Chapter Seventy: The Commercial Shooting is Complete

  "Is this really what that kid came up with?" Da Chang asked Inoue beside him while Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yuzuki were filming on the other side of the curtain.

  "Ah... I guess that's what they mean by genius... He probably has even more stuff in his head, it just hasn't come out yet..." Inoue was also deeply moved. If his previous refusal was based on a normal person's rationality, then now, he basically had no intention of refusing anymore, because he couldn't help but admit that Zhou Xiao was indeed a genius!

  He participated in the entire advertisement from start to finish, and reviewed the script and shots. Zhou Xiao's selection was very accurate, and the effect after filming will definitely be warm and touching. Moreover, he also successfully avoided his own weaknesses!

  Don't you know how terrible scattered light is? Then just leave one lamp on, don't you know anything about photography and won't change lenses? Just shoot from one angle to the end!

  A kid who has never been in front of a camera and has never tried to shoot any films can achieve this level, it's simply a miracle!

  It can be said that after filming this film, even if Zhou Xiao didn't win the big prize for that advertisement, he had already won over Iwata, and with such talent, his abilities were already enough to make Iwata follow him on adventures!

  Finally, the last shot was also finished, and the time had already reached around five o'clock in the afternoon. Zhou Xiao put down the child he was holding in his arms for the last time, took a tired breath and said: "So, today's shooting is all done, thank you everyone!"

  "Clap, clap, clap!" Everyone applauded, and among the people on site, of course, Inoue and Oba were the most familiar behind the scenes. As for filming experience, the temporary actors who worked with Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yoko were actually more familiar than Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yoko themselves. So when it finally ended, these kids were still in high spirits and playful, while Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yoko were already exhausted, both mentally and physically, to the point of almost vomiting blood.

  "Let's go first!" said a few people who came with the little actor

  After the mother found Ikeda and took the money, she left. The mothers of these child actors are not worthy of respect. They see their children as cute and young, and they take them out to make money. And the money they earn may not even be left for the children. Uncle Ikeda told Zhou Xiao that there have been many cases in the entertainment industry where the parents of child stars use the money earned by their children to keep mistresses or boyfriends.

  And their children, after being nurtured in such a realistic and cruel entertainment circle, have also become very utilitarian and arbitrary, even bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and only pursuing profits.

  There are actually very few child stars who can retain their innocence.

  "Don't put these things away yet, we're closing soon." Uncle Inoue sent off Mom and the kids, turned around and said to Zhou Xiao, Da Chang and Ogawa Yoko.

  "Alright, let's go. Thanks to both of you today. I'll treat tonight, no need to save money for me." To talk about it, since Zhou Xiao crossed over, apart from being busy with things every day, he just ate. Japanese cuisine is delicate and a bit bland, but Zhou Xiao himself eats lightly, plus his special love for seafood. So after having money, during this period of time, Zhou Xiao could be said to have left his footprints in many restaurants.

  Some restaurants even give him a free meal, as long as he takes a photo and signs it, allowing the restaurant to hang it on the wall. The more of this kind of good thing, the better.

  At dinner time, Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yuko finally broke through that subtle window paper.

  "So you live there too? Which floor do you live on? What? I'm also on that floor! So which room do you live in? Oh! I'm just next door to you!? How coincidental!" "Yes, are there still such coincidences in this world?"

  It has to be said that life is like a play and the play is like life. The two of them were just acting behind the curtain with expressions as hard as stone, but now they are acting out this life play and both of them have become deeply immersed in their roles. Although they had each long since known what was really going on, they both seemed to be discovering it for the first time, excitedly talking about miracles and such things.

  Finally when it was time to go home, things were simple. Inoue-san and Ooba-san each went back to their own homes, while Zhou Xiao and Ogura Yuzuko took a taxi together and returned home.

  When they arrived at the girl's home, the situation suddenly became a bit ambiguous. Japanese girls are all very open-minded, who knows... something might happen?

  "Then... goodnight." The girl said after opening the door.

  "Good night... good night!" To say that I'm disappointed, it's actually just a little bit, but Xiao Zhou is more relieved and happy. In his eyes, Ogawa Yoko has always been a very innocent girl. If she were to play the same tricks as those Japanese girls in his memories, Xiao Zhou might not be able to take it.

  With a mix of relief and slight disappointment, Zhou Xiao returned home with such emotions.

  That night, the two people on either side of the wall were doing various things with a lighter touch, as if they were afraid of disturbing the person next door, and seemed to be listening for any sound from the other side at all times.

  The next morning, Zhou Xiao got up again, but today he didn't go to the studio. Instead, with the help of Uncle Jing, he found an editor. The footage shot yesterday needs to be edited and subtitled before it can be taken to the special reception set up by Toshiba at the TV station.

  As for Uncle Inoue today, he didn't appear by Zhou Xiao's side. His work was actually more tiring. A whole set of scenery that had been set up for two days could only be dismantled by him alone.

  The editing took up the whole morning and was barely completed, holding the last reel, Zhou Xiao didn't have time to sigh, and again rushed onto a taxi to the TV station, finally managing to hand in the last thing to the organizer before the submission deadline.

  "All that can be done now is to wait..." Sitting on the steps in front of the TV station, Zhou Xiao felt somewhat helpless, these past few days had been exhausting for him.

  After completing the submission, Zhou Xiao's first single "Small Love" also released its fifth week sales.

  Before the sales figures for the fifth week were released, another piece of news related to this single was first reported by Japanese media, that is, a very surprising and even miraculous thing appeared on Japan's Karaoke ranking chart.

  That's two songs from Zhou Xiao's single, "Little Love" and "Secret Base", ranking 4th and 10th on this week's KTV chart! Having two songs from one single enter the top ten is unprecedented, and may never happen again.

  How about getting a good ranking on the Karaoke chart? Not to mention how great it is on Karaoke, but also in terms of income. A hit song in Japan has three main sources of income: CD sales royalties, TV usage royalties, and Karaoke royalties. The ratio of these three is roughly 1:1:1, meaning that if a singer like Zhou Xiao earns around 100 million yen from CD sales, they can also earn the same amount from Karaoke!

  The difference is that CD sales are fast, and the singer can get the money quickly, while karaoke royalties are more sustainable, but initially not as much.

  Regarding CD sales, on the fifth week of the Ori chart, "Little Love" once again topped the list without any suspense, and its sales also exploded completely. After 500,000 copies were sold on Sunday, the number released on Monday surprisingly reached over 400,000! Adding to that, there were several consecutive days before Sunday with daily sales of 100,000 copies each. As a result, XIAO's weekly sales this week are an astonishing 1.4 million copies! Including the additional 100,000 copies sold in the fourth week, "Little Love" has surpassed total sales of 1.5 million copies within just one week! In the highly competitive year of 2000, this number surprisingly ranked third on the annual chart!

  In front of him are Southern All Stars and Masaharu Fukuyama, behind him are the three big divas Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki and Mai Kuraki!

  This year's single CD sales record was also snatched away from Mai Kuraki by Zhou Xiao!

  Just a few weeks ago, Maki Kawahara wouldn't even look him straight in the eye!

  The entire Japanese media and audience were shocked, as this year was called the "Year of the Song Goddesses", with a fierce battle between the three song goddesses that everyone had been eagerly watching. However, in the end-of-year charts, it was three men who occupied the top spots for single CDs!

  PS, a new week has arrived, seeking rewards, seeking collection, seeking recommendation~~~ Three updates today~~ Good morning!