Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 511 The Girl Who Weaves Regret

At the corner table in the coffee shop, Jun Matsueda looked at the girl sitting opposite him.

"Imokawa wrote the script so quickly?"

“It wasn’t that fast,” Natsumi Imokawa scratched her cheek. “It’s just a short film, but it’s been almost half a month since I wrote it.”

"The main thing is that there are some scenes related to cherry blossoms, and we need to take them before the cherry blossoms in Tokyo have all fallen in the next few days."

"Hey, hey." Mochizuki Haruka tapped the table in annoyance, "No one has answered my question yet!"

Tomatsu Yuka, who was sitting opposite her, nodded as well. The four of them each occupied one side of the table.

"Why is there no winner in Imokawa-san's script? I just skimmed through it, and it doesn't seem like a particularly enjoyable story."

"Ah," Natsumi Imokawa had forgotten about it as soon as the boy asked the question. "The story I want to film this time is a love story with no winners, a story about various regrets of youth."

The not-so-large square table fell silent for a moment, with only the chatter of other guests drifting from the surrounding seats.

"What's with those expressions?" Jun Matsueda glanced at the girls sitting on either side of him.

"This is just the plot of a short film. We're here to be actors. Have we already immersed ourselves in the role before we've even started acting?"

After the boy spoke, the atmosphere at the square table relaxed, and Tomatsu Yuka smiled first, "That's true."

The girl is fairly satisfied with her current life, and if the character she plays doesn't have a good ending, it's not something she needs to care about.

"Can't the plot be changed again?" Mochizuki Haruka still felt a little uneasy. "There's nothing wrong with having a good ending, is there?"

“No way.” Natsumi Imokawa shook her head firmly. “That would completely change the feel of the story.”

"The current script is only the first version, and it will indeed be revised later, but the overall tone will definitely not change."

Matsueda Jun glanced at her a couple more times. He hadn't expected Imokawa to have such a decisive side—just like when she touched a camera, once she entered her professional field, the girl seemed like a completely different person.

"Let's take a look at the script first, shall we?" the boy said to the girls on either side of him. "There are so many pages, you haven't read it carefully, have you?"

Tomatsu Yuka and Mochizuki Haruka nodded in unison, glancing at each other across the room before quickly looking away.

“Matsueda is right.” Natsumi Imokawa’s tone became somewhat hesitant again. “This time, I just wanted everyone to see the first draft of the script and give me some suggestions.”

"Of course, suggestions are given on the premise that the general direction of the plot is acceptable," she added.

“No problem!” Tomatsu Tomohana smiled at her. “Shall we all order a coffee and watch it together?”

Imokawa Natsumi nodded vigorously, "The coffee's on me."

After taking a sip of the oatmeal latte the barista brought him, Jun Matsueda opened the script in his hand and started reading again from the first page.

The story of this short film can be divided into three parts, which tell the protagonist's emotional experiences in high school, college and after entering society.

Tomatsu Yuka plays the protagonist's childhood sweetheart and first love, Mochizuki Haruka plays a classmate who falls in love with the protagonist at first sight in college, and the actress playing his fiancée after he enters the workforce has not yet been determined because her role is not very large.

"Is this plot targeting me?" Mochizuki Haruka put down her coffee cup and frowned her delicate eyebrows.

"That first love dumped the male lead, and his fiancée also initiated the breakup. Why am I the one who can't have the love he wants and gets rejected?"

“Because there needs to be a change in the plot structure.” Natsumi Imokawa explained to her earnestly, “The first relationship is mutual, and the male protagonist is also more proactive and brave. This relationship is also the longest, and even after the two separated, he still couldn’t forget her.”

"So when faced with a second intruder in his life, he becomes passive and avoids it because the shadow of his first love is still in his heart." "And his relationship with his fiancée is a contrast to his first love. The importance he once placed on her has turned into indifference now. The pursuit of a unique relationship back then has now become something he doesn't care about even if his fiancée says she wants to break up."

"Isn't it interesting how these changes come about with age and experience?" the girl said enthusiastically.

Tomatsu Tomori nodded. "It certainly sounds very interesting."

Mochizuki Haruka picked up where she left off, saying, "But I just feel this character is so tragic, even more tragic than my character."

The three girls looked at Jun Matsueda, and the boy paused, his hand holding the coffee cup momentarily still.

"I have no objection," he said casually. "Isn't it all for the sake of the plot?"

"Mochizuki, you watched Titanic before, didn't the male lead freeze to death at sea? If it hadn't been so tragic, it might not have achieved its current status as a classic film."

“We watched it together.” Mochizuki Haruka corrected the boy’s words, and Tomatsu Yuka glanced at her again.

"So everyone's okay with their roles?" Natsumi Imokawa asked cautiously.

"I still feel like my character is a bit tragic." Mochizuki Haruka felt the coffee was a bit bitter, so she ordered an ice cream instead.

"The role isn't yours, please don't get it wrong." The girl opposite her reminded her with a smile, "If you're really not satisfied, I can switch with you."

“No, that won’t do.” Natsumi Imokawa interrupted their conversation, “I’ve chosen the roles based on your personalities and temperaments.”

"Tomatsu looks very approachable and is easy for the audience to like, making him the most suitable to portray a pure and beautiful first love."

"Mochizuki is quite unique and suitable for playing a girl who pursues love without hesitation, which is also the charm that makes her able to move the male lead."

The square table fell silent for a moment. Jun Matsueda, who was drinking coffee, looked up and sized up the two of them. Tomatsu Tomoka's smile seemed a little absent-minded, while Mochizuki Haruka's furrowed brows relaxed, and she seemed to be in a much better mood.

"So it's decided then?" the boy asked again on behalf of his director. "Is everyone confirmed to participate?"

The girls nodded, and Natsumi Imokawa leaned back in her chair, letting out a sigh of relief.

I'm grateful to Songzhi, otherwise she would have had to find the right person and explain things herself.

For a girl with limited social connections and poor communication skills, this task was far too difficult.

Mochizuki Haruka closed the notebook in her hand. "The script still needs to be revised, right? When will filming begin?"

"We can start filming tomorrow or the day after!" Natsumi Imokawa said excitedly, placing her hands on the table.

"While the cherry blossoms are still in bloom!"

As the four of them left the cafe, Jun Matsueda pushed open the glass door and looked at the girl who had finished paying and was walking towards him.

"By the way, why did Imokawa want to apply to the directing department instead of the cinematography department?"

Natsumi Imokawa smiled at him while holding her wallet.

"Because photography can only capture other people's stories, but I want to create my own!"

Later, the girl realized that the same principle applies to feelings.

But by the time she realized it, it seemed to be a little too late.

(End of this chapter)