Capítulo 214: Chapter 214 – Class D's strategy
"Horikita-san?" Matsushita was sitting with Kei Karuizawa and a small group of girls, laughing and sharing some funny stories from the internet.
Matsushita was quite astute; despite her rising status and new role as the class leader, she didn't distance herself from this small group. She continued to interact with them as usual, which made everyone feel comfortable and stress-free.
They weren't discussing any significant class matters or competitive strategies. Instead, they talked about fashion trends and which cosmetics were the best, just like old times.
In the middle of their chat, Horikita walked over, leaving Matsushita puzzled. She had just seen Horikita sitting and chatting with Ayanokoji. Why had she left him to come over here?
"Matsushita-san," Horikita got straight to the point, "I have a promotional plan that I want to discuss with you."
"If we can implement this plan, we'll definitely be able to significantly increase the income of the eel farm, outdo Sakayanagi's class, and achieve first place in the project."
"Huh?" Matsushita was taken aback. Horikita was this proactive? Matsushita had been sitting in the makeshift office, staring at various reports and racking her brain for a strategy, but nothing had come to her. Horikita, on the other hand, was working outside under the sun and came up with a great idea?
Matsushita quickly put aside her minor doubts. Winning against Sakayanagi's class was the most important thing right now. As long as the strategy was good and could increase income, nothing else mattered.
So, she nodded without further hesitation, seemingly ready to agree.
Kei Karuizawa, sitting beside Matsushita, found herself in a dilemma. Should she get involved? Horikita seemed to be scheming something.
Ordinarily, Karuizawa wouldn't need to bother with this matter. As Yukio's informant, she only needed to relay information related to his class.
But, at the moment, the two projects had no intersection. This meant that whatever strategy Horikita had come up with would not impact Yukio's class but would only involve Sakayanagi's class.
If the class can outperform Sakayanagi's class, it would naturally be a great thing. Not only would it increase their monthly income, but it would also lower Sakayanagi's class's exam scores, widening the gap between Sakayanagi's class and Yukio's class in terms of class points.
Therefore, there's no real need to snoop around. Maybe it would be better to just let Matsushita and Horikita leave and not steal this piece of information herself?
But what if Yukio wants to know? Yukio seems to like having multiple pieces of information for planning. Maybe it's better to go with Matsushita and see what's going on.
As Karuizawa was thinking this, Matsushita noticed her. Matsushita had no idea about Karuizawa's inner turmoil and instead saw her furrowed brows, thinking Karuizawa was unhappy.
It was a reasonable assumption. If a friend was having a good time chatting and then Horikita came along and Matsushita left, it would be natural for Karuizawa to be unhappy.
So, Matsushita got up and took Horikita's hand: "Alright, Horikita-san, sit down and let's discuss it."
These words immediately made Karuizawa relax, which Matsushita noticed with amusement. Karuizawa really valued her friendships.
Horikita sat down, glanced around, and noticed only Matsushita's small group was there. Seeing no other classmates around, she felt safe to talk about the plan without worrying about information leaking. She didn't realize that there was a spy from another class nearby.
"It's like this, I plan to shoot a promotional advertisement and upload it online to promote the eel farm."
Matsushita blinked and instinctively raised her hand to touch her small ear, doubting if she had heard it right. What kind of good plan is this? What's good about it?
Karuizawa was also stunned. Just... this? All that fuss for this? If she had known it was this, she would have relaxed and let Matsushita and Horikita talk alone. Hearing it was no different from not hearing it.
Horikita continued, unaware of the reactions: "Of course, it's not just a regular promotional ad, but we need to appear in it."
"Wha, what? Us in the ad?" Matsushita's hand moved to point at herself, looking incredulous.
Karuizawa couldn't help but interject: "We don't know how to shoot an ad!"
"We don't need to know how," Horikita said coolly. "We can hire someone to shoot it. We just need to be the models."
"What's the point of all this?" Matsushita couldn't understand why Horikita was so fixated on this plan.
"It's about our uniforms," Horikita revealed, leaving Matsushita, Karuizawa, and the others even more confused.
Perhaps noticing their bewilderment, Horikita elaborated: "To be precise, it's not just about the uniforms, but leveraging the reputation of our prestigious school to promote the eel farm."
"!" Matsushita finally understood what Horikita meant, and her sky-blue eyes reflected her newfound comprehension.
The prestigious reputation of the Advanced Nurturing High School was indeed the most attractive aspect!
Matsushita met Horikita's gaze with admiration: "Amazing, Horikita-san! The reputation of our school is perfect for drawing attention to our promotion!"
Seeing their friend suddenly align with Horikita, Shinohara and Satou, who were sitting at the far end, were filled with curiosity: "What? What does it mean?"
"Yeah, what are you talking about?"
Karuizawa first looked down at her uniform and then began to understand their point. She was smart enough but not good at rote learning: "I guess it's that people are very curious about our school but can't get much information about it."
"Eh?" Shinohara and Satou looked over curiously.
Karuizawa followed Matsushita and Horikita's line of thought: "The school is isolated from the outside world. People only know that graduates from Advanced Nurturing High School have bright futures, and it's the dream school for every middle school student in the country."
"But beyond that, the school's class competition arrangements are completely unknown to outsiders, which piques their curiosity even more."
"So when we go out, the hotel staff who know our identity treat us so respectfully, and Mr. Fujii and the other workers at the eel farm are so polite to us youngsters."
"If our school promotes the eel farm, it will definitely attract a lot of attention. After all, everyone is curious about the mysterious Advanced Nurturing High School."
"This promotional video might actually go viral. Once it does, it will surely increase the farm's revenue!"
As Karuizawa analyzed, she became increasingly excited. Horikita maintained a faint smile, pleased that she understood after Ayanokouji's hint.
Matsushita also became enthusiastic: "Great, let's settle on this. I'll go back and write the detailed plan right away!"
With that, Class D's strategy for increasing revenue was set.
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