They all pushed me!

"Speaking of which, when I was writing the script for the 'Demon King' in our new drama, I incorporated some of Uncle Allergy's personality as the prototype of the character."

"Just don't add in the messy personality of liking to drink and go to bars - I don't want to see Liang play this kind of role, and the previous "Tokyo Tower" was the same."

At this point, Ai frowned, obviously still upset about Kitagawa Ryo's behavior of smoking and drinking for long periods of time during the filming of that drama to create the unique sense of depravity and decadence of the character.

"That's what actors are like. The character in the script is the character, and the actor outside the script is the actor. Love doesn't have to be taken so seriously. And from the time the filming ended until now, I haven't smoked since then."

Beichuan Liang shook his head with a dumb smile and explained:

"Some famous actors can even drastically change their image in order to play a role well, such as shaving their heads, building muscle or losing weight. If you are an experiential actor, sometimes you will be more strict with yourself. When I was acting in "He Used to Live", didn't I secretly go to many hospitals to pretend to be a patient?"

"Too……"

Although he agreed with this statement temporarily, Beichuan Ryoya noticed that Ai's face was still a little unhappy, so he smiled and added:

"Of course I know that Ai will care about the connection between the play and outside the play, so I will give the role of Ice Doll to you."

The "Ice Doll" he mentioned is Mizusawa Ha, a staff member of the Child Advisory Center and Child Consultation Center in the play. Because she often approaches children and adoptive parents with a cold and expressionless attitude, the children gave her the nickname Ice Doll. But in fact, she always puts the happiness of children first, and wants the children to choose their own parents. She often violates the rules and secretly submits the information of candidate adoptive parents to the devil in advance.

This is another character who forms an adult CP with the Demon King in the play. At the end of the story, he not only joins the "Bear House" and takes care of the children with the Demon King, but the two of them also finally become a couple.

Kitagawa Ai, who had read the script in advance, naturally understood this as well. So, as soon as Kitagawa Ryo said this, the effect was immediate and the atmosphere between the two became relaxed again.

"The girl named Shiranui Fulilu who Ai recommended to me is also very good. If she performs well this time, I want to sign her. She is definitely a potential stock with the highest return."

Although he had promised it before, Kitagawa Ryo would naturally not bring Shiranui Fulilu to compete with Arima Kana and the others directly. Therefore, in the morning, he specially asked her to participate in some auditions for other roles. Shiranui Fulilu's performance also really impressed him, so he asked her to participate in another internal audition for the protagonist group in the afternoon.

"As long as it helps Liang."

Ai nodded with relief at first, but then changed the subject:

"I'm going to help Ruby find a house this afternoon. Although she said she would just go back to live in the old house, it has been vacant for more than three years. It's okay to stay there for a night or two occasionally, but if you live there for a long time, it will definitely need to be cleaned and redecorated. So I think it would be better to find a new house directly, so that Ruby can decorate it to her favorite look and style."

"I understand. I'll be here for the audition this afternoon. Director Koreeda will be with me. If Ai is in a hurry, you can leave after dinner. I can clean up by myself."

"Well, Ruby has been pestering me lately, asking about cooking and bedroom decoration. Although I always feel that my cooking skills are only the second to last in our family, I am very confident when it comes to decoration."

"The second to last is also the second to last. According to Ai's statement, I am only the third to last."

The two chatted and laughed for a while. Beichuan Ai, who had a smaller appetite and finished lunch first, took the bag and turned around to wave at Beichuan Liang, who hadn't finished eating yet:

"Then I'll leave first."

"Ah."

Beichuan Liang swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded gently in agreement:

"Be careful on the road."

"Liang, you're busy these days, but you still have to eat on time. If I hadn't brought it to you at noon today, you would have just been perfunctory."

Beichuan Liang shook his head helplessly:

"I know, I know."

It was not until Ai walked out of the office and closed the door that he opened the drawer of his desk with some worry, looked at the other lunch box lying quietly inside, and reached out to take it out.

This was already placed on the table when he returned to the office at noon.

There was also a sticky note on it, which read:

"This is the result of my recent practice. I hope Senior Liang can try it. Because I have tried it in advance, the taste won't be too bad... probably."

Although there was no signature, Kitagawa Ryo recognized Kurokawa Akane's handwriting at a glance.

In a way, the difficulty of really trying to get by might be greater than the difficulty of not wanting to.

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"Ms. You have always been following your performances. The trilogy of Spider, Shoplifters, and Homeless Boy, which you starred in as a child star, is still on my watch list today. In addition to your superb crying scenes, I like your strangeness that doesn't match your age. It's great. Before you, I only saw that in Kitagawa Ryo."

"Ms. Kurokawa Akane, I have only been watching plays for a short time. I have only seen you in Matilda and a few other plays. But you are so good at acting in any role. This innate sense of drama is really impressive."

"My name is Shiranui Fulilu, and I'm very happy to be able to participate in this audition with you two."

Seeing the mysterious girl suddenly walk in and speak at length, Kurokawa Akane and Arima Kana, who were originally in the lounge preparing, were still a little confused, but they stood up together and smiled friendlyly:

"Nice to meet you." ×2

"You two are so in sync. I heard Director Koreeda say this morning that you two might not have a good relationship. A few years ago, you were always auditioning together to compete for roles. Now it seems that it was just a rumor. You two really have a good relationship, right?"

Shiranui Fulilu tilted her head slightly, her tone still calm.

"No." ×2

They spoke at the same time again.

"…Has it been three years since we last auditioned together that made Xiao Qian forget the fact that she has never won a single one?"

"If Kana is still holding on to the nostalgia of having won them all in the past, I would actually think that it is more likely that she will win the role today."

Actor Akane Kurokawa and actress Kana Arima are currently competing against each other.

Fortunately, this atmosphere did not last long. After a while, the screenwriter and leading actor Ryo Kitagawa, who served as a judge, and director Hirokazu Koreeda came in one after another, talking and laughing.

After greeting each other, Beichuan Liang also clapped his hands and said in a brisk tone:

"Because this is a small-scale internal audition, everything is quite casual. Don't be too nervous, just relax."

"As for the rules, they are still the same old ones. I will construct a specific scenario, and the three of you will perform according to the description and your own understanding."

In order to take care of Shiranui Fulilu, who was still a complete newcomer, Beichuan Ryo explained the rules in detail, and then invited Koreeda Hirokazu to sit down with him. After a casual glance around, he asked:

"Then who wants to go first?"

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he said this, Shiranui Fulilu raised her hand first:

"I want to try it first."

"Okay, then for the first scenario..."

Beichuan Liang was slightly stunned, but he reacted immediately. He turned the pen between his fingers lightly and said the topic he had thought of long ago:

"Put the child to sleep."

Then, he began to add his explanation:

"Tomorrow, the four-year-old child you normally take care of will go to her adoptive parents' home to experience a 'trial period'. She is so nervous and worried that she can't fall asleep for a long time. What you have to do now is to coax her to sleep."

"If you are confident, you can perform without props, but if you feel that you need props to perform better, use this pillow."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Ryo pointed to the pillow on the sofa next to him, then leaned back slightly, ready to enjoy the performance of Shiranui Fulilu.

But what he didn't expect was that the other party raised his hand in confusion:

"I'm sorry, President Kitagawa, Director Koreeda, my favorite character is 'Piano'. The scenario title you just mentioned should correspond to the mailbox."

"……what?"

Although he had always felt that Shiranui Fulilu's image and temperament were more suitable for the role of 'Piano', a former eldest daughter whose family had fallen into poverty and was abandoned by her parents but who had a unique talent for piano, Kitagawa Ryo did not expect that the other party was not targeting the first-rank heroine 'Email' at all, but chose 'Piano' with a clear purpose.

"After reading the script, I think the role of Piano is undoubtedly the most suitable for me, isn't it?"

"Indeed, it was my misunderstanding. Miss Shiranui, please wait for a moment."

Beichuan Liang coughed awkwardly and turned his gaze to the remaining two people. In order to avoid the tragedy of self-conceit from happening again, he patiently asked another question:

"Kana and Akane, they probably both came here for the character 'Mailbox'."

"Yes, Senior Liang." ×2

Arima Kana and Kurokawa Akane, who once again demonstrated their super high synchronization rate, nodded in affirmation.

"In that case, who goes first?"

After a brief hesitation, Kurokawa Akane stood up first, took a deep breath, bowed slightly to Kitagawa Ryo and Koreeda Hirokazu, and said:

"I'll go first."

Then, the remaining four people in the room focused their attention on her.

Arima Kana looked at the back of Kurokawa Akane in front of her and lowered her eyes slightly.

She was very clear about this friend and rival she had known since childhood. They each learned half of the other from Kitagawa Ryo, the expressionist and the experientialist.

Although it is not to say that the boundary between the two is so clear that they are incompatible. After all, they are both a kind of acting, and many aspects are consistent and complementary to each other. Just like she sometimes uses the experiential method to study the role, Kurokawa Akane on the stage can control his emotions like an expressionist and express them through actions.

However, once the competition rises to this level, you will definitely need to use the acting skills that you are best at and most confident in.

But, has Kurokawa Akane really experienced this? Their family is also a one-child family.

Under Arima Kana's suspicious gaze, Kurokawa Akane chose to borrow props and took the pillow from the sofa.

She remembered how her mother would coax her to sleep when she was a child.

Then, based on this, modify and expand on expressions, actions, and language.

In the past three years, Kurokawa Akane has visited the Kitagawa family countless times under the pretext of looking for Rumi to play with, and at night he slept on that overly large bed with his friend.

She has seen it.

I have seen Kitagawa Ryo lying on the sofa, with his head gently supported by his thighs and his cheeks, forehead and ears caressed.

I have seen Kitagawa Rumi countless times, sleeping in the same bed with me at night——

How to caress the doll gently.

Chapter 9: Good Girlfriend, Good Girlfriend

"Don't worry. I will hold your hand tightly until you fall asleep. Don't be afraid. Just think of it as going to someone else's house for a nice meal. Don't try to please them. If you want to come back, just call 'Little Bear's House'..."

As Kurokawa Akane whispered softly, the pillow in her arms seemed to have really turned into a little girl who was slowly and peacefully closing her eyes. Kurokawa Akane's hand also slowly pulled it out from underneath, placed it on the sofa, and carefully pressed down the non-existent corner of the quilt.

After doing all this, she continued to hold the other person's hand as she said, while sitting on the edge of the bed with her other hand supporting her chin, her expression changing constantly.

She was thinking about tomorrow's events, and the adoptive parents who were going to adopt the child next to her.

Everyone could read the message of this step from Kurokawa Akane's expression and demeanor.

She imagined whether the parents were good or bad, and her expression changed from bright and sunny to gloomy. Perhaps she had assumed the worst outcome. At one point, other people in the room even saw a flash of danger in her eyes that was chilling and scary.

"Did you really only give them the scripts for the first three episodes?"

When Hirokazu Koreeda saw this, he bumped into the shoulder of Ryo Kitagawa beside him and asked in a low voice.

"Ah."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded with satisfaction, but his eyes still did not move away from Kurokawa Akane.

The scenario for this question is at the end of the third episode. If Kurokawa Akane had really just followed the script and only showed the maternal side of Mailbox, he might not have shown such satisfaction.

But fortunately, Akane Kurokawa has always been accustomed to collecting fragments of the characters she plays in every tiny detail, and then filling in the missing parts with the delusional experience added by psychology to complete the entire cast. In other words, her script-reading ability is quite outstanding, almost to the exaggerated point of being able to restore the role 100%, and then deduce the other party's subsequent actions by substituting herself into the role.

The heaviness and darkness that Kurokawa Akane just showed just now exactly connected to the content of the fourth episode. After realizing that the girl he had been taking care of, 'Marble', was treated roughly by her adoptive parents who were in the probation period, he not only gritted his teeth and threatened the Demon King with words like "If anything happens to her, I will kill them" to take her to that family's home, but also after arriving and hearing Marble's crying, he directly smashed the other party's first-floor window with a stone and broke into the house directly.

"She deduced it herself, and concluded that Mailbox is a character with a kind heart but also a dark side, and then she acted her out."

"This is the uncertainty that Kitagawa-kun told me about this morning."

"Yes."

Hirokazu Koreeda stared closely in the direction of Akane Kurokawa. He did not have a deep impression of this kid. He only remembered that she did not perform very well when she auditioned for "Shoplifters". After that, she never won over Kana Arima in any audition. It even became an anecdote circulated in a small circle in the circle. However, a few years ago, there was not even any attention paid to this aspect. He only heard that she officially became the top actress of the LALALAI Theater Company and received a lot of praise there.

Hirokazu Koreeda, who had only a vague idea of ​​Kurokawa Akane's acting skills, immediately gave him a warm round of applause after the other party finished his performance, and secretly admired Kitagawa Ryo's ability to judge people.

Although at present, Kurokawa Akane's popularity is certainly not as good as Amagana, and it can even be said that the gap is very large, but in his eyes, Kurokawa Akane's growth curve as an actor may be smoother in the future, at least in terms of acting range, it will undoubtedly be broader.

As the two judges burst into loud applause at the same time and it lasted for a while, Kana Arima's heart, who was sitting in the back, slowly began to sink.

Kurokawa Akane's progress in the past two years has been quite obvious, just like an unpolished jade that gradually shines after being carved. As they grow older, the gap between the two of them is narrowing little by little.

After all, it comes down to the same thing: a three or four-year-old child who can cry in just ten seconds as required by the script is undoubtedly a talented child star, but if he is thirteen or fourteen years old, it is not such a rare thing.

Maybe I should think carefully about my future path.

Now that she has left the title of child star, what kind of acting skills will Kana Arima offer?

After taking several deep breaths, Arima Kana, who had realized that she could no longer compete with Kurokawa Akane in the role of the mailbox and had even imagined her future transformation plan in one breath, raised her hand and said:

"I think Akane performs better than me and is more suitable for the role of 'Mailbox'. If possible, I would like to try the role of 'Blunt Instrument'."

Blunt Instrument is Maki, who was sent to the "Bear House" at the beginning of the story. Because her mother was imprisoned for attacking her lover with a blunt instrument, she was nicknamed "Blunt Instrument" by the children.

Compared with the mailbox, Blunt Instrument is undoubtedly an extremely innocent child. Although he was abandoned by his mother twice, he still yearns for the love of his biological mother in his heart. He thinks it is completely wrong and incomprehensible for other children to be adopted by adoptive parents and call a stranger "mom". This is really pitiful for his real biological mother.

The difference in the concepts of Mailbox and Blunt Instrument also makes their relationship in the play as hostile as fire and water, and they have a lot of rival scenes.

"I think Kana's role as 'Blunt Weapon' was a good choice. When she was a child, she was able to play a mature adult-like role, and when she grew up, she tried these childlike and innocent roles. Sometimes the audience likes this kind of contrast."