I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 151 Saito Asuka

Actually? It’s him!

Maeda Atsuko never expected that Fujii, who was fighting all over the field two days ago, would meet him on the show and perform with him.

"Let me introduce to you, Fujii Shu, the actor who plays the samurai. I'm so jealous of how handsome he looks."

Ken Shimura, who has a good emotional intelligence, knew that he could be so suddenly asked to replay an episode of Shimura's hilarious show. Fujii Shu's background was not ordinary, so he took the initiative to introduce him.

"Hello Mr. Shimura, hello everyone, I have been practicing for two and a half years...Haha, I am an amateur Fujii, and I am here to promote the Kendo competition."

Fujii thought he was being humorous and wanted to make a joke, but he found out that no one was cold, so he went back and introduced himself honestly.

"Then let's record it first and see the effect."

Ken Shimura nodded and started recording for the first time on the stage that was set up.

"Click!"

As the score was playing, Atsuko Maeda and Asuka Saito appeared in the camera, dressed in mourning clothes. One was elegant and the other was gentle and pleasant.

"Are you the samurai named Yamahara?"

They asked in unison to Fujii, who was sitting and drinking tea outside the tavern in the back house, trying hard to make a bitter and resentful expression. Maeda Atsuko was still qualified, but Saito Asuka was staring at Fujii with some infatuation.

Shu's face was obviously in a show.

The program supervisor didn't stop, and planned to let them go through the plot first before talking about it.

"Hi! This is Shan Yuan."

Fujii, who played the role as he was, didn't need any acting skills, so he stood up and asked.

"What's the matter?"

"You killed our father...Toyama clan before."

Maeda Atsuko forgot some words and paused before remembering the name.

"I see, there is such a thing."

Fujii resisted the desire to look at the close-up camera footage and spoke according to the lines.

"Draw your sword! Avenge your father!"

The two women took out the short swords in their hands at the same time and faced Fujii Shu who had a long sword on his waist.

"Hmph! These two women are no match for me."

Fujii Shu snorted coldly, pulled out his long sword, and the battle was about to begin.

"Hey, hey, pulling a knife on a woman is not something a man would do."

Zatoichi, the blind swordsman holding a staff sword, appears, played by Ken Shimura, and his acting skills are obviously more natural than others.

"Leave it to me, little girls."

Ken Shimura fully performed the essence of Zatoichi. His legs were tied with straps commonly used by people who travel far, and his head was covered with a hair hood. His eyes seemed to be closed, and he held the staff in front of Fujii Shu who had drawn the sword.

sword.

In fact, it’s OK to let me, who can reverse Ichimonza, play the role of Zatoichi, right?

Fujii complained in his heart, trying to show fear on his face. According to the setting, a ronin swordsman like Zatoichi must be able to crush ordinary samurai.

After Fujii took a few steps back, Shimura Ken, who stepped forward, pretended not to see the stone on the ground and tripped to the ground. When he was about to get up, Fujii stepped forward and slashed away with a prop sword.

"Ahhh!" Shimura Ken covered his chest and said to the two women next to him: "This person is too strong, you guys come on."

After saying this, he fell to the ground and pretended to be dead.

"How about forgetting it this time?"

Fujii almost laughed out loud, but Shimura Ken's movements were so exaggerated that he spoke his lines sideways to the camera.

"Yeah, that's okay."

Maeda Atsuko said hesitantly.

"Bye, see you next time."

Asuka Saito took a step forward and waved to Fujii, trying to leave an impression.

After the greetings were finished, the filming ended. Fujii helped Ken Shimura on the ground.

"That knife you just struck was so fast! It brushed the ground and I almost didn't react."

Ken Shimura lamented that Fujii's shooting speed would definitely not pass this time. They took more than a dozen shots before meeting the screening requirements.

Then I filmed another plot with a different ending. It was already past four in the afternoon, and there was still more than an hour left to shoot the promotional content for the kendo competition. That is, everyone sat around in a Japanese-style room set up and chatted.

Kendo competitions and Ken Shimura's programs have always had this tradition.

Sitting around the kotatsu table in the Japanese-style room, opposite Fujii Shu were two girls, Maeda Atsuko and Saito Asuka. The host was Takeshi Shimura. None of them had changed into costumes. Fujii Shu was still dressed as a samurai, with a long sword at his side.

, sitting upright.

"Fujii-kun seems to be participating in the Tokyo local contestants' Kendo tournament recently, right? He has entered the fifth round."

Ken Shimura, who had done his homework beforehand, introduced the topic.

"Yes, there are many masters and it is very challenging."

There was no script for this small talk, so Fujii answered according to circumstances.

"When you participated in the National High School Football Competition two years ago, I went to watch you play. Tickets for the finals were not easy to buy at that time. Why did you suddenly switch to kendo now?"

Shimura Ken continued speaking, ignoring the two women next to him.

"Because I prefer to challenge new things. Football is like this, and kendo is like this, and kendo can also strengthen your body."

Fujii turned his head towards Maeda Atsuko and said.

"Just like Ms. Maeda Atsuko, after graduating from idols, she became an actor. Isn't it also a new challenge?"

Hey, did you talk about me?

Maeda Atsuko couldn't react for a moment, she had the consciousness of being a vase.

"Hi! But my career as an actor is not as brilliant as Fujii-kun's. I just need to be able to maintain it."

She modestly said that even though she has won the highest award for Japanese films, the status of female artists is still lower after all. Ken Shimura is an evergreen tree in Japanese variety shows, and his qualifications and abilities are all there. But for Fujii,

She had different ideas and seemed very cautious, as if she had returned to her idol days.

As for Saito Asuka and the seniors next to him, they couldn't get in the conversation and just looked at Fujii's face secretly, feeling a little shy.

After another detailed discussion, this special program finally came to an end. Fujii took the envelope handed by the staff, opened it and took a look. Inside was his reward of 200,000 yen.

Only 50,000 yen?

Saito Asuka, who also received the envelope, sighed. She is considered famous now, but the performance fee for the last show was never high. The industry always has a prejudice against idols, thinking that they are the lowest profession of artists, and only

Only people who are not good at anything will become Heisei idols, rather than the Yuanzu idols of the Showa period who have a higher status.

About 150,000 yen, not bad.

Maeda Atsuko also looked at the thickness of the envelope. An experienced senior like her could measure the approximate number with just a pinch of her fingers, and the error would be very small.

"After work, do you want to go for a drink? I'll treat you."

Shimura Ken stuffed a stack of surprisingly thick envelopes into his pocket and extended an invitation to Fujii and the two girls.

"I'm not yet twenty, forget it."

Fujii rejected the other party. If he wanted to develop in the entertainment industry, this would be a good opportunity to get closer, but he has an almighty golden finger and the ability to be willful.

Maeda Atsuko also declined politely. The underage Saito Asuka was not included in Shimura Ken's invitation at all. He did not want to end up in prison at his old age.

"Um, is it convenient to add Lⅰne as a friend?"

Saito Asuka, who looks weak, actually approached Fujii Shu who was about to leave first and made a request.

"Okay, let's scan it with the NFC function of your phone."

Fujii agreed generously. If a cute girl wants to add you on WeChat in person, how many people can refuse her cruelly?

"If you don't want to drink, I'll go find the stewards to drink. Goodbye."

Shimura Ken no longer wanted to be a light bulb, so he winked at Fujii tree with an old heart, and turned to mingle with the staff who were cleaning up the scenery.

"Ms. Maeda, would it be convenient to add Lⅰne as a friend? It's fate that we meet each other."

Noticing Maeda Atsuko's hesitant look, Fujii asked proactively.

"Well, thank you."

Maeda Atsuko then took out her mobile phone. After adding the two female friends, Fujii seemed to have completed the task, said hello and left.

"Fujii-kun, he is not yet twenty years old."

When removing makeup in the dressing room, Saito Asuka mentioned Fujii's age intentionally or unintentionally. Maeda Atsuko next to her was already a twenty-five-year-old old girl.

"I'm not interested in him, you don't have to say that."

Maeda Atsuko's expressionless answer prompted Asuka Saito to apologize, and the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

Humph, little bitch!

Maeda Atsuko took the lead and rolled her eyes at Saito Asuka before leaving.

Haha, old witch.

Sixteen-year-old Saito Asuka noticed Maeda Atsuko's reaction through mirror reflection. She was not a mean person, but she had a treasure in front of her, so how could she just sit back and watch. There was only one Fujii tree, and the winner was justice.

(End of chapter)