Tokyo Sound

"On the way here, I kept thinking about how to comfort him. However, the happiness deep in my heart made me sick several times." Iwasawa Toshiki gritted his teeth, his face was a little sad and a little ferocious, "I feel the same as the classmate who attacked him. I feel from the bottom of my heart that Matsuoka should not have such a good development and has achieved too many results - I am as ugly as that guy."

Yin Ze was silent for a few seconds after hearing this. He took out a cigarette box from his pocket and said, "Would you like one? Peace brand, strong."

"Sorry, I'm not very good at it." Iwasawa Toshiki shook his head and added, "...The store manager I work for seems to smoke this type of cigarette as well. It has a strong smell. If possible, you should quit smoking as soon as possible. It's not good for your health. And smoking doesn't solve any problems."

"Hey, no one smokes to solve problems." The man chuckled and put a cigarette in his mouth. The lighter came smoothly in his palm. He shook it but never lit it.

"I had the same idea before." Yin Ze suddenly said.

"What?" Iwasawa Toshiki looked at him.

"Jealous." Yin Ze bit into an unlit cigarette. "My companions, who I had been with day and night, suddenly became enlightened and flew high, fluttering towards a sky that I could not touch. We were in different places, and there was less and less to talk about. We were like strangers. In the end, I could only like posts on WeChat Moments and send a few blessings on holidays. It was really not easy. On the one hand, I felt sorry for this friendship, and on the other hand, I felt that I was not successful enough."

Friends I haven’t contacted for a long time, I don’t know what reason I should use to ask about your life.

"I'll go up and take a look. Do you want to join me?" Yin Ze took the cigarette off and put it back into the box.

"No, let's talk about it in a few days. Actually, you came at the right time. I still can't get over it." Iwasawa Toshiki patted the man's shoulder, then turned and left. After taking a few steps, he said, "By the way, I have told all my colleagues about this incident. What that man did was shameful. No one should communicate with him in the future. It will be more difficult for him to continue in this industry. I'm afraid he will never have a chance to make a name for himself again."

"See you more often when you have time." Yin Ze waved his hand, "Come on."

"You too." Iwasawa Toshiki gave a thumbs up.

……

The paint-chipped security door opened.

"Hey man, what's up?" Yin Ze stood outside the door with one hand on the wall and his hands on his slender waist.

"Why are you here so late?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu didn't look very surprised.

"Come whenever you want, there's no one else in your room anyway." Yin Ze walked in with familiarity and found his pair of Gray Wolf slippers in the shoe cabinet. "Cherish your free time now when you want to visit people whenever you want. Once you have a date, it won't be possible. Your girlfriend will nag about you from morning till night, and you won't be able to play games with your good friends all night long. Even going out for a drink will be like running away like a spy."

"Why isn't it lit?" Yin Ze sat on the sofa and grabbed some peanuts from the table. He looked up at the light on the ceiling that was flickering from time to time and asked.

"The light bulb has worn out." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu also came over and sat down.

"It's time to change." Yin Ze said.

"No need." said Matsuoka Yoshitsugu.

"It's so inconvenient in the dark, do you have night vision goggles?"

"Well, I don't necessarily live here."

"It's really stingy, but it tastes good." Yin Ze peeled peanuts, "Have you found a better value for money? Is it a 20-minute walk to the nearest subway station? Can you recommend one to me, my brother?"

“Not necessarily in Tokyo.”

"You don't want to commute by Shinkansen every day, do you?"

"It's Hokkaido," said Matsuoka Yoshitsugu. "Obihiro City, my hometown."

The light bulb in the living room flickered weakly.

Yin Ze accurately threw a crispy peanut into his mouth. He saw the open suitcase on the floor and asked, "Are you missing home?"

"A little bit." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu nodded. "It's been several years, and I've only had a few phone calls with my family."

"Are you going back to Tokyo?"

"I don't know..." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu folded his hands, "My agent talked to me and hoped that I would say some polite words before deleting my account, but I don't want to. Sword Saint has a high ratings, and I have been known by more people. The agency said that there are follow-up arrangements, but after all, I have caught the audience arguing for dozens of floors. If I go to the audition now, even if I pass, the production company will have to consider it again, because if the voice actor leaves a bad impression on the audience, it will also affect the character work itself. So the arrangement for me is temporarily put on hold."

"He won't be expelled from the school, but he will be placed on probation." Yin Ze thought about it.

"It's not that strict." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu replied helplessly, "...but the meaning is roughly the same."

"They should have confidence in you, but business still has to be about profit and loss. If you really can't get on with it, they can't just force all the good things on you like this. In a way... at least the agent's stomach and liver will be very happy." Yin Ze said.

"I'm lucky. I got into the agency on time, met so many friends, and had two lead roles. But it's time to use up my time." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu said calmly, without feeling happy or sad. "After I really got into this industry, I felt more deeply about the cruelty. Stagnation is almost like saying goodbye. Too many people left the studio in this state of being on and off the set."

"Didn't you say before that it was enough to just lend your voice and that you didn't care about popularity?" Yin Ze asked.

"I think so now." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu sighed silently, "But am I really suitable for it?"

"So how's your hometown? How does it compare to Tokyo?" Yin Ze threw a few peanuts over.

"It's cold, there are many old people on the streets, and the city has not changed much." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu spread out his palm to receive it, and said the impression words.

"It sounds very peaceful, perfect for fishing."

"There is the Yachiyo Public Farm, which can graze more than 1500 cows in the summer. There is also an art gallery, and children's art exhibitions are organized for children on weekends." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu recalled, "It's quite fun to travel there. There is the Shirabetsu Lake Hot Spring on the southwest shore, and there are rubber boats and hot air balloon flight experiences. Tokachigawa Hot Spring is next to the tourist base, so the flow of tourists is always large."

"So good?" Yin Ze paused, "It must be cheaper than Tokyo, right?"

"But since I grew up there, I don't find it that interesting." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu shook his head.

"What are you going to do after you return home?" Yin Ze asked with interest, "Repairing cars?"

"If possible, it would be best to enter a repair shop." Matsuoka Yoshitsugu showed a peaceful smile, "In fact, I have thought about it a long time ago. I will start as an apprentice and then take charge of a branch shop. And, hey, you may not know that Obihiro City is the venue for the World Rally Championship Japan. So if I have the skills one day, I may be able to modify and adjust professional racing cars myself!"

"Good boy, you are taking solid steps. It's much more practical than being a voice actor." Yin Ze praised, "Not bad, not bad. It is a good path to strive for a lifetime. In this case, I will go to Hokkaido and find a job as a children's art teacher in the art museum you mentioned. When I save enough money, I will open interest classes in the spring, winter and summer vacations."

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu's smile faded slightly.

"In the future, the Internet will be more developed and the speed will be faster. I will then take advantage of the situation and open an online digital painting training institution. The name will be, uh, Ruier Education. Well, it's fashionable and international. When it's established, I will hire other first-line painters to teach, and I will be the boss. Then I will go to Turin, Florence, Repin and other world art academies for further studies, hold a few exhibitions, spend money on publicity, and then I will be a master of the new generation. Fame and fortune are just around the corner!" Yin Ze's eyes flashed with the light of money.

"You, you're going to Hokkaido?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu didn't listen to those ambitious declarations at all.

"Yes."

"What are you going to do in Obihiro?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu repeated, "You still have to study at the University of Tokyo."

"Hokkaido University is also a national university of the same level and is quite strong. I can think of a way to be an internal exchange student to study humanities, which is not bad." Yin Ze explained, "The difficulty of this plan lies in the first step, which is to ask the dean. Based on the experiences of my seniors, I should not be able to escape the torture of being skinned..."

"What about your voice acting job? How can you be active without Tokyo?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu said hurriedly.

"I don't want to do it anymore." Yin Ze said casually while crunching some peanuts.

"..."

"What did you say?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu was a little shocked.

"No more."

"Are you crazy?!" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu growled in disbelief, speaking very quickly, "You are doing so well now, do you need anyone to tell you? Several sound supervisors are fond of you, especially Director Nagasaki, they can be considered close friends regardless of age difference! There is also a ghost video of you on N Station, with over a million views. The same is true for the radio, with so many fans submitting content every episode. Kashiwai-san told me with absolute certainty that in a few years, you will definitely become a super popular voice actor—"

"Stop." The man motioned him to stop chanting, and then said seriously, "If, if even someone like you can't make achievements in this industry, then there's no need for me to do it. This has nothing to do with success or failure, gains or losses, it's simply about whether it's worth it or not."

You came over mountains and across rivers, but they laughed at your feet being covered in mud.

"If you quit because of this, then I will quit too." Yin Ze smiled and patted the other person's shoulder vigorously. "You came to Tokyo alone. Don't worry, you have a buddy to accompany you on the way home."

"why?"

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu opened his eyes wide, trying to speak more forcefully and respond in a more serious manner, but he couldn't help choking up. It wasn't that he wanted to cry, he just felt extremely sad.

"For someone like me... For someone like me who can't even hold on to his dreams, you're going to give up all this? You can graduate from the best university here, become the best voice actor, achieve what others only dream of at a young age, you're better at socializing, and you'll never lack friends in the future. Why do you have to give up all this for a friend like me, a person like me—"

"Then why are you fighting with hundreds or thousands of people for me and others? And you're thinking that at worst you can just give up your dream and go back home? I have to be loyal too. And..."

and.

The man was silent for a few seconds and turned to look at the night sky outside the window.

It's really strange.

Looking out at the night sky and the bright moon like this, I have the illusion that I haven't gone far and am still in the same place.

he said softly.

“I came to Tokyo alone, too.”

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu pushed his hand away, turned his face to the other direction, and wiped his eyes vigorously with his palms.

"Were you so focused on getting home that you didn't look at your phone much?" The man picked up the phone on the table and handed it over.

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu took it and found that he had many unread messages.

"Pure Moon Man: Damn it, I wanted to repost the one that danced the most happily, but my agent noticed it in advance and confiscated my account. It's okay, brother, I haven't played a main role yet, but I'm happy every day, right? You should also cheer up and find some time to come out for dinner, drinks and singing, it's my treat. PS: Don't call Takizawa. →_→"

"Iwasawa Toshiki: I've already exposed the identity of that troublemaker. Don't take it personally. How can everyone not know you?"

"Haruka Kasumura: Compared to the difficulties we encountered in the training center, this little trouble is nothing. Let's go all out! ｂ(￣▽￣)ｄ"

"Kashiwai Ippei: Don't worry, don't be anxious. Even if the agency doesn't make any move in the end, I can still get you some popular leading roles. Just kidding, who doesn't know that I have the strongest liver in the Tokyo circle? PS: Don't tell Takizawa about this."

"Nakajima Masaji: You did nothing wrong. When you have some free time, let's go to the children's park. I have saved up a lot of discount coupons. Oh, and I have some authentic imported fermented bean curd. I'll give you a bottle. PS: Don't tell Takizawa. You know what I mean."

"Hikasa Yoko: I'm very happy to have a junior like you. You can be very cool sometimes. ^_^"

"Haruka Tomatsu: tgtg [Note: nickname of Yoshitsugu Matsuoka], if you want to express your gratitude, please let me and others say it in person on the next set. Please don't be affected. The production team is still looking forward to your wonderful performance next time. You acted very well! ヾ(?°?°?)?? "

"Mature and stable adults: There will always be bad things happening on the Internet, so don't get discouraged."

"Uchida Maaya: Please do not lose your fighting spirit."

"Ogura Yui: Mr. Matsuoka... I am really happy to work with you. You are a very kind person. I hope we can work together in the future. Please do your best (*?▽?*)"

……

There is so much news.

There are classmates, colleagues, seniors, staff on the set, sound supervisors, directors...

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu kept wiping his tears with his sleeves, but the tears would not stop.

This was the first time I cried so hard since I came to Tokyo.

Indeed, in this city, there are always more hard memories. But now, all the happy, beautiful and cherished things are in front of me at once.

He seemed to hear the crisp and pleasant sound of clinking glasses again, and he was laughing so happily.

Warm wind passing through a quiet lake will leave ripples, and time passing through an ancient forest will leave rings of growth. He was the same, leaving behind many things.

"I'll leave first. There are some documents that haven't been sent out yet." Yin Ze stretched out his fist, gently touched Matsuoka Yoshitsugu's arm, and went to the door to change his shoes.

"Have you ever regretted anything?" Matsuoka Yoshitsugu looked back at him with red eyes.

"Yes, too many." Yin Ze said as he tied his shoelaces, "But it's also good. If life really had no regrets, how much fun would it lose."

"I might regret not being a car mechanic."

"pretty good."

"I've closed the door for you."

Yin Ze stood in the corridor and went downstairs. After taking a few steps, he seemed to remember something and took out the box of cigarettes.

Voice actor...

He let out a long breath.

Holding the cigarette box and looking at the trash can outside, the man was a little hesitant.

He approached, half intending to throw away the cigarette, but in the end, like a gambler playing poker, he withdrew his hand out of fear of losing.

Is this a bit too direct?

Why not compromise first?

Should we start by replacing flue-cured tobacco with menthol cigarettes?

The man rode on the pretty lady and drove to the nearest convenience store.

"welcome."

"Give me a pack of menthol cigarettes, please."

Volume 3: To make every day worthwhile

Sequence and trace

Most of Japan's museums and art galleries are designed by famous architects. Tokyo is a small city, but it is full of museums and art galleries of all sizes, whether they are national, private, modern art, contemporary art, or non-mainstream... People who are interested will find that the tourist museum map is actually also an architect's map.

The National Museum of Western Art is located in Ueno Park. When it was first established, the exhibitions were mainly Impressionist paintings and sculptures from the early 19th century to the first half of the 20th century.

The museum now has a total collection of more than 4000 Western paintings and sculptures, ranging from Rodin to Rubens and Renoir, and then to Monet and Gauguin. It often opens with the theme of "Western Paintings and Sculptures from the Late Middle Ages to the Early 20th Century", and you can see the museum's treasures from the masters mentioned above.

The Japanese really love Impressionism, and wealthy bosses in modern times also like to collect these masterpieces.

"In a sense, it is also a manifestation of Japan's 'modernization'. After the Meiji Restoration, people began to admire Western science, culture and art. Most of the collections also reflect their desire to connect with the international community. Such a number of European medieval works are still rare in art galleries in Asia." Yin Ze said vaguely, holding a glass of iced lemonade and biting the straw.

"You don't have to explain everything. It will make me seem ignorant." Sakura Ayane also held up a cup of iced fragrant milk tea and bit the straw.

"walk slowly."