Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

Today is the moment for voiceover casting.

At this moment, everyone is tense at this moment.

The importance of dubbing to animation is naturally self-evident.If it is an unoriginal light adaptation or a manga adaptation, as long as there is no accident that causes the copyright to be taken away, the original author of the work can put forward some opinions - not to mention that this time Zhichi Bunko invested money and joined the production committee , is the distinguished Party A and one of the noble sponsors.Investors are naturally concerned about quality content, which also gives Mr. Mochizuki Ri, the original author of "Life in Another World from Zero" who is the representative of the Bunko camp at the same time and the one who knows the work best, more say.

It is precisely because of this that this audition meeting is basically the sound supervisor, the animation supervisor and the original author discussing the voice actors with each other. The former is responsible for technology and cost performance, and the latter focuses on shaping the direction and restoration - so in most cases Next, the two are in conflict, so the casting process naturally did not go smoothly.

The voice actor who plays the male protagonist has been finalized for the time being, but the female protagonist Emilia seems to have yet to be decided... It's no wonder, after all, the performance of a static beauty mixed into an emoticon is too much. It is deeply rooted in people's hearts that when you already know how to answer the perfect answer, it is really too difficult to find someone who can take on the big responsibility among a group of not-so-perfect female voice actors.

.....So, without being able to get the same opinion, the people behind the scenes are still looking for a suitable candidate.

"Whoo~"

I had only seen this battle in documentaries and novels before. Now, as the original author of the light novel, Mr. Mochizuki Ri-sensei came to the scene to watch the audition. Now he couldn't help but yawn:

"I'm so tired...I suddenly feel that animation dubbing is really troublesome and not as fun as I thought."

"...It's good to know."

Kazuma Miki, who came to visit the class today to see what was going on at the audition, also sat next to a boy from a natural elementary school with lunch in his hand:

"You know there are a lot of things to do to ensure quality, right? But don't worry, you can find a suitable voice actor no matter what. Just take a rest and go over there for a meal - I brought pork chop rice."

"?."

After making a gesture, Mochizuki, who was already a little sleepy, picked up the pork chop rice on the spot, resolutely turned into a rice insect, and inhaled the carbon water storm not far away.

Now, it's halftime.

The audition session was temporarily suspended, and several staff members gathered together, chatting about today's battle while eating.

"How should I put it...the quality of these voice actors is still good, but they don't seem to be very interested in Mochizuki-sensei - if you have to choose, these are basically them."

While he was talking, the sound supervisor also took out the list at this moment. There were three or four candidates with scratched horizontal lines on it.

"Hey, you are quite picky."

Looking at the scattered list of candidates in front of him, Miki Kazuma couldn't help but chuckle:

"You singled out so many people out of more than 100 people? Ali, your standards are considered high even in the industry."

"...I can't help it. After all, this is my first contact with animation. I still want to make it as good as possible."

He lightly shrugged his shoulders. Even though he had caught up on his sleep early last night and adjusted his biological clock, he still couldn't help but yawn twice because he had been staring at the voice actor for a long time:

"After all, Emilia is my favorite character... Although I'm a little angry to see her popularity suppressed by Rem, I still want to be as rigorous as possible in her casting. After all, she He can be regarded as the soul character of the whole story.”

"Haha, Mochizuki-sensei is indeed a unique creator." The sound supervisor laughed, and then couldn't stop praising him, "I've long heard that Mochizuki-sensei is versatile. He has not only filmed a tokusatsu drama, but also serialized comics in Shonen Jump. , and has also achieved amazing results in the light novel industry... Such a versatile talent is indeed unique - now I also understand that your success is inseparable from such seriousness."

"...Indeed it is."

Someone brought a lunch box to Mochizuki, and Miki Kazuma who came to visit today couldn't help but nod like this:

"Although this kid's productivity is not very high, he likes to blow people's gold coins, has a weird personality, and always behaves like a child... But he really has nothing to say in terms of being serious about his work."

"...It's already this time, can you please stop insulting me when you praise me?"

Mochizuki glanced at his president unhappily:

"And when did you come? This is an audition. Unrelated people should not interfere with our work."

"?Your mother, I brought you food."

"I know."

Biting into pieces of the crispy pork chop dipped in soy sauce, Mochizuki said mercilessly:

"Your mission has been completed. President Miki, please return to work."

"...No, why don't I just come and sit here? Are you a little too outrageous?"

"You're annoying."

"...I'll buy you a Pepsi later."

"Well, I think it's good for Headmaster Miki to stay here."

Almost like a Sichuan opera change of expression, Mochizuki's tone also changed considerably:

"Please also take a good look around and provide guidance."

"Fuck you, don't give me a whole eight-part essay - have you finished the manuscript? Remember to hand it in when you go home."

"Okay, make sure to complete the task."

"........"

Seeing that the old man and the young man in front of them seemed to be having an extremely radio-controlled conversation in a way that was difficult for ordinary people to understand, the other two staff members sitting next to them felt a little embarrassed.

"I always feel that the relationship between Teacher Mochizuki and President Miki is really good..."

Although we already know that this year's Mochizuki Ri is an astonishing presence in the industry today, with talent and strength beyond ordinary people's understanding, but looking at this naturally curly boy, he can chat and laugh with the legendary editor in the industry, and he often handles the situation as well as the big and the small. At this moment of turmoil, the seniors in the industry couldn't help but be secretly shocked by the extraordinary relationship between these two people.

"It's true... I thought there would be a generation gap between the two of you, and there would be a generation gap when it comes to speaking - I didn't expect things to go beyond my imagination, you actually get along so harmoniously." The animation director who escaped from the endless purgatory at the animation production site and came to listen to the audition couldn't help but nodded. "After working with Mr. Miki for so many years, this is the first time I have seen him chatting so happily with his authors."

"?Do I look happy?"

I always feel that my dignity as a famous editor of light novels is being stripped away by some elementary school boy, and it’s really hard to hold on:

"Don't think too much... It's just because I've done a good job in backward compatibility. Otherwise, if I throw this bastard into any library, he will become autistic and unable to say a word. "

"Indeed it is."

Mochizuki nodded, flattering Miki Kazuma:

"The main reason is that Editor Miki still has the same mentality as a child. He is a weird old man who still loves paper people even at his age. That's why he and I can have such a happy chat - from this perspective, some other I’m afraid that President Wenku can’t communicate with me.”

"...Why do I feel like you are scolding me?" Miki Kazuma frowned slightly.

"No."

Mochizuki tilted his head: "Isn't it cool for middle-aged people to still be obsessed with Two-dimensional? All the senior teachers here have a love for animation, right?"

"?I'm not talking about Two-dimensional things."

Miki Kazuma smiled uncomfortably: "I mean you scolded me for blaming Lao Deng."

"Oh, I see."

Mochizuki held his chin, his eyebrows turning slightly:

"President Miki has really good ears. I thought your ears wouldn't work well as you got older."

"?I really want to give you a kick when I step on my horse, little bastard."

"........"

Watching the conversations between the two industry giants, who were powerful in the past and present, with a 20-year age difference, becoming more and more like elementary school students, the animation supervisor and the sound supervisor looked at each other, and a large amount of cold sweat rolled down their foreheads unconsciously.

Almost got it.

Of course... Although everyone is feeling inexplicably nervous now, after all, the business is not done yet. The staff responsible for animation production also cleared their throats at this moment:

"Ahem...you two stop for a moment."

After coughing twice, the sound supervisor who had finished eating the bread also slowly spoke at this moment:

"Teacher Mochizuki, Mr. Miki, there are only ten female voice actors left who have not participated in the audition. If there is really no way to hear the voice you think is suitable, let's combine our opinions and choose the most suitable actor?"

"I have no objection."

Miki Kazuma raised his hand gently - this was not his first time on this occasion, so his own response seemed quite familiar:

"If it really doesn't work, just choose from the three or four marked ones - after all, when you really can't find a suitable candidate, peace is the best. Ali, you must also learn to compromise appropriately, but don't return the favor. Just stick to it blindly like a child."

"........Uh-huh."

After all, all the seniors said so, and Mochizuki, who agreed with his philosophy, nodded and said:

"After all, this is the first time in my life that I have the honor to participate in animation work. It is inevitable that I will be a little nervous and excited... I also know the difficulties of the production team. If I really can't find it, I will settle for the next best thing. .”

"?."

Seeing that everyone's opinions were clear, the staff also nodded at this moment:

"Then let's settle it - let's take a breather and invite all the remaining voice actors?"

"no problem."

Gently holding his chin and nodding in response, the boy carefully read through the list of voice actors, his expression quite calm.

If you recall carefully, the current situation is quite similar to the feeling of auditioning for Ultraman Tiga in high school.

In the past, I was an actor sitting there auditioning for a tokusatsu drama, but now I have become a judge looking for suitable actors... If you think about it this way, it really feels like the tides are turning.

I remember that I attended the audition with Mr. Dayou and Xu Yuhuai before...

Things in the past came to mind. Mochizuki held his chin, and a tall, strong boy and a little girl with pigtails appeared in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, from the three people from Toyama Prefecture who bravely entered the Tokyo special photo studio, only a boy from the natural volume elementary school and a few seniors were left as judges.

A faint loneliness emerged in the heart of a primary school boy.

Thinking about it carefully, I haven’t seen this little guy Xu Yuhuai for a while...

After arriving in Tokyo and finishing filming "Ultraman Tiga", Mochizuki didn't have that much contact with Xu Yuhuai.

After all, it has been stated that Ultraman will not appear on the big screen again, and will focus more on behind-the-scenes work in the future. The boy and a girl who entered high school and dreamed of becoming an actress are gradually drifting away, and they are no longer Partners who work together and grow together.

.....However, although he no longer pursues the acting route and really doesn't want to be in the public eye, after all, the experience of acting together in Diga is still very nostalgic. Naturally, the young man will not forget all this easily. .

So...while listening to the sound materials stored in the computer and looking at the list of voice actors, Mochizuki felt inexplicably longing for a certain girl who had already entered high school.

........I heard that Xu Yuhuai's acting career is still not going well, because his performance in Diga is not particularly eye-catching, and his popularity is not as good as that of himself who played Yuan Dagu, so he is now actively looking for more actors. With a lot of work and business, I began to no longer stick to the path of being an actor.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Yuhuai recently said in his online chat with Mochizuki that he has the idea of ​​​​expanding his voice acting business.

(I will audition to be the heroine of "re0" (?o?o).:*?!)

.....I remember what that stupid high school student with short brown hair said.

It was also because a friend wanted to come to the scene to participate in the audition, so Mochizuki rarely took any chances. Despite being quite bored and sleepy, he quietly waited for a girl whose acting career was not going well and who now wanted to actively seek change to appear. .

It was at this point in his mind that he kept flipping through the voice actor's manual.

A certain name that was almost at the end of the queue, seemed rather inconspicuous and could easily be ignored, appeared in front of Mochizuki at this moment.

"...Is it coming?"

His expression changed slightly.

Looking at the three familiar Chinese characters, lying obediently close to the last one, the young man's eyebrows revealed a faint expectation:

"Come on...Huaizi."

..........

After a few minutes.

the other side.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuhuai gently opened the door and walked into the darker recording studio.

The layout of the recording studio is quite simple, with only the microphone standing under the beam.

This situation always made her feel as if she had returned to the day when she accompanied Mochizuki Ri and Tsugawa Yu to attend the audition.

However, everything is subtly different.

Because there was no familiar young man around him, Xu Yuhuai, who had always felt rather cunning, was also slightly uneasy at this moment.

The sensitivity of the condenser microphone is very high and can receive the details of the human voice to the maximum range. However, the disadvantage is that the environment must be kept free of noise and noise - so no matter what time, it is quieter and quieter than other places. You can hear rustling white noise and the pounding of your heart.

.....Originally, the girl was quite nervous.

However, Xu Yuhuai's vague uneasiness disappeared the next moment when he saw a familiar person smiling at him.

"excuse me."

Under Mochizuki's gaze, Xu Yuhuai bowed gently in the direction of the workbench, trying hard to suppress the strange emotion in his heart, and said:

"My name is Xu Yuhuai, an artist of DARKSTEEL, and the role I am auditioning for is Emilia."

"okay."

Rarely seeing such a serious expression and response from Xu Yuhuai, Mochizuki nodded with satisfaction:

"Hello, please read the following passages in order."