"Moonlight, this is the crew that I told you about." Ayia introduced them to Theo.
Arthur and the rest woke up from their stupor and stood up when Ayia said that.
Theo looked at everyone with scrutinizing eyes as they stood up.
"Hi, my name is Arthur, and I am the director." Arthur introduced himself as he motioned to shake Theo's hand.
"Hi, everyone. I am Moonlight. It's a pleasure to meet you all." Theo spoke for the first time since he arrived as he shook Arthur's hand.
His mask was made of a special material, so his voice did not sound stuffy in it.
At that moment, when the girl on the table beside them heard his name, she connected the dots.
'He must be the singer from that song!' She thought.
'Will he be annoyed if I ask for a picture with him?' she hesitantly thought.
But she gathered her courage and stood up from her seat.
If she did not ask, she would not know!
So, when Theo and the others were introducing each other, she got behind and said in a low voice.
"Excuse me, Moonlight?" She said shyly.
Theo heard someone calling his alias behind him and turned his head.
When the girl saw the red eyes looking at her, she almost fainted.
'His eyes are so amazing! I wish I could see him without the mask' She thought.
"Yes, that's me. Can I help you?" Theo replied with a calm and polite voice.
"Can I take a selfie with you?" She asked with hopeful eyes.
Theo and the others were surprised when they heard that.
Even though they knew she heard his song, they did not imagine that she liked it enough to ask for a picture of the singer.
The others knew why she was asking for a picture, but Theo was utterly confused.
Why a stranger would ask for a picture with him when no one knew him yet?
But he still replied with a gentle, "Sure, I can."
The girl had an excited face when she heard that.
She opened the camera of her cellphone and got close to Theo.
Theo posed beside her as she took a bunch of pictures.
"Thank you! Can you sign my shirt too?" She asked again with hopeful eyes.
"Sure." Theo replied.
He took the pen she was holding and signed her shirt with his Moonlight autograph.
"Thank you! Thank you!" She exclaimed when she saw the autograph.
Ito Suki was a college student, she loved coming to this coffee to pass the time while reading a book.
Today she heard an amazing song and later she met the artist of it, she could not for the release of his album next month.
She decided to post her selfie when the album was released.
A decision that would make her post one of the most popular in the future.
Theo smiled behind the mask seeing his first fan getting a selfie and an autograph.
It was a new feeling knowing someone was a fan of his work.
With the mangas and novels, no one would know his identity if he wanted.
But now as an artist, he would have to be in contact with his fans.
Theo decided to treat well his fans.
Theo sat on the seat beside Ayia after the girl left.
The rest of them were impressed that Moonlight was able to gain a fan by just the display of one song.
"Did you show them the script?" Theo asked Ayia when everyone sat around the table.
"Yes, I had just shown them." Ayia replied with a professional smile.
Both of them decided to not show any affection to each other when Theo was as Moonlight.
They did not want to have any gossip saying that Ayia was involved romantically with him.
They knew there was always gossip around artists, and that would implicate Ayia's life if someone saw them being intimate when Theo was as Moonlight.
"What did you think of it?" He asked Arthur.
"It is an amazing script and adding your amazing song. I believe we can produce a great music video." Arthur replied with a confident smile.
"That's good to hear. But what are your thoughts about it specifically? Any changes you notice it has to be done? What are your ideas about implementing this project?" Theo asked a series of questions.
He needed to know if these people were capable to produce what he wanted, so he was especially inquisitive about their plans.
Arthur and the rest were a little surprised by his questions, but they already expected that.
After all, Moonlight needed to know if they were good enough.
"I think that script is overall good, but there are some changes in some scenes that can make the story more fluid. For example, in this second scene, we can shoot it as if the actors are coming back to the place..." Arthur explained his point of view to Theo.
Moonlight, a.k.a. Theo, listened to everything with attention.
He nodded as he saw Arthur finishing his explanation.
"I think we can implement a change of colors through the photography to lay emphasis on what the story is showing. For example, in the first scene, we can implement warm colors to show the meeting of the two lovers, but throughout the story, we can gradually lower the temperature of the colors of the video." Nomura, the director of photography, chimed in.
"I think we should do the same thing by the way that the actors dress throughout the video. And obviously, the scenery has to pass the same feeling. I think we can build some props to emphasize that." Niwa, the art director, added with a thoughtful face.
"We will need to find places that fit these descriptions, and where can we find actors here in Elffire City?" Kanna, the production coordinator, asked.
"Hmm, there are several theaters here in Sakura City, so we can call a cast from the Elffire Acting Association." Ayia replied with a professional voice.
Even though the theater scene in Elffire City was not the most famous throughout the country, there were amazing plays being portrayed in the city's theatre square.
"That works for us. But what about the equipment?" Kanna asked.
A film shooting equipment cost tens of thousands of dollars, this was one of the reasons why Arthur's past projects failed.
The equipment he used was of low quality.
Good equipment was capable of elevating a project to a higher level.
"I rented all equipment necessary, all you have to do is take care of it well and don't break it." Ayia replied again.
Shizuka contacted the family contacts in the local TV station and rented the equipment from them.
Everyone was shocked when they heard that.
They never worked on a project that involved so much money.
Even though Arthur already expected that he was still a little nervous.
This time he would not have any excuses if he failed.
But his determination did not waver, he would give his all!
"I agree with everything you guys said. And you all can take care of the casting, my only requirement for the actors is that they must have chemistry together." Theo stated in approval when he noticed that these people indeed knew what they were doing.
They talked about the video for two hours.
Things like how to place the song with the video, the actors, the scenes, the clothes, everything they could think about the video they discussed.
Theo gave his opinions about how he wanted some things and they listened with attention.
They did not want to fail their boss.
When they finished discussing everything, Theo said, "Ayia will be with you throughout everything, if you want to ask me anything, just tell her."
"Yeah, just tell me." Ayia added with a smile.
Arthur and the others nodded in understanding.
"Now, I have to go. I hope you guys live up to my expectations." Theo said with a gentle voice as he stood up.
"Don't worry, Moonlight! We will give all our effort to produce something amazing!" Arthur declared with a confident voice.
"Good." Theo said with a nod as he bade goodbye to them.
"I have to go too. I will send news about the next step to you guys." Ayia said with a smile as she followed Theo out of the coffee shop.
The crew was silent for a while after they left.
Their breakthrough project has arrived!