mygo, Villain Simulator

"Alright, everyone, that's enough of our casual conversation."

The director raised his hand and clapped his hands to bring the attention back to the set.

"Our task these next few days is quite demanding."

The director looked around, his tone carrying his usual authoritative air, "The upcoming filming is a crucial point for the entire season. Whether we can maintain this momentum depends on the performance of this episode."

The staff immediately returned to their posts, adjusting the lighting, checking the sound, and setting up the scene. The air was filled with the tension and excitement unique to filming.

After all, the show is so popular that it changed their initial attitude of treating it as just a job—we wanted to make it better.

The director picked up the walkie-talkie again, giving instructions while secretly making plans in his mind.

Ichinose Wakaba doesn't try to steal the spotlight, but the camera will automatically move closer to him.

That natural sense of distance is precisely what fascinates the audience.

That's why the teenager became the "outlier" of the show.

Compared to others who have some ulterior motives, Ichinose Wakaba is endearingly innocent.

"Perhaps, we should put our bets on him this time."

The director muttered to himself, then decisively ordered, "Ready to shoot! First crew, take your positions!"

As the red light came on, all the noise instantly fell silent.

The camera slowly zooms in, and in the center of the viewfinder, the boy with black-rimmed glasses sits quietly as always.

Chapter 419 The best script!

"Originally, our next episode was about outdoor camping."

The director's voice rang out in the conference room, and as the projection screen lit up, the plan for the next episode was clearly presented to all the staff.

The overall script for "Let's Start Dating Today" was actually finalized before the show even began filming.

Considering the sponsors' investment and the overall pacing of the program, this episode will feature their most important segment.

Island camping – a survival challenge.

The intense sunshine, the azure sea, the fine sand, and the deserted industrial islands far from the hustle and bustle of the city.

In this environment, the guests had to work as a team, setting up tents, collecting ingredients, and cooking their own meals.

The production team had planned it all out in advance: this "extreme survival" setting is the easiest way to create conflict and escalate emotions.

After all, the suspension bridge effect is not just a saying.

When people are in unfamiliar, dangerous, or stimulating environments, they are more likely to develop emotional dependence and affection for those around them.

The two of them set up a tent together, kept warm by the campfire at night, and might even face unexpected little troubles together.

This is definitely what the audience wants to see most.

Just imagining the scene of the guests setting up tents, making fires and cooking together in the wild, and even cuddling together for warmth at night is enough to get the audience excited.

Not to mention the CP fans, who, upon hearing the words "camping in the wild," are already imagining saccharine sweet scenarios.

When the director finished the project, he couldn't help but smile.

He could foresee that this episode would definitely be the biggest hit of all.

Then, after the emergence of Ichinose Wakaba, a dark horse, the director revised the project overnight—preparing an even more exciting arrangement.

Originally, the program was designed as a standard pair of "one man and one woman" who would work together as four pairs of guests to complete a survival challenge on the island.

But after seeing the popularity of Ichinose Wakaba, the director decided to "create a little surprise" in the group formation process.

For example, while picking wild fruits in the mountains, one of the female guests gets "lost"; then, she unexpectedly encounters another male guest.

Then, on the way back to the campsite with the lost girl, they bumped into the second female guest who was running around because she was afraid of bugs;

Then, a third female guest got into an argument with her teammate, creating an awkward atmosphere...

Thus, what should have been four pairs of "one man and one woman" teams were transformed into extreme combinations of "one man with four women" and "three men in one group".

The male guest who was "forced into a love triangle" is none other than Ichinose Wakaba.

Imagine this: night, campfire, deserted island.

One boy, four girls with completely different styles, clash emotions and sparks fly. Even just a few ambiguous scenes can generate explosive buzz.

【Ugh, isn't this a scene of utter chaos?!】

[A choice of four? This is insane! This season is going to be legendary!]

[Ichinose Wakaba, stop being so calm!! Blush already!]

The director could already foresee the phenomenal success of the show after its recording aired—a massive online battle among CP fans, an explosion of trending topics, and the show staying on the hot search list for at least a week.

Unfortunately, plans can never keep up with changes.

Just as all the preparations were about to be completed, this perfect desert island survival show was abruptly called off due to some special and uncontrollable circumstances, and the "unexpected grouping" drama was ultimately called off.

Everything had to be done according to the requirements above, resulting in a new and uninteresting plan.

The director leaned back in his chair and sighed regretfully.

"What a pity..."

This was clearly the script he favored the most; the director could already imagine the scene of the audience screaming and spamming the screen when Ichinose Wakaba was caught in a chaotic situation.

That kind of scene is enough to make the show break new ground again.

But now—we have no choice but to give up.

Even more so, the director felt that it was precisely under such extreme circumstances that Ichinose Wakaba, who "doesn't care about anything," would be forced to show some different expressions.

That scene was enough to make him a legend.

Unfortunately, this perfect plan was canceled because of the dirty deals made by those big shots.

As for the new plans after the cancellation?

Ah.

"Yes, this Saturday, the tallest twin towers in Japan will hold a press conference."

"Our production team has been invited to conduct a live broadcast there."

"And the content of the filming is everyone's talent show."

When the topic of new projects came up, the director of "Let's Start Dating Today" noticeably lowered his voice.

He was uninterested, since there was nothing interesting about this kind of project.

—No wilderness, no campfire, no accidents, no battlefield.

Only one tedious, yawn-inducing commercial livestream—when will those big shots realize that feet aren't essential?

Want it?!

For profit, the program's popularity, which should have been able to reach new heights, was used to promote a building that is ubiquitous and will inevitably be replaced by other buildings in the future.

The tour guide felt that those important figures only cared about profit and nothing else!

"Those important figures..."

The director lowered his voice and gave a cold laugh.

In order to make this matter seem less blatantly driven by self-interest, those bigwigs even concocted a reason that the director found utterly absurd.

"Because of someone, I watched Ichinose-kun's performance in the last episode and was inexplicably inspired. Then I mustered up the courage to confess and propose to the person I like... and actually succeeded."

When the director repeated that line, a complex expression appeared on his face, as if he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"So, that's what people say: the couple decided to hold their wedding on the top floor of the Twin Towers, and they wanted to invite Ichinose-kun, Cupid, to bless their wedding. After all, he's the one who led them to take that fateful step."

An eerie silence fell over the conference room.

The director picked up the bottle of mineral water on the table, slowly unscrewed the cap, took a deep breath, and finally couldn't hold back the words "What kind of reason is this?" which burst out from between his teeth.

"...Listen to this, what kind of reason is that?"

After all, this story just doesn't sound real. You have to understand that it's the tallest building in Japan right now, and the person who can afford to hold a wedding on its opening day must be an extremely important person.

And this important person happened to see Ichinose Wakaba, and then successfully proposed to her?

If you separate these things, each one is very real.

But if you put them together—you're kidding me, right?

He spread his hands, his expression almost "speechless to the extreme".

"The production team finally came up with a juicy plot, and this is what they come up with—what kind of Cupid is this?! Just because some big shot, whoever or never even exists, saw Ichinose-kun and then successfully proposed to him?! Does that make him some kind of guardian angel of love?"

Thinking of this, the director's lips twitched uncontrollably.

"We're making a dating reality show, not a wishing channel, you know!"

No matter how much he cursed in his heart, that was the reality.

These reasons are utterly absurd, but ironically—they are appealing enough.

“Although the reason is ridiculous,” the director rubbed his temples, his voice tinged with resentment, “it is undeniable that it is enough to be packaged as a romantic story.”

Wedding, Twin Towers, Cupid, a fateful encounter.

As long as these elements are included in the show, the audience will immediately be clamoring for sweet moments, and the sponsors will be grinning from ear to ear.

this is the truth.

"That's enough."

The director leaned back in his chair helplessly, looked up at the ceiling of the conference room, and let out a long sigh.

"You people in power really know how to make money off love."

Oh my god, after watching that new uncle, what, Xiao Xiang will go blind in the third season?

What the hell?

Shinichika will also make an appearance.

Chapter 420 He's Jealous

On a solitary night, after finishing today's "Let's Start Falling in Love Now" meeting, Ichinose Wakaba got intimate before anyone else even invited her—for some reason, Shirogane Miyuki had been wanting to talk to him a lot these past few days.

Along with the others, Ichinose Wakaba left the meeting room immediately after the meeting.

Then, back home, he looked at the proposal that the program team had given him.

"...Because of me, I was invited to participate in an event at the Twin Towers?"

Upon seeing the proposal in her hand, Ichinose Wakaba blinked unconsciously.

The sentence kept circling in his mind, after all, it sounded like it was about something very romantic.

"Because they saw my performance, they confessed their love, proposed, and succeeded... So they want to invite me, Cupid, to their aid?"

Ichinose Wakaba softly repeated those words, her tone filled with disbelief.

"What is this all about...?"

He stared down at the paper with the words "Twin Towers Top Floor Wedding Livestream Project" printed on it, as if he were reading a not-so-clever prank script.

Cupid?

When did I become Cupid?

I didn't do anything that day.

Ichinose Wakaba recalled the recording at the time, saying that he was just like any other reclusive otaku, and that he was all alone, without any emotional fluctuations at all.

Most often, he would remind Kaguya Shinomiya when he saw her—a scene that surprised viewers when it aired.

【what happened?!】

Why did Teru Shinomiya wall-slam Ichinose?

Are you sure this is a wall slam? It looks more like a threat.

What do you mean, "I can't hear you"?

The camera is too far away.

But look at how the fourth house's behavior has changed.