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Shizuka Sakaki sighed and explained:

"President, I gained a lot from voicing Nagisa Furukawa: fame, money, more job opportunities, and so on."

“I intended to share half of my previous profits with Nagisa, but Mr. Furukawa refused.”

"After thinking about it carefully, I realized that this is indeed not quite appropriate."

"But no matter what, I can no longer play the role of Nagisa Furukawa after that."

"Whether it's animation and games, or other related odd jobs."

It turned out to be the case.

Masamune glanced at the invitation on the table next to her, for a tour starring CL.

"I can generally understand your thoughts, but I'd still like to ask one more question: when a character has a real person involved, it's not uncommon in our company to have a voice actor dub the role and also promote it on their behalf, is it?"

"Just like with Shirobako back then, Aoi Miyamori and Ema Yasuhara didn't appear in person during the promotion."

Sakaki Shizuka hesitated, carefully considering her words and choosing phrases that would not have too much impact on Furukawa Nagisa herself.

"I think I've already reaped enough of the benefits from my role as Nagisa Furukawa."

"When I first participated in the voice acting for the character Nagisa Furukawa in the game, I was just a newcomer."

"To be honest, this role has been a great help to me."

"I am very grateful for this hard-won opportunity."

"Now that Nagisa Furukawa herself has traveled from ten years ago, I believe she has the qualifications to become a popular voice actress."

"From any perspective, it would be inappropriate for me to play the role of Nagisa Furukawa again."

“Otherwise, if we appear on the same show in the future, and Nagisa sits next to me, but the audience is calling out to me as Nagisa Furukawa, that would be very strange no matter how you look at it.”

Makes sense!

Masamune couldn't help but laugh.

If Nagisa Furukawa hadn't embarked on this path and remained an outsider, Shizuka Sakaki certainly wouldn't have had these concerns.

But since they've both chosen the path of voice acting, there's bound to be a lot of overlap between them.

Given Shizuka Sakaki's personality, she would definitely not allow herself to profit by using someone else's identity.

Chapter 393 A girl she herself also found very cute

“I understand your thoughts, but have you ever considered that in the eyes of the audience, your voice is the voice that Nagisa Furukawa should have?” Masamune said with a smile.

“I have given this matter serious consideration.”

Shizuka Sakaki nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

"If Xiaozhu has any questions about the voice acting later, I can do my best to help."

"Although the main anime series has ended, judging from the plot, there should be side stories, OVAs, and theatrical versions to come."

"Even if we don't work on animation, we'll still be approached for voice acting jobs in games, audiobooks, and other fields."

"Although live-action dramas are declining, they still have a considerable market share."

"CL's storyline is very good, and there is a high possibility that it will be adapted into a live-action drama in the future."

"Besides that, there will be a lot of work related to CL."

"And I will not accept any of these anymore."

"Or rather, I will never again refer to myself as Nagisa Furukawa in public."

? ?

Masamune was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

In some performances featuring cosplay, when the voice actors appear, they will shout "Hello everyone, I am XX," not their real name, but the character's name.

"Do you want to hand over all the work related to Furukawa-nagisa?"

“That’s right.” Shizuka Sakaki nodded slightly. “If Nagisa isn’t used to it, I can teach her step by step. If the audience doesn’t understand, I will do my best to explain it on Twitter, on TV, and offline.”

Upon hearing this, Masamune lowered his head and began to ponder the feasibility and subsequent impact.

CL has just finished airing, and due to its 5-star rating, its peak sales period can be maintained for some time.

Meanwhile, the delayed overseas broadcasts actually coincided with a crucial period for increased sales.

Currently, CL still has much work to do in terms of publicity.

If everything is handed over to Nagisa Furukawa himself, as a newcomer who is also frail and sickly, is it really okay?

Finding the hall filled with an unspoken silence, Nagisa Furukawa, finally realizing what had happened, quickly walked over and whispered:

"Shizuka-neechan, you don't need to do this."

"In the eyes of the audience, you are Nagisa Furukawa."

"Moreover, I am not another me, and there is no direct relationship between us."

Sakaki Shizuka sighed helplessly, then shook her head with a smile:

"I knew you would overthink it, which is why I didn't want to discuss this in front of you."

“But even though I had applied to the firm several days ago, no one took my words seriously. They all thought I was just being modest.”

"They've been stalling for time, just dragging it out, trying to force me to give in and go on stage to perform."

"I couldn't help but get a little angry just now."

"You don't need to worry about it, this is my deepest thought."

"I really like you and I'm very grateful to you for being able to play the female lead in a five-star anime. This is something I can brag about for a long, long time."

"However, as I just said, I've already enjoyed the benefits of my role enough."

“If this continues, it will feel like I’m stealing from you.”

"I'm sorry, that sounds harsh, but... only by doing this can I stop feeling guilty."

"So, this is all for my own sake, please don't worry about it."

"I'm sorry." Nagisa Furukawa lowered her head, feeling inexplicably disappointed.

Seeing this, Shizuka Sakaki couldn't help but flick her forehead lightly with her finger and smiled:

"Don't get any wild ideas like 'Would it be better if I wasn't here?' If you dare say such things out loud, I'll definitely get angry."

Furukawa Nagisa paused slightly, staring blankly at her.

So handsome!

Will I become such a great voice actor someday?

It's so great that Shizuka-neechan is the voice actress for my other self.

At that moment, Masamune also made a decision.

Compared to animation production, making money is not as important, but with so many people in the company needing to make a living, it can be considered second.

"In that case, you two come up on stage together. Shizuka, you can introduce Nagisa Furukawa to the audience. Once you feel she can handle things on her own, you can retire gracefully."

After careful consideration, Shizuka Sakaki agreed:

"it is good."

Xiaozhu is a newcomer and has not received formal training; today is her first day reporting for duty.

After that, internal company training and practical exercises take a long time.

In this situation, going on stage would most likely result in embarrassing oneself.

It's definitely much easier if you bring it yourself.

Moreover, suddenly taking over the role from her own hands inevitably made her feel like her job had been taken away, causing her to feel quite guilty.

Going on stage together as a transition would actually be better.

"Nagisa, shall we go on stage together later?"

"Ah."

"However, the performance isn't today. There are still two days for training. Today is your first day, so focus on watching in the morning and get a feel for the dubbing process and rhythm. That's the most important thing."

"Shizuka-neechan, what do we need to perform for the show?"

"They are usually cosplay-style performances, specifically, singing on stage while wearing the Hikari Saka High School uniform."

Noticing Nagisa Furukawa's curious gaze, Shizuka Sakaki felt inexplicably embarrassed.

“That’s right, I also wore the Hikari-zaka school uniform. It was a uniform that the agency made back then. After all, a lot of time has passed, and the Hikari-zaka High School uniform has been updated several times. The old-style uniforms from ten years ago can no longer be found.”

"Fujibayashi and the others do have collections of high school uniforms, but some people have already thrown their uniforms away."

"So, the school uniforms were originally designed and customized by the agency based on the character designs in the anime."

Wearing a school uniform is equivalent to cosplay.

This strange equation made Nagisa Furukawa feel a little uneasy.

I glanced down without realizing it; I was dressed casually today, of course.

Yesterday at school, I was wearing the Arayada High School uniform.

The Hikari High School uniform, which was just a regular outfit not long ago, is now practically cosplay.

"When I went on stage, I was wearing my Hikaru Saka High School uniform?"

"That's it. You should still have your school uniform, right? I remember when you traveled through time to ten years in the future, you were wearing the Hikari-zaka school uniform."

"Ah."

It is there, but something just doesn't feel right.

Nagisa Furukawa thought for a moment, then asked curiously:

"What song should we sing on stage? We only have two days; that might not be enough time to practice."

"Don't worry, as a newcomer, you only need to sing one song, 'Dango Daikazoku,' solo. It's a pretty simple song, so it shouldn't be too difficult to sing."