Bottom-tier voice actress wants to become a big star on VTuber.

He looked down at the broken pencil lead in his hand, the black carbon lead rolling onto the smooth control panel, leaving a glaring mark.

The usual cold, hard lines on his face seemed to shatter from something, revealing genuine astonishment beneath.

The sound supervisor stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, as if witnessing some incredible magic trick, while the producer instinctively sat up straight, his fingers unconsciously tightening on the table.

Breaking the frozen silence was a burst of applause that suddenly erupted from the recording control room outside the soundproof glass—one, two, then a continuous ovation.

Through the glass, you could see the excited expressions on the faces of the assistants and sound engineers outside.

Director Takeuchi snapped out of his daze, looked up, and stared intently at Shimizu Toru on the other side of the glass. His eyes no longer held any doubt, but only the pure excitement and curiosity of someone who had discovered a treasure.

"Shimizu-kun!" His voice came through the microphone into the recording studio, carrying an unquestionable command: "That last part! 'The taste of blood...not bad,' one more time! Keep it up, sound engineer, get ready!"

Shimizu Toru's heart was still pounding in his chest. The desperate outburst had almost drained him of his strength, but the burning flame in Director Takeuchi's eyes was like a powerful stimulant injected into his veins.

He nodded vigorously, his Adam's apple bobbing, then closed his eyes again, trying to regain that cold, detached state he had just been in.

"Yes! Please!"

When that unique, gritty, sharp young voice tore through the air once more, everyone's eyes were focused on the small recording booth in the recording control room.

The chance to become famous overnight has arrived!!

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I made a mistake when I was researching; this movie was released in November 18. But to avoid affecting the reading experience, let's just consider it a difference between parallel universes.

Volume 1: Chapter 9 - Enthusiastic Response

In that cramped studio apartment in Ikebukuro, the phone screen was blindingly bright.

On the Twitter app icon, the bright red notification numbers are multiplying like cancer cells, reaching 99+ again shortly after being cleared.

Qingshui slumped in the computer chair, feeling like all the bones in her body were falling apart.

In the afternoon, under the almost demanding requirements of Director Takeuchi, we recorded more than a dozen takes, each time striving for more precise emotions, more restrained killing intent, and a purer sense of youth.

When he walked out of the recording studio, his throat was burning, and the back of his shirt was soaked with cold sweat.

The only thing that kept him from collapsing was what Director Takeuchi said on his shoulder at the end: "Shimizu-kun, we've decided to entrust Okita Souji's voice to you. The agency will follow up on the contract details."

Exhaustion overwhelmed him like a tidal wave, even the feeling of hunger seemed distant and blurry. He struggled to open Twitter, just wanting to see if there were any messages on Hanyu Toru's account that needed a reply.

However, the explosive information that came into view instantly dispelled all his drowsiness.

【Toru Shimizu, Souji Okita】—This entry is prominently ranked fifth on the trending list in Japan!

Following closely behind is [Toru Hanyu] – his own VTuber identity has also climbed to eighth place!

Clicking on the hashtag #ShimizuToruOkitaSouji# reveals a pinned tweet from an anime industry news blogger.

[Breaking News! According to insiders, newcomer voice actor Toru Shimizu (affiliated with @ARTSVION) has been confirmed to voice Okita Souji in the anime film *PEACE MAK: Tetsu ~Tomoe~*! He beat out numerous strong competitors in the audition, and his performance was praised by general director Hiroshi Takeuchi as a rising supernova!]

The accompanying image is a blurry picture of Shimizu Toru walking into a recording building from behind, along with a concept poster for "PEACE MAK 铁~友命~".

The comments section below has already exploded.

[Shimizu Tomo? Who is that? A complete newcomer I've never heard of before?]

[ARTSVION's newcomer? He's already got the lead role of Okita Souji?? That's incredible talent!]

[Defeated numerous strong contenders? Really? Director Takeuchi is known for being incredibly picky!]

[He doesn't even have a personal Twitter account? @ARTSVIONOfficial, hurry up and release a photo of the newcomer!]

The hashtag #ToruHanyu# has been completely overrun by fans of Nijisanji, as well as casual viewers drawn in by "Willing to Serve" and "Ovdose".

[Her voice is absolutely amazing, I want to become a gachi!]

Where's the full track of Ovdose? Release it now!

[When will the song replay start? I can't wait!]

[Nijijima has struck gold this time! @NIJIJI official account, please release some audio for him, I'm buying them all!]

I've been looping that slide from last night all day; my nose is almost completely drained of blood.

Line's message notifications were going off like crazy. Shimizu Toru quickly opened them, and at the top was her manager, Sakazaki Daisuke, sending a series of exclamation marks and voice messages:

"Shimizu! You're hot! You're totally hot! The contract for 'PEACE MAK: Iron-Friendly Life' is basically finalized, and the pay is much better than I expected! Several audition invitations for anime and games have also been sent to my inbox, and someone from Sony just contacted me about 'Genshin Impact' too. Stay calm! Don't get carried away!"

Next came a message from Nijisanji's staff member in charge of him, her words brimming with the excitement of a screaming chicken:

"Tou-sama! The channel has surpassed 20,000 subscribers! Our operations team has gone crazy! Tonight's live stream is guaranteed to be a huge hit, and monetization is a sure thing! Absolutely a sure thing! Please come to the company tomorrow for an emergency meeting to discuss our follow-up operational strategies!"

Whew~ Double happiness! He leaned back in his chair and let out a long, slow sigh.

On the computer screen, the OBS streaming software stood quietly, ready to go.

Outside the window, the neon lights of Ikebukuro streamed in, casting shifting shadows on his slightly pale face.

Exhaustion still weighed heavily on my shoulders, but something long forgotten, called hope, was breaking through the soil with difficulty and determination from the deepest part of my heart.

Shimizu Toru opened Twitter, registered a new personal account, hovered his fingers over the keyboard for a moment, and then typed a line:

"New voice actress Toru Shimizu, please take good care of me. I will work hard to bring you more and better characters in the future. Let's do our best together!"

Then, I picked a photo from my phone's photo library of someone wearing a black mask, whose good looks were actually enhanced, and posted it as an accompanying image.

Since voice actors are going to be idolized anyway, they might as well take advantage of their popularity and attract a lot of fans who admire their looks.

With his stunning good looks, he's perfectly qualified to say that as long as his face is there, wearing a mask and leaving some room for imagination is actually more conducive to expanding his social circle.

If Shimizu Toru hadn't wanted to keep it too obvious, he would have followed [Hanyu Toru] on Twitter, which would have been a decisive blow. Unfortunately, he couldn't close the account.

Although it is well known that VTB towers are very difficult to hide, and few can escape being dug out by those excavators who are always on the verge of being Sherlock Holmes.

But we can delay as long as possible. Once this relationship is really exposed, we'll have to be fully armed even when we go out.

"I don't really want to cook. Luckily, I still have a box of instant noodles I bought before, otherwise I would have had to go out."

At the beginning of the month in Tokyo, although it wasn't yet the peak season for hay fever, there were only a few days left. Unfortunately, Toru Shimizu is allergic to pollen.

It's worth noting that most Japanese people are allergic to pollen—a little-known fact: cherry blossom pollen doesn't cause sneezing.

The real culprit is the cedar tree. There's a video on Bilibili with nearly five million views titled "How much pollen does a cedar tree produce?" Japanese people who watched it died on the spot.

Japan has 12% of its land area planted with cedar trees, totaling 440 million hectares. With such an exaggerated number, even people who are not allergic to the fumes have developed allergies.

In particular, in Tokyo, thanks to the great kindness of a barbecue master decades ago, the government chose to plant large areas of fast-growing cedar trees in the 1960s in order to increase the greening rate.

With the thought of the peak season for hay fever coming next month, Shimizu Toru decisively chose to stay home and become a full-time live streamer.

I'll fill the fridge with food and buy a couple more boxes of instant noodles. I'll definitely stay home as much as possible!

I might as well learn from Master Wang Ye of Nijisanji's first volume. He broadcasts three times a day, averaging at least five hours a day, and sometimes he broadcasts all night long.

Anyway, he'll be graduating from the Japanese broadcasting research program soon, and he won't have to attend the training course every day like he does now, so he'll have more free time.

Book 1: Chapter 10 Building Wonders in Minecraft

Although I'm physically exhausted, I can't miss the live stream. With such high popularity today, it's the perfect time to strike while the iron is hot.

Unfortunately, for an MC to create a masterpiece, perfect timing, location, and people are all indispensable; there's no way to plan the script in advance.

Considering that collaborations are more likely to attract new fans, Shimizu Toru felt it was necessary to take the initiative to launch a multi-person project.

However, as a newcomer, he doesn't have the appeal to organize large-scale events like choral competitions, carriage cups, or Pokémon cups that involve 20 or 30 participants.

After careful consideration, he found the game with the best chance of assembling a team – League of Legends (LOL).

As everyone knows, the Japanese server of League of Legends is a refuge for victims of the Japanese server, where a single shout of "Wuhu!" can instantly lead to teammates taking off.

Even though it's been a year since the game launched, the number of local players is still pitifully small, and it can't compare to a national game like PUBG at all.

Fortunately, there are still a few people within Nijisanji who like this game. Ten-player matches might be a bit difficult, but five-player ranked matches should be no problem at all.

Besides, there are other games where players already have fixed teammates, such as the Midnight Trio, LosKings, etc., which makes it difficult for him to force his way in.

After sharing her thoughts with Jiang and asking her to help communicate with the chosen target, Shimizu Toru started her live stream.

His live stream title today was: "[Let's create a new spectacle and offer a salute to the birth of the World Tree]".

As a sandbox game, Minecraft can be played in different ways by different players.

Some people play it like an RPG, spending all their time fighting monsters, leveling up, and forging new equipment so they can hunt the Ender Dragon sooner.

Some people play it like a farming game. So why does your first Stardew Valley game have to be Stardew Valley?

What attracts the most clicks from passersby are naturally those games that create wonders, such as a one-to-one replica of the Forbidden City, a recreation of the Eastern fantasy world, or even a star fleet.

Firstly, Shimizu Toru didn't want to live in a conventional house like everyone else, and secondly, she wanted to showcase her artistic talents.

"Yo~ Good evening everyone, I'm Toru Hanyu."

After waving his hand from a third-person perspective, the character continued, "Today, our goal is this!"

As Shimizu Toru spoke, he placed a picture of the cherry blossom World Tree from Minecraft in the center of the screen.

Image: "found image from the internet", location: "Images/1751552474-100444248-113549948.jpg"

[So beautiful! If this tree is successfully built, it will definitely be the best view on the entire server.]

This looks like a big project; it'll take at least several hours.

[That's great, we might as well just leave the live stream running in the background as background noise.]

[When is the song recital?!]

Thinking that some people in the Twitter comments section had also asked about the song replay, Shimizu Toru replied, "Don't worry, there will definitely be a song replay, either next week or the week after."

As for why it took so long?

Of course we're waiting for the monetization to be approved! With such a great opportunity to make money, wouldn't we be losing a fortune if we couldn't get SC (Single Credits)?

If he remembered correctly, Nijisanji's fastest monetization record this year was held by Aizono Aimi, who debuted not long ago, and it seems to have only taken a week.

Otogihara Eryo took a little longer, about half a month, and at the same time, the channel's subscriptions reached 40,000.

—Then Mengzhuixiang wrote a song for her, which led to the meme of "high-income Gira".

Qingshuitou's follower growth rate is even faster than hers. By this time next week, she will definitely be able to monetize her content, and things will be much easier then.

Although SC's revenue has a relatively long settlement cycle, YouTube takes 30% upfront, and the remaining 70% is split equally between the company and the VTuber.

In other words, for a 100 yen SC, Shimizu Tomo can only receive 35 yen, and he will have to pay taxes himself in the future.

In 2019, the income of Nijisanji's streamers was not that high. For example, Nijisanji's top streamer, Kuzuha, only receives about 200 million yen in SC donations each month.

He only actually received 70 yen, which was just his SC income and only a portion of his total personal revenue.

In addition to these, there are other sources of income such as business registration, audio, and merchandise. Among these, the individual receives the majority of the audio revenue, while the company receives a smaller share, and there is no platform commission.

Therefore, you can see that Nijisanji releases audio very frequently, with 80 episodes in 19 alone, of which 60 were individual audio episodes.

The reason why her colleagues were so willing to make noise was obviously because it could earn them money; Shimizu Tomo had secretly done the math.

一份音声1000到1000円不等——单纯只有音声，有些含钥匙扣、痛衣、立牌的，能卖到8500円，21年的6月花娘主体音声卖15800円。

Even if only a thousand people buy it, it's still over a million yen. Even if a portion is given to the company, it's enough to match Kuzuha's monthly SC income.

Such a great opportunity to harvest leeks—oh wait, I mean, to give back to the fans—Qingshui Tou certainly wouldn't let it pass by.

After meeting Jiang tomorrow, it's time to start recording my own voice. I'll try a pure audio recording first.

If the response is good enough, we can add a series of time-tested new-era merchandise such as badges, laser tickets, and fuji.

As long as he doesn't operate like Tencent Games, which keeps re-releasing rare items, it might become a highly sought-after collectible.

While chatting with the audience, he chopped down trees, cleared the ground, and collected leaves and other materials until he had enough stuff in his backpack.

Shimizu Toru manipulates his character to arrive at the back mountain of Nijimura and begins to work on the roots and trunk of the Cherry Blossom World Tree.

Just as he was busy working hard, Belmond suddenly appeared from the sky, folded his elytra, and landed in front of him. Without saying a word, he dropped more than a dozen sets of cherry blossom trees.

"Huh!? Is this for me??" Shimizu Toru had even prepared logs, but she never expected such a surprise.

After quickly accepting the gift, he typed, "Arigato, I would call you the second most handsome man in 2434, second only to me."

Belmond replied with a string of "..."

Most likely shocked by his shamelessness, the other party decisively took the firework and flew away without even exchanging a few polite words.

"Huh? He's already gone? I was wondering if anything happened between him and Sasaki-san."