Cruel World

"Hasegawa Sensei, I want to trouble you for your advice today."

The director who had been familiar with Asahi several times, got up from the couch to greet him.

"Ah, um, give me lots of advice."

This is also the reason why Asahi doesn't like to join in on the fun, too stiff to be formal.

"I heard about the premiere of the Hasegawa Sensei anime movie tonight."

The director displayed an approachable demeanor that was different from the others.

Asahi nodded, then sent out an invitation: "I have extra tickets here, do you have time to join us?"

"Of course."

The director replied with a smile: "There was supposed to be dinner, but since Hasegawa Sensei invited me, I canceled it."

"If you have something to do, that's fine."

Asahi didn't like receiving favors like this.

The director didn't answer, but instead said: "By the way, here is the list and information of the Seiyuus participating in this audition."

He picked up a stack of paper on the table and handed it to Asahi, the thickness of the stack of paper was quite large.

On the first few sheets of paper, there is a sequence of Seiyuu names next to the schedule. It should indicate who is expected to enter the selection at what time. The selection will last for two days from today to tomorrow, and the number of people who will come to today's selection is nearly 55.

This is the real world of seiyuu, select few characters are among the best out of a hundred, most of them can only say one or two passing lines, and some can't even say the passing lines.

On the next few sheets of paper, the character names are written at the top, and a large list of voice actors is listed below. For each role, there are nearly 30 voice actors who apply for selection. Next to the name is the name of the agency owned by the Seiyuu.

Among them, Asahi saw "Sakura" and several other familiar names.

"Kazuha Shibasaki."

"Shiodome Hikari."

Both are under the name Heroine.

The rest of the paper is full of the Seiyuu's personal data. In addition to simple personal data such as headshot, age and place of origin, there is also a list of works and roles they have participated in in the past for experience.

After a rough reading, Asahi found that there were a few voices that he didn't research but had collaborated with many times, and many famous voices were listed as well.

Seeing Asahi's raised eyebrows because he was watching the voice-overs in his office, the director happily showed a mocking smile: "Hasegawa Sensei can't take sides."

"Um, I understand that very well."

The director glanced at him with meaningful eyes, and muttered: "I heard that the agency formed by Hasegawa Sensei recruited all the cute and beautiful female Seiyuu. It has spread throughout the industry."

"It's just a coincidence."

Asahi's face remained unchanged, and he couldn't figure out why only women signed contracts. Could it be because Sakura Company sounds feminine? At this moment, the man who was busy operating a seemingly extremely complicated machine with various buttons on it stood up and turned to face him.

The man was about 40 years old, with a thin head and a slender body, wearing a black jacket that fit him very well, and felt like a musician.

Then the man introduced himself in a light tone: "Nice to meet you, I'm Yamauchi, and I'm the sound director of this anime."

His business card read Sound Director Recording Yamauchi.

"Hasegawa Asahi."

Asahi also introduced himself to the other party, this was his first time meeting him.

Walking towards him was a middle-aged man with a gentle expression, about 45 years old, and a standard body: "Please give a suggestion."

The Seiyuu Manager is a position that handles various Seiyuu-related matters, such as adjusting the Seiyuu's work schedule, and negotiating with various agencies.

After Asahi responded for a few moments, he lamented that the one-time introduction was really troublesome.

After about 10 minutes.

"Alright, it's almost time, let's get started."

After the director finished speaking, Yamauchi opened the door and came out.

Not long after, a young woman appeared at the door of the room.

"I am Meru Uejo from Star Company, please give me your suggestion."

The woman, after introducing herself at the door, bowed and left first.

Asahi doesn't know this seiyuu, but he thinks her voice is very clear and pleasant, she has a pretty face, and he sees her personal information. She has been debuting for three years. Although she has participated in several games and anime, all of them have had small and insignificant roles.

After a while, the chamber door opened, and the woman just walked in.

After she stood still in front of the microphone, the director turned on the microphone attached to the recording equipment and gave instructions: "Then feel free to begin."

"The role I will play today is female second."

Her voice boomed through the speakers in the main control room, then she picked up a piece of paper with the lines printed on it, and began playing the role she was trying to win.

"No… … Hyaaa!"

"Don't give me that...!"

"It can't be like that, but... very convenient! I… I'm getting really weird."

The female seiyuu immediately enters the drama in the anime, this is a relatively bad scene, and the second female is horny.

Watching the female Seiyuu actress recite the lines that made people's hearts sway, Asahi was indifferent, and naturally developed an aversion after seeing more.

He remembered that he once participated in a certain Seiyuu selection meeting, the dialogue was even worse, and the female voice was on another level.

It's got such obscene lines like this, the uninitiated think they're in a scene in AV.

However, for some people who like Seiyuu, preserved recording files can be said to be quite a valuable treasure.

Not a few well-known seiyuu auditioned, even though famous seiyuu often got certain jobs, basically they still auditioned and competed with other people.

Therefore, Asahi advised Aoyama Nanami to change careers and stop chasing his dreams. Competition in the Seiyuu world is fierce.

There's only so much anime in each season, too many voice actors and some famous voice actors will also work as model workers. They won multiple anime roles in the same season, so there's little room for others to fight.

Therefore, the seiyuu world is very cruel. At the same time, an agency like Asahi that can produce and sell itself is certainly a good choice.