My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

But it's really tiring to suppress the corners of my mouth.

"Shiraishi-kun, what brings you here?" Kuramochi Sakura asked, looking at Shiraishi Sawashu in front of her.

"Didn't you not give me the signal to start over?" Shiraishi Sawa asked, looking surprised. "I saw you laughing just now, so I thought this part was successful. Turns out it failed again?"

Huh? Am I smiling that obviously?

"Ahem, it should be okay. I'm still a little anxious. We'll go to the corridor later to film the running motion when turning, like that..." Kuramochi Sakura couldn't think of a word to describe it.

“I know, it’s that state where you’re about to fall down,” Shiraishi Sawah replied.

"Yes! Shiraishi-kun, you're practically a director too!"

After finishing her conversation with Yuko Takanashi, Mizue Ueyama greeted Hideaki Shiraishi before going back to her own business.

"Shiraishi-kun, here you go, you must be tired from running." At this moment, Takanashi Yuko handed the water cup she had been holding to Shiraishi Sawah.

Because Shiraishi Sawahide prefers to drink boiled water, she specially brought this water cup down from upstairs.

Shiraishi Sawa didn't stand on ceremony. After running around for so long, even in autumn, he still felt hot. He opened the lid, tilted his head back, and drank.

Takanashi Yuuko looked happily at the boy's sweat-soaked clothes and his bobbing Adam's apple; it was hard not to be moved.

"Yuko, could you please go around the corner and remind anyone who's coming by bicycle that we're here?" Kuramochi Sakura said to Takanashi Yuko after Shiraishi Sawah carried the camera to the designated spot.

After all, the area hasn't been cleared out, and it's located at a corner, making it easy for accidents to happen.

"I understand." Takanashi Yuuko and Shiraishi Sawa Hide walked together to the other side of the corner.

Shiraishi Sawah assumed a starting position, awaiting Kuramochi Sakura's 'start' command.

Seeing that no one was around, Takanashi Yuuko leaned down and kissed Shiraishi Sawa, then pretended that nothing had happened and stepped aside, looking at the intersection behind her.

There was nothing Shiraishi Zexiu could do about her.

"Begin!" Kuramochi Sakura's voice cut around the corner and reached Shiraishi Sawa's ears.

Shiraishi Sawa began to accelerate with all his might, grabbing the corner of the wall and starting to turn.

He later learned that if there are fallen leaves on the ground, it is advisable to clean them up before running.

Shiraishi Sawa Hide slipped half a meter on the ground and collapsed. The two girls looked panicked and wanted to go forward to check on him.

"Keep filming!" Shiraishi Sawa shouted, causing the two to stop halfway.

"Since I've already fallen, I might as well film a scene of me struggling to get up."

As Shiraishi Sawa Hide spoke, he began to move his fingers. As for the content of his speech, in the music video, the audio doesn't need to be played every moment; footsteps will suffice.

In the footage, a few leaves landed on the boy. He struggled to his feet and continued running wildly until he disappeared from the frame.

Kuramochi Sakura didn't look at the finished product; instead, she ran to Shiraishi Sawa Hide's side.

"How are you, Shiraishi-kun? Are you hurt?"

"It's all an act. How could I possibly be injured? My pants aren't even torn. Go check how this scene I carefully designed went." Shiraishi Zexiu patted his leg forcefully to show that he was fine.

Yuko Takanashi, who had also arrived, breathed a sigh of relief and began to help him clean the dust off his body.

"Wait a minute!" Kuramochi Sakura said, noticing them out of the corner of her eye.

"You guys are creating such a great scene! When we're chasing the car later, Shiraishi-kun has to be covered in dirt, and it would be best if he had a leaf stuck in his hair, and then Yuko, who got out of the car, would help him fix it up!"

“Kuramochi-san,” Shiraishizawa Hide tucked a leaf into his hair, then shook it twice to let it fall out, “you want a leaf stuck in my hair after I’ve run hundreds of meters? Is it glued there?”

“This…” Kuramochi Sakura touched her head awkwardly, “Then let’s forget about the leaves.”

"Is this shot good?"

"Of course it passed! How could it not pass if you faked the fall!" Kuramochi Sakura readily admitted that it was a 'fake fall'.

"What's the next shot? A car chase?" Shiraishi Zexiu rubbed his aching legs, looking a little tired, but he didn't show it and asked as usual.

"No need, tomorrow will do." The sky was already tinged with a deep blue, a prelude to nightfall. "I'll have my bodyguard drive over in a car with a larger rear window tomorrow."

The car that brought Kuramochi Sakura here today had small rear windows, and the angle of the windows made it difficult to see clearly.

"Then we still have some scenes to shoot at school. I'll have Yuko ask her classmates to help us out. We'll be almost done then. Shiraishi-kun, you can come to the recording studio with us the weekend after next."

“No,” Shiraishi Sawa said, a little confused, “I can understand the rest, but why do I need to go to the recording studio? Didn’t you say you didn’t need me to sing?”

"Of course there needs to be narration!" Kuramochi Sakura looked at him like he was an idiot. "Isn't the biggest difference between a music video and a song that the music video includes the inner thoughts of the male and female leads?"

"Can't I just record it on my phone?" Shiraishi Sawa asked tentatively, since he didn't have any free time to enjoy a day of fun during the third weekend.

"But everyone was there that day, including the bad woman and my classmate Suwo. We were even planning to grab something to eat together afterward. Aren't you going? The recording quality on your phone isn't as good as there."

"Huh? You guys made plans to record a song together?" Shiraishi Zexiu really didn't know about this.

"Yes, I booked the recording studio for a whole day. Both places should be enough."

"As your band's manager, it seems I have no choice but to go," Shiraishi Sawah sighed, indicating his agreement. After all, this was essentially a team-building event for both clubs, and everyone except himself would be there.

Moreover, Shiraishi Sawa was certain that if he didn't go, either Chiyo or Soga Kirei would use various means, such as favors, threats, or pleas, to force him to go.

Thinking about it this way, I feel like I'm being manipulated terribly; I'm such a miserable person.

"I can't eat with you all today. We have guests at home and there's a dinner party, so I have to go back first," Kuramochi Sakura said apologetically, sounding a little embarrassed.

"Director, you must be very busy, I understand. Where is your car? Let me help you carry the camera back."

"Thank you very much, but I can have my bodyguards come and move it. They're waiting downstairs at the apartment building."

"It's nothing, I was just doing it on the spur of the moment."

--

"I'm exhausted." After seeing Kuramochi Sakura off, Shiraishi Sawah twisted his body, his bones cracking and popping all over.

"I'll give you a massage later, Shiraishi." Before Shiraishi Sawa could speak, Takanashi Yuuko immediately chimed in, "Just a normal one, the same as before."

“Heh,” Shiraishi Zexiu snorted coldly, not agreeing immediately, “Let’s make this clear first, how far back in time is this ‘before’?”

“That must be before the earliest time.” Takanashi Yuko’s face clearly showed a hint of annoyance at being caught out of her little trick.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

--

The next day, October 3rd, was cloudy turning sunny. It was another precious weekend, and Kuramochi Sakura arrived as promised in the morning. It was 7:30 in the morning.

Kuramochi Sakura was still riding in the same car as yesterday, but she brought a more spacious car with a larger rear window.

To achieve a realistic effect, there were several suitcases in the trunk of the car, and they actually contained something—cameras.

There are several more cameras on the equipment today than yesterday.

but....

"Shiraishi-kun, who are they...?" Kuramochi Sakura asked Shiraishi Sawa, looking at the several curious-looking aunties scattered upstairs.

"Oh, they're all residents of this apartment building, my neighbors." Shiraishi Zexiu waved from downstairs, drawing applause from everyone.

Shiraishi Sawa's slightly helpless voice came through: "As you know, there are very few entertainment options around our apartment. After they found out we were filming a movie, they were all very curious and came to ask us if we were still filming tomorrow, wanting to see how movies are made."

Yuko Takanashi and I both emphasized to them that it was just students taking pictures for fun, and they didn't seem to mind. In conclusion: Housewives have too much free time.

Shiraishi Sawa's last sentence was spoken very softly, and even Takanashi Yuko, who was standing next to him, could barely hear it.

Seeing the questioning look in Kuramochi Sakura's eyes, she nodded to confirm.

Yuko Takanashi wore the same makeup as yesterday, but without lipstick.

"Aren't housewives the happiest people?" Kuramochi Sakura complained. "They don't have to fly around like secretaries, serving food, water, and delivering documents. Sigh, no time to complain, we have to start filming now. I hope it's still cloudy today."

Kuramochi Sakura shook her head, roused herself, and urged the two to their seats.

Time was tight because the script required Hideki Shiraishi to arrive at school in the morning, only to find that Yuko Takanashi was not there. He then asked his classmates and learned that she had moved away from Tokyo, and immediately ran out.

The advantage of cloudy days is that with just a filter, the whole day feels like morning.

Today was cloudy turning sunny, which is why Kuramochi Sakura arrived much earlier than yesterday.

After all, Shiraishi Sawa's time next week has already been taken by the neighboring club, so he can't reshoot it himself.

Therefore, the scenes involving packing luggage and other time-sensitive shots will all be filmed in the afternoon. The most important thing now is the chase scene at the end of the music video.

Hideto Shiraishizawa sat in the passenger seat of a private car, holding a DSLR camera in both hands, hovering it outside the window, aiming it at the car that Takanashi was riding in.

"How is it? Is this shot and angle acceptable, Director?" Shiraishi Zexiu asked loudly after focusing the screen.

Kuramochi Sakura was in the back seat, looking out the window at the screen of her DSLR camera through the gap in the seat.

"Sure! Shiraishi-kun, can you stay still?"

Kuramochi Sakura was reluctant to let Shiraishi Sawa Hide interfere with her filming project because she found it easy to shake when holding a DSLR camera like that.

After all, this would compromise his identity as a renowned director and cinematographer.

"No problem."

A boy's arms must be strong! Besides, Shiraishi Sawa has been single for almost seventeen years.

"Drive." Kuramochi Sakura's tone immediately became calm, which made Shiraishi Sawa feel a little unfamiliar. However, Shiraishi Sawa could sense that the driver nodded with a sense of relief.

He pressed the earpiece and said, "We can begin."

Both cars started simultaneously, accelerated for a few seconds, and then maintained the same slow, constant speed.

Shiraishi Sawa and Kuramochi Sakura kept their eyes on the screen to prevent focusing errors.

In the back seat of the car in front, Yuuko Takanashi silently counted down. After reaching a certain number, she casually tilted her head, then pretended to see Hideaki Shiraishi chasing after her...

It wasn't done in one take, since it was a performance without props. After several repetitions, the final result satisfied Kuramochi Sakura.

Then came the relatively simple task of filming the chase scene with Shiraishi Sawa. All you had to do was open the rear window and hold the camera.

.....

"Alright, it's time for your final confession." Kuramochi Sakura flipped through the script in her hand, then took out her phone and started looking at her notes.

"These are some methods I found for filming kissing scenes. There's the optical illusion method, which requires you to have your backs to the camera and just make kissing motions through the air, plus actions like hugging, turning your head, and touching your hair, and it will look like a real kiss."

Alternatively, you can use the finger-kissing method: Shiraishi gently cups Yuko's face with one hand, while covering Yuko's mouth with the thumb of the other hand cupping her face, and then kisses his own fingers.

"And this too," Kuramochi Sakura said, pulling out a small packet that looked like cling film. "This is a lip mask. It's completely transparent when you put it on, so you can't see it. But you might feel that it's not good. Which one do you choose?"

“Let’s start with the first one,” Yuko Takanashi said with a smile. “The second one is still easy for our lips to touch, and the third one is even worse.”