"I'm in Tokyo, and this is some kind of movie star comeback system?!"

Chapter 102 The pit you dig yourself is easy to jump into.

When Yoichi Miura and his agent arrived at the film set, they saw a woman and a man walking towards them.

The four met briefly. The manager recognized the man as Ishida, whom he had just mentioned. He didn't know who the other woman was, but he had a general idea of ​​her identity.

His brow furrowed, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

Upon seeing Ishida, Miura paused in his walking and quickly greeted him.

Ishida simply nodded at him and then walked straight past the two of them.

"What's wrong with you?" Yoichi Miura asked, puzzled, seeing his manager's expression.

He hadn't realized that the woman he had just brushed past was Sakamoto Yu's manager.

"That woman just now..." The manager's expression was somewhat tense. "She should be Sakamoto Yu's manager."

"What!?" Yoichi Miura turned around immediately, but the two had already walked far away.

His expression changed.

"Why is Sakamoto Yu's manager here? And why is he with Ishida?"

Yoichi Miura immediately pressed his manager for answers.

The agent ignored him and quickened his pace toward the film set.

As soon as I arrived at the studio entrance, I saw the executive producer talking to the director.

The agent walked straight ahead, but was stopped by staff.

"The executive producer has instructed that agents are not allowed to enter the set now. From now on, agents will only be allowed to enter the set with permission, in order to avoid affecting the actors' filming."

He was taken aback. What kind of excuse was this? Were they targeting him?

Yoichi Miura also looked bewildered. When did this rule come into being on set?

The agent's face immediately turned red. "You...you..." he stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

After glaring at the staff member, he was at a loss; he couldn't very well force his way in.

"Go first and ask the executive producer about the situation."

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Miura nodded quickly and strode into the photography studio.

At this moment, the staff member who had been blocking him immediately moved aside and let Miura in.

The agent was so angry when he saw this that his temples throbbed.

Suppressing his anger, he watched Miura's departing figure and pondered what he would say later.

At the same time, as he walked down the street, Yoichi Miura felt a sense of lingering fear.

Sakamoto Yu's manager and Ishida were both present at the scene, and it just so happened to be at this time—the coincidence was too much!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: if the production company found out what he had done, would he lose the role?

Miura's heart skipped a beat, but he immediately began to reassure himself: No, it can't be. He still has a contract, and if he terminates it, they will have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages.

Before he could think any further, Miura had already walked up to the two of them.

When the executive producer saw the person who had arrived, his face immediately darkened. He turned to the director and instructed, "That's it. Do it according to Ishida-san's requirements. From now on, give all the shots of Sakamoto Yuu a close-up." He deliberately raised his voice.

After saying that, he ignored Miura and walked past him toward the exit of the film set.

Miura Tsuyoshi opened his mouth to speak, but found that he was not given a chance to speak at all, and could only watch helplessly as the executive producer left.

He had just overheard the executive producer's instructions to the director, and his heart sank. He quickly went to Ikuno Jiro, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized something and immediately lowered his voice: "Didn't we agree..."

The director waved his hand, stopping Miura from speaking: "Miura-san, you are an actor, and actors should let their acting speak for itself." After a pause, the director added, "Ishida-san from the production company just came by. I believe you know who he is. Let me be frank, Sakamoto-san's scenes cannot be changed. Just do your best."

After finishing his speech, Jiro Ikuno took the schedule and arranged the work with the assistant director.

Only Yoichi Miura remained standing there, his expression frozen on his face.

After a while, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the photography studio.

He quickly walked out of the film set and saw his agent standing not far away. He hurriedly went up to him and explained in detail what the director had told him.

After a moment of silence, the agent reassured Yoichi Miura, "It's alright, I'll go ask the executive producer about the situation."

He had just seen the executive producer leave the set, and immediately followed in that direction.

He caught up with the person in no time, called out to them, and slowly walked forward.

"Producer."

"The director just said that all of Sakamoto's shots should be close-ups?"

This is different from what we discussed before.

He even smiled slightly as he said this, exuding confidence that "everyone here is an expert."

The executive producer finally stopped and turned around.

The agent thought her words had worked and was about to continue when she saw the executive producer's eyes gradually turn cold.

"Are you done talking?" the executive producer asked.

The agent was taken aback.

"You said before that Sakamoto-san stole the spotlight from Miura Yoichi, right? A leading actor being afraid of a supporting character stealing the show."

The agent's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained his composure, forcing a smile. "Mr. Miura is an indispensable part of this drama..."

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The executive producer looked at the man in front of him, unsure whether he was genuinely stupid or just pretending. He snorted coldly, too lazy to even say a few polite words.

"Does that make sense to you, Mr. Ishida personally supporting Sakamoto?"

"I...."

"You'd better pray that Yoichi Miura can continue acting steadily. If you think he's not capable enough to hold his own in supporting roles, then I suggest he retire from acting. Someone like that won't make a name for himself."

After the executive producer finished speaking, he was about to leave when he suddenly turned back to look at him: "You dug a pit, and you've jumped right in. The whole crew knows about this now. I advise you to start public relations as soon as possible. If there are any negative reports outside, the production company may consider cutting the actors' screen time."

After saying that, the executive producer walked away without looking back.

Every word he said felt like buckets of ice water being poured over his head.

The agent's smile froze on his face.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but his mind went blank.

All the arguments he had prepared—about the protagonist's status, about the balance of screen time, about industry norms—became useless at this moment.

"This—this is unreasonable—" the agent's voice rose an octave.

"I only made a suggestion! You can't just dismiss it because of a suggestion..."

Before he could finish speaking, the executive producer had already walked away.

The agent raised his hand to stop the person, but his hand froze in mid-air.

His face turned bright red, from his neck all the way to his ears, as if he had been slapped.

People were coming and going outside the studio, all drawn to this scene. The stagehands, the lighting crew, and a few extras all stared at him like needles.

The agent stood frozen in place, his face burning, the gazes from all around him making him unable to lift his head.

He clenched his fists, but ultimately said nothing more. With his head down, he turned and left the set in a disheveled state.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Sakamoto Yu bowed slightly to greet the staff.

He subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the film set and saw Miura Hiroshi come in, say a few words to the director, and then hurriedly leave in a panic.

A hint of amusement flashed in Sakamoto Yu's eyes, but he quickly composed himself, not caring at all about the other party's current situation.

After filming wrapped, Sakamoto Yu said goodbye to Nakamori, Kobayashi, the director, and other staff members before leaving.

As Nakamori Akina watched Sakamoto Yu walk out of the studio, a moment of hesitation crossed her face; the questions that had been weighing on her mind all day had already begun to surface.

She wanted to know what Sakamoto Yu meant when he said that.

Akina Nakamori took a deep breath, looked around, and seeing that her manager hadn't arrived yet, she followed in the direction Sakamoto Yu had left.