Chapter 84 Ogura Yuko's Surprise

  "My name is Ogura Yuko, I'm 17 years old, and I belong to Avant-garde. Please give me guidance."

  " Ogura Yuko, 17 years old, has any filming experience? Does advertising count? Recently appeared on TV, Toshiba LED light..."

  "Really? Okay... Alright, thank you."

  "No, it's okay... thank you..." After finishing the commercial shoot with Zhou Xiao, Ogura Yuko returned to her usual life. Although Zhou Xiao knew that she would become Japan's top gravure idol in the future, for now, neither she nor her company had a clear direction for her career. In this situation, people tend to hope for better job opportunities, so whether it was singing or acting, Ogura Yuko recently tried out many chances and attended numerous auditions.

  But... although the Toshiba ad is often praised by interviewers, most of the praise goes to the creator of the ad. What about Ogura Yuuko who didn't even show her face? Sorry, your so-called "acting experience" doesn't count.

  "It's really not easy to get along in the entertainment industry..." Yoko Ogura couldn't help but think.

  Hard work will always pay off, it's just that the rate of return has a lot to do with one's innate talent. If you're naturally beautiful but don't put in effort, you might not be better than someone who isn't as beautiful but works hard enough. But if you're naturally beautiful and also put in the same amount of effort as someone who isn't as beautiful, then you're destined to be a more successful winner.

  In the entertainment industry, apart from looks, talent is also your other face. The reason I say this is that talent is similar to beauty, and the biggest role in it is played by innate ability. If you are born with talent and then work hard, you can be successful, but if you don't have much talent and just look good, you can still be successful, only... you will always be a subordinate to those who have talent.

  Of course, doing business is also a kind of talent.

  "Ah... that guy... what's he been up to lately..." In the afternoon, Ogura Yuko returned home early after finishing work and lay on her bed, thinking with her ears perked up. Zhou Xiao had disappeared again after filming an advertisement, and she couldn't find him anywhere as he left early and came back late every day. Although they knew each other, it was as if they were completely strangers. Ogura Yuko thought that the boy next door was somehow beyond ordinary boys.

  As for Zhou Xiao's reason? It's simple, first, he is an otaku, second, recently he has been busy to the point of exhaustion, every day when he comes back home, he is too tired to even have the desire to flirt with girls.

  Kokoro's Yuuko turned over and saw a magazine beside her, with Zhou Xiao's photo on it. Under the photo was written: "The new reasoning written by the boy who moved all of Japan with his singing voice!"

  "Ah...... He can even write reasoning."

  Ogura Yuko felt she couldn't wait any longer and suddenly got out of bed.

  About two hours later.

  "Ding Dong..." Just five minutes after Zhou Xiao arrived home, the doorbell rang again.

  "Huh? He was surprised, knowing that there were very few people living here, and normally no one would come. If something happened, they could just use their mobile phone, so who could be knocking on his door?"

  Zhou Xiao opened the door, and outside was Ogura Yuko.

  "Uh... I made some cakes but can't finish them, would you like to help me out?" Ogura Yuko's face was slightly flushed as she held up a whole cake.

  Zhou Xiao suddenly felt embarrassed. "If you really can't eat it, at least take half of it. What's the point of leaving a whole one uneaten?"

  Letting the girl into the room, Zhou Xiao said: "Sit down, I still have something to deal with, wait a moment."

  Ogura Yūko looked around the room curiously, it was tidy and clean but there wasn't any extra furniture or decorations. The TV, sofa and coffee table were probably the most ordinary setup. The most eye-catching thing in the room should be where Zhou Xiao is working now, there's a computer on the desk, and Zhou Xiao is typing away in front of the computer.

  Zhou Xiao, who had earned hundreds of millions, actually didn't need to live here anymore. However, for the time being, he wasn't interested in moving out. There were many reasons for this: recently he was busy to death, and his computer and company investments had also spent a lot of money. More importantly, next door there was such a lovely little girl, Zhou Xiao thought that since he couldn't afford a good enough house anyway, he might as well just stay put for now.

  As for the cleanliness of the room, he was too busy to care and didn't have time to do it himself. The one who actually took on these tasks was a part-time worker he found through Uncle Ikegami.

  "You watch TV first, I'm busy with something that can't be left for now, but it should be done soon." Zhou Xiao said. What he is working on now is the revised script of "A Liter of Tears". The current script has changed a lot compared to the original version that Nagata Kotomi saw at first. As the director, Nagata Kotomi also had her own ideas about the script, and she and Zhou Xiao discussed many parts of the script over this period of time. The final result is the current script. In such discussions, both parties can be said to have benefited a lot, especially Zhou Xiao, who gained his most precious experience.

  Sitting on the sofa, Ogawa Yuko's eyes were fixed on the TV, but her attention was all on Zhou Xiao: "What is he writing? Is it a new song? Or something else? I really want to see... If only he would write a song for me too, it's just that even if he did, I wouldn't be able to sing it well..."

  Kogure actually released a CD and even held a concert, but that level... The people who went to her concert, 100% didn't go because the songs sounded good.

  Zhou Xiao felt like she was done quickly, but in fact, after Ogura Yui arrived, Zhou Xiao spent another half an hour to finish today's work. She finally let out a sigh of relief and shut down the computer. When she turned around, she saw Ogura Yui and got startled.

  Then he patted his head and realized that just now, for a moment, he had even forgotten about Yoko Ogawa coming.

  "What would you like to drink?" Zhou Xiao asked as he stood up.

  "Ah! Anything goes!" For half an hour, Ogawa Yoko's life was utterly dull, but seeing the man working so intently, she couldn't say anything and could only watch TV listlessly. When Zhou Xiaoguang turned off his computer, she had already noticed that the man not far away from her had finished his work.

  "Anything... orange juice?" asked Zhou Xiao.

  "Good!" Ogura Yuko nodded.

  He took out orange juice from the refrigerator and poured two cups for himself and the girl, then walked over to her side with the cup.

  "Thanks for the cake," said Zhou Xiao.

  "It's nothing, I couldn't eat it anyway. We're all neighbors after all. By the way, what were you just busy with?" Ogura Yoko asked.

  "Oh, nothing much, just a movie script I've been working on recently."

  "A movie script? Are you going to make a film?" Yuko Ogura asked.

  "I'm just an investor and wrote a script, the original work and director are not me, so strictly speaking, it can't be counted as my film." Zhou Xiao said cautiously.

  "That's already amazing!" Ogura Yuko was stunned by Zhou Xiao, especially his versatility had already left her speechless. Normally, people would question why Zhou Xiao did so many things at the same time, but Ogura Yuko no longer thought that way. This period of time being very concerned about Zhou Xiao's news made her extremely familiar with the man in front of her, and in her eyes, Zhou Xiao was already omnipotent.

  "If only I were that amazing too..." thought Ogura Yuko to herself, she was well aware that Zhou Xiao was only one year older than her, but he had accomplished something that she wouldn't be able to do in her entire lifetime. At this moment, her feelings were just like those of a young girl admiring her idol.

  As for Zhou Xiao, looking at the girl's eyes that seemed to be gazing at him like stars, he felt a buzzing in his mind and thought the girl in front of him was too cute, he couldn't bear it.

  "By the way, cake! I had cake to eat today, you don't know, usually at home I'm too lazy to cook." Zhou Xiao shifted her gaze away from Ogawa Yūko's eyes and looked down at the tea table.