There's a translation of a long Chinese interview with alan on
http://forum.alan-world.com and she talks about living in an expensive apartment, having English and dance lessons all courtesy of avex, she also says how the company let her release the elements singles after the numbers sold of Ashita e no Sanka and Hitotsu, its a really good read! I don't think avex are going to give up on her that easily after pumping so much money into her