Tokyo Sound

Of course, fellow voice actors don’t want to miss such big news.

Shimazaki Nobunaga had already gone to Matsuoka Yoshitsugu's house with beer, ready to watch while eating melon seeds.

Masao Eda left work early and sat cross-legged on the sofa at home, feeling nervous as if he was waiting outside the delivery room.

This time, Yamayagyu Seika and Yamayagyu Nobuyuki did not compete for the television usage rights. One contributed money to buy drinks and the other contributed money to buy prawn strips, and they reached a warm agreement.

In a small city far away from Tokyo, a man without highlights asked for leave from the store for the first time and went home to change the TV channel.

……

Yin Ze, wearing a shirt, was sitting by the bed trimming his nails. He carefully polished his nails until they were neat and exquisite. Then he walked to the closet, took out the Dark Star suit jacket, put his wallet in his pocket, and combed his hair into an adult look in front of the mirror.

When she learned that he was going to be on TV, the makeup artist who had followed many crews called and said that she was willing to come with her makeup box to make the actor sparkle. Of course, she had to know the address, and it had to be a detailed address, and the house number couldn't be wrong.

Yin Zewan rejected the makeup artist's feelings.

"It's difficult. Do you want me to put on the makeup?" Asamiya Kazuki was holding an eyeshadow brush and an eyelash curler in her hands, a little nervous. "My skills are actually average. I can scrape fish scales..."

"Well, no need. To be honest, I think my makeup skills may be better than yours." Yin Ze said. He has painted at least 1,000 realistic heads of beautiful women, covering all major races, and he knows the principles of beauty. Not to mention scraping fish scales.

"We'll have to try it to know." Asamiya Kazuki felt looked down upon and was not very happy.

"Hey, I just need to wash my face." Yin Ze said.

"Alright." Asamiya Kazuki snorted, sullenly putting away the props, "I'll watch TV, I hope you'll gain something."

"Pay attention to the timing of entering the kitchen." Yin Ze reminded, "If I win the award, you can make fried chicken nuggets and wait for me to come back to celebrate. If I don't win, you can fry cod fillets and wait for me to come back to comfort you."

"That's not right. Isn't the venue a high-star hotel? It's late, can't you stay there for a night?" Asamiya Kazuki laughed, "And find an actress to pay for the room!"

"You don't understand this. I checked. The restaurant over there closes at 10 p.m. and the room service looks just average and not very appetizing." Yin Ze shook his head.

"..." Asamiya Kazuki was speechless. The old man seemed casual, but in fact, he had already calculated everything.

"I'll go there early and I won't bring the key." Yin Ze waved and walked out.

Coming out of Kagurazaka Station and walking down the alley, there is a children's park where the elephant slide is very popular. However, Yin Ze was wearing a neat suit today, so it was not suitable for him to grab the slide, so he could only sit on the swing.

Not long after, the eldest brother, wearing the same civil servant uniform, slowly came over. He walked slowly, with his hands behind his back and a thermos bottle in his hand, and he had the temperament of an old cadre.

"Isn't your agent coming?" Natsume Kenzo glanced at him.

"Strictly speaking, I don't have an agent. If absolutely necessary, I can make a guest appearance myself," Yin Ze said.

"Oh." Natsume Kenzo's expression was calm and he wasn't surprised. "Then let's go."

"Okay." Yin Ze stood up.

Then the two of them looked at each other for three seconds.

This situation is very similar to a person who takes a taxi but finds a designated driver instead, which is full of a little embarrassment.

"Where is your car?" Natsume Kenzo couldn't help but ask.

"Aren't you the one driving it?" Yin Ze was stunned.

"You've seen my two-wheeled electric car before, can it carry two of us?" said Natsume Kenzo.

Nothing.

Yin Ze could only start the mature and pretty young woman.

According to the stereotype of modern Tokyoites, Minato Ward is a wealthy area. Since it is a high-end Minato Ward, there are also top-notch hotel accommodations near these high-end residential areas, such as Andaz in Toranomon, or Conrad, the flagship of Hilton Tokyo in the high-end business district of Shiodome.

Compared with Shiodome and Toranomon, the Takanawa area is located more in the suburbs. In other words, beyond Takanawa in Minato Ward, it is no longer Minato Ward. Takanawa is the last stronghold of Minato Ward's sense of luxury.

This year's Japan Olympic Awards ceremony was held at the International Hall of the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa.

A third-hand Accord from the 2000s drove into a four-star hotel. The pretty young woman who inherited it looked so frugal and simple compared to the other bright cars in the parking lot.

"It's still two hours before it officially starts, so you can take a look around first. Now it's reception time." Natsume Kenzo opened the thermos and drank some hot water.

“Then…” Yin Ze just opened his mouth.

"The B2 floor of the restaurant building is the Guxidian, which has won people's favor with its authentic Chinese cuisine. The 3rd floor serves Kaiseki cuisine. The Maple Leaf Lounge is not bad, but I recommend the ASAMA main bar." Natsume Kenzo spoke very clearly, as if he was very experienced.

It's a pleasure to communicate with smart people.

"Authentic? I want to try it and see how authentic it is." Yin Ze was aroused.

……

It's started, it's started.

As the long advertisement ended, the TV finally showed the scene of the venue. Men and women in formal attire were walking around and talking. It was a star-studded scene. In the upper right corner of the screen was a message saying "Pre-award Ceremony Delivery", and in the upper left corner was the time notice for the official start of the ceremony at 9 o'clock tonight.

From time to time, the camera will be focused on a familiar artist, star, or veteran actor.

"It's Hashimoto Wynnaya." Urban Monster pointed out.

"It's Ishihara Reimi." The urban monster nodded happily.

There was a brief silence.

"Why aren't you talking?" Urban Monster felt strange.

"I didn't expect the dog group owner's taste is like this..." Zhang Wei looked at the various plastic figures in the figurine cabinet.

Tsuchiya Hongliang's face darkened. He stood up and took the curtain to cover the cupboard to protect the privacy of the women.

"Still shy." Zhang Wei shook his head.

"Can you lend me this game disc for two months?" Takada Kenryo pointed at the console game box under the TV.

"Just watch TV and don't be distracted." Tsuchiya Hongliang scolded.

This group of people is at the group leader's home at this time.

"Big brother should be a popular candidate, why can't I see him?" The Austrian boyfriend searched the screen intently.

"Maybe we're late." Stir-fried Sweet Potato guessed.

"This isn't a driving school class, how can I be late?" said Five in the golden pickup truck.

"I think I saw Makoto Nito." Tsuchiya Hiroaki said. Makoto is relatively easy to recognize, with the style of a gentle male protagonist in daily animation, which is quite obvious among a bunch of glamorous stars.

Some time passed.

The sharp-eyed Austrian boyfriend finally found the real person.

Someone walked into the reception hall filled with cameras.

As an actor who frequently appears in awards shows and is an important participant tonight, the appearance of this shooting star attracted the attention of many artists in the venue. The director also understood the popularity and quickly switched to the nearest camera position.

The female host in the voice-over also read out the script that was prepared in advance.

'The person you see on the screen now is Mr. Takizawa Satoru, who won the Outstanding Actor Award for his role as Mitsuru Madi, who has been compiling dictionaries for 15 years in "The Story of the Sailing Ship". His pure black suit today is very stylish and noble - ah, he is waving to the camera now. Let's look forward to his sharing on the stage later. '

"How did you get it already?" asked the urban monster.

"It's actually a nomination. Everyone present here is nominally receiving an Excellence Award, and the awards ceremony later will be to determine the best," explained the Austrian boyfriend, who had done his homework.

……

The hall was bustling with people coming and going, with waves of shutter clicks and flashes of light, making it very lively.

"The Dongpo pork just now was okay, but a little too sweet for me." Yin Ze said as he walked, "The duck meat was a little dry."

"So you know a lot?" asked Natsume Kenzo.

"I know a thing or two about controlling the temperature." Yin Ze nodded.

"Haha, okay, then next time you make one and I'll compare it." Natsume Kenzo followed suit.

“?” Yin Ze.

This is when you meet your opponent.

"Hey, brother, there are drinks." Yin Ze discovered that there were self-service bottled drinks at the venue.

"Take it, take whatever you want. It's from the sponsor anyway," said Natsume Kenzo.

A photographer turned his equipment to focus on the dashing nominee.

Yin Ze noticed the camera, opened the corridor of life, adjusted his facial muscles, showed a decent smile, waved, and leaned forward slightly to show respect. Then he went to get a drink without pestering the camera.

More film-related people and actors are also arriving one after another.

"Did you see anyone you know?" asked Natsume Kenzo.

"I saw it." Yin Ze said. In the distance, Cheng Ge was waving. Since the award ceremony, they have met four times. This continuous fate has made many anglers grit their teeth.

"Let's go our separate ways. I'll go chat with someone else," said Natsume Kenzo. Oku Shoji, the director and executive director of Toho's video division, was already waiting for him.

After eating and drinking, the two went to socialize.

"Brother Cheng is dressed quite formally today and even wore new glasses frames," Yin Ze said.

"Teacher even noticed such a detail. Teacher really cares about me." Nito Makoto laughed, "Sit at our table later. You are also a member of Kimina."

"...I was nominated because of the Boat Trip. You want me to be a traitor, right?" Yin Ze was speechless.

"Alas, it's all because Japan and Austria don't have the Best Dubbing Award. But it's okay, I'll definitely take you to get the Voice Actor Award." Makoto Nido was quite confident.

"What if you didn't take it?" Yin Ze asked half-jokingly.

"Then you can continue to voice the main character in my next animation. And support my animation." Makoto Nidu was very generous. "Don't feel embarrassed. We are brothers. There is no need to be polite."

That's a nice thought! Yin Ze, whose painting skills had been exploited once, just smiled and said nothing.

"Teacher Yin——" a young voice called softly. A homely boy who was obviously not an artist came over quickly.

"Isn't this Brother Taizhi? Why are you here too?" Yin Ze was a little surprised.

"One of our Kyoto Animation works has been selected for the Best Animation Award. I am the character designer of this animation." Taishi Nishiya said happily.

"What a fate, we meet here."

"Kigumi-san is here too."

"I shouldn't have come here in the first place. I wanted to see the world, so I asked them to take me with me." It's been a while since I last saw him. Kigami Yoshiharu seemed to have gained some weight. He had a gentle smile on his face. "The selected work is "A Silent Voice", and it's supervised by Naoko Yamai from our company."

It's been a while since I last met the masters and guys from Kyoto Animation.

"Where is Brother Wu Ben?" Yin Ze couldn't help but ask.

"At home, he's probably watching TV too. Also, his daughter is about to go to kindergarten, she can call people now, she's a very cute little girl." Kigami Yoshiji said and turned his head, "Director Nito, almost everyone in our studio has watched Your Name, it's a great production, it's worth learning from."

"No, no," Nido Makoto said quickly, "I still have a lot of shortcomings. This success is really the credit of the entire team."

Although it is worth being happy to be at the Japan Olympic Games, which is a microcosm of the top Japanese entertainment, Yin Ze was obviously happier after meeting this group of older ACG people.

How could someone who focuses on animation have any bad intentions?

"Teacher, please sit at our table later. You are also from Kyoto Animation." Taishi Nishiya rubbed his hands.

"Yes, yes." Kigami Yoshiharu echoed.

"?" Makoto Nito.

Well, I still have some thoughts.

Chapter 127 Best Actor

The reception hall was a grand scene with stars shining brightly and music and singing. Gentlemen and ladies in suits and evening gowns were walking around and chatting in the venue. The artists had long been accustomed to being surrounded by cameras and always behaved properly and modestly. The waiting atmosphere before the commendation ceremony was very lively and pleasant.

"Mr. Natsume, why didn't you call in advance so I could arrange for a driver to pick you up." Okuma Shoji said with a smile.

"Oh, you're welcome. I just want to join in the fun. I'd appreciate a place to sit. I hope I didn't disturb you." said Natsume Kenzo.

"No way, I can't say enough about welcoming you." Oku Shoji invited, "The president and his friends are over there, let's go together."

The Japan Academy Awards Association is mainly composed of four major film companies and sponsoring corporations, while other members mostly come from various industry associations, such as the Film Supervisors Association, the Foreign Film Import Distribution Association, etc.

There are many different kinds of associations in Japan.

When the Japan Olympic Association and the award were first established, the first honorary president was the first director of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and the president was the then president of Shochiku. The current honorary president is an external director of Toho, and the president is the representative director of Toho.

Toho, Toei, Shochiku, and Kadokawa basically represent the Japanese film industry. What these four companies say represents what the industry says.

Plus Dentsu, TV stations, etc.

Putting all these together, how could the traffic, reputation and influence of this award be small?

The members of the committee are basically old uncles and old men.