Finally, the day of the Platinum Idol Awards has arrived.

This year's Platinum Idol Awards was held on a cruise ship, and Fang Zheng naturally brought the three members of STARS here. Everything went smoothly, and after the rehearsal, everyone returned to the lounge to rest. However, at this time, Fang Zheng received a report from Anya.

In the mecha world, the battle between the Chinese Federation and the mysterious alien force has come to a temporary end. They even captured a few aliens and finally got to know their enemy a little better.

According to Anya's report, the other party is an alien called Jetradi, and they are fighting an alien called Meltradi. According to the investigation results, both sides are also giants, with Jetradi representing male giants and Meltradi representing female giants.

"So, this is a war between men and women? That's really interesting."

After listening to Anya's report, Fang Zheng was also quite interested.

"So how do they reproduce?"

"According to the information from the investigation, they all have the technology to adjust genetic factors and can directly produce offspring."

"Oh, no wonder..."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded, but Anya's report continued.

"Not only that, His Majesty the Emperor hopes to gain your support."

"Support? What support?"

If it was someone else who said it, Fang Zheng would simply ignore it, but since he was the emperor, he naturally had to listen.

"Yes, that's right. From the investigation intelligence, the giants don't have a culture like us humans. They only fight all their lives. According to the captives, their culture was lost a long time ago. In other words, neither race has culture such as music, novels, and art..."

"If there is no, then there is no. What does this have to do with us?"

"That's right, sir. According to our experiments, singing can activate the dormant cultural genes in the giants, causing their originally warlike personalities to change. In fact, the captives chose to surrender because they accidentally heard our songs."

"Oh? This is interesting."

Faced with this unexpected report, Fang Zheng immediately became interested.

"So, just singing a song can persuade those aliens to surrender? This is more powerful than enchantment... So what?"

"However, according to experiments, it is not easy to activate the hidden cultural factors in the giants. It requires considerable mental strength..."

"Didn't someone surrender before?"

"That was a very small number, and we tried it many times after that, but with little success."

"Yeah...I understand."

Fang Zheng was not surprised by this. The same is true for enchantment magic. Some people have strong willpower and some have weak willpower. People with weak willpower are of course easily manipulated, but those with strong willpower are not so easy to manipulate. According to Anya, both the Jetra Emperor and the Meltra Emperor have been fighting for generations. It can be said that they are all soldiers. Naturally, their willpower is strong. Ordinary songs certainly cannot move them.

"So? The Emperor wants someone who can sing? They should have some in their own world."

Fang Zheng remembered that although that world was on the verge of destruction and its home planet was almost destroyed by the Reapers, it should have all the necessary culture.

"It's difficult. His Majesty has summoned many singers, but none of them meet the requirements."

"So what about Fran Xiu Xiu and Kurumi?"

"They tried it, but it still didn't work."

"Not even them?"

Fang Zheng was genuinely surprised by this answer. He had heard them sing before and thought they were pretty good. The girls from Tiandao Palace also liked them very much... But if they were used to brainwash aliens, it probably wouldn't be enough.

"So you're looking for me?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that you are currently in a world with highly developed culture and art, so I hope you can find some outstanding singers or idols..."

"Hmm... hm? How did she know?"

"Little Blackie posts on the forum every day, everyone knows it."

“…”

I'll settle the score with her when I get back.

"But, what about finding the right person? How do we find one? Aren't Fran Xiu Xiu and Kurumi not suitable?"

"Here is a program that is specifically designed to detect the spiritual power contained in singing. As long as you reach the passing line, it will be fine."

"I see. Pass it to me."

"yes."

After hearing Fang Zheng's order, Anya immediately sent a program over, and Fang Zheng received it quickly.

"Okay, leave this to me. If someone is selected, I will contact the Emperor."

"Understood, sir."

After opening the program, Fang Zheng glanced at the stage not far away with amusement. Today happened to be the Platinum Idol Night, and all the famous idol singers in Japan would come to participate. If there really was a singer here who could brainwash the aliens... well, that would save a lot of trouble.

I wonder if any of the girls under my command is more capable of doing the job?

After all, it’s good to keep things within the family, so Fang Zheng is still confident about his own idol.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng put away his hat and went to the lounge. At this time, the girls had already changed into their performance costumes and were sitting there waiting to go on stage.

"Okay, you should all have an idea of ​​what I should do next."

Fang Zheng greeted the three girls in front of him and then spoke.

"This is your chance to show everyone your most shining side as STARS!"

"No problem, HONEY!"

Miki was the first to jump up, screaming with excitement. Although Chihaya was not as excited as her, she also clenched her fists and nodded vigorously.

But to Fang Zheng's surprise, Chunxiang was sitting next to him, looking daydreamy.

"Haruka? What's wrong with you?"

"Eh? Ah?"

When Chunxiang heard Fang Zheng's call, she was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and stood up quickly.

"Well...I will try my best!"

"Hmm? Are you okay?"

Fang Zheng couldn't help but frown at Chunxiang's strange look. Chunxiang had always been a "protagonist", but now it seemed that things were not going so well.

"no problem!"

"But I don't think there's any problem..."

Although Chunxiang tried hard to put on a vigorous posture, Fangzheng was no fool and could tell at a glance that Chunxiang was just forcing herself. Although he didn't know what was wrong with Chunxiang, he had to at least solve it before going on stage.

"Come out with me for a moment."

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng made a gesture to Chunxiang, then turned and left the lounge. Chunxiang hesitated for a moment, then followed him out obediently.

"Well, there aren't many people here."

Bringing Chunxiang to a corner of the cruise ship, Fangzheng looked around and then stared at Chunxiang in front of him.

"Tell me, what's wrong? I noticed something was wrong with you before, but I didn't expect it to be this serious... Did something happen?"

“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Chunxiang hesitated for a long time before speaking in a low voice.

"That... producer."

"Um?"

"You and Miss Qiong...will leave, right?"

"How do you know that?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, while Chunxiang whispered.

"On Christmas Eve, I heard you and Miss Qiong talking outside..."

"oh……"

In response to Chunxiang's answer, Fangzheng nodded.

"That's right. The work agreement we signed with President Takagi is for one year. And now that you've heard it, I don't need to explain it anymore, because Qiong and I still have a lot of other work to do. Being a producer at 765 Agency is only part of our job. Now that you've all become famous and are gradually getting used to the work, it's time for us to leave."

"It's difficult. Do we really have to leave?"

Hearing this, Chunxiang suddenly showed an uneasy expression.

"It's been a long time since we've achieved what we have today. I know... we have a lot of work to do, but for me, I hope we can stay together..."

“…”

Looking at Chunxiang's depressed face, Fangzheng patted her on the shoulder. He understood Chunxiang's thoughts. Fangzheng had a similar experience before. In a project team, everyone worked well together, had a good understanding, and had a good relationship with each other. At that time, Fangzheng also thought, how great it would be if everyone could stay in the same team.

Of course, this is just a dream. Some people will resign, some will change jobs, some will be promoted, and some will be transferred to other departments. When I come in every morning and see another empty desk, I must feel bad.

Of course, for adults, breaking up and getting back together is normal.

But for a girl like Haruka, it's different.

"Don't worry, even if we leave, there will still be a chance for us to meet again in the future... Well, it all depends on how you perform this time."

"Hey? Producer?"

"I can't tell you the specifics right now, but you just need to know that if you can perform well at the Platinum Idol Awards, I can give you a chance."

"Really? Producer?!"

Hearing this, Chunxiang's face lit up, and Fangzheng nodded. If STARS can really meet the requirements of the emperor, then Fangzheng will definitely bring them to the mecha world, and in this way, Tiandao Palace will naturally be open to 765 Agency. If possible, Fangzheng also hopes to arrange for the girls to participate in idol activities in Tiandao Palace, after all, Tiandao Palace still lacks its own pop culture.

"Of course, I keep my word."

In response to Chunxiang's question, Fangzheng nodded, and after getting Fangzheng's answer, Chunxiang clenched her fists excitedly.

“I will try my best!”

After getting Fang Zheng's assurance, Chunxiang immediately cheered up. Although Fang Zheng did not explain to her, this also relieved Chunxiang from her original uneasiness. When she returned to the lounge again, she had turned back into the lively and happy girl she used to be.

Seeing Haruka return to normal, Miki and Chihaya were somewhat relieved. They had noticed that Haruka seemed a little abnormal before, and were worried if something had happened to her. Now it seems... this should not be a problem.

Soon, accompanied by applause, the Platinum Idol Night kicked off on the yacht.

Standing on the stage, Fang Zheng listened to the host's boring introduction while opening his personal terminal and running the program that Anya had just sent him.

Next, it will depend on whether there are singers who meet their requirements in this Platinum Idol Night.

After the host's introduction, singers or idol groups appeared on stage one by one, and Fang Zheng began to observe the detection results in the program.

It didn't take long for Fang Zheng to discover how this program determined the passing line.

Simply put, it requires the singer's voice, skills, emotions and other aspects to reach a very high level... Now Fang Zheng can more or less understand why the emperor can't find a suitable singer in his own world and can only ask him for help.

After all, the mecha world had been invaded by the Reapers before, and suffered heavy losses. According to the data of the Earth Federation, most of the human population has disappeared after the Reapers invaded, and the current number of people on Earth is only one percent of the total population in the past. This means that most people were killed by the Reapers, and among the remaining people, given the atmosphere in the mecha world at that time, I am afraid that no one would want to sing or become an idol.

But this requirement is indeed high enough.

Fang Zheng watched several performances in a row but failed to find a suitable candidate. Apparently, even in this world, singer idols who could brainwash aliens were rare.

After a few songs, the next group to perform was STARS consisting of Haruka Amami, Miki Hoshii and Chihaya Kisaragi.

"Next, STARS presents us...THE WORLD IS ALL ONE!"

Soon, accompanied by the sound of music, girls in performance costumes walked onto the stage and began to dance and sing.

"Look up at the sky, hold hands, the sky is so shining..."

Listening to the three people singing, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction. Whether it was the shining Miki, the calm Chihaya, or the lively Haruka, they all showed their abilities perfectly. At this time, Fang Zheng finally saw that the program curve on his personal terminal began to flash - finally, it broke through the passing line.

"very good."

Looking at the three people who had finished their performance, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

Next, as long as the task can be completed, the gate to the Tiandao Palace can be opened.

At this moment, the host on the stage suddenly spoke.

"Next, please welcome this year's brightest rising star, Ms. Ogiso Setsuna, to sing "The Love That Cannot Be Delivered" for us!"

With applause, Xuecai, wearing a pure white dress, came up, holding the microphone tightly and looking at the audience in front of her. When Xuecai saw Fang Zheng standing not far away, her eyes widened slightly, then she closed her eyes and began to sing.

"Are you pretending to be lonely? Why is my heart so moved by you..."

“Beep…beep!”

Just as Fang Zheng was enjoying Xue Cai's song, suddenly, the personal terminal in front of him began to flash, which made Fang Zheng stunned for a moment. He opened the terminal and took a look, and then he was surprised to find that in the program in front of him, the curve began to rise rapidly... far exceeding the values ​​of others!

Even she has it?

Looking at Setsuna in front of him, Fang Zheng was somewhat surprised. You know, Miki, Haruka, and Chihaya are professional idols, but Setsuna is a latecomer, and if you really want to talk about it, she started training much later than the girls of 765, but she actually reached the passing line?

Is this okay?