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Raspberry PRO Office.

It's still as peaceful as ever here, or rather, a little too peaceful.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Xiao Ai in the past few days."

Kurokawa Akane looked at the office suspiciously.

"Did she go filming?"

Mai Sakurajima also asked curiously, and upon hearing their thoughts, Kana Arima who was sitting next to her angrily grabbed a handful of potato chips.

"What filming! She is singing about youth now, singing about youth!"

"What's the meaning?"

"That guy went to participate in club activities! Joined something called..."

Arima Kanae scratched his head and looked at Ruby sitting on the other side, who hurriedly answered.

"Classics Department."

"Yes! The Classical Literature Department seems to be called this! I've been there once before. Oh, it's really hot. We are so busy here that we can't touch the ground, but she is singing about youth in the department room with other girls! I just think about it when I think about it. accurate!"

"Kana, wouldn't it be great if you joined me too?"

Ruby couldn't help but complain at this time, and Arima Kana glared at her.

"Do you think I have time?"

"…………Ah hahaha……"

Ruby also laughed dryly. Under normal circumstances, students in the performing arts department would not participate in club activities. The reason is simple: they don't have time.

Students who have not become popular should seize the time to hone themselves and make their debut as soon as possible.

Students who become popular should take advantage of their popularity to receive more notices and do their best to maintain their artist lives.

Under such circumstances, there is naturally no time to participate in club activities.

"There may not be one like Xiao Ai in a hundred years, so we'd better not imitate her."

Arima Ganai has also given up.

"Xiao Ai went to participate in club activities?"

On the contrary, Kurokawa Akane is more concerned about other contents.

"Are there any girls in the club?"

"Including Xiao Ai, there are three people in the club, and they are all girls."

It seems that Ma Ganai has investigated it, and now they are talking about it in detail.

"One of them is called Anami Anana, she is quite cute and quite popular among the general department. The other one is called Eru Chitanda, she seems to be the daughter of a good family. Well, both of them have very similar personalities. It’s not bad, I should be able to get along with Xiao Ai.”

It's not wrong for Yanami to be rated as "fairly cute" by Arima Kana. After all, in the entertainment industry where there are so many beauties, having such a sentence is considered a good evaluation. Those whose appearance is below the standard line may not even be considered human beings, but are completely goblins.

".........that's it......"

After hearing Arima Kana's answer, Kurokawa Akane thought for a moment.

"Is it still too late for me to transfer to another school now?"

"What are you thinking? Why do you want to transfer to another school out of nowhere?"

"I also want to celebrate youth with Xiao Ai."

"Aren't you going to arrange a new stage play next?"

"…………………………"

Kurokawa Akane didn't speak, but looked at Arima Kana angrily, who chuckled and rolled his eyes. Only Mai Sakurajima was beside her, looking thoughtful and silent.

“………………That’s it, we talked about these topics in the office.”

Back home, Ruby also told Duanmuhuai what happened in the office, and Duanmuhuai laughed.

"Yes, yes, let them be jealous. When they get older, they will know that youth can never come back. Hahaha..."

"Sister, if Kana knows what you said, she will definitely quarrel with you."

"Don't be afraid, she can't make any noise to me anyway."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"Actually, I'm also a little envious. I also want to enjoy my youth with everyone."

Ruby threw herself on the sofa, then danced and complained.

"But you can't go to the dome to perform if you join the club."

There is no idol club in Yanggao. If you step back ten thousand steps, even if there was one, it would not be possible for you to go to the dome.

"Ugh..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Ruby pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and stared at him. At this moment, suddenly, the doorbell rang.

"Ding dong."

"Who?"

When they heard the doorbell ringing, Duanmu Huai and Ruby were stunned. Although their addresses were not strictly confidential, they were also not public and could not be known to outsiders. And the apartment has double access, so salesmen and the like can't come. In other words, they are neighbors - but they don't know their neighbors either?

"I'll go take a look."

Duanmuhuai stood up, walked to the door, and turned on the intercom. Then he saw Mai Sakurajima standing outside.

"Well………"

"I'm Mai Sakurajima who just moved next door today."

The latter spoke into the intercom with a smile as if meeting for the first time.

"This is our first meeting, so please take care of me."

"………………Come in."

Duanmuhuai sighed silently, and then opened the door.

Ruby was naturally surprised by the appearance of Mai Sakurajima, but she was still very happy.

"Does Sister Mai live next door to us? That's great, then we will be neighbors from now on!"

"Me too. I didn't expect Xiao Ai and Ruby to be next door. I was shocked."

You're lying. When you had puberty syndrome and had no place to go, I kept you here for several days.

Of course, Duanmu Huai would not be bored to expose Mai's words.

Originally, it was just a simple greeting from the neighbor, but after Mai Sakurajima walked into the house, she stood up after a short greeting.

"By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, I'll cook."

"Hey? It's not good to trouble Mai sister......"

Ruby was obviously a little surprised, looking at Duanmu Huai for help, and Duanmu Huai nodded.

"It doesn't matter, since Mai said she wanted to make it, just leave it to her. It just so happens that we haven't decided what to eat."

"Then...... OK."

Ruby was open-minded. She frowned, thought for a moment, and then stopped thinking about it and continued to watch TV. Duanmu Huai took the opportunity to go to the kitchen, and now saw Mai cutting vegetables neatly.

"There's nothing in the fridge, so I can only cook curry. Is that okay? I'll buy groceries when I come back tomorrow. If there's anything you can't eat, tell me in advance."

"Oh, oh......"

This isn't your home, are you really planning to come to my house for dinner every day? Then why do you live next door to me?

Duanmu Huai just complained in his heart and then changed the subject.

"By the way, I encountered something that might be puberty syndrome today."

"Oh?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Mai Sakurajima paused and handed over a potato.

"Peel it for me."

"Okay."

Duanmu Huai took the potato and peeled it while telling Mai Sakurajima what happened in the club today. Mai Sakurajima frowned.

"You mean the script hasn't been written yet, but a DVD shot according to the script has appeared? And no one knows who the actors are?"

"Yes, after that, I checked the roster of Class F, and I didn't find those people, but..."

"But?"

"There are a few blanks on the roster."

"………………"

Hearing this, Sakurajima Mai turned her head.

"You mean you suspect those people are like me, unable to be recognized by others?"

"It's not clear yet, but this matter is indeed a bit strange. I plan to investigate and see if I can find any clues."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.

"Can you believe it? That group of people made the film by voting."

"Voting?"

"Yes, the class leader showed me their meeting minutes. Most people voted for movies for the cultural festival. Then most people chose mystery movies... Just like that, they voted one by one, even the filming location, how many people would die in the script, and how they died were all voted on."

Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai shook his head speechlessly.

"I am speechless that they shirk responsibility to this extent. If they really don't want to do it, they might as well not do it."

The Japanese culture that Duanmu Huai hates the most is this kind of ambiguous thing. As mentioned before, in Japanese culture, once someone bears the responsibility, it means that the whole society can impose just sanctions on him. It is precisely because of this that the Japanese are unwilling to take responsibility, so they came up with this method to disperse the responsibility.

At that time, even if the movie is bad, it will be the responsibility of the whole class, not a certain person.

When Duanmu Huai read the minutes of the meeting, he was speechless. If you are all like this, you might as well quit. What the hell is going on? If Duanmu Huai encountered this situation, he would just quit.

"If that's the case..."

Hearing this, Mai Sakurajima thought for a moment.

"Maybe the problem is not with those few people, but with others."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Xiao Ai Ai said before that the film was shot very badly."

"That's how it is for beginners."

"But it's very bad."

"That's true. Whether it's camera movement or acting, there is nothing qualified."

"I guess... they may not be able to accept this situation."

"???"

Faced with Mai Sakurajima's answer, Duanmu Huai was a little surprised.

"What do you mean?"

"You naturally hope that the things you work so hard to shoot will be good, or at least of average quality. If the quality is so bad that it is horrible, then for other students, isn't it a waste of time?"

"Originally, they are ordinary students, not even performing arts majors, so it's not surprising that they have such a result."

"Indeed, Xiao Ai is an artist and would think so, but in fact, I think you also know that the audience doesn't really care about these things."

"Oh... that's true."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai immediately understood what Sakurajima Mai meant. He recalled that before crossing over, a director once invested hundreds of millions to shoot a movie, but the box office was a big flop. Then the director broke down and scolded the audience on the Internet for not understanding art and not knowing how to appreciate it, while the audience scolded his movie for being boring and a complete waste of money.

Yes, it's that simple.

The things you shoot for people to watch, regardless of skills or artistry, ultimately depend on whether the audience finds it interesting.

The audience doesn't care how much money you invested in your movie, how many stars joined, or what new technologies you used. They only care about whether the movie is good or not.

Similarly, for outsiders, it doesn’t matter how much Class F contributed to the film; what matters is whether it’s good or not.

From this point of view, the movie is completely out.

"So you mean that the people in Class F think that this movie is too bad and want to forget it subconsciously? Just like forgetting the dark history? But why are the actors disappearing?"

"Because they are outsiders, they can't tell whether the lighting, music, camera, script and other things are good or bad. But the acting is very intuitive, and you can tell whether the acting is good or bad at a glance. Maybe they think that there is no problem with the part they are responsible for, it's just that the acting of the actors is too bad - we have encountered this kind of thing many times."

"That is............"

Duanmu Huai sighed silently. When filming movies and TV series, such discussions often occur. The audience doesn't understand the technology, but they can tell who is acting well or not. So at this time, the actors are the ones to blame.

Experts may be able to give a fair evaluation, but laymen...

"So what you mean is that they think those actors ruined their work, and if they were gone, the movie wouldn't be so bad, right?"

"It's always the most convenient to blame others, not to mention voting."

When most people think you are guilty, then you are really guilty.

The so-called minority obeys the majority, that's it.

But for Duanmu Huai, he is better at turning the majority into the minority.

"To be honest, if this really makes a few people disappear out of thin air, then this puberty syndrome is a bit too scary."

Duanmu Huai touched his chin and picked up another potato.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll talk to them again, um...Thanks for your advice, I have thought of a good way."

Duanmu Huai said, with a sneer. Mai Sakurajima's statement reminded Duanmu Huai of the time when he was the consultant of the wind band club, when Nakasago Kaori and Kousaka Reina had a big fight over the solo quota. At that time, many people in the wind band stood on Nakasago Kaori's side, believing that Kousaka Reina should respect the elderly and love the virtuous.

Japanese people are like this, always like to hide behind others, and the same is true for Japanese. When it comes to ambiguous expressions, no language can compare to Japanese. In the final analysis, these ambiguous expressions are all to avoid taking responsibility.

At that time, those people in the wind band club did not want to be thought that they hated Kousaka Reina, so they launched the cover of Nakasago Kaori, which sounded quite plausible.

But in the final analysis, they just didn't want to take responsibility.

In fact, this can be found in TV dramas. When Japanese people are angry, they will directly shout to each other, "You are responsible for me, be responsible!" or "Call the person responsible!".

In the eyes of people from other countries, Japanese people don't even get angry, what's the point of being responsible? Can't you scold more harshly? WTF three times in a row is better than this.

But in the cultural context of Japan, this sentence is basically equivalent to "Go to hell".

So you see, Japanese people are just like this.

The same goes for the students in Class F. If, as Mai Sakurajima said, they want to avoid being blamed, so they unconsciously hope that those actors will take responsibility and make them disappear... then Duanmu Huai doesn't mind making these idiots realize who is the makeshift group.