Life in Tokyo starting as a child star

Chapter 423 The housewife craze of "Her and Him"! (4100 words)

"Is "Her and Him" ​​so popular in your circle of housewives?"

Listening to his wife's explanation, Sakamoto Kei was full of surprise, but at the same time he couldn't help but glance at the 'support card' in their hands.

"Yes." Kanae Sakamoto nodded her head. Her palms were holding each other's hands, and she looked quite embarrassed: "I didn't hide it on purpose, but this matter is indeed a bit difficult to talk about."

"." Sakamoto Kei.

In Japan, it is quite common to support your favorite actors and idols.

The methods are also all kinds of strange.

There have even been cases in the past where someone bought one or two hundred sets of a certain actor's peripherals just because he liked them.

But that's usually what young kids do.

Like this, a group of full-time housewives in their thirties are still showing off outside

It's natural that Kanae Sakamoto doesn't want to tell him the matter.

Kei Sakamoto was relieved.

Originally, he thought that his 'family was broken' somehow.

Unexpectedly, my wife just fell in love with Kitami Minori and wanted to support him, which is why she made such a joke.

Sakamoto Kei breathed a sigh of relief, then straightened his expression, and held his wife's hand: "It's okay, Kanae, I just like an actor, it's nothing, you don't need to hide, just feel free to do what you want to do. Well, we as a family are fully willing to support you.”

Kanae Sakamoto has always been a Japanese woman with a traditional personality. She is usually either busy with housework or taking care of children, and basically has no living space and interests of her own.

Regarding his wife's living situation, Sakamoto Kei has actually been quite worried about whether his wife will find life boring in the long run.

Now the other person has found something they like to do.

Of course, he wouldn't object so pettyly. At most, he was just a little weird in his heart.

After all, "Her and Him" ​​is a TV series of Sakura TV. As his wife, Kanae Sakamoto's behavior is completely okay to say "enemies".

But forget it.

As long as his wife likes it, there is no need for him to take any action on this matter - and he also has to compensate the other party, after all, he was the one who suspected his wife first.

"start"

Sure enough, looking at Kei Sakamoto's serious expression, Kanae Sakamoto's expression immediately became a little touched. She nodded gently and held his hand: "Thank you, I understand."

His wife's eyes were full of tenderness, which made Kei Sakamoto's mood relax.

The estrangement between him and his wife, which had long been neglected due to work, seemed to have been smoothed away at this moment.

"That evil servant is quite useful sometimes."

An inexplicable feeling of affection for Kitumi Minoru arose in his heart, and Sakamoto Kei was satisfied.

That's right.

He had a rare fondness for this opponent - until the next day.

"Kanae, what is this?"

Looking at the square things placed at home and looking at what looked like support signs, the corners of Sakamoto Kei's mouth, who had just returned home, twitched and he couldn't help but speak.

"Huh? Don't you see it, Kei? This is a new support sign specially made for Kitazumi-kun by our town."

Kanae Sakamoto's voice was still gentle, and she explained softly beside her.

Normally, when Kei Sakamoto sees such a docile Kanae Sakamoto, even if he is extremely dissatisfied, he will turn into deep love for his wife.

But not today.

I really can't stand it.

Mainly because this thing can be called a support card?

big.

Big!

Extremely big!

Kei Sakamoto even had to raise his head halfway to see the full picture of the support cards - they even reached the ceiling.

You must know that their house is a standard single-family house.

The first floor is 4 meters high.

But even so, it’s a bit hard to let go of the ‘behemoth’ in front of me.

The length is even more exaggerated.

Look at the support sign across your sofa, refrigerator, and straight to your kitchen.

Sakamoto Kei's face twitched violently.

The most important thing is that there are a series of colorful lights hanging on this support sign - flashing in various bright colors, paired with Kitazumi Minoru's photos, those big eyes staring at you - just glance at it accidentally at night. Toshio Saeki's 'feeling of security' when he lives in his home.

The cold air drifted directly onto Sakamoto Kei's back.

Kei Sakamoto couldn't hold it any longer and asked his wife why this thing was placed in their house.

Kanae Sakamoto's answer is also very simple.

The town council couldn't find a place to place the support sign, but the Sakamoto family just had enough room for it, so the full-time housewives put it together at the party and decided to put it at the Sakamoto family—it's an assembled type and will be used tomorrow. It can also be removed when needed.

When he heard this, Sakamoto Kei already felt like he was about to vomit blood.

Okay, is this their backup warehouse?

"Qi, it really bothers you, right? Otherwise, I'll ask Mrs. Takenaka and the others to help take her away tomorrow?"

Kanae Sakamoto was not an idiot. Her husband must have been dissatisfied when he asked such a question. Her expression became a little uneasy and she asked.

"." Kei Sakamoto.

To be honest, he really wanted to obey his wife's words.

After all, keeping it at home is quite a nuisance. If I go downstairs to take a drink of water late at night and see Minoru Kitumi staring at her 'gloomily', I will be scared to death.

People who didn’t know it thought their house was summoning spirits.

But when he thought about the words that he had said so boldly yesterday, "I will respect you no matter what decision I make," he couldn't say "ok" at all.

There is no other way.

Even if your teeth are broken, you have to swallow it down your throat.

He forced a smile that was uglier than crying: "It's okay, Kanae, this is your hobby, I will support you."

Probably because the light was relatively dark, Sakamoto Kanae didn't notice her husband's expression and said happily: "Really? Thank you, Kei."

"Why"

Look at the support sign next to him, and then look at his wife's happy face.

Sakamoto Keishun breathed a sigh of relief and comforted himself secretly.

Forget it.

It's just a support card, and since my wife is so happy, it's worth it.

But what Kei Sakamoto didn't expect was that all this was just the beginning.

In the days that followed, it was as if Kitumi Minoru had lived in their home.

What kind of posters were bought by the ladies in the neighborhood who raised money?

There are also some peripherals by Minoru Kitazumi, and even body pillows.

Later, even the dishes made by Kanae Sakamoto were the same as those made by Ariami and Muro in "Her and Him".

Realizing this, Kei Sakamoto put on a mask of pain. How could anyone regret it?

As a traditional Japanese man who believes that "men are greater than women", he really didn't expect that his gentle and virtuous wife would actually like a subservient to such an extent!

He had heard before that some popular idols in the industry were 'mainly promoted' by housewives. Whatever the popular idols liked to eat, as ardent fans, they would cook whatever they wanted for their families.

But he never expected that one day such a thing would happen to him.

The house leaked and it rained all night.

He is not the only one in TV Tokyo who has this kind of treatment.

When it’s time for lunch break and dinner.

Many producers at TV Tokyo talked about their wives and felt that something was wrong with them recently.

This situation is quite consistent with my own situation.

Sakamoto Kei didn't hesitate and asked in detail.

Only then did I discover that the wives of many of the producers present had fallen in love with Minoru Kitazumi in "Her and Him".

There are even a few unlucky ones who are treated in the same way as him - after Beicheng ate dumplings in the drama, dumplings would inevitably appear on their dinner table the next day.

What is going on?

Is "She and Him" ​​so charming to these stay-at-home wives?

Kei Sakamoto showed an unexpected expression.

But soon, something even more unexpected happened to him.

After the fourth episode of "Her and Him" ​​was aired, the highest instant ratings were 7.89%! The average viewership rating is 7.31%!

The summer hit list instantly jumped from the bottom to the top ten!

this moment

The producers who originally thought that they didn't need to care about the growth of "Her and Him" ​​and thought that Kitami Minoru was just wasting their precious time in a low-cost TV series all lost their voices.

The average viewership rating is 7.31%.

This achievement can appear in morning dramas or noon dramas.

But it’s just impossible to appear in the long garbage time after the morning drama.

But it just happened.

And it explodes instantly!

The producers present were able to reach their current status at TV Tokyo. Of course, one or two of them are veterans in the industry.

Although they haven't figured out the reason why "Her and Him" ​​broke out, they have already realized it - it's broken! Could it be that he was going to be stabbed in the back by that evil servant again?

The key is what is going on?

You must know that in the third episode of "Her and Him", the highest instantaneous ratings were only 4.77%.

Why did it suddenly reach the 7% mark?

Why did word-of-mouth suddenly explode?

Kei Sakamoto and the others hurriedly began to conduct investigations and summaries. Everyone was afraid that the program they were responsible for would be knocked off the popular list by "Her and Him".

If they are really defeated by such a low-cost program in a garbage time period, it will be a real shame for them!

After some means such as online verification and questionnaire survey.

Only then did Sakamoto Kei and the others know the reason.

It turns out that as early as two weeks before "Her and Him" ​​started airing, there was a wave of love for the drama "Her and Him" ​​among Japanese housewives.

Many Japanese housewives have developed strong empathy for the heroine Ariha.

They surrender to themselves every day and lose their previous enthusiasm for life. Isn’t this what they are talking about?

Aren't they the same?

Do you not do housework or take care of the children every day?

Of course, this is not to say that handling housework and childcare are bad.

But after they worked day in and day out, they suddenly looked back and realized that they had not picked up the things they loved before for a long time.

Writing, music, sports. It seems that all these are far away from me.

It seems like the person I used to be is no longer there.

There is only an empty shell of myself left in place.

And Kitaki Minoru appeared in front of Ariha, with that handsome face and those calm yet powerful eyes.

It's like injecting a fresh propellant into their boring lives.

It gave them an instant desire.

if you can.

They really want to be like the 28-year-old Youbo in the play

At this age when everything seems to have been missed, meeting the right things and the right people

"Her and Him" ​​tells a story of redemption.

They are almost the same age as Yuha, so why don't they want a chance to redeem themselves?

In this way, many people took on the role of Aribo.

And in these few weeks, I secretly accumulated strength.

It wasn't until today that everything exploded.

Many housewives even said on the Internet that "Her and Him" ​​is an epoch-making TV series that calls on housewives to find themselves!

Many housewives even publicly protested to Sakura TV.

Why put this good drama "Her and Him" ​​behind the morning slot?

Shouldn’t this great drama calling out housewives be classified as a morning drama?

Is it because they look down on the power of old, full-time housewives like them?

The sound was loud and the rhythm spread rapidly.

By the time Sakura TV came to their senses, they were already confused.

It also looks down on housewives and disrespects the audience's demands.

All kinds of hats suddenly flew onto their heads, giving them an unexpected feeling.

no?

Isn't "Her and Him" ​​just a low-budget TV series that they use to prolong the show?

Was our TV station stabbed in the back by our own TV series?

Full of weirdness and speechlessness, they urgently issued an announcement overnight.

Apologizing and bowing.

Even the filming team of "Her and Him" ​​was busy issuing statements to refute the rumors, and then managed to calm down the outcry.

When he saw this, Sakamoto Kei was already dumbfounded.

All the agents from TV Tokyo were also stunned by this sudden trend.

Mainly because they never thought about it.

The full-time housewives who are as docile as sheep, who have always been ignored by men with "Japanese machismo", can actually cause such a stir.

This is actually of course.

Which career in Japan is the most time-consuming?

Then housewives will definitely bear the brunt.

They are already familiar with housework, sending children to school, and cooking every day, and it doesn't take much time at all.

Having so much time to make waves is not a difficult task for housewives like them.

In fact, as a main participant in "Her and Him", Kitami Minoru did not expect that they could be so involved.

You must know that this is completely a work by Kitazumi Ariha reflecting on her depression in life due to social phobia.

There is simply not as much substituted imagery as the group of housewives on the Internet say.

But.

It just so happens that people have rich imaginations, and women themselves are more emotional than men.

This is true whether you are watching TV series, movies, animations or listening to music.

Sometimes they just think of themselves.

In addition, Japan's "patriarchal" social structure has indeed made many Japanese stay-at-home wives suffer for a long time.

All circumstances come together.

This resulted in a situation that even Beicheng Minoru did not expect.

but--

"This is also a good thing."

Kitaki Minoru is energetic and in high spirits!

This week's average ratings have reached 7.31%, which is quite remarkable and exceeded everyone's expectations.

What about next week?

The craze for housewives has not passed yet. In other words, the ratings of "Her and Him" ​​are still likely to continue to grow!

If only we could set a record during this time period.

That is indeed worth looking forward to!