I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Isn't it ridiculous? If you were willing to sell what you have, I think you could live a little more comfortably, at least you could buy some wine to drink."

When Honmiya Kei said this, he tried hard to force a sarcastic expression on his face, but unfortunately, his tone sounded somewhat stiff, which greatly diminished the visual impact of the speech.

"What do you know?! For a samurai, a sword is like life itself!" Stumbling and clutching his sword to his chest, Saki Ao glared at Motomiya Kei with his bruised face, expressing his indignation.

Not far away, Momohara Miko, the female lead, was watching from behind, and it would have been better if the expression on her face had been a little more sorrowful.

Miyamoto thought that filming would resume with a "cut," but it didn't. Yamazaki Ryosuke just watched and waited until the entire scene was filmed.

For about ten minutes, Miyamoto Sei watched with extreme embarrassment. If this movie were made and shown in theaters, he would definitely have to close his eyes and plug his ears in embarrassment.

It's a pity that he's also one of the people involved in the filming. From the perspective of the film's investors, they shouldn't want someone to be more dazzling than the lead actor. But from Yamazaki Ryosuke's perspective, he's now completely thinking, "I'll just throw in a segment that doesn't fit the overall quality of the film, so people can see that I have the ability." And he hopes that Miyamoto Sei will help create this segment.

All I can say is that this is just a little bit of Yamazaki Ryosuke's stubbornness.

Having already agreed, Miyamoto Sei naturally decided to do his best to film a good enough segment.

"Alright, this scene is finished. Let's take a break and check out the next scene." After filming was complete, Yamazaki Ryosuke called out, then looked at Miyamoto Sei beside him: "How was it?"

"to be honest?"

"to be honest."

"I feel like the money will go down the drain." Miyamoto Sei didn't mince words: "I don't think it's very useful to try to promote a movie like this. To be honest, these people's acting skills... in my personal opinion, they would be better off just acting in comedies. They don't need to worry too much about acting skills from the beginning. They can just focus on comedy sketches and maybe they can attract more audiences. They could even make some sugary romance dramas."

"Industrial saccharin?" Yamazaki Ryosuke became curious about this suddenly appearing term. "Tell me more about what industrial saccharin is."

"It's the kind of drama that doesn't need too much logic. It simply pairs the male and female leads together as a couple and shows some sweet daily life moments. You can even have the male and female leads get married at the beginning. The plot of this kind of drama is mostly about daily life. Anyway, many people probably won't care about the lack of a main storyline. And there are only twelve or thirteen episodes."

For a moment, Miyamoto was unsure whether what he was saying was an explanation or a sarcastic remark.

"On the contrary, those romance dramas that incorporate normal emotions and are filmed inevitably have many heartbreaking plots. Even if the person you like replies to your message late, you will feel uneasy and heartbroken. In this case, either the audience will not understand it, after all, many people may not have been in a relationship, and they will criticize your work for being illogical, and the male or female lead as a simp or a backup, or because they understand it, the people who are attracted will become die-hard fans and find it hard to let go, which is the so-called emotional resonance."

At this point, Miyamoto sighed.

"In this way, they'll actually lose out on a significant portion of the audience, but they can build a group of die-hard fans within that smaller group. From a purely financial perspective, industrial sweeteners are clearly better. However, considering long-term development and the potential for a more lasting impact, the latter approach is definitely superior. But their current skill level simply isn't up to the task of producing a film with the latter structure, right? So, it's best to base it on the former approach. If I were their investor, I'd probably pair them up as couples, add some far-fetched campus romance plots, and start promoting their pairings."

"Anyway, let's just raise our profile first, and then release some other related things, like a photo album or a song. That would be better than this movie."

Ryosuke Yamazaki's face darkened slightly. He could easily understand that what Miyamoto Sei meant was that the movie was not as good as a small TV series.

But this is indeed the truth; this movie is so bad it's beyond saving.

So, Yamazaki Ryosuke took a deep breath and then said solemnly to Miyamoto Sei, "It's up to you!"

Miyamoto Sei struggled to suppress the urge to roll his eyes and managed a slight smile: "I was just simply doing my job."

The film had a small budget, and the people promoted weren't particularly valued. It's fair to say that the investors themselves approached the film with a "if it succeeds, great; if it fails, it's fine" attitude.

After all, there wasn't even a veteran actor on set who could guarantee a stable income, so you can imagine what those people's attitudes were like.

However, Miyamoto didn't care about this. Her goal was simple: to film a good video, promote her team as much as possible, and finally, to learn from Hanayagi Yoshiaki to enrich her knowledge of dance.

Not far away, the group of people who had finished filming were resting, while Momohara Miko was drinking juice and glancing at Yamazaki Ryosuke and Miyamoto Sei, who were talking, out of the corner of her eye, and some doubts arose in her mind.

They seem to have a good relationship. She's only been here a short time, but she's already spoken to the director alone quite a few times. And judging from her attitude, she doesn't seem particularly respectful. Could they be peers? That's impossible. She looks so young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. Someone that young must be a junior. But with this attitude, does she have someone backing her up?

Although Ryosuke Yamazaki is a relatively new director, he has already made some films and has quite a few resources. The fact that he can talk to someone like that makes me realize that the relationship is more complicated than I thought. This is definitely not the attitude of someone who got in through connections as a director...

I think I should talk to her properly and see what's really going on.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Aoko Saki, who was looking at her phone on the other side.

Sasaki Ao is usually quite friendly when he speaks, but he will never come over to chat unless you take the initiative to talk to him. And if I'm not mistaken, Noguri Kaori left because she had a conflict with him, but since the other party is from JC Staff, it's not appropriate to say too much.

If he and Miyamoto Nana have a conflict... wouldn't something interesting happen?

Thinking about this, Momohara Miko felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Saki Ao was sitting in her seat, her fingers tapping rapidly on the screen.

[While everyone else is working, someone is standing there doing nothing. Anyone in the know understands that he's just a temporary actor; anyone who doesn't might think it's the boss.]

Looking at the content he had sent, a smile appeared on Sasaki Ao's face. He then looked through his previous posts and saw what the replies were.

[Many actors nowadays don't even realize they're actors anymore. They don't know how to act properly; they only think about using other means to climb the ladder and get a lead role or something.]

[Yeah, but don't worry, Mr. Sasaki, you can definitely do a good job!]

[My dearest Saki, don't lose to those people! Mommy's got your back!]

[Saki-nii is the best!]

[Don't worry, you're the lead actor in this movie, we'll definitely go to the theater to see it. As for the box office, rest assured, it'll be a box office smash on opening day!]

[Yes, what was said above is correct. I'll definitely be taking my friends to see it. Not only the premiere, but also the second showing!]

[Saki-nii is such a kind person. He said it was just something he felt compelled to say, but he didn't want to reveal anyone's name. People like that should be exposed so everyone can see who shamelessly used other means to sneak in.]

Seeing these replies, Zuo Muqing became even happier. He really wanted to send out the name, but once he did, things might get complicated. Even if he did send it out, it couldn't be his main account. So he switched to another account and used this one, which was pretending to be a fan of his, to reply to a message below.

[My family member happens to work there, and he told me about a new extra who was brought in by the director. Her name is Miyamoto Nana, but I don't know what her relationship with the director is.]

After sending this message, log out of your account and log in with a different account.

This entire sequence of actions was performed with remarkable skill.

Thus began a massive campaign to find out who Miyamoto Nana was, spearheaded by Saki Ao.

……

Miyamoto Seika was completely unaware of what was happening online. At that moment, he was meeting with Hanayagi Yoshiaki of the Hanayagi school, arranged by Yamazaki Ryosuke.

Hua Liufang Mingya looks like she's only in her thirties, but that's only because she takes excellent care of herself. According to the encyclopedia, she's actually over forty.

She sat demurely on the other side of the table, dressed in a kimono.

"Thank you so much for agreeing to meet me, Ms. Hanayagi!"

Out of respect for educators and experts, Miyamoto's tone and attitude can be described as very respectful.

“No need to thank me. I’m just here to see what kind of person he would recommend so highly, at Mr. Yamazaki’s request.” Hanayagi Yoshiaki said, her dark eyes fixed on Miyamoto Sei with a scrutinizing gaze.

He was very polite, and it wasn't feigned; the respect in his eyes was genuine.

Judging from his physique, he is very healthy and shows signs of training. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who is unwilling to endure hardship. However, it's not enough to just be able to endure hardship; one also needs to have the talent to succeed.

So, Hua Liufang said slowly, "After all, it's work. Since you're here to perform the original dance scene from the movie, I'll teach you."

"I'm already very grateful to have received guidance from you, thank you!"

Polite children always bring joy, and seeing Miyamoto Sei's polite attitude, Hanayagi Yoshiaki smiled slightly.

Have you ever studied dance?

"I've learned a little, but not much."

"Then show me how to jump."

Hua Liufang pointed to the empty space to the side.

They were in a small teahouse, which was not very crowded. In Tokyo, there aren't many people who come to places like this specifically to drink tea, so it was very quiet at the moment.

The owner was an elderly man who looked to be over seventy years old. He sat there quietly, wearing reading glasses, flipping through the book in his hands.

Miyamoto felt that the old man wasn't there to do business, but simply to enjoy life.

He got up and went to the old man, whispering, "Boss."

no response.

So Miyamoto Sei slightly increased the volume.

"boss!"

"What is it, young lady?"

The old man raised his head and looked at Miyamoto Sei.

"If you want some tea, you can pour it yourself. You don't need to ask me. Or are you hungry? If you are, this old man can make you something to eat."

"No, no need. I just wanted to dance here for a bit, which might bother you, so I was asking for your permission." Miyamoto said with a smile, looking at the old man.

Seeing this, Hanayagi Yoshiaki nodded slightly: "Mr. Yamazaki, the person you found this time is quite good."

"I'm glad you like it, Hanayagi-sensei." Yamazaki Ryosuke smiled, but inwardly he was making a sarcastic remark.

Why don't I see her showing me much respect?

At this moment, the shop owner smiled after hearing Miyamoto Sei's words clearly.

"Great! It's wonderful if you'd like to dance here. Do you need a speaker? There's one over there!"

The old man pointed to the side, and Miyamoto looked over and saw a small speaker. Upon seeing the speaker, Miyamoto thanked the old man and then walked over.

After connecting the phone to the speaker and selecting "RIVER," Miyamoto Sei stood on the open ground to the side.

In just a moment, he transformed himself from an ordinary person into an idol standing on the stage.

As the music began, Miyamoto's body started to move. He opened his mouth, and the singing voice, perfectly in sync with the sound from the speakers, flowed from his throat. As a graduate student, the Center had long since memorized these dance moves and lyrics.

At this moment, these actions and sounds, which had almost become instinctive, were displayed by him and shown to the audience.

"You said she's an active idol?" Hanayagi Yoshiaki asked Yamazaki Ryosuke, who was standing next to her, as he watched Miyamoto Sei perform.