Ayanokoji Kiyotaka took the ticket and found it amusing: "Why did Tanaka Yuzuna buy so many tickets? If he wants handshake tickets, wouldn't it be better to just buy CDs?"
Kuroki Ya also said helplessly, "There's no other way. Handshake tickets are given as a bonus when purchasing tickets, and you can only receive them after entering the venue. The ticket is given to you for free, and in exchange, you must give the handshake ticket after entering to Tanaka Daishou."
"Very reasonable." Ayanokoji nodded, then asked, "Yumemi's tickets are so expensive, how many can she sell?"
"After all, she's a newly appointed Student Council member, and quite a few people are willing to spend that money to catch a glimpse of her. Plus, with crazy supporters like Tanaka Daishou, she should be able to sell about two hundred?" Kuroki Ya thought for a moment and said.
One hundred thousand yen per ticket, even if only two hundred tickets were sold, that would still be twenty million yen.
Concert tickets in Japan are generally very cheap. Even top singers holding concerts at the Budokan have ticket prices less than ten thousand yen. Yumemi Yumemite setting such a price is clearly banking on the fact that there are many rich people in this school.
"Handshake tickets" are a tradition in the idol industry. With a handshake ticket, you can get close to your favorite idol and shake their hand.
Generally, handshake tickets are given as a bonus for purchasing CDs. Each handshake ticket allows for a ten-second handshake, and the time can be accumulated.
Some fanatical supporters, in order to have intimate contact and shake hands with their idols, are willing to spend a lot of money to buy many CDs, just for the handshake tickets within them.
While buying handshake tickets from general idol groups also grants a physical CD, Yumemi Yumemite is quite the businesswoman; she directly sells tickets as an add-on, making a profit without any capital.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka remembered that Student Council members could rent school venues for free. Excluding the cost of building the stage, she could earn at least ten million yen from one concert.
"Individual acts really do make money…" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was also a bit surprised.
No wonder Yumemi Yumemite was so determined to get into the Student Council; it was indeed a good opportunity for her to accumulate wealth.
Wasn't this much more profitable than being a small idol?
However, this was also because her identity was a mystery, and she "parachuted" into the Student Council, which is why so many people were willing to buy tickets to see her.
If she didn't have this mysterious veil around her, not many people would probably come to see her.
Although she is an idol, the status of students at this school is higher than that of an idol. Perhaps only otaku like Tanaka Daishou would be willing to spend a lot of money to support her.
If they had that money, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to pay for a small idol to go "underground" than to watch a concert once?
Kuroki Ya was also quite helpless: "We also think Yumemi Yumemite's concert this time is just a rip-off for suckers, not cost-effective at all, but there's nothing we can do. Since Tanaka Daishou likes her, we can only go along."
Kuroki Ya did not forget to remind Ayanokoji: "Since you have the ticket, be sure to come then. If you don't have time, you can also give the ticket to others and tell them to give me the handshake ticket."
"If I have time, I'll go." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was also quite curious about the concert Yumemi Yumemite was organizing.
He wanted to see how far Yumemi, who "stepped on him to rise" and used his information as a stepping stone, could go.
...
As Kuroki Ya said, although the "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka Kidnapping Case" spread throughout the school, most people did not delve deeper into it, only casually discussing it.
Aside from being surrounded and questioned by his classmates when he first arrived in the morning, he did not encounter anyone who came to inquire out of curiosity throughout the entire day.
This was also because Ayanokoji was usually very low-key, and not many people knew his name.
As school was about to end, Kurume Laiwei impatiently stood up, grabbed his hand, and excitedly walked towards the room door.
Kurume Laiwei is a commoner, and her information channels are even less informed than Ogre's. She didn't even have classmates to gossip with in her class—she used to, but after she became livestock, those girls stayed far away from her.
After she was no longer livestock, these girls came back to her, wanting to mend their relationship, but Kurume had seen through them and no longer wanted to be friends with them, decisively drawing a line.
Thus, it was obvious that she was isolated by her classmates, and few people were willing to talk to her. She only heard about the case from Meari and the others when they ate lunch together.
To prevent her classmates from eavesdropping, she waited until school was almost over before coming to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's side, wanting to drag him to the casino to thoroughly ask him what happened.
But as she dragged Ayanokoji to the entrance of the Club Building, a person appeared, blocking their way.
The person was Student Council Accountant Mibuomi Aoi. He walked out of the shadows with a gentle smile, seemingly having waited there for a long time.
"Ayanokoji, may I bother you for a moment? I have something I'd like to ask you."
After saying this, he turned to Kurume and smiled, "Kurume, could you please leave first? I'd like to talk to him alone."
"No time, not listening."
Seeing Kurume Laiwei at a loss, Ayanokoji grabbed Kurume's hand and was about to ignore him, walking past him.
To Kurume, Mibuomi Aoi was a Student Council executive, someone difficult to resist, but Ayanokoji had never given him a good look.
Seeing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka show him so little respect, Mibuomi Aoi did not get angry. He spoke again, "Ayanokoji, are you really not interested in hearing what I have to say?"
"You didn't agree to my previous request because the benefits I offered couldn't move you, but I'm certain that this time you will definitely be tempted."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's heart stirred, and he stopped: "What are you willing to offer this time?"
"Trust me, you'll be interested." Mibuomi Aoi said with a smile.
"...Kurume, you go to the Cooking Room first. I'll be there later."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said, letting go of her hand.
"Hey, Ayanokoji, are you really alright?" Kurume asked worriedly.
"What could happen to me? This time, Mibuomi is actively willing to give me benefits. This is a good thing for me."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said, coming to Mibuomi Aoi's side: "What do you want to say?"
"This isn't a place to talk. Follow me."
Mibuomi Aoi led Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to his office. After inviting Ayanokoji to sit down, he sat down himself.
He didn't speak immediately, but after observing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's face for a while, he sighed, "Ayanokoji, I really didn't expect you to be the son of that politician.
No wonder you refused when I tried to buy your patent for tens of millions of yen before. Yes, that amount of money was indeed too insulting to you."
As soon as Mibuomi Aoi spoke, he was already certain that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was Ayanokoji Fugang's son.
There was no point in refuting such a thing. After Ayanokoji Fugang publicly revealed his identity, anyone with a bit of effort could find out.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka crossed his arms and sneered, "There's a lot more you can't imagine. What, are you inviting me here this time to propose a truce? Do you think my status is too noble for you to offend me?"
...No. Knowing your identity, I feel you are even more useful to me.
Mibuomi Aoi shook his head and said seriously.
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