A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Rem is the best: If the protagonist were really that weak, I wouldn't have recommended this anime. You could say the male protagonist's mentality is incredibly stable; even facing a terrible start, he remains calm and collected. He's one of the few truly manly male protagonists out there.

Li Wei was somewhat surprised. He had seen online discussions about "The Rising of the Shield Hero" and had heard of the anime before, but now it seemed that the anime was not as simple as he had imagined.

Li Da Guanren: I'll catch up on this anime. Here's a red envelope for everyone.

Li Wei directly sent ten red envelopes. For someone who is not short of money now, he can get the information he needs with a little money, which can be said to be a huge profit.

Buddha's Staff: The esteemed gentleman is still as generous as ever!

Those who were hiding, seeing that there were red envelopes to be had, all popped up. The red envelopes that Li Wei sent out were snatched up in no time.

Li Wei minimized the QQ icon and opened his browser. His browser's bookmarks contained various websites that he frequently used, and Abi was among them.

Searching for "The Rising of the Shield Hero," Levi began his binge-watching journey. After watching the first episode, he finally understood why this anime had caused controversy before, because the protagonist's experiences were enough to make most viewers angry.

For Li Wei, who was used to intrigue and scheming, this kind of thing was nothing new. After all, when he absorbed Judar's memories in the previous world, he inevitably learned all sorts of scheming methods. Strictly speaking, with the skills Li Wei now possessed, becoming a schemer would be a very simple matter.

Watching all three episodes, Li Wei observed that the male protagonist matured very quickly. In the first episode, he was just an ordinary college student, but by the third episode, he had become a courageous person with a strong sense of responsibility.

"Sigh... I really feel sorry for the male protagonist. This time he transmigrated and all he got was suffering. It's almost as bad as the movie 4." Li Wei laughed.

Chapter 4. Queue Cutting

As Li Wei continued reading, he felt that the male protagonist was quite to his liking. He wasn't a pushover, but he wasn't exactly a bad guy either. He had his own bottom line and his own thoughts. When faced with injustice and knowing that no one would believe him no matter how he defended himself, he didn't wallow in self-pity, but instead took action and tried his best to become stronger.

In an era teeming with useless male protagonists, a protagonist with genuine intelligence is truly rare. That intelligence alone is enough to keep Li Wei watching.

Li Wei has watched quite a few anime, but the number of male protagonists he admires is not many. However, the performance of the male protagonist in each work cannot be blamed on the protagonist himself, but rather depends on the thinking of the creators behind him.

Just like EVA, the old TV series, the old theatrical version, and the currently airing new theatrical version all feature Shinji Ikari as the male protagonist, but different versions give Li Wei different feelings. However, the changes in the male protagonist Shinji Ikari are also related to the changes in the character's mentality. Relatively speaking, Li Wei prefers the Shinji Ikari in the new theatrical version. He is flesh and blood but not cowardly. He can take the lead in the face of critical situations. Although he cannot make the situation perfect due to his own limitations, his courage in action has surpassed that of the male protagonists in many bad works.

However, sometimes, even bad works can produce some dazzling male protagonists. For example, the hapless brothers, Commander and Mikazuki, in "Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" are the shining stars of a bad work. Okada Mari's reputation collapsed because of this work, so much so that her subsequent works were all worse than the last, and she was criticized by otaku for relying on her past achievements.

As for the male protagonists of masterpieces, there's Joe from Real Steel, Big Brother and Simon from Gurren Lagann, Spike from Cowboy Bebop, Mugen and Jin from Samurai Champloo, Warwick and Nicholas from Street Fighter, Edward and Alphonse from Fullmetal Alchemist, Sousuke Sagara from Full Metal Panic!, Kiritsugu from Fate/Zero, and Hathaway from Hathaway's Flash.

There are many masterpieces with great male protagonists, each with their own unique personal charm. In Li Wei's opinion, "The Rising of the Shield Hero" may not be considered a masterpiece, but its protagonist also has his own personal charm. His resilience in adversity alone is something that not everyone can achieve.

Putting myself in his shoes, if anyone dared to scheme against him like they did against Naofumi Iwatani, he would probably slaughter that country in a heartbeat. For a villain like Li Wei, "The Tide" is nothing. He has the ability to create a legion of divine abominations and make humanity in that world say goodbye forever.

The Shield Hero's plight reminded Levi of a satirical movie with a classic line: "Should good people be held at gunpoint?"

Now that Li Wei has seen the first episode, the overall style of the work has finally changed from being completely dark at the beginning to gradually becoming more colorful. However, Li Wei also has new ideas about this work. This world may become his new playground.

He failed to earn any points in the world of "Hundred" and even lost some points to help his compatriots in that world. But in the world of "The Rising of the Shield Hero", he might be able to rake in a lot of votes, or even start a point-farming frenzy.

However, no one is perfect. Although Li Wei admires Naofumi Iwatani, it doesn't mean that Iwatani is without flaws. His flaw is that he is too gentle. Gentleness is a virtue, and gentleness in a capable person is even more so. But Iwatani's gentleness is almost overflowing, which is a flaw for Li Wei, who is dealing with wicked people. After all, not everyone deserves to be treated gently.

After spending some time finishing the series, Li Wei had already made up his mind. He had originally thought about whether he should go to "Naruto" or "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma", but before going to those two worlds, letting "The Rising of the Shield Hero" cut in line wouldn't be a bad thing.

After all, among the so-called "Four Holy Heroes," only the Shield Hero can be called a true hero. The other three are rather questionable: Shield Hero, Spear Hero, Sword Hero, and Bow Hero. The Shield Hero is a dummy with the Spear, and the Sword Hero and Bow Hero are oddballs.

It can be said that as the plot progresses, the male protagonist becomes the one who leads the three idiots and cleans up their messes. The whole work can be jokingly called "Poop Simulator". Although Li Wei found the plot quite interesting, after watching the anime, he felt quite sorry for the male protagonist, Naofumi Iwatani. He was another male protagonist who suffered.

After finishing his work, Li Wei looked out the window; it was already dark outside. He prepared some simple food to satisfy his cravings, then opened QQ again. It was nighttime, and QQ was much more lively. After all, most people were at work during the day and were in a "dormant" state, but now that it was night, most of the "dormant" users were coming out to get some fresh air, and all sorts of silly topics filled the QQ with a cheerful atmosphere.

Li Wei saw people discussing the Hero Yoshihiko series and sighed inwardly. Although both were stories of adventure by heroes, Hero Yoshihiko was utterly ridiculous, to the point that some parts were censored. For example, the scene where the protagonist Yoshihiko encounters a transvestite boss and is physically "stolen" by the boss, rendering him unable to move, was censored because it was deemed unsuitable for children.

Li Wei originally watched this show on Abi, but the episode featuring the transvestite boss was censored because of the scene of him "stealing chickens" physically. Li Wei only found the complete version on a paid copyright website in Japan later. I have to say, no matter which season, Yoshihiko Yukito is always so silly and cringeworthy.

As the conversation went on, the topic veered off-topic, somehow ending up talking about voice actors. Through his friends' silly chat, Li Wei learned about something new in the otaku community: a long-established voice actor agency in Tokyo had gone bankrupt.

Chapter 1. Industry Upheavals

When Li Wei heard the news, his first reaction was that someone was spreading rumors again. But when he opened Yahoo, he found that it was actually true. Moreover, the voice actors under this long-established voice actor agency included the voice actor for Madoka Kaname, who also has the nickname "Sarutoshi".

When Li Wei saw this news, he was quite surprised, but he thought that this was quite normal. After all, the overall income of the voice acting industry is not high. Many voice actors simply make a living by doing voice acting and have to rely on other part-time jobs to support themselves.

However, due to the economic crisis caused by special circumstances in the past two years, as well as the long-term social downturn, the voice acting industry in Japan has also been quite difficult. In the past, voice actors could support themselves by doing part-time jobs, but now there are no places to do part-time jobs. What part-time jobs can they do?

So while Li Wei might feel saddened by the closure of such a long-established voice actor agency, he can accept it.

"What a pity, even Madoka's voice actor couldn't escape this fate. Wait a minute?! Aren't I rich?! I can just take over this voice actor agency!"

Li Wei clapped his hands. He was no longer an ordinary college student studying abroad, but a tycoon with a large cash flow. Taking over a voice actor agency would be a drop in the ocean for him, since Li Wei made money at an incredibly fast pace.

Anyway, for him, when he runs out of money, he can just go to Las Vegas and Macau. The US dollar has depreciated quite a bit in recent years, so Li Wei has also hoarded a lot of RMB. Compared to the US dollar, whose actual purchasing power is weak, the purchasing power of RMB is quite strong. Moreover, as a Chinese national, it is quite reasonable for Li Wei to hoard some RMB.

PRO, the long-established voice actor agency where Madoka is located, has announced that it will completely cease operations next year, a piece of news that has caused a sensation throughout the otaku community.

Voice acting is not a high-income profession. Famous voice actors only earn between four and one million Japanese yen a year. Although voice acting is a sacred profession for otaku, it is just one of many professions and does not have any sacred aura. Their overall income is just so-so.

In Japan, the average income is now above four million Japanese yen. Those below this level are considered low-income. However, most voice actors fall below this level. Many voice actors only earn a little over one million Japanese yen a year from their main jobs. Only famous voice actors can earn more than four million yen. But there are only a handful of famous voice actors in the entire industry. Therefore, voice acting is a very poor industry as a whole.

Just like those famous voice actors, before they became famous, they lived like animals.

After all, Tokyo is the most expensive area in Japan. However, all the animation industry is clustered in the convenient Tokyo area. Therefore, voice actors can only settle down in Tokyo. New voice actors who are just starting out live in cramped pigeon coops with thirty people, eat near-expiry food from convenience stores in the early morning, and some voice actors are even internet cafe warriors, eating and sleeping in the lowest-cost internet cafes to save as much money as possible.

It can be said that the voice acting industry is extremely competitive, but the ceiling is also quite low. Exceptional talents like Rie Kugimiya, Megumi Hayashibara, and Kana Hanazawa are very rare in the entire industry.

Only about a hundred voice actors in the entire industry are able to land important roles; most others are just stepping stones.

Li Wei thought that if he wanted to become a major investor and reverse the current trend in the Japanese gaming and anime industry, he had to develop the entire industry chain. Simply focusing on one aspect while ignoring the others would inevitably lead to problems sooner or later.

A good voice actor can bring anime characters to life with their voice. Voice actors are very important for anime. Simply solving animation problems is not enough. If the visuals are excellent but the voice actors are poor, it will be difficult to produce a good work.

··· ·Requesting flowers···· ·

Li Wei decided that he and his business avatar, Ryuichi Kawaimura, would work together to formally visit PRO Studio tomorrow. Normally, Li Wei himself wouldn't need to be present for business activities, but this time, he was going not only as an acquirer but also as an otaku and an anime enthusiast. Therefore, Li Wei felt that simply sending his business avatar was not enough.

Li Wei wanted to see for himself what a real voice actor agency was like. Maybe there wasn't anything interesting there, but he felt he had to make the trip.

In Japan, people like to follow rules and regulations when doing things, and as a legitimate voice acting agency, they naturally have to abide by business rules as well.

.. .......

Li Wei's business alter ego, Kawaiimura Ryu, found the phone number of the person in charge on the other end through online information and then made the call.

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Late at night, Kamokawa Kasakoma was drinking alone in a rather cramped izakaya. However, he was not in a good mood at the moment, and drinking alone here was partly a way of drowning his sorrows.

As the founder of PRO, he and his voice actors grew together and built the company they are today. However, the economic difficulties of recent years have also affected the voice acting industry, to the point that even a long-established agency like PRO has faced financial difficulties that have made it impossible to continue operating.

With the company's current reserves, PRO can only last until next month at most. He really can't bear to part with the voice actors under his management. This agency, which has been established for nearly a year, can be said to be the culmination of most of his life's work. If possible, he would not want to see the agency close down.

"Sigh... This damn economy, this damn pandemic, this damn world, is all my hard work for most of my life going to end here?" Kamokawa Kasakoma looked at the cup with resentment; the reflection in the cup was his unyielding sorrow.

Chapter 1. On Cooperation

Kamokawa Kasakoma's phone rang, the sudden sound startling him. When he saw that the caller ID was a completely unfamiliar number, he was puzzled.

Kamokawa Kasakura answered the phone, and on the other end was a rather magnetic middle-aged male voice.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Kamogawa Kazukoma?" the magnetic voice asked.

"I am Kamokawa Kazukoma. May I ask who you are?" Although Kamokawa Kazukoma was slightly drunk, he felt that he was still in good spirits and that he could talk to people without any problems.

“I am Ryu Kawaimura, president of Seihan Co., Ltd. I have seen the current situation of PRO Agency online, and I have some important matters I would like to discuss with you, Mr. Kamogawa. Perhaps this can revive PRO Agency,” Ryu Kawaimura said.

Upon hearing what Ryu Kawaimura said, Kamokawa Kasakoma immediately perked up. The current economic climate is quite harsh, and no one has any spare money. Therefore, many colleagues in the industry are aware of the situation at PRO Studio, but when they hear about the cost of transferring voice actors from the studio, most of them hesitate.

That's why when he heard the other party say that the exchange might be able to revive PRO Studio, he instantly became excited. Now, he was somewhat desperate and grasping at straws.

“This matter is not suitable to be discussed over the phone. I wonder where you are now, Mr. Kamogawa? I will come over as soon as possible so we can talk in person,” said Ryu Kawagawa.

"I'm in Shinagawa Ward." Kamokawa Kasakoma gave an address. With the internet so readily available now, even if you're in an unfamiliar place, you can quickly reach your destination by using a map navigation app.

About half an hour later, the sliding door of the izakaya was opened, and a tall figure walked in. The tall man stopped in front of Kamogawa Kasakoma's table, smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. I have prepared a small gift. I hope you don't mind, Mr. Kamogawa."

Kawaimura Ryu placed his small gift on the table, pushed it to the side against the wall, pulled out a chair, and sat down. The relatively cramped izakaya seemed a bit crowded for Kawaimura Ryu, Li Wei's business alter ego.

When Li Wei selected the base for his puppet clone, he also paid attention to its appearance. In addition, the puppet modification technique improved its appearance, so Kawatani Ryu, who could only be described as having a human appearance, is now considered a handsome young man.

"You must be Mr. Kawaya. We've been waiting for you! Please have a seat, please have a seat," Kamokawa Kazukoma said with a smile.

Ryu Kawatani said, "I've come to bring you good news. PRO's current financial problems have a solution, and there's no need to transfer or dismiss the voice actors."

Hearing Kawai Tani's words, Kamokawa Kazukoma was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to be so arrogant. The current predicament of the agency requires a lot of money to solve, which is no small amount.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't salvage the situation on his own, Kamokawa Kasakoma would have sold his house and car to avoid closing down the agency. As one of the few independent agencies in the industry, PRO prides itself on freedom and openness. However, independence has its advantages and disadvantages. Without a stable source of income, the agency's business situation fluctuates greatly. This time, the fluctuations were beyond his control, and the agency faced the predicament of closing down.

Ryu Kawatani said, "I am originally from the game industry and did not intend to rashly switch industries. However, I received orders from the young master to help PRO out of its predicament."

Upon hearing Kawaimura Ryu's words, Kamokawa Kazukoma was stunned. He must have met some kind of benefactor. This imposing young man in front of him, as the president of a company, was actually just someone else's lackey. This fact surprised him.

Kawaimura Ryu said, "I plan to acquire % of your company's shares. The management team will remain unchanged; you will still be in charge of management. I will be responsible for providing the funds... Of course, we must have the right to know about major matters. We can discuss the detailed terms gradually."

Kamokawa Kasakoma was surprised. Putting aside the other conditions, the fact that they wouldn't interfere with his operations was enough to tempt him.

Kamokawa Kasakoma sighed and said, "The basic conditions are already quite generous. If I refuse such a proposal, it would seem like I'm ungrateful."

The restaurant staff thoughtfully brought a wine glass and saucer to the table and bowed to ask, "Gentlemen, would you like some more wine and food?"

Kawaimura Ryu said, "Another bottle of hot sake, a serving of grilled eggplant, and some yakitori skewers."

The waiter, having received a response, left.

Kawaimura Ryu said, "There are almost no people in the store. Besides us, there are only a few individual customers. The restaurant business has been tough these past two years."

Kamokawa Kasakoma said, "Life is tough for everyone. After all, the whole world is in chaos right now. Being able to afford food and have a safe place to live is already a good thing. At least we are much luckier than those foreigners in Europe and America, aren't we?"

Kawaimura Ryu said, "If we're just comparing how bad things are, these four sides can only be said to be relatively less bad. Compared to that behemoth across the sea, many of the countermeasures here can be described as extremely idiotic."

Kamokawa Kasakoma said, "I think so too, but this is not something that ordinary people like us can control. Let the big shots at the top deal with it."

Kawaimura Ryu said, "That's right. Let's talk about the details of the cooperation. Besides the gold, I also have a game project that I'm currently working on. I can provide some work for the voice actors. The remuneration will be calculated at the internal rate so that they can earn more."

Kamokawa Kazukoma said, "On behalf of the voice actors below, I thank you."