"Can I help you?"
The breeze blew slowly under the eaves, and the leaves rustled in the wind. The midday sun was a bit dazzling when I looked up, and was divided into a long line, falling at my feet.
Outside the simply decorated canteen, Bai Yunshan looked at the young-looking supervisor in front of him with a somewhat surprised expression, as if he did not expect that the other person would come to him for this matter.
"That's right."
The director had a smile on his face and looked extremely sincere. He repeated: "I would like to ask Mr. Bai Yunshan for your help. I would like to make a guest appearance in the next plot of the MV. I wonder if it is possible -"
Baiyunshan remained silent and did not answer.
Supervisor Sho Yanagisawa is a familiar face among the supervisors who have collaborated with Nogizaka46. As early as the debut single "ぐるぐるカーテン", he had already served as a supervisor and filmed specials for one of the members, Marika Ito.
For this kind of special cooperation, most of the supervisors we are looking for are people like Sho Yanazawa, who have certain abilities but not much fame, or are newcomers who have just debuted in the industry. They are just trying out the work. The same is true for this MV. .
For newcomers like Yanagi Zexiang who are still relatively young, this kind of cooperation is undoubtedly a rare opportunity, which can not only get some training and gain good experience. You can also accumulate knowledge and show your face in the industry, so that when asked, you won't be able to produce even a decent work——
Logically speaking, he should be satisfied with such a result.
This was indeed the case, but when he learned the identity of the guy in front of him, the supervisor's heart suddenly became hot again.
A new generation of talented composer, the leading actor in the hit "Rurouni Kenshin" that was released not long ago, and the only disciple of Sakamoto Ryuichi who has announced his retirement. ． ． ． ． ． The various titles on his head made him more and more aware of the greatness of the young man in front of him and the preciousness of this opportunity in front of him.
Although it was extremely regrettable that the invitation to the other party to participate in his movie was rejected before, being able to make a cameo appearance in this MV can be regarded as making up for the regret. After all, Yanagi Zaixiang also knows that with his current performance and vision, a newcomer supervisor like himself, who has no reputation and no impressive export performance, is indeed unattractive——
So, will you agree?
Seeing that Baiyunshan was silent and seemed to have a vague intention of rejecting him, Yanagi Zaixiang quickly added: "There is really no other way. It seems that something happened to the actor I found before, and he still hasn't come yet. The shooting time is over. It’s only today. If it continues like this, it will probably become very troublesome——"
His tone was distressed, and he sighed several times as he spoke, as if he was behaving badly.
Baiyunshan glanced at him lightly, wondering in his heart, did he really think he was an idiot? Is it such a coincidence that something happens to an actor? And after the accident, can't you find a replacement at the scene? I just want to get myself out of the country——
It's a pity to be a supervisor with your acting skills. If you were an actor, you would have already made your mark. ． ． ． ． ．
But thinking so, he asked calmly after a moment.
"Excuse me, what kind of role is it?"
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"That's just the way it is."
It was still in front of the canteen at the intersection. The midday sun was slightly slanted compared to before, making the shadows under the eaves a little bigger.
The small fan on the freezer at the door was blowing hard. Bai Yunshan frowned and straightened his clothes. When he turned his head, he met the curious eyes of two girls sitting on the bench.
"This is the first time I see Baiyun-san wearing a uniform."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be quite suitable, but does this count as pretending to be young? After all, Baiyun-sang has already passed the age of high school, right?"
"Don't you blush when you say this?"
The corner of Baiyunshan's mouth twitched, and he was too angry to knock off a certain stupid apple. Matsumura Sayuri curiously stretched out his hand to look at the clothes, straightened the wrinkles on the clothes, and continued: "I usually like to wear cute clothes. Well, if you keep talking about being thirteen forever, Qiu Yuan can only be on par with you——"
Matsumura Sayuri could only retract her hand angrily, holding up the camera in her arms. Hashimoto Nanami on the side took the vanilla ice cream from the staff, raised her head and asked, "So, Baiyun-san, wait a minute. Are you going to shoot with us?”
"Um."
Baiyunshan nodded, but before he could say anything, Sayuri Matsumura tilted his head and said excitedly: "In other words, the situation is that I like Baiyunsan, but Baiyunsan and Nanamin are childhood sweethearts. , so I’m very shocked by this situation, right—"
"Hey, hey, aren't you afraid that others will misunderstand you if you say it so loudly?"
Baiyunshan raised his eyes and complained in a low voice: "And what the hell is this excitement on your face? Doesn't it sound a little weird..."
Sayuri Matsumura had a puzzled face: "What's so weird about this? I'm talking about the settings in the script, right? You should have read it, Baiyun-san, right?"
Of course I have seen it. ． ． ． ． ．
Baiyunshan sighed silently, but it felt strange to hear this coming from your mouth——
But the setting is indeed what it is. In the MV, a certain Hokkaido girl Hashimoto Nana's family runs a canteen, and someone's temporary role is her childhood sweetheart in the setting. As for the setting of Sayuri Matsumura, he likes to take pictures with a camera all day long, and he can always capture something, and he secretly likes someone——
He didn't know what the supervisor was thinking. It was obviously just an MV posted by ordinary girls, but he still had to add this secret love scene. Of course it's okay to shoot according to the original plan, but now someone comes in temporarily, this feeling. ． ． But it's completely different, okay? ． ． ． ． ．
But you still have to take pictures honestly——
It didn’t take long to prepare for the chat, and the shooting started within a few minutes.
The filming process was somewhat unexpected, but it was not unexpectedly difficult, but surprisingly smooth.
Such things as childhood sweethearts. ． ． ． ． ． Although not everyone has it, most people have similar feelings about that green and hazy feeling.
However, this does not mean simplicity. On the contrary, if you want to express the vague artistic conception of childhood sweethearts in just a few shots and conversations, and present it clearly to the audience, for a young idol who does not have much acting experience, For us, it can be regarded as a challenging task.
Supervisor Yanagi Zexiang was naturally aware of this, and had already been mentally prepared to cut several times in a row. However, when the camera turned towards him and the shooting started, he realized that he was wrong.
The boy played by Bai Yunshan, who is a childhood sweetheart in the setting, came over, handed over the change, spoke, talked, and smiled. Every movement and expression was extremely natural. But this was not the most shocking thing, because the strength of the young man in front of him had long been expected by him. What surprised him the most was that the girl on the other side, Hashimoto Nanami, performed equally well——
The conversation between the two was light and indifferent, and neither the conversation nor the expressions seemed like they were acting, as if they were just presenting a corner of daily life. And this is more in line with the familiarity between childhood sweethearts. Both parties know each other very well, so there is no need for extra movements to express anything, they can understand it with just one look.
This kind of tacit understanding was what surprised Yanagi Zexiang the most.
However, he was not the only one who felt strange.
Under the shade of a tree on the side, Mai Shiraishi, who had plucked up the courage to ask in the morning but failed midway, was standing there silently, looking at everything happening under the eaves from a distance.
Even though I know it's filming, even though I know it's a setting, looking at such scenes and thinking about the relationship between the setting and what happened to me, my expression still becomes weird unconsciously.
This relationship, this performance, this picture. ． ． ． ． ．
The girl thought silently in her heart.
Do you want it to be so realistic——
