""ここにいるreason"..."
The Great Condor looked at the positioning map of the ninth UNDER song sent to her by Shizuka Sato on her phone. The Great Condor was placed in the CENTER position, with Asuka Saito on the left and Marika Ito on the right.
The others are not very familiar with the Great Eagle. Shinuchi Mai was promoted to an official team member during the handshake meeting last time, so she is also in the UNDER lineup this time, on the far right of the last row. As someone who entered the selection lineup in the previous order, Kitano Hinako was also moved to UNDER in this order, second from the left in the last row.
The UNDER song Shizuka Sato was also sent to her, titled "The Reason for Being Here." Just looking at the lyrics, she didn't know how to sing them, and she didn't care.
"Did you get it?"
"Um."
In the car, Sato Shizuka was sitting in the passenger seat, and the Great Condor was sitting in the back seat. The two were on their way to the audition site of "Umi Street Diary".
Five days have passed since the last time Da Shenying bought a comic and read it at home. In the past few days, apart from rehearsing and eating, she has been reading the comic almost all the time. Except for the beginning, she felt that the opening was a bit boring, and the subsequent plot became more and more complicated. Watch as she sinks deeper into it.
It was as if what she was reading was not just a comic book, it seemed that there really was such a family, such a warm home, in which these four sisters lived, even though they were half-sisters.
This comic also brought her some comfort.
From the selection of Lucky God to UNDER, it would be false to say that it doesn't matter. The Great Eagle has always been in a state of indifference, but this kind of thinking is only maintained when the first order is CENER, and the second order is still Lucky God. , such a highlight moment that lasted for almost half a year made her subconsciously think that her level or the place she should stay was almost like the first two rows.
So she usually plays it safe, firstly because she has never failed in selection, and secondly because her salary is indeed not low.
But this single item dropped directly from UNDER. This feeling of disparity seriously hit the Great Condor himself. It feels like you often laugh at yourself for being ugly, but in fact you are very beautiful, but because of a certain incident, you are disfigured. , now self-deprecation has become a fact.
As I said before, the Great Condor is not a person who likes to show her emotions on her face, and she is also a relatively strong girl. This is because the Great Condor took the initiative to come to Tokyo from Asahikawa a year ago and shoulder the burden of the family. I can tell.
Therefore, she has been extremely lively recently and subconsciously wants others to think that she is doing well. Even she herself has not noticed this.
"How much of the original work have you read?"
Sato Shizuka, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and looked at the Great Condor. She was still wearing the same outfit as when she went to the hotel last time. Those who didn't know better thought she was a star and the Great Condor was the agent.
"I've seen it all."
At this time, the Great Condor was still holding the last volume of "Haijie Diary" in his hand.
"Let's see if I can revitalize you." Hearing what the Great Condor said, Sato Shizuka's heart dropped a little.
"...."
The Great Condor was sitting in the back row, and the corners of his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.
The director of "Umi Street Diary" is Kore-eda Hirokazu. I have heard of this person's name Omiko. I have seen movies directed by him before, such as "Miracle" and "Back to My Home". But she hasn't seen him in person yet.
The location of this audition is in a building, which is also in Tokyo, but in the opposite direction from Nogizaka Building. Nogizaka Building is to the west of Tokyo, and the location of this audition is on the east side.
When Shizuka Sato arrived with the Great Condor, there were quite a few people on the whole floor. Most of them were girls of similar age to the Great Condor. They were of various shapes, some were wearing expensive clothes, and some were wearing expensive clothes. They appear without makeup, but without exception, they look good. The person accompanying them may be their agent.
The Great Condor may be one of the rare people who wears low-key clothing and plays without makeup.
In fact, strictly speaking, auditions and preliminary interviews are not considered auditions. This kind of elimination rate is very high, and it is often the best among the best. What does this kind of audition look like? It’s not just about your acting skills, it’s about whether your appearance and temperament fit the role.
When selecting people for film and television, acting skills come second; when selecting people for drama, acting skills come first. Acting in film and television dramas is certainly important, but can you change your appearance and temperament by relying on acting skills alone? Does not.
So today's audition is simply to screen out people who fit the role of 'Asano Suzu'. Asano Suzu, one of the protagonists of this game, the half-sister of three sisters, is also the only character who can match the great condor.
The ages of the three sisters do not match the age of the Great Condor, but the character of Asano Suzu is the same age as the Great Condor, and is the only character in the whole drama who matches her.
While waiting, no one continued to come. It seemed that she was the last audition member to arrive at the scene.
The queue is not moving very slowly. Basically, one will come out every few minutes. Soon it was the turn of the great condor. As a manager, Sato Shizuka had to wait outside, leaving only the Great Condor to go in.
Before entering, Sato Shizuka gave her an encouraging look.
Pushing open the door and entering, Da Shenying saw five people sitting behind a long table. The scene looked a little familiar to her, and it was very similar to the scene of Nogizaka46's second-term student selection at the beginning.
The Great Condor saw a red fork on the ground, which should be where she should stand. Before closing the door, the great condor bowed to the five people. After closing the door and standing on the red cross, she bowed again.
"Introduce yourself."
A middle-aged woman among the five people wearing glasses said to the big condor. Another middle-aged man didn't know what he wrote in the note.
"Hi, my name is Great Condor. I am fourteen years old and I come from Asahikawa, Hokkaido." Great Condor said. He paused for a while, then remembered something, and then said: "Nogizaka46."
"You're not wearing makeup today."
asked a kinder-looking uncle in the middle.
"Hi."
It's not that Shenying doesn't want to put on makeup. She usually has a makeup artist to help her set her makeup. With her half-assed makeup skills, it would be nice not to use two colors on her face and neck.
"Well..." The uncle scratched the itchy area at the corner of his mouth, "Take a turn and let me take a look."
The big condor followed what the man said and turned around. The five people looked at the big condor looking in different directions and started writing in their notes.
"Nogizaka... Idol." It was still the old man in the middle, but his tone didn't seem like he was asking.
"Hi."
"My hair is very long. Have you been keeping it long?"
"Well, I've had it for about ten years."
"Okay, got it, let's go out, thank you."
Hearing this, the great condor bowed to the five people again, walked to the door, opened the door and went out. All politeness is done.
After the Great Condor left the room and the last person had been interviewed, the next step was to discuss who could enter the next batch of auditions.
"What do you think of Kore-eda-san?" the middle-aged woman asked.
"He asked us to make a decision. He still has things to arrange, and he should come back for the second test." The kind uncle in the middle said.
"Then these eighteen people..."
"Let's separate it first."
"By the way, have the other characters been decided?"
"Yes." The kind uncle nodded while looking at the notes he just took in his hand, "Kore-eda-san has already decided, and those three characters are not the same as the character 'Asano Suzu'."
"Who are they?"
"Ayase Haruka, Nagasawa Masami, and Kaho."
"oh..."
There was a silence in the room.
"Miyamoto-san, the last little idol just now, do you want to be included in the next batch of auditions?"
"Hmm..." The amiable uncle whom others became Miyamoto-san pondered for a moment. "She looks quite iconic, and she's also quite polite. It's not like she's going to be turned away just because she's a little idol. In the end, it has to be finalized by Kore-eda-san, right?"
"Then it goes on the list."
"good."
