Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 39 Cold Fragrance Tangerine Tea

The host club "Love".

"Nakajima, you don't look well."

Are you sick?

Misaki Tachibana frowned deeply.

Nakajima Hiro kept rubbing his temples, clearly in terrible condition.

Lately, his days and nights have been completely reversed, and the work pressure is indeed very high. He composes and dances during the day and has to come to work at night, which is really exhausting him.

He had only intended to give Misaki Tachibana the fake phone number left by Kato Inu, but as soon as he sat down on the sofa, Hiroshi Nakajima felt completely listless and couldn't muster any energy.

"Give."

Misaki Tachibana brewed a cup of mandarin orange tea, its light fragrance slightly boosting Hiroshi Nakajima's spirits.

"We're not arranging for you to go on stage today. It's irresponsible of you to the guests in this state."

She said it was for the guests, but her tone was quite concerned.

"Lie down on the sofa for a while. Help me organize the client information later, and it'll count as normal attendance."

"……Feel sorry."

My condition was indeed very poor, and forcing myself to work would be a waste of customers.

Therefore, Nakajima Hiroshi accepted the tangerine tea without hesitation, saying, "Thank you."

He even has some tinnitus now.

This tea bag isn't the cheap kind you often see on the market; it must be a special blend that Tachibana Misaki uses herself. It's sweet with a hint of bitterness, and it's very similar to the fragrance she wears.

"Nakajima, do you urgently need the money?"

Misaki Tachibana chatted casually.

Logically speaking, given Nakajima Hiroshi's condition, hearing sounds from the street should have given him a throbbing headache.

However, Misaki Tachibana is able to control her voice quite gently, which actually has a calming effect.

The top figures in Ginza certainly have something special about them.

"When we first arrived, there was a severe shortage, but now... the gap isn't as big anymore."

"But it's still not enough."

Nakajima Hiro did a quick calculation and realized that thanks to Kato Inu's instigation, he had received a considerable commission, which was basically enough to cover the basic expenses disclosed by Mizuki, such as registration, costumes, and makeup.

However, if you want to achieve slightly better results, you might still need to raise some more money.

For example, mastering and mixing the backing track, customizing stage outfits to suit Asuka's figure, makeup, photography, temporary assistants, and contingency funds...

Oh no, the more I think about it, the more I realize how much I want to know.

The stage is all about the art of using light.

As long as you want to improve, you can always run out of budget...

As he pondered the matter, Nakajima Hiroshi began to feel that he could no longer waste his time like this.

We still need to make money.

But as soon as I stood up, I felt a sudden dizziness.

No matter how hard you try to hold on, your body won't tolerate it.

"You can't do it like this."

Misaki Tachibana leaned back on the sofa: "Although as a boss, I really appreciate it when my subordinates have goals and motivation."

"But there is a limit to what a person can bear. You have to learn to make choices and not demand perfection from everything."

This is easy to determine.

The commission that Nakajima Hiroshi is receiving now is definitely far higher than he expected during the interview, but if it's still not enough, it can only mean that he is constantly pushing himself further.

"Yes."

Misaki Tachibana's tea mostly has a sleep-inducing effect, and Hiro Nakajima slept very soundly. When he woke up, it was already dawn.

At least four or five points have been reached.

"woke up?"

Misaki Tachibana immediately noticed his movement.

Clearly, she had barely slept before this.

"Yes, everything is fine now."

Hiroshi Nakajima took a deep breath, as was his habit.

However, the air in the room wasn't fresh; after all, the two had stayed there all night, and it was somewhat stuffy.

The only comforting thing was the faint, cool fragrance emanating from Misaki Tachibana.

The woman stared at Nakajima for a while before nodding: "Come on, let's get to work."

She put down a stack of documents and pointed to the bottom left corner.

"See the amounts here? Arrange them in order from highest to lowest."

The tips of my nails are painted with burgundy nail polish, which makes my skin look very fair.

Judging from the number of documents, this job won't take long, at most two or three hours.

I basically just coasted through my workday.

A warm feeling welled up in Nakajima Hiroshi's heart.

As he combed his hair, he said, "Misaki-nee, if I really can't maintain my condition, I can..."

Since I can't handle both jobs, and I don't want to delay things at the shop, being fired is acceptable.

"You are useful to me."

Misaki Tachibana interrupted him.

"If you have any conscience, just work hard."

"Furthermore, based on your situation, I will consider scheduling accordingly."

Nakajima Hiroshi pondered for a moment.

"Because of Kato Inu's title of Queen?"

He stated frankly, "Our situation is rather unique; she most likely won't become my client."

Since Misaki Tachibana has shown enough goodwill, Hiro Nakajima cannot accept giving her false hope.

"You're quite honest."

Misaki Tachibana didn't expect him to be so direct.

"However, I do have other plans, and I don't necessarily want to tie her to your name."

"Kato has started breaking the store's rules, and I want to use you to put some pressure on him and make him behave himself."

"It won't stop you from making money. If necessary, I'll help you out."

"Of course, there are limits. My goal is to subdue him, not to mess everything up."

Nakajima Hiroshi remained silent for a moment.

This is a bit troublesome; he didn't actually want to make enemies.

However, Kato Inu does indeed have a history of conflict.

Ultimately, this guy tried to sabotage Watanabe Yukino's customer base and even harmed her in a dirty trick; he probably won't stop there.

As long as people are still making money here, conflict is inevitable.

"Can."

He sighed.

"Then it's settled."

Misaki Tachibana yawned: "Get to work, keep your voice down, don't disturb my sleep."

After saying that, she wrapped herself in the blanket and fell into a deep sleep.

After all, she's a woman approaching forty. No matter how well she takes care of her appearance, her physical strength isn't suited for staying up late.

Despite telling herself not to push herself too hard, Misaki Tachibana persevered through the entire night.

Everyone has their difficulties.

This data is customer information, mainly including their preferences, tendencies, and spending records.

This year, Mizuki Onodera topped the list in terms of revenue.

Ok……

Just like her outfit that day, this girl acted like a queen in the store, and her spending this quarter was a staggering tens of millions of yen.

If this money comes from the investors behind her, then she should be receiving considerable favor. Why would she be assigned to a front-row job?

This is illogical.

What's even stranger is that Onodera Mizuki isn't a well-known celebrity.

Even before the interview, Nakajima Hiroshi had never heard of him.

In other words, even with investor support, she hasn't matured yet and doesn't deserve such a large amount of resources and expenditure.

Keep in mind that even in Japanese yen, tens of millions of yen is equivalent to at least a million in China.

This is just one host club; the actual total expenses for this woman are probably outrageously high.

It's not right.

After her, consumption dropped sharply, with the quarterly expenses of the next few being around two to three million yen.

Of course, that's not low either.

However, this makes the store's profit structure very unhealthy, and many of those customers also like to order Kato Inu, so this guy really does account for half of the business.

Misaki Tachibana's decision to have herself organize these materials might also be a way for her to understand the importance of Inu Kato.

But are these things really suitable for a newcomer to see?

Did she place too high expectations on herself?

Nakajima Hiroshi couldn't help but feel a little pressured.

But he soon realized that, for Asuka, he too had placed his hopes for survival on her shoulders.

Will this make the child feel suffocated?

Perhaps this is something we need to consider for her sake.

In any case, Asuka has too little social experience and can't even balance things well herself, let alone that child.

That's how agents are; they have to be considerate of everything for artists outside of the stage and training.

The amount of data on active customers is not as much as I expected.

A large portion of these customers are silent customers, meaning those who have made purchases in the past but haven't visited the store recently.

So Nakajima Hiro quickly found it...

Watanabe Yukino.