I interpret life in Tokyo

After planning, Kaede Sakakibara changed into the only casual clothes in the closet, stuffed [-] yen into the wallet, and moved smoothly.

The clock is gradually pointing to six o'clock, and the price reduction time of the supermarket is coming soon!

He grabbed a stack of eggs, a few green vegetables and two boxes of beef. It was not easy to fight the Japanese housewife. When Sakakibara Kaede walked out of the supermarket, his legs were a little unsteady.

These Japanese housewives are so good at playing mmo, why are they so fierce in grabbing food.

In the evening, Chiba City fell into the evening rush hour. After a tiring day, some community animals hooked their shoulders and went to the nearby izakaya to release the pressure, and some sneaked into the convenience store next to them to buy a fast food. Back to the company to work overtime.

There is no smile on their faces, only numbness to life.

For them, the rest time may be sitting in the car, with tobacco in their mouths, and the lighter shining on their faces, that short but precious time for a cigarette.

Wrapping up the casual clothes on his body, turning a corner, Kaede Sakakibara found that the park on the way home was circled, and a group of staff in uniforms were constantly adjusting the lights and moving the cameras.

"Filming?"

In the past, the university where Kaede Sakakibara studied was requisitioned as a filming location. I only remember that at that time all the students went to watch the male and female stars, and he enjoyed the tranquility of the library alone.

A conspicuous sign was placed at the shooting site.

"Hire extra extras and include dinner."

. . .

Director Aoyama walked on the spot with a dark face, and the time for shooting was getting closer and closer, but the extras who were expected to arrive at this time were nowhere to be seen.

After calling on the mobile phone, I realized that they were stuck on the road during the evening rush hour and couldn't get through for a while.

Japanese group performers can be regarded as signing a contract, with a meager income every month, group performers with a few words can get extra money, and more money can be added for fighting scenes or corpse performances.

There are only two types of people who become ensemble performers, one is dawdling, and the other is looking forward to becoming a full-time actor one day. For the latter, this wish is slightly difficult, but it is not so far away and.As long as the person is energetic and has some characteristics, maybe he will be caught by the director at a glance in the vast crowd?

Glancing at the resting place of the extras, director Aoyama couldn't help but sigh again, the feasible plans for the extras had been crossed in his mind.The park in the evening should be thriving, but now we can only change the plan?

The title of the film is Our High School Students' Daily Life, a TV series about the youth and funnyness of Japanese male and female high school students. The high school students find the direction of the future and the weight of their dreams in the daily laughter. .

Looking at the resting place again, Director Qingshan couldn't help but lean back.

A Japanese male high school student full of life, with discounted shopping bags from the supermarket under his feet, and wearing retro-style casual clothes.

This, this group of actors is too good.

"Sorry to bother you." Director Aoyama quickly stepped forward.

Sakakihara Kaede had just exchanged a few words with the old man and the old lady, the main exchange was the tricks of grabbing food. These enthusiastic old people wanted to introduce their granddaughter to themselves, but Sakakihara Kaede scratched his head and refused.

Women, it only affects the speed at which I work.

"Hi director, I want to confirm that this temporary group performer is really in charge of the food, right?"

Sakakibara Kaede bowed slightly politely, and then confirmed the salary for being an extra performer.

"Um, that's right..." Director Aoyama stared blankly at Sakakibara Kaede's face for a moment, he took a deep breath, calmed his heartbeat and said, "Are you a student from a nearby school? High...Middle born?"

"I'm a student of Zongwu High School, and I'm in the third year of high school this year."

"Hiss... Zongwu High, that's a key high school."

Director Qingshan has heard that this well-known high school has a frighteningly high enrollment rate, and it sends a lot of talents to the top of society every year.

"Ever heard of STARS?"

After talking about the school for a while, and knowing Kaede Sakakihara's name and age, Director Aoyama mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing Kaede Sakakihara shaking his head slightly, the latter said: "STARS is an artist agency headquartered in Tokyo. Most of the agency's subsidiaries are actors, idols, and some are musicians and voice actors. Since it was just established in recent years So, as you can see, it’s not very professional yet, it’s still in its infancy.”

"This is a TV series about youth campus that our firm applied to produce, so we have to do the shooting and the venue ourselves."

A staff member appropriately interjected into the conversation between the two, "Director Qingshan, the third male and the third female have arrived, and the venue has been cleaned up."

Director Qingshan nodded slightly, and said with a side face, "Student, please listen to the instructions of the staff and relax."

Instead of Aoyama's guidance, a female staff member stared at Kaede Sakakibara in a daze for a moment, and then explained the scene they wanted to shoot to the extras in a succinct tone.

There is a basketball court in the park, which was originally a place for ensemble performers to play basketball, but now the plan has been changed to a scene where volunteers take care of the elderly.

Volunteer refers to Sakakihara Kaede.

He didn't even need to change any clothes, he acted in his true colors.

In the distance, the male number three and the female number three were in place. Director Aoyama gave an order, and the director's board made a crisp clicking sound.

The male number three and the female number three walked into the park, smiling and talking about the interesting things that happened today on the road.

The camera moves slowly, and the perspective turns to the park.

A young man supporting an old man appeared in the corner of the camera, with moles of tears in the corners of his eyes, and the blue tide in his pupils, which was picturesque. His black hair was blown by the evening wind, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, making people see him My first feeling is tenderness.

Walking in the wind, the moonlight is suddenly so gentle today, even though he is wearing an ordinary school uniform, the boy is still shining in the night.

He passed by the actors and actresses, and greeted the old man beside him with a natural smile.

"...NG!"

Director Aoyama covered his face.

Chapter 3 Sakurajima-senpai?

NG means no good, which means the scene needs to be re-shot.

The shooting scene stopped instantly, and the two leading actors came to director Qingshan and asked in a low voice.

"Your expression is too stiff, good friends are so shrunken when walking side by side. In the plot, you are set as childhood sweethearts, right? There is a limit to shyness." Director Aoyama pointed out the mistake of the third male lead mercilessly. Although he is young, But strict treatment of its actors is the mainstay of the STARS agency.

Director Aoyama played the short scene just shot in slow frames, and twisted his temples with a headache.

Sakakibara Kaede moved closer to the camera, but didn't notice the eyebrows of the three female actors raised slightly.

"Hey, Senior Secondary School?"

Sakakihara Kaede turned his face to the side when he heard the familiar voice, and unexpectedly found that the third female standing beside him was a girl whom he had met at school this afternoon.

Her attire makes people think of the word youth at first glance. In addition to the high school uniform in the TV series, she wears a pink scarf around her neck, and the perfect smile at the corner of her mouth is a little shaken.

"This junior? Are you... an actor?" Looking at this outfit, Kaede Sakakibara half-assedly asked.

"Seeing this outfit, you should understand."

The girl's body froze for a moment, then pulled her skirt around as if giving up.

Director Aoyama paused the screen, his eyes wandered between Sakurajima Mai and Sakakibara Kaede, "Sakurajima-kun, do you know this Sakakibara-san?"

"The senior I met today when I returned to Zongwu Gao to report, this is the second meeting."

"I see." Director Aoyama stroked his chin and introduced to Kaede Sakakibara, "This is Mai Sakurajima, she is an official actress under the STARS agency, unlike others, Sakurajima has several years of experience as an artist , playing the female number three in this play."

A woman's six senses are keen, Mai Sakurajima felt the surprised gaze cast by Kaede Sakakibara beside her, her mood improved slightly, but she still stared at the screen to observe the details.

Male No. [-] was taken away by a makeup artist to touch up his makeup, sweating on his nervous forehead in the cool autumn.He studied at STARS Agency for three months, and this time he filmed the first episode as a trainee actor, but now it seems that he is still too young.

Being able to come to filming right after graduating from the training class is either due to my own efforts or the relationship behind it.

Sakakihara Kaede felt Director Aoyama's gaze, and asked politely, "Director, how is my performance?"

"...Um."

Director Aoyama pondered for a moment and said, "Sakakihara-san, you stole the spotlight."

"Is there anything I need to correct?"

Seeing Kaede Sakakibara asking with a serious face, this attitude is more serious than the students in the STARS training class. Director Aoyama's voice is much softer, and his tone has changed from a director to a teacher.

He pointed to the screen, "Look at the section just shot."

The third man and Mai Sakurajima entered the park with a chat and a smile. If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that the third man's expression is a bit contrived. The conversation with Mai Sakurajima is intermittent and can't keep up with the rhythm.

As soon as the camera turned, the passer-by volunteers covered by Kaede Sakakibara appeared with the help of the old man, passed by the two, and walked towards other old people.

"This...is my expression not vivid enough?"

Sakakibara Kaede made a self-confidently soft smile and asked a puzzled question.

"It's because you are so vivid." Director Aoyama patiently explained, "In common language, your appearance is too high, which attracts the audience's attention and gives the audience a feeling that you are the one who is about to appear on stage. The illusion of a new character."

"The main point of being a group performer is to stand out from the crowd. I teach students two main points, you can say what you think, and you can act how you feel. Position yourself as a passer-by, don't deliberately pretend... .”

Director Aoyama scratched his head and protracted his tone, "Ah—but this kind of situation is not suitable for you. It's a pity that you have a face to be a group performer. This kind of appearance should be placed in the spotlight as the leading actor .”

"How about it? Are you interested in coming to our STARS office for development? I can assure you that you were born to eat this kind of food."

Listening to the joke-like tone, Kaede Sakakihara did not directly refuse, but shrugged and said, "There are still three months before the unified college entrance examination, and I will consider it after the college entrance examination."

"Hey..." Director Aoyama leaned on the folding chair. At this time, there was an intermission, and the staff began to distribute lunch boxes and condolences.

He skillfully took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, "Do you mind?"

"As you wish."

The lighter was flickering under the street lights, Director Qingshan asked casually, "Is the college entrance examination unified? What university are the students planning to take?"

Sakakibara Kaede sipped her saliva, and replied uncertainly, "I don't know, when I was in freshman year, my goal was Dongda University."

"...Really, do you want to rely on talent when you can rely on your appearance?"

Director Aoyama patted his thigh and laughed loudly, and coughed after being choked by the smoke, tears came out of the corners of his eyes.

"When I was a freshman in high school, I also wanted to enter Dongdae University, but now it seems...it is a dream that is not realistic at all." The young director, who seems to be in his 30s, leans on the back of the chair, looks up to the sky, and his eyes emerge. I can't go back to the years, "Like our high school baseball club at that time, we determined to enter Koshien several times in three years, but we were brushed off in the first round every year. It's a pity."

Sakakibara Feng also looked up at the night sky. In the past, he also dreamed of going to Peking University and Tsinghua University to realize the value of his life. Now it seems that if he had done more papers and done more questions, he might have been able to get in, right?

The past time cannot be brought back from the beginning. Are the dreams set at that time still chasing now?

"Director Aoyama, do you like filming?"

"I like it very much, even to the point of morbidity. It seems that I gave up the dream of Dongda and entered Dazhong University of the Arts. It's not bad."

Sakakibara Kaede smiled sideways and said nothing.

"...After get off work in a while, I'll treat you to a few drinks, my little classmate."

"I'm not yet an adult, Director Aoyama, this is a crime."

Speaking of which, Kaede Sakakibara was hungry. He checked the time on his phone, and it was already seven o'clock in the evening. He greeted Director Aoyama and walked towards the rest area.

There are so many people.

I didn't notice it when I was playing tricks just now, but now I realize that a scene of the TV series requires a huge number of staff.

"Here, this one is for you."

Mai Sakurajima held two lunch boxes, and signaled Kaede Sakakibara to take one with her eyes.

"Thank you."

He followed Sakurajima Mai to sit on the bench for rest, and the former broke the disposable chopsticks.

"Senior Secondary School, don't look at me when eating, the food is the same."

"Ahem, Sakurajima-senpai is very sensitive to sight."

Although the lunch box was simple and the cuisine was ordinary, Kaede Sakakibara ate it big mouthfuls, and his stomach was already protesting before lunch at school.

He has not eaten meat for a long time.

"Why did Sakakibara-senpai come to be an extra performer?"

"Because I take care of the food."

One sentence directly silenced Mai Sakurajima. The latter untied the scarf and paused, "I thought senior would ask me a lot of questions."

"Ask what?" Kaede Sakakibara chewed on the beef, turned his face and said, "High school students in comics can save the world, so it's no surprise that a school girl in real life is an actress, right?"

"But is the director telling the truth? Do I really have the face of the leading actor?"

Sakakibara Kaede held his chin in thought, under the light, he had a gentle and crystal-clear beauty, excluding his gobbling movements, he really looked like a person in a painting.

Mai Sakurajima looked along the light, and looked away disdainfully after a while.

"Senior Sakakibara, has no one said that you are narcissistic?"

The filming crew gestured to Director Aoyama, who got up from the folding chair and stuffed the rest of the sandwich into his mouth, straightening his back.The calm expression was also replaced by sternness. He pointed to his watch, "The next part of the story will be played within three times. It's getting late. If it can't be later, we can continue filming tomorrow."

The sun has already set at seven o'clock in autumn, and the slightly hot wind under the sunset in the evening is also faintly chilly at this time. It is irresponsible to the actors and crew to drag it on like this.