Chapter 58

"If it's just BURNING Agency, I'll still have to trouble Mr. Ohmura."

Although there had been conflicts before, those were issues with STARLIGHT Agency. The acquisition of BURNING Agency was a business transaction and did not involve personal emotions.

Moreover, even if there were conflicts, they were only with Kikuchi Etsuro from the public relations department. BURNING Agency is so large that the planning department would not refuse a profitable opportunity.

"Alright, leave it to me." Ohmura nodded in agreement.

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To arrange the schedule of an artist, of course, one should contact their agent.

In this era before the invention of mobile phones and the widespread use of pagers, Ohmura could only call BURNING Agency and leave a message at the front desk, scheduling a time for Higuchi Kanako's assistant, Yanagibara Shinrei, to call back.

The scheduling went smoothly. When Yanagibara Shinrei learned it was for a short drama, she immediately agreed.

This was a small job, and both parties had a good previous collaboration, so even an assistant could make the decision.

The female lead in "Beauty Can" was actually the "beauty" who would appear later, the girlfriend of the male lead, with only a few scenes.

Ito Shuichi didn't want to make things too complicated, so he directly assigned a young makeup artist from the production team to play the role, saying boastfully, "Ms. Reina, this is a chance to act as a couple with a handsome guy like Naoki, it's a rare opportunity~"

Then Ohmura played the bald middle-aged uncle next door, and Ito Shuichi was responsible for the opening scene.

They even saved on the fees...

By the way, this time, apart from a few specially invited actors and the group of "beauties" that Ohmura found, including Nagayama Naoki, the participants were not paid.

After spending another day or two to prepare the props, such as the small cans for "Beauty Can," everything was ready.

The production team rented a simple apartment as the shooting location and was ready to start filming.

...

When Higuchi Kanako and Yanagibara Shinrei arrived at the shooting location by taxi, they were filming a scene with Nagayama Naoki.

Seeing a large group of beauties coming out of the neighboring house, Nagayama Naoki, wearing a hoodie, stood at the door, looking very surprised.

Ohmura, playing the bald uncle, was wearing a tank top, shorts, and slippers.

Amidst the beauties lining the hallway, he struggled to reach the door, then turned around and made a gesture to hush them, and all the beauties fell silent.

"Thank you all for your company, please go home now..."

Then all the beauties dispersed and went back to their respective homes.

Nagayama Naoki looked very surprised.

"CUT, that was great, we got it!" Ito Shuichi quickly declared it a success.

Higuchi Kanako greeted the director, a bit nervous, "I'm sorry, Shuichi-san, you're already filming, did we arrive late?"

"No, Kanako-san, it's just Naoki's scenes for now. There are no scenes for you at the beginning, so we scheduled this time,"

Ito Shuichi, busy arranging the next scene, said, "Naoki-san, please explain the script to Kanako-san."

"Isn't that the director's job!" Nagayama Naoki grumbled as he came over.

"Hey, you, come over and explain quickly, that's the director's order!" Ito Shuichi turned into a tyrant on set.

"Alright, alright~" Nagayama Naoki didn't say anything more, "Kanako-san, it's been a while~"

Higuchi Kanako, who was worried about the "exciting" interaction between Nagayama Naoki and the director, whispered, "Naoki-san, how can you talk back to the director~ be careful, the director might get angry~"

"It's fine! Shuichi-san wouldn't dare to get angry!" As the first investor and male lead of the short drama, he was confident.

If the director dared to complain, he would withdraw his investment!

"By the way, does Kanako-san know what we're filming?"

"Not really, I heard from Shinrei that it's a simple short drama, and I'm playing the female lead. Does Naoki-san have the script?"

"Hahaha, Kanako-san accepted the role without knowing anything~" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "Be careful, you might be sold by the agency~"

"That won't happen. If it weren't for Shinrei saying it's Shuichi-san and Naoki-san, who we've worked with before, I wouldn't have agreed so easily." Higuchi Kanako was indeed experienced, her polite words were so fluent.

After a few pleasantries, Nagayama Naoki got to the point: "Kanako-san, we're playing a couple again~"

Hearing this, Higuchi Kanako's face turned slightly red.

"The overall script is a story called 'Beauty Can.'" Then Nagayama Naoki explained the general plot,

"The story is simple, and the scenes are straightforward, so there's no script. Just follow the director's instructions."

"Ah!" Higuchi Kanako was surprised to hear such a short story, "What a novel story, did Naoki-san come up with it?"

"Eh? How did you know?"

"Because the director asked Naoki-san to explain." Higuchi Kanako was indeed smart.

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The subsequent filming went smoothly. The male and female leads had played a couple before, so they quickly got into character.

Except for the first use of the "Beauty Can," where Higuchi Kanako appeared wrapped in a towel, making Nagayama Naoki a bit shy, the other scenes were very natural.

After the initial misunderstanding, the scenes at the beach, on a date, and at home were very lively.

"CUT, that's it for today, Naoki-san, Kanako-san. We've completed today's shooting." Ito Shuichi informed them that the afternoon's shooting was done.

The next shooting session was the next day. The weather forecast said it would rain, which would be perfect for the rainy ending.

"See you tomorrow, Kanako-san~"

Nagayama Naoki and Ito Shuichi still had to return to the studio, as they needed to edit and shoot the third short drama.

On the way back, the three main creators were in one car, and the others were in a minivan.

Ito Shuichi teased Nagayama Naoki, "Naoki-san, your face turned red during the filming~"

"What?" Nagayama Naoki was momentarily confused.

"During the scene where Kanako-san was wrapped in a towel," Ito Shuichi teased,

"Naoki-san's face turned red in an instant~ it looked great on camera!"

Nagayama Naoki had to pretend to be calm, "Ah, that's actually a small acting technique. Hold your breath for a few seconds, then suddenly lower your head, and your face will turn red quickly."

"Oh? That's impressive, Naoki-san's acting has improved a lot~"

Ohmura, who was driving, joined in, agreeing at first, then changing the subject, "Naoki-san, are you still a pure-hearted boy?"

"Hey, you two old men, stop talking nonsense! Focus on the next shooting!"

Although he had dated a few girlfriends in his previous life, his 19-year-old body was easily excited.

"Ha ha ha" x2

"Such a beautiful girl, wrapped in a towel in front of you, even Naoki-san would find it hard to resist, ha ha ha~"

When men are good friends, their conversations often revolve around these topics.

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