Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

After the reading session, Kazuya Sawashiro was even less frequently seen at the office.

He was either discussing production with fellow enthusiasts or assisting with prop making at the Tokorozawa film set. He left early and returned late, and still had to continue studying afterward. His sleep time was suddenly reduced to less than 6 hours, which made his roommate, Aki Amano, feel sorry for him.

All she could do was thoroughly study the screenplay written by Kazuya Sawashiro, since she was the female lead in the film.

Preparations are in full swing as the high school's internal graduation exams approach.

The graduation exams within universities are several months earlier than the university entrance exams. After the exams, students will go down different paths due to their different choices, and then work hard towards their own goals.

Those preparing for university entrance exams should focus on their studies, while those planning to start working after graduation can ask the school for leave and return to collect their diplomas at the graduation ceremony.

For someone like Misaki Tachibana, who had already secured a university recommendation, she could use the remaining time to prepare for university or dedicate it to her idol and spend time with her.

Misaki Tachibana chose the latter, and she came to the set as an assistant director, specifically responsible for coordinating the extras and clapperboard clappers.

Filming has begun.

The lead actor is Aki Amano, and the supporting cast consists of some idle high school students recruited by Misaki Tachibana, as well as some of Kazuya Sawashiro's old friends.

Since 95% of the story focuses on Aki Amano, it doesn't matter if the extras are a bit casual. If the students also want to experience acting, then let them be actors on screen and staff behind the scenes.

Make the best use of everything.

As for Kazuya Sawashiro, he has a lot more to his name.

Producer, director, chief cinematographer, investor, screenwriter... it should be very chaotic for one person to handle several roles, but he manages to manage everything in an orderly manner and keep the filming progressing smoothly.

For the first two days, they were a little unaccustomed to it, but starting from the third day, it was as if they had evolved, which shocked everyone present.

However, Amano Aki knew that Sawashiro Kazuya also possessed such abilities.

It's not about turning waste into treasure, but about finding the most suitable angle to motivate everyone around us and let everyone feel the joy of doing this.

"He's someone I can rely on..."

During their break, Amano Aki sat with Tachibana Misaki, watching Sawashiro Kazuya discussing details with other assistants not far away, and couldn't help but sigh at what they had just heard.

Coincidentally, Tachibana Misaki had the same thought. She nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, Sawashiro-san is exactly that kind of person. I've changed my opinion of him. It's great to have him as your manager."

"Why do you say that? Weren't things better before?"

"Well, I used to think he was a bit reckless, didn't I?" Misaki Tachibana gave an awkward smile, as an apology to Kazuya Sawashiro.

I'm sorry, I was too stereotypical before.

Amano Aki met a kindred spirit, and she excitedly turned around, eager to tell Tachibana Misaki about her stereotype of Sawashiro Kazuya: "Me too, because that guy suddenly asked me, 'Want to beat up Watanabe Entertainment together?' I thought he'd lost his mind from a fever."

"Eh!" Misaki Tachibana was surprised.

So that's how it is. That's quite audacious of them to think they could take on such a large company with just the two of them. It would be normal to say they've lost their minds.

So what do normal people say?

"You were surprised too, weren't you?" Amano Aki had found a kindred spirit, so she held up two fingers, just like before, "and I asked him how many these were, and guess what his answer was?"

"Um... according to that abnormal line of thinking, you should say it's a finger, right?"

Misaki Tachibana tried her best to fit in with Kazuya Sawashiro's thoughts, but she was still too normal and couldn't connect with Kazuya Sawashiro's train of thought at all.

"No, no, no," when it was Amano Aki's turn, she definitely put on her leading lady persona and acted out the scene for Tachibana Misaki, "He said this is 'two,' and then he said that if we made this pose when we took pictures, we'd shout 'Year!'"

"Year?"

"That's the reaction I had. That's what I yelled out too, and then he gave me a hard flick on the forehead." To make the act more convincing, Amano Aki also casually smacked Tachibana Misaki on the head.

This fight opened up a new world for Amano Aki.

Unlike her own crisp voice, Misaki Tachibana's head produced a dull sound when it was tapped, creating a clear difference between the two.

Although he didn't know why, Amano Aki decided to try hitting it again.

But as she raised her hand, Tachibana Misaki had already brought her face close, a happy smile on her face, "One more time, but can I not hit your head? Your face is fine too."

"..."

Can this fight continue?

I almost forgot, this person was sitting at the same table as the fan leader. Amano Aki was just fooled by her young and cute appearance, but in reality, she was a very suspicious person.

As Amano Aki was thinking, a familiar yet annoying smiling face appeared in his field of vision. Who else could it be but Sawashiro Kazuya, whom they had just been talking about?

"What? Are you guys playing a kissing game?"

One sentence woke two people up.

Upon hearing this, Amano Aki and Tachibana Misaki separated by several centimeters like magnets that repel each other, and then turned their heads to look in different directions, refusing to look at the suddenly appearing Sawashiro Kazuya.

The Iron Curtain of the Cold War... cannot be opened, not even a little bit.

Kazuya Sawashiro didn't care what they were looking at. He only came here for one reason: to tell his assistant director and the female lead to go back to work and not to speak ill of him so loudly.

Please, I can hear you two from almost ten meters away. You don't take him, the hat king who wears his hat all the way up to the third floor, seriously at all!

"Go back to work. If you talk bad about me so openly again, I'll teach you a lesson."

A rather blunt threat.

If this were at the firm, Akira Nano would definitely have run away with his tail between his legs.

But where is she now? She's on the set where she's the female lead, and her number one fan is by her side. How can she easily accept his threats?

Makes no sense.

She, Amano Aki, is determined to stand up for her fans and bravely say no to the unjust behavior of Sawashiro Kazuya!

Thinking of this, Amano Aki first stole a glance at Tachibana Misaki to make sure she was still there encouraging him before mustering the courage to refute Sawashiro Kazuya's accusation: "I didn't say anything bad about you, I was just talking about what happened to me, Director Misaki, right?"

"It's an assistant, the director's assistant," Misaki Tachibana straightened her position and joined forces with Aki Amano to say no, "We were just chatting about fun things in life. It was Sawashiro-san who was abrupt, suddenly barging into our private world."

She deliberately used a rather ambiguous phrase to see if Ze Cheng and He Hui would come up with any new meme-worthy expressions, so she could use them as conversation starters at this time tomorrow.

Come on, don't waste your stunning good looks.