Looking back, she glanced back at Minami Hamabe, who was sitting on the sofa, and the suitcase that was about the same height as her standing next to her, and Reina Noeni, who was staring at her with big eyes. Toru Shimizu looked at Shinji Kirihara, who had pulled him into the corner of the room, and lowered his voice.

"So Kirihara-san asked me to send Minami home?"

"Yes."

"But her home is in Ishikawa Prefecture in Hokuriku, more than 300 kilometers from Tokyo."

"This..."Kirihara scratched his face, and also felt that it was a little difficult for a strong man, "It stands to reason that the agent should send her back, but there was an accident at the shooting scene over there in Odaiba, and she has to rush over to deal with it, so she can't take care of it for the time being." ”

"But whether it's Toho Arts or Toho Co., Ltd., you can always find someone else, right?"

Faced with Toru Shimizu's question, Kirihara glanced at Minami Hamabe, who was tilting her head to look at Reina Neng, lowered her voice a few points, and said softly: "Minami is unwilling to let strangers send her back..."

"Then Kirihara-san, you too..."

"Don't, don't." There was a hint of fear on Kiri's face, which had become wrinkled due to long-term exposure to the wind and sun, "Shimizu-kun, you also know that I am not good at facing children, as long as she sheds a little tears, I don't know what to do." So this time I'm still bothering you, count me as owing you a personal favor. ”

Although his shortcomings are no longer a secret, since Kirihara did not hesitate to expose his shortcomings in order to push this matter out, Toru Shimizu had no choice but to agree.

Merely... Will Minami Hamabe actually use the Tears Offensive?

Recalling the experience of only two meetings, Toru Shimizu admits that he didn't see it.

Just as he was about to see more things from her that he hadn't discovered before, Shinji Kirihara next to him pulled his suit, returned to the shrewd and capable appearance of a filmmaker, and turned around and announced: "Hamabe, I'll send you back by Shimizu-san, okay?" ”

"Okay."

So I'm no longer a stranger to her?

Shimizu Toru was thinking like this, and Kirihara, who was relaxing on the side, finally found Reina Neng.

"This is..."

"She's Nengnian Reina, it's mine... Friend. ”

"It's a friend..."

Kirihara dragged his tone and pinched his chin again, "Why do you seem to have heard this name..."

In order to prevent him from thinking of anything else, Qing Shui Toru hurriedly spoke, "This time, let Nengnian go with me, if she accompanies you, it will be more convenient as a girl." ”

"Yes, let's go together."

During the conversation, Toru Shimizu didn't see Miami Hamabe's eyes suddenly light up when she heard the name "Reina Noen".

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The best option to get to Ishikawa Prefecture from Tokyo is the Shinkansen.

On the speeding train, Toru Shimizu flipped through the previously recorded materials to sort out the outline of the novel, and heard the affectionate call of "Sister Reina" by Minami Hamabe on the other side.

"Sister Reina, where are you from?"

"Sister Reina, is it fun to go to school in Tokyo?"

It's just that Nengnian Lingna seems to be unaware of anything, and basically has to answer questions.

A few more words, even the bank card password will be set out by her.

Some couldn't stand it, Qing Shui Toru put away the notepad and coughed lightly: "It's about to be lunch time, I'm going to buy a bento, what do you want?" ”

Returning with Minami Hamabe's children's course and Reina Noen's "same as Shimizu-san" pork chop bowl, the topic on their side has shifted to acting.

"Sister Reina, how was the audition?"

"Hmm... It's just..."

"Was the show fun?"

"Of course, it's super fun, and my dream is to be an actor like Yui-san Aragaki."

"Does Sister Reina have the experience of going to other places to make movies?"

"This... Hmm..."

Seeing that Nengnian Reina relied on her little experience and was stumbling left and right under the offensive of Minami Hamabe's problems, Toru Shimizu covered her mouth and nose and didn't let her laughter be heard by her.

It seems to be a little unsustainable, but Nengnian Rena finally found a chance to fight back.

"Minami has just become an actor, so it should be a while before the official performance, so you can practice first."

"It hasn't been long."

"Huh?"

Minami Hamabe took a sip of orange juice and blinked her eyes as she looked at Reina Nengnian with a surprised face.

"My agent said that I would be arranged to star in a short film in the second half of the year, so there was less than half a year left. I still have to go to school on weekdays, and I can only practice during holidays. ”

"Is that so..."

"By the way, the script of the short film was written by Shimizu-san."

Suddenly mentioning herself, Qing Shui Toru raised his head, and saw Nengnian Reina's slightly envious eyes, as well as her sighing voice.

"It's Toho..."

However, this emotion did not last long, and she was pestered by Minami Hamabe again, asking when the two would meet on the set.

On a May afternoon, the sun is still quite powerful. When the curtain was closed, the light that entered the carriage was only a shadow floating on the ground, reminding Qing Shui Toru of the glowing jellyfish under the deep sea.

The air in the carriage shrouded in shadows was also drowsy. In addition, just after lunch, Reina Nengnian and Minami Hamabe snuggled up to each other and fell asleep.

Leaning his head against the wall of the carriage, Toru Shimizu looked at Reina Nengnian, who was a meter away.

She tilted her head, her short hair hung down naturally, and her unconsciously open lips were slightly upturned. On the bridge of the straight nose,There are eyes that are closed together.,The eyelashes rise and fall with the breath.,It looks very cute.。。

At the end of her eyelashes, the corners of her eyes, as if she were hanging with something heavy, fell down, and her eyebrows were slightly twisted, looking quite troubled.

At her age, the only thing she can worry about is performance.

"Just let her go through the motions." Toru Shimizu suddenly remembered what he had accidentally heard in the morning.

This kind of resource exchange is the norm in the industry, and Toru Shimizu has no intention of evaluating it. It is impossible for the firm to make all the artists popular stars, and it is inevitable to make trade-offs.

But now that you've made a trade-off, why hang someone in mid-air with auditions and so-called "dreams" and wait until the end of your long contract to sweep her away.

Just to not let go of any possibility of suddenly becoming popular and then making a lot of money?

What's more, with Nengnian Lingna's agent's attitude towards her, it is no longer as simple as a trade-off.

Toru Shimizu took out his mobile phone and couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the starring records on the official website of LesPros that Ling Nai could count on one hand.

In order not to wake them up, Toru Shimizu did not choose to call, but entered Shinji Kirihara's number in the text message and slowly typed the words in.

"Kirihara-san, there's something I want to trouble you, if possible..."

Although Qing Shui Toru didn't make any noise, Nengnian Rena still noticed it, rubbed her eyes and woke up.

"Shimizu-san, are you about to arrive in Ishikawa Prefecture?"

Glancing at the time in the upper right corner of the phone, Toru Shimizu shook his head.

"It's been a long time, you can continue to sleep."

"Oh."