The backstage of the YMCA hall was a mess, and the staff hurriedly walked back and forth in the corridors.

Although I only sang one and a half songs today, the whole show was recorded for four hours, and most of the time, I was either in the background or waiting in the lounge.

Time is money. The time spent hitting the street is relatively worthless.

Matsumoto Akiko debuted for three years, and she has never been popular, and she has to do her own makeup at work, not to mention having her own lounge available, as she said before, when she goes backstage, she has to share a lounge with three or four other female idols.

Outside the lounge, there is a printed name tag, four from right to left, with the most senior Matsumoto Akiko on the far right.

Seniority is sometimes highly respected, and sometimes it's just an "outdated old woman". People go to high places, and those who don't go up and stay where they are are really bitter.

The idol himself is still like this, as for his agent, he has to wait in the corridor, staring at the other three or four female idols' agents.

The rules in the entertainment industry are that greetings are put first. When the juniors see their seniors, the most basic etiquette is to say hello, and in this lounge where Matsumoto Akiko stays, she is the most senior, although she is the least popular.

But as soon as she entered, the two little idols who arrived first still had to stand up and bow to her.

Matsumoto Akiko politely returned the salute, found a place to sit down, and opened the script to confirm the recording process.

In the lounge, everyone did not offend each other. Until a moment later, a loach was put into the water.

Greeting is a rule on the surface of the entertainment industry, and snobbery is probably the hidden rule of the entertainment industry. Since there are people who seriously abide by the rules and treat her as a senior, there are also people who have a perfunctory attitude.

After a while, the door to the lounge was pushed open again.

This time, it was Asako Shiraishi, a member of the Kitten Club, who is now a social phenomenon.

But as long as it is a large-scale group, the popularity among the members will inevitably be divided into various grades, including TOP, backbone, and crane tail.

Among the kitten clubs, the top of the popularity is undoubtedly the four King Kongs, such as Eiri Nitta, Sayuri Kuniei, Sonoko Kawai, and Mamiko Takai.

Not long ago, these people were ordinary high school students, who came to the show with a playful mentality, but somehow became big stars.

If this popular Four King Kongs appear on the TV station, they will definitely get quite high-level treatment. Heroes don't ask about their origins, popularity determines everything - what you think in your heart is another story, but at least there is something on the surface.

TOP is regarded as a big star courtesy, and the other members are not treated so well. With Asako Shiraishi's popularity, it is not enough for her to enjoy the treatment of a big star, so now she shares a lounge with other idols.

However, the name of "Kitten Club Member" was dazzling to others, and she herself was also dazzling, and her heart fluttered.

It is said that the dignity of the predecessors is not allowed to be offended, whether it is red or outdated.

There must be a set of order in the entertainment world, because the juniors will become the seniors, and the people who are popular will also have the day when they are angry, even if they have never been popular, no one guarantees that they will not be popular in the future, and they will not change jobs to become superiors in other positions.

Even if it is to ensure that you will not be treated badly in the future, you should treat your seniors with enough respect.

However, Asako Shiraishi, who was born in the kitten club, does not understand this. If you want to chase the reason, this is because the amateur idols of the Kitten Club became popular too easily.

In the past, artists carefully selected by the studio and record company, before their debut, they were taken to meet people from all walks of life, serve tea and water at the party, participate in anonymous programs, be taught to be people by their predecessors, and have to live a hard life after their debut conference.

However, the members of the kitten club skipped all the procedures before they became popular, and overnight, they came directly to the top. Others slowly move forward from 0, but they are different, they go directly from 0 to 100.

The sudden popularity gave her a feeling that "the entertainment world is easy", and she would not think about such a thing as "flowers are not popular for a hundred days". What's more, the girls who participated in the audition may just be out of fun, out of vanity to be on TV, or even to see handsome guys in the entertainment industry to dedicate themselves.

Most of these newcomers who suddenly broke in lacked a basic sincerity and reverence for their profession, which can be said to be impacting the rules and traditions of the entertainment industry in all aspects.

After Shiraishi Asako entered the door, she treated her predecessor Matsumoto Akiko with a perfunctory attitude, and treated her peers with a frivolous attitude, and after saying hello casually, she took a place - and began to eat potato chips.

There is a not-so-written, and perhaps unreasonable, rule in the entertainment world, that in a lounge shared by multiple people, when everyone is together, if they belong to different camps, they will not do anything to make a sound.

Obviously, here in Shiraishi Asako, all the rules have been ignored by her.

The two little idols cast their eyes on her, a little disdainful, but at the same time tried their best to hide their contempt.

I hate Shiraishi Mako, but I am afraid of the golden sign of the kitten club, which can be said to be the standard "envy, jealousy and hate". I didn't dare to be scared, so I frequently looked at Matsumoto Akiko with uneven eyes, fanning the flames.

"Senior, she's too much!" conveyed such a message in his silent eyes.

I just hope to incite Matsumoto Akiko to come forward and knock over the bag of potato chips for Shiraishi Asako and teach her how to behave. Although this radish is not big, it is there.

...... Matsumoto Akiko is not stupid.

Sharing a room with the idols who came later, whether it is treated solemnly or despised by it, there is a feeling that the lady of the main room who has become old and unfavored has accepted the tea of the newly pampered side room.

The little goblin who is flamboyant is hateful, and the aunt who pretends to be honest and waits for the lady to splash the goblin with a face to remove makeup and water is not good at stubble.

How could she be the head of this gun and make the "master" unhappy.

It's not popular anymore, and if you make such a fool of yourself, I'm afraid you'll be driven back to your hometown a long time ago.

The reality of the entertainment industry is like this, without popularity, you can't create value, so remember not to get into trouble. However, to be treated like this, it is impossible to say that you are not angry. It's just that anger can't be exposed, and it can only be expected to turn into strength.

To seize every opportunity you can seize, to be popular. Akiko Matsumoto gritted her teeth secretly.

"Guys—"

The staff with the ID on their chests came over, "Matsumoto-san, sako-chan, hiramatsu-san, and Sayuri-san are about to play, so please prepare." ”

Akiko Matsumoto put down the thin bench book in her hand and stood up.