Nightti, the villa
people sat around eating hot pot.
"The company is so stingy! Successfully holding the fan eting gets you a reward of half a pound of lamb." ng ixuan cautiously ate the at on her plate.
"Plus all kinds of vegetables with flavorless atballs." Yang Ni chuckled as well.
But even though everyone was complaining, no one actually asked for more at.
They were all very self-disciplined; though tempted, they restrained themselves.
"Fangxin, your big fan is so funny, listening to us sing as if he were at a dance club." Yang Ni joked.
"That’s because seeing a beauty like makes him happy." Lv Fangxin shook her adorable little head.
"I’m just afraid that after shaking hands with you, he might end up with a stroke!" Lai Ruoxuan’s comnt caused the whole group to burst into laughter.
"Haha! Haha! How could it be a stroke? Wouldn’t it be blood flow instead?"
"Blood flow!"
"The way you said that is so bizarre!"
Over on the side, Fu Xiaoyu, who was eating spicy blood soup, couldn’t tolerate it anymore: "Ladies, ladies, what are you even talking about?"
"When Yang Ni and ixuan went up, the little girls were going crazy too!" Lv Fangxin took a bite of vegetables.
"But Fu Xiaoyu’s fans were sothing else! There was a super muscular big fan who looked like he was ready to charge up there." ng ixuan lifted her glass of wine.
"Why do we have so few male fans? Yezi and Fangxin have tons of them." Yang Ni sighed deeply.
"I think I have fewer male fans because my charm intimidates them." Wu Zixuan struck a glamorous pose.
"Zijing seems to be the cool and aloof type, while you’re too loud." Lv Fangxin dealt a heavy blow to the forr.
"What are you talking about! I’m the sweet sister who warms hearts." Wu Zixuan grumbled in protest.
Duan Yuxin gave these older sisters a confused look: "Why do you all seem to prefer male fans?"
"Because we’re all girls. Don’t you like guys?" Yang Ni laughed loudly.
Duan Yuxin instantly turned red. She was still very young, though such thoughts had crossed her mind, she knew she couldn’t act on them.
Ye Yuwei chuckled: "Don’t corrupt our little sister." Then, in a serious tone, she said:
"Although female fans often seem to spend more, male fans are more loyal!"
"And a lot of tis, don’t underestimate the strength of female fans in argunts."
"But the truly influential think pieces are often written by male fans."
Jiang ngqi chid in: "That’s true. Back when I was performing in the theater, the clingiest ones were the male fans."
Lai Ruoxuan nodded in agreent: "Female fans are too fickle; they tend to gravitate more toward male idols."
Duan Yuxin finally realized that what her older sisters cared about was all business-related.
"Sister Yezi, do Galaxy fans have more male fans or female fans?" Duan Yuxin suddenly asked.
"They’re not mostly male fans or female fans; they’re CP fans." Zhang Zijing smirked.
"So, like the pairing of ixuan and Zixuan?" Duan Yuxin comnted with a bit of sesa sauce on the corner of her mouth.
ng ixuan imdiately burst out laughing. In truth, they all disliked this CP and wanted to untangle themselves from it.
Because they understood the reality.
Within the group, they might not fight over resources. But returning to their original companies ant inevitable cutthroat competition.
Moreover, this CP dynamic dispersed their solo fan bases.
"Galaxy has changed. Before, it was all about competing in singing and dancing."
"But now the focus has shifted to other things."
Ye Yuwei’s face showed disappointnt and pain as she took a sip of wine.
"Why?" Duan Yuxin asked the question everyone was thinking.
"Because Galaxy’s original business model was a closed loop."
"The company’s survival depended on small idols attracting fans who would vote and buy rchandise."
"To get fans to spend more money, the company promised out-of-group resources based on yearly rankings."
"And fans loved watching that, so small idols started doing whatever it took to secure those resources."
ng ixuan suddenly seed enlightened: "So you’re saying none of it’s genuine."
"Of course. The majority are comrcial CPs." Ye Yuwei’s words made everyone reflect deeply.
Zhang Zijing noticed Ye Yuwei’s mood seed to be improving.
"If those ranked at the top have poor singing and dancing skills, how do you perform outside?" Li Zing asked.
"There’s no solution to that. If the company breaks its promises, fans won’t vote."
"But that leads to a vicious cycle. Whenever we perform outside, we get labeled as ’not good enough.’"
At this point, Lai Ruoxuan joked: "But you’re the only girl group still making money."
Lai Ruoxuan laughed again: "We all went bankrupt, but you guys survived."
Ye Yuwei couldn’t help but laugh: "So, this business model has its pros and cons—staying in the niche but managing to survive."
Fu Xiaoyu blurted out: "Yuwei, you’re very talented! Are there a lot of others like you in your company?"
Everyone turned their attention toward her again.
"I can responsibly say no. You all know that singing and dancing require talent."
"Galaxy’s strongest mbers were from the first three generations. Back then, recruitnt focused on singing and dancing ability."
"By the sixth generation, things fell apart. They were purely selected for looks, body shape, and speaking skills."
Ye Yuwei felt helpless about this; it was just Galaxy’s managent strategy.
"There’s word that Galaxy has been invited to this sports event too. We might have to compete." Fu Xiaoyu’s eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
ng ixuan couldn’t help but laugh: "Don’t count on it. I asked, and they’re not even scheduled to perform."
"Why won’t they let them perform? We should compete and see who’s really the top girl group." Duan Yuxin said passionately.
"Haha, we are the top girl group. Galaxy doesn’t make it to the mainstream." Ye Yuwei laughed.
"Galaxy isn’t mainstream, but if we don’t compete, everyone just assus we succeed because of our platform." ng ixuan was equally fired up.
Ye Yuwei hadn’t realized how competitive her sisters were; honestly, she wasn’t any different herself.
As the saying goes, rivals are mortal enemies. Even if the two weren’t of equal scale.
These girls still hoped to prove through singing and dancing that they were the best.
"Let’s not talk about heavy topics like this; the hot pot’s broth is almost gone." Yang Ni joked.
Jiang ngqi got up and went to the kitchen to bring back broth. She had made the broth from pork and chicken bones.
The rich broth was added to the copper pot, imdiately filling the room with its aroma.
"I like putting in so kelp." Qiqi added strands of kelp into the pot.
"Don’t eat too much kelp; it’s high in iodine, your neck will get bigger." Yang Ni gestured exaggeratedly.
"Ah! You’ve got it wrong; isn’t it when you don’t eat it that your neck gets bigger?" Lv Fangxin teased with chopsticks in hand.
"I an eating too much can also make it bigger." Yang Ni responded earnestly.
But everyone turned their gaze to Qiqi’s most flattering feature.
"What are you all doing? With looks like that, you’re making shy."
"Even shyer things await..."
Jiang ngqi suddenly reached over, startling Lai Ruoxuan into shouting.
"Haha! Your screaming won’t help, no one’s coming to save you." Fu Xiaoyu joined in, adding to the chaos.
Ye Yuwei shook her head repeatedly as she watched these antics.
"It’s over, it’s over. The image is gone. Is this still a girl group?" ng ixuan lanted dramatically.
"We’re not a girl group anymore; we’re a pack of female wolves." Wu Zixuan charged into the fray.
"I’m quitting, I’m quitting! I regret ever debuting with you all." Yang Ni shouted.
For a mont, the villa was filled with the sound of wolf-like howls, and their bonds grew deeper bit by bit.
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