Chapter 43 The Reason for the Name

Tohsaka Rin never thought that she would be so lucky to be noticed by the new director Kiryu Nanaya and star in his TV series.

Originally, Rin thought that she was just a backup option chosen by the senior director named Kiryu Nanaya, and that she would have to participate in a very rigorous audition and compete for the role with other candidates.

However, to Rin's surprise, after just a few simple auditions, Senior Kiryu recognized her acting skills and took out a standard actor contract that had been prepared long ago.

Although Rin is only going to appear in a special drama for children, the performance fee for each episode is as high as 150,000 yen!

For Tohsaka Rin, who is almost going crazy with just an idol salary of over 100,000 yen a month, this is simply a pie in the sky, with thick fillings.

Although not all of the 150,000 yen will go into her pocket, after paying the firm's commission and taxes, it would be very good for her to have 80,000 yen out of the 150,000 yen, but it is still a considerable reward for Rin.

It can be said that this is a job that suits her very well. Although the red cat-ear magical girl costume looks a bit embarrassing, it is not a big problem for Rin, an idol who often has to dance in school uniform on stage.

The only thing that made Rin dissatisfied was——

"Why did you come with me?" Lin was angry at Luvia who was sitting next to him, "There's no shot for you today, right?"

That's right, what made Lin dissatisfied was the woman in front of her. She couldn't understand why her senior chose this woman to film a TV series with her.

Is it because of the alumni bonus?

"What does it matter? I don't have a job anyway. Is there any problem with me joining the crew earlier?" Luvia smiled slightly.

At this time, the two of them were filming with the crew in a kendo dojo. Because it was not her turn yet, Lin could only sit in the corner to avoid disturbing others as much as possible.

For some reason, Luvia also sat next to Rin. And as if to highlight the difference between her and Rin, Luvia sat in a particularly dignified posture. This gave her an innate nobleness, and she looked like a lady.

In fact, today is not the official start day of filming of "Magical Girl Illya". The crew is just shooting some special preliminary clips here.

According to the filming plan, the official start time of "Magical Girl Illya" is half a month later. The only people who will appear today are Fujimura Taiga, Illya and Rin. It can be said that Luvia came completely uninvited.

But as a main character in the TV series, since Luvia wanted to visit the crew to familiarize herself with the filming process, the staff had no reason to stop her from coming in. In addition, this young lady from Northern Europe was very polite to everyone she met, so most of the staff who didn't know the inside story had a very good impression of her.

However, Rin, who knew this woman's nature, would not fall for it. She simply gave Luvia the middle finger.

"Tsk, you're just a bitch pretending to be good!"

"Isn't it my duty to behave like a lady in front of others? I'm not like some people who don't pay any attention to their image. This dress is such a waste." Luvia smiled brightly and said proudly to Rin who was wearing a shrine maiden costume.

"You..."

Rin made an unhappy sound, and just as she was about to get mad at Luvia, she was stopped by the sound of clapping.

Bang!

Nanaya smiled and said to the two young ladies, "Alright, girls. If you have the energy, wait until the official filming to make a scene. Now please calm down a bit."

"yes..."

Rin and Luvia, who had not yet completely started arguing and still maintained a certain degree of rationality, nodded to each other, but both of them consciously moved their bodies a little further away from each other.

"Rin, you're in the next scene. Go to Sister Katsura's place and get your makeup done."

Knowing the personalities of the two, Nanaya didn't dare to let them stay together any longer, so he quickly assigned Rin a task to keep her away from Luvia temporarily.

"Okay, senior." Rin smiled sweetly at Nanaya, then she picked up the red hakama and quickly left the place. She didn't want to stay with this woman (Luvia) anymore.

Nanaya, who was afraid that Rin would fall, hurriedly shouted at her departing back: "Walk slowly, be careful not to step on the miko's costume!"

Rin's makeup needed time, and Nanaya, who was bored waiting, could only chat with Luvia: "Luvia, what do you think of the crew?"

"I haven't met other crews in Japan, but they are better than those in Europe. What's the matter? Does Kiryu-senpai want to talk to me about something? Or do you plan to give me some secret lessons?"

Without Rin around, Luvia seemed very well-behaved, and both her movements and expressions perfectly demonstrated the cultivation that a noble lady should have.

Nanaya sat in the seat where Lin had just sat. He said casually, "No, I'm just a little curious. Why would you, Luvia, want to use Japan as a springboard to enter the North American entertainment industry? Although it's not impossible, given Hollywood's xenophobia towards the Asian entertainment industry, it would be very difficult to achieve this goal."

There was a hint of disgust on Luvia's face, but Nanaya could feel that this feeling was not directed at him.

"Senior, do you really want to explore the little secrets of ladies?"

Nanaya: "I'm just asking out of curiosity. After all, isn't it a director's job to care about the actors? But if you don't want to talk about it, Luvia-san, I can change the subject."

"Nothing, but you should know how chaotic the European film industry is, right?" Luvia said after shaking her hair. "I originally thought that I would not encounter such a thing because of my background, but someone is really bold enough to want to do something to me."

Nanaya nodded silently. He could probably guess what "thing" Luvia was talking about.

Hollywood has conquered the world, causing a major blow to commercial films in other countries. Especially in Europe, commercial films are basically dead. However, the arrogant European filmmakers do not think that it is their own fault that they cannot beat Hollywood. They blame their failure on the audience of this year.

"The art we shoot is not for mediocre people to see."

With such slogans and government subsidies to preserve local films, European filmmakers have built their own "paradise".

The name of this paradise is independent film.

Although those guys promote it beautifully, describing independent films as an ocean of art and a higher level of beauty that everyone pursues, these films never pursue vulgar things like box office, but all they want are various film awards.

But basically anyone who knows a little bit knows that this is basically a "sex trade" in the guise of art. In the absence of effective management and supervision, independent films in Europe and the United States can be described as "a riot of demons."

Nanaya even heard from his teacher that some independent film directors would simply put a bed in the room when auditioning roles, regardless of whether they were male or female.

Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that Luvia would be treated like that. After all, although this tigress was a tiger, she was also an extremely beautiful white tiger. It was not surprising that a man would want to have sex with her when he saw her.

"So you were excluded after you rejected them?" Nanaya felt a little sympathy for Luvia. Not everyone has the courage to leave their homeland and develop in other countries.

But Luvia's next words left Nanaya speechless: "No, I beat that guy so hard that all his bones were shattered."

"..."

Nanaya secretly glanced at Luvia's arms. Although at first glance this pair of fair arms looked as slender as those of an ordinary girl, if you looked closely you could still see some traces of muscular edges.

[As expected of a lady crane, but why did I think of the voice actor who could kill a cow with one punch? ]

"Isn't that natural? How dare a bug like me attack such a noble person like me? I was already merciful by not throwing him down from the 15th floor."

"That's right." Nanaya smiled awkwardly.

"Although my family finally defended me on the grounds of self-defense, in Norway, no, I should say that basically no one in Europe would want to take me in."

Although Luvia is a young lady, she is not ignorant of the ways of the world. She knows very well that people in the European film industry will definitely not accept her after she hits someone, and she is arrogant and disdains to use her warm face to stick to the other party's cold butt.

As for the independent film industry in North America, it is the same as that in Europe. As for the commercial film industry in Hollywood, if Luvia could really get in, such a thing would not have happened. Although the Edelfeldt family is well-known in Northern Europe, its influence is still limited outside of its own sphere of influence.

"But why did you choose Japan?"

"Senior, don't you know?" Luvia was a little surprised. "Ten years ago, a European actress went from Japan to Hollywood. This incident is very famous all over the world."

Nanaya thought about it for a while, and it seemed that he was studying hard for the entrance exam to Tokyo University of the Arts in high school 10 years ago. Nanaya's high school was a full-time school, and the basically closed environment, coupled with his state of "turning a deaf ear to the outside world and focusing on reading the books of sages", made it the first time he heard of this incident.

[This should be an event unique to this world. I have never heard of such a thing in my previous life. But why has almost no one mentioned it since I entered the circle? ]

Nanaya thought this was a bit strange, but he didn't delve into it. After all, no matter how famous that big-bodied actress was, she was just an old cucumber from 10 years ago, and now he was creating new cucumbers for the industry.

"Then Luvia-san, you should work hard in Japan. Although the market here is as exclusive as the entertainment industry in other countries, it is more targeted at other Asian countries. I believe that with your looks and abilities, you will definitely become an outstanding actor here."

Nanaya saw that Rin had finished putting on makeup in the distance, so he got up and left. He heard the warning tone in Luvia's words. Although Nanaya himself did not mean to do so, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Nanaya still felt that it was necessary to keep a distance from the other party.

"Senior."

Luvia suddenly called Nanaya, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Please go ahead."

"Why do the script use the original names of several main characters? Could it be that you are interested in us?" Luvia asked her confusion.

Nanaya smiled and explained, "Illya wanted to act under her own name, and Fuji-nee wanted to act because I needed her name to attract popularity."

"So what about me and Tohsaka Rin?"

[Isn't this the point of your question?]

Nanaya organized her words and then slowly explained: "Luvia-chan, you also know that the characters and actors of special effects dramas are easily tied together, right? But on the other hand, if the character and the actor use the same name, wouldn't it further expand the popularity? Although this may become an obstacle to your future acting career, I think you shouldn't care with your ability, Luvia-chan?"

[Well, "I don't know what else to call myself except this name." Such a reason is really hard to say. ]

Facing the thoughtful Luvia, Nanaya thought depressedly.