Voice actor development system

Chapter 21 Your recharge has arrived, and the plug-in is ready.

On June 24, the final of the TCC Barista Competition was held at the Convention and Exhibition Center.

Suzuki Taku also did not choose to go to the seaside to pick up the car, but walked directly from Chunyuanzhuang, and when he arrived at the backstage, Arashiyama Ayutori was already waiting there.

The rules of this final are different from previous years. The contestants will randomly select a kind of coffee beans for the competition, and use the coffee beans drawn to make coffee. The main test is the on-the-spot adaptability and the knowledge accumulation of the contestants themselves.

The former Suzuki Taku may not be top-notch, but the latter certainly has enough experience.

After inquiring by Arashiyama Ayutori, Suzuki Taku also knew that the number of players in this competition will continue to be used in the qualifiers, and the vacant seats will be filled up automatically, so he is still No. [-]. After playing with his mobile phone on his seat for a while, it is time for the competition .

It was still the familiar big screen, but the promotional video seemed to be different from last time. After a few seconds of black screen, the screen displayed such a text.

"Just a little water and a stir and I'm an instant star. - DAVID BOWIE"

The whole thing is much taller, and there is actually a CG, an English song interspersed in the CG, it looks like that, it may be that the budget for the final is a lot more.

After the CG was played, the player introduction started on the screen. At the beginning was Takuya Suzuki’s information, then there was a short clip of his preliminaries, and finally he was given 4 stars for his overall strength. After a set of procedures, he seemed to be playing some kind of card draw. mobile games.

During the 5-minute player introduction, Suzuki Taku also remembered two of the five-star players, Kakaze Takahiro and Tokura Ao. If there is no problem with the video information, these two should be the biggest opponents in this final.

After the promotional video was played, the host from last time, the familiar Mohawk, came to the center of the stage, raised the microphone and greeted the audience present.

"Hi everyone, welcome to the finals of this TCC barista competition. This competition is presented by Sika Coffee. Sika Coffee, a dual experience of romance and passion. When coffee meets white, it is like romance meets passion. Creativity stretches infinitely, happiness goes with you like a shadow, giving you a different extreme enjoyment.”

"Let's briefly explain the rules of the competition. The contestants need to prepare four cups of coffee for several judges within 5 minutes. Of course, the type of coffee depends on the lottery they will conduct later."

"The score of this competition will depend on how accurate the flavor described by the contestants to the judges is. For every second overtime, the contestant will be deducted 1 point. If the time is over 1 minute, the contestant will be disqualified."

"In the process of brewing coffee, we do not restrict players to add any ingredients he likes. All ingredients need to complement the coffee to create a rich taste experience. It should be noted that the ingredients must not contain alcohol."

"The judges will give points to the players for their novelty, enthusiasm, originality, and overall fluency. In general, it is very difficult to win the game. I hope the eight players will work hard."

"Next, the No. [-] contestant Takuya Suzuki will come to the stage to draw lots."

Suzuki Takuya has already read the detailed rules in the backstage. Generally speaking, there is no big problem. Accompanied by the applause from the audience, he slowly walked forward from the backstage. Next to the host is an opaque box. Extract the raw materials for this competition.

He reached out and touched a ball of paper casually, opened it and showed the content to the host.

"Okay, our No. 5 contestant Takuya Suzuki drew Geisha coffee beans. We will give him 5 minutes to prepare. After [-] minutes, the performance of No. [-] contestant will officially start." After speaking, the host left the stage.

Suzuki Takuya, who stood alone on the stage, began to prepare water for a while, took out the coffee powder ground from coffee beans, and simply typed a draft.

Fortunately, the proficiency given by the system before included these coffee-related knowledge, otherwise he would really be blind.Five minutes passed quickly, and the host made a gesture to indicate the start.

"Hello judges, I am the number one contestant Takuya Suzuki. Today I hope to combine coffee, barista and guests. First of all, I will warm the cups with hot water for my guests. Now I invite you to open your senses and Memories to a new horizon."

"Ninety Plus Manor is located in the Volcan production area, covering an area of ​​182 hectares. One-third of the area is covered with natural shade forests. It is located at 1800 meters, so the climate is hot during the day, blown by the wet and cold sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean, and the temperature is cold at night. , the temperature is between 8-30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity is 80%. Such conditions produce high-quality coffee cherries. Life is flourishing in this beautiful land. For the two hundred coffee-picking priests and their families , this is home.”

When he said this, he took a look at the boiling water, and it had reached the required temperature. He took out the warm cup and added coffee powder, and then continued:

"Purple Geisha coffee beans are harvested by hand in mid-January. They are fermented in a dark room in a glass box at a continuous low temperature. Today I will use 15g of ground coffee and brew with 250g of Minase 220ml of coffee liquid, the temperature of the kettle is locked at 93 degrees, after steaming, the water is injected from the center to avoid unnecessary turbulence, and four cups are brewed at the same time to ensure that they are completed at the same time. The brewing time of each cup is 2 minutes .”

His subordinates didn't stop when he was talking, and slowly poured hot water to brew, and brewing four cups together was a test of skill, and 2 minutes passed quickly.

"Thank you for waiting. The judges can take a moment to observe the appearance of the coffee grounds. You can find that they are all the same height. Next, please judge to taste. We can rotate the coffee pot first to help the aroma blend." The voice fell. Suzuki Takuya shook and rotated the four coffee pots, handed them to the four judges to smell the aroma, then put them into cups and delivered them to them.

"I'm Takuya Suzuki, it's an honor to brew for you." Following these words, Takuya Suzuki slowly backed away to the backstage.

When he walked backstage, he saw Ayutori Arashiyama looking at him in shock, and when he came back, he immediately said:

"Didn't you say that you are not good enough, but I don't think this is at the same level as those popular players?"

"..I'm just humble and humble. In fact, my level is not bad."

Lanshan Buniao snorted and didn't speak. This should be a fool. He quickly changed the subject and said:

"It's the next person, it's time to watch the game." Arashiyama Ayutori didn't say anything, but he was indeed looking at the screen.

He didn't remember the name of the second contestant. He seemed to be a three-and-a-half-star person. He was very lucky. If he got the Yirgacheffe coffee beans, at least the score in terms of taste would be much higher.

But his subsequent performance was not very good, even the explanation of the coffee beans was fragmented, so it is estimated that the threat is not too great.

With this person at the beginning, Suzuki Taku didn't panic anymore. He took out his mobile phone and read the news while listening to the game. After one lap, it was true that only the two five-star players could handle it, and the rest were not very good. land.

"The following eight contestants are invited to come to the stage."

Listening to the host's call, Suzuki Takuya put down his phone and walked over slowly, looking around, seven of the eight people were men, their breath was trembling and cold, when will women stand up.

"After a morning's competition, all eight contestants showed their talents, and the results of the jury have been drawn."

"The winner of No.3 is Takahiro Xiangfeng, who will receive a coffee machine sponsored by Sika Coffee. Please invite the jury to present the award and take a group photo."

Then a judge actually came up holding a coffee machine, Suzuki Takuya wondered if you can get a substitute, the whole card is fine too.

After the group photo, the judges made a short comment, to the effect that the contestants were excellent, but lost to luck.

More or less makes sense, after all, the level of coffee beans is there, even if he plays well, he can only be No.3.

"The winner of No.2 is Du Cangbi, who will receive a bonus of 300000 yen sponsored by Sika Coffee. Please invite the jury to present the award and take a group photo."

Suzuki Taku also wanted to see how he came on stage with 30 yen, but the judge came on stage with a sign saying a bonus of 30 yen.

"The champion of this TCC barista competition is No. 1 contestant Suzuki Takuya. His coffee shop will be promoted for one year until the next TCC is held. At the same time, the contestant will be awarded the honor of the strongest barista in Tokyo. The following Please invite the jury to award medals."

Isn’t it sir, the runner-up has 30, and the champion doesn’t have a penny? He took a photo with the judges with a smile on his face, but he definitely didn’t think so.

"Suzuki is the best player I have encountered in the past few years as a judge. There is no one. In the evaluation just now, someone in the jury even gave a full score. Of course, the final score is not 100 points, but this is enough to prove His level is up to par, and he deserves the title of the best barista in Tokyo.”

The exaggerated Takuya Suzuki is about to commit cancer. This is the way of life in this country. If you blow it, you will blow it to death.

Fortunately, the audience in the audience still gave face, there was fierce applause, and a bow to the audience was considered to be the end of the award presentation.

"Then this is the end of this TCC Barista Competition. Thank you for your participation. We will see you next time."

The competition was over, and Suzuki Takuya was about to say goodbye and go back to eat, but he was stopped by Arashiyama Abutori, who said he wanted to treat him to lunch and talk about the TCC rewards. After thinking about it, he thought it would be better to choose a different day. Let's just talk about it today, and save the money to run out later.

The two found a nearby restaurant that sold pork chop rice, and one of them ordered a plate of pork chop rice, and they started chatting.

"Suzuki-kun, I really didn't expect you to win the championship."

"Actually, I didn't expect that either." Suzuki Takuya shrugged, he must speak with the outside world, and it was good luck to ask.

"We've known each other for a while, so I'll talk about some things straight to the point. First of all, the one-year promotion of seaside. The benefits are unquestionable. According to the practice of promotion in previous years, it will definitely increase a lot of customer traffic." Suzuki Takuya nodded as he listened. Indeed, no matter what industry is number one, it always attracts attention.

"Secondly, you are the honorary title of the strongest barista in Tokyo. If there is no accident, someone will dig you out soon."

"Huh? Not really." Suzuki Takuya really didn't expect this title to be so attractive, so it seems that the gold content of this competition is still very high.

"There must be. Generally, people who have won this title will bring many customers to the store. Many people come to see what kind of person can get the strongest title. Like the famous coffee shop in Tokyo now , there are baristas who have won the title of the strongest, although those people are not there every day, but with this title, they can attract people."

Suzuki Taku also understood, wasn't this just a gimmick, and knew what to do at this time, Arashiyama Ayutori just needed a reassurance.

"The store manager can rest assured that I won't go if other people ask me to change jobs at high prices. I'm used to it here."

"Although I said that, you will not lose the benefits you should have. As in previous years, you will be given [-]% of Seaside's shares, and you will be named as an honorary store manager, and you will come to the store once in a while. Just do it."

Suzuki Taku also nodded, this is more than he thought before, he didn't expect this title to be so powerful, [-]% of the shares is already a lot, even if he doesn't do anything now, he can just hang around at home die.

"Of course, you still need to teach the barista in the store. I think the new Sakurai is not bad, and you are also teaching her with your heart."

"It's like this. I originally planned to have her take over my position, because my career as a voice actor has improved, and the barista will definitely not be able to do it for a long time."

"Suzuki-kun, it's a pity that you don't continue to be a barista at your level."

"People have dreams, and they must live for themselves." Suzuki Takuya said meaningfully, and ate the last bite of pork chop rice by the way.

"Shop Manager, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"I'll drive you back, just take it as a drop in."

"No need, just take a walk as exercise."

"Ok."

There was a reason for Suzuki Takuya to leave in such a hurry. When he finished the last bite of pork chop rice, he heard a long-lost voice.

【System upgrade completed】

【Voice actor development system 2.0】

[Announcement for this update

1. Added system store.

2. A new lottery guarantee system is added. Each lottery draw will leave a lottery ticket stub, which can be exchanged in the system mall.

3. Fix the bug of the specified lottery.

4. Increase the probability of triggering mission events.

5. Optimized the system page design.

6. Compensation for this update: Number of lucky draws*1, limited to three days, please use it in time. 】

[System task detected: Winning the TCC Barista Championship has been completed]

【Mission rewards are being drawn】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill card: singing lv5]

[System Note: You deserve the sound of nature. 】

Suzuki Taku also found a small alley and got in, and opened the long-lost system page. The simple painting style inside was changed, and it was much more refined. After thinking about it, he opened the lottery interface first, and prepared to use up the number of gifts.

There is not only one button in the lottery interface, but a new lottery carousel. The prizes inside are like mosaics, and it is hard to see clearly. Of course, the carousel is still controlled by the original button. It is good not to forget the original intention. Next to the carousel Added a new LCD display banner: Remaining lottery draw times: 1
It seems that the system may have made a fortune. This time the update equipment has been replaced. After pressing the button, the turntable rotates rapidly, and the speed gradually slows down. You can vaguely see the lucky draw module above: World's richest man experience card * 7 days, Yen*1000000, thank you for your patronage..huh?How come thank you for your patronage?But fortunately he got something in the end, but he didn't understand what it was.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill card: super high school level luck]

【Super high school level luck】

[Originated from a high school student surnamed Naegi in an unknown parallel world, after using it, you can get the same lucky ability as it. 】

[System Note: Lucky or Unlucky? 】

Maybe maybe it is to increase your own luck after using it?In short, Suzuki Takuya still used it in the end. The problem is that he didn't feel any change after using it.

Fortunately, he still felt it when he used singing lv5. He felt that his entire voice had been sublimated. Putting these aside for now, he looked at the next module.

The system mall, after many years of influence on the Chinese website of Dian Dian, he knew that there must be good things in it, but when he opened it, it was actually empty.

After inquiring about it, I realized that only the items that can be exchanged are displayed here, which means that a voucher cannot be exchanged for anything, and Takuya Suzuki labeled it as a scam for the time being.

There are no new modules left. After walking out of the alley, I took a taxi and went back to Chunyuanzhuang. The system is back and it’s nothing to spend.

After returning to the room, the computer received an email from Aoyama Nanami.

The general idea is that the cultivation institute has received a notice that there is a firm called IM that can hire him without a test, and ask him about his intentions. If he does not want to go, there are other firms to choose, but an interview is required.

The first thing I did when I closed my mailbox was to search for this firm, its full name is IM enterprise.

The first article from Google was that the first president, Matsuda, had been formally prosecuted by the Tokyo police for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old voice actor volunteer girl.

But he can also understand this situation, there will be a few scum anywhere, at least search the president behind it.

Then I looked at the strength of the entire firm, and I can ask Nobunaga Shimazaki to find out the details, and then consider whether to join or not. As a result, the system task was sent.

[System Task: Join the IM Firm]

[Task Reward: Number of Draws*1 JPY*100000]

Now there is no need to ask, you can directly consider the things after joining, take out your mobile phone and call Qingshan Qihai.

"Hello?" I could vaguely hear the voices of many people playing around, maybe it was some kind of party.

"Aoyama-san, I saw the email you sent, and I want to join the IM firm."

"Well, okay, I'll text you a line number later, and you can ask this person to take you to the IM report."

"Okay, thank you, Aoyama-san."

"Suzuki-kun, come on."

"I will."

About two or three minutes after hanging up the phone, Qingshan Qihai sent a text message, which contained a series of mailboxes, which should be the line account, and after adding it, it passed quickly. It was a person whose ID was tehepero.

I have no feelings: "Hello, it was Aoyama-san from the voice actor training institute who asked me to contact you."

Tehepero: "Ah, Takuya Suzuki is right."

I have no emotion: "Yes."

Tehepero: "Since you have added me, it means you are ready to join IM?"

I have no emotion: "I have this idea."

Tehepero: "Come to the entrance of the IM office at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and I will take you to report."

I have no emotion: "thank you very much."

It seemed to be going well, but if he went to report tomorrow, the coffee shop would be overwhelmed. In the afternoon, he decided to go to Seaside to have a look.

Suzuki Takuya got up and changed into casual clothes, combed his hair, and went out towards the seaside.

When passing by the opposite supermarket, it happened that Mari Uchida came out with a big bag of things.

He glanced at it, and there seemed to be potato chips, biscuits, and some unknown snacks in the area he could see. This bag was almost taller than Marito Uchida when he hugged it.

"Uchida-san, do you need help?" Since you have seen it, let's reach out to help, you can't turn a blind eye.

"Ah, it's Suzuki-kun, help me get it. It's really helpful. It will take a long time for me to move back by myself."

So knowing that it was a lot of work for me, why did I buy so many things? After receiving this big bag, Taku Suzuki also asked this question, and the answer he got was:

"Because of the discount, it feels like a loss if you don't buy it. I bought it all back without knowing it, but it's okay, it's all things that can be used."

Suzuki Taku also nodded, expressing his understanding, the legendary discount does not buy uncomfortable stars.

After following Uchida Mari, it turned out that her home was in a community not far from Chunyuanzhuang.

When talking about Uchida Yuma on the road, Uchida Mari seemed to be a different person. He changed his appearance of a quiet girl and talked more. Maybe this is the legendary brother-in-law?

Rejecting Uchida Mari's invitation to come in and sit down, she left her bag at the door of her house and turned around to leave. This time, she arrived at the seaside smoothly. The person sitting at the bar was actually Ayutori Arashiyama, and Miss Sakurai next to her was helping.

"Good afternoon, Suzuki-kun." It was Ms. Sakurai who said hello.

"Good afternoon, why is the manager sitting at the bar?"

"Because there is no one left. Do you remember the part-time student who went to the hospital last week? He quit, so I have to take care of it." Arashiyama Ayuu spread his hands.

"So you are going to make Sakurai a regular?" Since there is a shortage of people and he hasn't recruited a new barista, it is likely that Sakurai will be promoted.

"Yes."

"The main reason is that her level has not reached the level of a full-time barista."

"Isn't that still taught by you?" Looking at Suzuki Takuya's black hair, he said again:

"Just kidding, didn't you see that I just asked her to learn it, and you too, come and teach me more."

"No problem, as long as I don't have a job as a voice actor, I will come to the coffee shop."

As a human being, one must not forget one's roots, and this coffee shop still gave him a lot of help.

At this time, Ms. Sakurai brought him a cup of black tea, said thank you, and took a sip. It was not bad, and there was no problem selling it. It can be seen that Sakurai's talent is still very high.

"By the way, both Aiyi and Qianxia have resigned. It is said that they got a recommendation from a seiyuu firm. Do you know anyone who wants to work in a coffee shop? Let me introduce you. The advertisement for a waiter has been hanging for a long time and no one has come. .”

"I don't know anyone in this place where I don't know people. Store manager, you can continue to advertise."

Logically speaking, when I first entered the firm, I should be short of money. How could I get a good job in the early stage? It is difficult to support myself by working as a voice actor alone, but I didn’t worry about why the two resigned. worry.

"Since you're here, teach Sakurai, I'm going out."

Arashiyama Ayutori was about to slip away. Suzuki Taku also saw through but didn't say anything. He nodded his head and regarded it as the default shift. He is also a tool man of Suzuki today.

I spent an afternoon teaching Sakurai, and finally found that her level is actually pretty good, not much different from the baristas in some small coffee shops, what is lacking is proficiency.

These can only be done at the cost of time. Anyway, Suzuki Takuya is still very optimistic about her future. In other words, the future can be expected.

After get off work, Takuya Suzuki is already looking forward to the report on IM tomorrow. This is a big step forward for his voice actor career, and he is not far from synthetic memory.

(End of this chapter)