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Mori Detective Agency.
Mori Kogoro was watching On Television. Seeing that the advertisement was over and the suspenseful notice was played again, he felt a little impatient. "What is that kid Chi Feichei doing? Who exactly will be on stage to shock those Judges? Can't they just reveal it directly?"
"Listening to that intro from before, it sounds like Rock and Roll," Mouri Ran guessed with a frown. "Is it some Rock Star? No, even if it's a Rock Star, Miss Reiko Akiba shouldn't show that kind of Expression..."
Conan sat aside and said, "Actually, I know, it's..."
"No, no," Mouri Ran interrupted, looking at Conan seriously and warning, "Conan, you are not allowed to say it. Knowing in advance would be no fun."
Conan was speechless. On one hand, he was dying of curiosity, yet on the other hand, he didn't want to know in advance. He was too addicted, wasn't he? Moreover, what he knew seemed a bit out of sync with everyone else. "Actually, Brother Chi previously told me..."
Mouri Ran: "Conan!"
Conan: "..."
Alright, alright, alright, he won't say it.
The Program started. After the Host quickly rattled off a long list of Sponsors, the first person went on stage, the Performance ended, and the second person went on stage. The scene from the Notice had not yet appeared.
Doctor Agasa's House.
Haibara Ai took a sip of Orange Juice. "Are you planning to put his appearance at the very end? It will cause public outrage..."
"No, it's third," Chi Feichei said.
Doctor Agasa immediately cast a resentful Gaze. He shouldn't have watched THK Company's Program with Chi Feichei. "Don't you dare say who it is."
"Okay, I won't say," Chi Feichei promised, then turned his head to explain to Haibara Ai, "Actually, for each episode, the arrangement of performers is based on a simple Program Planning. The first two in this episode, one has a low Level, just there to fill in numbers because their Profession is unique and they are cheerful, creating Program Effect. The other one is quite good, a Financial Company employee by Profession, but after the first, or at most the second episode, that Profession isn't novel anymore. Putting these two in any earlier episode would somewhat affect the Program Effect, so they're placed at the beginning of this episode..."
Haibara Ai understood, "The Audience is expecting that part in the Notice, so they might overlook these two's Performance a bit? And they won't pay too much attention to their flaws."
"Besides, for this episode's Program, unless that person is revealed first, otherwise the Popularity of the Contestants before them will be affected. Seed Contestants can't be placed here, so it's perfect to put those two there," Chi Feichei explained in a calm Tone. "Moreover, people's expectations have an Upper Limit. Constant anticipation leads to Fatigue, and then the expectation value slowly decreases. That person can't be placed last either. Putting them third is about right, and then we can continue to ignite the Program Atmosphere afterwards."
Doctor Agasa: "..."
Although Chi Feichei didn't spoil anything, after hearing this analysis, Doctor Agasa instantly felt it was all Routine and wasn't so excited anymore.
He wanted to remain a little ignorant.
"This kind of Arrangement wouldn't be your idea, would it?" Haibara Ai asked.
Just like the Notice, it's all Routine.
"No," Chi Feichei said, "Arranging everything is too tiring, I don't have the time for that. I just had the Company recruit a few Graduates who study Social Psychology."
"Psychology?" Doctor Agasa broke out in a sweat.
"They study Social Psychology, which is different from the Research direction of Psychologists like Doctor Fukuyama..." Chi Feichei saw the second person in the Program leave the stage and didn't elaborate further.
The batch of people recruited by the Company mainly focuses on analyzing the Mentality of Groups like Consumers and Audience, providing Opinions on Program Planning, and arranging Routines.
Social Psychology is a Discipline that studies the development and patterns of Mentality, Motive, and Interpersonal Relationship of individuals within specific social and Group conditions.
Advertising Psychology, Business Psychology, and Marketing Psychology are all branches of Social Psychology.
As for Psychologists like Zhi Ming Fukuyama, they mainly Research Abnormal Psychology, clinical, or Medical Psychology.
Just like in internal and external Medicine, the difference in Research direction is significant.
This is a Classification by Research direction, and there's another Classification by School of Thought.
At this Time, not many people have Knowledge or understanding of Psychology. Haibara Ai, having studied Medicine, might understand it a bit better. But most people, even if they've heard of Psychology, will subconsciously associate it with Psychologists, just like Doctor Agasa.
Taking advantage of this Time, he quickly recruited two Promising Talent with Talent into the Company. Even at Umbrella, he had Wilson recruit a batch as well.
Using his limited Experience from his previous life, he knew it would run out eventually. He didn't want to specialize in Research, so it was better to quickly recruit a group of people, give them a few Routine examples, and while no one else was using Routines, let these people Accumulate Experience and Grow, not necessarily to become future Routine leaders, but at least become Veterans in the Routine game.
...
On Television, after the second person left the stage, the Host lingered for a bit, mentioning the Sponsors again.
Doctor Agasa couldn't help but look resentfully at Chi Feichei again.
Chi Feichei ignored him without batting an eye.
Gotta understand, they need to make a living.
Once the Host finished rambling, the four Chairs with the Judges turned around to face away from the Stage, and the third person went on Stage.
Doctor Agasa immediately Turn Head back.
The Program editing was infuriating.
Listening to the Intro, many had already guessed it was the part from the Notice, but they still couldn't see who was on Stage. The Lens just panned over the Audience and the four Judges.
Chi Feichei also focused on watching Television, ready to Listen To if Odagiri Toshiya had improved.
"Queen" is a very explosive Song, both in Melody and Lyrics, you could even say... very hype.
He had specially Researched the Songs of this World and this Time period. Apart from heavy metal Music being popular and light Music being rare, most Songs were still about love and romance.
The Melody Style of "Queen" is very Suitable, a bit ahead of its Time, but not too far.
As for the Lyrics, they don't describe luxurious Scenes, but they create a strong 'visual' Impact when you listen to them.
During the Intro, the Song Title "Queen" also appeared in the lower right corner.
"Shaking Red Wine Glass, Lips like stained with Blood..."
Listening to Odagiri Toshiya sing the first Sentence, Chi Feichei's Lips slightly curved up.
Indeed, it was the Feeling he wanted.
Moreover, he had listened to Odagiri Toshiya sing Underground Rock before, and he had also heard his private self-accompanied singing. This time, he had definitely worked hard to practice, and he was much stronger than Previously.
Confirmed, this kid is aiming to rock the house tonight!
"That unusual beauty, a sin hard to forgive."
"Whoever Follow Command faithfully, at best becomes a guard."
"Stepping on Rose underfoot, returning a kiss as comfort..."
In the Program, a young Lyricist and Composer 'kuang' Turn Around suddenly, so fast that Chi Feichei even suspected this Fellow was going easy.
But, Odagiri Toshiya's appearance was Confidentiality to all four Judges.
Odagiri Toshiya wasn't going to stay in the Program anyway, he was purely an 'Easter Egg'. Whether the Judges Turn Around or not wouldn't have much impact, so there was no need to fake it.
Precisely because they were unaware, that Songwriting genius turned his Chair around, and did a spit take the moment he saw Odagiri Toshiya.
The four Judges were all Leading Figures in this World's Music Industry. After being invited to participate in the Program, Odagiri Toshiya had personally received them. They weren't very familiar, but they had met several times.
Many Contestants of various Professions had appeared before, but to Turn Around and see THK Entertainment Company's President The Person Themselves, the Impact was...
The first dumbfounded Meme was born.
"Like restless Music, teaching people how to fall asleep."
"Unknown Perfume, suffocating Specter."
"Sharp High Heels, breaking so many hearts."
...
The second Judge Turn Around, after clearly seeing Odagiri Toshiya, immediately shrank back into his Chair, clearly startled. Then, he looked carefully at Odagiri Toshiya on Stage again, dumbfounded.
The second dumbfounded Meme was born.
The remaining two Judges became even more curious.
How terrifying could it be to elicit such Reactions from these two?
They wanted to see.
Reiko Akiba was too strict about Sound and Pitch, and could barely restrain herself, but the other person was conflicted.
In the SMS Interaction Box at the bottom, someone had already sent Text Messages spamming 'Toshiya! Toshiya! Toshiya!'
Chi Feichei glanced at it casually, a little surprised.
Okay, it seemed that when Odagiri Toshiya was singing Underground Rock Previously, he actually had quite a few Fans.
Even without showing his Face, just by listening to his Sound, someone could recognize him. Those were definitely True Fans.
"Night is too beautiful, despite the Danger, there are always people staying up all Night with dark circles under their eyes..."
The Lens finally focused on Odagiri Toshiya, and projected the Song Information on the LCD Screen behind him.
Performer: Odagiri Toshiya
Composer: H
Lyricist: H
Reiko Akiba and the last Judge also turned their Chairs.
Dumbfounded Meme +1!
Dumbfounded Meme +1!
...
"My Queen, I want to monopolize your beauty!"
'Queen' is like a Red Rose full of thorns in the dark Night, dangerous and seductive.
The person facing it also doesn't back down, strong and domineering.
As the Song ended, the Atmosphere was completely ignited by Odagiri Toshiya.
The Host went on Stage, looked at Odagiri Toshiya, hesitated to speak, hesitated again, and finally covered his Face and Turn Around.
Off Stage, Reiko Akiba and the four Judges also couldn't help but chuckle and cover their Faces.
Odagiri Toshiya hadn't shown his Face much, so not only the Audience in front of the Television, but even the Audience at the Scene were a bit puzzled.
Some people had some Impression of 'H', who occupied the Songwriting Position.
Although Lyricists and Composers don't receive as much attention as Singers, people couldn't help but notice that every Song from Kuraki Mai was credited to 'H'.
Originally, some people who didn't know Odagiri Toshiya thought the four Judges were so surprised because they saw 'H'. After all, 'H' was THK Company's Mysterious Songwriter, and the Songs he produced always topped the Oricon Chart. For him to suddenly write a Song for a Program Contestant, and even change his Style from Before, it was surprising enough.
But looking at the strange Reactions of the four Judges, it felt like... there was Juicy Gossip to be had!
The Host recovered, "Cough, sorry, I really am... pfft... really..."
Chi Feichei looked at the empty Program Page and felt a little regretful.
No Bullet Comments, indeed lacking Soul.
Odagiri Toshiya didn't wait, directly took over the job, lowering his Tone, "Okay, now the Contestant will do a Self-introduction..."
The next second, he switched to his own voice.
"Hello everyone, hello to the four Teachers, my name is Odagiri Toshiya..."
Doctor Agasa in front of the Television immediately burst out laughing, and even Haibara Ai couldn't help but purse her Lips slightly.
Comedian.
"Profession, President of THK Entertainment Company," Odagiri Toshiya said with a straight Face.
The Scene was silent for a second, then erupted. The Audience Seats burst into an uproar.
After Odagiri Toshiya rocked the Scene once, he Turn Head to look at the still speechless Host, then lowering his Tone, he continued to take over, "THK... what? President of THK Entertainment Company? This is the Boss of the Company that handles Program Planning and recording all by ourselves! Okay, this Program is sponsored by THK Entertainment Company, Suzuki Foundation, Sada Financial Company... Next, we will move on to the Judge Questioning."
The Host looked at Odagiri Toshiya with a bewildered Face.
(End of Chapter)
Mori Kogoro was watching On Television. Seeing that the advertisement was over and the suspenseful notice was played again, he felt a little impatient. "What is that kid Chi Feichei doing? Who exactly will be on stage to shock those Judges? Can't they just reveal it directly?"
"Listening to that intro from before, it sounds like Rock and Roll," Mouri Ran guessed with a frown. "Is it some Rock Star? No, even if it's a Rock Star, Miss Reiko Akiba shouldn't show that kind of Expression..."
Conan sat aside and said, "Actually, I know, it's..."
"No, no," Mouri Ran interrupted, looking at Conan seriously and warning, "Conan, you are not allowed to say it. Knowing in advance would be no fun."
Conan was speechless. On one hand, he was dying of curiosity, yet on the other hand, he didn't want to know in advance. He was too addicted, wasn't he? Moreover, what he knew seemed a bit out of sync with everyone else. "Actually, Brother Chi previously told me..."
Mouri Ran: "Conan!"
Conan: "..."
Alright, alright, alright, he won't say it.
The Program started. After the Host quickly rattled off a long list of Sponsors, the first person went on stage, the Performance ended, and the second person went on stage. The scene from the Notice had not yet appeared.
Doctor Agasa's House.
Haibara Ai took a sip of Orange Juice. "Are you planning to put his appearance at the very end? It will cause public outrage..."
"No, it's third," Chi Feichei said.
Doctor Agasa immediately cast a resentful Gaze. He shouldn't have watched THK Company's Program with Chi Feichei. "Don't you dare say who it is."
"Okay, I won't say," Chi Feichei promised, then turned his head to explain to Haibara Ai, "Actually, for each episode, the arrangement of performers is based on a simple Program Planning. The first two in this episode, one has a low Level, just there to fill in numbers because their Profession is unique and they are cheerful, creating Program Effect. The other one is quite good, a Financial Company employee by Profession, but after the first, or at most the second episode, that Profession isn't novel anymore. Putting these two in any earlier episode would somewhat affect the Program Effect, so they're placed at the beginning of this episode..."
Haibara Ai understood, "The Audience is expecting that part in the Notice, so they might overlook these two's Performance a bit? And they won't pay too much attention to their flaws."
"Besides, for this episode's Program, unless that person is revealed first, otherwise the Popularity of the Contestants before them will be affected. Seed Contestants can't be placed here, so it's perfect to put those two there," Chi Feichei explained in a calm Tone. "Moreover, people's expectations have an Upper Limit. Constant anticipation leads to Fatigue, and then the expectation value slowly decreases. That person can't be placed last either. Putting them third is about right, and then we can continue to ignite the Program Atmosphere afterwards."
Doctor Agasa: "..."
Although Chi Feichei didn't spoil anything, after hearing this analysis, Doctor Agasa instantly felt it was all Routine and wasn't so excited anymore.
He wanted to remain a little ignorant.
"This kind of Arrangement wouldn't be your idea, would it?" Haibara Ai asked.
Just like the Notice, it's all Routine.
"No," Chi Feichei said, "Arranging everything is too tiring, I don't have the time for that. I just had the Company recruit a few Graduates who study Social Psychology."
"Psychology?" Doctor Agasa broke out in a sweat.
"They study Social Psychology, which is different from the Research direction of Psychologists like Doctor Fukuyama..." Chi Feichei saw the second person in the Program leave the stage and didn't elaborate further.
The batch of people recruited by the Company mainly focuses on analyzing the Mentality of Groups like Consumers and Audience, providing Opinions on Program Planning, and arranging Routines.
Social Psychology is a Discipline that studies the development and patterns of Mentality, Motive, and Interpersonal Relationship of individuals within specific social and Group conditions.
Advertising Psychology, Business Psychology, and Marketing Psychology are all branches of Social Psychology.
As for Psychologists like Zhi Ming Fukuyama, they mainly Research Abnormal Psychology, clinical, or Medical Psychology.
Just like in internal and external Medicine, the difference in Research direction is significant.
This is a Classification by Research direction, and there's another Classification by School of Thought.
At this Time, not many people have Knowledge or understanding of Psychology. Haibara Ai, having studied Medicine, might understand it a bit better. But most people, even if they've heard of Psychology, will subconsciously associate it with Psychologists, just like Doctor Agasa.
Taking advantage of this Time, he quickly recruited two Promising Talent with Talent into the Company. Even at Umbrella, he had Wilson recruit a batch as well.
Using his limited Experience from his previous life, he knew it would run out eventually. He didn't want to specialize in Research, so it was better to quickly recruit a group of people, give them a few Routine examples, and while no one else was using Routines, let these people Accumulate Experience and Grow, not necessarily to become future Routine leaders, but at least become Veterans in the Routine game.
...
On Television, after the second person left the stage, the Host lingered for a bit, mentioning the Sponsors again.
Doctor Agasa couldn't help but look resentfully at Chi Feichei again.
Chi Feichei ignored him without batting an eye.
Gotta understand, they need to make a living.
Once the Host finished rambling, the four Chairs with the Judges turned around to face away from the Stage, and the third person went on Stage.
Doctor Agasa immediately Turn Head back.
The Program editing was infuriating.
Listening to the Intro, many had already guessed it was the part from the Notice, but they still couldn't see who was on Stage. The Lens just panned over the Audience and the four Judges.
Chi Feichei also focused on watching Television, ready to Listen To if Odagiri Toshiya had improved.
"Queen" is a very explosive Song, both in Melody and Lyrics, you could even say... very hype.
He had specially Researched the Songs of this World and this Time period. Apart from heavy metal Music being popular and light Music being rare, most Songs were still about love and romance.
The Melody Style of "Queen" is very Suitable, a bit ahead of its Time, but not too far.
As for the Lyrics, they don't describe luxurious Scenes, but they create a strong 'visual' Impact when you listen to them.
During the Intro, the Song Title "Queen" also appeared in the lower right corner.
"Shaking Red Wine Glass, Lips like stained with Blood..."
Listening to Odagiri Toshiya sing the first Sentence, Chi Feichei's Lips slightly curved up.
Indeed, it was the Feeling he wanted.
Moreover, he had listened to Odagiri Toshiya sing Underground Rock before, and he had also heard his private self-accompanied singing. This time, he had definitely worked hard to practice, and he was much stronger than Previously.
Confirmed, this kid is aiming to rock the house tonight!
"That unusual beauty, a sin hard to forgive."
"Whoever Follow Command faithfully, at best becomes a guard."
"Stepping on Rose underfoot, returning a kiss as comfort..."
In the Program, a young Lyricist and Composer 'kuang' Turn Around suddenly, so fast that Chi Feichei even suspected this Fellow was going easy.
But, Odagiri Toshiya's appearance was Confidentiality to all four Judges.
Odagiri Toshiya wasn't going to stay in the Program anyway, he was purely an 'Easter Egg'. Whether the Judges Turn Around or not wouldn't have much impact, so there was no need to fake it.
Precisely because they were unaware, that Songwriting genius turned his Chair around, and did a spit take the moment he saw Odagiri Toshiya.
The four Judges were all Leading Figures in this World's Music Industry. After being invited to participate in the Program, Odagiri Toshiya had personally received them. They weren't very familiar, but they had met several times.
Many Contestants of various Professions had appeared before, but to Turn Around and see THK Entertainment Company's President The Person Themselves, the Impact was...
The first dumbfounded Meme was born.
"Like restless Music, teaching people how to fall asleep."
"Unknown Perfume, suffocating Specter."
"Sharp High Heels, breaking so many hearts."
...
The second Judge Turn Around, after clearly seeing Odagiri Toshiya, immediately shrank back into his Chair, clearly startled. Then, he looked carefully at Odagiri Toshiya on Stage again, dumbfounded.
The second dumbfounded Meme was born.
The remaining two Judges became even more curious.
How terrifying could it be to elicit such Reactions from these two?
They wanted to see.
Reiko Akiba was too strict about Sound and Pitch, and could barely restrain herself, but the other person was conflicted.
In the SMS Interaction Box at the bottom, someone had already sent Text Messages spamming 'Toshiya! Toshiya! Toshiya!'
Chi Feichei glanced at it casually, a little surprised.
Okay, it seemed that when Odagiri Toshiya was singing Underground Rock Previously, he actually had quite a few Fans.
Even without showing his Face, just by listening to his Sound, someone could recognize him. Those were definitely True Fans.
"Night is too beautiful, despite the Danger, there are always people staying up all Night with dark circles under their eyes..."
The Lens finally focused on Odagiri Toshiya, and projected the Song Information on the LCD Screen behind him.
Performer: Odagiri Toshiya
Composer: H
Lyricist: H
Reiko Akiba and the last Judge also turned their Chairs.
Dumbfounded Meme +1!
Dumbfounded Meme +1!
...
"My Queen, I want to monopolize your beauty!"
'Queen' is like a Red Rose full of thorns in the dark Night, dangerous and seductive.
The person facing it also doesn't back down, strong and domineering.
As the Song ended, the Atmosphere was completely ignited by Odagiri Toshiya.
The Host went on Stage, looked at Odagiri Toshiya, hesitated to speak, hesitated again, and finally covered his Face and Turn Around.
Off Stage, Reiko Akiba and the four Judges also couldn't help but chuckle and cover their Faces.
Odagiri Toshiya hadn't shown his Face much, so not only the Audience in front of the Television, but even the Audience at the Scene were a bit puzzled.
Some people had some Impression of 'H', who occupied the Songwriting Position.
Although Lyricists and Composers don't receive as much attention as Singers, people couldn't help but notice that every Song from Kuraki Mai was credited to 'H'.
Originally, some people who didn't know Odagiri Toshiya thought the four Judges were so surprised because they saw 'H'. After all, 'H' was THK Company's Mysterious Songwriter, and the Songs he produced always topped the Oricon Chart. For him to suddenly write a Song for a Program Contestant, and even change his Style from Before, it was surprising enough.
But looking at the strange Reactions of the four Judges, it felt like... there was Juicy Gossip to be had!
The Host recovered, "Cough, sorry, I really am... pfft... really..."
Chi Feichei looked at the empty Program Page and felt a little regretful.
No Bullet Comments, indeed lacking Soul.
Odagiri Toshiya didn't wait, directly took over the job, lowering his Tone, "Okay, now the Contestant will do a Self-introduction..."
The next second, he switched to his own voice.
"Hello everyone, hello to the four Teachers, my name is Odagiri Toshiya..."
Doctor Agasa in front of the Television immediately burst out laughing, and even Haibara Ai couldn't help but purse her Lips slightly.
Comedian.
"Profession, President of THK Entertainment Company," Odagiri Toshiya said with a straight Face.
The Scene was silent for a second, then erupted. The Audience Seats burst into an uproar.
After Odagiri Toshiya rocked the Scene once, he Turn Head to look at the still speechless Host, then lowering his Tone, he continued to take over, "THK... what? President of THK Entertainment Company? This is the Boss of the Company that handles Program Planning and recording all by ourselves! Okay, this Program is sponsored by THK Entertainment Company, Suzuki Foundation, Sada Financial Company... Next, we will move on to the Judge Questioning."
The Host looked at Odagiri Toshiya with a bewildered Face.
(End of Chapter)
