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Chapter 176: Enough price to buy Miss Hai Ling!
At the backstage door of Starry, Hachiman Kailing, who was holding a musical instrument, blinked in surprise and looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was standing against the wall in front of her.
It was the same in RiNG, and now in Starry. How much does this guy like to block me in corridors like this...
"Hey, Hailing-san."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled, extended a hand and greeted softly.
Hachiman Kailing is still dressed like a cool sister as always. She is now slightly opening her aqua blue eyes and tilting her head towards Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"…Nobuyuki-kun, so what's going on?"
Looking at Nakagawa Nobuyuki's slightly smiling face, Yawata Kailing felt as if she had some telepathic connection with him, and it seemed that what he was going to say would not be simple, so she simply put down the instrument box in her hand and asked.
Nakagawa Nobuyuki had no intention of hiding anything. He just stood still with a serious look on his face and spoke straight to the point.
"...Hailing, how much would it cost to hire you?"
As a result, after hearing what Nakagawa Nobuyuki said, Yawata Kailing just blinked, and after a while, she replied with more doubt:
"...Isn't that flaxen-haired girl your bassist?"
It seems like everyone has a good relationship, so why is it that after such a short while, someone is quitting the team?
Or... double bass?
Generally speaking, most bands only need one bass guitar to fulfill the role of the bass as a rhythm and melody instrument and the bass part.
As for other parts, the bass is certainly not completely unable to do it, but objectively speaking, both the guitar and the keyboard can do the job better... and, guitarists are much easier to find than bassists, right?
Although there are bands with double bass, the bass in these bands often have different roles, such as one playing the melody and the other doing the common job of the bass, which is the low part.
...But this kind of thing often requires extremely tacit cooperation - anyway, judging from the results that Miss Hailing saw herself, Lixi and her band obviously don't have such a level.
Therefore, the doubts in Hachiman Kailing's heart became even stronger.
"That's Deng and her group's band... Hailing, now I want to hire you."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki took a step forward, looked seriously at Hachiman Kailing's cold face, and spoke in a deep voice.
"...Wait, Nobuyuki, is it you who wants to form a band?"
With a slight raise of her eyebrows, Hachiman Hailing suddenly became interested, her eyes lit up slightly, and she asked softly:
"…It sounds quite interesting. Tell me about it."
Hachiman Kailing pursed her lips. She had never thought that Nakagawa Shin would ask her to form a band. She was extremely curious.
This guy is really to my taste, it would be nice to go and have some fun with him.
"...Hailing, what do you think of the band?"
Instead of rushing to express his thoughts, Nakagawa Shin just smiled and asked Hachiman Kailing what she thought of the band.
"Hmm... I don't have any opinion. I just want to play the bass."
Touching her chin gently, Hachiman Kailing replied calmly.
Making extra money is actually just a side benefit.
"...Well, since Hailing-san is active in so many bands as a [Bass Mercenary], would you like to try out for our band?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Hachiman Kailing in front of him with a smile and invited her.
In fact, it’s okay not to invite her in, as long as Miss Hailing can come to help out when we hold the Live.
After all, if he could make a living as a member of a commercial band, Nakagawa Shin would still not be willing to go back to work...the days of having to turn day and night upside down were really too hard to endure.
Especially after knowing that his [Progress Bar] actually has so many magical effects, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was even more reluctant to simply exchange his progress for precious metals.
After all, as the saying goes, more skills are better than less. Money will be spent, but skills are firmly in your body and cannot be escaped. Is there any need to ask how to choose?
Since it is going to be commercialized, the level cannot remain at the level of simple interest... Therefore, Nakagawa Nobuyuki naturally thought of making acquaintances.
Nagasaki's bass level is pretty good, but it's obviously still a little lacking in this aspect.
Ms. Yamada’s level is much higher than Nagasaki’s...but she has too much individual style, and I don’t think she is the type who can fit in with a band after just a few practices.
Besides, if I really want to bring him here, it would be considered poaching... I am not the kind of person who would poach friends, and I would never do such a thing.
Therefore, in the end, we can only focus on the "Mercenary" lady who is performing in more than 20 bands.
"… Let's talk about the personnel composition first."
Looking at Nakagawa Nobuyuki's eyes which were slightly shining, Yawata Kailing smiled gently and asked.
This kind of sincerity of a young man...what a newbie.
"We already have a keyboard player and guitarist in the band now... the drummer should be in place soon, the only thing missing is a lead singer and a bassist."
When asked about the composition of the band, Nakagawa Shin could only clear his throat awkwardly. Without hiding too much, he informed Hachiman Kailing, who was thinking about something, about the situation of the band that was just being established.
After all, to be honest, he actually had no thorough experience on how to set up such a band, so he planned to ask around when the time came.
There are many bands in Yuqiu, so it would be a good idea to go and ask the seniors yourself.
If Hanasakigawa and Tsukinomori couldn't get in by themselves, I would have gone and asked around.
"…So what are your future plans?"
Hearing that the staff were not complete yet, Hachiman Kailing frowned slightly, as if a little disappointed, but still continued to ask.
"...Not yet. I plan to prepare for my debut after I establish it."
Nakagawa Nobuya could only shake his head frankly and answered softly without hiding anything.
The main reason was that Nakagawa Nobuyuki had no intention of seriously recruiting Hachiman Kailing into the band. He just wanted to ask if he could hire her to play bass for the band when the time comes.
If they are really determined to get Hachiman Kailing into the band, they have to make some big promises first, no matter what, and try to trick her into joining first.
"...Is this so?"
After a slight pause, Hachiman Kailing just shook her head gently.
As expected, a Newbie is a Newbie. It is really difficult to expect this guy Nakagawa to come up with a sound band plan. It is really far from many of the bands he has been in charge of.
"So, Hailing-san, what do you say?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Hachiman Kailing who was frowning slightly in front of him and could only sigh in his heart.
I should have known to cheat earlier. Now the situation is like this. What if the offer is too high?
Similarly, Hachiman Kailing looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki, whose expression had become serious, but she secretly laughed in her heart.
Haha, Zhonghe probably didn't expect me to agree, right? This guy always looks angry as if everything is within his expectations. I have to see his surprise this time.
After all, this guy is an accomplice of mine, so there's nothing wrong with forming a band together.
"It's difficult."
Hachiman Kailing forced herself to suppress the slightly upturned corners of her mouth and spoke calmly as best she could.
“…Is that so?”
As if it was not unexpected, Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed slightly, looking quite frustrated. He was about to speak, but was immediately interrupted by Hachiman Kailing.
"But I agreed."
Suddenly, the corner of her mouth was raised, Hachiman Kailing smiled slightly and spoke, looking at Nakagawa Nobuyuki with great anticipation, wanting to see an expression of surprise or astonishment on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's face.
...No, what does your expression mean? I was so low key before, but now that I agree, according to normal development, you should be surprised, right?
Hachiman Kailing couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows and her face turned dark. Looking at Nakagawa Shin in front of her, whose expression became even more serious, she didn't know what to say.
"……Fine."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki nodded resignedly.
It seems like there might be a huge outlay by then. They still agree after all the negotiations, how much money will it cost?
Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki slowly opened his mouth: "How much does it cost?"
Miss Hailing could only blink her eyes.
……money?
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Chapter 177: Miss Hailing is getting bored...
"How much does it cost?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed softly and looked at Hachiman Kailing who was a little dazed in front of him.
If the asking price is too high, I will have no choice but to give up. As long as it is a little lower, I can even use the [progress bar] to exchange for some precious metals and sell them.
If there is no bassist and no one can be recruited by then, even if you force yourself to use the [progress bar], it will not be possible to become a high-level bassist in a short period of time.
Thinking about it this way, it would be better to throw Hachiman Kailing over. If I really can't recruit her, then using the [Progress Bar] would be more worthwhile.
At this time, Miss Hachiman Kailing opposite not only had a stiff expression on her face, but even her mental activities were unable to react for a while.
Why do I have to pay myself when I agree to join the band? Do they still pay me? I don’t have any plans.
Or is it about transfer fees or something... I've only heard of football clubs having transfer fees, when did bands also have them?
"Varied……"
Hachiman Kailing frowned slightly and was about to ask, but suddenly, as if she thought of something, she stopped what she was about to say and pretended to be embarrassed.
"…I'll think about it."
Hachiman Kailing pursed her pink lips gently, as if she was thinking for a long time, but in fact she was secretly laughing under Nakagawa Nobuyuki's increasingly concerned gaze, and gently stretched out five slender white fingers.
"...Five thousand?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki crossed his arms and spoke tentatively.
Shaking her head, Hachiman Kailing still had that indifferent expression and look.
Indeed... 5,000 yen does not seem to be an attractive number for someone of Miss Hailing's level.
"……fifty thousand?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki quietly gritted his teeth and added a zero at the end.
To be honest, inviting that [Beth Mercenary] to help out for 50,000 yen is actually much higher than Miss Hailing's usual fee, but who can blame Miss Hailing for not planning to charge any fees this time?
At this moment, Hachiman Kailing bit the tip of her tongue calmly, forcing herself to suppress the mischievous smile in her heart.
In the end, if I let this guy know that I was planning to charge only 5 yen (homonymous with "youyuan"), he would definitely have a very interesting expression.
This guy always looks like he has everything under control... It makes me angry just looking at him. But it’s more fun to see him being cautious and tentative like this.
Therefore, Hachiman Kailing still shook her head without saying a word and narrowed her eyes.
"...Five hundred thousand is too much. In that case, forget it."
As a result, Nakagawa Nobuyuki simply shook his hands, sighed, turned around desolately, and planned to leave directly.
Suddenly, the expression on Miss Hailing's face froze.
No, why don't you ask again? What if it's 500 yen?
It seems a bit too funny...
"Nobu-san."
A white hand gently rested on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's shoulder. Hachiman Kailing still had a poker face and spoke in a low voice.
"Why don't you try asking a lower level question?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't even turn his head, he just stopped and sighed again.
...This guy, was he just making fun of himself?
Forget it. After all, I play the bass, so there are always some differences between me and modern humans in the general sense.
"Five yen."
Turning around slowly, Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Hachiman Kailing who was pressing on his shoulder with a poker face, and stretched out five fingers, looking quite indifferent.
Since he just made fun of me, now it's my turn to speak, so I have to fight back fiercely.