Chapter 45 Problem Solving

Tohsaka Rin is not a girl who likes to cry. Since her father's death, she has never shown her weak side in front of outsiders.

She didn't cry even at her father's funeral, but she cried on this very ordinary day.

Since she was left with only her mother and her sister at home, Rin told herself every day to be strong. No matter in front of her mother or sister, no matter what difficulties she encountered, she always showed a confident smile.

But as a girl who went to Tokyo alone, she was actually very lonely in her heart. The pressure from life, the high-intensity work of an idol, the heavy schoolwork, these messy and trivial things always weighed on this girl.

Although Rin always faces everything with a smile and her heart is strong enough, she has been in a period of confusion recently. She seems to be standing at an invisible crossroads, but she doesn't know where to go.

The burden of schoolwork and a career as an idol with no future in sight, these things seemed like an invisible hand that grabbed Rin and wanted to take the opportunity to crush her to death.

What should I do?

There was always a voice in Rin's heart telling her that coming to Tokyo to study was a wrong choice.

Rin was in self-doubt and felt a little scared, but she couldn't talk to anyone, especially her sister and mother who she occasionally called. She was afraid that they would worry about her, so she could only suppress these things silently in her heart.

Although crying this time was embarrassing, it also allowed Rin to vent all the depression that had been pent up for a long time. Rin, who regained her confidence, believed that she would not be confused again this time. What happened today has become her motivation to continue climbing up.

[Today's failed performance in front of the camera may not be a bad thing. At least it made me realize my own shortcomings. Just wait and see. In half a month, I will definitely let everyone see a completely different Tohsaka Rin! ]

Rin walked towards the dressing room and made a gesture of hard work. She had already decided that she must practice her acting skills well in the next half month and strive to impress everyone.

Seeing Rin running to change clothes after her mood improved, Nanaya who stayed where she was said with a smile: "It turns out that I have the potential to be a life mentor. In the future, can I..."

"Then can you decide some things quickly, Mr. Mentor?" Ori found Nanaya with a stack of information in both hands.

Nanaya held his head in his hands and cried out helplessly: "Don't let me see this, I've been busy all day. I just want to be quiet now."

Ori shouted at Nanaya: "It's no use trying to make trouble! Hurry up and decide on Miyu's role! I only have Miyu's clothes left to make! If you want to use a stand-in, tell me in advance, I have to make two costumes!"

"I'm looking, I'm already looking." Frightened by Ori's aura, Nanaya retreated repeatedly, "I have an appointment with a senior from Tamari, and I will go to him to check the candidates tomorrow."

"real?"

"Of course it's true. Ah, Naito-san!"

When Nanaya saw Naito Hiroya walking towards him, he immediately took the initiative to greet him.

Although he knew that Nanaya was avoiding him, he understood that Naito came to see Nanaya for something important, so Ori could only let his senior brother go temporarily.

Nanaya rushed to Naito Hiroya as quickly as possible and asked anxiously, "How is it, Naito? Illya's performance should be good enough to be on the show."

In order to warm up for "Magical Girl Illyacal Girl Illya", Nanaya planned to have Illya guest-star on Fujimura Taiga's show as "Disciple No. 1" before the show aired. And Naito, a busy man at the TV station, appeared on the set today to check whether Illya meets this standard.

Naito rubbed his chin and commented, "Well... although she is still very immature, Ms. Ryutani's aura of confidence is not inferior to Fujimura. If she just makes a few guest appearances as a disciple, it should be no problem."

"Ms. Ryutani? Who?"

Nanaya suddenly heard a very unfamiliar name.

"Of course it's Miss Ryutani Illya, what's wrong?" Naito looked at Nanaya strangely, who suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his face, and was a little confused about what was going on.

"No, nothing. Nothing."

As if to confirm something, Nanaya repeated what he said again.

Nanaya is not a fool. After learning Illya's last name, he immediately figured out a lot of things.

[Damn! I was wondering why that old man insisted that elementary school students' clothing be designed to be wrapped up like polar bears! So this is the reason.]

"I was careless. I thought her last name would be Einzbern."

"Hey? How did Director Kiryu know Miss Ryutani's German last name?" Naito looked at Nanaya with some suspicion in his eyes. You know, outsiders generally don't know this last name.

"Einzbern?" Nanaya opened his lips slightly, looking full of surprise and surprise.

"Yes, that was the original surname of Chairman Ryutani's wife, but after she married and moved to Japan, few people mentioned it anymore. I only heard about it by chance."

However, Nanaya was no longer listening to Naito's gossip. His brain was working rapidly at this moment.

[Wait a minute, if that's the case, does that mean I don't have to worry about how well Miyu's clothes fit? In that case, I only need to find a flexible child actor. I have to call Master Li to confirm.]

"Well, I have something to call, so you go ahead and do your thing. I'll have Illya check in with you then."

"What?"

However, Nanaya had already left Naito, who was full of confusion, and turned around to make a phone call.

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Two days later, Nanaya brought Tamari and Shonan to an agency to select the secondary actress Miyu to appear in "Magical Girl Illya".

Compared to the frown before, Nanaya looked much more relaxed today. After figuring out the main point that an annoying old man was fussing about, Nanaya submitted his clothing design for the third time.

The costumes of Rin and Luvia still follow the original design, which is the style of young girls with ribbons. Miyu's design style has switched back to the cute loli style of the first version, while Illya's design continues the conservative style of the second version.

Nanaya's idea is that, except for some special moves, most of the battle scenes of the three characters Rin, Luvia and Miyu will be completed by themselves, while the battle part with Illya will be completed by Sera and Illya separately and then edited.

There is a height difference between Sera and the young actresses Illya and Miyu, and Nanaya plans to solve it by shifting the camera.

As for the issue of neck wrinkles mentioned by Li Wenshu, Nanaya solved the problem by simply designing the combat suit to cover the entire neck.

Because of these things, Nanaya had to postpone the originally agreed time to find the Miyu actor to today.

But the time spent was worth it. This design was handed over to Ryutani Nobuyuki by Nanaya's trembling hands, and was finally approved by the old man.

"As expected, as long as the right medicine is used, the old man is easy to fool." Nanaya said casually while looking at the materials that Tamari gave him, "I just don't know if we can find an actor for Miyu today? If we can, everything will be fine."

"I think so. The children that Senior raises are all so cute."

There was a look of longing on Tamari's face, as if he was looking forward to something.

[Suitability and cuteness have nothing to do with each other, okay? Although it is true that the actress who plays Miyu must be cute. ]

Nanaya curled her lips in noncommittal. Unlike Illya, whose battle parts could be played by Sera, most of Miyu's actions had to be performed by the actor herself.

Although Nanaya asked Master Li to take the physical condition of the young actor into consideration when designing Miyu's movements, it would still be better if she had a dance foundation. After all, if you have practiced dance, your body flexibility will not be at the same level as that of ordinary people.

After reading the information, Nanaya looked up at the ceiling and asked in boredom: "Tamari, is your senior okay? It's been a while."

Tamari nodded excitedly: "Yes, that's my senior who always took good care of me in my previous company."

Currently, Tamari Tsukasa has been temporarily arranged by Nanaya to be the studio's agent and field worker. Although this guy has not been in the agent industry for a long time, he already has a lot of connections, and many things will be much easier if he is asked to do them.

Nanaya hired Tamari because of this relationship. At the same time, Nanaya himself also needed a middleman to communicate with the outside world. After all, it was too direct for him to negotiate everything with the investors or publishers by himself, and there was a lack of room for relaxation.

Although Tamari was a newcomer, he was very obedient. He would meticulously follow the tasks and boundaries that Nanaya arranged. This attitude and code of conduct made Nanaya very comfortable, so he kept this guy.

In fact, after the success of "Kara", Tamari's former company wanted to recruit him back, but he refused.

When Nanaya asked why he wanted to stay, Tamari answered: "In the previous company, I was always a nobody. After I came to the studio, I found that I was needed by everyone (doing odd jobs). So I decided to stay here."

[Are you a masochist? ]

Nanaya couldn't help but sarcastically complain in his heart as he looked at the excited guy.