Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 255 252. Livehouse’s Traditional Rules

Kyushu Makoto took the train to Odaiba Seaside Park.

Seaside Park is located near Tokyo Bay and is a popular summer tourist attraction in Tokyo. As soon as he got out of the subway station, he could see two seas, one was the sea on Tokyo Bay, and the other was an endless sea of ​​people.

"Oh, you're in good spirits, Kyushu-san!" A boy with yellow hair greeted him, flipped the sunglasses on his head and walked over.

"Suzuki-san, you are dressed very fashionably!" Kyushu Cheng recognized the other party and said hello.

Suzuki Hisuhito is wearing a Hawaiian-style floral shirt and beach pants, with sunglasses on his forehead and flip-flops. He looks like a standard young man on a beach vacation.

"Of course! Today's performer is my favorite rock guitarist! Of course I want to dress up as handsome as possible!" Suzuki Hisuhito brushed back his yellow bangs and grinned proudly, showing his shining teeth:

"I have been a fan of Porky Silverhand since junior high school, and I go to support almost every performance! I also taught myself piano for her before, and my dream is to become the keyboard player in her band!"

"I didn't know you had such a hobby." Kyushu Cheng also smiled and looked at him thoughtfully, feeling a little ironic in his heart.

It turns out that Suzuki Hisuhito is an out-and-out rock and roll youth, and he also has his favorite idols and bands.

But before "Chen Jiuzhou" traveled through time, no one would have thought that a bad boy who bullied his poor classmates in school could have such a dreamy and youthful side, right?

However, irony is irony, Suzuki Hisuhito has now been brought back to the right path and corrected his evil ways. It is also true that he once helped him save the bullied Mizuhashi school girl.

Jiuzhou Cheng is willing to show mercy and give him a chance to forgive and treat him with a normal heart.

"Where are the others?" Kyushu Cheng asked again.

"They will be here soon!" Suzuki Yuhito handed over a bottle of ice mineral water: "Actually, I also want to call a few girls over, but this kind of occasion is still suitable for boys only."

"Of course." Kyushu Cheng took the mineral water and smiled: "It would be awkward to bring a girl to a bikini rock concert, right?"

"The important thing is not all about bikinis! The important thing is rock and roll! Rock and roll!" Suzuki Yuhito quickly defended.

"But you don't deny that you want to see bikinis~" At this moment, Tang Zegui walked towards the two of them, and Takatsuki Genji followed behind:
"Hey, long time no see! I met Takatsuki-nii at the station, so we came over together."

"Hey." Takatsuki Genji put his hands in his pockets and greeted casually.

Similar to Suzuki, Karasawa wore classic Hawaiian beach attire: a floral shirt and floral pants. However, he is relatively fat, and this skimpy outfit completely outlines the shape of his bulging belly, making him look as funny as a comedian.

Genji Takatsuki is dressed in pure black, with a black hooded short-sleeved T-shirt and black wide-leg trousers. The skull print on the chest of his shirt and his gangster-like slicked back completely exude a terrifying aura that no strangers should enter.

After the four people met and said hello, General Tang Zegui began to observe everywhere and couldn't help but admire:
"Oh~ This girl in the lace swimming skirt is so amazing! Oh, her figure is amazing! The one in the dead stockings is also great, conservatives will never go out of style! I can see so many beauties, and I will die from a nosebleed today. It’s worth the price of admission!”

"Okay, be serious!" Suzuki Yuhito hit him on the head and reminded: "Don't shout so loud, everyone around you will hear it!"

"What qualifications do you, a pervert like you who want to see a bikini concert, have to teach me a lesson!" Tang Zeguijiang immediately choked back and stretched out his hand to fight back.

"Shut up, don't embarrass yourself." Takatsuki Genji obviously didn't want the two of them to quarrel on the street, so he scolded them in a deep voice.

After the "former big brother" spoke, the two people immediately settled down and stopped arguing.

The concert was held in Binhai Park. The organizer temporarily built a stage on the beach. When the four people arrived, many spectators had already gathered here. It was really lively.

The four of them went to the ticket office and bought tickets - 500 yen each. Considering the popularity of Wushu Band in Tokyo, this price is basically equal to half sale and half free.

It is said that Wushu Band has insisted on selling tickets at low prices since their debut, and has almost never raised prices, so they have gained a lot of popularity from passers-by.

But a small shop with a "souvenir" sign next to the ticket office revealed the band's main source of income.

This small temporary shop built out of tents sells Wushu Band's peripheral products, from music-related albums and co-branded musical instruments, to themed badges, photos, and co-branded shirts that are purely souvenirs. All kinds of products are available, and There was already a long queue of customers checking out.

Obviously, Wushu Band's business strategy is to attract customers with low-priced tickets, and its main income is from selling peripheral merchandise. I have to say, this is a very smart strategy.

"This is an advance preview of their new album "Burn the Moon: Reload"!" Suzuki Yuhito rushed into the souvenir shop and swam around with his eyes open:
"Their second album "Mygo Samurai" is also on sale! I went all over Tokyo and couldn't find it!" "Customer, you are so discerning~" the shop owner blew the air with a fan, like a gob. Lin Tonglan smiled shrewdly and said:

"Actually, the distributor of the music company to which Wushu Band belongs is an acquaintance of mine. I have many out-of-print albums on the market, and they are authentically authorized and sold at the original price."

"Wow! I remember that the price of this record has tripled in the second-hand market!" Suzuki Hisuhito stared at the record and exclaimed in amazement:

"I didn't expect that the boss would have such an out-of-print product and sell it to me at the original price?"

"Because I am also a fan of the Wushu Band, and I appreciate the efforts and talents of those girls." The shop owner put his hands on his hips and said:
"If their music is to become a tool for scalpers to make huge profits, I will be the first to oppose it! So I hide these out-of-print records in the most secret place on the shelf, and only loyal fans like you can find them at a glance."

The shop owner added: "By the way, even if you are a loyal fan, each person can only buy one piece, and it must be purchased together with a product priced at more than 500 yen. Although it is a bit opportunistic, but This is also done to prevent scalpers from buying goods in large quantities, do you understand?”

"No problem! Thank you so much!" Suzuki Hishito took out his wallet, looked at it, and went to check out with the record.

After Hisashi Suzuki came out of the souvenir shop, the four of them went to the auditorium together.

The audience seats in the front row need to reserve VIP tickets, while the four of them have tickets for ordinary seats. The four of them finally squeezed into the middle section. Although it is a bit far from the stage, you can clearly see the performance on stage.

"By the way, when I bought the ticket just now, the staff insisted on giving me a cup of Coke." Jiuzhou Cheng held a large glass of ice Coke, and the ice cubes made a crisp sound as the cup body shook:
"It's really baffling. I said I don't drink carbonated drinks anymore, but he still insists on giving it to me."

Not only Kyushu Makoto, but all other audience members who buy tickets will be forced to receive a cup of Coke by the staff, like some kind of strange consumerist ritual.

"It is actually an unwritten traditional custom of Livehouse to buy a ticket and get a drink~" Hisahito Suzuki explained while drinking the Coke in his hand:
"If Livehouse tickets are sold with a drink, the deal is nominally asking customers to pay for the drink instead of paying for the concert ticket."

"The former is a catering service transaction, and the tax required to be paid will be much lower than the latter, and does not require complicated declaration procedures. It is beneficial to performance bands with limited funds and owners who provide performance venues, so many Livehouse performances Everyone began to imitate this operation, and over time, it became a tradition that buying Livehouse tickets comes with a drink.”

"There is such a story." Jiuzhou Cheng nodded and raised the Coke cup: "Would any of you want to drink my cup of Coke?"

"I'll drink it! Thank you, Kyushu classmate!" General Tang Zegui couldn't wait to take the Coke.

The audience was chatting noisily, waiting for the show to begin.

"Beep——!"

Suddenly, a harsh noise sounded.

"Hey, microphone Test! Microphone Test!"

"Really, even though the microphone was not malfunctioning, I still used "Microphone Test" as my opening remarks. It’s like even though the bass can’t make any sound during the performance, the band still needs a bass player~”

At some point, four girls in their twenties arrived on the stage. A four-piece band configuration of guitarist, vocalist, drummer, and bassist.

As Suzuki Yuhito said, the four girls all have idol looks and temperament, and they all performed on stage in summer swimsuits this time.

The three girls with red, blue and yellow hair were all wearing three-point swimsuits, fully showing off their youthful and beautiful figures. The fourth girl with pink hair is more conservative and wears a one-piece swimsuit. However, it is worth noting that the pink-haired girl's right arm is a silver mechanical arm.

If you guessed it correctly, the pink-haired girl is Suzuki Hisahito's favorite "Porchi Silverhand".

"Speaking of the Musashi Band, although all four members are excellent, the most popular is Pochi Silverhand!" Suzuki Hisahito enthusiastically introduced:
"She accidentally lost an arm when she was a child, and she never recovered and suffered from severe social phobia. However, in junior high school, she was attracted by the guitar performances on TV, so she installed an experimental model on the advice of her doctor. With the new prosthetic limb, I actively returned to school and started learning guitar by myself.”

"Before she debuted in high school, her guitar skills were already very good, and her personal video blog had hundreds of thousands of fans. After joining the band, she also worked hard to overcome her social anxiety. She is a strong and talented girl!"

Kyushu Cheng looked at the pink-haired prosthetic girl. Although she didn't say a word the whole time, she had already picked up the guitar and was eager to try it.

"It's very inspiring!" Kyushu Cheng praised, and he also had admiration for this one-armed guitar girl.

The red-haired girl responsible for stirring up the atmosphere picked up the microphone and was making opening remarks before the performance:

"I've made everyone wait for a long time. Welcome to our summer beach livehouse this time! Thank you for your continued support of our Wushu Band! Next, please listen to our first new song, "Full Summer, Full Life"!"

(End of this chapter)