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I looked at all those actors in disbelief. Besides Aya Fuji, there were many others I recognized. 'I knew this series had a very high budget since the director and the writer are both good, but isn't this a bit too much?'
There were eight people in the circle besides Aya Fuji.
The ones who stood out the most were Ren Kisaragi—a handso actor who started his career a bit late. He's 30, but looks much younger. He has short black hair and a sharp gaze.
He's the one who will play Ryota Mizuno, my brother.
The other standout actress is a veteran with over 30 years of experience. She'll play my mother. Her na is Keiko Fujimura.
She has curly white hair, but even so, her appearance is striking and worthy of praise. She doesn't look older than 50.
'And that last actor…' He's the one who will play my father.
Hiroshi Takayama, also a veteran with more than 30 years in the industry. He's over 50 as well. He has white hair like Keiko, but his appearance isn't particularly impressive.
At best, he looks average. Even so, he has many fans. They say he has a special kind of "charm."
'I honestly can't see that charm.'
"You must be Kyo Evans. I've seen so pictures of you, but you're even more handso in person," Keiko said with a warm smile. Her words were very kind.
"Thank you for the complint. You're even more beautiful in person as well," I replied.
"Oh? You sure know how to talk, don't you?"
"Hahaha, Keiko, don't tease him," Hiroshi said in a firm tone. "It's a pleasure to et you, Kyo. Let's get along well." He smiled kindly at .
I greeted all the actors, and then Aya said,
"Co here, sit next to ." The other actors and actresses looked at her, but she didn't care.
"Ahem! Ahem!" Soone coughed—it was Ren Kisaragi. "Can we start now that everyone is here?"
"What exactly are we going to do? It's my first ti participating in sothing like this," I asked honestly. I wanted to know if it was just like what I had read in all those Korean novels.
Ren was about to answer, but Aya cut him off and began speaking.
"We usually gather to read the script for the scenes we're going to film. Not all the actors here will be part of today's scenes, but we still bring everyone together in situations like this. Many people use it as a learning opportunity."
She explained it as if I were a child.
Well…
"I see. Are we only going to read the script today, or will we also film? My agency said shooting would start today."
"We'll read the script now; shooting will begin in the afternoon," Keiko said with a gentle smile. "You'll have more ti to prepare after the reading. You must be nervous, right? But I'm surprised you're not. The last ti a rookie actress t us, she almost fainted."
"I'm not nervous at all, actually. I was a bit surprised when I t Mrs.Fuji, but I cald down quickly."
"What?" Aya Fuji was shocked.
"Hahaha! Did you hear that? He called Aya 'Mrs,'" Keiko burst into laughter.
Did I do sothing wrong?
"… I feel old."
So that's it…
After that slip-up, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere beca more relaxed.
I chatted a bit more with them, talking about my experiences so far—even about my first audition as a child, when I was rejected. They were curious about it.
However, I didn't ntion the illness I had or my speech difficulties.
There's no need to bring that up.
After talking a bit more about myself, I felt closer to them, and finally, the table read began.
The first scene was arriving ho, just as I had ntioned before.
Keiko, Ren, and Hiroshi suddenly beca serious, and the atmosphere changed completely.
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POV: Third Person
When the table read began, the atmosphere shifted completely. Everyone beca serious, including Kyo. He had already read the script in his dressing room and had the entire scene morized, unlike the others.
They were reading from the script.
Everyone was still seated—except Kyo.
Suddenly, he transford right in front of them.
He stood up, and his gaze changed. All the actors and actresses were surprised, including Aya, who was sitting beside him. She looked at him and thought, 'His aura has changed. He doesn't seem like a child anymore.'
Then the scene began.
"I'm ho," Kyo delivered his line.
His tone was casual, and his voice was slightly hoarse. It made it clear he was tired and had drunk too much the night before. His words were slightly slurred, as there was still alcohol in his system.
Keiko, playing Aiko Mizuno—their mother—shouted from the dining room, "Sota, where have you been!?"
In the scene, she stood up and walked into the living room.
She looked at her son with disgust and said, "You've been drinking again? Who were you with this ti?" Despite his childish behavior, Aiko Mizuno knew everything her son did.
He was a natural womanizer—a man who pretended to be soone he wasn't.
That was one of the film's plot twists.
Why would a womanizer be upset about his brother being cheated on? He himself had cheated before.
Sota let out a sigh and replied, "Just leave alone. I want to go upstairs and get so sleep."
"Sota, is that any way to speak to your mother!?" Hiroshi, playing the father, Daichi Mizuno, shouted.
After that, an argunt between Sota and his father began.
It was as if Kyo had truly beco the character.
His sarcasm, his irritation at the way his parents spoke to him—sothing he tried to hide but couldn't.
His parents' anger at having a son like him.
Everyone there was srized, especially by Kyo Evans' performance.
He was a rookie actor—so how could he perform like that so naturally, even in front of such big nas in the industry?
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