Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

In Tanaka Yutaka's office, Katsuhiko mainly discussed the development of the "Aurora Five Girls" after they came to Xia Ying Society, as well as the filming of "Paradise Lost" which Tanaka Yutaka is currently preparing.

As for Kanzaki Yumi smashing his cup and making him lose face, Tanaka Yutaka didn't care at all. After all, the whole company knew that Kanzaki Yumi was Katsuhiko's wife and had once been a powerful figure in the yakuza, for whom Tanaka Yutaka had served.

The reason she called Katsuhiko to complain was that she hoped Kanzaki Yumi would obediently cooperate and give up some songs.

Katsuhiko only said that there are plenty of original songs, so there's no rush. He'll let the "Aurora Five Girls" follow Yumi Kanzaki and ride on her popularity and fame, and then sing Yumi Kanzaki's already released songs and hold a concert.

After all, Kanzaki Yumi's songs haven't been licensed to anyone to sing, and there's a lot of demand from fans. However, Kanzaki Yumi not only has no interest in holding concerts, but also no time to do so, which allows girl groups to hold concerts and make money.

After discussing the above issues, we moved on to the filming of "Paradise Lost".

The film "Paradise Lost" was made four years later in 1997 by Yoshimitsu Morita. The actress chosen for the lead role was Hitomi Kuroki, who had not had any acting opportunities for eleven years.

After the film's release, Junichi Watanabe's incestuous relationship and double suicide made "Paradise Lost" a nationwide phenomenon, and also made Hitomi Kuroki, who played Rinko, sweep the Best Actress awards at the 21st Japan Academy Film Prize, the 22nd Hochi Film Awards, and the 10th Nikkan Sports Film Awards... becoming a top-tier superstar.

Now, filming is being done four years in advance, and the chosen actress is Hitomi Kuroki, who had no acting opportunities after "eleven years minus four years".

The reason for this is not a coincidence, but because Hitomi Kuroki got married in 91.

This woman's status as a married woman caught Tanaka Yutaka's eye. He believed that someone who had never been a wife couldn't portray the realism of a married woman's infidelity... Moreover, among the married actresses currently active in the entertainment industry, only Kuroki Hitomi was suitable; regardless of age or appearance, her acting skills were also extremely strong.

It seems as if the roles were tailor-made for her, as her acting style is known for its Japanese aesthetics of incest, death, and middle-aged lust.

Perhaps it was because of her daring acting style and instant fame that many others followed suit, to the point that some female celebrities, after taking their clothes off, not only failed to gain fame but also got dumped by their boyfriends who couldn't handle the pressure...

Tanaka Yutaka said, "Ms. Kuroki Hitomi would like to meet with you a week before filming to discuss the script. What do you think?"

Sheng Yan thought it was fine. After all, they would be acting together, and he hadn't filmed many movies before, so they would definitely need to get to know each other and work things out.

7月1号开拍，现在是6月24号，距离7月1号还有……6天？

"Tomorrow, please! I need to have a good talk with Yumi tonight..."

Katsuhiko returned to Kanzaki Yumi's rest room, where Eiyo and Kotoha were sitting in Kanzaki Yumi's chair, drinking coffee and eating apples.

Katsuhiko asked, "Where's Yumi?"

Kotoha, biting into an apple, glanced sideways at the floor and said, "Yumi said she's very well prepared today. If she were at the company, it would probably make her husband lose face. So, she's going home to wait for him. She also said she'll make you so satisfied you'll faint in bed."

Eiyo said, "She has 100 million yen in secret savings in her bank account."

Katsuhiko walked over to the two of them, pinched their cheeks, and asked, "Do either of you have any hidden money?"

[Kotoha's assets: 8 million yen] [Eng's assets: 30,000 yen].

Yingdai shook her enormous chest and said, "I'm sure I don't."

Thirty thousand yen was pocket money, which she didn't have. As for the tens of millions of yen she had extorted from Shiraki Masako, she handed it over to Katsuhiko in less than ten minutes.

"I... I have a little bit, but not much... I'm saving it to buy my husband a birthday present..."

Kotoha's eight million yen was saved from the three hundred million yen that Shiraki Masayuki had previously provided.

Katsuhiko spread his hands in front of Kotoha and said, "Hand over the money first, and I'll ask you for it again on my birthday."

Katsuhiko managed to squeeze five million yen out of Kotoha. Even without the "know-how-you-can-feel" cheat code, Kotoha's sly smile told him she was hiding some money—three million yen, which he'd make her cough up that night…

But right now, we definitely need to let Kanzaki Yumi know who should be satisfied with fainting in bed... and not give her the [recovery potion].

Today, June 24th, is Thursday. It was originally Kotoha's day, but because Mikoto is pregnant and said she would abstain for a day, it was moved forward and replaced by Kanzaki Yumi.

Mikoto's silver-gray Mazda was driven away by Kanzaki Yumi.

Katsuhiko rode Kanzaki Yumi's beat-up motorcycle back to Shinjuku Ward. He parked the motorcycle at Mikoto's convenience store, where her silver-gray Mazda was also parked.

Chapter 131 Ms. Kuroki Hitomi

Yumi Kanzaki wasn't in the store.

Sayuri subtly inquired with Mikoto: "Why is Kanzaki Yumi acting so strangely today? And Oriko, who's following behind her, is acting pretty odd too! Is something about to happen?"

When the two asked her questions, Mikoto's cheeks flushed and her eyes glistened with tears, while Sayuri looked shy and hesitant to speak.

Katsuhiko didn't offer any explanation, and instead spent some time alone with Mikoto and Sayuri in the small room behind the convenience store.

……

There was already a small bed in the small room.

Katsuhiko left the convenience store at 3 p.m.

Katsuhiko rode his bicycle past the gate of Yuma Kanzaki's house. The wooden sign next to the doorbell read "No One Here," indicating that she was still studying manga at the library...

Katsuhiko then parked his bicycle in front of Kanzaki Yumi's house, where a wooden sign next to the doorbell indicated that someone was home.

At this moment, Kanzaki Yumi was "forcing" her teacher, Oriko, to change her clothes.

The style and design of the clothes were those pink, red, and black ones, with a mesh pattern and very small details. Kanzaki Yumi had specifically asked Mikoto for them when she parked her car at the Mikoto convenience store earlier…

Oriko felt grateful to Kanzaki Yumi for pulling her back from the brink of depravity.

Oriko wore a set of underwear, and her fair skin was covered with a blush. She stood in front of the mirror with her left forearm across her chest.

"Yumi-chan, maybe you shouldn't wear this kind of underwear..."

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

"Quick, quick, bury your head under the covers, don't show your face," Kanzaki Yumi pulled Oriko onto the bed, made her lie flat, then grabbed the blanket and covered only her head before running quickly out of the bedroom. "Never show your face... I'm going to the bathroom!"

After Kanzaki Yumi covered Oriko's head and ran out of the bedroom, Oriko threw off the blanket.

After Katsuhiko entered, he originally planned to find Kanzaki Yumi first, ask her how much money she had saved up, and then have her hand it over, since having too much money in secret would easily lead to reckless spending.

However, as soon as I entered the room, I sensed an unusual atmosphere.

The bedroom door was open, and as soon as you entered, you saw Oriko sitting on the bed. She was clutching the blanket with both hands, her cheeks flushed, and she was gazing at Katsuhiko with affection.

"Um... President Takenaka, this is... Yumi-chan asked me to wear this..."

In the adult world, people probably have a clear will about what they want to do and what they don't want to do. Oriko didn't hide.

Katsuhiko immediately widened his eyes, gave a thumbs up, and exclaimed, "Absolutely beautiful!"

……

The atmosphere has reached this point, we can't let people down!

Oriko was probably too shy, and could only keep calling out "Takenaka-kun".

Depending on the emotion, it's all about the ups and downs, whether it's high notes, low notes, or vibrato, it's all just right, giving it a singing feel.

Yumi Kanzaki is quite open-minded and completely unrestrained.

After midnight, it will be Yuma Kanzaki's day.

Katsuhiko was already reminiscing about the sequel to One-Punch Man. After settling Oriko and Kanzaki Yumi in, he stopped by Kotoha's house for a while. After getting two exchange coins, the time he had locked onto her was used up. Katsuhiko was worried about her drowsy and sticky state, so he called Eiyo over to keep her company. Seeing Eiyo's somewhat jealous look, he played with her for a while. When he saw that it was already 2 a.m., he didn't leave and just held Eiyo until dawn.

Eiyo made breakfast. While eating breakfast, Eiyo deliberately changed to a lower stool, put her chest on the table, rested her chin on it, held onto the table with both hands, and looked at Katsuhiko's face with a smile in her eyes.

Qinye was very curious, so she asked her what was going on.

Eiyo glanced smugly at Kotoha's chest, indicating that Katsuhiko had said last night that he loved her huge breasts the most, saying they were so comfortable to use as a headrest so he could bury his entire face in them...

Qin Ye was indignant and put down her chopsticks to go to work.

Katsuhiko had just finished breakfast when he received a call from Tanaka Yutaka, who said that he had given his phone number to Kuroki Hitomi and that she would probably contact him today.

Then, right after Katsuhiko hung up the phone, he received an invitation from Hitomi Kuroki to meet at Tokyo Tower at noon.

Katsuhiko quickly found the script for the movie "Paradise Lost," drank another bottle of "Focus Potion," and memorized the script.

Thinking back on it, I realized that I should respect the issues of filmmaking and acting skills, so I decided to go to the library to see if they had a copy of "An Actor Prepares".

It's not always about what's on your special day each week; it's not all about what happens in bed. Yuma Kamisaki, having spent the day learning manga skills at the library and then rushing to finish her drawings and designing characters for One-Punch Man, forgot about her special day and ended up sleeping in.

Katsuhiko routinely went to Yuma Shinsaki's house for a walk. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he didn't disturb her. He took her library card, left a note, and then went to Mikoto's house to pick up Chinatsu and took her to kindergarten.

Ms. Haruko was as enthusiastic as ever. Perhaps because she was only in her early twenties and admired literary writers, she invited Katsuhiko to her office and gave him chocolates, which Katsuhiko devoured in one bite.

Haruko seemed quite pleased with Katsuhiko's unreserved manner, always appearing hesitant to speak. However, Katsuhiko was preoccupied with "An Actor Prepares" and the issue of refining his acting with Hitomi Kuroki, so he didn't stay long.

At the library entrance, Katsuhiko ran into Yuma Kanzaki, who was wearing a mask and sunglasses. She felt that her manga skills still needed improvement and that she needed to continue learning, so Katsuhiko went into the library with her.

Books on comic book techniques and actor training fall into the same category, while storyboarding and cinematic techniques in the general studies department are both related to film and television, and are in the same reading room.

Yuma Kanzaki also brought paintbrushes and a drawing board; she is designing the characters from One-Punch Man.

Katsuhiko hadn't seen that anime and didn't know the characters' on-screen appearances in One-Punch Man, so he didn't offer her any advice.

However, Yuma Kanzaki has a very rigid personality and lacks creativity. She designs her characters strictly according to the plot. For example, Genos in the story says that he can draw Saitama's simple face in three seconds.

Following the rule of drawing it in three seconds, Yuma Kanzaki drew it. Of course, because of this simple comparison, she had to put more effort into the other characters. The male characters were relatively easy, and for the female characters, designing Tatsumaki's image was a piece of cake—just a mature little girl. But for Tatsumaki's sister, Fubuki from Hell, Kanzaki faced a challenge because the younger sister's design was more mature and sexy than the older sister's.

She subconsciously thought of herself as the older sister and Kanzaki Yumi as the younger sister... For the sake of her manga career, she would just have to put up with it for now!

"Honey, I heard from Sayuri and Mikoto that you have a girlfriend you're hiding who's married to someone else. Who is she?"

"I'm also quite curious about who it could be. Let's wait and see! We'll find out soon enough."

Katsuhiko recalled the female friends he had met. Haruko, though young, was a newlywed. Kanzaki Yumi's manager, Ms. Oriko, was also married, but she could be ruled out, since apart from Kanzaki Yuma and Shiraki Masako, all the other wives knew that Ms. Oriko was Kanzaki Yumi's contracted assistant.

The last one is Ms. Hitomi Kuroki. I've seen her photos before, and she has a refined and mature air about her.

In the morning, the voice she used on the phone matched her appearance perfectly, exuding an intellectual and tranquil gentleness, which was indeed very similar to that of Rinko, the adulterous wife in "Paradise Lost".

Thinking of Rinko from the novel inevitably brings to mind the love scenes between the male and female protagonists, filled with both eroticism and poignant beauty… Junichi Watanabe truly is a master of romance; his descriptions are so realistic, and the ending with tragedy and death is so distinctly Japanese—no wonder it resonates with so many Japanese readers. Cherry blossoms shatter, and sadness flows freely…

Of course, the Japanese practice of drinking poison together in bed to commit suicide is quite different in concept from the Chinese practice of "leaving a clean reputation in the world" and vowing to delete browsing history before death.

Katsuhiko couldn't guarantee that he could successfully portray the male lead, because not only were his beliefs different from those of the lovers in the novel, but the themes of the novel also failed to resonate with him.

The only positive takeaway is that after plagiarizing Junichi Watanabe's work four years later, he still received praise from Watanabe this year, who said that he had surpassed his teacher.

Perhaps it's just the humility unique to intellectuals! Who knows, maybe one day four years from now, I'll curse in my heart: Damn it, how come our ideas are so similar?

At exactly twelve o'clock, although it stopped raining, there were still layers of gray clouds in the sky.

After getting off the subway, Katsuhiko walked through the tree-lined Shiba Park and saw a red and white iron tower surrounded by a cluster of crowded low-rise buildings.

Standing beneath the tower was a woman holding a folding umbrella. Her plain white dress exuded an elegant and gentle aura. Her long, straight black hair that reached her shoulders, her fair complexion, and her tranquil gaze into the distance revealed a scholarly air about her.

As Katsuhiko approached, she turned to look at him, a hint of innocent smile in her eyes, her brows possessing a captivating charm. Just as Rinko sensed, beneath her calm exterior lay a rebellion against her oppressive marriage and a steadfast belief in love.

Katsuhiko paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you imitating Rinko?"

"I was thinking about the plot," Kuroki Hitomi said with a slight smile, her eyes lowered. "I guess I'm getting a little too into character..."