I became a girl group idol for my sister.

Koles said, "So you like watching this kind of show too!"

"What's wrong with this kind of show? Aren't ghost hunting and the like good? Isn't the story of two kids looking for their father great?!"

"That's right, I'm here to see these plot developments too!"

Seeing Kress say that, Miyamoto looked at her with a "who are you trying to fool" look. But Kress didn't care at all. She even said, "Several of my brothers are gay. I would never hide such a thing. So I really only watched this drama because of its interesting plot."

It was said so openly and honestly that Miyamoto Sei had no way to refute it.

"Alright, you should get ready too. You have to catch a flight soon, so it's better to be a little early." Kress said, picking up the bill from her cup and walking towards the counter: "This meal is on me."

"Alright, I'll treat you next time." Miyamoto Sei didn't stand on ceremony with the other party, got up and tidied his clothes a little before heading towards where Jenny was waiting.

Seeing Miyamoto Sei leave, Correspondent smiled.

What a rare opportunity! Listening to your agent and participating in the audition was definitely the right choice. The production team really did bring her here, so we can work together. Let me see how good your acting skills are!

It's not about watching the finished film, but about seeing your skills live on set!

……

On the way to the airport, Jenny May said, "The contract is finalized. It was originally $240 million, but now they're willing to raise it to $300 million for this performance."

"You added so much all at once?" Miyamoto asked in surprise. "If it will cause financial strain, then taking less won't be a problem."

Looking at Miyamoto Sei who said this, Jenny shook her head: "There's no need to consider this issue. In fact, there's still some money left over from the actor-related expenses for this movie. They've already saved some money, and this money will be invested in filming. The reason for raising the performance fee to 300 million is very simple: it was decided after seeing Nana-chan's talent."

"Because of my strength?"

"We try our best to provide actors with appropriate compensation while minimizing disruption to our own filming, so that they can strive to showcase their abilities during filming," Jenny said. "That's what they told me when we signed the contract, so it's a recognition of your acting skills, Nana-chan. In their eyes, Nana-chan is indeed an actress worth signing for $300 million."

The actor was signed for $300 million, and this was his first film in the United States. In Japan, it was just two low-budget films, so it was already considered an extremely high payment.

In Hollywood, not to mention the top stars, those people earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, but in reality, most people probably don't even earn a few million dollars.

Moreover, a film's salary depends on a series of factors, including investment. If a film only has a budget of one hundred million US dollars, but the salaries of the actors are in the tens of millions, then it is highly likely that the film will not be made.

Miyamoto asked, "By the way, how much was the budget for this movie?"

"It's a relatively low-budget film, with an investment of only $8000 million. In fact, about $2000 million was spent on actors," Jenny said. "So, after deducting expenses for promotion and other things, the actual cost of filming is estimated to be only around $4000 million."

"It seems that Joe Turteltaub is also in a rather dangerous position," Miyamoto muttered to himself. "No wonder this time the film is about ninjas."

"Does it matter?"

“We can reduce the special effects. This kind of subject matter isn’t like magicians, which require a lot of special effects to fill the space. Most of it can be solved with close combat and the like. And in that respect, as long as the actors have the skills, we can save a lot of money.” Miyamoto said with a smile, “For example, someone like me is a professional. Wait, let me think… is he planning to even skip the action choreography?”

"The 300 million yuan performance fee does indeed include a portion of the cost of the action choreography."

"Sure enough, he really knows how to save money!" Miyamoto Sei scoffed. "Those 300 million won't be easy to earn. But as for the action choreographer? He's lucky. Luckily, I have experience filming 'The Demon Killer' and know the difference between movie action scenes and real-life action scenes. Otherwise, we would have been ripped off this time!"

Jenny laughed: "Then we can only do our best, Nana-chan, to make this movie a huge hit. That way, Nana-chan will become truly famous in America, no, I should say in Europe and America. After all, movies are the fastest way to become famous!"

"Okay, I'll try my best to make them understand how to film action scenes. After all, they are ninjas, so it can't be too flashy. It's definitely better to go for a cool and ruthless style."

"And what about fire-style techniques!"

"Are you trying to make Joe Turteltaub's wallet cry?!"

Just then, Miyamoto's phone rang. He looked at it and saw that it was Komatsu Mika calling.

After answering the phone, the other person's voice came through: "Hey, you rarely come over after the general election, why didn't you even call me?"

"I'm on my way to the airport."

"So busy?"

"I went to an interview for a movie, and then I chatted with Kress, whom I met there, for a while. Now I have to head to the airport."

"Movie? What movie?"

"The interview for 'Ninja Pursuit'."

"It's this movie? What a miscalculation!"

Miyamoto asked with some doubt, "Did we miscalculate?"

"It's nothing! Okay, you should be careful on your way home, and remember to look for me next time you come!"

"Okay, I'll come find you next time."

After hanging up the phone, Miyamoto was puzzled for a moment.

What mistake did Mika make?

On the other side, Mika Komatsu frowned. She looked at her contract and realized that the filming schedules for her movie and this movie overlapped, which led her to decline the offer.

"Tch!" Mika Komatsu leaned back on the sofa, looking a little annoyed, then stretched. "Fine, I'll just focus on getting my own business done. But she seems quite close to Kress. How long has she been here? Are they already so familiar?"

Chapter 116 My Sister's Worries

After finishing today's performance, Miyamoto Sei was packing up when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Qinai, are you free tomorrow at noon?"

Miyamoto turned to look at the person who had come in. It was Sakagami Minami. In the entire SKR, or rather, among all the people she knew, only she would call her "kid" instead of "chan".

Miyamoto looked at the other person with some doubt and asked, "Nan-senpai, I'm free tomorrow at noon. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"N-nothing, it's just work-related, that's right, I just wanted to talk to you about work!" Sakagami Minami took a step back and immediately said, "I have some work-related things I'd like to discuss with you, so let's have lunch together tomorrow!"

Seeing Sakagami Minami say this, Miyamoto Sei was a little puzzled as to why the other party seemed so nervous, but considering that the other party had been like this for a long time, he stopped thinking about it and nodded: "Okay, then where shall we meet tomorrow at noon?"

"I... I'll send you the address later!" Sakagami Minami said, immediately slipping out of the training room, only to be met with a gasp from the doorway: "Ah!"

The voice sounds familiar; it's Yong'an Meixi.

"Are you alright, Miyu-chan?" Sakagami Minami saw that Nagayasu Miyu had almost fallen to the ground, and quickly reached out to help her up, asking as she did so.

"N-nothing's wrong, but Minami-senpai came out so quickly." Miyu Nagayasu said curiously, looking at the nervous Minami Sakagami: "Is Nana-chan inside?"

"Yes, Nana is inside. Are you here to see her?"

"Yes, I came to see Nana-chan." Nodding, Miyu Nagayasu said goodbye to Minami Sakagami: "See you tomorrow, Minami-senpai."

"See you tomorrow!" Sakagami Minami waved and charged forward again, rushing outside with a brisk and energetic manner that showed she was full of motivation.

Senior Nan has always been so lively.

Miyu Nagayasu thought for a moment, then walked into the training room and called out to the people inside, "Nana-chan!"

"Miyu-chan~" Miyamoto greeted her happily. Although their secret had been exposed last time, it was as if nothing had happened to them, and their relationship remained as harmonious as before.

"Hehe, I figured Nana-chan should be done with her training by now, so I came over to check on her." Miyu Nagayasu walked over and stood in front of Miyamoto Sei: "Want to go back together?"

"Okay."

Miyamoto nodded, and the two walked out together. There was still some distance to go to the station, and as they walked, Nagasu Miyu suddenly said, "Minami-senpai really likes to talk to Nana-chan."

“Nan-senpai? It’s alright, after all, we’re on the same team, so I have a lot more opportunities to talk than before.” Miyamoto thought for a moment, “And sometimes senpai avoids me, and several times I’ve wondered if Nan-senpai dislikes me.”

"Huh?" Miyu Nagayasu looked at Miyamoto Sei in surprise: "No way, I don't think so. It's more like Minami-senpai really likes Nana-chan. Everyone's saying that Minami-senpai treats Nana-chan very differently!"

"Huh?" Miyamoto Sei was taken aback, looking at Nagasu Miyu: "Everyone's talking about this?"

Miyu Nagayasu nodded: "Yeah, everyone's been saying that Minami-senpai treats Nana-chan differently, it's no secret, but you people involved wouldn't know, since these kinds of things are definitely said behind people's backs."

Miyamoto looked puzzled. Goodness, so there are such rumors within the team?

"Is there anything else I don't know?" Miyamoto's gossip instincts were instantly ignited at this moment, and he asked with great curiosity, "Like, gossip about Sakura-senpai, Ogi-senpai, and the like!"

Seeing Miyamoto Nana's eager expression, Nagasu Miyu couldn't help but sigh. She really hadn't realized the meaning behind her words at all.

"Of course, there are many rumors about Ogiko-senpai and Sakura-senpai, such as that Ogiko-senpai is working hard to learn English, but she is still in a state of failure."

Hearing this, Miyamoto chuckled. He knew about this; Higashi Hisako Ogiko was a top idol and excelled at everything, but her English was always at an elementary school level.

Although she tried to learn in private, she just couldn't get it right, so she's given up on pursuing it now. Even if she goes abroad, there are translators to help her, so she doesn't really need to know English herself.

“However, actually, simple communication with Ogiko-senpai shouldn’t be a problem… well, simple communication.” Miyamoto said, then couldn’t help but laugh again.

Miyu Nagasu continued, "And there are things like, for example, Mai-chan is very cunning."

"Mai-chan is cunning?" Miyamoto recalled Team R's leader, Yasunaga Mai, that somewhat timid yet adorable girl whose greatest strength was her interaction with the audience, especially during handshake events.

Many of his current interactions with the audience are still learned from others.

"Is Mai-chan cunning?"

"Yeah, Nana-chan, did you forget? Mai-chan would ask everyone what they wanted to drink when she wanted something herself, and then use that to get the staff to buy it for her, while also saying what she wanted."

"Ah, right, but everyone seems happy about it, since everyone really wants to drink it," Miyamoto said with a smile.

"Yeah, after all, Mai-chan took the lead, and then everyone shared the blame for drinking things, so Mai escaped perfectly."

As they talked, they finally arrived at the station. Miyu Nagasu waved to Miyamoto Sei: "See you tomorrow, Nana-chan!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow!" Miyamoto Seya waved, and after watching the other person get into the car, he looked at his phone and was alone again. He considered whether to go straight back or find a place to sit for a while and have a drink.

Finally, after hesitating for a moment, he chose to go to a coffee shop that he usually liked.

"welcome."

Amidst the familiar greetings from the waiter, Miyamoto ordered himself a coffee-free cold drink that wouldn't disturb his sleep. He then quietly gazed out the window. This small cubicle on the second floor offered a wonderful space for solitude, and the glass windows, combined with the streetlights and passersby, created a leisurely and dreamlike atmosphere.

Just then, a person passing by downstairs suddenly looked up and saw him.