>>75129747Companies can offer a lot more than just pay. There's a reason shes kind of miffed about people blocking her ability to go to vshojo. Management that is paid better and more managers, is one. A company health insurance (for an American like sayu) would be good as well. There's also many other perks like easier to obtain merch deals, better networking deals, if the company isn't like nijisanji, the company will often pay for gifts for good performance.
And phase seems to have really good management. Sounds like pippa had to get her passport for a Japan trip and she was dragging her feet getting it done they flew one of their managers to her to help her get one. That's the kind of management that would be hard for a indie to get without paying a lot of money.