Chapter 474 Dubbing Practice
After Hojo Kyosuke used his father's reputation to guarantee that he would submit the manuscript as soon as possible, editor Shimomura finally hung up the phone with satisfaction.
"It's terrible. This guy actually said that he would come to my house to accompany me to draw, help me massage my back and waist, and bring me tea and water. He is too hard."
After hanging up the phone, someone was still in shock and could not imagine how terrible the scene was.
While talking, "Our Voice" entertainment agency had arrived.
After sending the driver Hirata away, Hojo Kyosuke walked towards the door.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hojo."
As soon as he entered the door, the decent-looking receptionist bowed and gave a sweet smile and greetings.
"Good afternoon, Ms. Matsuda."
Hojo Kyosuke was also generous with his smile. He knew that as long as he gave the other party a bit of kindness, Glass might get ten points of kindness in the future.
"Are you here to see Nishimiya senior? They are now in the third practice room. I will take you there."
Matsuda walked out from behind the front desk, raised his hand to guide and bowed again.
Senior Nishimiya...hahaha.
Hojo Kyosuke chewed over this somewhat special title in his heart. Yes, as a voice actor who has officially signed and has already got the main role, Glass has completely left the category of rookies in the company. Most employees have to call her teacher or senior when they see her.
"Excuse me, this is the snack I bought on the way here. Please have some if you don't mind."
Although thinking about it, Hojo Kyosuke showed a warm smile on his face and handed over the bag in his hand.
"Hey? Is there a share for me too? I'm so happy."
Matsuda cheered excitedly, reached out and took out a small package from the bag, and then skillfully carried the bag and began to lead the way.
When passing by the office area on the second floor, Hojo Kyosuke took the time to take a look. The people in the cubicles were very busy, some were making phone calls, some were sorting documents, and they were all doing their own things.
If it is a general small voice actor agency, the office area is the entire company. The agency is more like a mailroom, sending the information of its voice actors to the animation production team, accepting the audition invitations and dubbing scripts from the animation production team, and these tasks can be satisfied with just an ordinary office area.
Only large agencies like "Our Voice" that have the ability to establish voice actor training schools will build their own practice rooms, so that some voice actors who are short of money and have nowhere to go can use the company's practice room to practice.
Very good, it seems that there is no risk of bankruptcy.
After a few glances, Hojo Kyosuke nodded with satisfaction.
Dongdong——
"Sorry to bother you, Nishimiya senior, Hojo teacher is here."
Matsuda knocked on the door of the practice room.
Dongdongdongdong——
The sound of piglets running around came from inside, and then the door was opened with a bang, and a face that made people happy appeared in front of Hojo Kyosuke.
Nishimiya Glass held the door frame with one hand, slightly raised her head and looked at the boy in front of her. Her chubby face was full of joy, and she opened her mouth and shouted happily:
"Kyosuke-kun!"
The two had just separated for less than two hours, but the girl's voice was full of longing, as if they had been separated for ten years.
"Well, I'm here."
Hojo Kyosuke raised his hand, and the girl lowered her head docilely, and handed her little head over just right.
"Hehe~~ I thought you would come in a while." She whispered softly with a pink face.
"Even Yukinoshita knows that I'm in a hurry to find you, how could I come slowly." Hojo Kyosuke said with a chuckle.
Kyosuke-kun is so stupid, it's because you're in a hurry to come, so Yukino can see it.
Thinking so in her heart, Glass's mouth suddenly had a hint of sweetness, and then it became stronger and stronger and turned into the taste of vanilla chocolate.
Matsuda, the front desk of the first plate, quietly walked into the room when he saw Naoko, showing his sharp eyesight as a front desk.
"Wow, it's the Juju Dorayaki restaurant next to Sensoji Temple?"
The cheering voice came from inside, interrupting the two people who were already intimate at the doorway as if no one was around.
Hojo Kyosuke looked up and saw a woman in her twenties with a bob haircut, smiling happily with the snacks she had just brought.
"That's Senbon Ena-senpai, she's here to help me practice." Naoko introduced in a low voice.
"Yeah, I remember."
Hojo Kyosuke smiled and nodded, and the information of Senbon Ena flowed through his mind like a waterfall. A well-known voice actor in the industry, his representative works include "The Little Gigolo of the Vampire Queen", "The Unpopular Sister Actually Likes Me", "Girls' Guns and Cannons", etc. There is a natural intellectual and sister-like tone in his voice, and most of the roles are maternal and good wife-like.
At the same time, the information of the other two people in the practice room also emerged one by one, including their representative works and other information.
While recalling the information, he followed Glass in.
"Mr. Kigumi, Mr. Kihara, Mr. Senbon, good afternoon. Thank you very much for taking care of our Glass."
With a humble smile on his face, Hojo Kyosuke bowed solemnly to express his gratitude.
Seeing Kyosuke's actions and hearing his words, Nishimiya Glass's face turned red, and she immediately bowed and said something a little awkward.
"Haha, no, you are too polite, Mr. Hojo, but we should thank Glass for the laughter she brought. After spending a long time with such young people, I feel like I can work for a few more decades."
Ayano Kitani, who can still dub elementary school students at the age of 60, said with a smile, and bowed in return.
Saki Kihara, who stood on the other side with long hair and a queen-like look, also bowed and said that she was not worthy of it, but her heart was instantly as comfortable as drinking iced barley tea in summer.
He created so many phenomenal works, and he could get heavyweight roles just to make his girlfriend happy. He was a big shot with abundant resources, but he thanked himself so seriously for taking care of Nishimiya Glass. His words and expressions did not look false but full of sincerity. In just a moment, Saki Kihara made up her mind that Nishimiya Glass would be her own sister in the future!
Only the last one, Ena Chimoto, did not say polite words, but said with envy:
"I finally understand why Glass likes you so much."
If I also have a boyfriend like this who not only brings comfort gifts when visiting the set, but also thanks the seniors on my behalf, let alone talking about her boyfriend all the time, Ena Chimoto would like to print her boyfriend's photo on her thermos!
The woman with the bob haircut pursed her lips while speaking, not hiding her envy and jealousy at all.
Standing up, Naoko pursed her lips lightly, not saying anything, but just laughing non-stop. Her eyes, mouth corners, and baby fat on her cheeks were all soaked with smiles.
Because they had practiced for a while before, they took advantage of the opportunity when Hojo Kyosuke came to take a break.
The layout of the practice room was simple, with wooden floors and one wall covered with mirrors. It looked like they were not only practicing vocal music, but also practicing dance and the like.
"Ten-fold Dorayaki, I was so greedy when I passed by a few days ago, but there were too many people queuing, so I had no choice but to give up. Thank you so much, you've worked hard, Mr. Hojo."
Senbon Ena ate Dorayaki in big mouthfuls, and from time to time she picked up the thermos marked with two liters next to her and drank it.
"Hehe~ There are quite a lot of people queuing, but it's not hard." Hojo Kyosuke answered casually.
Naoko's big black and white eyes turned, and a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth. Having gone out with Kyosuke so many times, she guessed immediately that it must be Kyosuke's part-time scalpers who bought the Dorayaki for him.
During the chat, Kihara Saki asked a few questions about the upcoming dubbing of "Neighbors, Neighbors, Neighbors". After all, Hojo Kyosuke is not only the first original artist, but also invited to participate in the script production. His understanding of the character must be much deeper than that of someone like me who has only read the comics once.
"What kind of person is Chi-chan?"
Hojo Kyosuke wanted to say that she was a precocious child, because Chi-chan in the comics is much more mature than her unreliable sister Shin Hye. But when he spoke, he suddenly remembered what Editor Shimomura said to him in the car, so he changed his words:
"Don't think of Chi-chan as a precocious sister, just think of her as an independent sister who raised her sister alone."
In fact, although Chi-chan in the comics is a little precocious, her thinking is still at the level of a child. If you want to interpret it, you should still remember that this is a child, but since it is an animation, it must be dramatic enough. It would be more exciting to interpret her as a mature sister.
"Haha, what an interesting statement. I actually think so too." Kihara Saki said with a smile.
Hojo Kyosuke smiled and said a few more words of his own opinion, and then he felt that the corner of his clothes was pulled. He turned his head and saw that Glass was looking up at him. The big watery eyes clearly said: Kyosuke, what about me?
Haha, the cute appearance of the girl made Hojo Kyosuke laugh. Everyone in Ruyi Dormitory read this comic together, and everyone has discussed it a lot. If it was Eriri here, that guy would definitely play three roles without hesitation to demonstrate it well. Eh? Speaking of this...
"Glass, just think about Eriri. Sister Shin Hye is almost a less unreasonable version of Eriri plus your tolerance."
Hojo Kyosuke touched his chin and felt that he had summarized it quite well.
Shin Hye, the unreliable elder sister, even robbed her younger sister's pocket money to buy cigarettes. This shameless and unreasonable look is quite like Eriri. Facing the neighbor's house, the sister who jumps in from the window from time to time and changes her cell phone ringtone to a charming moan, she shows a tolerance of 120 points. Isn't this just like Naoko?
"Hehe~~ Don't say that about Eriri."
Noko laughed out loud when she heard it.
"But think about it, Eriri wanted to grab the last can of Coke from me, isn't it the same as Shin Hye?" Hojo Kyosuke said seriously.
"Ah, don't say Kyosuke, my head is all messed up." Naoko smiled and patted the boy's shoulder next to her.
"Alas, I shouldn't be here, I should go to the bathroom and sit on the toilet." Senbon Ena sighed.
"Indeed, I never thought I would be excluded like this." Kihara Saki also echoed.
Naoko's laughter stopped abruptly. She looked up and saw that the three seniors were all looking at her steadily with subtle eyes. Especially Senior Kitani Ayano, who was holding a cup of steaming hot tea with a kind look in her eyes? Why did it feel like the way a grandmother looked at Kyousuke-kun?
Even though Naoko had become less shy under the training of Yamauchi Sakura, she still couldn't stand the ambiguous looks of the seniors.
"Okay, okay, let's start practicing, Senbon-san."
The girl picked up the book with the lines and stood up.
"Ah~~ I can't stand up anymore. I'm going to die from the dorayaki and dog food." Senbon Ena leaned on the chair and drawled her voice.
Glass blushed and murmured without saying anything. He just stretched out his hand to grab Chibon Ena's arm and tried to pull her up, but the latter was still pretending to be dead, with a toothless expression.
"I think you drank too much water." Kihara Saki complained and stretched out his hand to pull Senbon Ena up.
"Ah! Even if it's Saki, I won't forgive you for saying such things!" Qianbon stood up, holding the huge thermos flask in his arms, and said angrily.
"Senbon-senpai's nickname in the club is Shui-Sen, and his favorite food is water." Glass whispered to Hojo Kyosuke.
"Favorite food is water?"
Hojo Kyosuke's eyes widened and he was shocked. What kind of magical statement is this? He has seen people who love water and want to soak in it all day long, and people who can drink two liters of water in one breath, but this is the first time he has heard someone say that their favorite food is water.
"It's true! Senbon-senpai needs to drink at least two liters of water every day! If you exercise, add one more liter!" Glass nodded seriously and said seriously.
Blinking his eyes, Hojo Kyousuke looked at Senbon Ena over there. The latter was grabbing Kihara Saki's arm and chattering, sometimes explaining the benefits of drinking more water, and sometimes praising the deliciousness of water.
"No matter how much you talk, no matter how spicy you eat, as long as the ice-cold water flows on your tongue, you will be saved immediately. The ice-cold water slowly flows down the esophagus, and the gentle feeling is so comfortable~ ~”
The woman whose favorite food was water looked intoxicated. After speaking, she couldn't wait to open the huge thermos cup and took two big gulps.
…
Awesome, Hojo Kyosuke sighed in his heart, and then said:
"I know a person who I think I can get along with very well, Senbon-san."
"Huh!?" Qianbon Ena's eyes lit up and she asked excitedly:
"Is her favorite food also water?!"
"No, she likes cats."
"Like eating cats!?"
"No, no, no, I just simply like cats. I like it so much that I can stare at it all day because the lines on my palms look a bit like cats."
"Oh, then we probably have nothing in common, because cats don't like water." Chibon Ena said disappointedly.
Um? !
Hojo Kyousuke was stunned. He didn't expect that Chibon Ena, who looked stupid just now, could think so quickly. Glass on the side couldn't stop laughing. Of course she knew who Kyosuke-kun was talking about.
The practice started quickly, because the animation production had not officially started yet, so the script was not official, it was just lines extracted from the comics.
It starts with sister Shin Hye’s self-introduction.
"First time we meet, I am Ito Shine...hahaha~~"
As soon as he said a word, Glass immediately burst into laughter.
"What's wrong, Glass? Didn't you practice well just now?" Kihara Saki asked doubtfully.
"Sorry sorry."
Glass suppressed a smile and immediately apologized with his hands clasped together:
"As soon as I say the lines, I will unconsciously think of Eri-ri's appearance in my mind."
I even wanted to say something about No Road Race.
Ah, I'm sorry. Thank you. Is two hundred considered compensation? You will definitely not be late tomorrow!