The Trickster's Ninth Episode

"Hmm... good morning, Noelle-senpai." Ren Amamiya looked at it for a while, and found that Shirogane Noelle didn't seem to notice Ren Amamiya standing in front of her at all, so He took the initiative to say hello.

Ren Amamiya and Noelle Baiyin lived near the Sixen Tea House, and they would meet each other on the tram going to school from time to time.

And I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the frequency of encounters is gradually increasing.

"Huh?" Noelle Baiyin raised her head in confusion when she heard someone calling her name, and then saw Ren Amamiya, who was holding the handrail of the tram and looking at her with a smile.

"Hey!" Baiyin Noelle trembled like a frightened cat, closed the book in his hand almost reflexively, and hurriedly stuffed it into the schoolbag.

"Ah... Amamiya-kun, good morning... That, what a coincidence!" Baiyin Noelle said as naturally as possible.

This reaction naturally attracted Ren Amamiya's attention, and his eyes subconsciously moved to the book in Shirogane Noelle's hand. Although Shirogane Noelle quickly stuffed the book into his bag, he still He glanced at the cover of the book.

The title of the book is "Beyond Me and Me", a work that can't be judged by just looking at the name.

Of course, the name Yu Gonglian didn't know him, but he knew the person on the cover of the book - the small accessories in the slim suit, and the big golden wave sunglasses.

That was Roland who is now known as [Japan's No. [-] male publicist], or [The Cowherd Emperor].

Nowadays, everything in the Japanese entertainment industry can be sold as an idol, and there are naturally some people in male public relations who take advantage of this trend.Of course, they don't call themselves idols, but Liren Design's way of doing publicity is exactly the same as the idol business.

No, they've all been published.

Roland's popularity in Japan is indeed not low. He is the only male public relations person who has been out of the circle because of his topicality. No matter what those outsiders think of him, being able to do this shows that this guy's business is very successful.

"Is this the latest interest of Noelle-senpai?" Ren Amamiya said with a thoughtful look.

If it was normal, or if it was something else, Ren Amamiya would act as if she hadn't seen it, and take the initiative to divert the topic in a considerate manner.

But being interested in male public relations is a bit of a concern.

Straightforward conclusions without prejudice—male PR is a group that is widely hated and resisted even in Japan.

When I introduced male public relations before, I mainly introduced their work and rules, which sounded pretty good.The so-called laughing at the poor but not laughing at the prostitutes, although it is a profession in the gray or even yellow field, at least it can be regarded as earning a living by serving.

but!

But~ yes!

That's just male PR in [theoretical nature]. The actual ecology of this profession is very affected by the business culture in the store.

To give a very recent example, in the original work of P5, in the subplot of Makoto Niijima, as the president of the student council, Makoto will continue to pay attention to the school situation of a problematic female student.This girl got a boyfriend in the end, who was a male publicist, and was finally exposed as a man who raised many [princess] in a perfunctory manner, defrauding feelings and money.

So does this situation exist in reality?

Yes, there are, and most of them.

The only difference is that the male PR in reality is much more professional than the weak buffoon in the game.

"That! It's not what you think! It's just... I'm just... a little curious about the recent topic of this book." Baiyin Noelle explained in a panic.

This is the truth. Since it has been said before that the profession of male public relations is at the bottom of the chain of contempt, then this so-called [Emperor Cowherd] promoted himself in such a high-profile way, and even wrote a book and biography, which naturally caused great controversy. .

Baiyin Noelle, as a senior male-phobic man for more than ten years, usually has little contact with men, and the only one who has more contact with is Amamiya Ren.It's perfectly normal to be curious about men.

Fear of men is a symptom caused by psychological shadows. The actual manifestation is not that [men are poisonous] like some ideological stamp, but that [fear] is more of a [stress response].

This is not a persistent aura effect, it's just a passively triggered time-limited debuff.

So [fear] and [curiosity] are not contradictory.

Since it is a stress response, it means that there are corresponding trigger conditions.

Under what circumstances would Baiyin Noelle not have fear in the face of male elements?Of course [without threat].

Paper people, TV idols, and such things that are thousands of miles away from one's own life can satisfy one's curiosity about men and watch handsome guys without triggering male fear.

"I know, I know, Noelle-senpai, don't be nervous, I was also curious, so I can understand." Amamiya Ren repeatedly said comfortingly.

If Ren Amamiya wasn't curious about Niu Lang at all, how could he have specifically learned about their work and daily life with a few male PRs when he was in Shinjuku?

People will be curious about things that are difficult for them to touch, and when this thing has a little yellow element, it will be even more curious.

"Eh? Has Amamiya-kun ever been curious about this matter?" Baiyin Noelle was very surprised after hearing what Amamiya Ren said. Do boys also become curious about male public relations?

"Actually, this topic has been quite popular on the Internet in recent years. From time to time, there will be some vloggers who shoot Vlogs and make some in-store experience videos. So it's normal to be curious about this! When I was interested in this, I deliberately searched for it. The relevant personnel have conducted interviews." As Amamiya Ren casually shared her experience, Shirogane Noelle soon became less nervous.

The nervousness and panic come from worrying about the death of the society and being misunderstood as a girl. If she is mistaken for a "girl who can find a male publicist", then Baiyin Noelle may commit suicide.

"That... Amamiya-kun, what do you think... about this?" Baiyin Noelle asked weakly.

"Well... If you want to ask my opinion... If the other party doesn't want money or power, then it is indeed as beautiful as what you read in books and online." Umiya Lian Some commented embarrassingly.

Why is male public relations so low in Japan?Is it because other men are jealous of these guys for being liked by women, and look down on them for soft food?

No, this is not the main reason.

Most male public relations shops advocate wolf culture.Involvement is extremely serious. In some stores, the person with the lowest turnover of the day has to kneel in public to apologize and wipe the floor while kneeling.The status of employees in the store is distributed in a positive pyramid. Combined with the workplace qualifications and culture of traditional Japanese arts, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of working environment it is.

In this environment, turnover is everything.

Nominally serving women, actually devouring women.It seems that women are superior to men, but in fact they objectify women to the extreme - look!That's champagne and flower tickets for walking.

The main reason why male public relations are despised is that people in this industry always go out of their way to destroy women's lives.

Ren Amamiya is interested in male public relations, and finds it interesting as a career.But all of this has a premise, that is, don't get close to it.

"..." Baiyin Noelle swallowed stiffly. Ren Amamiya's tone of popular science was very light, but she was undoubtedly frightened.

"Is this... so scary?"

Amameiya Ren looked at Baiyin Noelle, took her reaction into her eyes, chuckled twice, and said gently with a thoughtful expression: "Senior sister, do you... want to try it?"

"No, no, no! Absolutely not." Baiyin Noelle waved his hands again and again, shaking his head like a rattle.

In fact, if it was just an idea, she did have it, but just thinking about it, she didn't have the guts to implement it.

Baiyin Noelle's original intention was actually very simple and rude. She just thought that the job of male public relations is to please and serve women, and the main project is to accompany chatting and drinking.According to the book - it is to listen to troubles and help customers adjust their mood.

If it's only this level, and the male publicist is really considerate of customers, has a high EQ, and is good at chatting, maybe it won't trigger male phobia?

This is intracranial cause and effect, or that sentence, no matter what she thinks, she will not implement it.Even if the vision of practice prevailed, the cowardice of hesitation would definitely make her seek Baozhong Marin's opinion, and then this momentary advantage would be snuffed out.

"From what you said just now, you should be able to hear that I strongly don't recommend senior sister to get in touch with this industry." Yu Gonglian said very directly. "However, simply hindering and preventing people will easily arouse people's rebellious psychology. In order to avoid detonating your curiosity because of my existence, senior sister. I actually have a way to let senior sister experience it."

"No need! Really no need. I won't go!" Baiyin Noelle was a little bit dumbfounded. How could she have any rebellious psychology? Scared after the rest.

"Didn't I say that just now? If the other party doesn't want money or power, and these two prerequisites are met, the image in everyone's fantasy can actually exist." Ren Amamiya didn't want to judge Baiyin Noelle's words Is it sincere or guilty, he said without stopping.

"So, just find someone who doesn't need money or power?" Yu Gonglian pointed at herself with a smile on her face.

"...Huh?!" Baiyin Noelle suddenly froze from the state of stern rebuttal.

After being in a daze for more than ten seconds, she finally realized what Yu Gonglian meant.

"Eh? Eh?! That...no..."

Baiyin Noelle wanted to say that there was no need to go to this point, just like before, he refuted and refused firmly, without leaving a trace of reason.

But when the words came to her lips, there seemed to be something preventing her from saying it, and she stopped abruptly.

"What? Am I not qualified?" Yu Gonglian tilted her head and looked at herself.

"Hmm..." Baiyin Noelle had the urge to curl up.

It's not a question of whether it's enough or not!

In Miss Baiyin's heart, it was like a sea wave churning and thunder roaring.

However, the voice that came out of the mouth was whispering.

"Then...then, please..."

Chapter 180 Six, Don't Name Others Except Me

I got off the tram with Baiyin Noelle, and after leaving the tram stop, the two walked together to the Sakura Slope, which must be passed by to go to school.

The two often run into each other on the tram, but this is the first time they go to school together.Usually after getting off the tram, Ren Amamiya would say goodbye and take the first step.

It was rare to go to school together, and Ren Amamiya found that Baiyin Noelle seemed to have a habit of always subconsciously liking to follow him half a step behind.

This is what Yu Gonglian discovered after deliberately slowing down and waiting for her a few times.

"Senior sister, if we keep this speed, we might be late." Umiya Ren reminded aloud.

"Eh? Ah! I'm sorry." Baiyin Noelle woke up suddenly, and finally quickened her pace and walked to the position beside Ren Amamiya.

After being side by side, Baiyin Noelle looked at Ren Amamiya with some hesitation, and said hesitantly: "That...about the thing you mentioned just now...it really is..."

"I'm already regretting that." Ren Amamiya sighed and interrupted Baiyin Noelle with a hand on her forehead.

"Eh? Regret it?" Baiyin Noelle immediately regained his spirits, broke away from the tangled state, a sense of relief and a little bit of regret surged up at the same time.

"Because I thought about it for a while! If I were to sit on this matter, it would be super contradictory and super embarrassing!" Umiya Ren said distressedly.

"Well... what does this sentence mean specifically?" Baiyin Noelle couldn't understand.

"Because after I put myself in the role I played, I found out that the cowherd... really cannot avoid the link of asking for gifts!" Yu Gonglian complained very seriously. "Although the premise is that you don't covet money and status in the store, if you don't want gifts, you won't be what a cowherd should be at all!"

The purpose of the existence of the Cowherd profession itself is to allow customers to consume for themselves, which belongs to the underlying logic that cannot be avoided.It can be optimized to the point of [not so black-hearted].

If you want to let people have no interest in money at all, then I am afraid it will be more complicated.

For example, a high-level foreign elite university suddenly sent special commissioners to Japan for exchange and study. Some incidents encountered on the way forced them to cut off contact with the school, and were also wanted by Japan.In desperation, he was taken in by the owner of a cowherd shop with a romantic and masculine ikebana. He called himself a pseudonym [Youjing] and debuted under the flower name [Cornflower].

Such a cowherd can have a clear heart and not ask for money and power.

"Well! It's true that if you don't want gifts, you won't feel like a cowherd!" Baiyin Noelle nodded, without showing any emotions, simply echoing the topic.

"Also, Niulang's speaking style is really embarrassing to me...Ah——I suddenly started to admire those people." Yu Gonglian had an undisguised tangle on her face.

Although Umiya Ren used Niulang's method to deal with Xunyin Liuge, it was due to the situation at the time.At that time, the state of him and Xunyin Liuge was probably that neither side was defending against A there, as long as the opponent's health bar was empty first, they could win.So don't feel too ashamed in extraordinary times.

Originally, Cowherd's set is the business style, what is business?It is the side that is deliberately shown for the needs of the program and the needs of the characters, and there are hidden meanings of "fake" and "pretend", which is a tacit play on the spot.So using that kind of style when getting along with girls in a normal state is really too heavy a burden on the shame.

"So Amamiya-kun is also shy!" Baiyin Noelle relaxed unconsciously as if he had discovered Ren Amamiya's weakness.

"...I think senior sister, you must not understand how shameful it is to talk like a male publicist." Umiya Ren looked at the other party helplessly.

This is a matter of course, after all, Noelle Baiyin was only interested in this profession just now, and he was not even considered to be an armchair strategist, so Ren Amamiya covered his eyes.

"So, when there are many people, or in public places, is it okay to cancel and postpone the performance and experience a little?" said Umiya Ren. "Anyway, you are in the third grade at school, and you basically don't see each other during class time."

"Eh?" Baiyin Noelle was stunned.

No... Didn't you say you regretted it?