I live my life in Tokyo

It is not quite accurate to describe it as dynamic, to be more precise it is a video.

The background is black and nothing can be seen in the video.

When you click on the video, you can hear a slight gasp - a moment later, the beautiful harmony of the guitar sounded, and the clear voice broke through the thick fog, like a sharp sword, piercing the gloomy sky and bursting into dazzling light.

The sudden shout made the hairs of everyone present stand on end. The waves rose suddenly, forming a 20-meter-high huge wave, rushing towards the tourists who were vacationing on the beach.

Surprisingly, the water was neither cold nor murky.

Sakurajima Mai followed the ocean current into the sea and found that the water was crystal clear and cool but not freezing. Colorful tropical fish swung their tails, shells opened and closed in the coral reefs, and the sun shone into the sea, wrapping her whole body in warmth.

As she wanted to continue swimming downstream, the clear singing and guitar chords gradually stopped.

Although the song sounded nice, Mai Sakurajima didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, which seemed to be in Chinese.

She can't understand Chinese.

She neither liked nor forwarded the post. Although she now uses a private account, she doesn't want her actions to affect the unknown singer who sings the clear voice behind the screen.

She couldn't read the name of this new account.

??

Maybe it's chuunibyou or something?

"what?"

That colleague who doesn’t operate the account very well is actually online?

Mai Sakurajima stared at the bowl of brightly colored ramen in the photo, and her eyes swept over the words written by the boy.

"——What are you eating tonight? Of course, it's about eating." Mai Sakurajima said with emotion. She loves to eat and she also posts about food. Was it that Sakakibara-senior originally wanted to be a food taster?

After secretly criticizing him, I sincerely wanted to congratulate him.

She learned from Higuchi Madoka about Sakakibara Kaede's schedule for today, and also learned that the man stood out from all the male actors in the agency, won the first place, and got the starring role in the advertisement.

Auditions are the cruelest. You may bring 200% enthusiasm and acting skills, but you are told that you are not suitable for the role. The director and supervisor choose other actors. Such an experience can really undermine the self-confidence of new actors.

What's more, advertising spots like these can get traffic every day, which is a delicacy that many artists from agencies are scrambling to get.

"Isn't it a bit weird to send him a line at night? He must be working at this time... Never mind, I'll congratulate him next Monday." Sakurajima Mai's mind flashed with the smug smile of the young man, and she snorted, "He's just a junior, it's too early for him to surpass me."

She switched her account to Mai Sakurajima's actress account, took a photo of her frying pan, beef and various condiments, and added a reply under the man's post.

"Humph."

Mai Sakurajima is well aware of the traffic effect that interaction between artists will bring, not to mention that the two of them are the designated CP relationship in the TV series. She seems to have seen the man's flustered attitude in dealing with it.

In the comment section, she also saw Uehara Yo, who played the role of the bully Golden Retriever. The other party took a photo of Sukiya's beef brisket rice bowl and replied with a funny face.

Turn to medium heat and apply salt and pepper on both sides of the beef while preheating the bottom of the pot. When the bottom of the pot is warm, Mai Sakurajima carefully places the beef into the bottom of the pot.

After closing Twitter and turning on the TV to make the room less quiet, Mai Sakurajima returned to the stove, picked up a kitchen knife and started cutting lettuce.

She was going to make a salad.

Mai Sakurajima's main course tonight is beef stew.

She knew that the man's dinner must be a box lunch.

Chapter 29: Love is something that you can "fall into"

The man was awakened by the alarm clock. He got up hurriedly, straightened his body, looked at the phone beside him, and found that it was only six o'clock.

After curling up in the quilt and vowing to sleep for another five minutes, but actually sleeping for two hours, Kaede Sakakibara immediately rolled out of the warm quilt.

Thinking about the long journey that was about to begin today, Sakakibara Kaede suddenly lost his energy.

Although Tokyo has a well-developed subway system, he had to change trains to reach Minato Ward, which meant he had to give up the good position he had squeezed out of on the original subway and actively try to survive on the new subway.

After skillfully putting the lunch box into the microwave to preheat it, Sakakibara Kaede calmly got into the kotatsu, enjoying the last calm before the storm.

He couldn't help but close his eyes for five minutes. After the microwave made a crisp sound of ending, he took the lunch box out of the microwave, opened the lid, and let some of the heat dissipate.

Taking advantage of this time, the boy went into the small bathroom to wash up.

After enjoying the sumptuous lunch box and checking his phone for a while, Sakakibara Kaede saw that the time was almost up, so he reluctantly pulled his legs out of the warm big mouth of the kotatsu.

Even with leggings on, he still felt cold. The man complained about the horrible weather, rubbing his hands as he went into the subway station.

He spent the night reading the script for the graduation advertisement yesterday. He has almost mastered the lines and actions, so he shouldn't encounter any accidents.

After finally finding a seat in the corner of the subway during the morning rush hour, the boy changed into a more comfortable position and took out his vibrating cell phone.

Black Rabbit: "I hope your shoot today goes well."

Kaede Sakakibara opened Line, clicked on the chat box with Sakurajima Mai's nickname, typed a few words and sent it.

Feng of Harukaze Village: "I have already memorized the few lines I have. Today is the first time I will be acting opposite a female lead who is not Sakurajima-senpai, so I can't help but feel a little nervous."

Mai Sakurajima, who was putting on light makeup in front of the dressing table, couldn't help but snort when she heard these words, what a smooth-talking man.

Black Rabbit: "This can be considered as training for you, Sakakibara-san. The leading actor's partner is not fixed. Maybe you will be paired with Kashima-san next time? You may be selected for different roles in future auditions, and the scenes with your opponents will be arranged according to the role. As for the female lead... then you have to make sure that you can always get the leading role in the future."

Feng of Harukaze Village: "No, the world without Sakurajima-senpai as my partner is ruined! I can't imagine myself acting opposite anyone else, it's a betrayal."

Mai Sakurajima was pouring herself milk. When she saw the text message, her hand slipped and the milk spilled out and circled around the cup.

She wiped off the traces of milk wordlessly and hit back.

Black Rabbit: "Who are you? I don't know you."

Feng of Harukaze Village: "Ahem, I was just kidding. Of course, I will slowly get used to this phenomenon. Senior Higuchi is a serious actor, which I can clearly see from the filming of the TV series. I will devote myself to today's filming. Senior Sakurajima also wishes you a smooth work today."

Black Rabbit: "Next week is your big scene in the TV series, and it's also one of the most important scenes for the two of us. You're so busy this week, do you have time to read the next episode's plot explanation and analyze the characters and lines?"

Mai Sakurajima opened the manuscript and browsed through dozens of pages. She stopped at the key scene written in red, read it briefly, and then typed, "This scene is a turning point for the character Kitahara Hiro. He seems to be distant after this incident, but in fact he has a closer relationship with Nishida Orange. In addition to Kitahara Hiro, it also unfolds the inner world of the character Nishida Orange. The conflict between the two characters improves the characters... I have said so much, you didn't even read the content, right?"

hiss--

Sakakibara Kaede on the other side of the screen felt a faint murderous aura, as if a man in black with only a knife but no umbrella was walking towards him on a rainy night.

Feng from Sunny Breeze Village: "...I saw it, of course I saw it."

Humph, Sakurajima Mai sneered.

Black Rabbit: "You definitely didn't see it."

Black Rabbit: "I will pick you and Higuchi-chan up for dinner after your work is done today. I won't let you leave until you have thoroughly digested the content. Do you understand?"

The man felt a chill on his back. It was as if a primary school student who had not yet finished his homework met a new teacher who had just graduated a few years ago and took everything super seriously. No matter what cards he played, he could not hurt her.

Feng of Qingfeng Village: "Okay."

Just one short word expressed all the bitterness that Kaede Sakakibara felt. He suddenly felt a little regretful. He wished he had used the time he spent curled up in bed playing Candy Crush last night to read the manuscript.

It's not that he didn't want to watch it. According to his memory that he could remember everything he saw once, he was able to understand the entire story plot smoothly on the first day.

But he chooses to watch a new episode a week, just like following a TV series, with new surprises every week.

After saying goodbye to Mai Sakurajima on Line, Kaede Sakakibara put away her phone.

Mai Sakurajima has rival scenes and plots with the second female lead at the private Toyonosaki Academy, so she is very busy on both sides.

The man was already accustomed to the morning rush hour subway and was numb to it. He was squeezed like a crowd and successfully arrived at the private Shuchiin Academy around eight in the morning. The school had already started classes at this time and several teachers were standing in front of the school gate to welcome the crew from Dentsu.

Sakakibara Kaede successfully found the person with short brown hair in the crowd by identifying the hair color.

"Good morning, Higuchi-san."

Sakakibara Kaede habitually held a can of hot coffee in his hand, warmed his hands with the hot coffee, and walked forward to say hello.

"Good morning, Sakakibara-san."

While waving, the boy handed Higuchi Yuanka a bottle of warm water. The latter was slightly stunned, then silently took the bottle with the boy's kind smile, unscrewed the lid and took a sip.

The warm water went down my throat, and my slightly cold fingers quickly warmed up.

"How do you know I only drink water?"

The boy glanced at Higuchi Madoka who had a cold expression. "Observe. We usually eat in the classroom. You sit with Sakurajima-senpai, one table away from me. You don't drink coffee, but only water."

After a while, he added, "I heard that idol singers rarely drink beverages to protect their throats. If they do drink beverages, most of them are throat-soothing beverages like rock sugar and snow pear. We don't sell rock sugar and snow pear here, only warm boiled water."

Higuchi Yuanka was stunned for a moment, then said softly, "Thank you."

After a brief greeting, Sakakibara looked around the advertising crew. In addition to director Oshima Hide, there were many young men and women of similar age. Sakakibara heard from his agent Kei Iida that they were all actors who were not selected in the audition.

They can appear in the graduation advertisement as a group, and the new actors think there is nothing wrong with it, as it can help them gain a lot of experience. Some experienced actors want to get a shot in this short advertisement, even for half a frame - maybe his performance or appearance will be noticed by a director?

"As you can see, we have opened up a filming area for you. The west teaching building is completely available for your use. If you have any requirements for the filming date, please let us know."

"Thank you for your help. Please give me your guidance in the next period of time."

Oshima Hide exchanged a few words with several teachers in charge of the project, looked back and saw that almost everyone had arrived, and immediately asked the filming crew to start moving the equipment.

Sakakibara Kaede greeted several extras in a familiar manner and learned that they mainly came from three agencies: Nice Artist Agency where Kei Iida had worked before, Burning Production where the leading female role Nakano-san was from, and the veteran artist agency Muse.

The protagonist he plays this time is too similar to Hiroshi Kitahara, a character who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He only needs to show the actions of a cold boy who has a crush on someone.

The man followed the actors to the makeup group, where they all changed into the black school uniforms of the private Shuchiin Academy - this was one of the requirements of the investors.

Higuchi Madoka habitually put on light makeup when she went out in the morning. With the help of the makeup artist, she wiped off the makeup and only applied some lipstick to make her lips look redder and healthier.

Be it youth dramas or commercials, whenever the female characters play high school students, they rarely wear makeup on their faces, unless it is a hot girl role with special needs.

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Higuchi Madoka's eyes shifted to the side. While other extras were comparing their bodies, flattering each other after putting on their school uniforms, and laughing together, the man was sitting quietly in the corner of the lounge area, holding a script in his hand.

Higuchi Yuanka knew that he was getting into the role.

Sakakibara Kaede's neatly-knit hair is slightly messy and fluffy, with his bangs tilted to the right. His fair skin and blue eyes remind people of the starry sky and the soft white sand. A dark teardrop mole at the corner of his eye gives the originally cold boy a touch of gentleness.

As if he had noticed Higuchi Madoka's gaze, the boy raised his head, and his blue eyes, with a hint of warmth, lingered on Higuchi Madoka's body.

In an instant, goose bumps appeared on Higuchi Yuanxiang's exposed arms.

She was an idol, and had experienced countless gazes, fiery, enthusiastic, and exciting. . . In school, there were also many male classmates who carefully observed and watched her in secret.

She should be used to this kind of look, but why is it that the pure warmth in Sakakibara-san's eyes makes her feel like she is feeling this emotion for the first time?

This look frightened her.

Or rather, she didn't believe that such pure eyes and feelings existed in real life.

When the makeup artist saw Sakakibara Kaede walking over quickly, she considerately made room for the two of them to have a relatively private chat.

"That's a scary look, Sakakibara-san." Higuchi Madoka looked at the boy through the mirror.

"Sorry, sorry, did I scare you? I tried to be more subtle in my eyes when filming. I tried my best to create the image of a gentle boy, but maybe this doesn't match my character in the play." The boy reflected, "After all, this is how secret crushes are in my mind. There are always girls in a boy's field of vision, and he follows them unconsciously. Maybe I don't understand the role well enough, I'll modify it later."

"No, no thanks. I'll get used to it soon. This is a work site after all."

Higuchi Madoka opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but finally changed her mind.

Sakakibara Kaede sighed, "After all, love is something that can make you fall in love. If you can't control your eyes, you'll probably end up getting NG."

Higuchi Yuanka automatically filtered out the second half of the man's words and murmured, "Falling?"

“Be it love or romance, it’s not about ‘doing’ or ‘not doing’, but about ‘falling in’ unconsciously.”

"If it's falling, what is love?"

"I don't know."

The man gave such a reply in a very bachelor way. He has been single for decades and the only time he had a crush on someone in high school that he now thinks is stupid, let alone a mutual crush.

He once "liked" someone, but looking back, it was nothing more than pure admiration and respect.

He "liked" the student council president in the past, but eventually realized that he just respected her work attitude and enthusiasm.

He once "liked" the class arts and literature committee member, but in the end he was just envious of her confidence and fulfilling life.

This kind of feeling is not love - it is envy at most. If I had that kind of ability, could I be different?

"You don't understand at all."

Higuchi Madoka complained mercilessly.

"What about Higuchi-san? What is your opinion?"

"You brought up this topic. I asked you because I don't understand, Mr. Love Master."