He washed up and headed out.
After changing into casual clothes, Koichi took a taxi to the filming location.
Saki Ikegami had something else to attend to, so she would arrive a little later.
The one advantage of taking a taxi was that he would not get lost.
He was always quite cautious about going somewhere he had never been before.
"Hello, Mr. Sasaki. I'm here to show you around. Please follow me. We'll get your makeup done first."
As he reached the main entrance, a woman in a suit hurried over to greet him.
She had actually been waiting for him for quite some time.
Naturally, she had heard of Koichi Sasaki. Their production team made horse racing programs, after all. No one could have failed to recognize the rising star who had shot to fame last year.
"Makeup first?"
"Yes, but with your looks, we only need to do a little touching up."
They had also been asked to take a few more formal photographs of Koichi Sasaki today.
There was very little material about him available online.
The most comprehensive was still the interview video made by the blogger Aoe Ranch had hired, but that was already old and could no longer satisfy the audience's current demand.
"All right. My agent should be here in another ten minutes or so."
Koichi glanced at his phone.
The train had suddenly run into trouble, which was certainly beyond anyone's control.
"Don't worry. We're not going to kidnap you and sell you off."
The female staff member said it with a smile.
To her, Koichi was naturally a rather endearing younger man. He was only twenty this year, after all.
Koichi, meanwhile, looked at the tall buildings inside the grounds.
This was his first time visiting a place like this.