Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 25 This TV Show is Going to Be a Flop
"Damn it!" The showy young man Nachi Shingo couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard the discussions coming from behind him.

It doesn't feel like a good thing.

"Why are you so arrogant? I better not catch you later."

"Wow!"

Xiaolan's exclamation was heard from the pavilion.

After finishing his makeup, Gao Mo put on a high-necked gray windbreaker, lowered the brim of his hat, and added a big beard...

"You can't tell it's Mr. Kido at all!"

"Indeed," Mamegaki Taeko was also very satisfied with her masterpiece. "It looks like the character jumped out of the script... But is it okay to play a murderer? The script shows a gangster with a gun."

"It should be fine." Gao Mo touched the fake beard on his face.

The level 1 actor's ability to quickly get into the role is indeed a magical skill, at least it allows him to make a good first impression.

I don't know what the subsequent upgrade skills are.

He really needs to improve his ability to disguise himself.

"Try this." A sunny young man with long hair took out a prop pistol from the box.

"Yuji? Why are you here in the location team?" Mameko Mamegaki saw that the young man looked a little flustered.

"I'm worried about you, and besides, the location shooting is supposed to be my responsibility."

The young man scratched his head with a slightly red face, then turned to Gao Mo and the others to introduce himself.

"Hello, I'm Yuji Shimazaki, the assistant director in charge of the location team this time."

"Hello."

Xiaolan looked back and forth between Mameko Mameko and the young man, blinked her eyes, and a smile appeared on her still young face.

Unlike her best friend Suzuki Sonoko who is obsessed with gossip, what she likes most is CP.

"Could it be that Mr. Shimazaki and Ms. Mamegaki are..."

"Yuji is my fiancé," Mamegaki Taeko explained with a blushing face, her eyes full of happiness, "We are getting married next month."

"Wow, congratulations!"

"A woman before marriage always looks like a flower."

The thin man with a hat worn backwards next to him was moving the camera, with a bony face and a pointed chin.

"But that's just an appearance, right?"

"Anxi, what are you saying in such a sarcastic tone?" Shimazaki Yuji glared angrily at the man in the hat who was looking for trouble.

"Why are you angry? I'm not talking about you." The man in the hat chuckled, picked up the camera and left, glancing at Mameko Mame who was looking down with her hands clenched.

This crew... is in chaos before filming even started.

Gao Mo complained in his heart.

Yoko Okino doesn't have many scenes to begin with, and yet there are so many things going on.

It's likely to get cold, right?

"Mr. Kido," Shimazaki Yuji reminded, handing over the prop gun, "Would you like to try this?"

"Are you sure it's just a prop?" Gao Mo took a few more glances.

"Of course. It's made to imitate a real gun, but it's definitely different from a real gun. The muzzle is sealed."

“You can’t tell from the outside.”

Gao Mo picked up the prop pistol and held it with both hands.

During his rest time these two days, he has read Moustache's "Shooting Guide" several times.

Unlike those low-star books that disappear after reading them once, the difficulty of reading them increases sharply after reaching 4 stars, and it seems that they will not disappear until they are mastered.

The knowledge gained also seems to be able to play a real role.

Such as now.

The first time I touched a gun, the contents of the "Shooting Guide" I read came flooding back to my mind.

Gao Mo's breathing slowed down.

Adjust your grip.

I instantly felt like a seasoned detective who had used a pistol for years.

Even the guy with a mustache on the other side, who was laughing smugly while talking, suddenly looked more like a master.

No wonder the difficulty has increased significantly.

A 4-star book allows him to master his professional abilities in advance, and is closely related to the object the book is bound to.

Without his knowledge, the mustache man taught him a unique shooting trick.

It's more than enough to play with prop guns.

"Kirouto! Come here!"

Before Gao Mo could fully appreciate the feel of the hand, the supervisor on the other side waved and called out. The group listened to the man with the mustache recount his glorious deeds, but most of them were confused and didn't understand what he was saying.

"Are we about to start shooting?" Gao Mo put the prop gun into his windbreaker pocket.

This thing is good for improving the sense of guns and can help him master the "Shooting Guide" faster.

Before you get your hands on the real thing, you can make do with a prop gun.

It shouldn’t be very expensive.

Gun control is extremely strict here, especially for handguns...it's easy to break the law and get 10 years in prison.

Now he wants to shoot with real guns, but the only legal way seems to be to go to other countries and experience it at a shooting range.

……

"Sister Xiaolan."

Conan stared at Gao Mo's back and asked questions.

"Come to think of it, why did Kido-nii become so out of fashion before? Both his acting and image were excellent."

"Ah?" Xiaolan looked confused. "For this kind of thing, I actually..."

"I do know something," Mamegaki Taeko said as she packed up her makeup. "It seems to be a huge scandal involving an actress. Although it was eventually proven to be a rumor and a false accusation, the case dragged on for two years. By the time the truth came out, it was already..."

Mamegaki Taeko lamented, "Two years later, no one cared about the truth anymore, and Mr. Kido was blacklisted by the company at that time and chose to retire... This is the first time I've seen him since then."

“So there is such a thing.”

Conan looked at Gao Mo's calm back in silence.

He had some impression, but he went to Hawaii with his father at the time and had no interest in this kind of case, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Mr. Kido is so strong," Xiaolan said, feeling a little distressed. "He has endured so much by himself, but he looks like nothing happened."

"Yes."

Conan nodded along.

The last bit of doubt towards Gao Mo was also dispelled by the wind, and he even forgot to be jealous.

The depression and the wrist scars were real...it was just that the man got through it.

……

A simple set has been completed next to the shrine.

Gao Mo was called aside by the supervisor to familiarize himself with the shooting task.

Before I could say a few words, I felt a wave of disgusting looks.

Forget about Xiaolan and the others, Conan really makes him feel uneasy.

"Kirouto," the director said, looking worried, holding the script. "Can we just start right away? Isn't it too early to have you and Nachi act against each other in the first scene?"

He was not very confident about the acting skills of these two idol artists, especially Gao Mo, who had been out of the film industry for several years.

But he happened to play a key supporting role that affected the plot.

"How about some more preparation?" The supervisor frowned, still feeling uneasy, fearing that too much time would be wasted on the first scene.

Gao Mo's outfit looks decent, but who knows how it will turn out in the photos...

We only rented the Rice Flower Shrine for one day, and we have to rush out to shoot other outdoor scenes at noon tomorrow.

The scenes before and after dusk must be filmed as soon as possible.

"I have no problem, Supervisor, just shoot."

Gao Mo didn't think that the show could continue filming, but since he had received the money, he had to be dedicated and act well even if he was just a supporting role.

"I am ready."

"Uh……"

The supervisor accidentally met Gao Mo's gaze and shuddered for no reason, unable to speak as if someone was strangling him.

Gao Mo in front of him seemed to have completely turned into a brutal murderer, especially the look under the brim of his hat, which made him look like he had really killed someone.

"By the way, Director," Gao Mo took out the prop gun and asked tentatively, "After the filming is over, can you give this to me? As a souvenir."

If you can save some money, save it. He just happens to like this prop gun.

If not, buy it cheaper...

"Is that okay?" The supervisor gulped, almost unable to hold the script steady, and his voice softened. "If you like it... take it."

"?"

⊙_⊙

Gao Mo was a little confused about the supervisor's attitude. He was suddenly so easy to talk to... He could only take it as an agreement.

"Director, let's begin!" Assistant Director Yuji Shimazaki, who was ready, called out at the right time, "First scene, Mr. Kido and Mr. Nachi... Mr. Mori, you're blocking the camera!"

(End of this chapter)