People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

Flower Under the Starry Sky: I'm an animation director and I really enjoy your music. Ever since I heard your first work, I've had the urge to collaborate with you. Plus, I have a new project in mind, so I wanted to get in touch with you. If you're interested... please call me, or I'll contact you personally. Thank you so much, Suki-sensei.]

Below the two messages was a mobile phone number left by "Flowers Under the Starry Sky".

A well-known animation director wants to work with you?

Aokisuke blinked.

In his original idea, if he could achieve success in the PVC project and gain a lot of exposure, he would slowly release music, establish himself as a talented musician, and then wait for people to pay a high price to invite him to sing songs.

Since joining the End Band and developing a deeper bond with the girls in the band, Aoki Jie has started to think about becoming a professional musician with the girls in the End Band.

But no matter which goal is achieved, the prerequisite is to increase exposure and make yourself or everyone in the band known to the public.

The final rankings given by PVC Records have not yet been announced, and now there is a Plan B......

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and Aokijie copied the mobile phone number sent by "Flowers Under the Starry Sky".

"What a free opportunity!"

Chapter 61 Encounter in the restaurant

It’s around nine thirty now, which is just the right time, neither too early nor too late.

After copying the mobile phone number left by "Flowers Under the Starry Sky", Aoki Jie decisively called the famous animation director.

There was a ringing sound from the phone, and then it was quickly connected after a moment.

"Hello, how are you? Who are you?"

A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Aoki Jie was a little surprised that the famous director would answer the phone so quickly, but after hearing the voice in his ear, he immediately responded.

"Hello, is this Mr. Niijima? I'm Suki-san, the music blogger on YouTube."

The real name of the animation director of "Flowers Under the Starry Sky" is Niijima Yusuke. Since he had learned about him before, Aoki easily recalled his name.

The person on the other end of the line did not respond immediately after hearing Aokisuke's voice. Instead, he remained silent for a moment, and then his originally calm tone suddenly rose.

"Oh! Teacher Suki, did you see my message? I've been following you since you posted your first video. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to work with you, but I've never found the right time... Until recently, a friend's film found me and asked me to help him be the deputy director of the film, so I thought of you immediately..."

"Mr. Niijima, you can just call me Aoki," Niijima Yusuke said a long paragraph in one breath. After hearing this, Aokisuke said politely at first, and then responded.

"I've always been familiar with Mr. Niijima's work, so it's an honor for me to be able to work with you. It's also been my dream to have my music featured on the big screen..."

After saying something like practicing Tai Chi that was not very informative but absolutely smooth, Aokisuke paused.

At the moment, I have no idea about the work that Tomosuke Niijima mentioned, so it would be better if Tomosuke Niijima took the initiative to bring up the matter of collaboration.

On Niijima Tomosuke's side, after hearing that Aoki Suke had no intention of resisting, he spoke without hesitation.

"I'm glad you're interested, Mr. Aoki! Then... let's meet up somewhere to talk this weekend?"

"No problem for me." Aokijie agreed.

The two of them exchanged a few brief words, and Niijima Tomosuke praised Aoki Suke's musical works.

We talked about the core of the music and the depth of the work, and then from the genius composer to the legendary guitarist.

Finally, we decided to meet at a cafe in Shinjuku on Saturday morning.

There are still four days until Saturday, so there is plenty of time. After hanging up the phone, Aoki Jie put the cooperation issue behind him for the time being.

The phone call lasted for thirty minutes. Aoki Jie was a little hungry as he had just woken up and hadn't had breakfast yet.

But this time period is a bit awkward - it's a bit too late for breakfast and a bit too early for lunch.

After hesitating and thinking for a while, Aokisuke decided to find something to do in the room to kill time until noon before going out to find food.

I watched an hour-long variety show on my mobile phone. When the show ended, it was exactly around eleven o'clock.

After putting away his phone and taking his keys, Aokisuke went out.

If he eats out alone on weekdays, Aokisuke usually chooses to go to a ramen restaurant and order a bowl of ramen to fill his stomach. The taste is not very good but it is not bad either.

But eating ramen all the time would be a bit boring. Considering that he had finally gotten a leave and had plenty of personal time, Aoki decided to find a family restaurant that was better than a ramen restaurant to eat.

After searching on Google Maps, I finally set my sights on a family restaurant five kilometers from my apartment.

Five kilometers is not too far, but it is somewhat unrealistic to walk there. After going out, Aokisuke went straight to the tram station.

After a bumpy ride on the tram, we arrived at our destination.

I chose a restaurant called 'Loya', found a place to sit, and ordered a hamburger steak, a miso-cooked fish, and a light butter toast according to the menu.

The price is very reasonable, much cheaper than expected.

After you place your order and the waiter responds, you begin to wait for the food to be served.

He felt a bit bored during the period. Since the seat he found was next to the window, Aokisuke supported his chin with one hand and stared out the window in a daze.

Then--

Generally speaking, as mentioned before, in light novels that celebrate the passion of youthful romances, most of the encounters in the plots are somewhat bizarre.

At least that's what Aokisuke thought.

Therefore, he has always maintained a dialectical attitude towards this type of light novels;

He would watch it, but when he saw certain scenes, he would indeed feel a little bit like wanting to complain.

This thought lasted until the last moment of today——

He stared out the window in a daze, and then a figure appeared in Aoki's sight.

Her light pink hair slightly covered her eyes, and she was wearing a loose-fitting tracksuit that perfectly concealed her figure...

It’s Goto Ichiri.

And beside Goto Ichiri——

Although Aokisuke had never seen Pochi-chan's family, he could roughly guess the identities of the three people around Pochi-chan by looking at the appearance of the people around the girl.

Probably her father, her mother, and her sister.

And now the four of them are going to...

Aokisuke watched as Pochi-chan, led by her parents, walked into the family restaurant called 'Loya'.

......

Goto Ichiri didn't go to school today.

When asking for leave last Friday, out of personal selfish motives, Goto Ichiri hesitated and chose to take one more day off.

It’s not because of social anxiety, it’s just that the training pressure has been very high recently, so I want to be a little lazy and rest for one more day.

Who would have thought that on the day I took leave, my parents found a video on YouTube of me and the band performing on stage together.

What was even more unexpected was that this video went viral.

Therefore, her parents forcibly dragged her out of the house, saying, "We must celebrate our daughter's success."

Fortunately, if it is just a family eating out, Goto Ichiri, who suffers from social anxiety, can accept it.

So, a family of four came to this family restaurant called 'Loya'.

Then, when Goto Ichiri was brought into the store by his parents, he looked around the store with a slightly curious look.

As a result, the girl's gaze happened to meet Aoki's at that moment.

After blinking his eyes that were covered by his hair, Goto Ichiri was stunned for a moment.

Then, she reacted all of a sudden.

“Aoki-senpai?!”

Chapter 62: One twist, two twists, three twists...

Perhaps because he had met Aoki Suke by chance outside of school and [STARRY], Goto Ichiri was quite surprised at this moment.

Because she was surprised, she couldn't control her voice, so she shouted "Qingqingqing...Aoki-senpai" especially loudly.

Aoki Jie, who originally planned to simply say hello, sat there awkwardly without responding.

And over there with Pochi-chan——

The moment he opened his mouth, Goto Ichiri realized that he was not in a livehouse, but in a family restaurant during lunch break...

The slightly curious eyes of the guests in the surrounding restaurants fell on him.

Feeling everyone's gaze at him, the surprised expression on his face froze, and Goto Ichiri couldn't speak clearly.

Fortunately, Pochi's mother came to smooth things over in time.

"Hey? Yili, do you know that boy? Do you want to go up and say hello?"

Although I have seen the video posted on YouTube, the video quality was a bit blurry. Since they were not very close, Ichiri's mother obviously did not recognize Aoki Suke's identity.

But at the moment, Pochi-chan had no time to explain. The gazes from all around her really made her want to find a hole to hide in. Thinking of "ending the conversation quickly so I can find a place to hide away from sight", she looked at her mother without saying a word and nodded vigorously.

So, Ichiri's parents and her sister pulled Goto Ichiri towards Aokisuke again.

As they walked, Goto Ichiri's mother deliberately lowered her voice and spoke to Goto Ichiri,

"I didn't expect you to have a male friend, is he your boyfriend? Judging from his age, he should be a student, right? Then why isn't he in school today, Tuesday? Ah... isn't he a working person? In that case..."

Question after question was thrown at Goto Ichiri.

Because it was her first time meeting Aoki-senpai in a livehouse or at school, she was a little nervous at the moment.

And that shout just now made Pochi-chan extremely embarrassed...

So at this moment she had no extra energy to respond to her mother's questions. All she could do was to be dragged to Aoki Jie by her family without any struggle.

"..."

And Aokisuke——

Looking at the pink-haired girl who was pulled in front of him, Aokisuke was silent for a moment, then spoke before the four people in front of him could speak.

Turning his gaze to Goto Ichiri's parents, he spoke in a gentle and polite tone, "Hello, uncle and aunt. My name is Aokisuke. I'm in the same band as Goto-san and I'm his friend."

He first said hello, briefly introduced himself, and then added an explanation of how he knew Pochi-chan.

Although it was a bit awkward because of Goto Ichiri's shouting just now, this opening remark when meeting the parents was quite standard - at least that's what Aoki Jie thought.

No, the term "meet the parents" is a bit ambiguous and doesn't seem very appropriate in this context...

Ichiri's mother recognized Aoki Suke after getting closer. Although the video on YouTube was blurry, at least the face was barely captured. When you get closer, you can still see some resemblance.

After hearing what Aokisuke said, Ichiri's mother suddenly understood.

The initial sense of vigilance in her heart subsided, and after Aokisuke spoke, she responded with a smiling tone.

"Ah—it's Aoki-san. I often hear Ichiri mention you at home. Thank you, Aoki-san, for always taking care of my family, Ichiri."

"..."

Goto Ichiri was silent, and Aoki Suke was also silent for a moment.

Turning his gaze to Goto Ichiri's face, Aokisuke questioned with his eyes, "Why does Goto mention me every day in front of his parents?"

At this time, Goto Ichiri...

Facing the questioning look from Senior Aoki, she, lacking social experience, really didn't know how to respond.

So Miss Pink Slug decisively used her ostrich method - lowering her head in silence, blocking out all external information, and her brain automatically began to wander.

Facing Pochi-chan who lowered her head, Aoki saw that his doubts were fruitless and turned his attention back to Ichiri's mother.

Goto Ichiri's mother probably noticed the slight curiosity in Aokisuke's eyes at this moment.

Holding the thought that "my daughter finally has a friend, and it's not easy for me to meet her, I must have a good chat with her", she started to explain when Aoki's gaze turned back to her.

"Ichiri did mention you to us often when he was at home—something like, 'You're a senior who plays guitar very well, you're a hard-working senior, you're a gentle senior,' and so on... Oh, and there's more—"

Even the ostrich method was almost broken. After finally hearing his mother finish her words, just as he was about to raise his head, Goto Ichiri heard his mother beside him say "and more" and then continued to add,

"Ichiri even said that she was able to make so many friends now because of you, who brought her to the End Band and helped her take the first step bravely... So, Aoki-san, thank you for taking care of Ichiri all this time."

All the words and actions you said about others behind their backs are spoken to their faces, ah - the end of life.

The light in Pochi-chan's eyes disappeared.