Chapter 41: Variety Shows

The bullet comments in the live stream were amazed by the contrast of this song, showering it with praise.

Finally, in a warm atmosphere, the livestream ended smoothly.

“Phew…”

Umimi let out a long sigh, collapsing into her chair as if all strength had left her.

Everyone gradually came out of the adjacent soundproof room and gathered together.

Chu Yong walked over from the director’s desk.

Looking at the five girls chatting together, she felt a bit emotional.

“It seems you’ve all gotten along pretty well.”

Chu Yong smiled and waved her hand.

“Alright, today’s first broadcast ended smoothly without any major issues, and more importantly, everyone’s gathered together.”

Everyone’s eyes gathered on her.

“Even though I want to go now… but for young girls in their prime, midnight is a bit too dangerous. Let’s have the dinner party tomorrow instead.”

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The next day, Sunday, everyone entered a high-end restaurant located on the top floor of a building in the city center.

Cao Qian Ju looked around the private room’s decor.

The crystal chandelier emitted a soft and expensive glow.

She walked over to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the view from 100 meters high.

The city’s night view was like a huge black velvet, countless neon lights and car lights turning into flowing diamond chips, intertwined into glowing arteries.

The skyscrapers that usually required looking up at now quietly lay prostrate at her feet.

“This place is pretty high-class.”

Cao Qian Ju murmured softly.

Chu Yong casually pulled out a chair.

“It’s no big deal. Just a little reward for everyone being here last night.”

Orange Quiet Forest glanced at Chu Yong, then at the door.

“Where’s Orange Berry?”

“She’s on vacation and went to have fun. Just let her rest. If she sees her own artists during her break, she’ll probably start worrying about this and that.”

Oh, I almost forgot.

Aunt is the type that loves to go out and have fun.

Maybe she’s not even in town right now.

“It’s no big deal. Just a little reward for everyone being here last night.”

Orange Quiet Forest looked at the empty seat beside Chu Yong, then at the closed private room door.

“Where’s Orange Berry?”

“She’s on vacation and went to have fun. Just let her rest. If she sees her own artists during her break, she’ll probably start worrying about this and that.”

Oh, I almost forgot.

Aunt is the type that loves to go out and have fun, and also values her personal life quality.

Maybe she’s already on some tropical island, wearing sunglasses and enjoying the sea breeze.

At this moment, Cao Qian Ju, who had the strongest sense of money, secretly opened a review app on her phone under the table.

When she saw the long string of per-person prices, her hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and she was completely stunned.

She quietly closed the app.

Then, when the waiter smiled and handed over the menu, asking what they would like to order, even her page-turning movements became cautious, afraid of creasing the gold-embossed menu pages.

There was no helping it…

Cao Qian Ju was just a child from an ordinary family.

This was her first time at such an expensive place…

On the other side, Umimi actually took the initiative to pull out a chair and, like a child afraid of getting lost, sat down close to Orange Quiet Forest.

Orange Quiet Forest glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, feeling a little touched.

When they first met at the company entrance, she had blushed and challenged her, only to run away like a little animal for no reason.

Orange Quiet Forest was completely speechless.

Now she was more normal.

Although she still didn’t talk much, because she wasn’t good at communicating with others, she silently lowered her head and played with her phone.

But at least Orange Quiet Forest was someone she subconsciously chose to sit next to.

This feeling of being trusted wasn’t bad.

Orange Quiet Forest never said she wanted to be a mother.

She was only 18.

What mother?

Only those fans liked to call her that…

As one exquisite appetizer and main course after another was brought to the table, the atmosphere in the private room gradually became lively.

“Speaking of which, now that the virtual debut hurdle is behind us…”

Jingchuan Xuanxiang elegantly cut the Wellington steak on her plate, her fox-like eyes narrowing slightly.

“Next up is the real stage, right? I’m actually looking forward to it.”

“Yeah…”

Cao Qian Ju took a small sip of juice, her gaze fixed on the bustling night view outside the window, a hint of longing in her voice.

“I hope we can build up our popularity quickly.”

Hoshisuna didn’t speak, just quietly and extremely focusedly attacked the food on her plate, but her chewing was slightly faster than usual, clearly having taken those words to heart.

“I… I’ll do my best.”

Umimi, sitting next to her, suddenly spoke quietly, though her voice wasn’t loud.

“Whether it’s singing or dancing… I don’t want to hold everyone back.”

Listening to everyone’s hopes for the future, Orange Quiet Forest gently stirred the cream of mushroom soup in front of her.

She didn’t say anything, but felt that this atmosphere wasn’t bad.

‘Although I won’t have time to play games tonight, meow.’

Her own hope for the future was just “to go home and play games peacefully every day,” but watching these teammates with different personalities all striving forward, it actually felt pretty good.

Provided, no parties every night.

Otherwise, there really won’t be any time.

In the relaxed atmosphere of back-and-forth chatter, everyone’s dinner was almost done.

As the waiter pushed a delicate cart and brought out the final desserts for the girls, the meal came to an end.

Chu Yong picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, then gently clapped to get everyone’s attention.

“Everyone, you can keep eating while listening to me, but make sure to listen carefully.”

Jingchuan Xuanxiang slowly scooped up her dessert with a spoon, propping her cheek with one hand as she looked at Chu Yong.

Chu Yong cleared her throat.

Jingchuan Xuanxiang slowly scooped up the matcha mousse in front of her with a small silver spoon, propping her cheek with one hand as she looked at Chu Yong.

“This debut livestream ended smoothly without any major issues, thanks to everyone’s efforts. But this was just a warm-up event. Our future focus won’t be on virtual streaming.”

When it came to the key topic, Hoshisuna swallowed the cake in her mouth and took the initiative to ask.

“So?”

Chu Yong glanced at Hoshisuna’s dessert plate.

Hoshisuna had already finished her dessert and used her phone to order two more different ones for herself, then answered her.

“So everyone needs to prepare for a real person debut.”

The girls simultaneously stopped their spoons and let out exclamations.

“Ooh!”

Chu Yong continued, crossing her arms.

“I’ve thought of many debut methods. The simplest is similar to using virtual images to debut: one by one, different formats, maybe a show, maybe a small event, or everyone appears together.”

Chu Yong sighed.