Chapter 68: Can She Be Considered The Female Lead Even If She Doesn't Show Her Face?

  Zhou Xiao and Inoue returned home, but they didn't idle around. Inoue was busy contacting various people about tomorrow's performance, while Zhou Xiao continued to refine his commercial script. Although the commercial would only be about one minute long, the number of shots made him secretly lament the difficulty of filming. In his past life, he had hardly touched such things, but now he was frantically absorbing all sorts of knowledge like a sponge.

  The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Zhou Xiao got up from bed early. However, Inoue was not so easy, as he had been doing physical labor with Zhou Xiao all day yesterday, making him feel uncomfortable all over his body when he got up today. Nevertheless, he still struggled to get up, because there were still things to do at the TV station today.

  The reason I say this is because today's most important preparatory work has yet to be confirmed... the selection of a female actress.

  Although Zhou Xiao said that as long as the figure is about like a good mother, it's not easy to find someone. People who come to the TV station usually have their own work to do. A suitable age and a woman with time all day are hard to find. Uncle Inoue also spent a whole day looking for her, and finally found someone who seemed to meet the requirements yesterday.

  After the two gathered, they arrived at the studio. Yesterday, they had already set up a rough layout of the scene. Since it was daytime, even with the lights off, there was still some light coming in, so Zhou Xiao and Inoue simply used some scenery boards to hastily set up a small space, and then covered the edges and corners with black cloth. They managed to create a dark space with great difficulty. When the two arrived, the other temporary actors were nowhere to be seen, but they didn't idle around. They quickly arranged the tables and other items, and Zhou Xiao adjusted the camera before starting to shoot.

  The first two shots of the advertisement were single-person shots, so no one else was needed. However, Zhou Xiao encountered trouble with the lighting setup. His original method was to put a small light in the lampshade and then use rented lights to raise the overall color tone through refraction. But when filming started, Zhou Xiao found that the light in the lampshade severely interfered with the dedicated fill lights. After researching for a while, Zhou Xiao removed the lampshade and hung the fill lights from the top of the lampshade, connecting the switch to the cord on the lampshade side. This way, when Zhou Xiao pulled the cord, the original light inside the lampshade disappeared, and the fill light behind the lampshade lit up, barely meeting the requirements for filming.

  His two scenes were finished shooting and the actress Inoue had finally found arrived.

  The person who came in first was not an actress, but a broker.

  "Oh my god~~~~ It's really Inoue-san~~~~ I haven't seen you in a long time~~~~ It's like I'm going to die~~~~"

  *sigh*...

  Wait a minute, there's too much information suddenly appearing at this moment, Zhou Xiao can't accept it for a while, and must sort it out one by one.

  First of all, the person who came over... knew the well owner, so that's why they greeted each other so familiarly.

  Then, the person who walked over... was a man... well... at least his face was that of a man, but he wore... pink tight-fitting long pants wrapped around two long and slender legs, with an upper body clad in a floral jacket, plus that slightly eccentric hairstyle, and a height of about 1.8 meters, even surpassing Zhou Xiao by a little bit...

  Another... another tomboy! And, Haruhi standing in front of him can be considered a stunning beauty. No wonder that guy won the World Cosplay Championship later on. And this guy... with that face... if he's killed, I guess the game is cleared!

  Then, this should be the agent's... personal follower, looks like it's his artist. At first, Zhou Xiao was still wondering, someone who even takes on such small jobs and hasn't even entered the entertainment industry, why hire an agent? But after seeing the person, Zhou Xiao immediately understood, the one following behind was none other than Xiao Yuzi, a small-time Beijing artist who lived next door to him and had yet to make a name for himself.

  She who didn't understand anything followed behind the broker, her eyes and movements looking like a timid little deer that might run away at any moment, glancing around in an unfamiliar environment.

  "Long time no see, Osan." Mr. Inoue also hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to address him as "mister" or "miss", and finally settled on a more neutral honorific.

  "Short Oil Well, my senior!!! How come you've become so distant after not seeing each other for a while? Weren't you used to calling me Little Sweetie before? If you keep calling me that, I'll have to punish you~~~"

  Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yuuko were on the verge of collapse before they finally managed to calm their nerves.

  After exchanging greetings, the agent with the surname Dachang pulled out Ogura Yuko and said: "It's this little girl, isn't she lovely to cry about? Recently I've been taking her around for on-the-job training, but she doesn't understand anything. You'll have to teach her a lot, okay? Hmm? Is this the male actor who will be acting with our Yoko Lin? He's quite a sturdy man, where is your director? Hmm? Who is this...

  When Da Chang spoke, his tone and demeanor were particularly impressive, while the way he looked at Zhou Xiao made all the hairs on her body stand up.

  But his eyes changed immediately.

  Because he recognized who this person was!

  "Zhou... Zhou Xiao?" As someone in this line of work, how could he possibly not recognize this young man who has been on fire recently?

  "Ah, this is Zhou Xiao, who will be starring in and directing the upcoming commercial," Inoue introduced.

  "Director? Starring?" Da Chang was very surprised, he pulled Inoue to the side and asked: "Isn't Zhou Xiao a singer? How is she still in this line of work?"

  Inoue didn't know what to say either, so he just gave a vague explanation to the crowd, while on the other side, Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yuko were also in an awkward situation...

  Zhou Xiao is awkward, and Ogura Yui is also awkward. Their common awkwardness now is that Zhou Xiao thinks Ogura doesn't recognize him because he hasn't had any positive interactions with her before. And as a young girl who has yet to debut, Ogura can't possibly think that the newly rising singer recognizes her. Clearly, both people actually know each other, but they pretend not to recognize each other and are also unaware that the other lives next door, the subtlety of which is self-evident.

  "Hello, I'm Zhou Xiao." In the end, it was still Zhou Xiao who extended his hand first.

  "My...my name is Ogawa Yuko." The girl said with a sigh of relief after hearing Zhou Xiao speak up first, and stretched out her hands to hold Zhou Xiao's hand.

  "Thanks for coming to help out, and don't worry, you'll be well compensated," said Zhou Xiao.

  "No, no, no, I should be thanking you, it's a precious opportunity to meet Zhou Xiaosang. Oh, and...I know you, your songs are great!" the girl said.

  "That's nothing..." Zhou Xiao scratched his head and said, facing Ogura Yuko, he really couldn't think of anything to say. Zhou Xiao's relationship with Sakai Izumi was a bit like that of unfamiliar siblings, and at the age of 18, he could be relatively casual, but what about Ogura Yuko? The 17-year-old girl was slender, like delicate porcelain that would shatter with just one touch, making people feel both pity and hesitation.

  "Right, let's take a look at the script I wrote first. It's actually quite simple and doesn't require me to appear on camera!" said Zhou Xiao.

  "Ah? Good!" Ogawa Yūko took over Zhou Xiao's script and started reading it.

  Zhou Xiao had never written a script before, so this so-called screenplay was very messy and irregular. Fortunately, the opponent Ogura Yuuko had also never acted in a play before, and Zhou Xiao's purely simple writing style suited her better. The girl sat down on the chair and started reading immediately.

  On the other side, Inoue and Oba had already finished their conversation. Oba walked over and grabbed Zhou Xiao's hand, saying: "Zhou Xiao~~~~ You really scared me to cry~~~~ I didn't expect you to be so talented~~~~ From now on, you have to take good care of our Yuko Lin, okay? If there are any simpler songs that are suitable for a girl like her, please recommend them to us too~~~"

  "Don't worry, I'll definitely give it to her if there's a suitable one!" Zhou Xiao's hand was grasped by Da Chang, and his goosebumps rose layer upon layer. He didn't dare pull his hand back, so he could only grit his teeth and say.

  By the way, the pronunciation of the surname "Da" is "OBA".