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Meeting the three people's questioning gazes, Yuan Qianye coughed lightly and began to explain.

"Well, Kazusa has a competition in a few days, so she can't be distracted while practicing. She needs to focus on getting into the right mindset. So I'd better not bother her. I'll come here to kill time during lunch breaks until the competition is over."

Rikka and Eriri understood and nodded without any suspicion.

Yukino, however, looked at his unnatural expression and, as if she had seen through something, revealed a gloating smile.

However, she didn't expose it because of this.

"It's good that you'll be here for the next few days, Chiya. Yukino was just discussing with us how to make the Service Club famous at the upcoming school festival."

"Eri, we don't need to become famous. It's enough if everyone in the school knows that there is a club like ours that can help others."

"I think if we're going to do it, we should do our best to make it as spectacular as possible. The school festival is a rare event, and it's also to avoid leaving any regrets for the future. I feel quite sorry when I think about my elementary school days. I had so many ideas back then, but I couldn't put them into action because of all sorts of concerns and lack of confidence."

After pouring the tea, Gen Chiya came up behind Rikka and gently patted her head.

Rikka relaxed and leaned her head back against his stomach.

"Now that this is a rare opportunity, why don't we try issuing a commission?"

"A commission?"

"Well, isn't the purpose of the Service Club to help others solve their problems?"

"Brother, you mean..."

“That’s right, who says the client has to be an outsider?”

Rikka's gaze shifted blankly to the other two members of the Service Club.

Eriri gave her an encouraging smile.

Yukino touched her chin with her hand, her expression gentle: "That's right. No matter who it is, if they need help, the Service Club will lend a helping hand."

"Well, I think... on the premise that the Service Club gains a certain level of recognition, we should have a joyful, dazzling, and all-out school festival!"

"I understand. Your request has been officially received by the Service Department."

More than a month into the new semester, the Service Department finally received its first real commission.

As he had said, Yuan Qianye spent most of his lunch break in the Service Department over the next few days.

He didn't need to worry too much about Saeko. In fact, she encouraged him to show up more in the Service Club and spend more time with Yukino and Eriri during this period.

There's no need to worry too much about Shiyu; she became much more well-behaved after returning from the campsite that night.

My original plan to occasionally show my face at the Service Club, but my desire to see more of Yukino and Eriri's resentful expressions due to my bad mood, completely disappeared.

Just like last year, I would go to Saeko's private office in the kendo club during my lunch break and take a nap in a recliner.

As for Kazusa... Chiya Minamoto's explanation to everyone in the Service Club was actually a face-saving statement.

On Monday, as soon as he entered the second music classroom, she coldly refused to entertain him.

People don't get happy or angry for no reason.

It's easy to understand if you think about it for a moment. It must be that Miyoko, as he instructed that day, informed Touma Yoko about his personal relationship status.

After learning about the situation, Touma Yoko will definitely tell Kazusa the details directly.

So far there haven't been any problems, so it's normal for Kazusa to be angry about it.

After all, although they didn't have a clear relationship, they had quite a few ambiguous and intimate interactions.

However, this is not what Yuan Qianye is worried about so far.

What bothered him was that after this incident, Touma Yoko never contacted him again.

Recalling how enthusiastically she had once told him to call her "Mom," this indifferent attitude made Yuan Qianye feel somewhat uncertain.

Even if she called me directly and angrily questioned me?

However, he didn't have much time to think about it in detail.

He now has to juggle four things at the same time.

Academics, kendo, work, and the activities of the Service Club.

There was actually a fifth thing.

After all, to some extent, he and Kazusa had already agreed that he would accompany her on stage to perform a piano duet at the school festival.

However, considering her current awkward state, this matter doesn't need to be included in her daily task list for the time being.

There's not much to say about studies and work; just follow the plan.

In terms of kendo, progress is also steadily being made.

The activities of the Service Department are worth mentioning.

Based on Rikka's request, Minamoto Chiya immediately suggested, without hesitation, that they should perform like Yukino and Eriri did when they dressed up for their stage performance back in elementary school.

The three girls from the Service Club could easily become hugely successful if they went on stage as school idols and sang a popular song, given their good looks.

Besides, what others don't know is that he doesn't. Yukino is not only good at piano, but also knows a little about guitar. After a little practice, it's not a problem for her to look cool in front of others.

This plan would both make the Service Club famous and fulfill Rikka Kirakira's request.

Unfortunately, this plan only received support from Rikka.

Even though Yuan Qianye was at a loss and realized that he probably couldn't persuade them by staying out of it, he still couldn't get them to agree. He even made the promise that "I'll go on stage with you if necessary."

Eriri has now passed that extremely chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) age and can no longer use her hobby to overcome her feelings of shame and perform on stage.

Yukino, on the other hand, was tricked by Chiya Minamoto once when she was in elementary school, and now she simply doesn't want him to film any more videos or incriminating evidence against her.

Finally, after racking her brains and coming up with several unsuitable solutions, Yukino had a flash of inspiration and suggested making a movie.

Although the suggestion caught the eye of both Eriri and Rikka, Minamoto no Chiya raised some questions.

"The school festival is less than a month away. Will we be running out of time?"

"We are students, so it's impossible for us to compare the standards of our films with those of commercial films. I think short films are a great option."

The so-called micro-movies generally refer to films ranging from a few minutes to sixty minutes in length.

Despite their short runtime, this short film format has advantages such as a short production cycle and low investment. When well-made and with a good script, it often produces quite good results.

This is also the most common, classic, and significant form of graduation project for film and television graduates worldwide.

"Where's the equipment?"

“I have a digital camcorder at home, so I can just bring it over and use it.”

What about later?

"Abroad, I... In my spare time, I learned Adobe Premiere Pro out of interest, and I have no problem with simple editing and color grading."

"You were just trying to say you were bored, weren't you..."

Yukino pretended not to hear him and asked the other two.

"Eriri, Rikka, what do you think of this plan?"

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Chapter 029: Arrangements for Filming the Movie

Rikka is a playful and cheerful person who has a positive attitude towards exploring or experiencing anything she has never tried before and is interested in.

The behavioral logic is infinitely biased towards newborn kittens.

Not to mention she's not alone anymore; with everyone together, there's nothing to be afraid of!

Therefore, when Yukino asked her, she raised her hand without hesitation: "I have no problem! It looks really interesting, let's do it!"

Eriri seemed a little more hesitant than Yukino: "Yukino, um... it's not that I don't trust you, I just think that making a movie might be too difficult for us first-year high school students."

Yukino nodded, unsurprised, and looked at her gently, indicating that it was fine for her to continue.

"Furthermore, even when making a movie, you can't bypass the most crucial elements: the actors and the script. I feel that these two aspects are quite challenging for us."

"Eri, I understand your concerns, but I think the problems you raised are easy for us to solve. As I just said, the film we are making is not meant to be compared to those commercial blockbusters, and we don't have that capability."

All we need to do is perform as well as we can, within the limits of our capabilities. The film will only be shown in the school's screening room, and its target audience will be limited to students and some off-campus individuals who are attending the school festival with a relaxed attitude.

After Yukino's detailed explanation, Minamoto Chiya finally followed up with a summary.

"In other words, everyone knows that we are just high school students. Given the lack of time, professional equipment, and expertise, they can generally understand that the quality of the film we make will not be very high. Therefore, our psychological threshold was lowered very much from the beginning."

So even if the script is clichéd and the actors read it verbatim, those are harmless things. As long as we put our heart into it, can convey the general framework of the film, and present the audience with a logically clear story, there won't be any problems, and that can be considered a success.

Although Yukino was reluctant to admit it after that incident.

However, her thinking was indeed quite synchronized with that of Gen Chiyo.

Eriri thought about it silently for a while. Since the two best people in the Service Club had said so and seemed very confident, it seemed that there was no need to worry about it too much.

After all, Yukino's suggestion was much better than having her perform on stage facing the audience.

"I understand, and there are no problems."

"Na Yingli, does that mean you agree?"

"Well, there's something I need to make clear beforehand: I know absolutely nothing about movies, so I'll probably just have to follow the arrangements and won't be able to offer any useful advice."

"I feel the same way about this, let's be happy to be each other's burden sisters!"

"Who wants to be a burden!"

Oh, don't be shy~

"I'm not embarrassed at all."

Rikka happily hugged Eriri.

Eriri awkwardly pushed her away, but Rikka quickly tickled her, and the two of them burst into laughter.

Taking advantage of this moment, Minamoto Chiya sat down opposite Yukino at the table.

"Congratulations! After two or three days of continuous discussions, the proposed plan was rejected every time it was mentioned, but now it has finally been confirmed."

Unlike his relaxed expression, Yukino silently calculated the time remaining until the official start of the school festival. Although she had appeared quite composed, she wasn't entirely optimistic.

"Now that we've decided to make a movie, we need to make the most of every minute. Let's set up everyone's tasks first, Eriri, Rikka."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately broke free from their conjoined state.