Tokyo Sound

Well, it's time to put away the fishing rod.

In the suburbs, there are office workers who take a break by fishing. Here, I am fishing for dragons and exterminating evildoers. The fun of this is something that I cannot tell outsiders.

Kashiwa Ippei coughed lightly, cleared his throat tactically, and started to make a phone call.

As a result, it was rejected as soon as it made a “beep” sound.

"?"

Kashiwa Ippei was stunned, scratched his head, and hit again.

Can't get through.

Kashiwa Ippei gritted his teeth and hit again.

Still can't get through.

It’s like a girlfriend who’s angry after a quarrel. She doesn’t even give you a chance to explain. She just refuses to listen and resorts to cold violence.

The agent who switched from chess to fishing could only put down his phone and the fire in his eyes went out.

The bait is indeed real.

The harem anime is also real.

He crossed his arms and stared at the coffee table, unconsciously falling into a chain of suspicion and lost in thought.

Chapter 178 Primary School Boys

Miss Maori, who was in charge of the front desk, was doing nothing. The weather was too hot, there were not many people walking around, and there was not much work. It was easy to feel sleepy in the summer, and the air conditioning in the office was just right, so she couldn't help but take a nap.

Just as my eyelids were drooping, a guy holding a motorcycle helmet came over with a swift gait, stood in front of me and said in a familiar tone, "Sister, please be kind and give me a wet wipe."

Just by hearing the voice, Mao knew that it was the regrettable pool boy. Although he was a rare and high-quality handsome man who was stunning at first sight and long-lasting, but thinking about her past life as a parasite and feeling sleepy, she really couldn't muster up any interest. She reluctantly took a wet wipe from her bag and looked up to hand it over.

Just a glimpse.

Then, the sleepiness flew away.

The boy was wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, and his whole body was steaming. His chest and back were already soaked with sweat. His hair, which had been cut short not long ago for a farm drama, had grown a little longer, and the length was just right, between a melancholy artist and a sunny high school student. His hair was soft, with some strands clinging to his forehead and some scattered in front of his eyes. His eyes were like a flying bird in a spring lake, his thin lips were ruddy and sharp... The most eye-catching thing was his slender neck, with small drops of sweat sliding from his chin to his collarbone, leaving a sexy line.

Miss Zhenzhi's eyes immediately lit up. She was so full of beauty that her laziness after summer turned into the liveliness of early spring. She subconsciously said, "What are you doing? Why are you so tired?"

"Do you know how much alcohol a regular bottle of Lao Baigan has?" Yin Ze simply stated. He opened the wet tissue and wiped the sweat off his neck.

Miss Zhenzhi did not answer, on the one hand, she really did not understand Lao Baigan, and on the other hand, she was sighing. Even just wiping her face, there was a mysterious beauty.

It’s really strange. We meet often and he is quite handsome. Why is he so particularly charming today?

"How did you get so tired?" Yin Ze sneered, "The sun outside is scorching, as hot as aged wine. I have to wear cotton socks and shoes, a helmet, and stand in the sun and the heat. It's like a sauna, a torture."

In this kind of weather, even straight men can't help but want to imitate the delicate girls and smash the floral parasols. You can imagine how fierce the sunlight is.

From Kagurazaka to Yoyogi, the man was sweating profusely, and even directly triggered his passive skill of turning into a dragon when encountering water.

"Then go sit in the rest area, drink some water, cool off and escape the heat." Miss Maori said with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, sister." After expressing his gratitude, Yin Ze returned to the rest area as if he was going home.

"Senior——" Saori Ōnishi, who was staying here, was about to stand up and speak.

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite." Yin Ze waved his hands quickly, his expression gentle. He immediately regained his calmness as ice and snow, walking around like a detective. He leaned over to take a look at the empty AD calcium milk bottle in the trash can, and then touched the sofa cushion with his palm.

After a brief search, the man narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up a newspaper from the bookshelf, rolled it into a baseball bat shape, and then, like a tiger or leopard before hunting, he walked towards the men's restroom calmly and silently with certainty.

At that moment, Saori Ōnishi was filled with admiration. She opened a bottle of calcium milk, inserted a straw, and sat waiting for what was to come.

Nakajima Jianji hummed a little tune as he came to the toilet, ready to drain the water. He was shocked as soon as he entered. He saw his own rookie king, who was pressing the door of a private room with one hand, one hand on his waist, one foot tilted, as if he was posing for a retro photo, or as if he was banging someone who didn't exist against the wall.

"What are you doing?" Nakajima Jianji was extremely confused.

"Senior, don't worry about me, just do as you please." Yin Ze smiled.

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the single room began to tremble, as if someone inside was trying to break the seal and escape. Unfortunately, he was pushed back.

"Who...and what's in there?" asked Nakajima Jianji cautiously.

"Bai Long, why are you disturbing the master? Bai Long, you really are disturbing the master!" Kashiwai Ippei's angry shout came from the single room.

"Hahaha, you've planned everything, but you didn't expect that the air-conditioning in the bathroom wasn't on today." Yin Ze smiled wickedly, "As the saying goes, slow cooking at low temperatures locks in the juice. Let me help my agent maintain his health. After you finish the sauna, we can talk about other things."

The sealed Kashiwa Ippei tried to open the door many times, but was always blocked by the thief's body. The small single room was stuffy and hot in the hot summer, but the evil dragon opened the high window next to it, and the light was just right, shining directly on the toilet lid.

Now it has become an alchemy furnace.

After washing his hands, Nakajima Jianji looked at the two people who were still breaking barriers and guarding the gates. He thought it was childish, but if it was these two guys, it was understandable. As a caring older brother, he liked to collect the wonderful moments in the club, so he took a photo, hummed a little tune and left.

When I was in school, everyone had blocked other people’s toilet doors.

When Saori Ōnishi was about to finish her second bottle of calcium milk, two people who seemed to have swum breaststroke through the hot purgatory finally came back.

The agent's suit and leather shoes became a burden and a siege to himself. He was too tired to talk. His carefully groomed hair was messed up, and his white shirt was tight, revealing his beer belly that had been hidden for a long time, exposing his foundation as a greasy man.

The senior was a bit weird, he was also exhausted and sweating, but inexplicably he looked more beautiful and seductive the hotter he got.

"Kashiwai-san, please take off your tie." Ōnishi Saori couldn't help but say as she watched him breathing deeply.

"Ha, ha, ha. You don't understand. A successful man can lose everything in front of his subordinates, but the only thing he cannot lose is his demeanor." Kashiwai Ippei was still tough enough and even tied his loose tie again.

"Heroic," Yin Ze said emotionlessly, "Now that the painful synchronization is over, I can talk about my work in detail."

Kashiwa Ippei was quiet for a few seconds, then took out the documents from his briefcase. It wasn't like before when he pulled them out of thin air like magic, it seemed that he really didn't have enough stamina.

"Is this it?" Yin Ze was not in a hurry to look through it.

"A harem anime." Kashiwa Ippei nodded. "A strong, gentle, blushing male protagonist, a variety of female characters, an urban setting, superpower settings, and new female characters appear in each chapter. It's definitely a traditional harem anime."

"Really? I don't believe it." Yin Ze doubted, "You said the same thing about the work that had problems with the youth story before."

I happily dubbed the show, but ended up getting repeatedly whipped by the experience group with beautiful and catchy voices in every episode. In the plot, I had to self-destruct to achieve a world where no one was hurt and find the real thing. The scariest thing is that the audience likes to watch it, so the second season will be released soon. Considering the amount of content in the original work, I'm afraid there will be more than two seasons.

"I have the digital version and illustrations of the original work here." Kashiwai Ippei showed the screenshots on his mobile phone.

Yin Ze read it carefully and found that there were superpower settings, secular marriage laws were not widely used, the illustrations did focus on female characters, and there were sexy pictures with half-exposed shoulders. He nodded and said, "I already believe it halfway."

"Here are the audience comments when the animation was announced." Kashiwai Ippei showed another screenshot.

Yin Ze tasted them one by one and found that everyone was looking forward to the animation of cute characters and some strange "blood-sucking ritual". Otakus rarely lied, so he nodded and said, "I already believe most of it."

"I originally wanted to give this job to Matsuoka..." Kashiwai Ippei said finally.

"I believe it completely and have no doubts at all." Yin Ze's expression suddenly brightened.

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu has already started the mode of watching a lot of anime. Any anime in which he plays the main role may be a masterpiece or it may be a cliché, but in the final analysis, there is definitely a certain degree of harem concentration.

It's very strange to say that Matsuoka Yoshitsugu is also very popular, with a high popularity, and has more male fans. There are so many excellent female voice actors in the works he participated in, but everyone gave Matsuoka the highest applause.

It's really confusing.

"Then, I am designated to take the lead role." Yin Ze took a sip of the ice drink.

"No, I just want you to go for the audition." Kashiwa Ippei glared.

"Ah, for the past six months, I have been asked to go by name. I am not used to auditioning all of a sudden." Yin Ze sighed, and then revealed the face of the villain behind the scenes, "...My agent is quite scheming. Help me research this time. Well, actually it's not research. To put it bluntly, I hope you can help me a little."

"You mean, use the back door?" Kashiwa Ippei looked strange. I didn't expect that this outstanding young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes would also take the initiative to do this.

"Don't put it in such a cheesy way, it should be 'exchange of interests'." Yin Ze knocked on the table and said, "I have never released a character single so far, I can break the rule this time."

"This is a harem anime and everyone is there for the female characters. What's the point of you, an intermediary who provides a sense of immersion, releasing a single?" Kashiwai Ippei sneered.

"There are always more solutions than problems. Let's put it this way. Not only do I not want any money, I'll even pay for it. I'll turn all of it into red envelopes and give them to the producer in the name of wishing him a happy old age." Yin Ze said meanly.

"If even elites like our seniors have to pay for jobs, what should we, the latecomers, do?" Saori Onishi, who was sipping calcium milk, spit out the straw, confused and surprised.

"What does this market chaos have to do with me? Why do literary talents keep looking for me? Now they want me to dub a harem anime, of course I will fight for it." Yin Ze had a pure and innocent face, and said with his hands spread out, "Every time I am given a script of youth and healing, it's always about the troubles of teenagers. Am I a teenager? Give me a pure love script? No matter what I say, my agent never listens and never gives me feedback. On the set of Oregairu, after talking to Yukino for a long time, my hands would keep shaking and I felt numb."

"You are too impatient. Drink some water first, drink some water." Although Kashiwa Ippei said this, he held the ice drink in his hand.

"Well, the fact that you can inform me of this news means that your achievement is unprecedented. As for the rest, let me sweep away everything with my absolute strength." Yin Ze sighed.

"Why are you so concerned about this, senior? I don't think it's anything special..." Ōnishi Saori wondered.

"It was just a coincidence that I took this path. Many times, people cannot control the development of their lives and have to weaken their own will. Becoming the male lead in a harem anime is the only independent will I have as a voice actor." Yin Ze said with a sigh.

Super popular voice actors are just a passing cloud. In a few years, they will be replaced by newcomers. What remains unchanged is the work. Even internet celebrities have to rely on a widely spread meme to survive, let alone serious artists.

He won the Best Actor Award at the Voice Actor Awards and raised the association's voice actor level to a very high level. By achieving these two points, he would become an excellent voice actor and fulfill the unfulfilled wish written in his diary.

And if you want to get something from this.

There is only one answer, and that is harem anime!

"No one can stop me, absolutely no one—" Yin Ze scratched his cheek with his fingers, his tone became weird and irritating, and his distorted aura was rising rapidly. It can be said that he was possessed by a demon, or that he was truly liberated. If it were a world line with supernatural powers, he would most likely be spiritually extinguished, with a swollen body, wings on his back, horns on his forehead, and he would soar into the sky to hunt Cupid.

The man once again realized the essence of the saying "beneath the mask is a monster."

"Who is the sound supervisor in charge of the sound audition?" Yin Ze began to plan.

"Takehito Akita." Kashii Ippei replied.

"What? Isn't that the sound supervisor who usually takes good care of Matsuoka?" Yin Ze frowned deeply. No wonder he just said that he wanted to give the audition to Matsuoka, he is indeed partial. He snorted and said mysteriously, "The sound supervisor I am familiar with, the master of Ichinose Masafumi, is the father of Akeda Senjin, Akeda Senjin. I will call him later and invite him to a banquet and let him speak for me. Which production company is it?"

"It's SILVERLINK and its wholly-owned subsidiary CONNECT," Kashiwai Ippei replied.

"Oh, Silver Chain. OK, I get it." Yin Ze nodded. "I talked to Director Kokoro Konoha at the Kyoto Animation sharing session before, so we are in touch. I will ask him quietly later."

"What sharing session? How come I didn't know about it?" Kashiwai Ippei clapped his legs in annoyance.

"Well, it's an internal study session where people from the animation company communicate with each other. It's not open to the public, so it's understandable that you didn't know about it." Yin Ze shook his head indifferently.

"Internal..." Kashiwa Ippei picked at the word indignantly.

After all, the man was the animation supervisor of "Hyouka" and "The Other Side of the Boundary", and a nominal lecturer at the painting school. It was no problem for him to be called an insider in the industry. He even thought that if he went to various major companies under the guise of "exchange and learning", President Hatta and Director Kigami would be happy to sign and negotiate in advance.

Similarly, AQUARE ENIX's Director Yoshida would also nod happily.

No matter what, it's still nostalgic.

The man looked at his agent with a look of paternal love and concern.

"If I retire, what will you do in the future?" Yin Ze sighed like a father.

What was this idler thinking? Kashiwa Ippei sensed the disrespectful gaze and responded with a cold look.

"Senior...are we going to attend the audition like this?" Saori Ōnishi, who had experienced the dark side of the industry up close, asked in a low voice.

“Hmph, victory or defeat is sometimes not just decided on the chessboard. There’s also blood and gore outside the chessboard,” Yin Ze said like a lone wolf.

Saori Ohnishi always felt something was wrong. The overbearing minister in her mind finally showed his fangs, but the target of her unscrupulous tactics was an ordinary harem...

In addition, I had spent some time on the set with Senior Matsuoka Yoshitsugu some time ago, and witnessed with my own eyes how embarrassed that powerful official was in front of several female seniors.

When Saori Ōnishi looked at these three people now, she was becoming less cautious and nervous than when they first met.

The heroes and princes are all degenerating, the iron hooves and golden swords are all disappearing, and are gradually frozen in the eraser-throwing fights among the second graders in Sunshine Primary School.

I really don't want to be too rude, but these three people really look like boys in the lower grades of elementary school!

"Oh, there's something I forgot to tell you, about the list of male actors for this audition." Kashiwa Ippei said calmly.

"How many people?" Yin Ze bit his lip and asked nervously like a stock investor who was trying to buy at the bottom.

"Well, actually, it's like this. Most of the works that Silver Chain is responsible for don't have very good sales, mainly because they take on any job. Not every company can make a four-frame comic book into something amazing like Kyoto Animation. There are quite a few cases of sudden death due to overwork, and their reputation has been damaged." Kashiwa Ippei said, "And the budget is small, and the production is also mediocre."

"Yes, I know. Regarding sales, during the sharing session, Director Shin Oonuma complained to me a few times, saying that it was fate." Yin Ze recalled, "Animation is definitely a team work, and there are too many influencing factors... Sometimes it's helpless, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"So for market considerations, they want to choose voice actors who are young, have less money, and are more popular," said Kashiwai Ippei.

"Oh? So who are they?" Yin Ze frowned.

"Let me put it this way." Kashiwa Ippei folded his arms in a dignified manner and said, "At the beginning, others took the initiative to contact me and asked if Matsuoka could go."

"That's ridiculous. There are only two male voice actors in the Kashiwai department. Why are you asking him and not me?" Yin Ze clenched his hands. "Isn't my acting good enough for a scumbag?"

"I did ask you, but it was tentative."

"for example?"

Kashiwa Ippei's expression turned sad, and he said, "They said, 'You not only know how to dub, you also know how to draw, and you're also working hard in the film and television industry. Your first movie was a huge hit. You must be someone with artistic pursuits and career plans. Your goals are far-reaching, and you probably won't star in a late-night harem show without characteristics.'"

"Why do people look at me like this?" Yin Ze was shocked. "I am actually burdened by my reputation?"

I want to know, too. Kashiwa Ippei was speechless. God knows what kind of wonderful expression he showed when he heard such words.