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

Chapter 153: Convex Front and Back
"This is a public fitness and rest area, prepared for members who have industry social needs."

“For members who require privacy, we also have many independent fitness rooms, which can be used by upgrading to a silver membership for an additional annual fee.”

The female receptionist explained to Xia Fan attentively.

Because the members of the "Front and Back Shaping Salon" are basically people from the entertainment industry, some want to exercise privately, while others want to contact industry resources and expand their social circles in such a place, so a diverse zoning design was specially made.

“There’s no need for a separate gym, the common area is already quite good.”

Hearing key words like "extra" and "annual fee", Xia Fan shook his head like a rattle.

At this moment, in the public fitness area, there are scattered members exercising under the one-on-one guidance of consultants.

"Found it, your consultant is over there..."

After looking around, the female receptionist took Xia Fan to a corner of the fitness area.

There, a male consultant with a tight and muscular figure and wearing tight work clothes was chatting with a female consultant.

Not far in front of them, a slim girl was running hard on the treadmill, her golden ponytails flying backwards.

"Counselor Fukuroda, this is Mr. Xia who has made an appointment to come for body shaping."

"Mr. Xia, this is consultant Fukuroda Ichi. He is a professional who graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in exercise physiology and has many coaching qualifications. He is particularly good at physical fitness improvement and basic body shaping."

"Next, I'll leave it to Advisor Fukuroda."

"This is my business card. If you need anything else, feel free to contact me."

After introducing the two people, the female receptionist looked at Xia Fan's face reluctantly, stuffed a business card into his hand, scratched his palm, and left with graceful steps.

"Mr. Xia, right... a trainee who is getting in shape to prepare for his debut and to improve his physical strength..."

"It's really good. A career like idol... As long as you have a good-looking face, you can make money easily by singing and dancing after your debut. It's really enviable."

Dai Tianyi, who had a square face and a black mole on the corner of his mouth, picked up Xia Fan's form, looked at it, and said sarcastically.

"However, the aesthetics of this world will be corrected sooner or later... Only muscles are the most beautiful achievement of men..."

After taking a look at Xia Fan's handsome face and tall and thin figure, there was a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He has trained many trainees who underwent "intensive shaping" before their debut.

This kind of people are classified as "gigolo" customers by Fukuroda. They can neither control their mouths nor move their legs. Even if the company can pay high body shaping fees for a long time, they can't stick to a few high-intensity physical training classes, and in the end, nothing comes of it...

In short, for consultants who use the "commission system", these are low-quality clients.

"Mr. Xia, I will first give you a comprehensive physical examination to understand the true condition of your body. Please jog on this treadmill for ten minutes to warm up."

"Ok."

Although he kept complaining in his heart, Fukuda Hajime still politely took Xia Fan to the treadmill and motioned for him to start running.

"Oh, Ms. Shirakawa's stamina is really good. Her pace is almost breaking 6."

"By the way, aren't you going to take a break next week? I'll volunteer to help you with Ms. Shirakawa's class..."

Then he approached the female consultant and showed his courtesy with a smile on his face.

"Sorry, I refuse to be replaced by a male instructor who smells of sweat."

"Also, please be quiet when others are running."

The treadmill stopped, and the girl with twin ponytails on it walked down, wiping the sweat off her face, and spoke in a cold and arrogant tone.

"Well, Miss Shirakawa, you misunderstood. I take a shower three times every half a day, and there is no smell of sweat on my body..." Before Fukuroda could explain, the other party didn't even look at him and quickly walked to another treadmill.

"Xia Fan, why are you here?"

Xia Fan was running seriously when he suddenly heard a woman's soft greeting beside him.

"Senior Shirakawa? I thought your back looked familiar. It turned out to be you..."

Xia Fan turned around and found that Rika Shirakawa was standing in front of him at some point.

She had a towel hanging around her neck, and her pink sports short-sleeved shirt was soaked with sweat, outlining her peach-shaped chest line...

Under the sports shorts, the slender legs were covered with sweat, making them look even whiter and more dazzling.

"I'm here, of course, to get in shape. Senior Shirakawa, are you a frequent visitor here?"

He pointed his chin at the treadmill under his feet, his gait meticulous.

"I'm a frequent visitor here. I recently received several audition invitations for roles, so I came here to practice more and make some preparations."

"Although I am fully capable of playing the leading female roles in the auditions, it is an actor's basic quality to not take the role lightly..."

Shirakawa Rika shook her head and spoke in a calm manner, but the corners of her mouth curled up proudly and she emphasized the pronunciation of the word "heroine".

The reputation of the final episode of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" reversed, and her acting skills in the last episode were also recognized by the audience. With the growth of her popularity, more audition invitations followed.

The originally stingy S company also began to invest various resources in her.

"It's great that the audience can see Mr. Shirakawa's superb acting skills. All the hard work over the years has finally paid off..."

Xia Fan was also happy for her and laughed happily.

"W-what? You're so happy for others..."

Looking at Xia Fan's pure smile, Shirakawa Rika felt herself captivated and a little dazed for a moment.

"But I still have to thank you for inspiring my aura and contributing those wonderful rivalry scenes. It can be considered as a help."

After a long while, she turned her head and praised him insincerely.

"W-what's going on... that pretty boy trainee actually knows Miss Shirakawa..."

"What are they talking about? Miss Shirakawa, who is usually calm, actually showed that kind of heart-moving girlish expression..."

Not far away, Advisor Fukuroda was leaning against the gantry, his ears pricked up in surprise.

"I, Fukuroda Hajime, am a top student of sports physiology at the University of Tokyo. I condescend to be a 'coach' in a place like this, but it's not to play house with this 'gigolo'..."

"My ultimate goal is to become a personal trainer for young female artists like Ms. Shirakawa!"

He watched the two people who were talking familiarly with resentment, and the rubber band he used for warming up in his hand was constantly pulled and deformed, and finally broke with a "snap".

"By the way, I'm in talks for a few dramas right now. Do you need me to recommend you some auditions?"

Without paying any attention to the consultant's complicated feelings, Shirakawa Rika calmed down and asked Xia Fan.

"Audition for a role? I really like filming..."

"But the company recently arranged a variety show for me, and I have a lot of 'practice schedules', so I can't take on new work for the time being."

Xia Fan smiled bitterly helplessly.

(End of this chapter)