Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 985: Nishimiya Glass's Story

A little earlier, Nishimiya Naoko walked out of the recording studio building with heavy steps.

The weather is really nice today.

She looked up at the sky. The golden-red sunset stretched from the end of the sky to the sky above the city. It was so bright that it seemed like a god comforting the tired hearts of the workers.

She moved away from the door, but Glass didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, she stood there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

The cute little chubby face looked dull and tired.

"What's wrong? Are you still thinking about it?"

A smiling voice came from behind.

When Glass turned around, she saw two seniors from the office, Saki Kihara and Ayano Kitani, walking out side by side.

Actually, everyone finished their work together, but the two seniors stayed to exchange work experiences with the sound supervisor and the original author, such as asking what other requirements there were for the interpretation of the characters and asking what else could be improved.

Or maybe it's just to chat with colleagues in the industry to deepen the relationship. Glass knows that she should learn to do this. After all, the supervisor and the original authors have taken good care of her in today's work.

Moreover, because I had to balance my studies, my work had a lot of troubles. Whether it was just a thank you or an apology, I should express it to my seniors.

but……

Ah, I’m so tired!

Although dubbing is fun, and as long as I imagine that everyone and the audience can hear my voice on TV, I feel strength and energy constantly flowing out of my body, but...

I'm so tired! I'm really tired!

I kept talking and kept improving my performance according to the requirements of the supervisor and the original author.

Why is it that a simple "え (sigh)" can contain so much emotion?

"Ms. Nishimiya, there was too much surprise in your voice just now. What I hope for here is a mixture of speechlessness and surprise, and even some astonishment. Can you imagine, in..."

"Hey! Hey! Hey! I got it! I'll try again!"

Repeating this over and over again, I felt like my mouth and tongue no longer belonged to me and had become numb.

But that’s not possible. Not only do you need to sort out your mood and incorporate beautiful and abundant emotions into your voice, you also need to make your mouth and tongue happy.

No one will make things difficult for others, just like in school when someone fails an exam and has to take a make-up exam. The teacher will prepare a separate test paper for each failed student. The teacher hopes that the poor student can pass more than anyone else, so that there is no need to torture each other.

The supervisor and the original author also want to make the work better. When they cannot get the desired sound no matter what, they will reluctantly accept the imperfect performance and move on to the next plot.

At this time, I have to ask for another chance, but there are more than one voice actor in the recording studio, there are other more professional predecessors. If I make one more mistake, everyone's working hours will be extended. This is not a new job that is billed on time. The sooner the dubbing is completed, the sooner the rest of the day.

When she couldn't find her form and made frequent mistakes, Nishimiya Glass didn't dare to look around while standing in front of the microphone, for fear of seeing expressions like "You're so useless" or "You're a waste" on the faces of her senior voice actors or staff.

It's really scary, it's completely different from when I was practicing in the training center.

At that time, although the teacher would be very strict with myself and my classmates, and everyone's mistakes would be explained individually by the teacher, but I was surrounded by people with similar levels to me, and I knew that we were making progress together.

But today, standing in the recording studio, the girl truly felt the "workplace pressure".

Everyone stood side by side in front of the microphone. The seniors held the script and recited each line with ease, emotion and naturalness. Their superb acting skills made it seem as if they were the characters themselves.

Even though I had read the comics three or four times and knew the plot by heart, I still felt a little uncomfortable looking at the stick drawings on the screen in front of the recording studio. My voice was hesitant and unnatural. I was simply the worst reader.

Ah, I'm the main character, the No. 1! I have to work harder and not embarrass Kyousuke-kun!

Thinking of this, I felt even more stressed and almost couldn't speak.

It’s so painful... So dreams are such a painful thing.

The girl sighed.

The tremendous pressure made Nishimiya Shoko want to escape, escape back to Ruyi Liao, escape back to Kyosuke's arms, just like at the beginning, hiding behind Kyosuke and enjoying his protection with peace of mind.

But Dame!

After all, Nitro-chan is Nitro-chan. She is the Nitro-chan who is able to rebel against her mother for Hojo Kyosuke. She is the Nitro-chan who, once she has set her goal, will give up her leisurely and beautiful high school life and work part-time to attend a vocational school.

Compared to Yukino Momoka, who likes to dodge and is good at dodging, Nozomi is really much stronger.

All those years of hard study were not in vain, she got back into shape quickly.

What the girl lacked was not real ability, but that she was not used to the work and could not get into the working state as quickly as her experienced predecessors.

The sound supervisor has encountered this kind of thing countless times in his long career, and he has enough experience to help newcomers get into the right state.

Well, to put it simply, it means asking for improvements over and over again, and then giving up.

Sometimes the newcomer is allowed to break down and cry until he or she can’t speak normally; sometimes the voice actor’s role is postponed and she is forced to work overtime alone; sometimes the voice actor is simply replaced and the next one is better;

We are all workers, who has the time to comfort and guide us in a gentle manner? How naive!

But today, Tanabe Tsuyoshi is...

"Yes, that's right, it's already very good! But, Miss Nishimiya, can we be more cheerful?"

"Hmm... Is what I said too hard to understand? Think about this. When the break is over, you open the door of the recording studio and see Hojo-sensei standing inside."

"No, no, no, it's a bit too exciting now! There's no need to scream... Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect that just a visit from Mr. Hojo would make you so happy."

"Well, think about it. We'll leave work early today, and Mr. Hojo will come pick you up..."

"You don't need to laugh here, Miss Nishimiya! Be more reserved!"

"..."

There is no way, the world is not about fighting and killing but about human relationships.

The producer, the supervisor, the original author... everyone is Hojo Kyosuke's friend. What if he is too strict and puts Miss Nishimiya under pressure and makes her cry, and she goes home to complain?

Mr. Hojo is a terrifying person who has locked up all cartoonists in the industry into a small dark room to work!

Under such circumstances, the voice actor who replaced Oizumi Kaori and joined the voice actor group, although he had not experienced the scene of Glass's previous power, still quickly understood the situation. When the girl made mistakes, he gave some pertinent and effective suggestions to help her get into the state.

Others just need to act as kind as a spring breeze, but Nishimiya Glass has a lot to consider.

I have to suppress my shyness when the supervisor mentions Kyousuke-kun, I have to suppress my thoughts about Kyousuke-kun and work hard, and I have to resist taking out my phone to share my work status...

It’s very hard!

Ahem, actually it's not just that. Although everyone is very friendly and the working atmosphere is incredibly good, the kind, strong and responsible Nitro cannot tolerate that everyone's working hours are extended because of her, so she keeps cheering herself up.

Thinking of Kyousuke-kun, working hard!

In general, it's a lot of pressure, but everyone is very friendly and the work is very fulfilling.

Whenever she thought about the dubbing she had completed today, she felt a warm feeling in her chest, and was very satisfied. Not to mention her anticipation for the completion of the animation, when the director announced that the work was finished, she even sent a message to Kyousuke immediately:

"I really want to watch the anime broadcast soon!"

This statement seemed to express that her performance was really wonderful, which was quite bold for the shy marshmallow girl.

While thinking about all sorts of things, Nishimiya Glass bowed and said to the two seniors who were approaching.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

Kihara Saki and Kitani Ayano responded with the same words, but did not bow.

This sentence is really sickening. The supervisor should say it to the voice actor, the voice actor should say it to the supervisor, the voice actor should say it to the staff, and the staff should say it to the voice actor...

When it's time to finish work, everyone bows and says "thank you for your hard work" just like going to court, whether it's a hypocritical sense of ritual or something else. Anyway, after working hard for the voice actors for a day, it's comforting to hear the stars say this.

After all, although our functions and positions are different, we are all working hard to accomplish the same cause. You work harder, but I work even harder.

Kihara Saki came over and put her arm around Nishimiya Naoko's shoulders, and asked with a smile: "How are you? Are you tired?"

There was visible fatigue on the chubby face of the marshmallow girl, and there was no doubt that she was about to collapse from exhaustion!

"Yes... I am a little tired..."

Glass pursed her lips, trying to make her voice actor sound more energetic.

"Hahaha, really? I don't believe it~"

Kihara Saki smiled, and the three of them walked out the door and came to the open space in front of the building.

“When I first started working, I wasn’t the first role, let alone the main character, but even so, I was still almost exhausted.

When the staff member said to me, "You've worked hard," I was so moved that I almost cried. It really felt like I was holding her hand and thanking her for her understanding, saying that I had worked really hard."

Upon hearing this, Glass burst out laughing.

The senior, Kitani Ayano, said, “But?”

"But... when I was dubbing, I saw that employee, working non-stop, running in and out, without even having time to wipe his sweat, and then he suddenly didn't have the face to say thank you for your hard work~"

Saki Kihara shrugged. This is how the animation production industry works. They increase profits by constantly exploiting the labor of their employees.

This is the case in most industries that sell dreams. Since you are pursuing your dreams, it is normal to have some sweat and tears, right? It is also normal to have a low salary, right?

It's impossible to have both an easy life and a high salary, right? Dreams are not that simple, idiot! Don't underestimate everyone's dreams!

The above is what Kyousuke said to himself.

That person... can be a little mean sometimes, able to pick up other people's pain and dreams and feast on them, laughing while chewing them.

Of course, he was just joking, he was actually very kind.

Like the baseball club in school, Kyousuke-kun mocked the dream stained by sweat and dirt, while standing with everyone else and carrying the dreams of others on his shoulders...

While the three of them were standing at the door chatting, people kept coming out of the building, including voice actors and staff.

But none of the lights upstairs were turned off. The voice actors had completed their work for the day, but there was even more arduous and arduous work waiting for the technical staff behind the scenes.

Before tomorrow's dubbing begins, the sound supervisor has to confirm whether there are any problems with today's dubbing. If there are, it will have to be done again tomorrow. He also has to take into account the modifications proposed by the footwork department. Everything is a mess and it's maddening.

When they start work tomorrow, the voice actors will see a sound director wearing the same clothes, but with shinier hair oil.

After waiting for a while, a black Toyota sedan slowly stopped in front of the recording studio building. The driver, Shunshin Hirata, got out and stood motionless beside the car.

Nishimiya Glass invited: "Sister Saki, Teacher Kitani, do you want to take the bus back together?"

Kihara Saki shook her head and said, "Did you forget? I have already made an appointment with Yoshikawa and the others to go drinking later. Kitani-senpai's house is nearby, so you don't need to worry."

"Ah! Yes, I remember now!"

Nitro-chan uttered an "oh" and raised his hand to knock his head. He was so busy today that he felt dizzy and exhausted.

"Go ahead, be careful on the road."

"Yeah! See you tomorrow!"

"Don't be as slow tomorrow as you are today! If you make me work overtime again, I won't let you off!"

Kihara Saki threatened.

"Hey, I can't guarantee that~~"

With a sweet smile, Nishiko ran towards the car on the side of the road, and Hirata Shunshin quickly opened the door.

"You can go now, Mr. Hirata."

After getting in the car and fastening her seat belt, Glass said gently.

"Yes!"

Hirata Shuntaka agreed in a deep voice. After being a driver for such a long time, under the training of Hojo Kyosuke, not only his driving skills became more steady, but he also spoke less loudly.

The girl sitting in the back seat lowered her head and kept pressing her phone. In the chat box named "Dear Kyosuke-kun", green messages were sent out one after another.

What is Kyosuke doing now? Have you returned home? Did the test go well today?

In the bright white light, the girl's face was filled with endless longing.

It's only been one day since we last met, but why do I miss you so much?

The black car drove through the quiet night and arrived at Shuimen City in more than an hour.

By the familiar Minato River, the cherry blossoms on the lush cherry trees are beginning to gather strength for next year's blooming.

The story of Nishimiya Glass has officially begun. (End of this chapter)