Chapter 132 Casting Preparation

After becoming famous, the two popular singers of the Showa era were interviewed on a TV show at the same time, and the host asked them a question: It is said that you were both discovered by Mary Sue, and have been good friends with her since your teenage years - so how did you get to know each other at that time?

According to the implicit rules of the division between the old and the new generations, Seiko Matsuda, as the old generation, was the first to speak: "I remember... I wanted to be an idol at that time, and after receiving the invitation to audition for a movie, I secretly took a bus to Kyoto by myself."

"I didn't know the roads in Kyoto at that time, so I had to stumble around asking for directions. Then, at the entrance of the cinema, I saw Mary and Mr. Zhuang Long dressed in Joan costumes..."

"Oh——" the host said with a long "oh" and a gossipy look on his face, "Son, are you saying that Mary and Zhuang Long secretly watched a movie together?"

"Oh, don't think too much. They were just like older brothers taking care of their younger sisters. I was also taken care of in the same way later. Mr. Sho Takashi is a very gentle person." Matsuda Seiko knew that these people were very good at making up stories, so she quickly made a joke, "It was just before they were preparing to shoot Memoirs of a Geisha. They had just learned a little Japanese and planned to watch the Japanese version of Artificial Intelligence, which they had previously collaborated on, to judge their level of learning."

"I see, Seiko, you've really been a girl with your own opinions since you were little." The host joked a few times, then turned his gaze to Nakamori Akina, "What about Akina?"

"I got to know Mary because I received her interview invitation." Akina Nakamori recalled the past. After thinking about it, she still did not tell her family about the obstruction and frame-up. She simply skipped the process. "After I delivered the takeaway, I found that the agreed time had passed. I wanted to take the train back, but I found that I didn't have enough money..."

"Then how did you get back?" The host hurriedly asked, realizing that something must have gone wrong.

"I was lucky, Mary made the call - mobile phones were still rare at that time, and they were called "big brothers" in China." Mobile phones are now popular to a certain extent, and it is well known that Su Yun is particularly fond of high-tech products. Therefore, when Akina Nakamori said this, most people understood why Su Yun was able to help from such a distance: maybe he called a taxi with the phone, and then let Akina Nakamori take the taxi to the destination first and then pay?

However, Akina Nakamori changed the subject and brought up another unexpected great person in the midst of everyone's expectation: "Mary invited my idol, Ms. Yamaguchi Momoe, to come to see me and encourage me not to be afraid of being late. She also told me that waiting is not what makes people angry, but not being able to wait is."

"I received encouragement and inspiration from Ms. Yamaguchi Baihui, and then I plucked up my courage, took the fare Ms. Yamaguchi Baihui gave me, and hurried back to the ramen shop..."

"It was already dusk when I got back. I was two hours late. I thought Mary wouldn't wait for me..."

"I didn't expect that she had been waiting for me all along and said, 'There is no one else, I am her only choice'..."

"At that moment, I seemed to see the most beautiful light in the world."

Hearing this, the host and the audience gave meaningful cheers at the right time.

"Ahh, how can I not be moved when you say that!" Akina Nakamori said, covering her face with her hands while blushing.

Seiko Matsuda glanced at her and quickly added, "Yes, Mary is really a very good collaborator. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the one who led us into this circle."

"We really like and respect her." Her tone was filled with the typical Japanese admiration for talented seniors.

"Yeah, yes, that's right!" Knowing that she had said the wrong thing, Akina Nakamori quickly nodded to agree with Seiko Matsuda who gave her additional explanation.

After finishing the recording of this episode without any incident, the two divas who were deliberately arranged to sit near the dressing table both sat silently in their seats and removed their makeup.

The silence lasted for a long time before Akina Nakamori broke it by speaking carefully: "Thank you for your help just now..."

"They tend to find loopholes in our words and take advantage of them, so we have to be careful at times like this." Matsuda Seiko looked at the mirror in front of her intently, while fixing her hair, and said, "If we are not careful, it is easy to harm the person we are talking about."

"Yes, I understand." She and Seiko Matsuda originally had a friendly relationship as the senior and junior generations. She even had her hair cut like Seiko Matsuda and learned her songs because Seiko Matsuda debuted earlier than her. Unfortunately, ever since she became famous, because of their similar positioning, there are always some people who want to stir up trouble and lead them to fight with their respective fans.

Fortunately, her senior, Seiko Matsuda, was very capable and flexibly led her to avoid the malicious intentions of these people.

"Don't think too much. I'm just helping Mary." Obviously, they were the ones who knew each other first, but because of their work lines, it was Akina Nakamori and Su Yun who spent more time together... Thinking of this, Seiko Matsuda looked at the junior with a complicated expression.

Sensing the dissatisfaction in that look, Akina Nakamori hastily said, "Thank you for your teachings, senior—but I won't admit defeat!"

Whether it's career or love.

From the moment she started trying to change her destiny, she set her goal, worked hard to get closer, and never gave up.

Time goes back to the evening when the two first really met. Su Yun, who did not yet know that she would cause disputes everywhere in the future, stood at the street corner in the evening, looking at the girl who finally understood and began to resist the oppressive fate of her family, and nodded with satisfaction.

"You are the heroine I have chosen, so please don't worry." Su Yun thought for a moment, then turned back to look at the Nakamori family standing in the store with complicated expressions, "By the way, Nakamori Minghui...your name is Minghui, right?"

"Yes!" Nakamori Akiho hurriedly stepped forward.

"I just watched the performance. There is a supporting role in this play that suits you. Are you willing to take part?" Based on what she had seen today, she knew that the younger sister of the Nakamori family was not an easy person to deal with, so Su Yun smiled and emphasized the last sentence, "When you receive the notice to join the crew, you can come and film with your sister."

"I... I do." Although it was only a supporting role, it was a rare opportunity to be able to participate in a big-budget TV series, so Nakamori Akiho gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Very good." Su Yun smiled meaningfully, then said goodbye to Akina Nakamori, "I will continue to contact the actors for other roles. When everything is ready, someone will notify you."

"Please don't overwork these two future stars. If there's something wrong with their image or health, our crew will demand compensation for the delayed filming. That's a huge sum of money." Su Yun got into the car with peace of mind after she said this warning. With her warning of compensation, the powerless Nakamori family shouldn't dare to play tricks like replacing the prince with a cat in secret.

The unconscious favoritism of parents and the fighting among their children are problems that will never be solved. Only when powerful external factors intervene can the undercurrents that outsiders cannot intervene in be suppressed.

After solving the problem of Akina Nakamori, Su Yun immediately went to the Jennis Agency to try to recruit an actor for the male lead.

Given Su Yun's current status and the importance of the TV series, the relatively new and small artist agency, Jennis Agency, warmly received her.

Matsuda Seiko, who was recommended by Su Yun before, had a good cooperation with their first idol Go Hiromi, which made the already very popular Go Hiromi even more popular. Based on the principle of mutual benefit, the current president Johnny Kitagawa immediately brought two thick color books for Su Yun to choose from: one was a list of artists, and the other was a list of newcomers - Janet was used to buy one get one free, so if he borrowed a senior, he would definitely give a junior a copy.

Go Hiromi is currently enjoying great success in the singing industry along with Matsuda Seiko, and his image is too gentle and delicate, which does not suit the domineering image of the male protagonist in this TV series. So Su Yun looked around in the colorful list, and finally decisively chose Hideki Saijo, another character in the Shinzo Sanjo family who was as famous as him.

You are 23 years old, the prime of your life, about the same age as in the drama, and you have both good looks and talent - great, you're the one!

After choosing the predecessor, one had to choose a bonus. Su Yun opened the booklet and suddenly saw a name that made her look weird.

Seeing Su Yun staring at the name "Kondo Shinahiko" in deep thought, Kitagawa thought she had taken a fancy to this newcomer, and hurriedly explained: "Kondo is a young man with great potential. I plan to let him take over the path of Go Hiromi and form a group with the other two newcomers to carry on the path of the 70s male idols 'Shinzo Sanjia' as the main hit in the future 80s..."

Su Yun's eyes widened: "Thank you, but I'm not interested, okay? !

After quickly picking another newcomer from the booklet as a partner, Su Yun still felt uncomfortable until she went to Minai Linghui's house to discuss the actors' situation.

Minouchi Suzue took the list and photos brought by Su Yun, looked at them carefully again and again, and finally nodded with satisfaction, indicating that she basically approved of Su Yun's casting.

However, in order to coordinate the TV series and the comics, Minouchi Suzue still proposed to Su Yun that they needed a second male lead actor with a blond foreign image.

Su Yun nodded: You need a golden retriever, right?

She has plenty of it!

Just thinking about the beautiful SSR in my hand, let me refresh my eyes!

So Su Yun thought about the golden retriever data in her hand, and quickly chose the name Bourne based on the two main points: he should be older than her and have a popularity base in Japan.

I don't know if he is free recently...

As Su Yun thought about this, he picked up the phone and made an international long-distance call across mountains and seas.

"Hello? Please help me find Bourne Anderson." After asking the person who answered the phone to find Bourne, Su Yun waited quietly. All she could hear was the rough voice of the man who answered the phone and the subtle sounds of porcelain and water droplets colliding.

"Hello? Mary?" Bourne's voice was a little hurried, as if he heard the call and ran over in a hurry for fear of missing the call. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Do you have time to come to Japan and make a cameo appearance for me recently? It's just a role in a TV series, not a big one."

"There's not much work for the troupe at this time, but I have to check the schedule. When will you shoot?" Bourne said softly, and suddenly shouted anxiously, "Put it down! Don't touch it! You'll break it! Let me do it!"

What valuables made him so nervous?

Considering the voice he had heard before and the fact that he had been particularly "gracious" in helping the crew wash dishes as a pastime, Su Yun frowned suspiciously: "Are you washing dishes again?"

"I'm not, I didn't!" Although he knew that Su Yun couldn't possibly see what he was doing, Bourne still hurriedly wiped the back of his hand, which was still wet, on his apron with a guilty conscience.