Chapter 19
The task issued by the system - to have 100 registered users for the APP.
Jiang Juyou pulled up all the people in the company, and it was not enough. Even the uncles and aunts who provided meals and deliveries for their company were added, and there were only more than 40 people, still far from the number required by the system.
As for her sister's side, Jiang Juyou didn't have much hope at all. Maybe it was due to stereotypes, but her impression of idol chasers was equal to her impression of her sister - don't mess with them.
So Jiang Juyou didn't think about getting those people to download it.
But her sister herself could still be annoyed, because of the coercion of blood ties.
Jiang Juyou guided Jiang Liuxing to download the software after logging in to Weibo. Jiang Liuxing looked at the pattern on the screen with a question mark on her head, "What is this for? Just scan a code to enter the scene?"
"An app for buying tickets, merch, mini blogs, fan meetups, trading goods, all-in-one."
Jiang Liuxing was a little surprised and said, "Oh~"
She clicked in one by one to take a look. As it turned out, either it was not online yet or it was temporarily unavailable. So she asked, "Beta version?"
Jiang Juyou paused for a moment, "...more or less."
There were indeed many functions that needed to be changed.
The part that could be used now was just scanning the ticket to enter the scene. After clicking into the concert section, you could see that there was a performance today. After clicking in, you could even choose seats.
Jiang Liuxing just clicked randomly. She thought it would be an underground space where not many people could fit in. As a result, when she clicked in - a concert seating map appeared.
She couldn't believe her eyes and blinked hard, then poked her head out to look inside the square. Only then did she notice the entrance to the concert hall in the distance. Jiang Liuxing's voice even trembled a little, "How many...people can fit in here?"
Jiang Juyou looked back at the concert hall and casually replied, "More than two thousand seven hundred seats."
After hearing this, Jiang Liuxing exclaimed in surprise, "No, you guys have your monthly evaluations at a concert hall?!"
"Ah...can't we?"
"...It's fine."
Jiang Liuxing was speechless. It didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it either.
She looked at the seat map on her phone. Some seats had already been locked. "How come there are people who came earlier than me?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Juyou was sending messages to the staff about promoting the APP. Hearing her sister's question, she tilted her head to look over, "Ah, those are our staff members. Since it's the monthly evaluation, there are also some executives coming to watch. They picked their seats first."
After Jiang Liuxing heard this, her mind turned quickly. She immediately shared the APP icon in the group chat.
Because they were coming to watch this public performance, they had also created a group chat. Of course, the main purpose of this group was for the survival show that would start filming two months later. At that time, everyone would have to carpool for transportation and lodging, so it would be more convenient.
"Sisters who are coming to watch the performance today can download this APP below and choose your seat after logging in to Weibo."
"Also sisters, I thought it would be like an underground space or small theater where not many people could fit in. Turns out it's a concert hall that can fit three thousand people! Let me know if you have any friends who might want to come watch too, call them up!"
"There are still lots of good seats available in the pit, rush for them sisters!"
When Jiang Liuxing sent the messages, the group chat was lively because the announcement for the first round of auditions for that survival show had just been released. They were discussing that if Ye Xing went, they would definitely vote her into the debut lineup.
Too bad Ye Xing was underage.
After Jiang Liuxing sent the APP icon in, the group fell silent for a few minutes.
Then there was an eruption -
"The easiest seats I've snatched in my life..."
"If only getting concert tickets was always this easy."
"I even took time to pick a seat..."
"Can I invite my classmate? But she follows Non-Domestic Entertainment Industries."
"What's Non-Domestic Entertainment Industries?"
"Any industry except Domestic Entertainment Industry."
"Pfft hahahahaha!"
"Someone save me, my roommate hasn't woken up yet, I'm dying of laughter!"
"We didn't do anything to Domestic Entertainment Industry."
"My classmate asked me to explain that it's unrelated to actual skill level, she just likes the barrier of different languages."
"Quick, get your classmate in here!"
"I see, idol chasing techniques."
After lurking in the chat for a while, Jiang Liuxing went back to look at the concert seat selection. Many more seats had been locked already. She looked up again and scanned her surroundings.
When she was reading the group chat messages earlier, she had already entered with her sister. But her sister was on a phone call now, so she went to sit on a bench and wait for her.
While waiting, she didn't forget to take some photos and send them to the group.
"Reporter on site sends an urgent news flash - "
"The facilities in the plaza outside the concert hall are simply too nice!"
"There are benches and lockers."
"Why did you go so early?"
"Nothing else to do."
"Hey sisters, they don't allow photography inside. You'll be kicked out if caught."
"Actually you're not allowed at any concert, but no one really checks."
"They're really strict about it in Japan. I had to hide under a blanket and take photos the whole time, scared out of my mind."
Jiang Liuxing looked up to ask her sister, "...Sis, we really can't take photos?"
Jiang Juyou, who was still on her phone call, looked back and nodded.
The frontline reporter immediately shared the news in the group chat.
"She said no photos allowed."
"Then I won't bring my camera anymore, was planning to take some for Ye Xing."
"Just sneak some, no one will find out."
Jiang Juyou was still on her call. The reason she lingered here was because of the electronic display screen. The screen had just powered on and was still showing the startup background, but a few seconds later photos started appearing.
There were seven trainees participating in this monthly evaluation performance, but the screen only had six sections, so it was on rotation to display them all. After the posters showed up, Jiang Juyou watched for a bit to confirm that all seven trainees' posters had displayed once before ending her call.
"Alright, let's head inside. Have you eaten? There's food prepared backstage." Jiang Juyou was about to walk forward but suddenly remembered something. "There are gifts prepared in the lockers."
Upon hearing the word "gift", Jiang Liuxing finally lifted her head. She looked back, about to head that way, but was called back by Jiang Juyou, "No no, each seat has a corresponding locker. You chose C Area just now..."
The plaza was very spacious, easily accommodating three thousand people. Locker cabinets circled the perimeter. There were three huge screens on each side of the plaza, all had to be viewed looking up.
But Jiang Liuxing's attention right now was fully on what her sister just said: each seat has a corresponding locker.
"How...how rich is your company?!" Jiang Liuxing was already shocked that there were lockers to begin with. Hearing that each seat had one made her jaws drop.
Jiang Juyou paused upon hearing this, "...not rich."
Jiang Liuxing's attention had already moved on to the gift contents. She didn't hear her sister's mumbling. According to the color coding, she found the lockers designated for the pit seats. Then she ran to the C Area lockers.
When Jiang Juyou arrived, she could hear Jiang Liuxing muttering about how to open the locker. "You scan the code from when you entered, just hold it up to the scanner."
With a "pop", the locker opened, surprising Jiang Liuxing.
"What's inside?" Jiang Liuxing peeked in and took out the envelope.
She quickly ripped the envelope open in three seconds and poured the contents out into her palm - a few small cards landed in her hand.
Jiang Juyou, who had just walked over, said: "They're selfie cards, our staff said these are really popular lately, so they made a set, one for each of the seven trainees."
Jiang Liuxing followed actors, she wasn't in this industry and didn't have much interest. But because these were her sister's company's artists, she still pretended for a bit and flipped through them.
But -
"Sis, there's something wrong with the printing on this batch of cards, you can't even see their faces clearly." Although Jiang Liuxing wasn't in the fansign cards scene, she had seen them before. This set didn't have an issue with low resolution, but rather the image editor had mistakenly applied a gaussian blur!
Jiang Juyou took a card from her hand to look at and said, "They're thermal frosted cards, our company's proprietary technique."
As she spoke, she clasped a card in her palm, cupped it for a few seconds, then opened her hand again. The card had become clear, even the company logo on the back had disappeared, turning into a line of words handwritten by a trainee.
The card showed Chi Qiao. He wore a hoodie, his face tilted up with the hood pulled over his head. His bangs were slightly curly, covering some of his brows and eyes. He was expressionless, yet somehow charming.
His features were mature beyond his years. At fourteen, he was the tallest of the trainees at 1.77 meters. If you didn't consider his age, his looks were like those of a charismatic high school boy full of hormones.
Jiang Liuxing was a bit stunned by his exceptional looks, but her attention was quickly drawn to the card itself.
She exclaimed loudly, pointing at the small card, "What's the principle behind this?!"
".....Magic," Jiang Juyou said sarcastically. "Would I tell you the proprietary technology of our company?"
She had discussed this item with several people from the A&R department for a whole day before they came up with the idea of selfie cards. Jiang Juyou was responsible for making it unique, while the system handled the implementation.
The system had a dedicated merch factory mainly to fulfill orders from the fan clubs on the APP. But Jiang Juyou could place orders directly with the system, so that was what she did.
The original idea from the A&R department was flash cards, but Jiang Juyou felt that anyone could make those and they weren't unique enough. She racked her brains for an afternoon before coming up with the frosted heat-sensitive design.
The concept was that the card surface would normally be frosted so you could only make out a vague outline of the face and nothing on the back except the company logo. But after covering it with your warm hand for a while, the card surface would become clear and reveal what was written on the back.
On the back of Chi Qiao's card were the words: Hello, my name is Chi Qiao.
Even Jiang Liuxing, who had zero interest in collectible cards, couldn't stop fiddling with it, so you can imagine the reaction from those obsessed with beautiful cards.
At this time, Jiang Liuxing sent a video of the card she got to their group chat.
"Girls, this is big! I discovered something good! You can all get one if you come today!"
"What is it?"
"?"
"Damn!"
"How does this work?"
"Holy crap!"
"Huh?!"
"Wait for me, I'm coming right now!"