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

After Sakamoto made the call, Watanabe said he understood and didn't ask how the other party would handle it, as he didn't need to know.

After doing all this, Sakamoto Yu returned to the lounge.

When Hitomi Ono saw him walk in, she quickly went up to him.

Sakamoto Yu sat down on the sofa leisurely, seemingly in no hurry at all.

"Is everything alright?" Hitomi Ono asked softly.

"What problems could there be? Don't worry, Watanabe will handle it."

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Hitomi Ono stepped forward to open the door, and a staff member standing outside reminded her:

"Sakamoto-san, it's your turn to act."

"Okay." Sakamoto Yu looked up and replied. He stood up and prepared to walk to the film set. When he passed Ono Hitomi, he reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry, it's nothing."

Hitomi Ono blushed. "Then I'll wait outside the set and try to find out information for you."

Sakamoto Yu nodded with a light laugh, "Whatever you say."

When he arrived at the film set, he found that he was the first one there; Kobayashi Satomi and Nakamori Akina hadn't arrived yet.

He bowed slightly to Ikuno Jiro as a greeting.

Ikuno Jiro's gaze towards him was somewhat complicated. Judging from Sakamoto Yu's performance, he had put a lot of thought into this role.

It's a pity that after some scenes were cut, his character could only be a marginal figure.

Even if they are noticed by the audience, they won't have much of a presence.

Before long, Satomi Kobayashi and Akina Nakamori arrived on set, having changed their clothes.

Jiro Ikuno stood up and walked into the set, waving to the three of them.

"The camera position has been adjusted."

"Sakamoto-san, stand in this position in a moment, the camera will shoot from the side..."

Sakamoto listened quietly, seemingly unaware of anything unusual.

But anyone in the know can immediately tell something is wrong.

Judging from the camera setup on site and Jiro Ikuno's explanation, it's not hard to see that the close-up shots that were supposed to be given to him were gone, and Yu Sakamoto will probably only appear briefly in the footage.

Moreover, the camera responsible for filming him has been moved behind him, so he may only have a side profile or his back view.

In other words, he became nothing more than a tool to advance the plot.

Nakamori Akina and Kobayashi Satomi were not newcomers, and they immediately saw the problem.

Satomi Kobayashi didn't say anything, but just gave Yu Sakamoto a deep look.

Akina Nakamori glanced at Jiro Ikuno and then at Yu Sakamoto, her expression subtly changing.

"Director, won't this camera setup compress Sakamoto's shot?" Nakamori Akina asked, frowning and feigning ignorance.

Jiro Ikuno paused, coughed, and deliberately avoided the question of the deleted scenes, giving a vague and evasive answer:

"It's alright, the overall plot won't be disrupted, the story narrative won't be affected, and Sakamoto-san's scenes will proceed as usual."

Upon hearing this, everyone present understood.

This was clearly intentional.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Nakamori Akina's face, but she couldn't say anything more.

Although she is the female lead in this drama, she has no right to interfere with the camera angles and screen time arrangements.

The film and television industry is different from the idol industry. No matter how popular or famous she is, she doesn't have much say on set. She has to listen to the arrangements made by her agency.

Left with no other choice, she could only glance at Sakamoto Yu and give him a helpless look.

Sakamoto Yu received the message, smiled gently, and shook his head slightly to indicate that he was alright.

It wasn't that I cared about the scenes being cut, but rather that I didn't expect Akina Nakamori to stand up for me.

Did my words just now carry such weight?

"If there are no problems, let's start filming," Jiro Ikuno said, breaking the silence.

"Okay," Sakamoto Yu agreed first.

Satomi Kobayashi nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Sakamoto Yu had agreed, Nakamori Akina could only nod silently.

"Ishida-san!"

"Producer Ishida! What brings you here?"

Just then, a commotion broke out, causing everyone to turn around and look.

When Ikuno Jiro saw the person who had arrived, his expression changed, and he immediately strode forward to meet him.

"Ishida-san, you've arrived."

Akina Nakamori and Satomi Kobayashi did not know each other, but they could tell from the way others addressed him and Jiro Ikuno's attitude that he was of high status.

Behind producer Ishida was a woman.

The other person was dressed in a business suit, walked with a confident stride, and exuded competence.

She looks like a career woman.

Sakamoto Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Watanabe arrive. He had originally thought that Watanabe would put pressure on him by phone, but he did not expect him to come in person.

When Ishida saw Jiro Ikuno walking towards him, he gave a polite smile and asked, "How did the filming go?"

Jiro Ikuno's expression stiffened, and he subconsciously looked away. "Of course, everything is proceeding according to schedule."

While the two were talking, the executive producer, who had received the news, rushed to the scene.

"Ishida-san, what brings you here?"

"It's just a site visit, don't be nervous, continue filming."

Ishida's expression was unreadable as he spoke, but the executive producer's eyes narrowed when he saw the woman behind Ishida; the woman looked somewhat familiar.

"And this is..." The executive producer looked at Watanabe and asked tentatively.

"It's the daughter of an old friend of mine." Ishida didn't elaborate, pointed to the film set, and asked Watanabe softly:

"Sakamoto-san, what role do you play?"

"Ah, he plays Ms. Nakamori's boyfriend."

"Oh, my boyfriend." Ishida nodded in realization, his gaze shifting back and forth between the famous Akina Nakamori and Yu Sakamoto.

"The two look like a perfect match, so the photos should turn out great."

"Sakamoto-san put a lot of effort into this role. He even pondered the supporting roles repeatedly. He is a very hardworking actor." Watanabe's tone was full of praise as he continued to promote his own actor, "He previously got an endorsement deal with Nissan, and his show will be broadcast around the time of the evening drama on TBS and Fuji TV next month."

"Oh? He also got a Nissan endorsement?" Ishida raised an eyebrow.

He came specifically to support Sakamoto Yu, but he didn't expect that this actor would have such high-quality resources.

Suddenly, Sakamoto Yu's importance in Ishida's heart increased.

He had already been optimistic about Sakamoto Yu's popularity and appearance; if he endorsed GG after its release, the other party's popularity would...

Ishida's gaze fell on the male actor in the set.

The other party's value seems to be far greater than I expected.

The conversation between the two was naturally told to them by Watanabe and Ishida.

Even if there were some shady dealings involved, Ishida wouldn't expose them publicly here.

Jiro Ikuno swallowed hard. He glanced at the executive producer and gave him a knowing look, indicating that the camera position had been adjusted.

The executive producer, his forehead already beaded with sweat, licked his dry lips and gestured for him to begin. "Ishida-san, I have some documents I need..."

Ishida waved his hand, "We'll talk about work later." He turned to Ikuno Jiro, "Why aren't we filming yet?"

Ikuno Jiro opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally, under Ishida's gaze, had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead.