Tokyo Sound

The man pushed open the window with the three characters of Qingfengjuku on it and appeared, stretching lazily.

Mizuno Nagaharu saw the actor in person at the Tokyo Film Festival that day: he was wearing a well-ironed suit as dark as night, with charming eyes, and he was indeed a man of extraordinary appearance and amazing talent.

Where is the shining starlight now?

A standard suit jacket, a cheap tie, a neat hairstyle, and a dull look in his eyes.

They are people that can be seen everywhere in life.

Middle age can be said to be the age of maturity and harvest, or it can be said to be the age of bidding farewell to youth and heading towards aging. It is a bridge connecting youth and aging. Middle age is between the cessation of youthful development and the beginning of the trend of aging.

That person is already able to support roles that are beyond his actual age - he is truly calming down and improving his acting skills, and is not blinded by fame and fortune.

Mizuno Nagaharu felt a small and inexplicable feeling of being touched.

……

"I didn't expect that after turning 30, he would become so ordinary and his appearance would decline so drastically. Just like me, time is merciless." Shan Liu Shengxin sighed softly. He was also a handsome young man once, and at this moment there was a hint of dark joy in his words.

"At least he has hair. Do you have any hair? You don't have any in the middle." Koizumi Yuzaburo said in a very low voice.

The two people, who were almost ninety years old in total, were silently strangling each other's necks while following the movie-watching rules.

Yin Ze held his forehead in silence.

"You are a high school student now, do you want to go to university?" Mr. Tsubota pushed up his thick-framed square glasses.

"I plan to go directly to a women's university, so I won't study much. Besides, I don't know much about university." Sayaka twirled a strand of hair with her fingers.

"Why don't you just make up your mind and apply to Tokyo University?" Mr. Tsubota suddenly laughed and said.

"Todai? The University of Tokyo? Aren't there only nerds there?" Sayaka answered with a stereotype.

Onishikawasuke snorted softly in his seat.

Natsume Kenzo beside him was unmoved. The closer people get to old age, the more they return to the days that seem like childhood.

"...Is that so? I feel a little complicated when you say that. Actually, all the students at Tokyo University are very handsome." Mr. Tsubota's eyes drifted away. His embarrassment was genuine and not fake. He thought for a second or two, "What about Keio University? Have you heard of Keio Boy?"

"They all sound like handsome guys." Sayaka became a little excited and nodded.

"Okay, that's settled, let's apply to Keio University."

'Wait, wait, wait. Teacher, you are not serious.'

"Yes. It is my job to help you get into the university you want to go to."

The middle-aged man has a sincere look in his eyes and a soft voice. He is so gentle and kind, yet he has a strong and resolute feeling. He is fierce and true, and tender and affectionate.

'Just like the wishing card you put up on the Tanabata Festival. First, write down your wish on the wish list, then remember the words "get into Keio University". Every time you repeat it, that wish will come true.'

Onishikawasuke nodded slightly.

Being old is not necessarily a good thing, and elders are not necessarily able to guide young people, because what the elderly lose over the years is often more than what they gain.

This is a good teacher. The shadows of the characters he plays may be his former tutors.

……

"He is a child who can do well as long as he wants to." The mother who came to the private school asked, "Can you help me persuade him to go to college, especially to take the judicial examination?"

"When did Suzuki-kun become like this?" Teacher Tsubota glanced at the boy who was sitting in the back, crossing his legs and concentrating on playing the handheld game.

"Three generations of my family have been lawyers. It's all my husband's fault for pushing him every day. He's too strict. But if he works hard and wants to do it, he will succeed."

"It's not good to always teach them that they can do whatever they want." Teacher Tsubota was silent for a moment, "If a child doesn't succeed despite trying hard, he will only think that he has no talent and will become more and more negative."

When Koizumi Yuzaburo saw this, his eyes moved slightly. Thinking back, he discovered that someone had an extraordinary memory, so he added the family's long-cherished wish of the University of Tokyo to that person. Strictly speaking, this was somewhat selfish.

Shan Liushengxin also sighed in his heart. At that time, someone was unwilling to go to school because of class problems, and during the conversation, he did not have the idea of ​​taking the college entrance examination, as if he had already made his own plans.

It’s a good thing to cross the red gate, but what if you don’t? Will students who have just experienced a low period become even more frustrated because their hard work has not been rewarded?

The two couldn't help but reflect.

Yin Ze looked at the two literary fighters strangely. Why did they seem to have suddenly lost their power?

……

'What is the verb Be plus in the present continuous tense? 5, 4, 3...'

'It's only the verb "be", right? That, that, that, that, that, I remember the jingle before, the subject is at the beginning of the sentence, am, is, are follow, now that something or other follows, the other components cannot be lost——'

"2, 1. Out!" Teacher Tsubota laughed, "As a punishment, you are not allowed to wear false eyelashes."

"I can't use foundation anymore. If I keep going like this, I'll only get uglier." Sayaka wailed, but she kept her promise and took off her eyelashes.

"Don't worry, as long as you can get the answer right tomorrow, you can put on beautiful makeup again." Teacher Tsubota encouraged.

"Hmph, it's you, teacher. If you don't dress up, you'll have less and less people of the opposite sex." Sayaka counterattacked.

"You are so rude. When I was in college, I had long, fashionable hair that was so charming that it would kill everyone." Teacher Tsubota seemed to be pretending to be strong. When he said this, even the students sitting in other seats laughed and looked over here.

"Is this true? I want to see the photos!" Sayaka even asked her classmates, "You all want to see them, right?"

of course!

Tsuchiya's eyes were full of brilliance. Could it be that in this movie, we can still see the old school photos of Big Brother? This is a top secret, and it's a bonus for the director. The single-pushing group friends sitting in the same row also showed hungry smiles.

'Full marks! I never thought I could master this part of English in just three weeks! You are amazing!'

Sayaka also looked excited, and it was obvious that she was trying to take credit for it. The two of them made noises and clapped their hands like little kids.

"Haha, here are the photos we agreed on." Sayaka smiled and held out her hand.

"Ah? Are you really looking at it?"

"Don't play tricks, take it out, take it out~"

"I really can't do anything with you. Okay, I'll leave it to you." Mr. Tsubota said, and like a Texas Hold'em master holding his winning cards, he took out the photo calmly and forcefully and put it into the other person's palm.

"Clang clang~" Sayaka even dubbed it manually, like opening a treasure chest. I turned the photo over, was silent for two seconds after seeing it, and then exclaimed, "What is this? You must have been even more frustrated when you were young, right? ! "

"What? How can you say that!" Teacher Pingtian's trump card was not as big as others at this time, and the master's skill was broken, with a look of panic on his face.

"I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this way. Everyone else has something to say."

The extras on the screen all leaned forward.

The single pushers in the seats also poked their heads out.

A close-up of the photo is given here.

On the vast green grassland, a man stood in front of a large flock of sheep, with his arms outstretched and his face showing his teeth. He had an extended version of a bowl cut, and the retro fashion reminded people of the folk legend about Kappa. His hair fluttered in the wind, and he was unrestrained with a sense of nonsensical humor. His big teeth were white and even shiny. His eyes were covered by reflective lenses, which made him look like a passerby in a cartoon who didn't deserve to have his face and eyes portrayed.

Not attractive at all!

Tsuchiya Hiroaki and the other solo pushers are having a hard time, but solo pushers and traitors have a symbiotic relationship, there is persecution in love, there is deep love in persecution, so they can still draw joy from it.

"You actually said that to me, I'm really unhappy." Mr. Tsubota came over with his hands on his waist, half annoyed, "At that time, I had a girlfriend with big curly blonde hair and a hot body."

Tsuchiya Hongliang became alert and wrote down this sentence.

Zhang Wei didn't care. He thought the group leader was really crazy. How could acting be confused with reality?

How could there be a big blond foreign horse? Just like my brother's early school photos, there is no way he could be a kappa.

"We are all high school students. What was your high school like, teacher?"

"Well... I didn't fit in very well with the class group at that time. I felt a bit out of place. I wasn't good at sports, my grades weren't good, I didn't join any clubs, and I didn't have many friends." Teacher Tsubota recalled.

"Then how did you end up being a teacher at a cram school?"

'I found it in a job magazine at first, and I just worked part-time. But I found it interesting. I think some students are not bad, but are hurt by the environment. Some have conflicts with teachers, and there is no trust between teachers and students, and they are more like enemies. Some are family factors, and the influence of the original family is very heavy. In addition, there are cases of school bullying. '

Teacher Tsubota sighed, then cheered up and spoke.

'But here, in a new place, with a new teacher, all the relationships, fighting spirit and confidence can be rebuilt. That's what my teacher did in the past.'

……

Koizumi Yuzaburo and Yamayanagi Yunobu couldn't help but look at each other.

and many more.

This film doesn't tell two stories, does it?

Sayaka in a play.

An off-screen Takizawa Satoru.

The one he is actually acting is not himself, right?

Chapter 80 Like a flower in an exam

Private school teachers and university teachers sat opposite each other. They had the same profession but different identities and positions. There was tension in the quiet air.

"Our school basically allows students to go directly to the university of the same school, and we do not encourage students to apply to other universities." The man in a suit said calmly. He fits the image of a traditional strict male class teacher with a sense of authority. "I heard about your cram school. It seems that you are not doing well, so the poor students that other cram schools don't like are accepted by you, right?"

"Some students may be excluded in school, and I want to help them." Tsubota sat properly and modestly. Compared with the other party, he was more like an NHK toll collector who was hated by cats and dogs. In addition to being disliked by the housewife, he was also disliked by the team leader because of his poor performance.

"But please stop inciting Kudo in our class." The teacher in a suit stressed, "If it was anything else, it would still be understandable, but you actually instigated her to take the Keio exam! Do you understand the difficulty? Only those who scored in the top 2% of all candidates can pass, and Kudo, with a deviation value of 30, is completely in the bottom 2%. Assuming that there are 70 people taking the exam, that means she must surpass 96% of them, which is 67 people! "

'I know this is a difficult challenge...'

'Even if I try a little harder, it won't work!'

"In my eyes, there are no useless students, only teachers who give up on them." Pingtian suddenly raised his eyes.

"Okay, haha, then according to your method, has any student ever been admitted to Keio University?" The teacher in the suit couldn't help laughing.

"There was a child who was admitted to the University of Tokyo." Pingtian lowered his eyes again, his eyes moving, "Because I have experienced it, I believe them."

Koizumi Yuzaburo and Yamayanagi Yusaburo, who were sitting, couldn't help but straighten up and look at each other.

Is it really true?

Onishikawasuke smiled and nodded.

"Ha, after Keio, even Todai is coming out." The teacher in the suit sneered, "Don't be so stubborn, I've read all the information about your cram school, let alone Todai, so far, no one has ever been admitted to Keio. What you said is just a lie made up by the institution to attract business, don't fool yourself."

"It will happen from now on. Sayaka will definitely succeed."

'A scumbag like her is impossible.'

'Sayaka is not a scumbag! She is passionate! She is an excellent girl!'

Tsubota raised his voice and responded emphatically, with the same distressed expression.

"Please stop doing this. Students who are judged as scum by their teachers will really see themselves in this way and will no longer believe in their potential. I was like this in the past...it was the teachers at that time who held my hand. So, this time it is my turn to help these children."

Seeing this, there is no need to guess anymore.

The character of Tsubota is a reflection of that person. Now, he is expressing his gratitude to his former mentor through the character's mouth.

Koizumi Yuzaburou has always been quite reserved. To put it simply, he is thin-skinned and doesn't want to show that he is touched easily. Especially with the director and students around, he is even more concerned. It is impossible for him to cry. He has to hold back no matter what.

And Shan Liushengxin is old, and as people get older, their hearts will become softer... Brat, you know I like middle school and your eye sockets are shallow, but you still use this kind of routine. The dean's eyes were a little moist.

"Your words are indeed very nice. But in the end, you are just a cram school instructor who only cares about making money. You can achieve something by simply encouraging others to do it, but when it fails, you will blame yourself and attribute the failure to the students' own incompetence. In the end, all you get is negativity. There are too many people like you in the market."

The teacher in the suit took out the money for his coffee, put it on the table, and stood up to leave.

'I hope you really know what you are doing. Challenging yourself is never easy, and it is also the easiest thing to feel desperate. There is no point in saying more, so let's stop here today. I'm leaving now.'

In the scene, only Tsubota was left sitting there, looking at the coffee he had just taken a few sips of, and his hands on his knees slowly clenched into fists. Although there were no lines or big movements, he still revealed his unwillingness.

……

What a delicate look and micro-expression. After deliberately weakening that brilliant appearance, it is easier to appreciate the layers of his performance.

Mizuno Nagaharu admired it very much.

For actors who are known for their looks, it is often a very time-consuming task to shake off the label of idols. Ambitious pretty boys basically have to make themselves look shabby in the middle and late stages of their careers to break free from the shackles of their image. You can't go far just by being handsome and beautiful, because the body will age, and the scalpel of a plastic surgeon can only be a patch. If you patch too much, you will destroy your beauty and become even uglier.

There is only one true unbeatable secret to an actor’s cosmetic surgery, and that is acting skills!

Just like now, the white moonlight hides its brightness but is still full of charm, and that charm is exuded by the character.

Tsubota is a serious, responsible and kind teacher. His handsomeness and reliability come from the enthusiasm in the character's heart, and the young actor has obviously completed such interpretation and output.

Similarly, Mizuno Nagaharu also believes that if the role played by the young actor is a bastard villain, the audience's blood pressure will definitely rise, and they will want to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, and wash it down with Coke.

As a film lover and film journalist, I am fortunate to be able to witness the growth of an outstanding actor from the beginning.

It remains to be seen whether the film will be a success, but the young actors have already been a success.