People in Tokyo, the world is clear

[Waiting in bed,]

[thinking of you,]

[Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow...]

The director had expected this to be a top-notch advertising design that was well thought out.

Unfortunately, there were some minor glitches during the implementation.

"Can Aoyama-san's expressions and movements be more relaxed and natural? They seem a bit stiff and forced."

"Feel sorry..."

At the filming site, after several failed takes that required shouting "cut," and seeing the troubled and distressed expression on his singer's face, Mr. Lin, who was watching from the sidelines, chose to step in at the right moment:

"Can you take a break and adjust?"

"can."

"It's troublesome."

Then, the agent made way so that a crew member behind him could hand the ice cream he had just bought to the people present.

The awkward office members instantly smiled.

"You're so welcome, Mr. Itsuki!"

"Thank you everyone."

The extras who were AFK naturally did not fall behind - so the originally somewhat stiff scene suddenly melted away.

Everyone's complaints disappeared, and they began to secretly give a thumbs up to a dedicated young man.

It's a rescue operation.

Unfortunately, after a brief period of relief, the original owner, who had failed several times in a row, felt even greater pressure.

When Teacher Lin pulled me under the eaves to enjoy the cool air for a while, I covered my face and wanted to squat down.

"Ooooh...I'm so bad."

“If you’re not a professional actor, it’s really hard to grasp.”

"But the other extras we hired were all pretty good too... This is probably my own problem, Xiaolin, stop comforting me."

"Different."

Lin Sen reached out and wiped the sweat off the girl's forehead with a handkerchief.

"Your shots are the core of the commercial, so the requirements are much higher. The shots with multiple people just need to convey the atmosphere. But your scenes are basically just you, and you can't ask others to help you with any minor acting flaws. Besides..."

The young man laughed. "You're the only big star here. As the saying goes, he who wears the crown must bear its weight. Naturally, the crew has higher expectations of you. Doesn't this just prove that you'll definitely be the cutest and most attractive part of this commercial?"

"Xiao Lin, you're here again! I must have more problems on my side..."

Although she was still being stubborn, Miss Qingshan was obviously somewhat coaxed.

She glanced at the people not far away who were happily sharing ice cream, and felt the consideration of the people around her, which warmed her heart.

Lower your head:

"Thanks, Kobayashi... um!"

Then, something hard was stuffed into the mouth of the stunned older girl—a small spoon for scooping out ice cream.

The next second, a slight chill spread throughout the body, causing people to subconsciously squint their eyes.

Miss Qingshan's face suddenly turned red.

He snatched the ice cream box and spoon that appeared like magic from someone's hand, and stopped him from being fed any further.

But he still couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and dug another piece.

Her cute appearance also made the young man next to her smile, and he watched her quietly chewing and swallowing it in small bites.

It was a very heartwarming and interesting interaction - the two people involved did not notice that this scene fell into the eyes of another person not far away, causing him to show a thoughtful expression.

So, not long after—

"what?"

Faced with the request made by a certain director, the young man, who had been calm and composed since arriving at the scene, was stunned for a moment.

After a brief thought, he raised his finger and pointed at himself under the gaze of the singing lady beside him, who was also looking at him with her mouth slightly open in disbelief.

"So... you want to change the script a little bit so I can be in the scene?"

"Yes. I just noticed that Aoyama-san is much more relaxed when he's around Itsuki-sensei... so I thought we might as well get him to join in."

The director crossed his arms, his chest as he stated his thoughts with a confident air. "Then I researched the jingle and found that the revised script seems to be more in line with it. Itsuki-sensei, if it was Aoyama-san holding a sip of soda and shyly gazing at a boy's profile and back, wouldn't that be more in line with the theme of the lyrics?"

"hiss..."

"How about it? Please consider it! Let me play the leading role in the core scene!"

"I can...but."

Lin Sen, who was somewhat noncommittal about this, turned his head and glanced at the stunned person, "Is Qingshan's words also okay?"

"Well, me."

At this moment, the expression of the older girl in school uniform resembled that of a real high school girl whose secret crush was pointed out by her peers.

For a moment, everyone was in a panic.

He glanced over quickly and found his "secret crush", then suddenly lowered his head.

"I, I don't know..."

Sometimes, ambiguity is the answer—

Especially for the female artist who has already fallen into the applause of her agent.

Chapter 123: Taste the marrow and know the taste

"Aoyama-san is really great. Although he's not good at acting, he's gradually become good at it through hard work."

At the edge of the filming site, under the open umbrellas, are the high school boys who have just finished their extra work.

They gathered in groups of two or three, crowded together with equipment boxes.

The person who spoke was a crew-haired boy from a duo. He nudged his companion, who was still fiddling with the ice cream box that only had some melted liquid left.

"Things have improved a lot since the agent named Goki came on board. He seems to have a good handle on the management of his idols. I have a feeling that their relationship is not simple."

The boy with messy hair who responded like this breathed a sigh of relief, put down the ice cream box that was finally unripe, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"You've jumped to conclusions already? You didn't even look up the whole time, you bastard!"

"Oh, I can feel the clues just by feeling it."

The boy with messy hair scratched his sweaty head and looked towards the center of the shooting scene.

Among them stood a man and a woman, who were taking their positions in response to the shouts of the stagehands and the director.

The girl in high school uniform was holding a drink bottle, her face slightly red due to the hot weather. Under guidance, she tried to show a cute and somewhat shy smile.

The young man next to him was relatively calm, only glancing at the people around him from time to time, always paying attention to the progress.

Looking at the scene in his field of vision, the young man, who pretended to be sophisticated, made a sound as if he knew everything.

He raised his voice and made a terrifying conclusion:

"Based on my understanding, I'd venture to guess...they probably just had a purely physical relationship."

Once this statement was made, it even attracted the attention of many people around.

In an instant, many eyes quietly gathered together - making the two high school students briefly the second focus of attention present.

"Huh?" The crew-haired boy next to him glanced at him nervously. "You're talking about lovers, that's fine... but what do you mean by physical relationship?"

"I've seen so much."

Jiwotou then began his classic boasting based on some images from his memory:

"Interactions between real couples are more intimate than this. Generally speaking, when they're in the heat of love and have the opportunity to show affection, they'll hold hands tightly and won't let go. But when things have cooled to the point of breaking up, their faces will likely display an expression of superficial affection but underlying disdain."

"So from what you see..."

"I guess, I guess."

The man with the chicken-coop hair suddenly became furtive. He looked around, then lowered his head and pulled his companion with him, lowering his voice so that no one could hear. "They both probably have boyfriends or girlfriends. And then, under the pretext of pursuing their careers, they're hiding this from their lovers..."

"Eh?"

The private actions attracted more and more attention, causing extra beads of sweat to appear on the face of the flat-headed boy, which was not caused by the summer heat.

But the chicken-coop-haired man continued to speak as if he had not heard anything:

"It's probably a mutually beneficial relationship, one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten. For her career, the woman chose to work with this wealthy agent who's so generous as to treat her to ice cream, and the man is happy to accept it."

"Isn't it a bit unkind to speculate about others like that? You said it yourself, the ice cream you just gave us..."

"You were the one who asked first... I was just saying it casually. Besides, I think this is pretty good. Look, isn't Miss Aoyama quite happy? In the adult world, everyone gets what they want. Maybe she actually enjoys it."

"How do you know that I enjoy this kind of relationship..." Slowly coming back to his senses, the boy with a flat head suddenly frowned.

He raised his voice considerably, almost shouting:

"Besides, what you said is a bit disparaging. Miss Qingshan is so cute, sings beautifully, and is very polite. She is definitely not the kind of person you are talking about."

"I just speak from experience..."

"Hmm? Suddenly I remembered that you've never had a girlfriend, right? How can you have experience without ever experiencing love? Just relying on your eyes? I said I've met more couples than you do?"

"Uh."

"Also, you always have those weird adult books in your bag... like, Bedroom X Quadrilateral, X-German Rondo..."

"Hey!"

So the time that followed turned into just torture.

While the male and female protagonists were getting into the mood for filming the commercial, the male high school students were also very excited.

The onlookers' eyes suddenly filled with laughter - they completely and thoroughly regarded the little farce just now as a prank between boys.

No longer care.

At the end, the guy with a flat head, who had obviously been attracted by the singer's personality charm and became a fan, grabbed his companion's collar and stood in front of the agent and the female singer who had finished filming, holding a notebook.

Before asking for an autograph, he poked his companion with a messy hair next to him.

Then a young man with disheveled hair asked weakly:

"Um... Is Aoyama-san single?"

"right."

"Then you and Mr. Itsuki..."

"He's my agent and a good friend. He helped me calm down just now... What's the matter with asking this?"

After completing the advertisement shooting, Miss Xia Zhi, who was in a good mood and felt a little relaxed, nodded generously with a frank attitude.

Then, he opened his eyes wide in surprise and bowed sharply to the young man.

"Well, please agree to one request of mine."

"Ah, no, no, no, no." The singer, who had obviously misunderstood, quickly waved her hands nervously, "I don't have any thoughts of falling in love at the moment..."

"Please accept my apology. I just maliciously slandered you in front of my friends..."

"...what?"

In the following time, the boy with the messy hair gritted his teeth and completed his explanation under the stabbing gaze of his companions.

The farce also made the two people who witnessed the daily life of high school students laugh and cry.

Is it really necessary to bring this kind of private chat to the main person...

However, both Lin Sen and Miss Qingshan took a new look at a certain young man with a flat head.

He is a very decent young man.

The subsequent development had a happy ending.