I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"That's all I wanted to say, Mr. Watanabe. I'll leave the rest to you."

Shinichiro Watanabe's smile had vanished; how could he not know the meaning behind what he had just said?

"Don't worry, I will make appropriate revisions. This is indeed a good story, and the protagonist's inner changes definitely need a strong dose of medicine."

After the discussion with Shinichiro Watanabe ended, the next thing to do was deal with Mai Yoneyama.

Mai Yoneyama presented the character design she had created.

Mai Yoneyama's drawing skills are superb, and her character designs are extremely beautiful, with slender human figures that look very sexy.

The character played by Miyamoto Kaname has two different character designs: one is male and the other is female.

The male characters appear effeminate and have feminine features, but you can still tell they are men in general. As for the female characters, apart from their facial features, you really can't tell they are the main characters at all.

This is a cool girl.

Despite having the same face shape, Mai Yoneyama uses a special technique to create a completely different feel. Combined with long false eyelashes that women would use, the protagonist's female appearance naturally fits the gender setting perfectly.

With just one glance, Miyamoto was completely captivated by Mai Yoneyama's charm; her skill was truly divine!

Mika Komatsu's character is an American girl with golden twin tails who is a genius in both dancing and singing.

As for Miyu Nagayasu's character, she goes to the same school as Miyamoto Sei's character, and is the culprit who ultimately leads Miyamoto Sei to join the girl group.

Miyu Nagasu glanced at Miyamoto Sei, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Miyamoto Sei, however, stared at the character design without any reaction, his mind still preoccupied with the plot.

All three characters have ample screen time. The 24-episode storyline is sufficient to fully develop all three characters, as Shinichiro Watanabe hardly wrote any unnecessary dialogue; the 24 episodes are almost entirely dedicated to character development and following the main storyline.

So even without any modifications, the current manuscript is already excellent to read. If it were revised again and the conflict were made more intense, Miyamoto would definitely make the story even more captivating.

With the three leaving, only Shinichiro Watanabe, Mai Yoneyama, and Risa Amagai remained in the house.

“I didn’t expect that Ms. Miyamoto had studied screenwriting and novel writing. What she said is something that most people couldn’t summarize,” Shinichiro Watanabe said. “What she just said is actually quite professional content.”

Lisa Tenbei also seemed a little surprised: "Well, she always manages to surprise people, like what happened today."

"But isn't the plot a bit too emotionally depressing?" Mai Yoneyama asked from the side. "For people who watch anime these days, the so-called 'sweetness level' is too low."

“No, it’s actually very sweet, isn’t it?” Shinichiro Watanabe shook his head: “I joined the girl group because of love, and I couldn’t express my feelings because of love. Even though I knew that I would no longer be able to have much contact with her after she became an idol, I still chose to help her join the girl group without hesitation.”

At this point, Risa Tenbei continued speaking.

"Although I became a member of a girl group by chance, I adhered to my bottom line, not only for the person I love, but also for the fans who support me. In the end, after realizing that the other person's ideal was to become a real idol, I decided to bury this relationship forever. Isn't that touching?"

Mai Yoneyama was silent for a moment, then finally said, "And then, as the protagonist, Minori Urakawa, she ultimately transformed herself into Minori Urakawa and became a true idol, because this feeling ultimately overcame love, right?"

"Actually, I think it's more accurate to say that the protagonist's final emotional change was catalyzed by love, coupled with various opportunities such as fans. However, if I want to express this point, I definitely need to revise the content properly."

As he spoke, Shinichiro Watanabe quickly jotted down a few key points that had just come to mind in his notebook.

Mai Yoneyama gave a wry smile.

"So, with romance storylines all the rage, we need to create a story where the main characters are all career-oriented."

"Feelings are hidden in the heart and don't need to be said directly. They will always be reflected in the details of daily life. Trust the audience, they will find the sweetness in the details themselves."

Shinichiro Watanabe said with a grin.

Mai Yoneyama immediately complained.

"Is it like in Cowboy Bebop? So many people are looking for emotional interactions between Spike and Fie, but many others are saying things like 'they're just companions.'"

"Although I said that there is indeed love between them, how to think about it and how to understand it is up to the audience. After all, I didn't write it out explicitly. But for this story, some things need to be written out explicitly. Give me a few days, and I'll revise it again."

As he spoke, Shinichiro Watanabe picked up the manuscript.

"In a few days, we'll need to trouble you two, or maybe even bring all three of them, since we need to carefully compare the different versions."

As he stood up to leave, Shinichiro Watanabe suddenly asked, "Teacher Amagai, you value them that much, even after paying hundreds of millions?"

“I think they deserve it, Mr. Watanabe, don’t you think so?”

Shinichiro Watanabe smiled.

"I'm increasingly convinced that it's definitely worth it."

Chapter 43 Everyone's a Loser

6 month 15 day.

For a group of people who have been following various idol information online, today is a day to be happy.

This Thursday, the movie "The Last Samurai" was released.

It is said that filming had already been completed a long time ago, and the reason for the long delay was largely due to some differing opinions regarding the later editing of the film.

"Because you had a conflict with Ao Sasaki and refused to act, a scene that originally belonged to you was replaced by someone else, and that scene was arguably the most powerful scene in the entire series." The man crossed his legs and slammed the folder in his hand onto the table.

The young woman with blond hair casually remarked as she applied her makeup, "It's impressive, but anyway, there's nothing particularly appealing about this movie, is there?"

“If this investment fails to make you stand out, then it will be considered a failure. If you listen to me and reshoot this scene, it will give you more fame by matching their shocked expressions, right?” The man said, his tone becoming slightly more forceful: “This is a considerable investment.”

"Isn't that my dad's money too? Besides, I really dislike Sasaki Ao. This was just a trial run. I can say for sure that my acting was the best among the actors at the time, right?"

As the woman spoke, she applied the polish to the last nail and then placed it under the dryer to dry the polish. Her assistant, holding an ice cream cone, scooped out a spoonful and fed it to the woman.

Hearing this, the man could only sigh. The woman's father was the real benefactor; the person behind this company was the woman's father. So what the other party said was true; it really was just a small gift from her father to his daughter.

An investment of only tens of millions of yen is really nothing.

Moreover, based on his understanding of this father who dotes on his daughter, he would likely end such a half-hearted withdrawal with a simple, "If my darling daughter doesn't like it, that's fine. Dad will make you a solo movie later!"

Noguri Kaori's father, Noguri Yuichiro, is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

After all, the other party is an old family that has been deeply involved in politics for hundreds of years.

There is indeed a lot of money.

The man suddenly realized that Noguri Kaori actually had a pretty good temper; in this conflict, she simply chose to leave instead of trying to ruin the other party's reputation.

Thinking of this, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. At least this one person had saved him a lot of trouble.

However, educating the other party is really difficult; he lacks confidence when speaking in front of them.

"Oh right, let's buy a movie ticket and go see it when it's released." Noguri Kaori suddenly said, "I'm quite curious about what kind of person the one who replaced me is."

Noguri Kaori's eyes were full of curiosity.

……

"It was handled fairly well, wasn't it?" Noo Kanta smiled as he casually glanced at his subordinate's report.

"You mean, about keeping Miyamoto Nana's dance instead of cutting it out?"

"That's right. For him, making someone like Ao Saki famous isn't necessary. But as long as Miyamoto Nana's dance is preserved, it can have a significant impact on almost everyone. If rumors spread that 'Noguri Kaori is being difficult and refusing to film,' it will also affect Noguri Kaori's future career."

As Noo Kanta spoke, he glanced at his computer screen.

"However, this news probably won't be released for the time being. It wouldn't be good to release it now. I guess we'll have to wait a while."

"But...won't this make Miyamoto Nana of SKR even more popular?"

"Popularity?" Noo Kanta glanced at his subordinate, whom he considered promising: "What do you think of Risa Amagai's treatment of Nana Miyamoto?"

"What I do know is that Miyamoto Nana achieved 39th place this time, and also got the opportunity to participate in the single performance."

"So you didn't understand one thing. The 22nd single general election of SKR was actually chosen by the fans. It was the fans who used their own power to put Miyamoto Nana in the 39th position. It was the fans who used their own money as power!"

Kanta Noo said, taking a sip of coffee.

"The reason why Miyamoto Nana can gain such high popularity is because she has always been the center, an idol that Amagai Risa has been strongly promoting, and Amagai Risa has been spending money on her. Unfortunately, this strong promotion has ended. Obviously, Amagai Risa believes that the value shown by Miyamoto Nana is not worth her continued investment."

"This one……"

“During this general election, something big happened: SKR’s fourth team, Team 4, was born. Before its birth, there was a lot of hype surrounding these people, with various variety shows and even collaborations between these newcomers and the main members. These are all resources and money.”

"With the help of this money, Team 4 had two people enter the general election this time. Although Miyamoto Nana entered the general election as a graduate student, this was just a return on the resources invested in her in the past. Her path has come to an end."

"Even if the subsequent anime series is successful, so what? People who follow idols and anime fans are actually two different groups that are difficult to reconcile. For many anime fans, the real world is too disgusting, the two-dimensional world is fine."

"They'd rather follow voice actors than idols. Oh, but if it's a virtual idol, they'd follow one, I mean a virtual one."

After listening to their club president explain so much, the young club member finally understood what was going on and nodded in complete agreement.

"I understand, President."

"Alright, let's go then. Although these guys are no longer a threat, we still need to go all out to make them truly fail. With the anime airing, these guys will definitely have performances to prepare. Then let Miya give them a good beating!"

Should we start preparing now?

"Of course, we'll start preparing now to make them understand that in the idol industry, they're nothing!"

"I understand. I'll go and make the next arrangements."

……

"Aren't you going to come and see the movie's premiere?" It was Ryosuke Yamazaki on the other end of the phone.

Miyamoto was taking a break at the time, and he could only helplessly tell the other party that he was really too busy.

“Director Yamazaki, I squeezed in time to film with you last time, how could I possibly have time to watch a movie? Besides, I feel that if I were to appear among them, the atmosphere probably wouldn't be very good, so let's just forget about it.”