Tokyo Soft Rice King

"Nah...ni!"

It actually changed!

No, can the words on the right hand be changed?

What's going on!

Chapter 214 She Gambled Her Life

Hei Yuming was stunned. It was the first time he had seen such a situation.

And it was actually downgraded?

How can it be!

How could a person with only D-level dubbing skills achieve what he has today!

No...you can't be so sure, that's a bit too extreme.

Calm down... Anyway, calm down first.

Aunt Qiuzi herself said that she has no talent...

Let’s hear what she says first.

Thinking of this, Hei Yuming first explained his abrupt action of grabbing Aunt Akiko's hand.

"Well, you said you have no talent, so I wanted to read your palm..."

"So, Kuroba-kun, you can also read palms? That's a pretty impressive skill."

Akiko Takanashi also believes in this. When her daughter Mirai was taking the junior high school entrance exam, she went to the newly built Inari Shrine to pray for an amulet that would help her pass the exam. Later, when her daughter passed the exam, she also donated a large sum of money to fulfill her wish.

In this industry, many people actually believe in metaphysics, and the higher up you are, the more you believe in it. Because in the film and television industry, whether the ratings can explode really depends half on luck, because it is very likely that the film will be well-received but not commercially successful.

Whether a voice actor can get a role actually depends on luck.

Akiko Takanashi was also very clear that although she was not favored by the God of Talent, she was favored by many gods of luck along the way.

"I can read it a little, but your palm is... how should I put it, quite complicated."

"Is it really that bad?"

"Well... I wouldn't say it was terrible, but there's a huge gap between you and who you are now... And I don't understand why there's such a gap, which is why I was so surprised just now..."

"What a gap..."

Takanashi Akiko narrowed her eyes again, looking thoughtful.

When she heard Hei Yuming say this, she believed that he had real ability.

Because most people only see her success, but fail to see the price she paid for it.

At this moment, a boy who was more than 20 years younger than her saw through the fact that she was actually a "mediocre person".

The usually peaceful and calm Xiao Niao You Qiuzi also felt a little upset at this moment, and she actually wanted to tell the boy in front of her about the hardships she had experienced along the way.

I hope there is someone who can understand me.

Then Hei Yuming continued to explain where the gap was.

"Yes, because actually, you're already quite successful as a voice actor, so your palms shouldn't be..."

"Shouldn't it be a palm reading that shows no future?"

Kuroba Akira nodded silently, but Takanashi Akiko showed an expression of "as expected".

Just like Aunt Qiuzi herself said, she knew very well that she had no talent.

That's why it's even more incredible.

Because the most desperate moment for a person is when he realizes that he is "powerless".

That feeling of powerlessness is equivalent to being sentenced to death.

However, Akiko Takanashi managed to survive and even achieved incredible achievements.

If she had A-level talent, Kuroba Ming wouldn't be so surprised, but she's only a D!

This isn't a Da Lai Lai cup, the bigger the better.

In other words, this is a super counterattack in which a small fry at the village entrance becomes the ultimate big devil!

With doubts in his mind, Hei Yuming continued.

"From my personal perspective, Aunt Qiuzi, your voice carries a delicate emotional expression, conveying a sense of warmth and care. Even an outsider like me feels reassured and comfortable listening to it. So, I don't think you've gotten to where you are today simply by luck."

In fact, this is a common characteristic of the voice of a wife character, emphasizing the qualities of gentleness, thoughtfulness and caring for others, and has the attributes of a Yamato Nadeshiko.

Maternal voice actor, the more Kuroba Akira thought about it, the more she felt that this job description was very accurate. She was indeed the voice actor most suitable for the traditional mother role.

But judging by Aunt Akiko’s hidden secret work… maybe she is also worthy of the abnormal mother role.

After becoming famous, Akiko Takanashi has become accustomed to hearing people compliment her, but Kuroba Akira's sincere praise still made her a little shy, and she said while holding her cheek.

"Thank you, Kuroba-kun. However, this is because I practiced for a long time to transform my voice into what it is now. As a result, I have been using this voice for a longer time, so it is the same voice I use on a daily basis now... Actually, the voice I used when I was younger is very different from the voice I have now."

"You are so amazing..."

It turns out that the voice was forcibly transformed into its current form.

It has even reached the point where it has become part of daily life. This can only be achieved if you use a wife's voice whenever you speak while you are awake, right?

Seeing Kuroba Akira's surprised expression, Takanashi Akiko continued with a wry smile.

"Because if you don't have talent, you can only rely on hard work, right? But... actually, I didn't even know the specific meaning of 'hard work' before. I was so immature... I was back then..."

As Akiko Takanashi recalled her past self, she couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Kuroba Akira secretly took out his mobile phone from under the table and dialed the number he had exchanged with Takanashi Mirai yesterday.

He felt that it would be better if he could not only hear what Aunt Qiuzi was going to say next, but also let future generations hear it.

But Kuroba Akira didn't know whether Kotori Mirai had woken up, and in order to avoid being discovered by Kotori Akira, he couldn't look down, so Kuroba Akira didn't know whether the call was connected or not. So he pressed the recording function at the same time, thinking that if she missed it, he would play it to her later.

Then at this moment, Takanashi Akiko also continued to talk about her past.

"Kuroba-kun, I actually entered this industry very early. I've already told you why I wanted to be a voice actor in the first place, and then I took action right away. I was probably around your age when I ignored my parents' objections and contacted my aunt who was living in Tokyo at the time from my hometown in Sapporo. With her help, I entered a voice actor training school."

Hei Yuming felt a little ashamed after hearing this.

Aunt Qiuzi, what a terrifying ability to act.

Who can decide his own future at the age of fifteen, and even run away from Hokkaido to Tokyo despite his parents' opposition?

This is too brave!

"After that, I successfully graduated from the voice actor training school in just one year and joined a large voice actor agency... but after seven years there, I still couldn't even support myself."

"Seven years..."

Including one year in the training center, the total is eight years.

From fifteen to twenty-three years old.

Youth passes by in a flash.

She gained nothing.

"Yes, that was a full seven years... When people talk about my past experiences now, they always say something nice, like it was a case of long-term accumulation, a late bloomer, and that it was all my past hard work that made me who I am today... But only I know that before I truly understood what 'hard work' meant, I was just doing useless work disguised as 'hard work'."

"Then, at that time, even my aunt, who had always helped me, couldn't stand it anymore and advised me to return home and inherit the family hot spring hotel. The agency also completely gave up on investing resources in me, thinking that I was no longer worth training..."

"Just like that, I became a voice actor that no one expected... Because I had no value anymore, I almost wanted to hang myself at that time, hehe."

Hei Yuming couldn't laugh with her.

Aunt Qiuzi can just laugh it off now, but how desperate must she have been at that time?

She was definitely not joking when she said she wanted to hang herself. I'm afraid she really thought about committing suicide at that time.

"Then I was wondering why I became like this? Is it because I have no talent?"

"Every year, more talented young people join the agency. I watch voice actors younger than me rise to fame step by step, while I struggle to even land supporting roles. My voice also gets older with age... Really, that feeling of despair... I guess many people never experience it in their lifetime."

"At that time, I hated talent immensely, yet also envied it immensely. I complained countless times about why I wasn't someone blessed with talent. I thought about giving up, but I just couldn't bear to do so..."

"I've tried so hard, why am I the only one who can't do it? Am I unworthy? Or are others luckier than me? I'm obviously no worse than them!"

"How should I put it... At first, it was probably to realize my dream, but by that point, I probably just wanted to prove myself... I really didn't want the career I had dedicated my entire youth to to end in failure."

Hei Yuming felt a little distressed after hearing this.

Because he really understood the feeling.

Especially when I saw other departments’ games launched and became a huge success, I always thought that I had to launch the game even if it was just to prove myself.

“Then I continued to look for a firm that was willing to accept me, and that’s when I met the most important person in my life who taught me the meaning of hard work.”

The key figure has appeared!

Hei Yuming's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.

"Could you tell me who that person is?"

"Actually, she's the director of the voice actor agency I'm currently working for. Her name is Saotome Fuyumi... Director Fuyumi is my great benefactor because when my previous agency abandoned me, she was the one who took me in when I was down and out."

Saotome Fuyumi, she must be the one who guided Aunt Akiko and made her weak talent blossom and bear fruit!

Kuroba Akira wanted to know more about how she trained Aunt Akiko to become a national-level voice actor.

If he could know the secret, it would also help him in cultivating Ziyin in the future.

"And after that, she personally nurtured me. It can be said that without her, I wouldn't be who I am today..."

Takanashi Akiko showed gratitude on her face, and Kuroba Akira continued to guide her to speak by asking questions.

"Is it Director Fuyumi who told you the specific meaning of hard work?"

"Yes, I still remember those words clearly. They truly gave me tremendous motivation to move forward when I was about to give up... However, those words were also quite cruel, because acknowledging them would have been equivalent to denying my past life."

Takanashi Akiko said the words that she remembered most vividly with a wry smile.

"She told me that hard work means 'making yourself able to do things that you couldn't do before,' but at that time I didn't even know what to do. I was like a bird lost in the forest, flying around aimlessly."

Hei Yuming crossed his arms and his expression became very serious. These words also inspired him.

"What I mean is that the goal setting is not clear enough."

Hearing that Kuroba Akira understood it so well, Takanashi Akiko became more excited and continued to talk about the inspiration she got from the director.

"Right! But in order to set more specific goals, the next thing to do is 'segmentation'. Break down the necessary elements needed to achieve your goals into achievable small goals, and then work towards them step by step... This behavior is called hard work!"

"So that's it, segmentation!"

At this moment, Kuroba Akira finally understood why [Dubbing D] could be "upgraded" to [Maternal Voice Actor EX].

If we only look at the versatility and potential of her talents, Akiko Takanashi is far inferior to other geniuses.

Therefore, for those who have no talent or little talent, they should try to 'only focus on one talent' and reach the top in one type.

The same goes for dubbing. Instead of trying to dub every role, it is better to just think about dubbing one type of role and do it better than anyone else.

Not everyone is like Shion, who can master the voices of a girl, a mature woman, and a loli. Even Shion is not good at dubbing the voice of a mature woman because her voice is not mature.

What's more, even the loli voices are divided into lazy, tsundere, and feminine...

Just like Kugimiya who made the tsundere character into his own brand!

It is better to specialize in one skill than to be general and not proficient in any particular field!

That’s the truth!

Of course, this kind of segmentation is actually a helpless approach.

After all, no actor or voice actor wants their acting range to become narrower, because if they want to break through and transform in the future, they will face huge challenges.

And if you still can't reach the top after segmentation, then it will be a complete failure.

So this is undoubtedly a big gamble!

Only a madman with strong obsession would gamble everything!

Sure enough, what Director Fuyumi said was the same as what Kuroba Akira thought.

"Yes, and then Director Fuyumi told me that if I just wanted to be a voice actor, I could just keep picking up other people's scraps, but if I wanted to be a voice actor who could stand on my own, it wouldn't be enough to just be 'no worse than others'. I had to be 'absolutely ahead of others' in some way."