In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

At this moment, Eriri and Yukino also caught up.

Yukino explained, "Most teachers go to the cafeteria for lunch break. We'll take advantage of the fact that there aren't many people in the staff room right now, and that there are the fewest external distractions, to shoot the initial footage. That should produce the best footage. Let's do our best and try to get it right in one take."

Yuan Qianye understood and complained, "You should have told me in the group chat so I could have familiarized myself with the lines beforehand."

"You only have three lines in this scene. The male lead is supposed to be introverted and taciturn. Most of the time you just need to listen to the teacher and react appropriately. Remember to be more restrained in front of the camera and don't keep grinning like an idiot like you usually do."

"Grinning like an idiot?" Gen Chiya pointed at himself in disbelief. He looked at Kazusa, who was pursing her lips and chuckling, while Eriri also looked like she was trying not to laugh.

Although the latter had a different opinion on his friend's description, he would not offend his friend by expressing his completely different thoughts.

Anyway, this isn't the first or second time that the two of them have been arguing and teasing each other with sharp words.

"Minister Yukinoshita is so arrogant. I remember I'm the director, right?"

"It has nothing to do with that. I'm just expressing my personal opinion. Whether you listen or not is up to you."

"..."

If there's a chance later, let's remake the movie Kung Fu Hustle. We can't let her play the mute girl; let her become the landlady! Or buck-toothed Jane!

Those scenes where she interacts with other male actors need to be removed, but the more scenes that ruin her image, the better!

Yuan Qianye thought viciously.

"By the way, which teacher did you ask to make a cameo appearance?"

"This isn't something you can easily guess..."

The four of them walked downstairs and suddenly stopped just as they were about to leave the club building.

The reason was the two girls in front of him.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was positioned slightly ahead, and Busujima Saeko, who looked somewhat helpless, half a step behind.

Yukino and Eriri's expressions immediately changed as they stared at the newcomer.

Kazusa also looked at Kasumigaoka, who seemed harmless and had taken the initiative to approach her, with a strange gaze.

"Chiya, are you planning to go shoot right now?" Kasumigaoka, ever observant, immediately noticed the camera case he was carrying.

Yuan Qianye nodded: "Yes, there's not much time left before the school festival, so we need to hurry. Did you come here specifically to see me?"

"Mm." Shi Yu smiled sweetly, her tone affectionate: "I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help, but I was worried you'd be too polite with me."

"Nobody's being polite to you, and there's nothing I need your help with," Eriri said, stepping forward with a hint of annoyance.

Shi Yu wasn't particularly interested in her, and besides, she didn't want to argue with her in public, so she simply ignored her: "Anyway, you know I'm pretty free these days. If there's anything I can help with, feel free to come to me."

She simply leaned closer to say this, without making any further intimate moves.

Because of her relationship with Saeko and Chiya, although she took the initiative to confess within his small circle, this information was still kept secret in most areas outside of him in order to avoid more unpredictable troubles.

But this is enough for now.

After all, she deliberately chose this sensitive time to visit today, mainly to show off her presence as the main character in front of those who might have ulterior motives, and also to assert her dominance from the side. Filming a movie is filming a movie, but don't let it give rise to any other thoughts. It's a fairly obvious warning.

Before Chiya could respond, Saeko stepped forward and said, "Alright, since everything is going well for Chiya and the others, and there's nothing we can do to help, let's not bother them."

As he spoke, he whispered something in Shiyu's ear, and with his strong arms, he half-coaxed and half-dragged her away.

After this little incident, Yukino kept a cold face on the way to the staff room and was no longer in the mood to chat with Minamoto Chiya as before.

Kazusa's situation was similar, except that her displeasure wasn't as obvious as Yukino's.

"You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for so long." In the staff room, Ms. Hiratsuka, who was eating bread and drinking milk, complained.

"I'm sorry, teacher, one of us didn't handle his personal matters well and wasted some time."

"You could have just said my name, but because of your gentle nature, you considered my feelings and face and used this ambiguous way of speaking. Yukinoshita, you have such a leader's demeanor, and I really respect you."

"Stop saying such mushy things."

"Hey, you two are still as close as ever," Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a smile.

Yukino can be appropriately sarcastic towards Minamoto Chiya, but when the other party is her teacher, it's a completely different story.

She simply shook her head without saying anything, and took out the prepared script with only three sentences from her pocket and handed it to Yuan Qianye.

They then began helping Eriri take the camera out of the box.

"Then, Director Yuan, could you please explain in detail how I should act in the next scene?"

The information that Minamoto Chiya is the director was something Hiratsuka Shizuka already knew when Yukino asked her for help.

Gen Chiya smiled nonchalantly: "Hiratsuka-sensei, please stop teasing me. It's not a very complicated scene. It's just a normal scene of a responsible teacher showing concern and giving advice to a transfer student. You are a teacher yourself, so just act according to the lines."

"Then I'll just improvise based on what's written in the script."

"Yes, I'll leave everything to you."

"Such a polite and well-mannered student, I really wish that the old, disrespectful guy could learn from him," Hiratsuka Shizuka remarked.

"Lunch break is short, so let's get right to it and go over the scene together."

"Ah."

With the script in hand, Minamoto Chiya and Hiratsuka Shizuka were rehearsing their lines for the first time, and it went incredibly smoothly.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that the scene in the first act is not very difficult.

Eriri then raised the camera: "I'm all ready here, we can start anytime."

"Shall we begin?" Minamoto Chiya sought Hiratsuka Shizuka's opinion.

"Okay." Hiratsuka Shizuka adjusted her posture and got into the zone.

"The Secret That Cannot Be Told, Scene 1, Act 1, Action."

With Yukino's command, who was taking over the director's duties, the two people on camera quickly got into character.

…………

Chapter 037: The Busy Filming Routine

"W-How is it?"

Eriri unconsciously twirled the ends of her golden hair with her fingertips, her voice filled with obvious tension, her azure eyes fixed intently on everyone's expressions, like a small animal awaiting judgment.

After school, the Service Club classroom is bathed in a warm golden glow from the setting sun.

The group sat around the table in a quiet atmosphere.

The laptop on the desk was connected to a camera, and the screen was playing the first scene of the first movie shot at noon in the staff room.

In the video, Ms. Hiratsuka speaks gently and kindly as she explains matters to the transfer student.

The male lead, played by Yuan Qianye, had his head slightly lowered. His profile was sharp and clean, and his eyes were calm. With his strikingly handsome profile, he didn't need many lines to make people recognize him as the male lead at the center of the story.

"Great!" Rikka broke the silence first, excitedly saying, "Although it's only a short clip of less than two minutes, the effect is quite good. Because it was filmed at noon when there were few people to disturb us, the background of the shot is also very clean. It feels like it doesn't need any special editing and can be used directly, right, Yukino?"

Yukinoshita, who was called out by Rikka, nodded and elegantly tapped her chin with her fingertips: "Yes, it seems that the filming practice I did with Eriri before has indeed worked. From the moment Chiya knocked on the door and walked into the staff room, the camera movement and focus capture were all very good. The expressions and body movements that the actors should have were captured well. There are some environmental noises outside the frame that make it look flawed, but it doesn't matter. These can be easily removed in post-production."

Sitting a little further away, Touma Kazusa noticed Eriri's still tense shoulders. She wasn't used to saying too many encouraging words, but she nodded along and added softly, "Indeed, the overall picture looks very stable, and the camera movements are very smooth. It doesn't look like something someone without filming experience could produce."

“That’s it.” Gen Chiyo concluded, smiling broadly as he placed his hand on Eriri’s shoulder: “Eri, you shot it perfectly. Keep it up with this feeling from now on. It’s all up to you.”

"Mmm!" Eriri met his gaze, her heart finally settling down, and she nodded vigorously.

Yukino looked at Chiya and asked, "It's still early, which part should we film next?"

After a moment's thought, Yuan Qianye replied, "It's right now that school has just let out, and the school is at its liveliest. Let's go and film some scenes of different parts of the school, which can be used later as transitions in the story."

“Alright, let’s start with something simple so we can practice more.” Yukino nodded in agreement.

Rikka stood up and raised her hand: "Brother, do you need me to contact my friends to help me appear on camera?"

Yuan Qianye shook his head: "No need. I already said it's just a transition scene, so it should be simple and natural. There's no need to make it so complicated."

"I understand."

Everyone started packing up their equipment and preparing to move to another location.

Gen Chiya quietly lagged behind and gently tugged at Yukino's hem.

Yukino glanced back at him and instantly understood that he wanted to talk to her alone about something.

So she slowed her pace, deliberately falling a few steps behind him after leaving the service department: "What's wrong?"

Yuan Qianye lowered his voice: "It's about the footage we just saw. How should I put it? Don't you think the footage was always shot from the same angle, which seemed a bit monotonous? Think about it, in the movies and TV series we watch, a scene is often presented from several different angles."

"That's true... Why didn't you just say that?"

"I was worried that Eriri would be upset, that she felt she hadn't done a good job, that she had disappointed us, and that she had dragged everyone down."

"She's not as fragile as you think, but what you said is true. But we only have one photographer. Do you mean we should find some outside help?"

"There's no need for that much trouble. Considering we're an amateur team, we can just set up another camera position from a different angle before the actual shooting. This way, we won't need any extra manpower, but we'll need to increase our equipment."

"Understood, I'll think of a way later."

"If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to tell me."

"Don't trouble yourself with such trivial matters, director. Just leave it to me, the producer."

"As trustworthy as ever, that's what I appreciate about this place."

Yukino automatically ignored the second half of his sentence: "Then it was only the first scene filmed today..."

"Since the story has just begun, the plot is slow-paced, and there are not many emotional conflicts, the current effect is already sufficient, and there is no need to reshoot."

Yukino nodded to show she understood, said no more, and strode forward.

Eriri and Rikka, who were walking ahead, had strangely turned around to look at them twice.

The afternoon's filming went smoothly because the process was too easy.

Even Rikka, out of curiosity, once tried her hand at directing a camera and shooting.

The next day, Yukino did not disappoint and brought another camera case, which contained the main camera, a telescopic tripod, and a remote shooting device.

Eriri was also casually taught the concept of multi-camera shooting. Eriri grasped it quickly and had already mastered the technique during the afternoon's shoot.

Time flies, and it's already Saturday, May 18th.

On a holiday, amidst the tense atmosphere of the approaching school festival, one naturally makes the most of the entire day.

Just after six o'clock in the morning, a message from Yukino popped up in the group chat—"It's sunny and the temperature is high today, so remember to wear sunscreen before you go out."