78. Entrance
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Takahashi was not a spontaneous person, but this situation had her acting in the spur of the moment. She had pulled out her card and introduced herself to the coffee-shop girl. She had explained about the project she was hoping to direct, and told the girl that she would be perfect for the part.
The girl had looked completely baffled, and a doubtful crease had appeared on her forehead.
Sensing the girl's insecurity, Takahashi merely grew even more confident of her being the perfect Kagome-candidate.
Given, of course, that an amateur like her could actually act.
That was the only cloud raining on the director's parade – that, and the possibility of the girl turning down the role without even trying.
All she could do was to tell the girl to call her if she was interested. And, after that, Takahashi would have to try to remain patient.
She had smiled at the girl, trying her best not to put any pressure on the young woman. Then, she had placed her order like any other customer and had left the girl back to her job.
But even if the girl was interested, even if she could act, there still was another obstacle in their path. Although she could put in a good word, the girl would still have to pass the auditions like everyone else. And along with Takahashi, the writer Chie-sensei and of course the producers would also participate in deciding about the cast.
Weeks went on, as did the negotiations with the producers. Finally, almost a month later, they signed on the project.
Inuyasha was officially going to become a TV-drama.
Director Takahashi rejoiced, and immediately called to a casting director.
And as she was working hard to bring this long-awaited project to life, doing long hours, meeting with the people who would be on board the production team, and negotiating about the audition schedules, the call she had been waiting for finally came.