them?"
"No need." Yi Jingchen shook his head, took the receipt and said thank you.
Li Jibai looked at him in shock.
"What's the matter?" Yi Jingchen met the eyes of the right protector.
"How can you save up five million?" Li Jibai asked humbly.
Yi Jingchen raised his hand and looked around the entire store from right to left.
"I've bought everything you see on the shelves."
Li Jibai: Disrespect, disrespect!
Berlin and Bosen: "You two-dimensional people..."
You Lingyu: "That's amazing."
Those of them who don’t watch anime, or who watch anime but don’t stay at home, were dazzled when they came to such a place for the first time.
Li Jibai said that these were nothing, after all, the store was here every day.
When those large-scale comic exhibitions are held, all the two-dimensional people in the country gather together, which is really amazing.
The shops on the first floor of the mall are mainly used to 'screen customers'.
Most of the guests who are not homebodies will leave this world after finding it boring after visiting the first floor.
Take the elevator up to the second floor, which is the base for veteran 2D fans.
Starting from the second floor, the entire two floors are filled with all kinds of peripherals and figures, and life-size paper-cut husband and wife standees can be seen everywhere.
Yi Jingchen did not linger in those shops, but went straight to an inconspicuous shop in the corner of the mall.
The shop is not big, only about ten square meters. The shelves are filled with unpopular peripherals that are only available in one piece, without the popular millets that are sold in other stores.
There was only one girl in sportswear at the cashier counter. Because there were few customers, she had nothing to do and sat there looking at the boss's collection of BDs.
Yi Jingchen walked over and waved his hand in front of the screen, and she raised her head belatedly.
"Boss, why are you here?" The girl's voice suddenly increased by an octave.
"What?" Her teammates' voices rose sixteen degrees, even more surprised than her. "Are you the owner of this store?"
Yi Jingchen replied, "Yes. Usually when I have other work, I ask others to help look after the store."
"Uh." Ying Xiao looked around. "Do you still need to take care of this store?"
As they walked along, every store was packed with customers.
There is only this store, and because millet is so unpopular, passing ants have to take a detour.
"Because there aren't many customers, my job is very easy." The girl touched her ear and said with a smile, "I can't hear anything, so I can only communicate with others through lip reading. I can't handle too many customers."
"this……"
The boys were so embarrassed that they didn't know what to say.
The audience of the barrage only then realized that Yi Jingchen had opened a store, and they were all excited to check in.
Where is this store located? I'm going to clear it out tomorrow!
[Sister above, forget it. I've been to his store. The fact that the millet is unpopular is secondary. The main thing is that many of the peripherals on the shelves are marked "Owner's Collection, Only for Display, Not for Sale"]
[Chenchen, why did you open a shop? To show off your unpopular hobby?]
[Don't you know the hidden purpose of this store? Long-time fans should know that if you want any rare or vintage merchandise, you can go to this store and tell the staff, and they will contact you when it arrives.]
[+1, I thought everyone knew this. There was a limited edition version of this product that was being sold at exorbitant prices by unscrupulous scalpers. After contacting this store, I was able to buy it at full price shortly after!]
[!!! There's a treasure shop like this? Yi Jingchen, you're the Bodhisattva of the Valley Circle, right?]
Yi Jingchen, the 'Valley Circle Bodhisattva', casually walked around the store, admired his own collection, and then took out the guestbook for the past two months to look through the peripherals that everyone wanted but were not available on the market.
He selected a few people who came to make wishes every day, wrote down their needs, sent a few emails using the computer, and asked the clerk to notify the customers to pick up their wishes in two days.
The clerk responded and watched the boss leave the store.
The fourth floor of the mall is the dining area, but unlike the restaurants in other malls, most of the food here is anime-style cuisine, including gourmet food and "dark cuisine".
In order to cooperate, some people "manually explode their clothes" while eating.
There were a few who knew it was dark food but were not afraid of death and had to try it, and ended up running out crying.
They continued upstairs and arrived at the fifth floor, the area Yi Jingchen frequented most. There were many shops selling cosplay costumes and props, as well as makeup girls who helped with makeup and filming.
Yi Jingchen walked to one of the shops with ease. A handsome makeup artist with sharp eyes and eyebrows was trimming a fake hair.
Hearing the voice, she said without even looking up, "Kitten, I thought you wouldn't come for two months."
Yi Jingchen ran up to her and angrily made his presence felt, "Surprised! Unexpected!"
“No surprise, no surprise.”
The makeup artist was annoyed by him and stopped what she was doing, so as to avoid being ruined by a pair of scissors by this guy.
"The fake hair and props for that yandere little prince you asked me to make last time are already ready. I figured if you don't come for the makeup trial, by the time the April show airs, you, who's always fickle, will have a new wife."
"How, how could that be?" Yi Jingchen said unconfidently, "I don't change wives that quickly, and I haven't even started watching the January anime yet. The talent show is my mistake!"
"Heh." The makeup girl's face was full of suspicion. "You don't change wives that quickly? Each wife can only last for three months?"
Yi Jingchen argued, "Even if I have a new wife, I still like my old wife!"
"Bad cat." The makeup artist was extremely disgusted. She pushed Yi Jingchen to his position, took out the fake fur and props that had been prepared long ago from the warehouse inside, and tried them on him.
When braiding the hair before, in order to leave room for modification, the makeup artist deliberately left the fake hair longer.
Now that the real person is here, she trims his bangs to the appropriate length according to Yi Jingchen's face shape.
Several teammates stood by the door, unable to get a word in, and the atmosphere became exceptionally quiet.
After cutting a few times, the makeup artist glanced at them and took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Kitty, I watched your talent show."
"Huh?" Yi Jingchen was surprised, "You actually watched it?!"
The makeup girl said helplessly, "Well, do you know how many years it has been since I last watched a three-dimensional show?"
"How do you feel? How is it?" Yi Jingchen asked excitedly.
"Not very good, they're all three-dimensional people." The makeup girl paused, then said, "When I first saw you, I thought you were cosplaying an idol."
"I don't feel that way anymore." The makeup girl said with some complexity, "You've really become an idol."
"Wow! Even a otaku like you who's allergic to the three-dimensional world recognizes me!" Yi Jingchen held his face with his hands, feeling very self-aware. "I'm really suited to being an idol!"
"Uh-huh."
The teammates were finally able to pick up the conversation and said hurriedly:
"Our mentors all say he's a natural idol!"
"Oh, he's not." The makeup girl trimmed the wig, slowly moved her hand away, and looked down at Yi Jingchen.
"I've known him for ten years and I know him better than you do."
"He is a person who is born unable to do anything well."
——Because I wanted to be liked by everyone so much, I hid the helpless self.
Just a fool.