They all pushed me!

Beichuan Liang was slightly surprised, but immediately nodded:

"That's normal. After all, they are a junior high school idol group. Freshness is very important."

"That's what the president said."

Hoshino Ai played with the ends of her hair. She took out her cell phone from her bag, entered the password 45510 to unlock it, and then turned to a group photo of everyone in front of Ueno Zoo when B Komachi was first founded. She lowered her eyes, feeling a little lost.

"In about half a year, after your new members have gotten used to each other, this girl will graduate."

Beichuan Liang reached out and tapped someone on the screen of Hoshino Ai's phone:

"I watched your live show last month. How should I put it? She probably didn't control her daily routine and diet well. Her face and figure are a little out of shape, but that's how teenage girls are."

"Many fans of junior high school idols have the mentality of nurturing them, and if they fail to be nurtured... they will be thrown away, just like when the main account fails, they will open a new small account."

"In Tokyo, there are idol groups debuting every day."

Kitagawa Ryo pursed his lips and chose not to say the other reason. He knew very well that the relationship between Hoshino Ai and the current members of B Komachi was a bit stiff, so she showed her expectation for the new members just now.

She hopes to get along well with the members of the group.

But things don't always go as planned.

To some extent, it was also due to Saito Ichigo.

The entire B-Komachi is like a stage set up for Hoshino Ai alone, and everyone else is just a foil and dancer.

Another reason why Kitagawa Ryo judged that girl to be about to graduate was that she grew faster than Hoshino Ai during this period.

That would be uncoordinated.

It will make the stage with Hoshino Ai as the absolute center appear a little bit uncoordinated.

"Mr. Kindaichi, what do you think of this girl? Can you use her in the next stage play?"

The sound coming from not far away interrupted Kitagawa Ryo's thoughts and also attracted the attention of him and Hoshino Ai. They both turned their heads and saw the bartender introducing a waitress to Kindaichi Toshiro with an earnest smile.

"If there is a suitable opportunity...hiccup...I will consider it."

Toshiro Kindaichi burped and waved his hand casually. The waitress immediately went over to pour him a glass of wine and leaned forward to him.

Hoshino Ai, who was somewhat enlightened, let out a small exclamation:

"I remember this sister seemed to have 100,000 followers on Instagram (social media platform)."

"But everyone wants to be more famous, to make more money, and it would be best if they could last for several lifetimes."

Beichuan Liang continued to drink sparkling water as if it was nothing new.

"But speaking of which... Liang should be very popular too, why doesn't anyone come to see Liang?"

After looking for a while, Hoshino Ai felt her face blushing and her heart beating fast. She quickly looked away and took small sips of the cold drink in front of her to calm herself down.

Beichuan Liang looked at her with an awkward but polite smile:

"Is it possible? I'm a child."

"It's because Ryo usually talks more like an adult than he looks... It's easy to forget that."

Hoshino Ai shrank back and argued in a low voice.

"I wish I were a grown-up."

Beichuan Ryo sighed half-jokingly.

"But since the contract has been revised, you can audition for a role in the troupe's new play next month. One of the roles should be quite suitable for you."

"New drama?"

"Well, it's a play by the former Soviet female writer Lyudmila Razumovskaya, Dear Yelena Sergeyevna."

Having said that, Beichuan Liang paused, then immediately added with a smile:

"But I like it better by another name."

"The Forbidden Game of Youth."

Hoshino Ai's knowledge has not yet expanded to this extent. She has never heard of either name, so she just asked subconsciously:

"Will Ryo participate?"

"There is a very interesting role and I signed up for it, but I also need to pass an audition."

Beichuan Liang spread his hands. Although he was the absolute top star of the LALALAI troupe, the cast list for each show was the result of careful selection. Even he could not skip this step and directly get a spot.

"As long as it's a character that Ryo likes, there shouldn't be a problem."

Hoshino Ai was even more confident than Kitagawa Ryo, and she immediately added:

"I'll sign up when we get back to the troupe."

"By the way, what kind of character is this interesting character Ryo mentioned?"

After hearing this question from Hoshino Ai, Beichuan Liang pondered for a while and said:

"To put it simply, he is a child who looks bright and beautiful on the outside but is rotten on the inside."

Hoshino Ai nodded thoughtfully.

"But if I want to audition for this role, it seems that I can't use my acting skills based on experience, although I don't have any experience in this area."

"After all, Ryo is the two-time champion of the 'child star whose mother most people want to be' list, so he should be a good kid - good, good."

Hoshino Ai smiled and reached out her hand to try to touch Kitagawa Ryo's hair.

"My advice is not to allocate extra memory to such meaningless things."

Kitagawa Ryo easily avoided Hoshino Ai's touch.

The cell phone in my pocket vibrated. It was a call from my adoptive mother, Kitagawa Tomiko.

After saying something to Hoshino Ai, Kitagawa Ryo got up and walked to a quieter place like the bathroom, took out his cell phone and answered the call.

"That child Ruby can already speak fully."

Soon, the other party's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"He's not even one year old yet, but he learns everything very quickly. He can already drink from a bottle by himself, and he doesn't cry when he falls. He even tried to walk yesterday."

"That's great news."

Beichuan Liang responded somewhat coldly.

He goes home only a few times now, and no matter how much Kitagawa Tomiko praises her daughter on the phone, the fact is that as soon as he returns home, she will lock the child in the room again.

She had probably imagined countless times in her mind what bad things she would do to her baby out of jealousy.

But Beichuan Liang never had any thoughts about this non-blood-related sister.

To him, the other party was more like a stranger he had never met.

So I always feel like I'm listening to other people's stories that are irrelevant.

After listening to the story of this "child prodigy" for another two minutes, Kitagawa Tomiko said casually at the end:

"Ruby loves the movie clip you showed her before. Whenever you play it for her, she becomes quiet all of a sudden."

"We're planning to open a personal social media account for Ruby when she turns one. It looks like you have another movie scheduled in the second half of the year, so come back and take a few more photos together in advance. Remember to repost and stream them later."

Beichuan Liang frowned. Although he had no feelings for the child, what the other party did was really too outrageous.

"I will go back in two days."

"Well, Ruby is your sister after all."

Then the call was hung up.

Beichuan Liang raised his chin in the bathroom mirror.

He suddenly found it a little funny.

She has won the title of "Child Star Whose Mother Most Wants to Be" for two consecutive years.

In fact, he was not a child loved by his adoptive mother.

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In the dim room, the only source of light was the flickering white light of the lit computer screen.

A young man was sitting in front of the computer, moving the mouse expressionlessly to browse various web pages.

Websites and message boards filled with venting and suicide declarations—he read them.

They were all communication websites for exhibitionists, transvestites, and homosexuals - although he didn't understand these hobbies, he still looked at them.

Websites filled with gory pictures of corpses and various murder scenes - he browsed through them one by one.

On the computer desk was a script with wrinkled pages:

"Youth Taboo Game".

He had his eyes on one of the roles, but unfortunately, that person was also planning to sign up.

After the other party joined the troupe, he never beat the other party in an audition.

Valodia.

The boy whispered the name of the character.

All the elements that make up this role are:

Coercion, deception, rape, bribery, violence...

Shenmu Guang didn't think he would lose.

because--

He’s experienced it all.

Chapter 14: Brother - Like

"I believe everyone knows that the troupe will prepare a new play next month, "The Forbidden Game of Youth" by former Soviet female writer Lyudmila Razumovskaya."

Inside the LALALAI Theater building, the director Kindaichi Toshiro gathered all the members of the troupe together for a rare occasion and announced the news with a serious face.

"As before, all the roles in this new play will be selected through auditions. Anyone interested can contact me after the meeting."

He flipped through the information in his hand and introduced:

"There are five named characters in this play, three men and two women. Among these five people, two of them have the most lines."

"The first one is teacher Yelena Sergeyevna, whose mother is seriously ill and hospitalized, and whose family is in financial difficulty. She keeps the key to the safe where the students' test papers are kept, so four students from her class come to her house under the pretext of celebrating their birthdays and ask for the key. To play her, you need to show a fragile but unshakable will."

"The second one is the student Vagaja, the son of a great diplomat, the mastermind behind this operation, the opinion leader among the four students, and he has the most scenes with Yelena. The clash of their ideologies is also the main dramatic conflict in this play. To play him, you need to show a crazy heart and arrogance that is completely opposite to his top student appearance. The sense of contrast is very important."

"The character portraits and lines of the other three characters are also written in the script. If you are interested or think they are suitable for you, there is no need to hide it."

Kindaichi Toshiro raised his eyebrows and smiled:

"That's it for now, let's adjourn the meeting."

After the impromptu meeting, Hoshino Ai trotted over to Kindaichi Toshiro, raised her hand and said:

"Mr. Kindaichi, I want to sign up for an audition."

"Oh, it's Hoshino. Which role are you going to apply for?"

Kindaichi Toshiro turned around and nodded:

"There are only two female characters in this play, the teacher Yelena and the student Lala."

He smacked his lips, rubbed his messy beard and said:

"Actually, if it's my personal recommendation, I think the role of Lala is quite suitable for you. A girl from a poor family... Yeah."

"It seems that Hoshino's family is also in financial difficulty. You always eat the cleanest lunch boxes in the troupe. I remember you even packed some."

"...Haha, there's no need to say such things, Mr. Kindaichi."

Hoshino Ai smiled and brushed off the topic, but Kindaichi Toshiro frowned and said seriously:

"What I just said was not a joke."

"Although I know you want to perform on the same stage with that kid Liang, to be honest, there is no other genius like him in the entire troupe or even in the theater industry. So, if you want to choose roles according to your interests like him and think you can perform well, give up as soon as possible."

"Do you know why our troupe is always short of people? It's because many former actors couldn't accept this fact and ended up putting themselves in a dilemma."

Kindaichi Toshiro looked at Hoshino Ai, thinking that this little girl and Kitagawa Ryo were quite compatible, so he patiently added two more sentences: