In the end, Fang Zheng was unable to transfer the money from the FBI.
Because President Takagi refused!
Fang Zheng originally planned to use his tricks in the game world to ask President Gao Mu through an intermediary, saying that a certain consortium was willing to invest in 765 Agency, and that as long as they took 5% of the shares, they could sponsor a large sum of money. Originally, Fang Zheng thought that this was a very cost-effective deal, but in fact, it was basically giving money away.
However, what Fang Zheng did not expect was that President Takagi directly refused.
He said, "765 is a place to protect children's dreams and will never be sold to anyone!"
I have to admit that Fang Zheng was really a little shocked, so he decisively went out in person to ask President Gaogi for money.
After all, love and dreams can’t be eaten!
"Uh... those promotional photos aren't okay?"
Faced with Fang Zheng's remarks, President Takagi seemed a little embarrassed.
"Of course, President. With all due respect, that kind of photo... I'm afraid any planning team wouldn't even look at it. To be honest, if even that kind of photo could be chosen, I would suspect they have ulterior motives. So we need to reshoot new promotional materials!"
"But in order to make new concert costumes, our company's funds have almost run out."
“…”
Fang Zheng looked at President Takagi silently.
You can't even find a job, and you're thinking about holding a concert? What's the difference between this and thinking about having a banquet when you haven't earned enough money to buy food?
You can't even walk yet, and you want to do the Thomas maneuver?
“Ahem.”
President Takagi also felt a little guilty under Fang Zheng's stare and couldn't help but cough.
"Okay then. I'll contact my old friend and reshoot the promotional material. I'll provide the funding, and I'll leave the rest to you guys."
"Please leave it to us."
Since he had received the assurance from President Gao Mu, Fang Zheng did not say anything else. He could understand President Gao Mu's thoughts. To be honest, if Fang Zheng opened an agency himself, he would not want others to get involved. After all, as long as there were shares, there would be financial connections, and if things went wrong, his artists might be forced to do something to sell jokes or suffer grievances.
If we put ourselves in their shoes, if any company dared to risk their lives to take advantage of those little guys in Fang Zheng's family, Fang Zheng would definitely destroy their company. President Gao Mu didn't have such ability, but his idea was probably not much different.
In fact, this is also what Fang Zheng likes most about 765. Although it is an idol agency in name, it gives people the feeling that it is more like a big family where people from all over the world gather together. Those girls are the children of this family, and President Takagi is the head of the family.
Every day at lunchtime, everyone would gather together, talking about the day's events while eating their own lunch boxes. After school in the afternoon, they would finish their homework here, with the older ones helping the younger ones with their studies, and Fang Zheng would occasionally help them check their homework and assignments.
Apart from not sleeping here, Fang Zheng felt that this office was just like his big family in Tiandao Palace, lively and warm.
Fang Zheng actually likes this kind of environment. If it can be kept the same, he doesn't want to change it. Although the office is a little small and old, the elevator is still broken, and it seems a bit crowded when there are too many people.
However, Fang Zheng cannot see this kind of relaxed family atmosphere in 346 and 961.
President Takagi was reliable. Within a few days, he found a photographer to reshoot the promotional materials. Fang Zheng also sent group text messages to all the girls, asking them to come and shoot the on-site reports.
Before long, everyone was there, without a single person absent.
After all, everyone is unemployed and has a lot of free time.
"Okay, now I'm going to explain today's shoot."
Fang Zheng clapped his hands, stood in front of the girls and started talking. Hearing his voice, Ogihara Yukiho shivered with fear and hid behind Kikuchi Makoto involuntarily. Fang Zheng just looked at her helplessly and didn't say much. It wasn't the first time that he had seen Ogihara Yukiho's phobia of men. At the beginning, when Ogihara Yukiho saw Fang Zheng, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, and she would scurry ten meters away with a squeak, as if Fang Zheng was going to do something to her...
But now Fang Zheng has gotten used to it.
"You all probably already know that this shoot is for promotional purposes, so you need to show your personalities..."
“Brother!”
Before Fang Zheng finished speaking, the twins immediately raised their hands.
"What is personality?!"
"To put it simply, it's about your own characteristics and the impression you give to others on a daily basis... To put it bluntly, you should be the same as you are in normal times, and the same applies when facing the camera. Just show your true self, and don't be like that... By the way, what are those things?"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed to the clothes rack beside him with a frown on his face. There were all kinds of clothes hanging on it. However, these clothes were not ordinary filming clothes, but the kind that would be worn when performing a drama. They were so exaggerated that people didn't know what to say.
Fang Zheng was sure that this was definitely not something he had prepared. He glanced at Qiong beside him, and Qiong also shook her head - she certainly wouldn't be so idle as to prepare these things.
“I prepared this.”
At this time, a long-haired girl who looked about 14 or 15 years old with a smooth and large forehead came out holding a white rabbit doll and glared at Fang Zheng with dissatisfaction.
"It's Iori."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows. Of all the people, the first person he remembered was this girl, and the reason was very simple.
Because her voice is almost exactly like Shana and the vampire.
So much so that when Qiong first heard her greeting her, she thought Shana had come into this world without anyone noticing.
Moreover, the personalities of these two people are similar, which makes Fang Zheng wonder whether the people who use this voice all have such a proud and arrogant personality?
But then again, aren't vampires tsundere?
Having said that, if a portal were built in this world in the future, and Shana, the vampire, and Minase Iori were brought together, I'm afraid it would be hard to tell who was who just by talking.
"What do you think?"
"I was thinking I could attract everyone's attention..."
If it were someone else, Minase Iori might have argued a few words, but Fang Zheng could conquer even Shana, so this young lady was naturally no problem. Minase Iori originally wanted to refute a few words, but as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she changed her words obediently under the gaze of Fang Zheng's reflective glasses.
"I understand how you feel, but shooting promotional materials is not about attracting other people's attention, but about showing yourself and your own charm... You don't want to live your whole life in the spotlight wearing that kind of clothes, do you?"
Hearing this, Minase Iori's face suddenly fell.
Are you kidding me? What would happen if she wore this dress for the rest of her life?
"Okay, go get ready."
Seeing this, Fang Zheng didn't say anything else, and the girls quickly went to the dressing room to change clothes and put on makeup to prepare for the photo shoot.
Unlike the previous punishment game-like shoot, this time with Fang Zheng's advice, most of the girls showed their true colors. The most outstanding one was Hoshii Miki, a 15-year-old girl in the third grade of junior high school with long golden hair. She was not only lively and outgoing, but also posed in a very professional manner.
I have to say, just standing there, her presence was off the charts.
"Girls like this must be lined up by boys in school to confess their love to them."
Qiong, who was standing next to him, was also whispering in Fang Zheng's ear.
"Brother, you better be careful."
"What should I be careful about?"
"I don't think she's the type to keep quiet."
Qiong doesn't like Miki very much, which is normal, because in modern terms, Miki is super popular. Pretty, cute, lively, popular, everyone likes her. If such a person is placed in the class, he or she will probably be the center of attention.
They are completely different from people like Qiong who are introverted, don't like to communicate with others, and hate the present.
"It's okay, I'm watching, it'll be fine... Xue Bu, what are you doing there?"
While Fang Zheng was talking to Qiong, he saw Xue Bu hiding timidly behind a clothes rack not far away, secretly looking at him. She looked just like my hamster meeting a cat.
"Well, that... the producer..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Xue Bu was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. It looked as if she was going to be chopped into pieces by Fang Zheng in the next moment.
"Don't be nervous, speak slowly..."
Seeing Xuebu so frightened, Fang Zheng was speechless. He didn't know what had happened to Ogihara Xuebu that she had such a severe phobia of men.
By the way, you want to be an idol even though you have such severe androphobia?
Standing on the stage and looking at the crowd of otakus below, he must have been scared to the point of losing consciousness.
If things go wrong, I might end up unconscious, and then be swarmed by otakus and pushed around on the stage, and then be photographed, and then...
"elder brother?"
"Ahem, I was thinking about something."
After hearing Qiong's reminder, Fang Zheng retracted his thoughts that were about to run to the sky and looked at Xue Bu again.
"What's the matter, then?"
"Yes, that's right..."
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Xue Bu seemed to be very embarrassed. She glanced at Mei Xi who was filming, then gritted her teeth and spoke in a low voice.
"I, I don't know what posture to strike..."
Fortunately, Fang Zheng had the hearing of a dragon, otherwise he would not be able to hear clearly what Xue Bu was saying in that mosquito-like voice. Faced with this unexpected question, Fang Zheng was also stunned for a moment, then glanced at the photographer, and then immediately reacted.
Oh, and the photographer is a man.
With Xuebu's personality, it is obviously impossible for her to strike a few poses in front of a man like Miki does...
But it is indeed a problem.
Fang Zheng immediately recalled the promotional photo that Xue Bu had taken before. At that time, she looked terrified and as if she was about to be attacked by a grizzly bear. Unless it was a horror film set, basically no one would want such a photo...
Soon, Fang Zheng found a solution.
"Qiong, go find a bouquet of flowers for Xue Bu... Well, white ones, lilies or daffodils will do, not too bright, something simple."
"OK."
After hearing Fang Zheng's words, Qiong nodded and turned to look for the staff, while Fang Zheng gestured to Xue Bu.
"You will just stand there holding the flowers in a moment. You don't need to do anything special, just stand there."
“Ah… um…”
Hearing that she didn't need to make any movements, Xue Bu immediately relaxed a lot. Not long after, Qiong found her a bouquet of flowers, and Xue Bu stood there holding the flowers, motionless, and didn't seem to have any special expression.
But it is precisely because of this that she has a quiet and gentle charm.
"This girl is interesting."
Qiong returned to Fang Zheng again and continued to bite his ear.
"Honestly, brother, why don't you treat her androphobia? I think you just need to take off your glasses. Then I want to see whether you are more charming or her androphobia is more serious."
"What a bad idea..."
Fang Zheng knocked on Qiong's head.
"Pay attention, this is our job, not a concubine selection."
Hearing this, Qiong stuck out her tongue and said nothing more. She just stood there obediently.
After Xuebu left the stage, Kikuchi Makoto came up. As for her...
"To be honest, if I hadn't read her information, I wouldn't believe she was a girl."
Fang Zheng also agreed with Qiong's sentiments. No matter how he looked at her, Kikuchi looked like a handsome boy, and her figure was no different from that of a man. And he heard that she also knew martial arts - well, Fang Zheng had seen her practice martial arts moves a few times, and it did seem to be the case.
Because of this, Kikuchi is currently considered to be a relatively popular idol in 765.
Although most of the fans are girls.
"Brother, why don't you try to get her."
With nothing else to do, Qiong started giving Fang Zheng advice again.
"I want to see what kind of girlish expression this tomboy will show when she falls in love..."
"That's enough. If you keep saying that, I'll let you go back to the office."
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes in annoyance. He asked Qiong to come to him to help him with things, not to ask her to give him bad advice.
"What does it matter? Didn't Xiao Hei say that they will all be your harem sooner or later?"
"I don't agree with that. What do you mean by sooner or later? Look at Touma, Sekai, and Setsuna. Do they also count as such?"
"cut……"
Hearing this, Qiong curled her lips. This was also the reason why she was so positive. Originally, Qiong thought that since Fang Zheng was back, Shijie and Xuecai would "change their minds" and come to confess to him. At that time, as long as she had a good "communication" with them first, there should be no problem.
But what Qiong didn't expect was that after the two sides met once, they seemed to disappear and never came to see Fang Zheng again!
This made Qiong a little confused, and she didn't know what these people were thinking.
But never mind, it doesn’t matter even if they give up.
Thinking of this, Qiong once again looked at the girls who were filming in front of her.
There are still many "substitutes"!