Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 36: Kill, kill, kill (Please read again on Tuesday)
"Good, good."

Yamazaki agreed with a slight sweat on his forehead, but he was complaining in his heart: "Didn't I just work as an assistant in Kishimoto's studio for a few years? You always use it as a topic of conversation. What a bastard who is an amateur guiding an expert..."

"As for the song just now, I heard it last year when selecting music for another movie. I remember it was called 'Yellow Hair Must Die'. The style and lyrics are totally incompatible with our movie and it is unacceptable."

"Next one."

He didn't even have time to react before Director Haruo ruthlessly killed the first song.

"I'm so sorry, everyone, please listen to the second song, 'Blade, Blade'..."

With the inner monologue of "Which bastard is trying to fool me with the delivered 'inventory'? At least change it a little bit", Section Chief Yamazaki silently played the next song.

“The tracks weren’t properly mixed and tuned, so they sounded messy.”

"The lyrics lack soul, and to cover it up they deliberately pile up some pretentious words to give it a classical feel."

"But this is too naive, because the emotions of the lyrics only stay on the surface of the words, not touching the depths of the heart, and are diluted by difficult words."

"It's a good song, but it lacks depth and emotion. It's a failure!"

But obviously, the next song did not satisfy Director Haruo, who called himself a "former musician".

"The climax of the movie is the final battle. Are you trying to dampen the audience's spirit with such a soothing tone? Failure!"

"The instrumental performance was too bland, with no tense rhythm. Failure!"

"The harmony is disorganized, a failure among failures!"

"The audition singer's performance showed no commitment at all, and the lyrics made no sense. What on earth was he thinking?"

Even the next, next, and next song was rejected, and the reviews became shorter and shorter.

"Go on, Section Chief Yamazaki. This should be the 10th song, right?"

"Yes, it is……"

Director Haruo's face became darker and darker, to the point where even Yamazaki Hiroshi's Mediterranean Sea could not illuminate it at all.

……

While Section Chief Yamazaki was bearing everything alone in the meeting room...

The music producers who were "waiting" in the lounge area were bustling with noise.

"Xia Fan, did you actually submit your work?"

"Ah."

"If you're selected, remember to treat me to fried chicken!"

"Okay, not only fried chicken, but also burgers."

A producer saw Xia Fan and came forward to tease him.

"Hey, did you see that? Not only the director and the music crew, but even the voice actors are here. What a big scene."

"What's the big deal? I heard that this theme song was originally meant to be sung by the voice actors of the characters, so of course I have to come and listen to it together."

"Hey, speaking of voice actors, I think I saw Sakura Inori just now. She's so pretty. At least she has a C, which is the voice actor..."

"You know, I met the voice actor Shinkai in the bathroom before, and it was much shorter than I thought..."

More producers, however, are discussing content that has nothing to do with the song.

The topic of discussion is not the evaluation of the theme song, but the "voice actors".

With the development of the animation industry in the 11th District, voice actors are no longer just "animation voice actors". Instead, they are comprehensive artists who are active in the fields of radio, film, singing, and movies by virtue of the popularity of their animation roles. Therefore, the industry's requirements for voice actors have gradually changed from "being able to voice" to being good-looking, singing, dancing, rap, and proficient in musical instruments.

"Tsk, the information of several well-known voice actors can be found on the Internet, and they can also be easily seen in person at various offline promotional activities. There's nothing strange about it."

"However, among the voice actors for the movie Curse of the Soul, there is a female voice actor who has never shown her face in public."

One of the short and fat producers wearing an "OTAKU" T-shirt shook his head and narrowed his eyes mysteriously, as if to say, "I know a lot about this, come and ask me."

"Are you talking about the new voice actor who plays the villain 'Queen of Curse', the YouTuber VTUBER, Kurokawa Tsubasa?!"

"Speaking of Miss Kurokawa Tsubasa, her queenly voice is unique in the industry. She must be a generous big sister. I really want to hear her scold me to my face..."

"Who said that? She attracted attention with her unique childish voice in her debut work, so she should not be very old."

"What does the real person look like? Do you want to go to the door of the meeting room and stare at him when the meeting is over..."

Several producers immediately came over and started "group power generation" with ambiguous expressions.

"Kurokawa Tsubasa?"

Xia Fan's ears pricked up like a husky's and he typed the name into the search engine.

Kurokawa Tsubasa, gender female (? ), age unknown, solo voice actor.

She made her voice acting debut in the animation "Tamama Gunsho" last year, and in the same year she voiced the protagonist in the popular animation "Ono-senpai who loves sushi", and gradually came to prominence.

This year, Kurokawa Tsubasa played nine roles and voiced nine characters in the game "Dream Hunter Cardi", and was called the "Queen of Variety" by netizens.

At the same time, she also operated a YouTube channel under the name of her two-dimensional virtual image, the singer "Kurokawa Tsubasa", and released a large number of cover songs, which received good responses.

Xia Fan put on his headphones, clicked on one of Kurokawa Tsubasa's cover songs, and listened silently.

Kurokawa Tsubasa has a wide vocal range, suitable for all ages and roles. She can also match her voice to the songs she sings, and even her speaking tone and idioms change with the role, making her worthy of the title of "Queen of Variety."

"Yes, as expected, Kurokawa Tsubasa is the squad leader."

"By the way, the class leader is actually a popular voice actor and VTUBER. The 'impolite' tone and occasionally 'dirty' content in his works are really different from his usual serious self."

After hearing a familiar voice, Xia Fan nodded slightly, confirming a guess in his heart.

"Report, the film production team said that if the songs are not up to standard after the first listen, the producers don't need to go in for communication."

At the same time, the producer who took turns to be the "spy" by drawing lots came out of the meeting room with tea and the latest news.

"What? You don't even give the creators basic respect?!"

"Great! I don't want to be criticized in front of so many people. I'll just leave Section Chief Yamazaki in there to bear the stress and lose his hair alone."

The producers who submitted their works seriously were indignant, while the producers who just wanted to give it a try were relieved.

"Report, the 10th song was killed!"

"What? So far, not a single producer has been called in!"

"Who's the next person to pour the tea? Let's check again!"

Xia Fan was listening to the singing video of "Kurokawa Tsubasa" with great interest and didn't notice that new "bad news" kept coming out of the conference room.

"Shi Jiuran, the producer, the review team invites you in."

After an unknown amount of time, the producer who served as the "spy" finally brought good news.

(End of this chapter)