Tokyo Sound

"I don't have any questions anymore. Frankly speaking, this is exactly the sound I need." Nido was sincerely satisfied.

"Well, even if we find someone else, the level of excitement won't be as good as this. Let's just decide on it." Kawamura Genki thought. This was an excellent choice both publicly and privately, and he had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, okay, then teacher, please come out from inside, sign the contract, and then you can go back to the studio to continue painting." Makoto Nido said gently.

Yin Ze was completely shocked by the crosstalk of these two people. He didn't expect that the efficiency of these two people was comparable to lightning, and they decided on the leading role in just a few words. He also didn't expect that Cheng Ge looked gentle and refined, but his words concealed the coldness and ruthlessness of capital. He likes to be a minotaur, but he doesn't like to be a bull.

"Are you, uh, really sure?" Yin Ze was skeptical. He looked at the control console and saw only the director and producer sitting there. There was no director of photography, casting director, sound supervisor, etc. It didn't quite fit the scene of a Toho movie lead audition.

"How can we joke about such a big thing?" Kawamura Genki waved his hand and handed over the contract.

"I can't sign now. I have to talk to the firm. Taking private orders without reporting is against the rules. If it's serious, you will be fired." Yin Ze waved his hand.

"Is there such a thing?" Kawamura Genki was a little eager to make a move after hearing this. He really wanted to get the other party fired and then find another place to live, but he restrained himself and said, "Okay, I will go through the procedures to communicate with your agent."

"Is today's audition over?" Yin Ze still felt it was not formal enough.

"Yes, I'll call a taxi to take you back to the studio." Kawamura Genki laughed and said without giving any room for refusal.

……

For many days, I have been living a life of going back and forth between home → Cheng Ge's studio → home. Now that I have another audition this time, I should go back to the agency and get down to business.

Yin Ze first skillfully grabbed a bag of food from the snack area and prepared to look for the second generation. However, as soon as he entered the office area, he nimbly dodged, concealed his figure, and concealed his breath. At the same time, the corridor of life turned to enhance the five senses, mainly hearing.

"Hello, are you there?" Kenki Kyoka was on the phone.

"…If you have something to say, please report it. If not, turn off the power." Kashiwai Ippei sounded impatient.

"You don't even have time to answer a phone call? Who said you were online 24 hours a day?" Kenqi Kyoka asked back.

"My original intention was to accept business consultations from voice actors 24 hours a day, not to listen to you saying that the ramen at lunch was too heavy with soy sauce and was not tasty and expensive. And what's the point of telling me that the parking fee has increased again? Then you can go find the property management." Kashiwa Ippei stood on the edge of the field, carrying a hoe and enjoying the breeze, a little speechless.

"Doesn't this show that you are knowledgeable and talented?" Jian Qi Jing Xiang said with a chuckle, "Okay, this time I will report on serious matters."

"Speak." Kashiwa Ippei said bluntly.

"Two things." Kenki Kyoka opened her mailbox. "Just now, a producer from Toho Co., Ltd. sent an email saying that they hope he will play the leading role in the movie."

"Oh my, this is incredible! It looks like the live-action film and television industry is going to flourish." Kashiwai Ippei was overjoyed, feeling the joy of reaping the rewards of his cultivation.

"Well, it's an animated movie." Kenki Kyoka added.

"Oh, so boring." Kashiwa Ippei knew that this was a talent-less killing method, and he felt bored. "He must have gotten into the team by drawing... The director couldn't be Makoto Nido, right? If so, I knew about this project before, and it was an expected development."

"You're so awesome, Shodaime~" Kenki Kyoka said in an exaggerated tone.

"It's okay, Nidaime~" Kashiwai Ippei replied in a clipped voice.

Disgusting. Someone in the distance, using super hearing, was grinning.

"The second thing is the latest situation of Idol King." Kenki Kyoka continued, "They certainly welcome the unfreezing and return, but they are anxious about only returning once. I have explained it clearly to them, and in the end they accepted this new cooperation."

"Tell me more details," Kashiwai Ippei asked.

"You can do dubbing for animation. In the entire Side M project, their Mars group will release a new album, which will include two debut songs, one solo song for each member, two group songs, and one graduation song. And then there will be an anniversary live. That's all." Kenki Kyoka said.

"That sounds good," said Kashiwai Ippei.

"Of course. Besides, my people were used in the individual and group songs of the album." Kenki Kyoka said proudly.

"What do you call your people?"

"This time I asked a friend from the music industry to compose the music."

"Ah, that's not good. There's no need to use favors like this." Kashiwai Ippei was surprised.

"What's so unkind about that? I've changed my career for so many years, it would be a pity not to use it!" Jian Qi Jing Xiang didn't care, "Could it be that I should learn from you, who made so many friends in the past, and now I'm going to retire directly?"

"Well, you make your choice. Remember to bargain a little harder when you quote." Kashiwa Ippei said in a deep voice, "Side M's development is not very good, and Mars, which is like a cash cow, is just sitting there watching the scenery. As long as the quote and request are not too outrageous, they will try their best to meet it."

Everything was in line with the cunning hound's expectations, and a small amount of money was paid now as interest on the money he had been cheated out of.

The most interesting thing is that they are all controlled by Bandai Namco. In the toy department next door, someone's knight toy has a good sales volume, and the number of pre-orders for the face sculpture has set a new record, which has forced the factory to carve carefully for fear of receiving too many complaints that it "does not match the real thing". Fortunately, someone has a "modeled face", which saves some effort.

At this time, the head of Side M in the digital entertainment department was looking at the contract that was blocked by an evil kobold who only played high-end games, and he felt like crying.

My colleagues' performance is just noisy.

"For follow-up, I will still keep in touch with you throughout the process." Jianqi Jingxiang said seriously.

"Very good, I will be online 24 hours a day." Kashiwai Ippei said seriously.

The call ends.

Kenqi Kyoka was humming a tune and singing while opening Spider Solitaire, when she was suddenly startled by a figure jumping out from behind her.

"Hello, I'm here to report on my work." Yin Ze activated the ghost shadow and flashed behind his agent without changing his expression.

"You're a dead ghost! You walk without making any sound!" Kenqi Kyoka covered her heart.

"I have already auditioned for Toho Films and they think I am okay," Yin Ze said.

"I know, I know. The email has been sent." Jianqi Jingxiang breathed a sigh of relief. "By the way, when did you audition?"

"today."

"?"

Kenqi Kyoka was stunned and thought that Toho was quite quick.

"Were you busy just now?" Yin Ze said casually.

"Yes." said Kenqi Kyoka.

"How's the contact with Kashiwa-san going?"

"Normally, I make a phone call occasionally to discuss business matters."

Hohoho, Master Yin sneered in his heart. Your last thirty minutes of phone call was not innocent. This time, the strategy of killing three birds with one stone may be his most brilliant plan so far.

Chapter 76: Long-term farming

"Hiccup~"

Yin Ze folded his belly, put down his chopsticks, packed up his lunch box, and slowly picked his teeth with a toothpick. At the same time, he operated the mouse to click on the software to check the new batch of art resources to be supervised.

"Teacher, have you finished eating? Would you like another portion?" Makoto Nido set an example by taking the lead in collecting the garbage and even taking away someone's lunch box.

"I'm full, I'm full. The food has been getting better and better recently. If it weren't for my unique secret technique, I would have gained weight." Yin Ze sighed happily.

"Oh? Teacher, do you have a trick to lose weight?" Shinto Makoto's mind moved. Yes, as a strong artist, he must have a set of body management, and it's not surprising that he has special tricks. He became interested, "Can you teach me?"

"Does the director know Yoshitsugu Matsuoka?" Yin Ze said.

"Of course, he is an excellent voice actor and also your famous relative." Nito Makoto understood.

"Look at his figure."

"fat."

"Do you understand?" Yin Ze asked in a Zen-like tone.

"I understand. What the teacher means is that I am a complete, selfish villain. I didn't even share this magic method of losing weight with my best friend, so it's naturally impossible for me to share it with him." Makoto Nido touched his chin and gave a brilliant understanding.

“?” Yin Ze.

I thought we were fellow artists and could confide in each other, but I didn't expect AT to have such a generous attitude.

"It's better not to stay in this studio!" Yin Ze said.

"The film's leading actress has already auditioned and will be officially recording soon. After all, she is not a professional, so her dubbing skills are bound to be rusty. Teacher, please remember to take care of the girl." Makoto Nidu said, "Originally, in addition to the sound supervisor, we should also invite a dubbing instructor, but with a teacher on site, we don't have to spend too much time."

"Choose so quickly?" Yin Ze was surprised.

"Because the female lead was chosen first, including the supporting roles, and you were decided last." Makoto Nido replied.

"The patch was actually me." Yin Ze's tone became heavier.

"Why don't you think about it the other way around? It should be the last piece of the puzzle." Makoto Nido was in high spirits. The production of the film was more than half done and now it had entered the recording stage without any problems. No one was happier than the director himself.

"Maybe." Yin Ze smiled faintly in a businesslike manner.

"I'll leave the studio to you, Sensei." Makoto Nidu offered another dessert. "The producer bought this lemon tart for me. Try it. He specifically told me to 'send it to you soon.'"

"Well, this is not about whether it's sweet or not..." Yin Ze's formal facial expression successfully added sincerity. Although Cheng Ge asked for more, he was very considerate in dealing with people. His salary on duty was almost the same as other big guys. He often took him out for drinks and dinner. The food standard has been raised in the past few days. Today, there is even dessert after the meal, which is more formal.

If I didn’t work on projects every day and consume energy, I really wouldn’t be able to eat!

In this way, I worked for a few days in a peaceful manner.

Finally, the day of official recording arrived.

Yin Ze evenly distributed his emotions, treated everyone equally, and rode back on his blond horse to the recording studio. He arrived early, so he could only walk around. The sound supervisor was Yamada Sho, who had worked with Khara a lot and had worked with Makoto twice before. The two had met before on "Dragon Dentist".

Generally speaking, the sound supervisor is on site, but unlike TV animation, Makoto's project is a well-off one, with plenty of time, manpower and funds, so Makoto will also be stationed on the set... How can a supervisor of a quarterly series have such free time? It's good enough that he's not locked up in a cage by downstream departments to rush to write storyboards, and he still wants to come here to admire the female voice actors?

After all, Master Yin is not an ordinary person. When he has nothing to do, he goes to the sound supervisor to play cards. While playing, he watches the silent tracks of the images to be dubbed, as a preparation for work.

After Xiaosheng Sound Supervisor drank two bottles of soda and Xiaoshu lost a bag of QQ candy, the producer, director, and a team of people arrived on time.

"Oh, teacher, you're here so early." Kawamura Genki greeted with a smile.

"No, it only takes seven or eight rounds of card games." Yin Ze said.

The teacher is indeed unusual. Even his way of calculating time is so unique. Kawamura Genki nodded.

As he was talking, Makoto Nido came over, and behind him was a girl he had never met before, wearing a white shirt and brown long skirt, with shoulder-length hair. She exuded a calming temperament, not impatient, but lively, smart, and even humorous. It must be a very harmonious feeling to work with her.

"This is Ms. Kamishiraishi Mone, the voice of the heroine Mitsuha." Makoto Nido introduced in his usual gentle and soft voice.

"Hello, senior. I'm Kamishiraishi Mone from Toho Entertainment. Please give me your guidance. My experience is far from enough, but I will try my best to keep up with your pace." She is a cute girl with big eyes, a high nose bridge, smiling lips, and small rabbit teeth. She is full of youthfulness. She smiles cheerfully and has a gentle and simple temperament. She is the image of an orthodox actress.

What’s important is that the sound is consistent with the impression, bright, pleasant and infectious.

"Your voice is very textured, no wonder it stands out. I'm Takizawa Satoru from I'm Enterprise. Hello, nice to meet you."

As a professional voice actor, he can naturally tell the quality of another person's voice. When facing juniors, especially young girls, he is always quite friendly.

"Haha, I can't really say I'm giving you guidance. We're just communicating with each other and improving together. Besides, as an actor, I'm the younger one."

This is true.

Toho Cinderella is a well-known talent show. Since the organizing company is very powerful in the film industry, basically as long as you enter the finals, you will have a great chance of getting a chance to star in a Toho movie. It is a high-quality stepping stone to start an acting career.

The first generation was Sawaguchi Yasuko, who was so beautiful that she was called the last beauty of the Showa era. The fifth generation was Nagasawa Masami, and Toho is still trying to find the next Nagasawa Masami. Since the competition is not held regularly, it has been held every four years, five years, and six years, so this event has only been held for the seventh time.

This is a historical drama imagined by a dog-headed person. The girl in front of me had already made a cameo appearance in it when she was a teenager.

"Teacher, please drink some water first." Kawamura Genki handed over a bottle of hot coffee.

I didn't expect to be offered coffee first this time.

Yin Ze took it, having the illusion that someone had predicted it.

"Okay, everyone, get adjusted and we'll start later." Kawamura Genki called out and everyone found their seats.

“What are they doing...?” Yin Ze noticed someone holding a camera.

"Oh, it's a behind-the-scenes video. The video content will be used as a bonus disc or as material for a documentary," said Genki Kawamura.

"Are you already researching the documentary in advance?" Yin Ze was in awe.

"It's better to be prepared, but we will definitely include the bonuses. We still have to sell the film after the release," explained Genki Kawamura.

To be honest, since the male lead was chosen so quickly, Master Yin didn't even have the feeling of taking office. If everyone wasn't so familiar with each other, they might even suspect that this was some kind of prank show. If a director really jumped out from the corner and said "We are Human Observation desu", it would be a big disaster and he would definitely be beaten up by the traitorous fans.

The others left, leaving only the two leading actors inside.

Japanese artists are very particular about workplace etiquette. As long as someone doesn't sit down, Mone Kamishiraishi will continue standing.

Yin Ze is always considerate of others. As a veteran on the set, preparation is very important. He helped the girl adjust the microphone and lower the height of the microphone. After telling a few silly jokes, the unfamiliarity and awkwardness of the first meeting disappeared.

"Have you studied Director Shinto's dubbing materials?" Yin Ze asked.

"Yes, I've taken a close look at them all." Kamishiraishi Mone answered seriously.

As we all know, Makoto once contributed voices to his early works and made his own debut as a voice actor. For this film, after drawing the storyboard, Makoto recorded the entire sound track by himself. Regardless of gender, age or young, he was the only one who read the lines for everyone to refer to - reminiscent of the eight-tone talent in puppet shows.

According to him, all the artists and voice actors are amazing people who can magnify his uninteresting things hundreds of times, so he also wants to support everyone as much as possible.

He really made me cry to death.

"Okay! Let's forget everything!" Yin Ze suddenly became excited.

"Ah?" Kamishiraishi Moeyin was stunned.