Chapter 59

——————Today's Second Update——————

Time quickly reached April 22nd.

A large number of journalists rushed to the NHK headquarters; NHK also made very thorough preparations for the开机 ceremony.

At 7 PM, the开机 ceremony officially began; NHK Deputy Director Fukuda Jun'ichi, LESPROS President Ueda Ken, WEETPOWOR President Okada Naoyumi, and others all attended.

However, today's main characters were not them, but the main cast on the stage: New垣结衣 (Ningen Yui) playing Sun Die, Horikita Maki playing Hu Xiuer, Yamada Takayuki playing the male lead Meng Xinghun, Matsuzaka Kenichi playing the main antagonist Rixiangchuan, and Chiba Shinichi playing Sun Yubo, and Fukuyama Masaharu playing Wan Pengwang!

On the stage, apart from Banno Tomomi and Saito Mariko who were slightly nervous, the others were all very composed... Saito Mariko was nervous because she played another very distinctive character—the mistress of Kuaihuolin, Gao Laoda.

The开机 ceremony was more like a large press conference, with just a few small programs in between...

"Mr. Kōkawa, this is a script you created... and it is also your first work as a director... What are your expectations for it?" The temporary MC on site asked Kōkawa Hane a question, which was also a question of great interest to the journalists present...

"Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for their support and attention... especially the main cast on stage... Before this, I had almost no contact with many of them, but they agreed to participate in the filming of this movie after just reading the script... I am very grateful..."

"What do you think about the two martial arts TV series recently introduced by Fuji TV and Tokyo TV?"

"I think the production of these two TV series is very high-quality... but what I admire even more is the author of these two TV series, Mr. Jin... In fact, I have always been a big fan of Mr. Jin... His works are profound and extensive..."

"Mr. Kōkawa, are you saying that Mr. Jin is your mentor?" The MC seized the opportunity to ask.

Kōkawa Hane gave the MC a speechless look; "You could say that... because my love for martial arts novels was inspired by Mr. Jin..."

"Thank you, Mr. Kōkawa..."

Next came the time for free questions, and the journalists eagerly raised their hands to ask questions...

Surprisingly, the first journalist to be given the chance to ask a question was Edogawa ** from *Weekly Bungei Shunju*!

"Mr. Kōkawa, from the main cast, we can see that apart from Mr. Chiba, Mr. Fukuyama, Mr. Yamada, Mr. Oguri, and Ms. Horikita, who have relatively rich acting experience, the others have very little acting experience, especially in martial arts dramas, which are very challenging... Can the others really handle their roles?"

Edogawa's question was very pointed and sharp... but it hit the soft spot of the TV series *Meteor, Butterfly, Sword*...

"This journalist's question is very good... I believe not only this person, but everyone here has doubts about these young people... But I want to tell you that I have great confidence in this group of young main cast... Without mentioning others, let's talk about Ms. Ningen... In my opinion, she is an excellent actress who is no less than Ms. Horikita... She just lacked an opportunity... When *Meteor, Butterfly, Sword* is officially broadcast, you will truly recognize her... Also, the three from AKB, Hasegawa Manami, Banno Tomomi, and Saito Mariko... In this drama, I have Hasegawa and Banno play male roles... and Saito plays a very ambitious and controversial woman... I believe they will not disappoint you..." Kōkawa Hane's words were a bit verbose, and most people knew he was promoting his own artists... but they couldn't do anything about it...

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In the Akihabara apartment, the young girls watching TV, including Maeda Atsuko, saw Banno Tomomi and the other three on the screen, as well as Kōkawa Hane's evaluation and expectations of them, and their faces showed a hint of envy... They had never appeared on such a stage... They hadn't even been on NHK's news... These three were actually on live TV, and it would be a lie to say they weren't jealous...

"I really envy these three..." Takahashi Minako said enviously, although her home was here... she mostly lived in the apartment with her companions.

"This is the benefit of having a good agent..." Ōshima Mai sighed.

"This time... they might surpass us by a lot..." Nakazawa Rina said intentionally or unintentionally.

Sakurai Ayaka glanced at Nakazawa Rina's back and shook her head slightly, not sure what she was expressing...

"By the way, Rina... I heard your agent is pretty good?" Koyama Yōna asked.

Nakazawa Rina's face turned slightly red, and she said, "He is indeed very handsome..."

"Ah... Is there no justice in the world... My agent is a middle-aged uncle... Your agents are all so handsome..." Ōshima Mai said with a look of frustration.

The other girls默契地竖起了中指 at this person...

"When will we get to appear on TV?" Maeda Atsuko, who had been silent, muttered softly... Although her voice was low, all the members present heard it...

The girls suddenly became preoccupied... No one wanted to remain unknown forever. Since they had chosen this path, they had only one goal: to gain more recognition from more people...

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NHK headquarters.

"Mr. Chiba, why did you decide to come out of retirement and participate in the filming of this TV series?" A female journalist stood up and asked the most experienced Chiba Shinichi.

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(Note: "开机" is a term used in the film and television industry to denote the start of filming. It has been translated as "开机 ceremony" to maintain the context.)