Tokyo: Starting with the Gear-Conscious Male Gods!

Chapter 49, let me see what I think?

After squatting by the back door for a long time without seeing Sena Chiba, Yuta Shirakawa frowned.

Especially when they saw that the other members of "Star Trail Girls" had been gone for a long time and Hoshina still hadn't come out, they became a little anxious.

After sending messages to the other party again without receiving a response, Shirakawa Yuta finally couldn't help but go in through the back door.

The corridor was dark and filled with clutter.

After pausing for a second, Shirakawa Yuta walked toward the only source of light.

Entering through the lamplight, there are rows of small rooms, most of which have only one number on the door, with only a few doors having special nameplates.

Yuta Shirakawa looked at each nameplate one by one, and finally stopped in front of a door called "General Affairs Department".

He stood still, his fingers slightly bent, and knocked twice on the door, the crisp sound echoing in the empty corridor.

But no one responded.

Yuta Shirakawa frowned and knocked twice more, but still no one replied.

Just as he was about to knock on each room, he suddenly heard Chiba Sena's voice coming from the next room.

If you lean in and listen carefully, you can hear Chiba Sena's words clearly.

"This contract is very tempting, but I..."

Before Chiba Hoshina could finish speaking, she was interrupted by another male voice.

"Ms. Chiba, I suggest you take another look. Contracts like this are quite rare."

"this……"

"Let me see how it goes!"

The door to the reception room was suddenly opened, and to everyone's astonishment, Shirakawa Yuta walked in.

Takeru Satoh frowned and looked at Keiko Asahi with a puzzled expression. Who was he?

Keiko Asahi also looked bewildered. She stood up and said to Yuta Shirakawa politely but firmly, "Sir, this is an internal area and is not open to the public. Moreover, we are discussing business at the moment, so please leave."

Yuta Shirakawa shook his head, pointed at Sena Chiba, and said, "Weren't you guys discussing some kind of contract? I'm her brother, let me check if there's anything wrong with it!"

Keiko Asahi turned to look at Sena Chiba: "Is he your brother?"

"Um!"

Chiba Hoshina nodded quite readily.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she suddenly felt much more at ease the moment she saw the other person.

Yuta Shirakawa sat down next to Sena Chiba and naturally picked up the contract, starting to read it on his own.

Sato Takeru frowned when he saw this, but relaxed slightly when he saw the other person's equally young face.

He probably wouldn't understand, right?

Yuta Shirakawa understood it, and he understood it very well.

Before he signed with Kudo Sakae, the feeling of unease made him read through almost all the relevant laws. He might not understand some of the more sophisticated and unfamiliar schemes, but he could only laugh coldly at the blatant trap that was so obvious and undisguised.

Chiba Sena, seeing that Shirakawa Yuta had only read four or five pages before starting to sneer, became curious and leaned close to his ear to ask, "What are you laughing at?"

Yuta Shirakawa glanced at her: "Laughing at someone who almost got sold out and is still counting money for the seller."

"!"

"What?! I haven't even planned to sign yet."

Chiba Sena raised her little fist and punched Shirakawa Yuta in dissatisfaction. Shirakawa Yuta retorted:

"That's alright, not completely stupid."

Yuta Shirakawa didn't lower his voice when he spoke, so Takeru Satoh, who was sitting opposite him, could hear him clearly.

Sato Takeru's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he glanced at Shirakawa Yuta with suspicion.

But he maintained a firm stance and asked forcefully, "Sir, what did you mean by 'almost being sold'? I think there might be some misunderstanding. I can explain it to you."

Yuta Shirakawa briefly looked up from the document, glanced at the other person, then turned his gaze back to the contract and said unhurriedly:

"Don't rush, let me read it first, then we'll discuss it one by one."

The room fell into an eerie silence, broken only by the occasional cold laugh from Yuta Shirakawa.

Sato Takeru's hands gradually clenched, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

Only after Shirakawa Yuta finished reading the last page and put the contract back on the table did Sato Takeru finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Yuta Shirakawa looked up at the other person: "This gentleman..."

"Takeru Satoh is an agent under Kyokusei Seiya Co., Ltd., responsible for signing and training artists."

Sato Takeru could see that Chiba Sena relied on Shirakawa Yuta, so he dared not neglect her in the slightest.

Yuta Shirakawa nodded and introduced himself: "Yuta Shirakawa, the half-brother of Sena Chiba."

A half-brother...?

Ignoring the other person's somewhat bewildered look, Shirakawa Yuta turned to a page of the contract, pointed to a particular clause, and asked directly:

"Mr. Sato, could you please explain what exactly 'the company's expectations' refers to in this clause: 'The company has the right to adjust resource allocation based on the artist's development. If the artist's performance does not meet the company's expectations, the company may unilaterally reduce training, song recording, and exposure resources without incurring any liability for breach of contract.'"

Sato Takeru's heart tightened. He hadn't expected the other party to point out such a vague point right from the start. But he still perked up and said, "The company's expectation specifically refers to the company's determination based on ROI (Return on Investment). Each period has its own regulations."

Yuta Shirakawa nodded knowingly and bluntly said, "So, what exactly you get depends entirely on your company's attitude? The so-called dedicated team and resource allocation are just something you can give away whenever you want, right?"

Upon hearing this, Takeru Satoh hurriedly tried to explain, "No, it's just that..."

"Come on, look at this." But Shirakawa Yuta didn't give him a chance to explain, pointing to the next page and saying to Sato Takeru, "Why is the 100,000 yen living allowance ultimately deducted from Hoshina Mirai's income, and even interest is charged? They didn't even specify the interest rate. What do you mean by this?"

"This, we..."

Yuta Shirakawa pressed on, giving the other party no chance to explain: "Isn't paying wages a given? Why has it turned into a loan?"

"Also, don't you find that termination agreement ridiculous when you read it yourself? A penalty of 50 million, and a three-year ban on any performance-related work after termination, including underground idol performances. What does that mean? Once you sign the contract, you're completely tied to us, and you can't escape even if you're exploited, right?"

"Let's talk about this again..."

Yuta Shirakawa, armed with the contract, bombarded every controversial detail with questions, some of which even Takeru Satoh himself was unfamiliar with.

Chiba Sena was talking eloquently to Shirakawa Yuta, never expecting that the other person could be so reliable.