Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 656 Selection Meeting

When it comes to games and animation, music and dubbing are inseparable.

It is no exaggeration to say that voice actors and music can enrich the soul of a work.

No matter how rough and crude the work is, if you want to attract fans to pay, you must spend some money in this regard.

There are many factors that determine the dubbing price of a game work.

For example, the scale of the game, the amount of music, the popularity of the voice actor, and the complexity of the post-design, etc., are just a few examples.

The partner selected by Kato Yusuke is "キューブ (Cube) Co., Ltd."

This is an established company in the industry, mainly engaged in dubbing, music, post-production and other businesses, and has a huge lineup of voice actors.

After several discussions, the dubbing price finally settled by the two parties is 6 yen per hour.

In fact, Cube’s initial quotation was 7 yen per hour, but because of a little aunt who said hello, they finally gave this price.

——This is still in the case of sufficient time.

If you encounter a case where the production cycle is very tight and a large amount of dubbing work needs to be completed in a short period of time, the price will be correspondingly higher.

Closer to home.

On Tuesday, the main members of the "TYPE-MOON" studio came to Shinjuku to attend the upcoming voice selection event.

In the recording control room, the sound supervisor, sound producer, sound mixer, and producer of the "Cube" side have all arrived.

After exchanging pleasantries, Kato Yusuke, Kei, Shiwa, and Eiriri sat down on the corner chair and coffee table.

Kanoko Hasami took the initiative to undertake external work, and discussed specific matters with the CD producer.

The layout of the control room is relatively compact, and the bright lights shine brightly on various professional audio equipment and buttons to ensure that the staff can clearly see the details on the screen.

Across a huge piece of glass, the recording studio opposite looked relatively dark.

There are various types of microphones.

The walls, floors and ceilings of the rooms are paved with dark soundproofing materials to minimize the disturbance of external noise.

The two spaces are usually in one-way communication.

Only when certain control buttons are pressed do the sounds from the control room reach the recording studio.

Kato Yusuke and the others came earlier than the agreed time, and not all the voice actors who participated in the audition were present, so they had to wait for a while.

Hui took the organized materials and ran to talk with the sound supervisor, discussing the original painting that will be displayed with the sound audition later, and making arrangements.

Ying Lili took out her sketchbook and pencil, fumbled to draw a sketch of the original painting.

Shi Yu yawned lightly, took out a Meiji lollipop from his pocket, and threw it into his mouth.

"what?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help being a little curious, "Xiaoshi, do you like this? Why haven't I seen you eat it before?"

"I can't say I like it, but I don't hate it~"

"When did you buy the lollipop?"

"It was given by someone else."

"……what?"

Shi Yu raised the corner of her mouth meaningfully, and said lightly:
"Nothing. I got it from a bastard, and I keep forgetting it in my coat pocket so I don't waste it."

"I see."

Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Kato Yusuke didn't ask any more questions, and took the voice actor information provided by "Cube" and started to browse.

The so-called voice actor selection, as the name suggests, is the selection of suitable voice actors.

As for how to choose specifically, the difference inside is actually quite big.

For example, those supervisors who have participated in the production of many works.

Since I have been in contact with many seiyuu at work, I often think of a suitable seiyuu candidate the moment the character anchor is finalized.

A similar situation is also the sound supervision of these scenes.

They have been with voice actors all year round, and they also know very well what kind of role a voice actor is suitable for.

It's a pity that Kato Yusuke is a fledgling, and he doesn't have the above two kinds of contacts, so he can only use other methods.

There are two situations here.

One is to listen to the voice samples recorded in advance by the voice actors on the official websites of various voice actors, and draw up a list of favorite candidates from them, and then agree with the firms on the time for interviews.

This is a common practice in selecting voice actors without much budget.

The second is to directly send a certain line that can highlight the characteristics of the character, along with the character setting data, to the agency, and let them be responsible for drawing up the candidate list, and then arrange people to come to the recording studio for interviews one by one.

Naturally, the second method is more expensive than the first.

However, adding someone has enough budget, so I chose the second option.

Ten minutes later, the door of the opposite room was pushed open, a voice actor entered the recording studio under the instructions of the staff, while others waited outside.

In the audition session, several candidates are often auditioned together for a role, which can save time to the greatest extent, and can better hear the comparison between voice actors.

The first thing to choose is the voice actor of the hero "Tomoya Okazaki".

The first male voice actor stood in front of the microphone and bowed to Kato Yusuke and the others behind the glass.

"I'm Yuichi Nakamura from Sigma7, please give me your advice."

After confirming that everyone is ready, the sound mixer pressed the record button, "It's time to start."

Nakamura pondered for a while, and began to read the lines from the script.

"I hate this town because it's full of memories I want to forget."

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice changed.

Become aloof and bored, cold and unfeeling.

When it came to the next sentence, the voice of the voice actor suddenly changed again.

"That's where we started climbing, climbing that long street."

Like melting ice, the voice is gentle and warm, tender like water.

"You bastard! You are sister Mei's brother!? Think about sister Mei—!"

The third line is full of anger, and the disappointment of a friend is indisputable.

"—"

"——"

After that, Nakamura read two more lines, and the emotions contained in the voice kept changing, full of tension.

——The voice actors are all monsters.

This sentence is really not random.

Unlike the situation in the control room, there is no screen to display the original painting in the recording studio.

In addition, "Clannad" is still a work that does not exist in this world, and it is impossible to refer to the original work like those adaptations.

The voice actors can only figure out the character-related information given by Kato Yusuke, in order to grasp the feeling of the character, which is an extremely test of presence and acting skills.

Originally, the No.1 seiyuu's audition should have ended here, but Kato Yusuke asked the sound supervisor to call a timeout and added a link.

After the audio listened to his words, his expression became a little speechless, but he still pressed the call button and conveyed his arrangement to the recording studio.

"Well, please imagine that you are a person who lost his mother when he was young, his wife when he was young, and his daughter when he was young. When your daughter Xi fell ill and couldn't get any help, do an impromptu performance."

As soon as the words fell, people turned their heads to look at Kato Yusuke in a "swish".

Megumi, Shiwa, Eiriri, Kokano, the four of them were a little surprised that he would take out the extra part.

Others have weird faces, hesitating to speak.

Kato Yusuke was indifferent to this, and looked directly at the voice actor in the recording room.

According to the original plan, today's voice audition does not actually include the sequel of the game, but he feels that the voice actor's performance is not bad, so he wants to further observe the opponent's level.

When Yu Nakamura in the recording studio heard this request, he couldn't help being stunned for a while, thinking what kind of human tragedy this is, it's hard to imagine that this kind of plot will appear in Galgame, which mainly focuses on charming houses.

But immediately, he came back to his senses.

After all, work is work and should not be mixed with personal feelings.

Besides, the pay for this case was not bad, and he wanted the role very much.

So Nakamura Yu looked serious, clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and imagined the scene as required.

A viscous, dark and heavy thing gradually came up.

After a little brewing, he opened his eyes suddenly, and let out a deafening roar.

"Xi——!"

Ignoring people's startled reactions, the seiyuu covered his chest with one hand, and stretched out the other tremblingly, with a piercing expression.

"I don't want...I don't want to be like this..."

His face was distorted, his eyes were red, and his eyes showed extreme helplessness and despair, as if he had lost all hope and strength.

"Zhu...save...Xi, haha...uu...Zhu..."

He called his dead wife's name in vain, and the torrent of emotion dominated his body, making him cry silently.

"Cough cough, cough cough... who will come... who can come... come and save Xi!"

The hoarse voice reverberated in the recording room, intuitively conveying the strong emotion of grief and depression, which made one's skin crawl.

At this moment, the voice actor's facial expression seems to be an extension of the character's emotion, giving people an indescribable heaviness.

Once again, voice actors are the soul of a character.

Especially for Japanese-style Galgames, the emotional voices that voice actors can give characters can perfectly fill in the natural defects of hand-painted original paintings.

Affected by the explosion of the voice actor's acting skills, the girls were a little moved, and there were many sentimental and sad expressions on their faces.

Having said that, this kind of on-the-spot outburst without foreshadowing is actually a bit abrupt and embarrassing.

But as long as the emotion and expressiveness are achieved.

Kato Yusuke listened to the voice audition of the voice actor, nodded with satisfaction, remembered the name of the other party, and signaled that the voice monitoring could be over.

The sound supervisor, who was used to seeing big scenes, calmly pressed the call button, and said thank you to the voice actor in the recording studio.

The seiyuu, who hadn't completely calmed down, took a deep breath, bowed towards the control room, expressed his thanks in a hoarse voice, and then backed out.

Kato Yusuke took a sip of the oolong tea he brought, and when he put down his hand, someone grabbed the little finger of his right hand.

looked sideways.

Ying Lili was wiping her tears with her head down, while her left hand under the table was secretly holding his hand, as if seeking support.

Kato Yusuke hesitated and acquiesced in this behavior.

As a result, the other party didn't let him go until all the voice actors who voiced the male lead had finished their auditions.

Since Ying Lili was sitting on the innermost side and was covered by the coffee table, no one noticed her little movements.

In this way, the link came to the dubbing part of the heroine.

As a character that runs through the entire story line, "Furukawa Nagisa" is definitely ranked first.

Because of the brilliant performance of the male voice actor, Kato Yusuke also has some expectations for the female voice actor.

Unfortunately, the voice actor for the first voiceover disappointed him greatly.

The other party seems to be obsessed with impressing people, and there is a feeling of too much force during the audition, completely losing Nagisa's natural cuteness.

Not only her, but the next two are also in the same situation. It seems that they don't consider the suitability of their voices and characters at all, they just want to stand out.

Considering the abnormal competition in the voice actor industry, this kind of psychology of wanting to play games is understandable.

Kato Yusuke didn't plan to make more beaks, but he wouldn't accept it either.

Then came the next one.

Compared with the previous three, she didn't have that kind of eagerness for success, and her voice also had her own characteristics, but it still didn't meet Kato Yusuke's requirements.

After listening to it with a blank face, he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

Perhaps the character of "Furukawa Nagisa" is relatively ordinary, which makes it difficult for the voice actors to show the bright spots of the character...

but--

Kato Yusuke came here today to satisfy his wishes, so naturally he would not easily choose to make do with it, especially with the number one heroine.

So even if the performance of the fourth seiyuu was not bad, he still had a cross in his heart.

Perhaps feeling his irritability, Ying Lili stuffed her whole hand into his palm, and gently clenched it as if comforting.

The cool and soft touch was very comfortable, making Kato Yusuke's frown slightly relaxed.

It was under such circumstances that another voice actor entered the recording studio.

"I'm Mai Nakahara from Enterprise, please give me your advice."

After introducing himself, the master immediately began to read the lines.

"...red bean bread!"

A weak and restless whisper came from the loudspeaker.

Kato Yusuke's eyes suddenly lit up, and he sat up slightly.

As soon as the so-called expert makes a move, you will know if there is any.

With just a simple line, Furukawa Nagisa's anxious mood of cheering him up came out.

Then comes the next sentence.

"I'm useless too, but... two people can be strong together."

This time, it was a warm and healing soft voice, which also contained a vague sense of distress and sadness, exuding the feeling of Yamato Nadeko.

Kato Yusuke's eyes became brighter and brighter, watching the voice actor prepare for a while, and read out the next line.

"No matter what happens in the future, please don't regret meeting me."

The voice of the voice actor became gentle, but strangely not flat.There is a kind of gentle exhortation and prayer from a wife to her husband, mixed with a little sickness.

This foundation is really deep.

Kato Yusuke directly made a decision, "That's fine, Furukawa Nagisa's voice actor is her."

The sound supervisor smiled and nodded, and asked someone to make arrangements.

After that, the audition continued.

Sister Fujibayashi,

Tomoyo Sakagami,

Iraq Hairy Son,

Miyazawa has Ji Ning,
Kotomi Ichinose,

……

In the end, basically all the main characters found the right people.

Although there were some twists and turns during the period, the overall performance of the voice actors was still good.

Whether it is the accuracy of pronunciation, the ability to quickly change the voice line according to the instructions, or the performance skills and emotional expression, they all show good professionalism.

Kato Yusuke was quite satisfied.

Auditions for Clannad start at 10am and run until 8pm.

Aside from the two hours of lunch break, there are a full eight hours of work.

Even so, they will only finalize the candidates for the main roles, and the auditions for the supporting roles have to be postponed until tomorrow.

After the sound audition, Kato Yusuke and the others greeted the "Cube" staff and left the recording studio.

After such a day, everyone is a little tired.

The hard-working people in the selection meeting are not only the voice actors, but also the listeners are also not easy.

To listen to hundreds of people repeat a line in one day, and to make judgments and selections during the period, is really a labor-intensive thing.

It can only be said that both sides have their own difficulties.

Back to the topic.

Kato Yusuke stopped several taxis on the side of the road and asked everyone to sit in them.

When it was Yinglili's turn at last, the girl suddenly said such a sentence in a low mood.

"Yusuke, what we're making... is such a great game...?"

"...Do you find it incredible?"

"...Well, there is a little bit. The voice actors are all working hard, and it feels like the characters are coming to life."

Kato Yusuke nodded, "Yes. Our game will become even better when we add music and bgm later."

Ying Lili was silent for a while, raised her head as if a little remorseful, and said: "...Anyway, I will try my best not to hold you back."

As soon as she finished speaking, she reached out to stop a taxi, and got into it quickly.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help being taken aback.

However, the other party didn't seem to want to wait for his response, and left after hastily saying goodbye to him.

……

(End of this chapter)