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

"You two... sigh!" Mrs. Kudo saw it all, frowned, sighed, and then said, "Never mind, let's go back!"

Katsuhiko's shamelessness exceeded her expectations, but fortunately, these two shameless people still knew who was older and who was younger.

Katsuhiko's attitude towards Sayuri is also a comforting aspect. He's been given a gift, so I won't say anything more about them...

"Um..." Qin Ye blushed, pursed her lips, and whispered, "Mom..."

Mrs. Kudo seemed to jolt, and said with an awkward laugh, "Is there something you need, my daughter?"

"When Katsuhiko's parents come, could you put in a good word for me?" Kotoha asked, scratching her toes with her head down. "Well, you could also take a position as vice president at the factory and receive a share of the profits. You'd get at least 15 million yen a year, and if that's not enough, I can make up the difference with my salary..."

Mrs. Kudo's face stiffened. Just then, the bus arrived, and she nimbly jumped on, saying, "Mom will go to the secondhand store to check on your little sister Sayuri first. We'll discuss the salary issue privately as a family later..."

Although Sayuri is two years younger than Kotoha, Sayuri is still a legal wife, and the hierarchy cannot be disrupted... This is the only thing Mrs. Kudo still insists on... Kotoha has given so much.

As the bus drove away, Mrs. Kudo was still waving from inside the bus...

"Katsuhiko-kun is so smart and shameless, I like him so much..." Kotoha waved to the empty road with a smile on her face.

"You're the most shameless one."

Eiyo turned and left. As she had planned, after Mr. Kudo signed the contract, Kotoha had already won over Mrs. Kudo and no longer needed to worry about being made difficult by her.

My situation is very serious. When was it exposed? Will she tell Xiaobaihe? Will she then turn around and make things difficult for me?

She glanced at me several times along the way, her eyes filled with a chilling coldness...

Yingdai originally wanted Qinye, who was already her "daughter," to inquire about the matter for her, but unfortunately Qinye only cared about herself.

"Sister Yingdai, don't be angry," Qinye said, running past Yingdai in high spirits. "You can be shameless too..."

"Stop! I'm going to beat you to death..." Yingdai stomped her foot in anger and was about to chase after him when her pager went off in her pocket.

She was taken aback; it was a callback code from the Shinjuku Police Station, and it was an urgent call.

Chapter 65. Hiroji Sato is dead; the murderer is Kenta's father.

Qinye, who had just run out, also took out her beeping pager, paused for a moment, and said, "Sister Yingdai, is this the police station?"

Yingdai nodded.

"Don't call back yet, let's ask Katsuhiko-kun!" Kotoha whispered.

“Definitely, let’s go, let’s go…” Yingdai nodded, grabbed the fiddle leaves, and ran towards the production workshop together.

At first, the two instinctively thought they were debt collectors. But now, in addition to being confused, they also had a bad feeling. Could they be sued?

After all, the father who ran away was burdened with a huge debt...

When the two arrived at the production workshop, Sheng Yan's functional beverage production line had shut down after producing 500 bottles of beverage.

The bottle is a clear, white sheet, and there is no protective film or packaging on the bottle.

Mr. Kudo is leading two employees in packing beverages.

Not finding Katsuhiko, the two went to Mr. Kudo and asked, "Mr. Kudo, where did Katsuhiko go?"

"He took his lover upstairs to deliver drinks to the actors."

While the drinks were being made, Mr. Kudo overheard Yumi Kanzaki and Katsuhiko talking about the adult video studio upstairs. He had mixed feelings at the time, wanting to go upstairs and take a look, but he was too embarrassed to say so and had to pretend he hadn't heard anything.

Now that Mrs. Kudo is gone, Mr. Kudo is behaving very casually, even directing the workers next to him to move boxes...

Yingdai and Qinye were almost caught off guard and didn't say anything more. After saying goodbye, they hurriedly ran to the fourth floor where the filming was taking place.

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Fourth floor, temporary photography area.

It's 10 a.m., and Tanaka Yutaka is still giving his underlings a crash course in filming techniques.

When learning, models are naturally needed to practice and test the shooting effect.

Apart from three professional actresses with filming experience, everyone present was a complete newcomer with no experience whatsoever.

In particular, the dozen or so male actors were selected by Tanaka Yutaka as his underlings in order to save on salary costs.

They were all young men who had never been in a relationship, and they were probably full of longing and anticipation. Their intentions were quite obvious.

Money doesn't matter, I just want the experience...

Perhaps because it was so obvious, their behavior, while shy, was tinged with sleazy.

They all lowered their heads to protect their groins, their dark, childlike faces flushed red, and their eyes kept wandering around restlessly.

Compared to these dozen or so disgraceful male actors, the female debtors who had previously worked as prostitutes were much more poised and confident. They even gathered together, pointing and laughing amongst themselves. Although they lacked filming experience, they had considerable practical experience.

Tanaka Yutaka was somewhat worried that his lewd underlings might anger the two popular leading actresses.

After all, this is work, and the posture, where to look, and where to put your hands are all agreed upon in advance.

Even when it's time to stop, you have to stop, otherwise it becomes thuggery.

He originally planned to let the male actor go on a date with the female actor first, so that he would have more experience and wouldn't be so embarrassed.

Unfortunately, the actresses made it clear that they made films to earn money, pay off debts, survive, and support their families... Dating was not out of the question, but they would have to pay, charged by the minute.

In the end, nothing came of it, and the underlings were all broke...

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Katsuhiko, accompanied by Kanzaki Yumi, each carried two cases of energy drinks to the fourth floor, which were specially packaged.

Sheng Yan wants to insert advertisements for Blue Bull energy drink into the film.

At this moment, all the doors and windows of the temporary photography studio were drawn with thick curtains.

After all, it's a rather daring and sensitive filming location, so we have to consider appearances and not let outsiders see what's going on inside, to avoid any embarrassment.

Katsuhiko placed the beverage case on the ground by the door, tilted his head to look at Kanzaki Yumi, whose eyes were wandering, and asked, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"It doesn't matter!" Kanzaki Yumi, still holding the box in both hands, blushed on one side and tilted her head to continue, "But I haven't seen anyone else's yet, and I'd rather see yours first."

She's like a pure-hearted rogue...

"Your excuse is truly refreshing and unconventional."

As Sheng Yan spoke, he glanced at her from head to toe again, and indeed she had a tall and slender figure.

Her black trench coat was buttoned up, and the belt at the high waist made her waist look exceptionally slender. Below that, all that could be seen were her smooth insteps, black high heels, and a small section of her fair and smooth calves.

As she was looking at him, Kanzaki Yumi raised one leg, her smooth calf peeking out from under her clothes.

Because she was still carrying two cases of drinks, she probably couldn't stand steadily, so she tucked them into her clothes.

With a smile in her eyes, Kanzaki Yumi whispered, "Want to lift up my clothes and take a look inside? I'm wearing a super short bodycon skirt."

"Really?" Sheng Yan raised an eyebrow, took the two cases of drinks from her arms, and said, "Take two steps back."

With a puzzled look, Kanzaki Yumi took a step back, about to ask what he meant, when Katsuhiko's face suddenly darkened. He put down the beverage box, then pointed to the president's office at the end of the corridor and said loudly, "I told you to take two steps back, but you only took one. Go to that office right now and reflect on your mistakes. I'll come over and check on you later!"

"Huh? Your excuse is quite unique,"

Kanzaki Yumi was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She pursed her lips, glanced at Katsuhiko, took two steps towards the office, then suddenly turned back, slapped Katsuhiko's butt, and ran away quickly, saying, "You scared me..."

The sound of high heels clicking on the concrete floor was crisp and pleasant. I wonder where she learned this nasty habit from—liking to pat people's butts?

Katsuhiko knocked on the door of the makeshift photography studio.

There was no scene of filming as he had imagined, but the interior layout was pretty much as he had expected.

There was a huge spring mattress covered with a clean white sheet.

The scene is very simple. Of course, this refers to the scene as seen on camera.

The scenes outside the camera's view appear very crowded.

Around the mattress were numerous cameras, lights, and reflectors. Several stands were also propped up on the mattress, mainly for shooting overhead shots, close-ups, and the like, requiring close-ups of the face or specific body parts...

At this moment, the actors, wrapped in bed sheets with only their heads showing, sat together discussing poses, expressions, plot details, and so on...

I saw seriousness in their eyes.

When Katsuhiko first came in, apart from the three professional actresses, the other actors were a little embarrassed, but they tried their best to appear composed.

Katsuhiko gave the actors a brief word of encouragement, then placed energy drinks and other treats on a small table in the corner, indicating that anyone who was thirsty could take them.

These are all energy drinks with a "focus effect," so their effects aren't very strong. The general idea is that if a student who usually gets distracted in class drinks one of these energy drinks, they'll be able to concentrate better.

At this moment, Tanaka Yutaka, looking worried, expressed his concerns to Katsuhiko.

"President Takenaka, Mai Asakura and Hitomi Yuuki are about to arrive, but our male actors are performing worse than the women—they're so sleazy..."

Tanaka Yutaka glanced disdainfully at the male actors, then looked at Katsuhiko and whispered tentatively, "President Takenaka, I think you're the most photogenic and have the best physique in the entire factory. How about you consider it?"

Sheng Yancai doesn't want to do such strenuous and physically demanding work. Just the sight of all that professional photography equipment set up around the mattress kills most of his interest.

Besides, this is work, not a leisure activity; I have to follow orders...

Katsuhiko then asked Tanaka Yutaka to find two professional male actors to work part-time.

Male actors usually wear wigs; only a handful dare to show their faces on screen. They move from company to company, treated like livestock, and their pay is meager…

Because Tanaka Yutaka was reluctant to give up his salary and wanted to make the company's first success, he wanted to hold on a little longer, so he lied and said, "If you're embarrassed, there's no need to worry. I just contacted Asakura Mai and Yuuki Hitomi, and they expressed their willingness to cooperate with you. They even suggested that we could film a story about a threesome..."

Katsuhiko resolutely refused to act. Of course, he couldn't reveal his real reason for not acting, since many actors were eavesdropping, which would dampen their enthusiasm, especially since rejecting a lady's friendly offer would make them very embarrassed if it got back to them.

“Although I really want to work with them, after all, they are such lovely girls, I have just too much work,” Katsuhiko said, glancing at his watch, picking up a bottle of energy drink and walking towards the door. “That’s it! I need to find a singer for the ending theme song next.”

Katsuhiko declined the acting assignment and went straight to the president's office where Kanzaki Yumi was "reflecting on her mistakes."

He also unscrewed the cap of the energy drink and poured in the whole bottle of "Focus Potion," deciding to see if Kanzaki Yumi had the potential to become a professional singer.

Katsuhiko knocked three times on the heavy mahogany door of the office and said, "Open the door, let's check."

Kanzaki Yumi opened the door a crack, hiding behind it, tilting her head to reveal a smiling eye, and asked, "What are you checking?"

"Check if your throat is working properly."

Is it going to be this exciting right from the start...?

Kanzaki Yumi swallowed hard, opened the door, and quickly closed it again after Katsuhiko walked in. Then, leaning against the door, she looked down at her trench coat and said, "Are you still going to look inside? I've been preparing for this for a long time, and I haven't let anyone else see it yet!"

Although she appeared calm, her hands were already pressed against the door, and her fingers seemed to be gripping the door panel quite tightly.

Katsuhiko leaned closer, gently touching her fair chin with his index finger, and asked, "May I see the bodycon skirt you're wearing?"