Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 34 Willing to be a supporting role
"Ahem, then, it's time for our crew to give the scores. The four of you can go to the side and remove your makeup first..."

On the other side, Director Nakano called the staff nearby and started to clean up the scene.

"Director Nakano, wait a minute..."

"The three of us have some opinions regarding the audition scoring."

However, he didn't expect that Tanaka and the other two would be like an iron wall, blocking his way with serious expressions.

"Hey, three Tanaka teachers, we have something to discuss. Auditions have their own rules..."

Surrounded by three sturdy men, the thin Nakano subconsciously tightened his buttocks muscles.

"At this point, we think there is no point in giving a score."

"That's right, Director Nakano, please make sure that Brother Xia Fan plays the 'protagonist'. The three of us brothers are willing to be 'miscellaneous soldiers' and feed him swords."

"what?"

But the next second, the three people's requests made Nakano look confused.

"We originally had the wishful thinking that we could dominate the advertising industry with our sword skills, but we didn't expect that there are always people who are better than us and mountains that are higher than mountains."

"If it's Brother Xia Fan, he will definitely be able to show the beauty of kendo to the audience better than us."

"That's right. As long as more people like kendo, we are willing to be supporting roles. The fact that we have never experienced being the heroine or having a romantic relationship in our lives... is nothing!"

Tanaka and the other two explained with a look of righteousness, righteous words, and deep sorrow.

Director Nakano, who had just gotten a false alarm, smiled and clapped his hands, "Okay, the roles are decided. Xia Fan will play the 'protagonist', and the three teachers will play the 'miscellaneous soldiers'. The filming will start in a week!"

Even if Tanaka and the other two didn't mention it, judging from his performance in the audition, he must have been inclined towards Xia Fan in his heart, and now he can save himself a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Xia, we have met each other in the mountains and rivers, so we say goodbye today!"

"The shoot in a week will be a good opportunity to exchange swordplay. I hope you can give me some advice."

"The three of us will use all our strength to attack, please be sure to give us your guidance!"

The three Tanaka teachers bowed to Xia Fan again and left towards the locker room.

"Well, didn't anyone ask for my opinion? I'm quite interested in playing a miscellaneous soldier..."

In the studio where the lights were beginning to go out, Xia Fan took off his "Mediterranean headgear" and looked at the calendar on his phone in distress.

"Speaking of which, if we start filming in a week, it won't clash with the theme song review for Cursed Blade, right?"

……

A week later.

“Hiroshi Yamazaki: The deadline for the theme song submission for Cursed Blade was 12:28 last night. We received submissions this week. Thank you very much for your support. Today is the review meeting for the theme song of Cursed Blade. Producers who have submitted their works must be present on time to attend the on-site review meeting of the director team.”

"Kawai Ryuichi: Didn't you guys agree in the private group that you wouldn't vote? This is to teach the picky Party A a lesson. I'm going to find the betrayer!"

"Sakamoto Koji: Forget it. As the owner of the private group, you voted as well, didn't you? I don't want Mr. Zhou to come to the music club with a gloomy face one morning and cut off Section Chief Yamazaki's little finger..."

"Fujiwara Saburo: Section Chief, I am collecting materials in Kabukicho and would like to apply for video participation."

"Shi Jiurang: +1, I have the flu. To avoid infecting Party A's father, I'm applying for video conference."

“Yamazaki Hiroshi: You guys…”

"There are more songs submitted this time than last time. It seems that music producers are a strange kind of creatures who are willing to give up even if their bodies are in a bad state."

In the shaking subway car, Xia Fan, who was heading to the B Company Building, looked at the chat messages in the music department work group and smiled.

After the commercial auditions and movie theme song submissions came to an end, he returned to his peaceful campus life these days, and even found time to work part-time at a convenience store a few times.

The review meeting for the theme song of "Cursed Blade" did not conflict with the commercial shooting as Xia Fan worried, but was scheduled for the day before the start of filming.

[Faith value +1...Current accumulated faith value 1850...]

Hoshina Hanami is touring the country with the "Sakura Front" and has updated several videos including "Looking at Your Figure from the Pink Shiraki Peak" and "Praying for You under the Sakura of Asai Ippon".

Perhaps, after this publicity and promotion plan, people's attention will shift from the song itself to the idol singer.

But as the number of people who heard "Sakura" for the first time increased, Xia Fan's faith value steadily approached the two thousand mark.

"We've arrived at Shinjuku Station. Passengers getting off the train, please note that the left side of the door is open..." The train's arrival reminder sounded.

Shinjuku Station, as the most crowded subway station in the world, is not an exaggeration to call it "crowd hell" during rush hour.

Before the train stopped, Xia Fan was pushed by the flow of people and rushed out of the carriage effortlessly.

"hiss……"

"what!"

When he reached the narrow door of the car, Xia Fan felt a pain in his chin and a bounce in his chest. A fragrant figure followed the flow of people and crashed into his arms.

"It hurts, hurts, hurts..."

Xia Fan covered his chin and looked down. In his arms was a girl wearing a mask, black-framed glasses, and dressed in an OL uniform, a short skirt, and black stockings.

"I'm sorry, I didn't stand still."

The girl took a step back and bowed to him apologetically.

"You are……"

Xia Fan tilted his head in confusion, feeling that this person looked familiar.

"No one... No matter who you are thinking of, you have mistaken him."

The moment she looked up and saw Xia Fan clearly, the girl's pupils behind her glasses trembled slightly.

"Sorry, I have to leave first."

She stepped back subconsciously, like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Team Leader Horie Tsubasa?"

His eyes fell on the other person's chest, passing over the generous, majestic and familiar arc, and Xia Fan blurted out a name.

"I've already told you that you've got the wrong person. I'm wearing a mask and glasses, so you have no basis to say that I'm Horie Tsubasa. Goodbye."

Protesting gently but politely, the woman turned around and tried to escape into the crowd...

"what!"

But because of the high heels that she almost never wore on weekdays, she sprained her ankle badly.

"Squad leader, what are you doing?"

Xia Fan gentlemanly held the other person's arm and stopped her from falling to the ground in time.

"I've already told you that it's rude to recognize someone by anything other than their face!"

"No, I use the voice..."

"Lying is also rude."

The girl turned her head away and stopped denying, the blush on her cheeks almost staining the white mask.

That’s right, she was Xia Fan’s high school and college class monitor, Horie Tsubasa.

"Um, Xia Jun, I have something else to do, so I have to go first...hiss..."

Horie Tsubasa wanted to move towards the exit, but stopped because of the pain.

"Your foot is so swollen!"

Xia Fan squatted down and found that the other person's small ankle had swollen.

"Go to the station infirmary first, or you'll be so swollen that you won't be able to walk."

"Okay, okay."

With a determined look on his face, he helped up the frowning Horie Tsubasa and walked towards the station infirmary.

I would like to ask all my friends to help me catch up with the latest chapters that will be released tomorrow. I want to increase my reading volume to see if there is any chance to test the waters. Thank you!

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