They all pushed me!

"She was very interesting and nice to listen to. She said she loved watching the TV dramas and variety shows that Ryo and I starred in. Just seeing our faces made her feel like she was nourishing her eyes. She also said that the couple album of "B Komachi x B Komachi" alone made her eyesight improve by a full degree."

Seeing Ai getting more and more excited as he spoke, Beichuan Liang's eyes became more and more suspicious.

Noticing Liang's suspicious gaze, Ai smiled and waved her hand:

"Ryo, don't worry. I didn't recommend her to you because of what she said. Although there may be some reasons for that, in the final analysis, her acting skills are really good."

At this point, Ai raised his chin and added:

"It is said that her family has wanted her to be an actress since she was young. She is obviously a professional in acting and is multi-talented. She is good at singing, dancing and playing the piano."

"If Ai says so, I will try to contact him later."

On the other side of the table, Kitagawa Rumi was eating the food seriously, bite by bite. When she heard the names of Ai, Kurokawa Akane and Arima Kana coming out of her brother's mouth one after another, she was briefly expectant, and then she realized that she was just an idol.

But from another perspective, she should also be considered an excellent actor.

There is nothing wrong with living alone. It is an inevitable result. Her ready agreement today is actually the best way to retreat and advance.

She broke away from here and had her own private territory.

And as long as Beichuan Liang came to visit her, even just once.

That's the best enclosed space.

written request for leave

Sending a leave application on someone else's behalf: My daughter has been taken by her family to pick pecans, so she cannot update the news. That's it.

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Chapter 7: Taking and Giving

After getting the possible suitable candidate from his wife, Beichuan Ryo did not intend to drag his feet. He took the initiative to contact the other party through Ai Nianba the next day and agreed on the time and place of the meeting.

After arriving at the reserved box 20 minutes early with great sincerity, Beichuan Liang waited patiently until the door was pushed open again. A little girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old walked in expressionlessly. Her expression was a little cold, and her green eyes casually swept over the people and objects in the room. Then she reached out to close the door and looked at Beichuan Liang and nodded slightly:

"Sure enough, just like love, it's the kind that makes you feel comfortable even when you see it outside the camera."

Beichuan Liang, who thought the other party would introduce himself as usual, curled the corner of his mouth and suddenly felt that the person Ai recommended to him seemed a little out of touch in character.

But I have to say that the other person's foundation is indeed good. His long black hair like raven feathers falls below his shoulders like a waterfall. His facial features are also very delicate. The teardrop mole under his left eye can easily give people a strong first impression.

"Yes, I'm Shiranui Fulilu."

After thinking for a while with his head tilted, the other party seemed to remember the purpose of his visit:

"Nice to meet you, Kitagawa-President?"

"Hello, I'm Kitagawa Ryo, nice to meet you, Miss Shiranui Fulilu."

What made Beichuan Liang somewhat thankful was that the other party showed a little bit of unreliability when he just came in. After that, the communication between the two became smooth and they soon got to the point.

"I should have already explained the purpose of my visit in the communication yesterday. Of course, if Miss Shiranui has any questions or concerns, you can ask me now."

"I really want to know why I was chosen. After all, I haven't officially debuted yet, and I don't even have any works to show for myself."

"Because Ai recommended you to me. And I want to correct Ms. Shiranui's statement. I didn't choose you. At this stage, I just hope you can come to audition for our new drama. As for whether you can be selected, it should depend on your performance."

Kitagawa Ryo was observing Shiranui Fulilu's expression as he spoke. Before the appointment today, he had already learned about the other party in advance. According to his investigation, although this girl did not officially debut as she said, she has been preparing for it. She even often collects and understands information about actors of the same age as her, and shows an unusual interest in the affairs of the circle.

"Audition? I heard that Magana will also be participating in this work. Is she going to participate in this audition?"

"Of course, but it won't be open to the outside world. It's just a brief internal audition. In other words, if Ms. Shiranui agrees, she might be competing with Kana for the same role? Maybe she'll have a chance to win? Of course, Kurokawa Akane will also participate."

Kitagawa Ryo paused when he said this, and took a sip of the tea in front of him. This internal audition did exist, and this was also the second time that Arimaka Kanae and Kurokawa Akane would compete after three years.

"Kurokawa Akane? I've seen her drama, it's great."

Shiranui Fulilu's way of praising was simple and straightforward, and then she nodded and agreed straightforwardly:

"Okay, I'll go."

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"This script is really brilliant. I didn't know before that Kitagawa-kun has the talent to be a screenwriter. You don't have to be modest and tell me that you have the guidance of that old man Gotanda. He told me that most of the plots in it were created by you personally. Tsk tsk, you don't know the tone of his voice on the phone. After all, the script that he liked so much fell into my hands..."

Director Hirokazu Koreeda threw the script up again and again in a childish manner and caught it again. It was obvious that he was in a very happy mood at the moment, but he immediately stopped smiling and looked at Kitagawa Ryo's face very seriously and said:

"Of course, there are some things I must make clear to you in advance. Although I have been directing for nearly 30 or 40 years, I have basically directed movies. This is my first time directing a TV series."

"But I have great faith in your ability to direct family films, Director Koreeda. This drama is originally in the form of a unit drama, and each episode has a semi-independent story. It can be regarded as a miniature movie. With that said, do you feel more confident?"

Kitagawa Ryo replied with a smile. After all, just as he said, Hirokazu Koreeda is a director who is very good at handling and expressing delicate emotions between families and relatives. His representative works such as Shoplifters, Like Father, Like Son, and Our Little Sister are basically in this tone. His new drama Tomorrow, Dad and Mom Are Away is also in the same field.

The subject matter, and the relationship between the two has always been good. It just so happened that the other party was free during this period, so Kitagawa Ryo contacted Hirokazu Koreeda directly without thinking too much.

"Director Koreeda should be able to see the potential of this work, and the cast is also good. If you have never set foot in the field of TV dramas, this drama may be the best place for you to start."

Upon hearing this, Hirokazu Koreeda showed some obvious interest. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, he smiled helplessly and shook his head:

"I have to say, what Kitagawa-kun said really moved me a little."

"…Even though I've approved the script, I still want to see the actors' performances with my own eyes."

"There will be an internal audition this afternoon. If Director Koreeda is interested, you can go and take a look. You won't be disappointed."

Upon hearing this, Beichuan Liang immediately smiled and replied.

"Then I'll just look forward to it."

Koreeda Hirokazu smiled and replied, his eyes skimmed over the names on the cast list, paused at Arima Kana, and said with some nostalgia:

"It's been almost ten years now. Apart from Kitagawa-kun, the only kid who has been active in the industry for so long and whose popularity is still rising is probably Arima."

"But this is also the result of Kana's hard work."

"Ah."

Koreeda Hirokazu nodded and continued to flip through the script in his hand:

“Although I haven’t seen the official cast list yet, I can already imagine how they look in my mind, especially the plot of the heroine’s mailbox (post). Just by looking at the text, I’m already looking forward to Magana’s performance.”

Although Kitagawa Ryo mentioned internal auditions, Hirokazu Koreeda, as a veteran in the industry, did not take it too seriously. After all, as one of the unspoken rules in the industry, actors of Arimaka's level generally do not participate in auditions, and no crew will send them audition invitations. Many times, it is closer for them to choose roles and scripts, and the positions are reversed.

Moreover, Kitagawa Ryo had already told him from the beginning that this work was aimed at achieving commercial results with high ratings and high discussion. Under this premise, it would be difficult to understand why Kana Arima, who is currently the most popular actress, was not chosen as the leading actress.

Of course, to be honest, Kitagawa Ryo's popularity and traffic are the highest among all the actors, but in the final analysis, this is also a film with the Children's Home as the main stage, and the children who are abandoned by their parents for various reasons as the main perspective. The story revolves around them, and the children have the most roles.

What's more, in the script, this character, who is the leader of the children's home, is both cold and warm, and so mature that he doesn't even look like a child. From all aspects, it seems like a role tailor-made for Arima Kana.

"Mailbox?"

Hearing this name, Beichuan Liang was also stunned, but immediately denied it with a smile:

"It's still hard to say who will play this role."

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Kana Arima carefully read the scripts of the first three episodes in her hand again. Just like what Hirokazu Koreeda thought, she really fell in love with the character of Mailbox at first sight.

The background of "Tomorrow, Dad and Mom Are Not Here" is very simple. Because her mother injured her boyfriend with a blunt instrument and was imprisoned, the little girl Maki, who had no one to take care of her, had to be sent to the children's welfare home "Bear House". Children who were abandoned by their parents for various reasons lived here. The man who managed this place looked fierce and cruel, and was nicknamed "Demon King" by the children. He stubbornly and arrogantly taught the children here to pretend to be cute and well-behaved, making them look like kittens and puppies in the window, waiting for the appearance of adoptive parents who could give them warmth and were willing to accept them.

Among the children, they also call each other by various nicknames. Because they were abandoned in a mailbox by their parents after birth, the girl nicknamed Mailbox is the leader among them.

She was ordered by the Demon King to teach the newcomer Maki the rules and techniques here.

This is also the first scene of the entire script:

After hearing the Demon King's instruction to "cry for her", Mailbox, who was sitting there preparing to eat, put down her chopsticks as if nothing had happened. In less than ten seconds, she shed tears pitifully in front of Maki's shocked and unbelievable gaze, choking, crying, and nasal sounds, and her little head was twitching from crying.

Then, after saying "Okay", she immediately stopped crying, the corners of her mouth raised again, she wiped the tears from her cheeks nonchalantly, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and said lightly, "I'm starting", and then continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

Arimakana gently stroked the lines in the script with one hand, while with the other hand she unconsciously clenched and unclenched the pendant.

Although after "Homeless Child" one of her most famous nicknames has become "a talented child star who can make people cry in ten seconds", Kana Arima still remembers that in the early days, she was a "genius child star who can make people cry in ten seconds" who was good at crying scenes.

Therefore, after seeing such a plot in the script of this work written by Kitagawa Ryo, even the usually calm-minded Arima Kana couldn't help but fall into inexplicable fantasies.

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Arimagana bit her lips lightly with her pearly teeth, and almost buried her head in the script like a quail, and she could feel her ears getting hot.

At this moment, the door of the lounge was pushed open again, and Kurokawa Akane walked in briskly, scaring Magana so much that he raised his head in panic and pretended to be nonchalant:

"Here he comes."

"Well, long time no see, Kana."

Kurokawa Akane put away his bag and walked up to Arima Kana to greet her.

Her stature is much taller than that of Kana Arima, and three years of formal stage performance experience have completely eliminated the last bit of timidity of Kurokawa Akane. It is almost impossible to find the shadow of the shy little girl in her. Her hair is a little longer than before and draped over her shoulders. She has an upright posture, and her every move is graceful and elegant.

Different from Arima Kana's childish and pure appearance that seems to have remained in the past, the changes in Kurokawa Akane's facial features as she grew older are more obvious and mature. If she stands next to Arima Kana, it is easy to make people wonder if she is one or two years older than the person next to her.

"Ah, it's been a while indeed. After all, this should be the first time that Chi Yin has come here for an audition in three years."

Arima Kana touched the hat on his head, turned his eyes away from the other person's legs that were obviously longer than his own, and said with his chin in his hand:

"Theatrical performance and film and television performance are completely different things."

"Ryo-senpai has high hopes for this drama, so don't mess it up."

"Of course I know."

Kurokawa Akane glanced at the script that Arima Kana had spread out on her lap, then sat down next to her and took out his own script.

If she were to define it, these three years might be the only time since she met Arima Kana that she could clearly feel and realize that she was rapidly narrowing the gap between them.

She works in the industry under the stage name Kurokawa Akane, which is almost the same as her real name. Although she is still not as well-known among the public as Kana Arima, this name has already made her famous in the drama circle.

It’s been almost ten years since the failure of Shoplifters.

Compared with the countless failures in the past, Kurokawa Akane felt that this was her best chance, both in terms of ability and mentality.

"The character you like is also a mailbox, right?"

"of course."

After receiving a positive answer, Kurokawa Akane turned his attention back to the script in his hand.

As the leader of the children in the "Bear House", Mailbox usually helps to take care of everyone. Among them, her favorite is a four-year-old girl named "Marble", so much so that other children call her the "little mother".

Therefore, in the eyes of Kurokawa Akane, this is not a character like the heroine Aizawa Suzu in "Homeless Child", who is cunning, good at lying and acting, and does things to the end. A very key factor that constitutes her should be motherhood.

It's May now, next month is June, and it's almost time for Arima Kana's birthday.

Three years have passed since Ryo's wedding, and in these three years, every time this time came, Arima Kana would always show off by sending Kurokawa Akane a photo of the birthday cake that day. It was made by Kitagawa Ryo himself, and it was a long return gift that would take ten years to repay.

What Kurokawa Akane wanted at that time was a complete set of kitchen utensils.

She is slowly learning how to cook.

I learned how to make his favorite dishes from him.

Chapter 8: She has seen

Tokyo, in the office building where Kitagawa Ryo's personal office is located.

"It seems that the auditions for other supporting roles have been completed."

Kitagawa Ai asked casually while taking out several dishes from thermos bags and placing them on the cool office desk.

It was lunchtime at noon. Except for a few important roles in the main cast, most of the other roles had already completed internal auditions. Most of the actors recruited here had received systematic training at the LALALAI Theater and had acting experience, but had never shown themselves on the big screen. The overall quality made Kitagawa Ryoya quite satisfied. He nodded and replied:

"Well, it's basically confirmed. They are all good seedlings."

"I remember Liang told me before that he had high hopes for someone? Himeno..."

"Ai Xiang is talking about Himekawa, right? Himekawa Daiki, what's wrong? Are you starting to forget people's names again? I've only heard that pregnancy makes people stupid for three years, but I've never heard that marriage makes people stupid for three years."

Beichuan Liang picked up the rice with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, with a tone of teasing like an old couple.

"I simply don't remember it clearly, Kitahara Ryo—"

Ai Wenyan gave Beichuan Liang a coquettish look and deliberately followed his words and called his name wrong.

"In that case, Ai will have to go to the marriage registry every day to change her name on the marriage certificate."

After jokingly hitting back, Beichuan Liang also brought the topic back:

"He is one of the children that Uncle Min has been supporting at the orphanage. It seems that his parents died in an accident. Uncle Min discovered that he has a talent and ability for acting. After he was released from there, he was brought to the troupe to study for a period of time, and later he was handed over to me."

"It sounds similar to Liang. Is this a follow-up to the setback in recognizing Liang's son?"

"Haha, but the more 'tragic' thing is that this child has never called Uncle Min Min 'father' or anything like that. Although he is very respectful, it seems that it has always been Mr. Kindaichi who calls him that."

Beichuan Liang couldn't help laughing and continued: