I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

He looked at the message on the phone screen, feeling a little confused.

This situation seems to be different from his usual process of dubbing work.

In addition, there was another message from Reina Ueda.

【Breakfastjpg】

Uehara Toru carefully checked the message and found that Ueda Rena was enjoying a very traditional Japanese breakfast. Early in the morning, there was rice, fried mackerel, a bowl of miso soup and some side dishes on her plate. Such breakfast is very common in Japanese families, simple but nutritionally balanced.

I cook the best meals: they taste pretty good.

Kotaro is the cutest: Right~ I’ll treat you to a meal once if I have the chance. I’m also good at cooking.

The food I cook is the most delicious: Have you tried the recipe I sent you last time?

Reina Ueda was picking up a piece of fried mackerel with chopsticks, preparing to rinse it in clean water and then put it in the palm of her hand to feed it to Torataro who was begging for food nearby.

However, when she was halfway through, she suddenly stopped and picked up her phone to reply to Toru Uehara's message.

At this time, Kotaro could only watch helplessly as the delicious fish meat that was about to reach his mouth was suddenly taken away, and a hint of resentment immediately appeared in his eyes.

This time, Reina Ueda simply replied to him with voice.

"Not yet. We need to study it carefully and restore it 100% right?"

“Are there any other details that I should pay attention to?”

When Kotaro heard his mother's words, he shook his head, wagged his tail silently and walked away, as if to say, "You are so scheming."

Isn't it just to take this opportunity to have Toru Uehara come home to teach her?

Soon, Toru Uehara replied to her with a voice message.

"Next time I go to your house to get something, I'll teach you on the spot."

Ueda Reina replied, "Okay, then I'll buy the ingredients and wait for Mr. Uehara to come."

After replying to the message, Ueda Reina remembered Kotaro from her family. She smiled and looked at Kotaro who had already walked away, and waved to him gently: "Kotaro, come here, I'll feed you some fish~"

Kotaro lay down listlessly, as if he had lost interest.

Ueda Reina mashed the fish meat carefully, put it in her palm, handed it to Kotaro's mouth, and asked with a smile: "Are you angry?"

Kotaro looked at his mother's eyes and finally gave her face and ate the fish reluctantly.

It seemed to be saying, "Just this once, never again. Be nice to me, I can help you again in the future."

Mmm...it smells so good~

-

When he arrived at the designated meeting place, Toru Uehara first saw the author of the original work and director Omori.

When Supervisor Omori saw him, he waved to him.

After sitting down, Uehara Toru first greeted the two people present, and then asked with a hint of doubt: "Why did you choose to meet here..."

“The animation is almost finished,” explained Omori. “Once the coloring is complete, we’ll be able to see the finished film.”

"Mr. Midorikawa hopes that you can dub this work with the best visual experience."

Mr. Midorikawa smiled at Uehara Toru in a friendly manner: "Besides that, there is actually another thing..."

"Mr. Midorikawa, let me tell you."

Supervisor Omori interrupted the conversation with a smile. He looked at Uehara Toru with interest and asked, "After I went back, I asked other supervisors about your situation and found something very interesting."

"I heard that you have always adopted the experiential deductive method?"

Toru Uehara was stunned for a moment. No one had mentioned this word for a long time.

"Correct."

"So how do you experience it specifically? For example, if I were to experience the character of Silver using your method, how would I do it?"

"Gin is a creature between a human and a ghost, or more like a guardian deity in a shrine. It's usually hard to fully immerse yourself in such a role, right?"

Toru Uehara quickly found the corresponding idea: "It's not about having a 100% corresponding experience, it's mainly about experiencing the environment the character is in and thinking about what the character would do in this environment."

"Before, I thought that if I just fantasized, I would not be able to capture certain details, but..."

"No, what you said actually makes sense. It's just that everyone's time is limited. We can't be as courageous as you and be patient enough to experience it." Supervisor Omori expressed his approval of his experience method.

Uehara Toru didn't know what to say for a moment.

"So, before the dubbing this time, we plan to invite you to accompany us for a field trip. Of course, you don't have to pay for food, accommodation and transportation. Uehara-san, do you have time?"

"Field trip... where to go?"

"My hometown is Kumamoto Prefecture." Teacher Midorikawa said with a smile.

Uehara Toru fell silent again.

Kumamoto Prefecture, it takes two hours to get there by plane, right?

Is this really a dubbing job?

"However, if you don't want to, Uehara-san, it's okay not to go. This is just my personal willfulness." Teacher Midorikawa added, his attitude was obviously sincere and friendly.

"No, then what time is it?"

"Just for these two days... Ah, Miss Sakura, this way!"

Toru Uehara was just feeling lucky that he had stumbled upon such a rare piece of good luck that not only did he easily win the position of the protagonist, but he also unexpectedly got a valuable opportunity to experience something that he had never dared to even think about before.

However, the reality also taught him that every good thing often has its price. This time, the price is the woman standing behind him.

Sakura Ayane.

Sakura Ayane wore a lace top with a denim skirt, showing the vitality of youth. Confidence is her best weapon. Her smooth, flawless, straight and perfectly proportioned legs are undoubtedly the source of her confidence. She can attract everyone's attention wherever she goes.

"Mr. Midorikawa, Director Omori, long time no see~"

"what!"

"Senior Uehara? Why are you here too?!" Sakura Ayane looked at Uehara Toru in surprise, as if she was possessed by a drama spirit.

Uehara Toru pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile: "Ms. Sakura, what a coincidence."

"Hmm, what a coincidence~"

The corners of Sakura Ayane's mouth slightly raised, her eyebrows curved into a crescent shape, her acting style is completely different from Mizuno Inori. Her performance is always playful and provocative, as if she is deliberately teasing others, giving people a sense of a quirky girl.

In other words, it is a female ghost.

Sakura Ayane sat down next to Uehara Toru very lightly and asked, "Supervisor, teacher, have you told him about the field trip?"

"Yeah, I've said it all."

Toru Uehara frowned slightly as he saw how familiar she was with the two men.

He began to doubt the secret of this character again.

Could it be that he got it because Sakura recommended it?

That's really too...

"Don't worry about it, Uehara-san. If you really can't get away, that's fine."

Uehara Toru was silent for a moment, then said, "Director Omori, I have a suggestion."

"You said."

"The fundamental purpose of the field trip is to make the dubbing more suitable for the role. In this case, can we try to record it today?"

"This way, we can make a comparison after the subsequent field investigation to test whether it is really effective."

Upon hearing this, Supervisor Omori also nodded and said, "That's no problem, what do you think, Mr. Midorikawa?"

"Yeah, I think what Uehara-san said is also right."

"Okay, then I'll contact someone and we'll go directly to the scene to test record it first. Ms. Sakura, are you okay with this?"

"Yes, no problem. I can ask my agent to send the script to me."

Supervisor Omori picked up his cell phone, dialed the number, and then stood up and left.

Mr. Midorikawa looked at the three people who were left here and asked with a smile, "Are you two really good friends?"

"Hey, why would the teacher ask that?" Sakura Ayane was a little surprised.

"I went back to listen to your radio program. The way of communicating with each other, where you tease each other, is what I've always longed for. It felt like I was instantly back in high school, being able to joke around with friends without any scruples, saying things that might be a little excessive, but neither of us really minded."

"Your interactions really fit the current state that adults aspire to. Even real high school students would probably feel very close to your broadcasts."

After Teacher Midorikawa finished speaking, her cell phone rang.

Then, she stood up with a hint of apology and left first.

Before leaving, she apologized to both of them.

She is indeed a very gentle lady and knows how to handle people very well.

"Mr. Midorikawa is a really nice person... um, but, Senior, she said we are good friends, do you think so?"

Uehara Toru ignored the question and asked in a cold tone, "You didn't interfere with the main role, did you?"

Sakura Ayane blinked, then smiled briskly and said, "Senior, are you too sensitive? How could I be qualified to interfere in such matters?"

"Don't worry, the characters were all selected by Mr. Midorikawa himself. Because the work "Natsume's Book of Friends" was a huge success, Mr. Midorikawa had a lot of say, so this time, from animation production to music, and voice actor dubbing, Mr. Midorikawa participated in the whole process."

"Actually, I was quite surprised. I didn't expect to be able to work with you, my senior. I'm still a little nervous now."

Toru Uehara looked at her seriously, and his expression relaxed a little after hearing this answer.

"Before, when you were still in voice actor school, you were chosen to be the heroine of an animated film. Was it chosen directly like this back then?"

"Of course not. My agency, now UM, sent my voice sample to them, and then I entered the preliminary screening. I was competing with four girls for the role."

"I'll tell you a secret. The director of that movie is very special. He doesn't want experienced voice actors. Instead, he wants amateurs with less mature acting skills."

Toru Uehara was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Sakura Ayane, who had always kept silent about such things before, would now speak so frankly.

The negative favorability towards her has increased slightly.

"why?"

"How would I know? Every supervisor has his or her own quirks. I'm not a worm in their stomach, so I definitely can't understand them so clearly." Sakura Ayane shrugged.

"You are indeed completely different from your sisters in this respect." This is also the opinion of Toru Uehara.

Ayane Sakura seems to easily land leading roles, various awards, and has gained a lot of popularity and fan support without any effort.

In comparison, Mizuno Inori's path seems more difficult and pragmatic. She is always thinking about what other people think and then deciding which mask she should wear to deal with it.

"Xiao Shui?" Sakura Ayane sighed instantly: "Indeed, now is really very different from before."

"She used to be very innocent, and regarded almost everything I said as absolutely correct, and she especially admired me."

"but now……"

Toru Uehara lost interest after hearing this. No matter how exciting the story of the past grudge between the two of them was and could be woven into hundreds of chapters, it had nothing to do with him.

What he needs to concentrate on now is to play the role of Yin well.

"Uehara-san, Sakura-san, we can go to the recording studio now. We are ready."

Hearing the voice of Supervisor Omori not far away, Sakura Ayane slowly stood up and looked at Uehara Toru with a smile again, with a hint of playfulness in her tone: "Let's go, senior~"

Toru Uehara did not respond. He had already entered a state of concentration, ready to mobilize all his mental energy to concentrate.

When Mr. Matsuoka was chatting with Toru Uehara before, he mentioned a way to concentrate, which is to slap yourself and then yell. Although this approach sounds strange, this strong psychological suggestion does help people quickly get into work mode.

Uehara Tetsuya should also find a concentration method that works for him. His most focused moments in daily life are undoubtedly when he is cooking, which is a state close to flow. He only needs to imagine the scene and relax his body to quickly concentrate.

Sakura Ayane looked at his profile, chuckled, and stopped talking to disturb him.

During working hours, you still have to be serious.

……

When Toru Uehara walked into the recording studio and saw the live footage, he realized that the animation had indeed been completed as Director Omori had described. Except for some places where the colors had not been fully applied, the gap between it and the final product was not big.

Such images make voice actors more comfortable when dubbing, because they can directly see the character's movements and expressions, which is much more intuitive than imagining the character's state based on stick drawings.

Standing in front of the microphone, Toru Uehara looked at Director Omori on the other side of the glass window. After receiving the start signal, he threw himself into his dubbing work.

Although it was his first time playing the leading role, and even though this was just a preliminary version for comparison, Toru Uehara gave it his all and showed his best.