[The blurb may get minor edits before the story begins, but nothing major~]
After waking from a nap, Luo Wen was shocked to discover he had transmigrated to a Western fantasy world full of fantastical creatures and with an extremely underdeveloped entertainment industry!
The good news: He’d just inherited a tavern from his uncle, so he could be a small business owner and wouldn’t starve.
The bad news: The tavern was barely making any money, and the employees were planning to quit en masse because he couldn’t pay their wages.
Luo Wen: “...”
Hah! So what if it’s business? As an upstanding young man of the twenty-first century, surely he could run a tavern!
Looking at the few employees he had left, a beautiful elf with amnesia and a frail constitution, a pitiful succubus with no home, a socially anxious beastman shunned by their tribe... A bold idea appeared in Luo Wen’s mind.
“Everyone! Let’s become idols!!”
The employees: “...Q, QAQ?”
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One day, people discovered that an obscure little tavern had suddenly appeared on the continent of Brando.
They claimed to have the world’s most beautiful-voiced elf, most beautiful succubus, and most captivating dancer among the beastmen... All you had to do was order a drink to see them for yourself.
The locals at first: “Hah, just another cheap little tavern making money off sex?”
The locals later: “Aaaaaah! My darling, why aren’t you famous when you’re so gorgeous and charming?! I’m going to spend! Money! And boost your rankings!”
Spend just 1,000 gold and you can get signed merchandise from your idol;
Spend just 100,000 gold and you can meet your idol onstage, shake hands, and hug;
Spend just 1,000,000 gold and you can beat out the other fandoms and get a giant screen showing off your idol’s beauty all day long!
What? You say you don’t like drinking? No problem!
Our brand-new top-up services are here! Raffles, ranking campaigns, global tours. If you can think of it, Luo Wen’s tavern can make it happen!
The locals: “It’s not like I want to give that greedy merchant Luo Wen my money, but my idol is just too damn sweet!!!!”
[Reading Guide]
1. This is an idol-industry development story. The focus will be on the first generation of idols.
2. The protagonist isn’t perfect. He’s a greedy businessman, but he doesn’t make money through dishonest means. He’ll only be a manager, not an idol, and won’t take the stage.
3. The author knows nothing about alcohol. This story is about idols, not the tavern, so please don’t overthink the details.
Theme: Honest business practices.
