Chapter 46

While CATS was still worrying about its later development, the fame of the cat ear hair accessories had already been established first.

Because Naoki Nagayama wisely applied for a design patent, many manufacturers called to inquire about patent fees.

Naoki Nagayama previously thought that this kind of patent could only earn a sum in the early stage, because later there would be all kinds of cat ear hair accessories created. As long as there were different styles, even design patents wouldn't be able to control them.

But what he didn't expect was that the big RB manufacturers seemed quite cautious in this regard. Many manufacturers hoped to purchase the patent rights before production.

Naoki Nagayama opened the patent rights to almost all the manufacturers who called with a patent usage fee of 1 million yen. The only condition was that in the first year, for every hair accessory, Naoki Nagayama wanted 1% of the profit, and the subsequent patent period would be 0.1%.

Regarding this price, some manufacturers thought it was too high, but most manufacturers were actually just trying to increase product diversity and keep up with the trend, and didn't think they would make much money. So far, only 6 manufacturers have signed patent usage agreements with HALO Studio.

Getting 6 million all at once, Naoki Nagayama once again sighed at the correctness of "fame = money." With the popularity of cat ear hair accessories in the future, this agreement could bring in at least a dozen years of continuous income.

Thinking about it this way, as the author of the original design, was it too casual to treat Akina and Miho to a big meal as a reward?

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My conscience is uneasy. Besides, what if some dispute arises later under the instigation of someone with ulterior motives...

Some flyers suddenly appeared near Takadanobaba.

A single page the size of a book page clearly wrote: "DISCO Dance Hall Weekend Extravaganza, 'CATS Night' is coming!"

The background was a photo of the Wild Cat Group dancing the Cat Dance, as well as the address and time of the DISCO dance hall, and some program lists~

Friday evening,

Naoki Nagayama drove to the dance hall. The fork in this student street was becoming more and more prosperous, and some people had already started calling this place "Disco Road."

There were more and more luxury cars parked on the side of the road. From time to time, one could see taxi drivers wandering around, picking up exhausted or drunken youths and heading to the next destination.

The entrance of the disco was still lined with long queues, but this time Naoki Nagayama didn't go in through the employee passage, but instead asked for the main entrance.

After communicating with Shigeaki Araki before, the early promotion and theme activity design for "CATS Night" were handed over to him to handle, and it was said that it was basically completed now.

As the boss, one naturally has to come and inspect.

Crossing the long queue to reach the entrance, the big man in a black suit guarding the door naturally recognized the boss and hurriedly cleared the entrance, inviting Naoki Nagayama to go in.

The youth queuing beside was obviously very dissatisfied: "Why can that guy cut in line! Everyone has clearly been queuing for so long!"

The black suit replied lightly: "Because he is the boss of this disco!"

Honestly, the feeling of cutting in line like this is actually quite cool...

On the partition wall at the entrance, a large poster of the Wild Cat Group had already been hung, and there were also cat decorations on the side door; pushing the door open, along with the explosive music and the noisy crowd, the first thing one saw was a giant cat doll on the DJ console; the lead dancers had already put on cat ear hair accessories, which were moving flexibly with the rhythm.

On the exposed steel roof, long ribbons and decorative balloons were hung; on the wall, a collection of live photos of the Wild Cat Group had also been made.

Overall, the atmosphere of the theme night was almost there, and Naoki Nagayama was quite satisfied.

And Shigeaki Araki also knew that the boss had arrived, so he hurriedly came over to meet him.

The two left the noisy hall and came to the backstage.

"Naoki-kun, tomorrow's theme night has been arranged. At that time, the lighting and music will be arranged according to the style of the Wild Cat Group, and the background wall behind the DJ console will also be changed to a poster of the Wild Cat Group."

"Even the lead dancers and service staff will dress up as cat girls~"

"Haha, Araki-san's ability is indeed reassuring." Naoki Nagayama then asked, "Have safety aspects been checked in advance? It is estimated that there will be twice as many people tomorrow as today, and the order on the scene must also be maintained."

"Please rest assured, tomorrow we have increased the manpower by double, and we have also greeted the police station in advance. There will be police patrolling the block."

Weekends in Takadanobaba have always been very lively.

Especially the student street, where one can always see young people in twos and threes shopping together.

Ever since a very famous disco opened here, there has been quite a lot of traffic even at night.

During this period, at least on the fork where the disco is located, the restaurants and izakayas nearby have all made a lot of money.

And this weekend, the disco invited the recently famous CATS girl group to participate in the theme night activity, which made the popularity of the student street soar.

Some office workers also took this opportunity to come to the disco, hoping to see the girl group they could only see on TV before.

At the entrance of the disco, a cat shape was set up with neon lights, and the poster of the Wild Cat Group was at the main entrance.

The ticket price for tonight's show was raised to 5,000 yen, which is 5 times the previous price, and the concert show was also limited to 500 people.

A cat ear headpiece was given upon entry, the kind without a serial number.

When the time came, the first to enter were naturally the fans who had been queuing early. Everyone showed expectant eyes and put on the cat ears at the first opportunity.

The interior of the disco was naturally more interesting. Even the waiters wore cat ears, and the cat ear outfits of the lead dancers were even more refreshing.

The originally cool DJ now wore a cat headgear, like a doll participating in a parent-child party, standing on the elevated stage and acting cute, while guest-hosting as a moderator.

As the crowd continued to pour into the disco,

the scene became increasingly noisy,

and the opening music could no longer satisfy the excitement of the fans.

Seeing the atmosphere in the scene gradually heating up, the DJ officially announced:

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome—CATS!"

And off the stage, the neat cheering of "CATS! CATS!" had already started to cheer.

After a signature intro, the Wild Cat Group jumped onto the stage with the rhythm.

"Minna-san, I am the visual member, Mikina Ohno!" "I am the sexy member, Hisa Akiyama!" "The dance member, Ayano Katagiri!"

"The cute member, Ayano Fukuhara!" "The singing member, Saka Nonaka!"

"We are CATS! Welcome everyone to our meet-and-greet! I hope you will like the performance that follows!"

As the voice fell, the scene was boiling with cheers.

Amidst the shouts of "CATS! CATS!", the Wild Cat Group presented their signature Cat Dance.

Unlike the concerts of orthodox idols, the Wild Cat Group did not have many songs to perform.

However, each member had a performance based on their own characteristics, which ran through the entire meet-and-greet.

Especially the hot dance led by the sexy member Hisa Akiyama, accompanied by citypop, simply made the urban men and women off the stage boil.

The interaction between the Wild Cat Group and the fans off the stage was very enthusiastic.

The black and white cat ear hair accessories embroidered with serial numbers were used as interactive prizes, which were even more sought after by fans.

This meet-and-greet at the Takadanobaba disco lasted for nearly 3 hours.

The cheers in the venue even spread through the thick soundproof walls, making the surrounding tourists look sideways.

Outside the disco, one could even see a large number of fans who couldn't get in, waving glow sticks.

Everyone was waiting to see the Wild Cat Group when the show ended.

Outside the venue, one could see patrolling police officers from time to time, a little worried about whether order could be maintained.