They all pushed me!

"It's an ice cream ad. Isn't summer coming soon? And speaking of that, you should be familiar with the manufacturer. It's the brand that asked me to endorse toothpaste before."

Beichuan Ryo stretched his arms and legs on the sofa, buried his whole body in the cushions, and spoke lazily.

“Are toothpaste manufacturers now going into the ice cream business?”

Hoshino Ai asked a little confused.

"It's just business expansion. There are examples like this in the industry, such as a well-known candy brand announcing the launch of a toothpaste with the same name. They actually use their brand effect and their grasp of their audience and potential customers over the years."

"I signed a long-term endorsement contract with them. Their main products are children's toothpastes with various fruit flavors. Over the years, they have accumulated a certain degree of popularity among children, so they want to expand their business and try to develop ice cream for children."

Beichuan Liang took out his mobile phone and selected a few pictures to show to Xingye Ai:

"That's about it. The names seem to be Strawberry Bunny, Orange Bear, Watermelon Kitten, etc."

"Quite cute."

Hoshino Ai looked at several pictures of ice cream samples on Kitagawa Ryo's phone. The shapes of the ice cream were deliberately made into Q-version animal images, such as the Strawberry Bunny was a rabbit, and the Orange Bear was a bear. The style of painting was very cute, making people reluctant to eat it.

“Actually, I don’t really want to take this advertisement.”

Kitagawa Ryo touched the head of Rumi who came closer to him, adjusted his sitting position, and held her on his lap.

"Have you ever seen ice cream commercials on TV? Usually, there is a very iconic 'snap' action of biting into the ice cream."

"But I don't really like this way of eating. How should I put it? I feel like my teeth can't take it."

Hoshino Ai nodded thoughtfully:

"So Ryo is the one licking the popsicle pie?"

"So there are such factions..."

"Of course, but don't worry Liang, I also lick the popsicle pie. After all, licking it feels like you can eat it for a little longer, and extend the time of happiness."

Hoshino Ai patted Kitagawa Ryo's shoulder comfortingly:

"So what should we do about the ad? Take smaller bites?"

“The answer is to try to get through it in one go.”

Beichuan Liang stroked Rumi's hair in his arms and explained:

"The reason why I didn't refuse the invitation of this advertisement is that, besides being familiar with the manufacturer, it also has some charity nature. Do you still remember the film "He Used to Live" that I shot two years ago?"

After hearing the title "He Once Lived", Kitagawa Rumi's eyes lit up, but she immediately heard Hoshino Ai say:

"Of course I remember. It was Liang who took me to the cinema at that time. It was also my first time to watch a movie in a cinema."

The ahoge hair on Kitagawa Rumi's head drooped down all of a sudden, and she recalled the scene at that time - it seemed that she was watching it with Doctor Goro.

It’s not that Dr. Goro is a bad doctor. A few days ago, she heard her brother and Goro Amemiya talking on the phone. It seems that the other party has successfully become a full-time doctor and a glorious obstetrician and gynecologist.

He is also the sole promoter of Ryo Kitagawa.

Because Kitagawa Rumi packed up all her materials and peripherals and gave them to Amemiya Goro when she was dying in her previous life, and I heard that the other party is now using these to recruit people into the trap.

I just don't know whether playing "He Once Lived" in the ward is a comfort or a blow to the patients.

"Most of the box office revenue from that film was donated to hospitals and the Red Cross through official channels, and the materials from the donation activities spontaneously held by fans were handled in a similar way."

Kitagawa Ryo pulled up Twitter from his phone. Even though the movie was made more than two years ago, the official Twitter account of the movie is still updated from time to time, reposting some verified charity fundraising activities.

"Because the results at that time were really amazing, and I gained both popularity and social contribution, the agency would occasionally help me take on some public welfare work, and this time it was this advertisement."

Beichuan Liang reached out and swiped to the next picture:

"This time, the ice cream sticks will have a raffle code engraved on them. After eating, customers can go to the official website and enter the code to enter the raffle. The first prize is an air conditioner, the second prize is a refrigerator, and the third prize is a whole box of ice cream with the same flavor."

"When I was a kid, the ice cream I ate only had 'one more' engraved on it."

Hoshino Ai answered with interest:

"I was very lucky at that time. Usually I would win one out of two."

"It's basically a variation of 'One more', another way of selling something."

Beichuan Liang explained with a smile:

"The director of this ad is also Director Gotanda, who I worked with at that time. He has finally become a full-time director from an assistant director, but he doesn't have a masterpiece yet. Manufacturers love directors of this quality who are cheap."

"I brought Ai to the set in the hope of smoothing out this relationship in advance. After all, if possible, it would be no problem for idols to develop in multiple fields."

Hoshino Ai nodded in realization. She reached out and tapped Beichuan Ryo's forehead:

"That's why you chose Director Gotanda, right?"

"correct."

Beichuan Liang said in a matter-of-fact tone that he had known the other party for several years, so he could make this judgment without any doubt.

"Just like on stage, love must attract the audience's attention. Although I know many more famous directors in the industry, it is difficult for them to give you a newcomer any important role. Probably just a marginal role."

"And if the marginal characters stand out too much, the love scenes will be processed in post-production."

"So, at least she has to be a supporting role like the second female lead."

Beichuan Liang paused slightly when he said this:

"Then only low-budget art films and public welfare films are left."

"And Director Gotanda happens to be an expert in this area."

Hoshino Ai really enjoyed the feeling that someone was considering her carefully, or rather, the feeling that the two of them were sketching out the future scene together.

Moreover, his own figure can be seen in every tomorrow he draws.

She tried to express her feelings at the moment, but in the end she still said something inconsistent:

"After all, it's cheap and easy to use... well."

She had originally felt that she was accustomed to this way of speaking, but she still felt uncomfortable in front of Beichuan Liang, and this feeling was almost suffocating and blocked her chest.

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"Hello, I'm Ai Hoshino from the Berry Pro agency. Thank you for your guidance today."

"Kitagawa recommended it..."

Gotanda Yasushi raised his head and waved his hand casually. He stood up and rolled up the thin script in his hand:

"Have you read the script?"

"Yes, Director Gotanda."

Hoshino Ai nodded seriously.

"Idol...acted in dramas part-time, what else? Model for fashion magazines...guest on a variety show I've never heard of—"

Yasushi Gotanda took out his phone and took a look at the resume Kitagawa Ryo sent him. He covered his forehead with the script, feeling a little headache:

"You have absolutely no experience with cameras, don't you? That kid Beichuan asked me to train new people again, right?"

"Well, as for camera experience, I have participated in..."

"All those you participated in are useless. They are two different things. Whether it's a drama or an idol show, or a guest on a variety show, the stage is fixed there, and so is the camera position."

Yasushi Gotanda stroked his messy beard:

"But think about it from another angle. Beichuan dared to let you come directly to me, which means he thinks highly of you."

"By the way, what's the relationship between you two?"

"A friend from the past?"

Hoshino Ai felt that the pressure from this director was a bit too much, a completely different feeling of oppression from that from Kaburagi Katsuya and Kindaichi Toshiro.

"Friend - OK, let me see your basic skills first."

Yasushi Gotanda patted the camera equipment around him:

“Because of the tight schedule and low budget, there were only two cameras on the set, and I was next to one of them.”

"Your first task now is to perform in the area in front of me without looking at the camera."

"Let me think - there's a running scene in the script, so why don't you just run from here to there?"

Although director Gotanda's intention was not clear for the time being, Hoshino Ai still stood obediently in the area designated by the other party, and subconsciously began to run to the other side according to the other party's request.

"Card!"

But after taking only two steps, Hoshino Ai heard the voice of Director Gotanda.

"You ran out of the camera's range."

Yasushi Gotanda smacked his lips, took out a cigarette box from his pocket, and habitually put a cigarette in his mouth, but then he thought of Hoshino Ai who was also present at the scene, and put the cigarette back with some depression.

“If you want to be a real actor, you must be sensitive enough to the camera. You can’t run out of the shooting range of the camera lens, and you can’t just look at or find the lens. You have to follow your own feelings and the direction of the camera movement to calculate your own position and deviation.”

"This is what is called [positioning]. Simply put, it means not looking at the camera but also not running out of the camera."

Hoshino Ai nodded as if she suddenly understood something:

"Then I'll practice for a while."

"Well, I guess that's why Kitagawa asked you to come early."

Yasushi Gotanda shook his head helplessly, but thinking about the other party's promise to lower his pay for him to star in a work, he felt that this matter was not so difficult.

The middle-aged man sat back on the chair, looking at Hoshino Ai who was constantly looking for her own position and movement deviation in the field, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Putting aside her messy resume and Kitagawa Ryo's recommendation, Gotanda Yasushi did see potential in her.

"By the way, Director Gotanda, can I ask where Ryo is?"

After practicing for a while, Hoshino Ai wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked Gotanda Yasushi who was next to the camera.

"Let him take care of the kids."

Gotanda Yasushi yawned:

"After all, there are a lot of children in the script of the commercial, even though there are only two shots."

He then complained carelessly:

"I don't know if the screenwriter who wrote this had watched Ultraman Tiga too many times and wanted to turn into light, so he had to create a scene with children running together. Doesn't he know how difficult it would be to take care of a lot of children on the set?"

Gotanda Yasushi scratched his ear as he spoke:

"Finish the filming as soon as possible, or I won't be able to sleep well in the next two days."

"Keep practicing. There's still an hour until the competition starts. Try to pass it in one try."

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"Isn't it said that most of Beichuan Liang's fans are moms? Why does he seem so popular among children?"

Looking at Beichuan Liang, who was surrounded by more than 20 children around seven or eight years old, who were laughing and telling stories, occasionally doing some martial arts moves, and attracting bursts of exclamations, a stagehand nearby asked his colleague with some confusion.

These children are basically extras they found from nearby. With the legend of the child star Kitagawa Ryo in the past, most parents in Tokyo today have a hidden dream in their hearts, fantasizing that one day their children will also become famous overnight. Therefore, they are quite happy to send their children to work as extras in this kind of advertising shoots.

Anyway, I can make money and appear on TV.

"Huh, didn't you watch this season's special effects?"

"I stopped watching Kamen Rider after I turned thirty-five."

"That makes sense, and it's quite funny to talk about."

Another staff member laughed first, then explained to his colleagues:

"Ryo plays the protagonist as a child in this year's special effects film. He doesn't have many scenes, but only appears in flashbacks."

“But as the show went on, the audience became more and more excited.”

"Because the actor who played the real grown-up male lead didn't quite live up to his childhood looks."

"The scene was a bit tragic, and it gave people a feeling of... growing up disabled."

"At the time, people on the internet were saying that the only person who could play the grown-up male lead was the grown-up Ryo."

Hearing this, the staff member who was a little confused before couldn't hold back and said with a smile:

"That was really an unprovoked disaster."

The two were discussing something interesting when a little girl ran over to them in a hurry, panting and asking:

"Hasn't started yet?"