It seems like there have been more female members in the Premium Black tier lately. Is this part of the company’s policy?

I don’t know what the person asking the question is implying, but have Platinum and Black members suddenly increased? That’s just your impression. As Mr. Maezawa has said, the company’s policies haven’t really changed. Didn’t you know there’s a salon above Black? Does that mean you might not even be a member? Is there any alternative to interviews? It’s not based on looks alone. Maybe in 5–10 years, as AI advances, it’ll be possible to make decisions by taking everything into account—age, appearance, figure, personality, motivation, past date ratings, and so on. But for now, other than further advances in AI, I don’t really see any alternative...

> Is that the company’s policy? No such policy has been announced. However, we often hear from Black-level men that there’s no point in being Black if it doesn’t really mean anything—basically, the “Platinum is good enough” argument. So I do wonder if that may be why they’re increasing the number of Black-level women. That doesn’t seem to be directly related to Premium Black, though. Still, perhaps it’s difficult to classify someone as Black unless you feel that strongly about her. In other words, when trying to classify someone as Black in the usual way, you might think Platinum is good enough. I find it hard to choose Black because I worry that no offers might come in. With Premium, however, I’m selecting them with absolute confidence that they’re Black-level, so perhaps more women who clearly seem Black-level have simply been coming along by coincidence. > I also feel that it would be difficult to determine from the interview alone whether someone qualifies as Premium Black. By that logic, wouldn’t it also be difficult to determine whether someone is Black, Platinum, Gold, or Standard based solely on the interview? Why should Premium be treated differently? Basically, we decide just as seriously as we do when determining which class someone belongs in. > Is there any possibility of creating a plan above Black for male members in the future? There hasn’t been even the slightest discussion of that so far. Since THE SALON is above it, if we were to create something, it would probably be under a separate brand. > There’s already a plan above Black for male members. There is no such plan. If you’re paying a higher annual membership fee, I’d like to know how much you’re paying. Is your assigned staff member pocketing the difference? Or did they create a 600,000-yen annual plan without me knowing? Even then, it would still be half of THE SALON’s 1.2-million-yen annual fee, so I suppose it’s relatively cheap. In any case, there is no plan above Black.

The number of Black members is increasing. I believe this is something only the staff can confirm. Increasing the number of Black female members benefits the club only if they can reliably receive offers that exceed what they would earn at a lower rank. Since male members won’t make offers if the cost-performance doesn’t add up, artificially inflating women’s ranks doesn’t make sense. Strictly speaking, “THE SALON” does have female members ranked above Black, but it is a separate organization from “Universe Club.”

I often find myself wondering about how women are categorized into different classes. That said, it ultimately comes down to men’s personal preferences, so even if a woman I don’t find beautiful is placed in the Premium Black class, I can’t really complain. Come to think of it, I recently saw a woman with a ¥300,000 introduction fee. She didn’t appeal to me, so I passed. There’s already a plan for male members that ranks above Black as well. If a Black member makes a large number of offers and receives good feedback from women, he may be treated as a Royal Customer and receive various perks. He may even be invited to events hosted by The Salon. I’ve had 200 arrangements. I hope you, too, will meet 200 women and escort them so well that your feedback ratings are always five stars.