Tokyo Sound

"Where is she? She has been unconscious for a long time and has been here for several years." Kashiwa Ippei's mouth moved slightly. At this moment, he thought of a terrible idea. His face turned pale instantly and his body became weak.

"Don't think about anything else. Maybe he just got transferred to another room or even discharged from the hospital." Yin Ze came over in time to comfort the agent who was obviously not feeling well.

Kashiwai Ippei nodded and ran to ask a nearby nurse.

"Hey, you can't run in the corridor like that," the doctor next to me said.

……

The car rumbled along the road. Perhaps because I had been sitting there for too long, I could feel the engine noise getting louder and louder. This car was bought second-hand, so it was understandable that it had some problems.

Kashiwa Ippei leaned back in his seat, his expression like someone who had just woken up. The light shone through the car window onto his cheeks, which had long lost collagen. He shaved his beard last night, but now it was sprouting again. He felt that he and this second-hand old car were the same, the same kind. No matter how young he was before, now he was old and full of scratches, like a rubber band that was stretched too tight and lost its elasticity.

"We're almost there," Yin Ze said in a steady voice. He even activated the corridor of life to enhance his senses and ensure that he could reach his destination as quickly as possible within a safe speed.

The car turned into the residential area and finally slowly pulled over to a small road.

Kashiwa Ippei got out of the car with the bag full of cash in his hands and walked forward slowly.

Then he saw it.

A couple with gray hair was walking with a girl. The girl seemed to be unable to move freely and was walking with a cane. The sun shone on them as they talked and laughed. Although the girl's face was still very pale, it was crystal clear under the light, like a beautiful jade with a faint blood halo.

fairy tale.

Came to this last page.

The family did not notice the car parked in the shadow of the wall. They just laughed and walked away slowly.

Kashiwa Ippei said nothing, he just stood there in silence for a long time.

Yin Ze got out of the car and moved over.

Kashiwa Ippei raised his head slightly and whispered, "It's raining."

Yin Ze stretched out his hand, and there was no chill in his palm. He looked up at the clear sky, and saw Mount Fuji in the distance. In such good weather, perhaps Tokyo could also see here. He said, "Yes, it's raining."

Kashiwa Ippei's face was full of tears.

Chapter 2: Unexpected Email

"You've been driving hard, so eat some high-protein food to replenish your body." Kashiwa Ippei came to eat with someone, and he rarely asked to share the bill, but instead ordered a large table of delicious dishes. He still had a large pile of cash in his pocket.

Shizuoka is close to the sea, with many ports and abundant seafood. The local Fishery Cooperative Direct Sales Office is very efficient, with multiple fishing boats responsible for catching and transporting the fish. After arriving at the port, they immediately use a lot of ice to keep the fish fresh, clean it, and filter out the debris. Freshness is life.

"The whitebait rice here is a major feature. This thing is delicate and should be eaten while it is fresh, so if you want to eat the driest and freshest one, you have to go to the local area." Kashiwai Ippei introduced and recommended it like a host.

Raw whitebait is crystal clear like vermicelli, and its tiny black eyes are like sesame seeds. It looks really good. A little soy sauce is drizzled on it, and it matches its own sweetness and freshness, supplemented by scallions and ginger slices, which perfectly interprets the four words of minimalism and elegance. The boiled whitebait at just the right temperature has a completely different taste. After being boiled, the fish body is between rice noodles and white bean sprouts, smooth and sweet.

In addition, there is also the local specialty, the golden eye snapper, the fish slices are cut into thin and translucent, and can be said to melt in the mouth. The fish head soup is added with dried radish in advance, and the soup is 8

2Salty yet fresh.

The most eye-catching is the fried conger eel. In Japanese cuisine, fried food made with batter is generally called tempura. This simple and easy-to-learn cooking method has a long history. Everything can be fried, so everything can be tempura. Master Yin has certainly seen a lot and eaten a lot in the past few years.

...but it's even longer than fried dough sticks, it's 30cm long and as long as two rolling pins, I've never seen such tempura before.

The eels used in eel rice include conger eel and river eel. The eel used for tempura is basically conger eel. Besides being affordable, it is a great way for ordinary people to reward themselves when they are short of money. Fried conger eel does not make you feel greasy either, which is a two-way street.

And these are all supporting roles, the centerpiece is still the two Boston lobsters that are sleeping peacefully on the long porcelain plate.

It's strange to say, Master Yin dislikes arthropods very much, not to mention anti-life forms like the oil thief. But for lobsters, this discomfort disappears a lot, especially for lobsters that are steamed and cooked thoroughly and have a festive bright red color, which he regards as a kind of beauty of eating a feast.

"Good fish should be paired with good wine." Kashiwa Ippei hooked his finger with the temperament of a rich man, asked the waiter to open two bottles of high-end shochu, and poured them himself.

"Hey, I haven't had a drink with you for a long time. Come on, come on."

"What's wrong? You are a famous big-cup player, but you are drinking tea. It's a rare occasion that I treat you, but you don't even give me face?"

"Haha, I understand. In the final analysis, it was because young people relied on their physical endurance that they were so arrogant. Now that they have a slight premonition of entering the middle-aged stage, they immediately bury their heads in fear."

"Humph, there is no such thing as being able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, you are just forcing yourself."

The agent is undoubtedly a veteran player in social gatherings and is adept at using provocative remarks.

In response to this, Yin Ze's answer was also very ordinary. He raised his eyes calmly and said, "Because I have to drive later."

"The driver's escape method is too old-fashioned." Kashiwa Ippei shook his head.

"To be precise, I still have to take you 150 kilometers back. But if we leave tomorrow, I would like to learn some more tricks." Yin Ze was eager to try.

"I'm still on sick leave, and you haven't asked for leave yet. It's difficult," said Kashiwai Ippei.

"It's a small matter. Just sign here and I'll take a holiday right here." Yin Ze took out a piece of paper from his shirt pocket.

Kashiwa Ippei was so shocked that he couldn't describe it in words. He had never seen such a scene before. Everyone else was carrying business cards, but this beast was carrying a leave request!

"You asked me to come to Shizuoka with you. It takes 3 or 4 hours to drive there and back. I'm not sure if I can go back the same day, so of course I have to make preparations." Yin Ze explained in detail to prove his innocence.

"That's right." Kashiwa Ippei admitted that he had some prejudice in his heart. But strictly speaking, for popular voice actors like this, their vacations are flexible and depend on their schedules. During this period, someone's workload has been reduced a lot. There are no regular studios to stay at, and no activities scheduled, so it is almost like a semi-vacation. This is also the reason why he has not considered asking the other party to take a leave.

But since you want to go through the procedure, just go ahead.

The agent took the note and was about to take out a pen to sign, but he paused for a moment. He carefully touched the paper to check if it was a duplicate paper, which would cause his signature to be written on the bottom sheet and thus be used to slack off.

"What do you mean?!" Yin Ze was such a person that he immediately realized that his character was insulted and said angrily, "Do you think I'm the smiling Akita dog?"

"What do you mean?!" Kashiwa Ippei widened his eyes and immediately realized that he had been hinted at.

The two men started arguing fiercely, almost picking up the remaining claws of the Boston lobster to use as their main-hand weapons.

In the end, I felt that I had enough time and the itinerary was fine, so I decided to return tomorrow afternoon and finally have some drinking fun.

……

Two bottles of shochu were nothing to these two people. After eating and drinking, they wandered around the streets like headless flies, enjoying the night view of the fishing lights and Mount Fuji.

Along the way, Kashiwa Ippei's state of mind became much calmer. That kind of calmness was particularly peaceful.

Watching the Shinkansen running, watching the ever-changing sunset at dusk, watching the lights slowly embellishing the entire city like stars. Looking at the quiet night sky in front of me, suddenly, I only remembered four words: listen to the wind sing.

"Do you want to go and have a look tomorrow?" Although Yin Ze didn't ask the whole question, he made it very clear.

"Let's wait for her to recover for a while. There will be a chance in the future." Kashiwai Ippei leaned on the railing of the ramp with a cigarette in his mouth.

When the storm is over, you won't remember how you survived. You won't even be sure it's over. But one thing is for sure, when you come out of it, you won't be the same person.

"It's up to you to decide." Yin Ze stretched lazily, "Okay, let's find a hotel. We can get up early tomorrow and visit Mount Fuji."

"When it comes to playing, there's no point in rushing. Let's wait until the second faction team building and come together," said Kashiwai Ippei.

"How long will you continue to be a voice actor's agent?" Yin Ze asked again.

"Although I have a lot of work experience, the entertainment, media, and advertising industries are the only ones that allow me to work. The most valuable ten years have passed. I am worried that I will not have enough energy to learn new things and change industries. If I don't do it, I will probably have to go back home." Kashiwa Ippei smiled, "After today, I don't have to make a living in Tokyo."

"How could you have the heart to leave me?" Yin Ze sighed exaggeratedly.

"You are a beast who can earn a living as a homeless person by playing cards even if you go bankrupt and live under a bridge. You don't need my concern." Kashiwa Ippei shook his head. "I am more worried about Matsuoka. His experience is somewhat similar to mine. We both went to Tokyo alone, but he is more pure. He still needs a good agent. I will help him for a few more years. As for Onishi, I believe he will be able to stand on his own after these few years."

"What is your relationship with Miss Jianqi Jingxiang?" Yin Ze finally asked this long-standing question.

"That woman used to specialize in digging out underground idols. According to the woman herself, this is more challenging. But she did bring out a few. Of course, idols have to appear on TV shows. I was at the peak of my career at the time, responsible for the quarterly advertising plans of Fuji TV and TBS. Wouldn't they have to look to me to make connections?" Kashiwai Ippei snorted. "That woman looks innocent, but she's actually very cunning. She was able to see through my evil plan."

"Your...evil plan?" Yin Ze felt that the agent was self-aware.

"Alas, it's all in the past. No matter how much intrigue there was in the past, now we can only exchange sarcastic remarks across our workstations. Life is so unpredictable." Kashiwai Ippei sighed.

"She hasn't had the same experience as you, so why doesn't she continue to do her job instead of becoming a voice actor's agent?" Yin Ze was puzzled.

"You ask me? Women's minds are hard to guess, let alone such smart women?" Kashiwa Ippei waved his hand, "Tsk, most of them are old and don't want to be tired, and they see the blue ocean of voice actor idolization, so they want to make a big difference here with their resume."

"Is that so?" Yin Ze tilted his head and frowned.

The wind blowing from the sea is a bit cooler.

After resting in the hotel until the next day, Yin Ze drove back to Tokyo with Kashiwa Ippei at noon. The agent had not yet finished his sick leave, so of course he was sent home with the car and the person. Yin Ze took public transportation to the office to deal with yesterday's and today's emails and phone calls.

It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

After going to the office after get off work, another wonderful scene happened where he went to work at the office after get off work.

The password for Kashiwaji's workstation computer is extremely vulgar: "Money".

Yin Ze and Jian Qi Jing Xiang both knew this password. They were told when they were on sick leave.

"It's another way of saying go to work on time." Kenki Kyoka saw someone and said jokingly.

"I have a leave note." Yin Ze took out the note, a man of integrity has nothing to fear.

"Where have you been, taking a break from your busy schedule?"

"I went to Shizuoka with my agent."

"Oh." Jian Qi Jing Xiang nodded and said in a serious tone, "I have sorted the things for you. Please go through them quickly."

"Thank you very much." Yin Ze was not vague either, opening the corridor of life, reading ten lines at a glance, processing at high speed. He would not miss a single punctuation mark for various audition information, activities, and broadcast announcements. He began to type on the keyboard, drawing up a new schedule for Matsuoka and Onishi.

"How's your business trip to Shizuoka going?" Kenqi Kyoka raised her coffee cup.

"He's pretty good. He's visibly in a cheerful mood, as if he's a few years younger," said Yin Ze.

Jianqi Jingxiang slightly opened her eyes, showing a surprised look. After a few seconds, she slowly drank the coffee, put the cup down, and smiled softly, "That's really good."

Not much was said in the conversation, but both parties understood each other.

Yin Ze saved Matsuoka and Onishi's schedules and planned to print them out later, then he started to look at the ones related to himself.

There were a lot of auditions for next season's anime, lots of invitations to live events, and even a personal invitation to a long-term broadcast, and when I took a look at the sender, it turned out to be in cahoots with "Hiroshi Moriki"!

Not very interesting.

Let’s take a look at the business of graphic design.

Huh?

The man's eyes paused.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Do you remember that time, I said that I was also a director (laughs)? The last time I filmed "Antarctic Chef" was 2 years ago. I now have some new ideas and am looking for actors. I think there is a role that you are very suitable for. If you are interested, please come to audition. I am looking forward to seeing you again."

The sender's name was Shuji Okita, a strange man who had come to the set to peek during the filming of "Little Forest".

It comes with some information about the film project.

Movie title: "Woodpecker and Rain".

Chapter 3: Seizing the Bird Position

Boom, snap.

Boom, snap.

At eight in the morning, there was a rhythmic knock on the door of the apartment. If someone listened carefully, they would find that it secretly matched the rhythm of the prelude of "We Will Rock You".

"Who is it?" Kashiwa Ippei, whose hair was a mess after sleeping, pushed open the door half angrily. He was sleeping soundly, but his sweet dream was disturbed by the knock on the door. The beautiful mature woman in the dream turned into a middle-aged man wearing only shorts and a bath towel, walking in a coquettish manner.

"Nice to meet you again." Yin Ze nodded.

"What are you doing here?" Kashiwa Ippei asked.

"Reporting on work." Yin Ze replied.

"I'm speechless. You have Line but you don't use it. You have to come to my house to complain. Is this the efficiency of a self-proclaimed sixth-level office worker?" Kashiwai Ippei sneered.

"That's right. Then I'll go home and practice boxing for nine hours. Then I'll use the limited speed internet to send you the information about the film project." Yin Ze obeyed and was about to leave.

"slow!"

The key words were detected, and the cunning hound was dispatched. The temperament of the originally sleepy Kashiwai Ippei suddenly changed, and a circle of fighting spirit burst out. He stretched out his big hand like a gust of wind and lightning, and barely grabbed someone's collar from behind, and his voice turned into a magnetic baritone.

"What did you say? What movie?"

"Is there any etiquette to keep guests outside the door?" Yin Ze said indifferently, standing with his hands behind his back.

"That's right, that's right. Please come in quickly and let me take off Xiao Bailongsang's boots." Kashiwai Ippei's face was as thick as the seven circles of Blazing Sky. He switched back and forth very skillfully, and this was under the premise that he hadn't woken up yet, which showed his powerful skills.

After entering the house, I was invited to sit down and drink strong coffee.

Yin Ze waved his clean hands in the air and took out a file bag like magic, "Here, this is it."

"..." Kashiwa Ippei felt that this scene was familiar, especially the familiar move of taking information from the void and throwing it back, which gave him the illusion of swapping lives. Without worrying about how this guy learned that move, the agent lowered his head and quickly flipped through the plan book.