I live my life in Tokyo

"Really?" Iida Kei's voice was raised, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Sakakibara Feng nodded. It was not that he didn't like living in a five-star hotel with hot springs and massage, but he felt that the place where he lived was empty of worldly affairs.

It is not the peak tourist season recently, and there are only a few people staying in this hotel. Every time I eat at the buffet, it is deserted. Walking in the quiet corridor at night, it really has a creepy feeling like something from a horror movie.

Humans are social animals. This is why Kaede Sakakibara chose a lively community as her rental house. She can meet many neighbors on the way to school and then continue on her way after a few words of greeting.

Kei Iida was filled with emotion. After pressing the send button, he felt an urge to cry for some reason. Finally, his salary would not be deducted.

As for the reality show shooting program, Kei Iida has enough confidence in winning it for Kaede Sakakibara.

What makes a reality show popular? A good theme and frame, a good shooting location, and good people.

What is the goal of Dream Apartment? The chemical reaction between young men and women with dreams and expectations for the future tells the audience in front of the TV what it looks like to have a dreamer with a positive energy scene.

In Kei Iida's opinion, although Sakakibara Kaede is usually lazy, greedy, gluttonous, and lustful, putting these aside, he is a young man full of positive energy.

At least the feedback we got from the director and crew was positive.

“When does the show start filming?”

"Next Mon."

Hello, today is Saturday.

Sakakibara Kaede stood up and stretched his body. "I have to go back and pack my luggage. By the way, it shouldn't be a problem for me to ask the production team to pay for a desktop computer for me, right?"

Okay, okay, you are worthy of me. You have already started thinking about how to get the benefits before you are selected.

Iida Kei nodded and complained in his heart, "They will naturally agree to such a small request."

"Besides that, Iida-san helped me keep an eye on Toei, and I got all the auditions for their winter season."

"What are you going to do?"

"This is called building good relationships with Toei's top management in advance. You understand and don't understand at the same time." Sakakibara Kaede shook his head. After going back and forth to become familiar with them, wouldn't Toei think of him first when it comes to filming any special feature?

The boy sighed, having such an agent, he already felt that his talent was not appreciated.

It’s time to use a series of tricks to get rid of the Grand Tutor and look for the next lord.

There were a few more girls sitting in the lounge area. Sakakibara Kaede greeted the people from Noctchill familiarly, took a drink and sat down at the seat closest to the window.

It was a gathering full of girls, and he couldn't get a word in, so it was better for him to just sit there quietly without saying anything.

This is one of them.

Secondly, from the beginning, he received strange, scrutinizing looks from Mai Sakurajima and Madoka Higuchi from time to time. Having experienced many life and death separations, he had developed a sensitive heart, and when he noticed such emotions, he naturally sat far away.

Hearing the girls' laughter makes me happy.

Dream Apartment... Talking about dreams, what kind of people would be recruited for such a program?

"Oh...that's great. I also want to go to the aquarium to see fish." Sakurajima Mai sighed, supporting her chin.

"Mai-san, your schedule is very slow recently?" Higuchi Madoka continued.

"That's about it. They're all commercials and TV drama shoots. I'm the only actor from STARS in the crew." Having said that, Mai Sakurajima glared at the boy who was drinking a drink and browsing Twitter.

Higuchi Madoka frowned slightly. She didn't understand Sakurajima Mai's emotions. Perhaps, she didn't have this concept in her mind at all.

Chizuru Ichinose, who was hiding between the two of them, spoke weakly, "Ano... are both of you seniors very familiar with Sakakibara-senpai?"

Chapter 12: Only watch the second dimension

“Dream Apartment – ​​Telling the Dream Place.”

A private car was parked in front of a single-family house, which looked no different from any other street corner in Tokyo. However, it was special in that it was built in the expensive center of Shibuya, covering a large area, and it was three stories high, with good lighting.

“This is another Japanese-style single-family house.”

Iida Kei said after getting off the car. He leaned against the private car, looked at the single-family house and commented, "I have to say that the location here is really good. There is a busy commercial street just around the corner, but it is very quiet here and is not disturbed by the outside environment."

“This is the kind of house you should buy.”

Sakakibara nodded and said, "I think the tower building in the port area is suitable for me. Looking at the night view of Tokyo through the floor-to-ceiling windows at night is the real enjoyment of life."

"I prefer a detached house to a tower block, and it would be even better if it had a small garden." Kei Iida disagrees.

"It's a pity that there are no suites like single apartments in the tower... Most of them are three bedrooms and one living room." Sakakibara Kaede sighed.

There are indeed quite a few single apartments, but there are not many of the same nature as the tower blocks.

Living in a tower is almost like living in a high-end hotel. After paying the expensive property fee every month, you can get high-end public facilities such as "SPA with sauna that can be used for 150 yen", "about 650 square meters of lobby", "gym with trainers", "reading salon", "luxury guest rooms", etc.

"Okay, okay, now that Brother Sakakibara is a rich man, you can buy any tower you want, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Sakakibara Kaede raised his index finger pretentiously and made a hushing sound. The agent laughed when he saw this.

Looking at the filming crews surrounding the house, Sakakibara Kaede seemed to be back on the filming set at this moment. He stopped his unconscious bickering with Kei Iida and stepped forward.

He was greeted with hearty laughter.

"Hahaha, Sakakibara-san, I haven't seen you for a quarter. You seem to have become more handsome."

"Director Oshima, thank you for your compliment. It's been a long time since we last met. It's my honor to be able to participate in this reality show."

Oshima Hide smiled and patted Sakakibara Kaede's shoulders repeatedly. After not seeing her for a quarter, he found that the actor in front of him was more mature and decent than before. He treated people the same as before, smiling before speaking, making people feel like spring breeze.

Entering university seems to be a watershed. Sakakibara Kaede originally had some of the immaturity of a high school student, but that can no longer be seen now.

He was simply wearing a solid-colored T-shirt, but he looked as casual as if he was shooting an advertisement for a brand of clothing.

What is more important than appearance is temperament.

"No, no, we were also surprised to receive your application." Oshima Hide said. He pushed open the door and nodded to the staff around him. "Take a rest first. The main event is the move-in tonight."

"As you can see, here..." He stamped his foot on the floor, "This is where we'll be filming. We'll use cameras to record the six of you interacting, communicating, and doing things inside. Of course, you'll also have small goals that you have to achieve every day."

"Is there such a thing?" Sakakibara Feng was slightly surprised.

"Come on, this is a reality show, it has to be interesting so people will watch it." Oshima Hide shrugged and said, "Let me reveal in advance, one of the small goals is that two of you six will be paired to cook dinner for everyone every day."

"hiss..."

Sakakibara Kaede took a breath of cold air.

"This is just one of them." Oshima Hide was not surprised and took Sakakibara Kaede to visit the location and layout of the apartment. The first floor was the kitchen and living room, as well as a spacious study. There were three bedrooms on the second floor, and there were also three bedrooms on the third floor.

The bedroom was not small, with a single bed, a wardrobe and a desk, which reminded the boy of the word dormitory.

But in his mind, there should be more than one bed in the dormitory.

"Director Oshima, who are the members of this filming?"

The two returned to the first floor, and Sakakibara Kaede sat at the kitchen bar and asked.

Oshima Hide held his chin in his hand, pretending to think for a while, and finally shook his head and smiled as he poured a glass of sparkling water for himself and Sakakibara Kaede, "It's a secret. It's too embarrassing to tell it now."

"But before I come to a conclusion, I want to ask you a question, Sakakibara-san."

"Sakakibara-san, what is your dream?"

Sakakibara Kaede smiled. He might have been too embarrassed to ask this question before, and perhaps he kept it in his heart and lived with it as a secret.

He had clearly decided to live a brilliant life. Life was like fireworks, and now was the time for it to bloom.

"I want this world to change a little bit because of my presence."

The second-year student's words accompanied by a smile made Oshima Hideo put away his previous playful smile.

"What a great dream. I think you are still pursuing your dream now."

"Well, I'm still far away." Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile.

"Although you admit that you are still far from it, among the six people invited, Sakakibara-san, you are the one who is closest to your dream."

"Besides, you are the only one among the six who has experience in filming. I'll have to ask you to take care of the others when the time comes."

"Okay, leave it to me, Director Oshima."

Oshima Hide said hello to Sakakibara Kaede and went to arrange check-in for tonight. Naturally, filming during the check-in process was necessary.

The boy's luggage was still in Kei Iida's trunk. He chatted with several crew leaders he knew, then came outside the apartment and said hello to Kei Iida.

"You have a weird expression on your face, Iida-san."

Looking at Kei Iida whose mouth was almost grinning to his ears, Sakakibara Kaede complained.

"No, I was just thinking of something happy. How was your conversation with Mr. Oshima? Did you learn any inside information?"

Kaede Sakakibara analyzed Oshima Hide's hint and said.

“This reality show should be a program for high school and college students.”

"Because only they have visions for the future and believe they can fulfill their dreams."

Iida Kei was speechless for a while, but he had to admit that although the boy's words were harsh, they made sense.

The dreams of office workers are nothing more than going to work later, doubling their monthly salary, and sleeping ten hours a day, which are very realistic dreams.

But high school and college students are different. They have not yet entered society and naturally have different expectations for their future.

"This reality show seems to be based on daily life," the boy continued. "Life, of course, refers to the changes in situations that unfold when young men and women live under the same roof. If we continue to follow this line of reasoning, there should be plots like doing housework, hanging out together, and talking about dreams under the stars on the balcony."

Iida Kei nodded. He thought the same after listening to Sakakibara Kaede's analysis.

"If you have anything to say, just call me directly." Iida Kei patted Sakakibara Kaede's arm earnestly and said seriously for the first time: "Although reality shows claim to be unscripted, we all know what the situation is. If anything happens that makes you feel uncomfortable or you are unwilling to do something, just call me directly and I will report it to the filming crew."

Sakakibara Kaede grinned, took the suitcase from the chattering agent, thanked him softly, and watched him get into the private car.

Kei Iida took a deep breath, rolled down the sun visor, and started the engine - next, he was going to pick up his future subordinates.

The boy naturally didn't know where his agent was going next. He glanced at his watch and prepared to sit nearby.

He has plenty of rest time as he has not yet started preparing for the filming and the countdown to the reality show's opening begins.

Wearing sunglasses and a hat, Sakakibara pushed his suitcase into a street cafe. He ordered a drink and sat down. He casually opened his mobile phone and told his friends where he would live next.

"Eh? So Sakakibara-senpai will be filming on the reality show for the next three months?" The first person to reply was Sakurajima Mai.

"No, the management is very lenient. I just changed the place where I sleep. It won't affect my daily life."

"Then I can't play with you anymore."

Indeed, if Mai Sakurajima appeared on the show, Sakakibara didn't know whether Mai Sakurajima would have to pay the reality show or the reality show would give money to Mai Sakurajima. Sakakibara thought about Mai Sakurajima's popularity and felt that the latter was more likely.

"Just kidding, we have more time to communicate in the office. Good luck on the new reality show!"

After typing the word "thank you", the boy put away his phone.

He casually took out a few light novels he had bought before and read them at the table as after-dinner reading. . . Among them, there were really only a few harem light novels.

Kaede Sakakibara had read several harem-themed novels about traveling to another world that were on the light novel rankings, and found that the content and plots were almost the same. At first, she thought the routines were fresh, but after reading them too many times, she became a little bored of seeing the same routines.

The tomboy who used to be my childhood sweetheart turned into a beautiful girl a few years later.

Or the student council president, who originally disobeyed the male protagonist, fell in love with him after failing to challenge him.

Or the overbearing figure who immediately declares the male protagonist’s sovereignty, these are all basic operations.

Compared to these, Kaede Sakakibara's taste is more suited to light novels that have delicate descriptions of daily life or focus on describing life.

"Do you like this light novel?"

Sakakibara Kaede, who was sitting on a long table on the windowsill similar to a bar counter, heard someone talking nearby. He turned his head and saw a high school-age girl staring at him... To be more precise, she was staring at the book in his hand.

"Uh? Are you asking me?"

Sakakibara Kaede looked to the side to make sure that she was not feeling good about herself and thought that the girl was talking to her.

"Well, I see you've read this light novel more than once, and the traces of the bookmarks are very obvious."

The boy hummed, feeling a little weird. It was too incongruous to be talking about the anime and light novels with an unknown high school girl in a coffee shop on the corner.

However, since the girl's red eyes were serious, Sakakibara Feng said in a businesslike manner in order to avoid any accidents: "When I read light novels, the first thing I like to look at is the author's writing style, and the second is the plot framework."

"Don't people like to look at the illustrations first?" The girl frowned and said, "Illustrations are the core that determines the sales of light novels."

"That's right, this is my personal opinion, and it doesn't mean that everyone will look at the writing style first like me." Sakakibara clarified, "I think novels are like crossing a river."

"Oh? How come?" the girl asked with great interest.

Sakakibara Kaede glanced at the love metronome in his hand, closed the book and said, "Writing is the tool for rowing, and the framework of the world is the wooden boat we ride on. Both are indispensable."