Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Chapter 54: The Righteous Clouds and Snow Under the Clouds Yang Nai

When Chizuru heard that Akane Shinjo received a million in rewards for just one birthday, she would be lying if she said she wasn't envious. But she wasn't jealous, after all, it was earned through her own strength.

But when she thought of herself, Qianzuru couldn't help feeling a little depressed. Could she be as relaxed as them and do a live broadcast? She knew that she wasn't a lively person and was even a little rigid, which was an obstacle to becoming a VTB.

Moreover, she knows nothing about singing, games and other fields.

Akane Shinjo glanced at her and didn't say anything. Instead, she smiled faintly and led Chizuru to a meeting room where about twenty girls were "taking class".

"What is this?" Qianhe asked with some confusion.

"Ah, this is a vocal class. It teaches them how to sing. In fact, many of the people who just came in can't sing like Sister Qianzuru, so the company has arranged special teachers to teach everyone. In addition to music classes, there are also game training, speech training, dance training, etc."

"Aren't there any performing arts classes?" Qianhe asked with an idea in his mind.

"Not really. After all, acting and live streaming don't seem to be very compatible at the moment," said Akane Shinjo.

Chizuru was a little disappointed. As I said before, Chizuru's ideal was to be an actor, and being a rental girlfriend was also part of her acting training.

Qianhe looked at it and said, "Does your company really spare no effort in training anchors?"

She said with some emotion that some of these students did not know how to cherish, and some were still playing with their phones. Only Qianhe knew how rare it was to meet a company that was willing to slowly cultivate oneself. Although it was a pity that it did not quite match the life path planned by Qianhe, it had to be said that it was a rare opportunity for these girls.

"Ah, the uncle said that at least give those who are willing to work hard a chance to save themselves. What were his original words?" Xin Tiao Qian was a little confused.

"God helps those who help themselves." Qianzuru thought for a moment and continued the conversation.

Xin Tiao Qian was a little surprised and said, "Yes, that's right, that's it, God helps those who help themselves, hehe, actually it's just Uncle Lan who is a good person."

Chizuru looked at the proud look on Shinjo Akane's face when she mentioned this "uncle", and thought that although this president whom she had never met was old and played with young girls, she had to admit that everything he did was very much in line with Chizuru's taste. It is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. It is really a great merit to let these girls who used to only know how to make money by selling their bodies learn a serious skill.

Chizuru has already pictured in her mind an image of a middle-aged elite in a suit who has great ambitions but is also kind-hearted.

Who is the president of ByteDance? If she has time, she can check it out, if she still remembers it after she goes back.

At this moment, Akane Shinjo's phone rang: "Hello, is this Yang No?"

After a while, Shinjo Akane hung up the phone, and the girl said, "Sister Chizuru, our vice president is free now, and she wants to talk to you in person."

Chizuru actually had already decided to give up. After all, after watching the real thing, she felt that virtual idols were not suitable for her. However, since she was already there, she still had to meet Miss Yang No, who she had a good chat with, out of courtesy.

Following Akane Shinjo to the vice president's office on the 13th floor, Akane Shinjo pushed the door open and the young woman sitting in the big chair raised her head. Chizuru always felt that her face looked familiar.

When the woman saw Chizuru behind Akane Shinjo, she immediately smiled and said, "Hello, Ms. Chizuru Ichinose. I'm finally meeting you. My name is Yukinoshita Haruno, and I'm the HR who has been chatting with you on LINE."

"Yukinoshita?" Chizuru couldn't help but shout out in surprise, and finally remembered why she felt that Miss Yangno looked familiar. She was somewhat similar to the Yukinoshita Yukino whom she met a few days ago.

"What's wrong?" Yang Nai said with a smile.

"Excuse me, but what is your relationship with Miss Yukinoshita Yukino?" Chizuru asked.

Yang No seemed a little surprised, and then said calmly: "Yukinoshita Yukino is my sister, but she is a heartless person. I have already severed all ties with her. Come, sit over here."

Chizuru thought about how Yukinoshita Yukino treated Mr. Hachiman that day. Wasn't that just heartlessness and disloyalty?

In her heart, she more or less believed what Yukinoshita Haruno said, and even had a better impression of the "highly righteous" Haruno.

Xin Tiao Qian watched with a smile on her face, without saying a word.

"So, Ms. Chizuru, after visiting our company, what do you think? What do you think about the position of virtual idol?" Yang No asked.

Chizuru unconsciously entered the interview state, straightened her back, and then expressed her thoughts that she felt she was not suitable to be a virtual idol.

But what Chizuru found strange was that Yukinoshita Haruno did not end the meeting there, but kept looking at the resume she brought and then asked.

"Let's put aside the virtual idol issue. Maybe you didn't realize it yourself, Ms. Chizuru. But I think you have a great image. You are both beautiful and graceful. It would be a waste if you could only hide behind a suit as a virtual idol."

Chizuru was stunned by Yang No's praise, and for a moment she couldn't figure out what the other person was thinking.

"Thank you for the compliment." She could only be polite, but she was still happy in her heart.

Yang Nai finally put down her resume, leaned back on the big chair, and said with a smile: "I saw on your resume that you said you were doing a girlfriend rental job before, and the reason was to practice your acting skills and become an actor in the future. But forgive me for being blunt, it is impossible to practice your acting skills just by pretending to be someone else's girlfriend. The world in front of the camera and the world outside the camera are very different. Even if you continue, it is impossible for you to practice your acting skills."

Yang Noi punctured the girl's fantasy with a calm tone.

Are you kidding me when I want to hone my acting skills as a rental girlfriend?

I still think that professional things like acting can be achieved with your imagination.

Suddenly, Chizuru's body stiffened and she even blushed out of shame.

After hearing comments from “professionals”, she realized how unreliable her previous ideas were.

Ignoring the change in the girl's expression, Yang Noi continued, "There is only one place where you can hone your acting skills, and that is in front of the camera."

After hearing this, Qianhe pursed her lips and said gratefully: "Ms. Yang No, I am grateful for your advice."

After hearing this, Yang Noi just smiled gently, then stood up, walked to the girl, leaned in front of her, and said, "So, Ms. Chizuru, are you interested in participating in a real TV series?"

Chapter 55 TV series "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As Expected"

"So, Ms. Chizuru, are you interested in participating in a real TV show?"

Yang No said with a faint smile, but said something that was enough to shock Chizuru's mind.

"My TV series?" she said in disbelief.

"I've told you that Ms. Chizuru has a good image. Since you're interested in pursuing a career as an actress, why not try us?" Yang No said with interest.

"But aren't you the MCN agency responsible for the anchor business under ByteDance? How come you are related to the TV series?"

Although she didn't think the other party was lying, Chizuru just felt it was a little strange.

Yang No continued to smile, and said calmly: "This involves our entertainment strategy. Ms. Chizuru, it is more accurate to say that it is a TV series or a TIKTIK short drama. This year we need to create a batch of high-quality short video series and put them on major streaming media. If the market response is good, other players in the market will follow suit. This is a new track we have set to break the control of TV drama traffic by NHK and other TV stations."

Then, she looked at the girl and said, "That's why we need to create a group of TV stars of our own. In fact, this is the purpose of my communication with Ms. Qianzuru. Anyone can be a virtual idol, but Ms. Qianzuru, who has such outstanding appearance, is rare."

Qianhe was a little stunned after hearing this. How did she feel now? It was as if she was walking on the street and was suddenly hit by a pancake falling from the sky, making her dizzy and even having shortness of breath.

She no longer doubted what the other party said. Because this reason was reasonable, she also watched TIKTIK and some short video series. However, both the plot and the props gave people a shoddy feeling. As an official MCN organization, it is natural to guide the direction of this new track and produce high-quality short video series.

Qianhe herself has never taken a professional acting class, nor does she have any connections in the entertainment industry. It can be said that before today, she was basically talking in her sleep when she said she wanted to be an actor. But now, with the trend of overtaking in the industry, it also gives these amateurs the opportunity to become actors and stars.

Qianhe's heart was pounding, and she realized that this might be the only chance in her life to realize her dream.

Seeing the desire in the girl's eyes, Yang No and Shinjo Akane looked at each other, and everything was said without words.

"Well, what should I do?" Chizuru was so nervous that she even stuttered.

Yang No chuckled and told the other party not to be so nervous: "Since you are interested, don't be nervous, we have to do things step by step. In fact, we have already found the director and screenwriter, and even the outline of the script has been written. It is a youth campus theme called "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected". Of course, the script is our top priority, so I can't show it to you for the time being."

Chizuru nodded, and Yang Noi continued, "We are currently in the casting stage. Miss Chizuru, please understand that this project is of utmost importance to the company. We can't just choose you as the lead actor just because I like you. In addition to Miss Chizuru, we have also found several equally outstanding amateurs or well-known actors to audition. The director and screenwriter will give their scores, and our president will make the final decision on the selection."

After hearing this, Chizuru felt more relieved. If Yang No said that she was directly selected as the protagonist, then even if this was a big company, Chizuru would have to consider whether there was something fishy going on. After all, there was no such a big pie falling from the sky in this world.

But now a selection process is needed, and everything is carried out according to the regular regulations, which gives her confidence in the crew. However, when she heard that she had a competitor, Chizuru began to feel anxious.

This was a great opportunity, but she didn't have many advantages. As for her image, she believed that the amateurs and small stars that the other party had found would have good images. Others might even have the advantage of having participated in TV dramas and their acting skills would be better than hers.

Qianhe wanted to say that she would work harder than others and make faster progress, but such words were not convincing at all, after all, the other party was the investor who actually paid the money.

Seeing the girl's expression change, Yang No didn't say anything, but placed a thin document in front of Chizuru and said, "This is the script clip provided during the audition. It has the director and screenwriter's phone numbers. You can call them if you need anything."

Qianzuru was holding the thin document, feeling a little excited, and then she heard Yang No said: "Also, Ms. Qianzuru, you seem to be in financial difficulties. As for this, as long as you are elected as our leading actor, I think the remuneration offered by our company will make you very satisfied. Although it may sound like boasting, the fact is that we at ByteDance are not short of money."

Yang Noi smiled faintly, looking like a wealthy person, but her appearance was just as good as Chizuru's, so what she said was inexplicably convincing.

Qian He pursed her lips, but could not hide the excitement in her heart, as long as she could successfully compete for the leading role. Whether it was ideal or reality, it could be taken care of, perhaps there would be no better opportunity in this life.

Just as Chizuru was about to take a closer look at the audition scene in the script, the phone in her pocket rang.

Qianhe's expression became a little stiff, and she said apologetically: "Sorry, I have to take a call."

Yang Nai smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "As you please."

Chizuru opened her cell phone and, as expected, it was a call from Kazuya-kun. She pressed the call button.

"Hey, Chizuru, where are you now? Didn't you say you would come as soon as possible? It's almost dark now."

Qianzuru glanced outside, and perhaps because she was too excited, she didn't realize it was already dusk.

But the girl sighed in her heart, and wondered when Kazuya-kun would understand that work is more important than fun.

However, this was what she had promised the other party at the beginning, so she said, "I understand. I'll go over there now."

After saying that, she hung up the phone. Perhaps she herself did not realize that the action of hanging up the phone showed a bit of temper.

It’s just that her personality seems to be gentle, even when she loses her temper, it’s always gentle.

She said to Yang Noi in front of her with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, Miss Yang Noi, I have something to do and need to leave first."

In fact, she wanted to continue talking with Miss Yang Nai for more information about the project. She had no advantage to begin with, and the more she knew about the project, the better her chances of winning. But now she had no choice but to interrupt.

Chapter 56 Yang No's Fun

"Sorry, Miss Yang No, I have something to do and I have to leave first."

Chizuru said with reluctance and apology that if possible, she wanted to continue chatting with Yang No, but there was no way now.

Yang Noi was not annoyed, instead she said: "It is me who delayed Ms. Chizuru's time, so let's stop here today. When the audition time is set, I will let my assistant notify you."

Qianzuru stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Yang No smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing, this is all earned by Ms. Chizuru with her own strength. Prepare well for the audition. If you pass the audition, I will also get some credit."

Chizuru looked at Yang No with a peaceful smile and thought to herself that she was truly an amazing career woman, strong, calm, graceful, and spoke gently and considerately. She was exactly her ideal image.

With such emotion, Chizuru left the vice president's office and closed the door.

Yang No, who was still smiling, suddenly put down her smile and said with interest, "Xinjo Akane, what do you think of my acting just now?"

Shinjo Akane complimented with a smile: "Ms. Haruno, you should be the lead actress. Your acting skills are amazing. You completely fooled Chizuru Ichinose."

Yang Nai was immediately unhappy: "How can you say it's a scam? Which of what I said was a lie? The project is real, and the audition is real. If she can be successfully selected with her own ability, she can also gain fame and fortune."

"Hehehe, we are both very familiar with this set of nine truths and one lie, so stop pretending." Xin Tiao Qian said with a snort.

"What's that tone of voice of yours? Be careful or I'll fire you, you bastard." Yang Nai cursed.

"She's the president's secretary, what's the point of firing her?" Shinjo Akane ignored the threat.

Yukinoshita Haruno did not lie to Mizuhara Chizuru. Everything she said was true, not a single falsehood. However, she concealed some important information.

For example, the actress for the important female lead role had already been reserved. No matter how hard Chizuru tried, she could not compete for this position. The only role she could compete for was the female lead role.

In addition, although the director and screenwriter gave the scores, the person who made the final decision was the president, and the president of ByteDance was Hachiman Hikigaya.

As it happens, Chizuru and Hachiman do have a connection.

Yang No said, "Who called that guy Hikigaya? He only called Yukino-chan and mother about such an interesting matter and ignored me."

"Yes, yes, uncle, it's true. You didn't even call me for such an interesting thing!" Xin Tiao Qian also said.

The two of them were talking about how Hachiman teamed up with Yukino and Kiyoyuki to deceive Chizuru. Yono only found out about this incident afterwards, which made her very unhappy. She happened to meet this girl named Chizuru on the recruitment website, so Yono thought of something interesting again.

"That guy Hikigaya pretended to be a son-in-law abandoned by the Yukinoshita family in front of Mizuhara Chizuru, fooling the girl. I wonder how she will react when she finds out that Hikigaya is the president of this company during the audition."

Yang Nai said with interest, marveling in his heart and very satisfied with his own arrangements.

*

In Shinjuku, in a bar called "Otori Tsuna Tsuna", Kinoshita Kazuya and his friends Kibe Akiyoshi and Kuribayashi Shun were sitting together, along with seven or eight classmates and friends from Shuchiin. They formed a small group within the class.

A few people were drinking and playing dice, and Kibe Akiyoshi asked, "Who else hasn't arrived yet?"

He also said: "My girlfriend has something to do, so she will be here later."

Someone said in a mocking tone: "Hey Kazuya, is that beautiful girl really your girlfriend? You didn't rent her to save face, did you?"

The others couldn't help laughing, and Kazuya retorted indignantly: "Just kidding, Chizuru is 100% my girlfriend, okay."

"Haha, I don't believe it. Don't say that you can't come today because of something else. You and your girlfriend are the protagonists today." The man continued to tease.

All I can say is that in a small group there are good and bad relationships. This person can't stand the fact that Kazuya has two beautiful girlfriends in a row, even though Kazuya Kinoshita himself is so ugly.

Kazuya naturally didn't want to lose face in a small group, and said angrily: "Don't worry, Chizuru will definitely come today. If she doesn't come, I will eat the cup upside down."

There was another round of jeers, and then someone said, "Arai, you called Asami here too, right?"

"Yes, after all, Asami-chan is from our faction, and it would seem strange not to call her. I was just asking, but I didn't expect her to really agree to come." The girl said with some surprise.

At this time, Kazuya's buddy Kuribayashi Shun also teased: "Hey, tonight we're going to see the ex-girlfriend and the current girlfriend fighting over their love. How lucky are you, Kazuya?"