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"Ren? Do you know Hatori-san?"

Kyoko was eager to gather some information about the director. Ren might have some insight on what kind of person the director might be.

"Yeah, we know each other since I started my career. He was directing my break through movie. To be honest he is quite the devil and he nearly had me going insane with all his maltreating and berating. But he was the best teacher I could have wished for and was kind of a mentor and substitute father for me."

Kyoko was baffled at his revelation. She couldn't image that someone would scold her senpai like that. And it was even more surprising that Ren was smiling with such a refulgence while talking. It was hard to like someone if the person was treating you badly.

What kind of man is this director? He appeared to be quite extreme but Ren and the president sounded like they were liking him.

Kyoko was eager to meet him, however there was quiet some nervousness in her. When even Ren had trouble to please that man how could she possibly be able to get accepted by the director. It wouldn't be easy to get an approval. She hoped that she wouldn't disappoint that man who gave her such an enormous chance. And she wanted Ren to be proud of her and that he wouldn't have to apologize for her incompetence.

The trio arrived at the meeting room. Ren was knocking at the door and a deep 'come in' sounded through the it. Kyoko could feel how her fingertips were getting colder and her palms started sweat. She was following the two men into the room.

"Hikaru it's been a while since we saw each other!"

Ren was walking towards the man who stoop up from the couch. The actor was giving him a friendly hug and they were patting each other's back.

It was unusual seeing Ren being this close to people other than Maria since he was normally distant and professional towards his colleagues.

The man opposite Ren had black hair and light caramelish eyes which were glancing fatherly at the young actor. He was tall, not like Ren but nearly as tall as the president. Kyoko estimated him in his early to mid-40s. His face was very distinctive with strong features which let others suspect he might have a wild personality. He was very attractive and with great charisma.

He was giving Ren quiet a blow against his shoulder before we turned towards the others.

"Yashiro-kun pleased to meet you again."

He gave a handshake to the blond manager who returned the greeting respectfully.

"The pleasure is on my side Hikaru-san."

Kyoko was standing on the side following what was happening. She wasn't the shy type of girl but she was now even more nervous in front of the director than before. He seemed very likeable maybe a bit rough but not dangerous or frightening at all. She didn't know where this weird feeling of uneasiness was coming from. Maybe her grudges were sensing something but they weren't acting out. She tried to brush this feeling away and out of her mind.

"Hikaru this is Kyoko Mogami. I heard that you are quite familiar with this name so I will refrain from long introductions."

Ren had stepped behind Kyoko and was shoving her towards the middle of the room near to other men.

"Mogami-san! I am happy to meet you finally in person! Is it alright to call Kyoko-chan?" The man was seizing her delicate hand with his strong grip and was shaking it eagerly while smiling openly and brightly.

Kyoko was surprised about this warm welcome which she hadn't expected. She was gifting him with a lovely smile that came onto her face without any effort. Kyoko was laughing at herself for being so awkward. The man was good natured which made it hard to not like him. Hopefully this first impression was going to last.

After he gave her hand free she was bowing deeply in front of the older man in the way she learned it when she was little.

"I am very honored, Sir! Of course you can call me like that. I am very happy to meet you too and I want to thank you for the amazing chance you are giving me and I will give my best and try anything to not disappoint you!"

Much to the amazement of the others, Hikaru was returning her bow.

"I don't doubt that Kyoko-chan and it would be my honor if you would accept my offer."

His smile was so infectious that she hadn't had another chance than to return it.

"Please sit down. The other actors will be here in short time."

Ren was sitting down beside Kyoko on the couch, while the other two men took a seat on two big leather chairs.

"I'm really glad that you accepted my offer and I hope that Kyoko-chan will give me a positive response soon, too. I would love to see what you can do other than the types of roles you played before. They were similar but I was impressed how different you interpreted and portrayed those characters and not only reused them. Such an understanding for a role is very exceptional and there are not a lot of young actresses who could pull that off. Can I ask you how long you are in the business? I must confess I only noticed you in Dark Moon as Mio since I was spending most of my time in the US lately."

Kyoko was blushing upon hearing those praises and the interested look on the face of the director.

Ren was sitting there tall and very proud. The opinion and expertise of Hikaru was very important to him and it made him happy that his mentor was speaking so fondly about his Kyoko.

"Thank you very much but I think you are thinking to highly of me. I am not in the acting division but I am part of the Love-Me-Section since last year."

"Love-Me?"

Hikaru was laughing out loud.

"What kind of ridiculous idea is that? You might think the Boss couldn't get any more insane and then he is at it again. "

"This division is for handpicked rookies and contains 3 members. All selected by the president personally. Kyoko-chan was the first one to join. But it would be the best to talk to the president about that…. It's his new favorite project."

Yashiro was trying to take some burden off of Kyoko. He knew that she must be embarrassed about Love-Me.

The young actress send grateful glances towards the manager.

"Besides acting as Mio and Natsu I had my first role in the Kyurara advertisement and a role in a music video 'Prisoner' by Sho Fuwa. The other work I was doing were assignments for my division like assisting other artists and helping around LME."

"So… you only acted for a year? You didn't do any other projects before joining LME?"

Hikaru was amazed after Kyoko was shaking her head in denial.

If this was only her starting, what might come out of this little girl when she gathers some experience? This was absolute admirable.

A well-known glint was emerged in the directors eyes. He was sure that there was a rough diamond right in front of him just waiting to be polished and his intuition was never wrong.

The last time he saw someone with a comparable potential it was very hard to get the young untamed lad into the right track. It was a lot of hard work and it had grind both of their nerves. And now this guy was sitting right beside the pretty girl, he was talking to and was smiling at her gently and looking like a love sick fool.

Interesting! It seemed like he had missed one or two things since the last time he saw the young actor. He made a mental note to investigate a bit.

This was very promising.

He was observing while Kyoko was explaining and it appeared to him that she didn't like working in the music video since her facial features turned a bit darker while talking. It was only normal that you couldn't love all the things you are working for but he would have to check out what kind of video it was to see what she had problems with.

Overall he was very pleased with his new discovery. She was a pretty girl. Not a classic beauty like other actresses but pretty enough to turn some heads. She had a very even face with smooth skin and big eyes in a warm gold tone which he had only seen once or twice in his life. Her hair were kind of brownish but were probably bleached and naturally black. She was slim but not scrawny and over all petite even more beside the tall and muscular actor who was sitting beside her.

Remarkable was that she didn't fade beside the actor. She had quiet some presence and charisma what was atypical for a girl her age. But the most striking part of her wasn't the way she looked but the way she behaved.

Her manners were flawless. He already saw how she behaved at the set he visited. With her provoking role on one side and her politeness on the other. His first impression was confirmed when she had greeted him with a perfect 90⁰ bow. He hadn't seen something like that in quiet a while. It was obvious that this wasn't just her acting proper but that she was raised like that. Even now she was sitting there on the couch with a straight back and her long legs bent in a perfect angle.

He came to see her acting as Mio when Lory was sharing his worry about Ren with him. One the first broadcast he was eager to see how Ren was handling the situation but was bewitched by the phenomenal performance by this girl.

Lory was glad he could share his admiration for this girl and was gushing about her, but Hikaru was now a bit upset that his friend was holding back some crucial information about those two.

"Then I'm very curious to see what we can get out of you…. If you goanna take part of this project."