Chapter 213: Chapter 209 Future Decision
Bang!
The brown fist hit the red sandbag hard.
Perhaps because the owner of the fist was neither an American nor had he slept for 70 years, the sandbag was still hanging there and was not directly knocked away.
"Call--"
The owner of the fist exhaled a breath of foul air, and his bronze muscles trembled as his body contracted, demonstrating their strength.
Although you are just a bodybuilder, basic physical training is still necessary.
Of course, compared with professional boxers, Junichi Ishida is still inferior.
However, the shaking sandbag still amazed the only spectator present.
"Brother Junichi is still as awesome as ever, but I am totally out of my league."
Sugiyama applauded.
"Humph, if you choose bodybuilding like me, you can do it too. Who told you to be an idol?"
Junichi Ishida snorted coldly. He still had some complaints about his cousin being a sissy.
Well, in Ishida Junichi's eyes, J-family's male idols are sissy.
"Brother Junichi, what do you think about what I said before?"
"An actor?"
There was a hint of hesitation on Ishida Junichi's face. He came to the table in the corner of the practice room, picked up the brief script that Sugiyama handed to him, and started flipping through it.
"Brother Junichi, you still can't make a decision?" Sugiyama was a little anxious.
"Um..."
Ishida pondered, and he was obviously still a little hesitant.
It's not that Junichi Ishida was hesitant about whether to switch to the entertainment industry. What he was hesitant about was whether now was the best time for him to enter the entertainment industry.
Bodybuilding is a profession that relies heavily on youth, and few athletes can make it to the age of 40.
When all bodybuilders enter this industry, the first thing they have to consider is which career they should switch to when their career comes to an end.
The best path among them is that of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Perhaps entering politics and becoming a US governor is out of reach for most people, but becoming a famous action actor is not impossible.
However, whether or not to retire as a bodybuilder now is the reason why Junichi Ishida is hesitant.
Junichi Ishida is already 30 years old, which is a rather embarrassing age for a bodybuilder.
As he gradually enters middle age, he is no longer able to cope with those newcomers.
After all, no matter how hard he tries to keep his body in top shape, he is definitely inferior to those newcomers who are at the peak of their physical condition.
However, Junichi Ishida was still reluctant to quit the bodybuilding industry so directly.
Although he has won many Mr. Bodybuilding titles in Japan, he has never won the Mr. International Bodybuilding title.
Ishida was somewhat unwilling to quit the bodybuilding circle under such circumstances.
"Junichi-ni, Director Kiryu told me when I came here." Sugiyama reminded again, "The crew is on a tight schedule now, he can't keep waiting like this."
"I know."
Junichi Ishida sighed. If he took on this script, it would mean saying goodbye to the industry he had been in for more than ten years.
No matter who it is, it is impossible to make this kind of decision in an instant.
In fact, one of the factors that Junichi Ishida was concerned about was the movie he was about to star in.
After all, this may be his first role in the entertainment industry, which is crucial to his future development.
Ishida Junichi has no discrimination against commercial films. As a bodybuilder, he wants to act in art films, but his poor acting skills are simply not enough to handle it.
But will this movie be a success?
Because he is not an insider, Junichi Ishida's views on director Nanaya Kiryu mostly come from Japanese sports media.
It sounds a bit strange, but it's actually not difficult to understand.
Due to the lack of entertainment in the early years, the first media newspapers in Japan that covered movies were all sports newspapers.
It is not surprising that Junichi Ishida, an athlete, learned about the film industry through sports newspapers.
Although these sports newspapers have a long history and are highly authoritative, they inevitably have some of the style of those old film critics.
They may not directly criticize Nanaya Kiryu, who has been focusing on commercial films for a hundred years, but there are still cases where they beat around the bush and belittle Nanaya.
In addition, there was the job-hopping incident involving Nanaya Kiryu and Lin Bao's separation some time ago.
This made Junichi Ishida's evaluation of Nanaya Kiryu drop by a level.
As a straightforward man, Junichi Ishida looked down on Nanaya for abandoning his old employer for money.
"I haven't thought about it yet." said Junichi Ishida.
There is only one chance to quit bodybuilding, and his age will definitely not allow him to return to bodybuilding after a failed attempt at transformation.
Junichi Ishida was very calm, but his cousin became anxious.
In Sugiyama's view, this is an opportunity that absolutely cannot be missed.
If he misses this opportunity, it will be difficult for his cousin to enter the entertainment industry again.
As an idol, Sugiyama knows the environment of the Japanese entertainment industry better than Ishida. Muscular men like his cousin are not popular in the Japanese entertainment industry.
Therefore, this time may be the only chance for my cousin to become a famous actor in his life.
After all, he is his cousin who has taken care of him since he was a child, so Sugiyama certainly hopes that Junichi Ishida will be as successful as possible.
Who would like to see their cousin spending his whole life as a second- or third-tier actor, and ultimately achieving nothing?
"Junichi-ni."
Sugiyama said very seriously: "The person who sent you the director's ticket this time is the 80 billion yen director Nanaya Kiryu!"
"In fact, Brother Junichi, you should also know that your career as a bodybuilder has come to an end. After all, as an Oriental, the gap between you and Western athletes is too big."
Sugiyama stared at his cousin. "If you can become an action movie star, your fame will be countless times higher than that of Mr. International Bodybuilding. Now that this opportunity is in front of you, do you plan to stay in the bodybuilding circle until you die?"
"If this is all you want, Brother Junichi, then so be it. I'm being self-indulgent and fighting for this opportunity for you in vain. From now on, you can develop in the gay world like Billy Herrington."
Sugiyama added another sentence.
He knew very well what his cousin's pain points were, and it had always been his dream to become famous.
Otherwise, Sugiyama wouldn't have asked Nanaya for this opportunity.
"But, the director Nanaya Kiryu..." Ishida Junichi was still hesitant.
Sugiyama felt that his cousin might have taken all the muscle and steroid training to his brain.
He didn't beat around the bush and explained directly: "Director Kiryu is a very thoughtful director. Although he is a commercial director, his thinking is very similar to that of Hollywood directors. It's just that his style is different, so he is more despised than those veteran film critics."
"It's not his films, it's his character."
This sentence made Sugiyama so angry that he wanted to punch the other person.
"The reasons for Director Kiryu's breakup with Lin Bao are very complicated. It is difficult to say whether Director Kiryu is right or wrong. After all, this is a business dispute."
"But."
Sugiyama said loudly: "As a director, he is very responsible and takes good care of us veteran actors who have worked with him. Although he is a little strict on the set, he is undoubtedly a good director!"
Junichi Ishida closed his eyes and made the final decision.
The entertainment industry is a huge world of fame and fortune. Gaining a foothold in it means fame, wealth and even beautiful women will come to you.
Except for those truly indifferent to fame and fortune, ordinary people can hardly resist the temptation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's path was right in front of him, all he needed to do now was seize the opportunity.
As someone who became famous at a young age in the bodybuilding community, he certainly had a taste of what it was like to be famous.
Even in a small circle like bodybuilding, the fame it brings is intoxicating, so what about the larger entertainment industry?
That feeling must be even more exciting than being elected Mr. Bodybuilding and going on stage to receive the award.
"Sasuke, tell the director for me that I will be attending the audition tomorrow."
Junichi Ishida finally agreed to the invitation from the Fate crew.
"That's great, Shunichi-ni." Sugiyama jumped up happily.
"Besides."
Ishita strangled his cousin with both hands.
"How dare you curse me to do a gay video? You're really brave!"
"Please spare my life~"
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"Yeah... OK. ... I understand."
Nanaya put down his phone and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.
"Good news from Sugiyama?" Ori asked with a smile.
"Yeah, Archer's role is basically confirmed."
Nanaya nodded.
He had seen the photo of Junichi Ishida provided by Sugiyama, and the two men did look similar as cousins.
This situation is perfect for the two related characters, Shirou Emiya and Red A.
The only thing is that the hair needs to be dyed silver white, but this is not a big problem.
As long as the other person doesn't faint when he sees the camera, the Archer role is basically Junichi Ishida.
"Got another one."
Nanaya threw Red A's script aside and picked up the script for the next undecided role.
"Hey, Sakura." Nanaya asked, "Do you have any relatives? Introduce one to me."
"Hey hey?!"
Sakura, who was named, made the sound of a frightened little rabbit.
"What's wrong?"
"Hmm... I want to ask if you have any male relatives of similar age. I'm thinking of Matou Shinji as the candidate."
Sakura glanced at Nanaya, her face flushed as she whispered, "No, but..."
"But what?"
"You're the only boy of similar age that I know of, Nanaya."
Sakura said this in a very soft voice, and if the meeting room wasn't so quiet, probably no one would have heard it.
"Yes, this is it!"
Rin suddenly slapped the table and stood up.
"Become Shinji, Senior!"
"Clam?"
Nanaya opened his mouth so wide that it looked like he could swallow a toad.