Tokyo Sound

"The Romance of the Meiji Swordsman"

"Supervisor Ryoma Den·Keishi Otomo"

"The sword is a weapon, and sword skills are a way to kill. Once the sword is unsheathed, what will be chopped off?"

The theme song of the movie began to play. The first melody was sung by a desolate female voice. After a few seconds of narration, accompanied by drum beats and the sound of sharp blades, wonderful fighting scenes flashed by. Important characters also appeared in the camera one after another, and were accompanied by corresponding lines.

For example, a fierce man in black clothes and a bamboo hat said with a hoarse laugh, "Wake up, Battousai."

For example, the red-haired swordsman said gently, "I prefer to believe in Miss Xun's innocence."

For example, the guy with slicked back hair and a cigarette in his mouth said, "We live with a sword and die with a sword, this is our destiny."

For example, the cold and moon-like white warrior's "What can a sword alone change?"

The splicing of various high-quality killing arrays, coupled with exciting music, is indeed very enjoyable to watch...

Wait a moment!

Sakura Eiji pulled the progress bar back a few seconds in doubt and paid close attention to a small clip. It was a night with falling cherry petals. The young samurai in white held a paper lantern and coldly questioned the black assassin. Then the two drew their swords and fought each other. The high ponytail swung behind them, showing the pure spirit of the young man.

time out.

The middle-aged man looked at it for a long while, but couldn't say a word.

This perfect profile illuminated by candlelight, this cold look in the moonlight, and this beautiful voice that is somewhat similar to the narration.

Grass.

This actor looks like my junior.

"..."

Sakura Eiji thought of the comments in the comment section and fell into a brief silence.

However, the narration is not affected and continues to introduce the story step by step.

'The killing sword and the living sword will continue to fight - "Ronin Kenshin" has been announced! It has been released in major theaters in Japan! '

……

The man had nothing to do today, and no orders to draw. There was nothing to do anyway, so he decided to take a short rest and try his luck to see if there were any new patches on the corridor of life.

But just after a healthy nap, he was stunned to find that his phone was shaking non-stop, as if it had suddenly become intelligent and was doing the electric hip dance.

To be honest, it's a bit scary.

A bunch of Line messages and text messages bombarded this humble smartphone of mid-range quality.

What happened?

Master Yin scratched his butt in confusion and held the shaking cell phone.

Chapter 152: Don't look at the recipe, look at the military strategy

Yoshida Tomoki stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his back in the sunlight seemed so mysterious. His deep eyes looked far away, looking towards a certain office also located in Shinjuku, as if he could see through the distance and clearly see the scheming man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a high-end imitation watch.

I have to admit that I am at a disadvantage at the moment.

Kyoto Animation launched an unethical sneak attack, using bonuses as bait to make the audience mistakenly believe that someone has an ambiguous relationship with them. The title of animation supervisor is indeed a very useful introduction. While the public is having fun, it also subtly deepens the audience's misunderstanding.

The producer spread rumors in major companies in the industry and hatched innocent monsters with the power of hypocrisy. After a long period of hard work, he finally achieved some phased results. The object of his lies was the industry, not the audience. In other words, people with clear minds who were deceived knew that someone went to Kyoto Animation just to follow his wishes and do an overseas mission.

One is a violent transplant, the other is a careful analysis. It is hard to say whose method is more sophisticated.

And what did Kashiwai Ippei, the first person to come into contact, do at this time?

Now, Tomoki Yoshida saw it.

As long as it is pushed into a deeper abyss, it will hinder the connection of others, just like the devil Mephistopheles in "Faust".

Even colleagues in the third development division were chatting, saying that the Super Woker back then was too free. Not only was he a strong man who broke through the realm of aesthetics, he also had an astonishing innate soul resilience of one hundred man-days in a month. However, he refused the promotion and salary increase from a first-class company, and refused the opportunity to lead the team to develop new games. He insisted on being a voice actor, doing TV animation, and even an actor... Yes, with the resignation of a group of former art members, the newly joined partners, under various workplace rumors, have determined that someone is a "strong man who ran away" rather than a "social worker who came to take over outsourcing."

Even if they are not the first echelon like Yoshimoto Mihiko, the serious industry backbones all know the value of that man. Generally speaking, game artists are good at technology and can be patient in drawing pictures, because the two complement each other, and the more you practice, the more you will know.

Taking a normal outsourcing company as an example, the qualified line for a cool original artist is 15 to 20 man-days per month, with no upper limit. Of course, if you fail to meet the standard for two consecutive months, you will be interviewed by the manager. Therefore, many newcomers who just come in are engaged in icon work, because it is cost-effective, and a single icon may be worth 0.5 man-days, and a high-precision icon can be worth 1 man-day, and it is easier to do than character design and background art. Therefore, skilled UI masters work hard to work overtime, and more than 30 or 40 man-days a month is not a problem.

There are also many senior painters who have switched to this field specifically for efficiency. In this case, someone whose production capacity is constant at 100 man-days per month is simply an urban legend, the manager's dream lover, and the ideal embodiment of colleagues. This guy only eats three meals a day, but he can do the work of three masters.

This is just talking about output efficiency, not cultivation attainments. Now every time Yoshitaka Amano sends a concept, it is basically automatically sent to someone's mailbox to start redesigning. He holds an important position in the R&D department, undertakes various difficult tasks, and still maintains a flood-like output of UI. This is no longer a human being, but a person who transcends the essence of life and can be called the cattle and horses chosen by God.

I also often exchange modeling experiences with 3D personnel, and talk with coders about the iterative prospects of the game engine.

At the malicious invitation of the despicable producer, someone also accompanied them to visit and exchange with Nintendo and Capcom, leaving a deep impression on the other party's manager, and the power of hypocrisy was UP.

Such a person with perfect skills, who can stand on his own and take charge of the overall situation no matter which company he goes to, has already reached the limit of being a game artist who ignores administrative matters. It is really hard to understand why he does not create works or teach classes to benefit players and the industry, but instead goes out to show off and be an artist!

Just like the mysterious smile of Miyazaki Kintaka [Note: refers to Hidetaka Miyazaki, president and producer of From Software, creator of the Souls series, and a villain among soul scholars. By the way, Miyazaki Hidetaka's expression when he speaks is very annoying, and there is a video of him explaining the Holy Grail Dungeon in Bloodborne at Bilibili] who went to be a boy idol. Although changing careers is a personal choice, it sounds like an inexplicable and strange impact to people in the industry.

As a result, many office workers in the industry went to watch, and some high-end freelance illustrators who were aware of "Yin Ze" also went to watch.

The animation industry is much the same.

Those who work in animation are even simpler than those who work in games. There are many supervisors in the group of people who watch the show, and behind the supervisors are some relatives and friends.

Of course, the fans are the most concerned. The voice actor fans and animation fans overlap. "Ronin Kenshin" is adapted from the comics, so it overlaps again. When many viewers were anxiously waiting for the news of another live-action movie, they found that there was a familiar face in it, which was a pleasant surprise.

With the complex factors combined, the liveliness of this purely forwarded update is second only to the original tweet.

The Japanese Warner personnel in charge of publicity also seemed a bit strange.

I remember that we didn't approve funding for this? Where did these water armies come from? The titles in their profiles look pretty good, like digital artists or something like that.

As for the movie trailer, of course, there are more than one cut, a total of three, and each narration is also a professional voice actor. After the dubbing is completed, it is reasonable to forward it to show support. But why is this one so effective?

Yoshida Tomoki was a little emotional, knowing that the dragon-catching mission had entered the next stage. So he wanted to send some orders over to deepen the bond, but there was no response for a while.

He should be sleeping, the producer who is also familiar with "Little White Dragon Behavior" thought.

He didn't even think about whether it was the backlash of the seven deadly sins, and he lost himself in the process.

From this point of view, Yoshida Tomoki's behavioral studies are also very advanced.

……

Master Yin looked through the messages and saw thousands of likes on the post, and was a little speechless. He also received a strange phone call, thinking it was a sales pitch, but when he picked up he found it was actually the director.

"Young man, I didn't expect you to have such a solid foundation." Otomo Keishi said happily, "When we met, I felt that you were not an ordinary person. The producer gave me a surprise. If the people he assigns in the future are all people like you, the work will be much easier."

"How can you say it's 'stuck'? I passed the audition properly." Yin Ze said solemnly.

"That's true. At most, I just asked for a trial spot." Otomo Keishi confirmed, "The film is finally finished and is almost scheduled for release. I wanted to find you to go to the premiere with the crew."

"The production of this film is all thanks to all the main creators. I am just a small role, so I won't take any credit for it," Yin Ze said modestly.

"Kiyori Akiyoshi is quite important and not a small role. At least he has scenes in the subsequent films," said Keishi Otomo.

"Aren't I already dead? Why is there still footage?" Yin Ze wondered.

"...We'll know when the time comes. In short, although your role is small, your position in the plot is still not small, so you can definitely come, and you get along well with some of the staff." Otomo Keishi encouraged, "Mr. Kashiwai asked me to help you, and since I agreed, I have to take practical action. This premiere is also a chance to show your face and be interviewed. With this debut, as an actor, work hard!"

"How did Brother Bai Jing find someone to pull me in again?" Yin Ze was shocked.

"You call him 'brother' in a friendly way? Come to think of it, he also calls you 'brother', it seems that you have a very good relationship." Otomo Keishi said happily, "Although I am not familiar with him, but I heard from the Warner producer that Mr. Kashiwai is an old acquaintance of his and used to be the head of the department at Dentsu, so he does have some connections. That's why you recommended him for the audition."

"?"

Isn't he a low-level employee? That's right. Kashiwayo's speech and drinking skills are not as good as mine, but they are excellent. He can get a management position at a young age. Although it's a small position, in a typical Japanese workplace like Dentsu, it can also be seen that he is hardworking and has a fighting spirit. Logically, with his talent, he should be able to continue to climb. But why did he leave his job and even come to be a voice actor agent now? I can only say that it seems that this man also has a little story.

"See you the day after tomorrow, and then we'll go out for a meal after that," said Otomo Keishi.

"It's really unfortunate. I have to dub for "Crybaby Pineapple" that day, so I can't spare the time." Yin Ze said regretfully but politely, "But I should be able to catch up with the food and drinks."

"But Mr. Kashiwai has confirmed that you should have a rest that day, right?" Otomo Keishi asked in confusion.

"The agent is probably confused," Yin Ze said. "The director doesn't know that as a voice actor, I have many auditions, all of which I earned outside. Most of his high-level resources that I envied were given to another person."

"That's right..." Otomo Keishi nodded. It sounded like a fight between colleagues, so he didn't want to say much. He continued to encourage, "It's okay. It's okay if you really don't have time. With your image and ability, you will definitely not be ignored!"

"Then I wish the director's work will sell well. I think it will easily reach 20 billion yen," Yin Ze said.

After the golden age, Japanese movies have been sluggish for more than a year or two. High-grossing movies are basically animated movies, and it is a very good result for a live-action movie to earn 20 billion yen or 30 billion yen. When evaluating young actors, some audiences also like to count their main movies that have earned more than 20 billion yen to see if they are an actor who can carry the box office.

"Hahaha, OK, OK, thank you for your blessing." Otomo Keishi said cheerfully. For a director, the release of a film is no less nervous than his wife giving birth. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous. Although he has confidence, receiving more positive feedback can also relieve the pressure.

Judging from the publicity results, the audience has not had any resistance to this comic adaptation, and some have praised the restoration. Let's look forward to a good result.

……

"Takizawa Hidaka Manzai Broadcasting Fans Group"

"Heisei's Kong Ming: @All members. Everyone, follow my lead! It's time for another offline gathering!"

"Stir-fried sweet potatoes: Great, great, big brother has secretly kept a surprise. When the news of this movie came out, I was watching it, and this time it's a double chef's delight."

"Austrian ex-boyfriend: I can accept this look! But what role is he playing? It's not indicated in the trailer. A handsome man in white clothes with a ponytail who can fight with swords, could he be the genius swordsman of the Shinsengumi?"

"Brother Dong: Today alone, Austria and I have similar thoughts. We can no longer hold back our desire to see Big Brother's unparalleled style!"

"Heisei no Kongming: I will record here who can come to Tokyo the day after tomorrow. After the movie, we will have a meal together."

"Urban Strange Phlegm: 111, can you bring your girlfriend with you?"

"Urban Strange Phlegm has been banned by the group owner for 1 hour"

"Kong Ming of Heisei: You are so insolent. It's fine if you do that at any other time, but how can you be so cunning in such a serious matter?!"

"Urban Little Phlegm: It's unfair, my girlfriend and I are both fans of Big Brother... Forget it, I'll watch the first one with my friends in the group first, and then watch another one with her."

"Heisei's Kong Ming: Didn't I ban you from speaking?"

"Urban Little Phlegm: Hehehe, I've suffered so many losses before, so I added a small account to avoid being unable to complain."

"Golden Pika's Five: It's been a long time since I last saw you all. Ever since the Sword Sanctuary event, I've been waiting for the day we can meet again. I still remember the last time we entered the venue, you all suddenly had to go buy water and go to the bathroom, and I was the only one who sat in the audience first."

"Great Governor of Eastern Wu: Haha, if nothing unexpected happens this time, you will be the only one sitting in the audience seats first..."

"Golden P.E.K.A. Five: Why??"

"Heisei's Kong Ming: It's nothing. Ah Wei and Dong Ge have been sick for a long time. Don't pay attention to him."

"The Great Governor of Eastern Wu: Humph."

"Brother Dong: Although I'm in Osaka, I should be able to come to Tokyo."

"Shinjuku Ex-Girlfriend: @All members. Anyone interested can come to me to register first. I will buy movie tickets for everyone on the day of the release. I also hope that everyone will spread the word to their friends. This is a rare opportunity. Support the young man!"

"Brother Dong: What a crazy newcomer! I am a veteran of the Three Kingdoms and the son of a seafood wholesaler in Kuromon Market. It is not your turn to show off your power here."

After that, the shop owner, who was far away in Osaka, entered several related fan groups and started to draw lots. The financial strength of the hereditary aquatic baron was evident. After all, he was a boring man who once considered sending a truckload of top-quality tuna to Big Brother's office.

Tsuchiya Hongliang nodded secretly when he saw everyone displaying their magical powers.

Xiong Xinan is an anime master by profession, and he is not good at material means, but his ACG master's self-media account is a first-line one in the circle, so he is ready to produce an exquisite Ronin Kenshin special issue overnight to support his big brother. For this purpose, he even opened a small window to communicate with Ah Wei, who is both his enemy and friend, and tried to cooperate.

It’s time for group members to shine.

……

Kashiwai Ippei sat with his arms folded, looking like a man in a high position.

All changes in the situation are under control.

Tsk tsk. Whether it is Yoshida Tomoki or Kyoto Animation, in the end, they all helped me to achieve the ultimate sublimation. A truly skilled chess player can not only plan and use the strategy, but more importantly, use the power. Hehe, this pain of the changing times, you will take it all.

Kashiwai Ippei made an evil expression of a villain.

"You're showing your treacherous face, manager." Kenki Kyoka complained, "Although the voice actors under you have made good progress, it is indeed worth being happy...but the feeling you give me is too dark."

"There's a huge gap between our realms." Kashiwa Ippei shook his head, feeling lonely at the top.

He calmly drank the calcium milk, straightened his suit, and prepared to take two days off to rest.

Then welcome the second stage of destiny in perfect condition.

I have checked the weather forecast. The day after tomorrow, it will be sunny and windy.

Chapter 153: No Sakura Blowing Snow in the World

Before the alarm rang, Kashiwa Ippei opened his eyes excitedly like a primary school student about to go on a spring outing. He rolled off the bed and strode into the bathroom to wash up. The warm water awakened his body's functions. In the past two days, he has been lying at home to recharge, not drinking a drop of alcohol, and sleeping for more than 8 hours. With expectations in his heart, his body and mind are both bursting with vitality. Now his condition is the best since he switched to being an agent!

Breakfast is steaming hot steak noodles, waffles, and cupcakes, accompanied by the sweet smile of the lovely female host on the morning news, which is full of energy.

Kashiwa Ippei took the dried white shirt from the hanger, ironed his suit with a household iron, and naturally applied a layer of wax on his leather shoes. He also carefully chose red socks, which symbolizes victory and joy.