Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Thus, Akira Kuroba once again reached a cooperation agreement with 'Murasaki Palace'.

The shameless son-in-law and the cunning father-in-law secretly began an affair.

Chapter 275 True geniuses need no accumulation

Meanwhile, in the recording studio of Shiki Studio, after Shion finished singing the seventh song, Fuyumi Saotome took off her headphones, stood up, and signaled to Shion in the recording studio that she could stop.

"Alright, let's call it a day for today's test."

Ziyin nodded, then took off her headphones and walked out of the recording studio.

Da Hongxiang was waiting for her outside. When she saw Ziyin come out, she hurried over and handed her a water glass while asking her with concern.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shion-chan. Is today's test over?"

"Hmm, it seems to be over."

Ziyin's expression remained calm, but she was secretly delighted. It ended much earlier than she had expected. She only sang seven songs and it was over. Including the time for mixing, the total time was only thirty minutes.

"Sister Hong, what time is it now?"

Da Hongxiang took out her phone, checked the time, and then told them.

"Just past one o'clock."

"Just a little..."

As previously arranged, after the singing test, participants will also have to try performing a skit.

Ziyin is now quite confident in her acting, feeling that she can control her expressions and emotions much better than before, as if she has 'grasped the knack'.

So Ziyin mentally estimated that if everything went smoothly, all the tests should be finished before 3 o'clock.

Then you can go home and see the wise ruler!

A girl in love thinks of her sweetheart every moment. Shion Murasaki, who has just had a relationship with Akira Kuroba, is completely immersed in the romance and just wants to finish her work and go back to be with Akira Kuroba.

If one could be praised by a wise ruler while simultaneously receiving indulgent fan service, perhaps this inner hunger could be somewhat satisfied...

Moreover, Ziyin had a 'legitimate reason' for this, not only for her own physical and mental pleasure, but also to suppress the evil thoughts that were welling up in her heart.

If this evil thought is not countered and neutralized with warm and sweet love, it will soon take over one's mind.

When evil thoughts truly took hold, even Shion herself didn't know what extreme actions she might take against Kuroba Akira...

So, work hard! Be cute and charming! And enjoy... love to the fullest!

However, contrary to expectations, the acting-related tests did not continue as originally planned. Saotome Fuyumi, holding a stack of newly printed materials, walked over and said.

“Great, now we have a pretty good understanding of your overall level, Ziyin… I feel like you’re ready to audition. There’s an audition for a new winter anime today, a school-themed anime that you’re good at. Let’s go audition.”

"what?"

Ziyin was stunned for a moment. She thought that today was just about completing the test and that was it. She didn't expect that she would have to go directly to the audition.

At this moment, rather than feeling nervous as a newcomer participating in her first job, she felt more regret, because a proper on-site audition for animation would definitely take a lot of time.

The thought in a lovestruck mind is: "This means it will be even later before I meet the wise ruler..."

From Monday to Friday, after attending club activities, Kuroba Akira, who was in school, would get home around 7 p.m.

Then Kuroba Akira had other things to do, and Shion had to continue practicing voice acting, so the only time the two of them could actually 'interact' together was a short while before going to sleep.

Although the two of them sleep together at night now, Ziyin doesn't want to disturb Kuroba Akira's rest because of her willfulness, so she basically won't 'bother' him after he falls asleep. At most, she'll get up earlier than him in the morning and sneak a little food before he wakes up.

So weekends are actually the time that Ziyin looks forward to the most, because Kuroba Akira usually doesn't go out, so she can enjoy the time she spends with him and spend it lovingly.

But job opportunities are also important... In the long run, short-term gains and losses are not so important.

Only by working hard and making a lot of money can one receive more rewards from a wise ruler and make him like one more... more than that woman.

Ziyin quickly adjusted her mood, regained her energy, put her hands on her chest, and nodded to Saotome Fuyumi.

"I understand, I will try my best!"

At this moment, Da Hongxiang, who was acting as the agent, came over and questioned her.

"Wait a minute, Director Fuyumi, are we really going to send Shion to a formal audition already? Isn't that a bit too fast?"

These past two days, Da Hongxiang hasn't just been following Ziyin around handing her water. While Ziyin was undergoing tests, she went to other departments in the agency and consulted with her senior agents. She also observed the entire process of voice acting for anime.

Even when she was at Kobayashi's house, besides cooking for the family, Da Hongxiang spent the rest of her time learning and memorizing industry-related common sense and knowledge.

So now Da Hongxiang also realizes that Ziyin's speed is abnormally fast.

You just joined the firm yesterday, and you're already starting formal work today?

It's too much to not even give them an adjustment period!

But Saotome Fuyumi said it as if it were perfectly natural.

"Actually, I had already registered Ziyin yesterday. The animation production company gave Ziyin a spot because of me."

"Ah, I see. Director Fuyumi, you want Shion to experience what it's like to have a full-time job first, right?"

Da Hongxiang thought this reason was reasonable, but Saotome Fuyumi shook her head and said...

"Of course not, there's no need for that at all. The goal this time is to secure the role, and specifically the female lead."

"This...! This is too reckless! Forget about understanding the plot, Ziyin hasn't even read the script!"

He thinks he can win over the female lead?! That's just wishful thinking!

So, shouldn't voice actors all start with minor, peripheral roles? Who starts as a leading lady right from the beginning?

However, Kuroba Akira had previously stated that he wanted Shion to reach her peak upon her debut...

Is Saotome Fuyumi implementing this policy?

"Here you go, the script."

Saotome Fuyumi tossed the script in her hand to Shion and said.

"Let's head out now. We'll be on set in about an hour. In the meantime, Ziyin, you need to try your best to get into character. How about that? Can you do it?"

"An hour?!"

Daiko thought Saotome Fuyumi was completely insane, giving only an hour to prepare in advance, which was simply ridiculous.

Ziyin opened the script, her pupils darting left and right as she quickly scanned the lines.

At the same time, Kuroba Akira's teachings also surfaced in his mind one by one.

You can skip the plot for now; what's important is the 'scene' of this script. Imagine their expressions, tone of voice, and actions as they speak...

Some might say, does voice acting for animation really require imagination?

Of course it's necessary. In fact, according to the animation production process, most of the voice-over work involves unfinished scenes, which are mostly line drawings.

If we start from the 'base dubbing', that's the first real dubbing. There aren't even any pictures, just the script. The audio engineer and the director work together to guide the voice actors to record an audio track based on their understanding of the script. When the storyboard artist is doing the storyboarding, there's a concept of duration and rhythm. At the same time, it's also to complete keyframes and connecting frames, trying to make the characters' lip movements and voices match as much as possible.

It takes about six months from script to completion for an episode of animation. Of course, this doesn't mean that only one episode is made in six months. Animation production is essentially a series of interconnected assembly line operations.

It takes about three weeks from the start of writing a script to its final draft, and the scripts for subsequent episodes are also being worked on continuously, as are other aspects.

Since it's a winter anime, it should air in January next year. And it's almost November now, which means the animation production should be about 70% complete... assuming there are no problems with the production schedule.

Ziyin didn't complain or question; she simply accepted it and immediately immersed herself in it, beginning to understand, analyze, and empathize, 'creating' the image of a female protagonist in her mind.

"The first female character to appear is a high school student with large breasts. She has excellent grades and a personality that is... naturally naive, somewhat sickly, easily embarrassed, a bit of a repressed pervert, and capable of turning dark... The overall atmosphere is light and humorous..."

What amazing concentration...

Daiko looked at Shion in surprise as she muttered to herself, while Saotome Fuyumi crossed her arms and smiled with satisfaction.

After Ziyin had roughly sculpted the image of the female lead, she closed the script and gave a clear answer.

"It can be done."

“Very good, let’s set off then. Miss Hongxiang, you can drive. I will tell you the destination.”

"Okay!"

After hurriedly receiving the car keys thrown to her by Fuyumi Saotome, Daiko gave a wry smile.

Why do I, as the manager, seem even more nervous than Shion, the voice actress...?

After the three of them set off together, Saotome Fuyumi, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, said to Shion next to her.

"By the way, I used your real name to register you this time. If you plan to use a stage name, you'd better come up with a suitable one as soon as possible."

With her eyes fixed on the script, Ziyin spoke without looking up.

"You can use your original name. The wise ruler also told me to use my original name."

The reason why Kuroba Akira allowed Shion to use her original name was because the surname 'Shinomiya' is very rare, and anyone with a little knowledge would think of the Shinomiya family.

Moreover, Ziyin is currently living at the Kobayashi family's house. With the double protection of these two surnames, there shouldn't be any fools who would dare to harass Ziyin.

Saotome Fuyumi nodded and said.

"That's fine. Anyway, your real name sounds pretty good and doesn't sound old-fashioned, so there's no need to choose a stage name that sounds more like an artist. Besides, whether you use a stage name or your real name, once you become famous, those paparazzi will dig up your past experiences and post them on encyclopedia websites."

Therefore, it is unrealistic to use a stage name to hide one's past. In fact, most celebrities use stage names simply because their real names don't sound good.

For example, the most famous young actress right now, Tsukimi Rii, also uses her real name.

Speaking of Tsukimi Ran, she actually visited Shiki Agency once before her debut, but Saotome Fuyumi did not accept her.

Because she felt she couldn't handle that enormous 'demonic thought'.

But at that time, Tsukimi Rii's performance still left a deep impression on her, making her personally feel that 'becoming someone outside of oneself is actually a very terrifying art'.

So... what about you, Shion Murasaki, who has 'similar talent'?

Are you able to harness your talents?

After Yi arrived at the audition venue, she greeted the staff on site. Everyone was surprised when they saw Zi Yin's appearance.

Then Ziyin's attitude was very good, and she always had a smile on her face, which made an extremely good first impression. Who would dislike a beautiful woman with a smile on her face?

This is the essence of the 'smile' that Shion 'stole' from the woman she hated the most (Anri Hitomi).

So now she can greet unfamiliar strangers with a smile, no longer giving off a cold and aloof feeling.

After gaining some positive impressions, the next step was the audition. As Da Hongxiang watched Ziyin walk into the recording studio, she couldn't help but feel worried for her.