The strategy of the other world of the love game

But soon, the warmth coming from Ryoma Ezaki made her gradually feel at ease.

"Chiyin, no matter what others think of you, I will always stand by you."

Ryoma Esaki said sincerely.

"So, if you need any help, please contact me and don't try to bear it alone, okay?"

"Yes, I promise you."

Kurokawa Akane's gentle voice rang in Ezaki Ryoma's ears.

After getting the promise from Kurokawa Akane, Ryoshin Ezaki's anxiety subsided a little.

Finally, Kurokawa Akane also returned to the box with Esaki Ryoma.

Kurokawa Akane apologized to everyone who was worried about her, and everyone comforted Kurokawa Akane.

MEM啾 hugged Kurokawa Akane, sometimes comforting her with a sad face, and sometimes filled with righteous indignation and wanted to seek justice for her from the program crew.

The gradually warming atmosphere finally made Ryoma Ezaki feel relieved.

It is a blessing in disguise that this crisis ended in this way.

he thinks.

But......

the next day.

It's time to record the show.

Akane Kurokawa did not appear on the set.

Chapter 54: Alarming the Snake

"Well, Miss Kurokawa just contacted us and said that she is not feeling well today and wants to take a day off, so just the five of you will record today. We will let her catch up on Kurokawa's scenes over the weekend."

Before starting the recording, the director called everyone together and gave them a brief notice.

He had an indifferent expression on his face, as if he had no idea why Kurokawa Akane had asked for leave.

MEM啾 couldn't help it immediately. She was a YouTuber and there was no need for her to give the director any face. She lost her temper on the spot.

But Ryoma Ezaki who was standing by pushed her down.

It’s not that Ryo Ezaki is really a coward. In fact, he is not from this world at all. Instead, he is the one who least needs to be cowardly.

He just felt that there was no point in making a fuss here.

Now the program crew doesn't take these 18th-tier artists seriously at all. Ryoma Esaki and Akane Kurokawa are only somewhat famous in the niche circle of stage plays. In the variety show industry, their status is not as high as those award-winning comedians.

They are the type who can only smile when being pranked on variety shows. To them, being maliciously edited by such a veteran variety show director is no big deal at all.

Therefore, even if you fall out with the director here, you won't get any explanation.

He must have more effective means to make the director truly admit his mistake.

This Ryo Ezaki is so familiar.

Don't forget, in the previous game he had just used similar means to threaten a boss who was also quite powerful in the entertainment industry.

Compared with that boss, this director is just an appetizer.

The director saw that MEM was angry and the other members also had varying degrees of dissatisfaction on their faces, and he made an impatient "tsk" sound.

"I'm sure you've already watched the second episode. If you usually watch similar variety shows, you can probably guess that this is just a way to attract the audience's attention."

"I'll explain it clearly in the new show next week. This wave of black traffic will be converted into dividends. This is just a very basic operation."

"So, what are you dissatisfied with?"

The director's "I'm doing this for your own good" expression is probably the most annoying expression for young people of their age.

There are countless people who have this mentality but do bad things with good intentions. The director, who doesn't even have good intentions, is even less worthy of forgiveness.

But the top priority now is to ensure the safety of Kurokawa Akane.

Therefore, Ryosuke Ezaki didn't waste any more words with the director.

But MEM啾 couldn't bear it anymore and spoke directly.

"I won't continue filming until Akane comes back."

As soon as MEM opened his mouth, the other members responded as if they had received the signal.

"Me too, I always feel a little uncomfortable with one member missing."

Kumano Nobuyuki was the first to follow the group.

"Since this episode is about reversing the plot of the previous episode, it would be impossible to film without Chi Yin."

Kengo Morimoto also found a plausible excuse for himself.

“Me…Me too!”

Although Ruby Hoshino couldn't find any reason, she still forced herself to follow the group.

Ryoma Ezaki frowned slightly. It was really too hasty for them to express their opinions now.

Revealing your hostility before having the means to confront the director will only alert the enemy.

Now the director will definitely be prepared for them in advance, and it will become more difficult to fight against him.

Sure enough, while Ryoma Esaki was thinking secretly, the director called his assistant.

"Go back and give me a backup of the previous footage, and clear the rest completely."

Except for Ryoma Esaki, the other four members did not notice anything unusual about the director's arrangement.

But Ryoma Esaki understood that this was because the director noticed that the crew had a good relationship with Kurokawa Akane, and began to prevent them from obtaining the original material through the crew in advance, and then publicly released it online to confirm the program crew's malicious editing of Kurokawa Akane's scenes.

In the original work, the male protagonist Hoshino Akuhisa took similar measures. This time the director was prepared in advance, so Ryoma Esaki might not be able to repeat the same trick.

After arranging the assistants, the director turned around and looked at everyone again, looking confident.

"You guys can take a day off today, but if we don't have enough material, we'll have to work overtime on the weekend to make up for it. It's the same for everyone."

"As for Kurokawa, as long as she behaves herself, the online chatter will naturally stop after the next episode airs, and she will be able to gain a large number of fans by then."

"A crisis is also an opportunity. Whether she can seize this opportunity depends on her own ability."

The director said this in a nonchalant tone and turned away.

The other members couldn't do anything about him and could only watch him walk away and curse in their hearts.

"What should we do? Are we really just going to watch Chi Yin get attacked?"

MEM啾 looked unwilling and worried.

"Didn't the director say that these noises will disappear after the next episode? Now all we can do is wait."

Nobuyuki Kumano tried to comfort MEM啾.

"How can it be that easy? I work in this industry, and I have spent a lot of energy running this account. I know too well that if this kind of rhythm appears, the damage to the artist's reputation will be permanent."

"The best outcome is that those netizens who criticized Chiyin will disappear, and then another wave of people will pay attention to Chiyin out of sympathy."

"But Chi Yin is an actor after all, not a variety show star. It is questionable how much these people can convert after the initial enthusiasm."

"Not to mention that some of Chiyin's old fans may have already quit following him because of this trend. I don't know how many former true fans he will lose in this week."

"The biggest characteristic of netizens is that they won't apologize, and won't admit they were wrong. Even if they reverse their stance later, we'd be lucky if even one-tenth of those who quit following us came back."

"In short, this wave of rhythm will do more harm than good to Chi Yin in 90% of cases, unless the next episode is filmed really well and makes up for the rhythm of the previous episode, and at the same time gives Chi Yin a particularly fan-attracting image."

"If it's not filmed well, in the worst case scenario, there will even be another wave of criticism after the next episode airs, with people arguing that Chiyin and the program team have teamed up to hype it up, sparking a new round of criticism."

Having said that, MEM啾's expression has become very solemn.

"And now Chi Yin has asked for leave and won't come to the set. It's unknown when he'll be able to come back to film. Can he really make up for it in the next episode?"

After MEM啾's analysis, everyone present fell silent.

They all understand that the current situation is very grim.

Moreover, the program team has already used Chiyin as a sacrifice in exchange for the popularity of the program, so who will be the next sacrifice?

When she realized this problem, Ruby Hoshino suddenly fell into panic.

If there is a reversal in the next episode, she will most likely be the next person to be sacrificed!

Chapter 55 The whereabouts of Kurokawa Akane

To be honest, Ruby Hoshino never expected to gain fans through this show at the beginning.

But she didn't want to become a sacrifice to the popularity of the show and a living target of netizens.

She doesn't want to be labeled as "the green tea girl who fake cries in a dating reality show" throughout her entire idol career.

Ryoma Ezaki obviously realized this. He saw that Ruby Hoshino's face suddenly turned ugly, and he quietly reached out and held her hand.

Feeling a warm and strong palm wrapping around her hand, Hoshino Ruby's panicked heart suddenly calmed down a lot.

She quietly raised her eyes to look at Ryoma Ezaki, who gave her a reassuring look in return.

He would never let that happen.

"Since everyone has decided to strike today, why don't we go visit Chiyin together now?"

At this time, Kengo Morimoto, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

"What a good idea! Chiyin must be very uneasy right now. Why don't we just tell her about the strike and let her feel that she is not alone. Maybe it will make her feel better?"

Kumano Nobuyuki immediately agreed.

He really couldn't stand the current atmosphere and was eager to do something.

"You can visit her, but telling her about our strike will only make her feel that she's causing trouble for us and the production team, okay?"

It was MEM啾 who understood Kurokawa Akane's character better and pointed out the blind spot in Kumano Nobuyuki's proposal.

"Well... that's true..."

Nobuyuki Kumano scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Anyway, I'll contact Chiyin's family and ask about her current situation."

In the end, it was Ryoshin Esaki who made the final decision.

Everyone agreed. After all, given Kurokawa Akane's current mental state, it might not be a good idea to contact her directly.

It would be better to ask indirectly through family members.

Ryoma Esaki took out his cell phone. He didn't have the contact information of Kurokawa Akane's family, but it must be registered with the troupe.

So he called his agent directly and asked her to help ask, and soon he got the phone number of Kurokawa Akane's mother.

Ryoma Ezaki dialed the number and after a while, the call was connected.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm a friend of Chiyin's from the same theater troupe."

Ryoma Esaki greeted him, but he didn't introduce himself as a member of the show, but said he was from the troupe.

After all, Kurokawa Akane had encountered such a big controversy because of the show. If Esaki Ryoma said that she was a member of the show, her mother might not be happy with her.

"Ah, hello, what can I do for you?"

Mrs. Kurokawa's tone was calmer than Ryoma Esaki had expected.

But this did not make him feel at ease, but made him even more uneasy.

He recalled that in the original work, after Kurokawa Akane encountered a similar thing, he did not tell his family, but kept it in his heart, and finally almost went to extremes.

Could it be that......

"Auntie, is Chiyin at home now?"

"Chiyin? That kid should still be recording a show at this time. He's been coming home pretty late these past few weeks."

really!

Jiang Qiliang's face suddenly darkened.

"Sorry to bother you, could you please call me back when Chiyin comes back? I have something to talk to her about."