In April, Zhou Xiao made an appointment with a few people in a conference room in Tokyo.

Sakai Masato and Kagawa Teruyuki have been used to working together for a long time.

Kitaji Shinya, Breakdown Broadcasting and the like are also top actors, and in front of these, people like Owada Minamina have been weak since they entered the conference room.

The nervous little girl sat in the corner with Nana Ozaki, looking at the big things in front of her with envy and fear.

Nana Ozaki, as a girl who also participated in AKB back then, is also a good photo actress in AZX, because she has a close relationship with AKB, so after AKB became popular, she also rose to become a popular artist, although it can't be considered top-notch, but at least in terms of popularity, she can compete with those photo female artists.

Knowing that her popularity is largely due to her AKB experience, Nana Ozaki has been working hard to please the AKB girls and strive to seize every opportunity to stick to them.

As for participating in the TV series this time, she feels that she is so lucky that she explodes, this is Zhou Xiao's drama, this man has created so many legends, and now he is going to start a new drama, even if his role is only a very small one, the girl is very excited.

Nana Ozaki has a role to play this time, which is the role played by Tan Mi in Zhou Xiao's history, because many actors in the series itself are non-AZX artists who have basically been decided, so it is logical to find suitable members of AZX to play those insignificant small roles.

In the role of Tanmi in the previous life, Zhou Xiao originally thought that it would be interesting to let Yona Kojima play, but in the end, Kojima's age was still a little younger, which was slightly different from the setting in the series, so the choice changed from Kojima to Nana Ozaki.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Xiao came.

"Welcome everyone to participate in the filming of the TV series "Naoki Hanzawa", I am Zhou Xiao, the investor of this TV series." Zhou Xiao said after sitting on the main seat.

"Also a screenwriter." Teruyuki Kagawa is witty by nature, and he answers with a wicked taste on the side.

"director." Sakai Masato is also very familiar with Zhou Xiao.

"And music production." Beida Lu Xin can also joke as an old drama bone.

Several leading actors and important actors complained. It made the environment in the whole conference room a lot easier, and many staff members laughed out loud to make fun.

"Uh...... Thank you very much for cheering, but this time I want to state first, this time this drama ...... I'm not a director. ”

"What!? You're not!? Sakai Masato and other leading actors were taken aback.

"That's not what I said before." Teruyuki Kagawa also called out.

"Before? You didn't ask the protagonist questions when you took over the role before. Zhou Xiaoyi spread his hands and said.

Forehead...... Didn't ask?

"You didn't ask?" Teruyuki Kagawa asked Masato Sakai next to him.

"I didn't ...... You didn't either? Sakai Masato shook his head and asked Kitaoji Shinya on the other side.

"No, I thought it must be him!" Beida Lu Xin also looked regretful.

"Oh, I have long wanted to participate in Zhou Xiao's play, and this time I agreed without thinking much about the invitation! What a joke! The person who spoke was Ainosuke Kataoka, who, like Teruyuki Kagawa, was born in a Japanese Kabuki family, and in addition, Shin Kitaoji in this series was also born in an acting family, but he was Masato Sakai. Although it is a prestigious university, it is a wild road that has not been mixed up to graduate......

"I'm sorry, because I have other schedules, I can only invite other directors to shoot this drama, but the screenwriter of this drama is still me, so please don't worry about the quality of the series." Zhou Xiao said.

"Zhou Xiao, what are you going to do?"

"Is there anything more important than filming? AKB？ The crowd asked.

"I'm going to invest in another drama." Zhou Xiao said.

"Is it broadcast under "Naoki Hanzawa"?"

"Yes."

"If it's broadcast below, it's okay to wait until the show is filmed." The crowd said.

"There is actually some wealth in terms of time, but the key is that I have some things to do in the money of filming that drama." Zhou Xiao said.

"Do what?"

"Uh...... ...... class," Zhou Xiao said.

"Class?"

"Yes, Keio's course. I want to graduate early, and the other thing is ...... Acting lessons. Zhou Xiao said.

On Keio's side, he and Mayu Airi have made an appointment to accompany the two girls to class as much as possible after the school starts, as for the acting class......

"Acting lessons? Do you still need to take acting lessons? Everyone in the crew also expressed their incomprehension.

"Uh...... Yes. Because in the next drama I am about to participate in, in addition to investing in work such as directing, I am also the leading actor in the next drama......" Zhou Xiao said.

"Male...... The male lead? are all thirty years old, do you remember the debut of an actor? Everyone complained.

"Hey, hey. It's a coincidence that I just happen to have a more suitable role, so you can be considerate of me. Zhou Xiao said with some shame.

What does he want to shoot? Kindness...... The series he wants to make is called "Sorry Youth". The protagonist is him Zhou Xiao, the female number one is Yuko Oshima, and the female number two is Atsuko Maeda......

This drama in the previous life was just finished playing before Zhou Xiao crossed, and Zhou Xiao's memory of this drama is very profound.

The original "Sorry Youth" starred Ryo Nishikido and Hikaru Mishima, and Bo Ru played the three people with emotional entanglements in the series, especially Hikaru Mitsushima and Bo Ru played a pair of sisters, and now that Zhou Xiao is here, the main actors have changed, and the main plot has changed a lot.

In the original work, Hikaru Mitsushima is the younger sister in the sisterhood relationship between Haru and Hikaru Mishima, and now Hikaru Mishima's role is going to be played by Yuko, and Maeda, who is younger than Yuko, is not suitable to be Hikaru Mitsushima's sister, so in today's setting, the relationship between Maeda and Yuko has changed from sisters to close friends from childhood to adulthood, and this setting has some problems with the sisterhood when dealing with the original plot, so Zhou Xiao also made some relevant corrections to the plot of the two girls in the series.

These corrections were also necessary, because now Zhou Xiao is going to be the starring role, his image, Maeda and Yuko's images are far from the original, and some plots such as the plot of Ryo Nishito being pushed down by the murderous path of sneaking into the school are very inappropriate for Zhou Xiao, a man who is more than one meter eight and has a good figure.

"Also, please don't take this out of this room, I haven't informed the members yet." Zhou Xiao added.

After the meet-and-greet of the TV series. Sakai Masato and other main actors went out, and Zhou Xiao came to Owada Nanna.

"I'm sorry, I originally wanted you to participate in my TV series, and now I can't direct, but I will definitely find someone to take care of you." Zhou Xiao said to Owada Nanna.

The girl who was just thirteen years old looked at Zhou Xiao nervously to death, she had not been in contact with Zhou Xiao before, during the audition, and later when Zhou Xiao invited her to star in the TV series, the girl had faced the man alone, but even so, she was still very nervous. The girl has only been a member of AKB for a short time, and she is basically just an amateur member, so she will definitely feel nervous when she meets the big stars.

She was also very nervous when Zhou Xiao invited her to play before, and only after knowing that Zhou Xiao was directing did she have the courage to nod and agree.

Outcome...... Before filming started, Zhou Xiao said that he couldn't direct.

Disappointment can be imagined, compared with disappointment, of course, there are many worries and nervousness, and in the entire crew, Zhou Xiao is almost the only person she knows and is familiar with. If Zhou Xiao stops directing, she will have to work in the crew by herself.

If she has been in the entertainment industry for more than a year, or if she is older, it will be much better, but now she is just a thirteen-year-old girl who has just entered the entertainment industry for a few days.

"Why did Brother Zhou Xiao have to film that drama......" the little girl asked in frustration.

"Because...... This is my gift to them. Zhou Xiao said.

Yes. This is his graduation gift to A-chan and Yuko.

The drama "Sorry Youth" is a drama that Zhou Xiao likes very much, just like the name, this is a drama full of youth.

The original author, Kankuro Miyato, used a very humorous penmanship to create an interesting and youthful Japanese drama. From the first episode of "It's better to lose face as soon as possible", to the second episode of "When there is only you in the eyes, there is no you in the eyes", and then to the later "Youth has not come back". Why not be greedy"......

This drama tells a lot of truths, but the way this drama tells reason is impressive, with wonderful stories, youthful feelings, and characters full of youthful dynamics, Zhou is not so much like this drama, but envious of the life in the series.

Moreover, another special thing about this drama is that in the drama, although the plot of the male protagonist and the female protagonist occupies a very key part, in the plot context of the whole drama, this part of the plot is not decisive, in addition to the plot between the male and female protagonists, there are many other plots, including the president's, Chuan Rong's, Trindallina's ...... With so many contextual plots, it is just suitable for many actors to play.

That's right, the idea of filming this drama, in addition to giving it to A-chan Yuko and making them a graduation gift, the many young characters in the film are also the reason why he chose this drama, at the moment when the plug-in is about to disappear, he hopes that through this drama, he can cultivate AKB's girls who take the direction of acting for the last time, arrange various roles for them, act with them in person, and participate in their growth.

Compared with a TV series, this is a way for Zhou Xiao to teach them everything, not only to teach them everything about acting, but also to teach them the truth of being a human being, teach them to enjoy their youth, and teach them to be brave to pursue everything they want.

This kind of thinking is really similar to that of my father......

"So that's the case......" Owada Nanna said with some loss after listening to Zhou Xiao's explanation.

The little girl is still ignorant of many things, but she sees Zhou Xiao's intentions for Maeda and Oshima's two seniors, and the girl can't help but feel a little lost in her heart.

It's just that she pities her little mother, when the other girls are happily filming youth campus dramas with Brother Zhou Xiao, she can only follow a group of weird uncles to act in some bank dramas......

The little girl thought for a while and said, "Brother Zhou Xiao, I also want to shoot the drama directed by you!" Or...... Or let me go to the crew of "Sorry Youth"! ”

"What nonsense, your name happens to be the name of the character in the TV series, and even the age is the same, such a good opportunity will definitely make you get a lot of attention in this show, how can you be replaced by that side." Zhou Xiao patted the little girl's head and said.

"But...... People want to ...... No one knows anyone here......" the girl read in a voice as thin as a mosquito.

After Zhou Xiaoleng understood the girl's psychology after a while, it was obviously unrealistic to let a 13-year-old girl have any vision. After the little girl saw Zhou Xiao's choice, she thought that she could only be lonely to shoot this drama that was not liked by Zhou Xiao, she thought that she was hated and isolated.

"What a stupid girl." Zhou Xiao said helplessly.

"Huh?"

"If I really don't like you, then you don't even have any chance, how can you still get the opportunity to star in a TV series.

And, you may not know what the effect of these two shows will be like at all. ”

"Effect?"

"Yes, "Naoki Hanzawa" and "Sorry Youth", these two dramas are incomparable.

These two dramas are our AZX investment, and I am a producer and screenwriter, the difference is that I am less involved in the specific shooting of the former. And the latter I acted as the director and the leading actor.

But that doesn't mean I value the latter more than the former, or that the quality of the latter is better than the former. Zhou Xiao said.

"Really?"

"Of course, let's take a look at these two dramas, the former is an old actor from many acting families plus an actor whose popularity is at the peak in recent years, and I, a genius who has not written a bad movie in ten years, is it possible for such a work to fail? Not to mention failure, this work simply has the potential to compete for the highest ratings in the history of modern Japanese TV dramas! Zhou Xiao said.

"So powerful?" The mother's eyes widened. Said in surprise.

"So what are we looking at the "Sorry Youth" that I will participate in filming? That's right, I'm directing, I'm starring, but is that a good thing? I'm still quite confident in directing work. But acting, to tell you the truth, it's been 12 years since I debuted, and this is the first time I've played the role of the absolute protagonist of the main role. My acting skills ...... You don't have anything to expect. Zhou Xiao said.

"How come, Brother Zhou Xiao, you must be able to act very well." The girl narrowed her eyes and smiled.

"Don't lie to yourself hahaha, I still know more about acting. My acting skills are not as good as the most professional actors in this show, not only me, but also other actors in the show, such as Maeda Oshima, whose abilities are far inferior to those in this show.

Therefore, the drama "Sorry Youth" can only sell a few very ordinary points, my first absolute protagonist, the AKB members who are on the show with me, and the youth healing style in this series...... Have you noticed what is the one thing these things have in common? Zhou Xiao asked.

"What is it?" The girl asked.

"These conditions ...... It has nothing to do with the quality of a TV series, hahaha! Zhou Xiao laughed.

"Huh?" The little girl's eyes widened as she looked at Zhou Xiaozai slapping her thighs and smiling evilly.

"Do you think, whether it is me starring, or AKB starring, or those youthful healing styles, these are actually not directly related to the quality of a drama at all, or to put it another way, whether it is me starring or AKB starring, it may make the average quality of this drama worse than that of dramas starring excellent actors!" Zhou Xiao said lightly.

"Brother Zhou Xiao, you ...... Don't seem to care about any of that? The girl asked.

"That's right, whether the series is good or not, the ratings or something, I don't care about this drama at all, I just want to film with everyone, I want to leave something for them, I want to teach them something." Zhou Xiao said.

"It sounds like Brother Zhou Xiao still cares more about "Sorry Youth"...... It sounds like I'm still abandoned......" the girl said in frustration.

"No, I don't think so, you have to understand that I am different from you and them, Maeda Oshima two girls, they have learned a lot, and their cultivation is more psychological, as for the other members, it is more important for them to accept the atmosphere of the filming of the series.

In fact, the same is true for you, it is unrealistic to ask you what you learned in the drama "Naoki Hanzawa" to use your acting skills for a lifetime, and my purpose is also to let you learn more things in the crew of this drama.

But the difference between you and those "Sorry Youth" members below Maeda Oshima is that your starting point is higher, what they have learned, and what they have come into contact with may only be the most ordinary TV drama shooting environment, while you are exposed to the top TV dramas in Japan, and you and them ...... There is a natural gap. ”

"Really...... It's true? The girl was skeptical.

"Of course it's true, but I've found that I've told you too much, let's go, there's still a lot of work to be done." Zhou Xiao looked at the time, stood up and said to the little girl.

Thirteen-year-old little girl, with the most top-level cute appearance in the AKB group, the perfect little face is really easy to intoxicate people, although Zhou Xiao is not Lolita, every time she sees her, she still can't help but want to say a few more words, not to say anything else, just looking at her face, it's already a very pleasant thing.

As for the filming of the TV series, naturally there are staff members who are busy with various things, and Zhou Xiao only needs to join the group when he is needed and start the first or last actor job in his life. (To be continued......)