I live my life in Tokyo

"So the phone is turned off. Oh, I wanted to tell him that Toei is planning to start filming a special effects drama... Never mind."

Iida Kei sneered and put the phone away, pretending to talk to himself.

"Snapped!"

But the other party hung up the phone.

Iida Kei was stunned for a moment. The other party actually hung up the phone? Did he dial the wrong number for Sakakibara Kaede? The other party actually ignored the important information he provided. It seems that he still underestimated the heroes of the world. After the baptism of the reality show, did this Bingzhou Lu Bu really have elegance engraved in his bones?

Kei Iida was filled with emotion. Seeing that the originally stubborn Lu Bu had made such progress, as an elder he felt deeply gratified.

He nodded. Since this news didn't make Sakakibara Kaede crazy, then this gossip about the filming of Kamen Rider probably wouldn't make Fengxian lose his composure either.

In the barbecue restaurant, one could hear the sizzling sound of grilled meat and the laughter of diners. Sakakibara Kaede was flipping the grilled meat while picking up a piece and putting it on Yuan Yao's plate. He was looking at his phone with a frown on his face. He couldn't hear a word that Iida Kei said.

"What's wrong?" Uehara Yao enjoyed the boy's service, put a little bit of the grilled meat into his mouth, and praised, "Sakakibara, your grilled meat is still the best. I can't control the heat well, and it's always a little bit off."

Sakakibara Kaede laughed when he heard this. He put his phone on the table, picked up a piece of barbecue and put it in the bowl. He thought about it, took a photo and sent it to the STARS actor group.

This group of actors was formed during the filming of our daily life as high school students. Even though half a year has passed since the end of the filming, the group is still very lively, with people chatting and complaining every day about the trivialities encountered during the auditions and filming.

The two people who were eating barbecue were questioned and besieged by group friends. They posted their lunches one after another. Sakakibara Kaede and Uehara Yo put their heads close to their phones and saw that most of them were eating boxed lunches from the crew, and some were eating bento, but the background was of the crew.

It seems that everyone in STARS is constantly on the path of becoming an actor.

The boy smiled and had no objection to others' request for him to treat them to a barbecue next time. He handed all matters over to the little prince of queuing, Uehara Yo. He only had to pay the bill.

Thinking of treating everyone, Sakakibara Kaede sighed slightly. He could finally treat everyone openly.

Previously, he used food coupons of visiting students to exchange for free food in the Tokyo University cafeteria and said it was a treat, but was mercilessly criticized by Sakurajima Mai. Now he is using Fukuzawa Yukichi to treat, does that count as an treat?

But since everyone is treating us, we will definitely pay for our meals.

While tasting the delicious barbecue, the boy took a sip of soda water and let out a refreshing sigh.

The phone call came unexpectedly at this time. When Sakakibara Kaede saw that it was Kei Iida again, he raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

Generally, Kei Iida will only contact me once a day, and the rest will be told in emails.

We have been contacted twice today. Could it be something urgent?

It is similar to the chicken feather letter dotted with cinnabar sent in ancient times, symbolizing the urgency of the situation.

Sakakibara Kaede nodded to Uehara Yo and left the table with his phone.

Chapter 5: Farewell that cannot be said (k)

The freshness inside turned into late summer outside, and Kaede Sakakibara sat on the bench in front of the store.

There are less than a few days left before the end of summer vacation, and students enjoying the afterglow of summer can be seen everywhere on the streets. The boy has not been to school for several months and really misses the classroom of the Emperor of Han Dynasty.

He believed that this idea would soon change after the start of the semester, and he would begin to miss the leisurely daily routine of summer vacation.

There are gains and losses, and it is human nature to switch sides, and Sakakibara Kaede is no exception.

"Hey, Iida-san, what's going on? Why are you calling me twice in a row?"

"Yes, I do have something to tell you." Iida Kei's tone was very flat. He obviously thought that the boy on the other end of the phone was a low-key person with a master's demeanor who would not be emotionally shaken by such a small matter.

"Well, I heard a piece of gossip that Toei is about to shoot a new special effects drama Kamen Rider. Are you interested?"

Sakakibara Kaede's smile froze on her face, her hands became a little unsteady, and her phone almost fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"Iida-san...what did you say?"

"Ah? Didn't you hear?" Iida Kei crossed his legs and said calmly, "Didn't you ask me to pay attention to Toei before? Now the news has come. I saw that you seem to be very interested in hero dramas and special effects dramas, so I told you in advance."

"The audition date is around early September after school starts. You should be free, right?"

Iida Kei asked a few times, and when he found that there was no sound from the other side, he continued: "I think you can prepare in advance. Since you have decided to audition for Kamen Rider, you might as well set your goal higher and compete directly for the leading role."

"But you should also know that Toei's special effects dramas are shot every few years, and there are always more wolves than meat. It is not easy to fight your way out among so many generals. I hope you can be mentally prepared."

The agent sighed earnestly and said that he had seen many actors lose in the competition at the audition studio, with their unwilling looks and negative emotions of regret and pain written all over their faces.

He didn't want to see this expression on Sakakibara Kaede's face.

"Phew... Got it. Please let me know when the audition date is announced, Iida-san."

The boy's calm voice came from the other end, and Iida Kei nodded deeply, "That's for sure."

"As for the audition contents that have been revealed in advance, I will tell you as soon as I find out." Iida Kei said with great emotion, "This time, if you and I join forces, we will definitely kill all the leaders of the forces in the audition venue without leaving a single piece of armor."

"it is good."

Hearing the boy's powerful answer, Iida Kei sighed in relief and hung up the phone.

Naturally, there will be no shortage of wolves attracted to the meat. I'm sure this news will spread to all major agencies in a short period of time, driving all the actors interested in special effects crazy.

Iida Kei took a deep breath of the stench of hot and sour noodles and opened the window a little further.

With sunshine and rain, the world looks exceptionally beautiful.

He thought for a moment, returned to his seat, and sent the news to Sakakibara Kaede again via email. There were indeed many competitors. There were many actors in STARS agency who wanted to compete for the leading male role, not to mention the veteran actors who had debuted for many years in other agencies.

But he had an inexplicable confidence in Sakakibara Kaede. The scenes of her telling her dreams to the stars, walking past her with her head down in the corridor, and studying alone in the library were all vivid in his mind.

This is also the reason why Kei Iida took action and became Kaede Sakakibara's agent.

On the other end, Sakakibara Kaede put down the phone and put it in his pocket.

He suddenly laughed, feeling so excited and happy, as if he could fly out of his bound body and world and go to another dimension.

The opportunity to realize his dream of becoming a hero was now right before his eyes.

Become a hero, what a great and heroic word.

What is a hero? It is someone who faces a bleak life with a smile on his face, and who always stands up to unexpected disasters.

Heroes are human beings, ordinary people. They also have times when they feel powerless, tired, and want to give up everything, but when faced with danger, they never look back.

Sakakibara Kaede didn't want to give up this opportunity.

Perhaps this is the role he most wants since he became an actor.

He sang out a breath, and a familiar smile appeared on his face, as if a huge stone had fallen to the ground.

"I'm back, what's wrong?"

Uehara Yo stuffed his grilled meat into Sakakibara Kaede's plate, "Well, the taste of my grilled meat is definitely not as good as yours."

"It's about work."

"oh..."

Uehara Yao sighed and did not ask any further questions.

This doesn't mean that he isn't curious about what the job is, but compared to work, Uehara Yo cares more about his friendship with Sakakibara Kaede. When faced with something his friend doesn't want to talk about, he naturally wouldn't go up and ask.

Well... Although he often plays this kind of ky weirdo who doesn't understand the situation in TV dramas.

Sakakibara Kaede smiled, lowered his voice and moved closer. Seeing this, Uehara Yo put down his chopsticks and leaned forward to listen to the boy's whisper, "Iida-san just called me and said Toei has a new move. They are going to shoot a special effects drama in this winter when autumn is approaching."

"They are preparing to film a new Kamen Rider, and auditions will begin in early September."

Uehara Yo opened his eyes wide, and the meat he was chewing almost fell onto the table, "Ah...it's actually Kamen Rider?"

"Shh!"

Sakakibara Kaede put his index finger in front of his mouth. Seeing this, Uehara Yao immediately coughed twice and returned to his seat as if nothing had happened.

It's not his fault. To be frank, most Japanese teenagers grew up watching Kamen Rider, and their parents also grew up watching Kamen Rider, which shows how important this special drama is in people's hearts.

"Is Sakakibara planning to audition for the lead role this time?"

Uehara Yo asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Well, I'm going to give it a try."

"Then we may become competitors."

Sakakibara raised his eyebrows, then laughed, "Okay, we have a lot of competitors, and whoever succeeds will make money."

"In other words, if an actor from a certain agency is successful, then that agency will benefit from it."

Uehara added, "This has risen from the individual glory of the actors to the glory of the entire agency."

"STARS Agency...it depends on whether the actors are interested." Uehara Yo said, stroking his chin. "No matter what the role is, it is a success to appear in such a heavyweight special effects drama. I estimate that there are four figures of actors who participated in the audition."

The two looked at each other.

Having said that, although they are friends, neither of them will give in when it comes to competing for roles.

Uehara Yo doesn't have as much confidence as the boy. He just hopes that his appearance and personality are suitable for the character of the Kamen Rider to be launched this time.

After sending him to the subway station, the boy rode his cool motorcycle on Tokyo Avenue. The wind blowing in his face made him feel extremely comfortable. This is the joy of racing.

If you want to play a role like Kamen Rider, first of all you need a good-looking face that is accepted by the public. This is the foundation of the foundation, and then comes physical strength.

In special effects dramas, actors perform exaggerated stage fighting effects, most of which are not real fistfights, but they can still consume a lot of physical energy of the actors.

He didn't want to fall ill again and cause trouble for the people around him.

Generally speaking, such shots would hire a stuntman who is good at fighting scenes to do the fighting, and he understood that, after all, if the actor made a mistake in the fight, he would get injured.

Until now, he still has some naive thoughts in his heart. He should have enough physical strength to shoot the fighting scenes now, right?

As for fighting moves, the boy is confident that he can learn quickly.

He had never learned any physical skills like judo or free fighting before, and he learned kendo only to keep fit. With this thought in his mind, the motorcycle turned a corner and headed towards the destination set on the mobile phone.

Martial Arts Hall.

In the next few days, Sakakibara Kaede was immersed in the process of practicing physical skills. He learned quickly and mastered quickly. He could perfectly imitate and use the movements taught by the teacher. Such a learning speed made the master of the martial arts hall admire him but also felt it was a pity. After all, Sakakibara Kaede's physical skills lacked his own flavor.

This idea is exactly the same as that of Miyamoto Fumiaki, the head of the kendo gym at that time.

Unlike the physical training in the kendo gym, Sakakibara Kaede now has a very solid foundation and can devote himself to every day's training without distraction.

However, he also lamented that there was not enough time, as he had too much to learn in such a short period of time.

In such a fast-paced life, each day passes by as quickly as the blink of an eye.

Before we knew it, Nanami Aoyama took her second audition for a minor role and was selected, Kasumigaoka Utaha sent the manuscript of the second volume of the novel to her editor, Furuno Furuno and Shirogane Miyuki completed two sets of mock college entrance examinations and university tests, and Chizuru Ichinose faced the assessment of the actor training class.

Everyone is moving forward, step by step, turning the knowledge and experience they have gained into cornerstones and moving forward.

"Ah - it feels like time has passed so quickly."

"Yeah... two and a half months went by so fast."

Today's dinner was prepared by six people working together. It was the final task of the production team. Everyone performed their duties and completed their work in different areas.

Everyone shines in different fields.

"I'm leaving tonight, and I'm not mentally prepared yet." Although Aoyama Nanami was smiling, her smile revealed the sadness she couldn't help but express, "It's really sad to say goodbye to friends."

Chizuru Ichinose silently held Nanami Aoyama's hand, and seemed to be infected by her emotions, and sighed softly.

“Everyone will be busy again.”

"It feels like Shiyu-chan is the busiest."

"Yes, yes. In addition to the college entrance examination, I also have to write a novel, right? Writing a novel, I feel a headache just thinking about it." Fumino Furuhashi said, covering his head.

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and said, "I write when inspiration strikes, and when I don't, I relax."

Everyone has witnessed this. When she has no inspiration, Utaha Kasumigaoka watches TV, shakes her legs, plays games, and eats snacks. She has completely become a stay-at-home person.

Of course, her literary girl side often makes the outside world ignore the otaku culture hidden deep inside her, making her the perfect senior at the private Toyosaki Academy in the eyes of outsiders.

Alas, after all, everyone who knows the profession of author knows that it is more uncomfortable than diarrhea to write without inspiration.

Fengjun Canyun finished their meal and everyone went upstairs to pack their luggage. They believed that this friendship would not end but would be a new beginning - they still had plenty of time to spend together.

Shirogane Miyuki was the first to finish packing his luggage, and at the stairs, he ran into Sakakibara Kaede.

"Junior Shirogane, I wish you a bright future." Sakakibara Feng patted the young man who was about the same height as him and said with a smile, "If you have any academic questions, feel free to ask me on Line... By the way, junior Shirogane, have you seen the graduation advertisement I shot last year?"

Baiyin Yuxing was slightly stunned, then nodded, "I have seen it."

"Hurry up."

The blond young man blushed slightly and coughed a few times. "Sakakibara-senpai, I will do it. If I succeed, I will definitely tell you the good news."