They all pushed me!

"You're also an extra, right? Mem, you even got a stage name."

The groundskeeper flipped through the documents in his hand and pointed at Beichuan Liang with a joking tone:

"It's about to start, go over there and get ready."

"Well, thank you uncle."

After thanking him politely, MEM wiped the sweat from his forehead and carefully put the handkerchief back into his pocket.

The venue has been set up, and the plot of this advertisement is actually not complicated.

Three siblings who came from a poor family wanted to give their mother a birthday present, so they asked the owner of a familiar ice cream shop for a job. In order to avoid being discovered by their mother, they put on decorative leather suits, which were rabbit, bear and kitten suits corresponding to the flavors of the ice cream.

Because the leather case was so cute, all the kids nearby came over to buy ice cream. After working all day in the hot summer, the trio received their wages and were about to leave, but the boss gave each of them an extra ice cream as an extra reward.

The trio wanted to take the ice cream home to share with their mother, but by the time they bought the gifts and ran home, the ice cream had already melted halfway. Although the mother felt distressed, she was also very touched by her children's kindness. The four of them finished the half-melted ice cream together.

Finally, insert an ice cream raffle.

The second brother of the trio, the character played by Kitagawa Ryo, won the first prize with the redemption code on his popsicle stick.

The story ends with the staff moving a brand new air conditioner into the mother's room.

It's like a beautiful story from a fairy tale.

Reality is not a fairy tale, but everyone expects a fairy tale-like story to unfold.

MEM啾 Today, I still hope that luck will come to my family like a fairy tale.

She doesn't demand the first prize in the advertisement.

Third prize is good enough, I hope it’s not an orange bear, it would be even better if it’s a watermelon pig flavor.

Children do not understand the charm of industrial saccharin and industrial additives.

MEM only knew that her brothers, who were two or three years younger than her, had never tasted watermelon.

Chapter 22: Seeds of Kindness

"So, am I going to wear this rabbit suit?"

After the initial special training from Yasushi Gotanda, Hoshino Ai finally figured out the difference between a fixed camera on a fixed stage and a mobile camera on a mobile scene. After gradually finding the feeling of moving, while taking a short nap, she pointed to the three customized leather suits hanging on the side and asked Director Gotanda.

Before arriving at the shooting site, Hoshino Ai had already read the script. Because the manufacturer is focusing on three flavors this time, even though the role of the orange bear corresponding to Kitagawa Ryo is the main focus, the suits corresponding to the other two flavors and their appearances in the plot are also not small.

"Yeah, but don't wear it now. It's a bit stuffy."

Gotanda Yasushi looked up, frowned as if he noticed something, took out his cell phone from his pocket, called the groundskeeper, and asked bluntly:

"Where's Nanmu? Why hasn't she come yet? Could her wrist be bigger than Beichuan's? Beichuan has been here for such a long time, and the filming is about to start."

"Contact them quickly. If you're really late, then don't come."

After smacking his lips and complaining a few more times, Gotanda Yasushi put down the phone.

"Is something wrong?"

Hoshino Ai asked with a little curiosity.

"Since you've read the script, you know that the characters with the most screen time in this ad are the three siblings. You are the eldest sister, Beichuan is the second brother, and the Nanmu I mentioned just now is the actor who plays the youngest sister."

Gotanda Yasushi curled his lips:

"It's normal that you haven't heard of him. He's just a newcomer. Although we don't know how he got here, the audience won't care. Anyway, it's enough to have Beichuan. He's the only official spokesperson."

As he spoke, he glanced at Hoshino Ai:

"You don't have to think that I'm exaggerating. In fact, your role here is similar to that of Nanmu. As a newcomer, you can bring a little freshness to the picture, which is a success."

"I will work hard!"

Hoshino Ai answered confidently.

Just when Gotanda Yasushi was about to say something else, the cell phone in his hand suddenly rang.

"Director, we have contacted Nanmu's agent, but she is unable to come over for the time being due to an emergency."

"It seems that I have acute gastroenteritis caused by eating too much ice cream. Even if I force myself to come here, I can't do normal filming."

Upon hearing this, Gotanda Yasushi shook his head helplessly:

"Alright, alright, she doesn't have many scenes anyway, so just go find someone smarter from the extras. We can't have dozens of people stop working just to wait for her, we can deal with it later."

After giving a brief instruction, Gotanda hung up the phone with a bit of annoyance and sighed:

"So sometimes I really don't want to work with these child stars. Apart from that freak Beichuan, other child stars, apart from this halo, are just a group of children in the final analysis. Some of them obey their parents' orders, while others think highly of themselves and are impossible to communicate with. Moreover, they don't have much self-control."

"Is this common?"

When Hoshino Ai heard that the other party had acute gastroenteritis because of eating too much ice cream, she tried hard to hold back the smile on her face for a while. However, she found that Gotanda Yasushi seemed to be used to it and asked with some confusion.

"I've seen even more bizarre reasons than this before. Last time, a child star fell asleep during filming because he was playing mobile games until the early hours of the morning the night before."

Gotanda Yasushi waved his hand casually:

"Let's go out first. We can't waste time because of this accident. The extras we found are basically around six or seven years old. It shouldn't be a problem for them to wear leather suits."

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"Hmm... Is this all right?"

This is the first time that Hoshino Ai wears this kind of doll-style leather suit. Because it is a Q-version animal image, the rabbit's eyes are set to be very large and round, almost occupying half of the face. The actor inside can even see the outside scene through only one eye.

"Want some water?"

"We'll probably be staying in here for a while, so it's important to stay hydrated."

Kitagawa Ryo, who had not yet changed into his doll costume, took a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Hoshino Ai.

Because the hands of the doll's leather suit are also round in shape, there is no way to catch it with your hands. However, Kitagawa Ryo also thought of this and unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle in advance and thoughtfully inserted a straw.

"Oh, okay."

Hoshino Ai slightly opened the ventilation holes under the eyes of the leather suit, put the straw in a little, and drank the water in small sips.

“It feels a bit inconvenient.”

Beichuan Liang said casually while holding the water bottle. When he thought of the other party biting the straw in the bottle in his hand, he inexplicably had a wonderful feeling of feeding.

It's like feeding a cute little rabbit with a carrot.

But before this thought even lasted a second, a child nearby shouted in horror:

"The rabbit is drinking water with its eyes!"

Hoshino Ai was amused by the sudden sound and even choked. She coughed for a while before she recovered.

However, the nearby staff quickly took the children back, otherwise the worldview of more children might have been shattered.

"I feel like this leather case is pretty well made. Don't move, I'll take a picture for you."

After feeding Hoshino Ai half a bottle of water, Kitagawa Ryoya took two steps back and suggested with interest.

Because it corresponds to the [Strawberry Bunny], the color of this rabbit doll leather case is mainly sweet pink, and there are two long rabbit ears supported by wire on the head, which looks very cute.

After simply taking two photos, Kitagawa Ryoya was taken into the locker room by Gotanda Yasushi who came in person.

"Just waiting for your orange bear, still playing here."

"...Uh, so why is the orange bear so brightly colored? It's not orange at all, it's golden yellow!"

"Is there a possibility that if we set it to orange, the lawyer's letter from Disney will arrive before we are filming?"

"Where's Watermelon Kitten? I heard from the stage manager that the actor couldn't come at the last minute?"

"I asked the stage management to make the arrangements. This is Nanmu's own problem, and they will also pay for the penalty."

The two people's voices faded away. Hoshino Ai, who was wearing a rabbit doll suit, nodded thoughtfully, turned around and staggered towards the other side of the venue. The stage manager over there had gathered the children who were originally extras together, and they were probably preparing to announce this matter.

"Due to some special circumstances, kids, are there any of you willing to play the role of 'Watermelon Kitten'?"

The person in charge of the announcement and selection felt like he was playing a role similar to that of a preschool teacher, but he still deliberately used a more contrived tone to add:

"If you have performed before, you can also speak up bravely, it will be easier for you to be selected."

"Not only will your TV time increase, but your pay will also increase."

Children who dare to participate in this kind of advertising shooting are generally quite outgoing and have a strong desire to perform, but because the character setting in the script requires a girl, the boys unfortunately lost the opportunity to compete.

After simply having the girls who registered go over their lines, the experienced stagehands finally selected two girls who were more graceful and elegant.

After letting the two of them try out the [Watermelon Kitten] suit one by one, the stage manager, who was somewhat hesitant to make a decision, decided to call in Yasushi Gotanda.

Beichuan Ryo, who had already changed into the [Orange Bear] suit, also came over. The rabbit, who was originally here, also ran to the side of the bear in small steps, as if he wanted to get close to say something.

Ignoring the horrified words from the kid outside, "The rabbit and the bear kissed," Hoshino Ai whispered to Kitagawa Ryo:

"I think the little girl on the right is better."

"Did Love see anything?"

Following Hoshino Ai's words, Kitagawa Ryo cast his gaze towards the little girl on the right. Looking at her from behind, her shoulder-length hair that just reached her ears looked a little ordinary, but her back was very straight, without the slightly hunched posture that is common among children.

"She can tolerate heat very well."

Hoshino Ai spoke softly. She had watched the entire small audition from the side and noticed this tiny detail.

No matter how breathable the doll's leather cover is, the person inside will still feel stuffy, even though it is not yet summer.

For children aged six or seven, if they are asked to wear a leather suit for five or ten minutes, they may be able to hold on due to the novelty of wearing it, but if the time is prolonged, it will actually be a bit torturous.

Most children are the most egocentric and have no qualms about concealing their true feelings, but actors are the one profession that most needs to hide their true selves.

Kitagawa Ryo nodded, but he had no intention of discussing this matter with Gotanda Yasushi. On the one hand, he had already stuffed Hoshino Ai into the set, and on the other hand, he believed in the other party's vision. The details that Hoshino Ai could see, Gotanda, who had been working in the director's field for more than ten years, should also be able to notice them.

"It's you. Your name is -MEM啾. You have quite a personality."

Sure enough, after asking a few questions and observing the two girls for a while, Gotanda Yasushi finally pointed his finger at the one on the right.

"Thank you very much, I will definitely work hard!"

I don’t know if it was because of the stuffiness or excitement, but the girl named MEM啾’s face turned red as she kept thanking the director.

"Alright, alright, time is running out, quickly put on your holster and start getting ready."

Yasushi Gotanda didn't take it too seriously. Just like he had said to Hoshino Ai before, even if it was just an advertisement, the protagonist of the story would only be the official designated spokesperson Kitagawa Ryo.

As for the acting skills of this kid who was temporarily brought in to replace the original actor, no one really cares.

If it was for the sake of Kitagawa Ryo that Gotanda Yasushi patiently taught Hoshino Ai a lot of shooting techniques, then Gotanda's attitude towards this little girl who temporarily took the blame was much more perfunctory.

But MEM啾 doesn't care. To her, the developments so far today can definitely be regarded as the result of the goddess of luck shining on her head.

It would be great if I could take this opportunity to get an autograph from Kitagawa Ryo.

While putting on the headgear of the [Watermelon Kitten], she carefully peeked at the [Orange Bear] not far away.

In fact, all four members of their family can be considered fans of Beichuan Liang.

"Don't be nervous, just relax and act."

Just when MEM啾 was having some wild thoughts, Beichuan Ryogo suddenly walked over here. He stretched out his two round hands to help straighten the other person's headgear that was a little crooked, and comforted him with a smile.

He could tell that this was definitely the other party's first time acting.

The reason why MEM啾 was chosen was not because of her performance experience, but simply because she possessed calmness, courage and endurance beyond her peers.

She wasn't the one who memorized her lines the fastest or the best, but she could recite every word correctly, and she didn't stutter due to nervousness.

People's love for child stars can often be divided into two types.

One is the childish side of them, which simply thinks this human cub is very cute.

The method of creating this kind of child star is very simple, and even so cheap that it often only requires a short video or emoticon package.

But in the industry, this doesn't last long.

Being able to survive is actually another kind of thing.

That is the side of child stars that is not a child, just like the impression given by a 15-year-old high school student who can recite ancient poems and a two-year-old child who can recite ancient poems are completely different.

People are also keen to seek everything beyond their age in children, whether it's conversation, acting skills, or even just looking mature enough to be impressive.

And MEM啾, in fact, already possesses this characteristic.

Perhaps because of the encouragement from Kitagawa Ryo, or perhaps because all the staff members did not point the camera specifically in this direction, MEM啾's first filming process went quite smoothly, and she completed all of her scenes, which were actually not many, almost without any NGs.

"Thank you for your hard work. Here, [Watermelon Kitten]."