Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK

Chapter 448 Paying a Small Price [2K4]

"Director Yokota, Mr. Nagano sent the song over."

In the office, Yokota Yu's assistant came to the desk with a laptop and said something in a low voice.

"it is good."

Yokota Yu, who was answering the phone, nodded slightly, and after exchanging a few more pleasantries with the person on the other end of the phone, he hung up.

"Have you heard it?"

Putting away his phone, Yu Yokota looked at his assistant who was supposed to take a vacation but declined it and came to work anyway, and asked a question.

"not yet."

The assistant shook his head, opened the laptop, put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Yokota Yu.

The latter had specifically instructed him today that he had no other work today and his only task was to keep an eye on his work mailbox and come and inform him immediately if there was an email from Nagano Rin.

"Um……"

Yokota Yu pursed his lips, responded, then pressed lightly on the touchpad of the laptop, and the playback software started playing.

The reason why he asked this question was not a so-called obedience test, nor a trial or a warning, but simply out of uneasiness.

Although Nagano Rin is well-known in the industry and has the strength to deserve the name, the problem this time is not the song she released, but the song she passed on to someone else.

Yes, he believed that she would not ruin her reputation in the industry because of someone's favor, but the problem was...

The distant melody interrupted the worry in his heart and brought his thoughts back to reality.

Yokota Yu stopped thinking about those trivial things and started listening to the piano piece seriously.

As the melody progressed, the emotions in the piano music also slowly fermented. The scenes in the movie began to emerge in his mind one by one, and then flashed by, like a slide show.

As the melody flowed, his vision gradually blurred and his thoughts became scattered once again.

For some unknown reason, he turned his head and looked out the window.

The street scene at the moment was also reflected in those slightly tired eyes. Under the clear blue sky, there were blue sky, white clouds and bright sunshine.

If he remembered correctly, the temperature today was 31℃. Although it was not as hot as in midsummer, it was already very, very high for autumn.

But he felt an inexplicable chill.

It's not the physical kind, but the spiritual kind of loneliness.

Unconsciously, he thought of the protagonist in his movie, the 'female protagonist' who said goodbye to the protagonist and only appeared briefly at the beginning of the movie, and the protagonist's relief when facing the empty muzzle of a gun.

In a trance, he seemed to have become the protagonist of his movie, and clearly felt and understood the indescribable complex emotions.

War, Confession, Anti-war...

Nouns one after another began to surge in his mind, and the scenes that had been frozen in his mind before turned into continuously playing videos.

Then, with the final ending, the music came to an abrupt end.

"Supervisor!? Supervisor!? Are you okay?"

He could hear his assistant's slightly anxious voice again.

The scattered vision also regained focus.

"……fine."

Yokota Yu was silent for a while, then waved his hand, signaling his assistant not to be nervous.

"Go call Nagano Rin and tell her that we want this song. Please ask her to notify the composer of the song and come to sign the contract tomorrow."

After saying this, he let out a long sigh and shrank back into his leather boss chair.

Even though the song had stopped playing, the melody still echoed in his mind for a long time.

"Hai!"

The assistant nodded slightly and turned back to his office area.

"..."

Turning his chair, Yokota Yu looked at the clear sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window again.

After a moment's silence, he shook his head and chuckled at himself.

The stone in his heart had fallen to the ground, but he still felt inexplicably empty.

*
Three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Watanabe household.

"Aren't you having a study session today? How come you have time to call me?"

Hearing the voice of Risa Yasuhara coming from the receiver of the phone, Yu Watanabe subconsciously raised his eyebrows and glanced towards the living room.

Originally, the study session should have ended in the morning, but Takakura, Yuki, Ayana and Ryoko were so talkative that this 'study session' turned into a 'party'.

Judging from the way they were chatting enthusiastically, if nothing unexpected happened, Gao Cang would probably have to have dinner before leaving.

As for Takakura's boyfriend, the information dealer in Class C of Grade 12, the self-proclaimed most handsome male god in Seongnam Private High School, he has already gotten married.

To be precise, he left after having lunch.

According to Kiriyama, since he has an exam tomorrow and has already reviewed today, he should just relax in the remaining time.

For example, play a couple of exciting MOBA games.

All I can say is, I hope he doesn’t lose to Hong Wen.

"Because the study session has ended, now it's time for them to have a private conversation." As his thoughts flowed, Watanabe Yu instinctively gave an answer, and then changed the subject and talked about the real purpose of his call.

"Sister Risa, um, I want to take a day off tomorrow."

In fact, he knew that he had an exam tomorrow, Monday, and it was a bit strange for him to ask for leave, but the situation there was special and he had no choice.

"Ask for leave? Sure...wait, you mean tomorrow!?"

Risa Yasuhara's voice suddenly rose an octave.

She was counting on Watanabe Yu to shine in this monthly exam, but he said he wanted to take a leave on the day of the exam.

What's going on?

If she wasn't in a good mood, she would have lost her temper.

"Yes."

Although he felt that it was not a good idea, Watanabe Yu still gritted his teeth and gave a positive answer.

"So what about your exam?"

There was a hint of questioning in Risa Yasuhara's voice.

"What I mean is that after finishing the test, I will leave school directly and will not go back to the classroom to wait."

Watanabe Yu expressed his thoughts truthfully.

After entering the second year of high school and being divided into different subjects, there are fewer subjects in the exams and the exam time is no longer so tight.

For example, there will only be two subjects to test tomorrow. In the morning, it is Chinese taught by Sister Risa, and in the afternoon, it is mathematics.

"..."

Hearing this, Anyuan Lisa's temper disappeared in an instant.

She thought Watanabe Yu was talking about treating him for the whole day.

If you just leave right after the exam, it’s not a big deal.

But she didn't want to agree to him so easily.

"It's possible, but..."

The harder something is to get, the more people cherish it.

She felt that this sentence was absolutely correct.

So, it's a reasonable price to pay, right?
"Sister Risa, just tell me straight."

Watanabe Yuu was too lazy to struggle.

Mainly, he also knew that struggling was useless.

"If you don't perform well in this monthly exam, I mean if you don't make it into the top five, then during the school festival, you will have to actively participate in the class activity planning."

Risa Yasuhara stated her request.

If he can make it into the top five, everyone will be happy. If he doesn't make it into the top five, it doesn't matter. After all, by the time of the school festival, there will be one more capable student in the class.

She felt that she had made a good deal out of this exchange.

"Um, Risa-san, can you be more specific? To what extent?"

Watanabe Yu did not agree immediately, but asked a question just to be on the safe side.

“Active enough to participate throughout the process.”

Risa Yasuhara's answer was concise and to the point.

"Does that mean we should not only give advice, but also actually participate?"

"Yes."

"..."

"..."

There was silence on both sides.

Only the screen showing the call time was still telling the two that there was no poor signal during their call.

"Row."

Ten seconds later, Watanabe Yu's answer broke the extremely brief silence.

"It's a deal?"

It’s not that she was afraid that Watanabe Yu would cheat, but she felt that she should be on the safe side.

Be wary of gentlemen, not villains.

"It's a word."

Watanabe Yu repeated it.

He is not the kind of person who would not keep his promise after making it. Besides, the request made by Sister Risa is not excessive.

With sweat, hard work, and a pinch of talent in [Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Memory (Advanced)], he was confident of making it into the top five.

(End of this chapter)