"This is it, there shouldn't be a mistake with the address, ah~ Is the tattered exterior wall really the kind of company that is willing to spend 10 million yen to hire someone to sing?"

The lead singer of the Black band, Masato Shinkawa, looked at the detailed address written on the white paper in his hand, and hesitantly looked at the old-fashioned office building in front of him that was only three stories high, and there was no sign on the exterior wall of the office building, and many of the exterior walls were in disrepair and peeling off cement, not to mention the kind of large enterprises with a turnover of more than 10 billion, and tens of millions of enterprises would not choose such a place as an office place, but there was a life-size signboard at the entrance stating that this was the audition location. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Originally, the music studio of the new hall division also had its own name, but after it was acquired by [Edge's Sky], the name signboard was removed, because the new hall division did not ask for a change of office space, and the sound department has been maintained as it was, except for a busy time during the animation production, the rest of the time is a lot more leisurely, and the staff treatment is several times better than before, so no staff has complained so far.

"Let's go in first, if you fail to pass this audition, you will really go back to your hometown, and dispel your dream of being a singer as soon as possible."

Masato Shinkawa smiled bitterly and said to himself, he gritted his teeth and walked in after seeing some fashionably dressed young people enter, and yesterday he heard his band mate mention it at the bar, and the weak flame in his heart was ignited again, just singing a song has a reward of 10 million yen, you don't have to write your own songs, you don't have to fill in the lyrics yourself, you don't have to prepare anything, you can get 10 million yen just singing a song.

If he is selected, then the high remuneration can pay off the loan he previously rented the singing venue, and the remaining money is enough to support him to hold several underground concerts, and the most important thing is that even if he does not have the relevant copyright of the song, his name as a singer will definitely be written into the singer column of the song, he doesn't know what this animation is, and he doesn't know if the song is good, and he has the qualifications to step into the singer stage if he proves his talent.

Determined, he stepped into the office building, sure enough, as the band members said last night, this audition attracted a lot of male singers, through the crowded corridor he saw several male singers who could be named, some of them were underground singers, and some of them were now more popular among the younger generation of formal singers, seeing that they Shinkawa Masato did not retreat in his heart, although he was unknown, he still had confidence in his voice and singing level.

"Ruishu, I didn't expect a popular singer like you to come to this audition, hey~ It seems that I don't have a chance this time." A male underground singer said to another singer in a disappointed tone, and the praise was very obvious.

The singer known as Ruishu smiled smugly, pretending to be humble and waved his hand: "Where, I'm still far behind, I heard some friends say that singers of this level, including Shikibe Kuanyuki, were eliminated in the last audition, so not only is the level very high, but the voice is also a big problem." ”

"What a song, it sounds so harsh."

There are also rookie singers who are busy getting to know their industry seniors, whether they are formal singers or not, they all bow and say hello first, "Hello, I'm Takaaki Yamada, a rookie singer from BHY company, please give me a lot of advice today~"

"Give it up, let it go."

Masato Shinkawa squeezed through the crowd to a conference room, the number of singers participating in the audition was too much, the chairs in the conference room were not enough at all, and the agents who followed the formal singers were also crowded together, the not spacious conference room was comparable to the subway during the rush hour, and the sense of space oppression was breathless, and he had no choice but to squeeze into the corner and stand.

The agony wait lasted less than ten minutes, and the conference room changed because of the arrival of someone.

"It's coming!" A low exclamation, all eyes were on the entrance.

Shindoji walked in with a stack of documents, knocked on the door to signal the singer in the conference room to be quiet, and then walked to the center of the conference room, picked up the documents in his hand and explained: "Then now please sign this contract, and then hand over this contract to me after completion, I will give the order according to the submitted contract, and six people can enter the studio at a time, and you will sing the song you are good at in the first round of auditions." After a round of elimination, the rest of the people will officially audition for the song part. ”

"Yes!"

"Please advise me today, Mr. Shindo."

"I see." The singers are busy coming to Shindoji's side, and when he issues a contract, the sooner the singer is selected, the more likely he is to be selected.

"Here you go, from the beginning to the 1st to the 6th, go to the studio first, and then just follow me." Shindoji took out a piece of white paper with a number written on it from the signed contract and handed it to the singer in front of him, and admonished.

One document after another is issued, which is a simple contract, which requires the singer to keep the content of the song confidential in this audition, and the violator will be held legally responsible. The singers signed the contracts and handed them back to Shindoji, who then wrote the queue number in the upper right corner of the document.

Masato Shinkawa is a singer who submitted his contract relatively late, and he wants to be well prepared.

After all the contracts were collected, the six singers who had submitted their contracts at the beginning left the conference room and followed Shindoji to the studio for an official audition. Masato Shinkawa eats a mint lozenge and closes his eyes to recall their own song by the Black band, which is also what he does best.

In less than ten minutes, the singers who had just left the conference room came back one after another, and one of them excitedly pulled the clothes of his fellow singers and shouted excitedly: "Hey~ That rumor is true!" Do you know who I just saw in the studio? It's the famous animation supervisor Yu Kamiya! This means that the songs of this anime will be used in the animation he made, and it is not a matter of money at all! ”

The singers gathered around and asked curiously, "It's really fake!" Although I had heard that [Yuanzhikong] had acquired this music company before, I didn't expect such a big man to come down and personally select the singers. ”

"You're stupid.,Although Superintendent Kamiya is an animation supervisor.,But there's a lot of high-quality songs from him.,I don't watch animation myself.,But the OP and ED of "Madoka Magical Girl" have been dominating the number of music downloads on that site for the past few months! The composer is supervised by Yu Kamiya.,If it's the animation he's responsible for.,Isn't it inevitable to be there to choose a singer in person.。 "A male singer has a look of longing in his eyes, and being able to enter the music sales chart is all popular songs, and it should be that being on the list itself represents an honor in the singer industry, as long as he can enter, it can bring more than 10 million yen of copyright income to the singer.

"Yes, the songs composed by Kamiya in several animations have become popular songs, and they can be on the sales list even though they are in the animation category."

"Oops, the blood is up!"

Male singers are in full swing talking,Rubbing shoulders and eager to show off their skills now,None of the animations produced by Yu Kamiya are sluggish in popularity.,Even the original "Magical Girl Naye" music is also a highlight of the animation.,Once on the download (sales) list of a famous music website in District 11.,This means that 10 million remuneration is left behind.,If you can be adopted.,The popularity of the animation will inevitably drive the popularity of the music.,The singer will definitely gain a lot of fans.。

"Tuk-tuk."

The staff came to the conference room and knocked on the door, informing the next group of singers to go to the studio to audition.

"Then let's go to the recording studio in the singer area from the 7th to the 12th."

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On average, each singer auditioned for two minutes, six people for a round, and a total of more than 40 singers came to audition.

"Six points."

"5 points."

"I said Kamiya, your standards won't be too strict." The new hall secretary sat and ate casually.

"There is an idiom in China called [Rather lack than abuse], I would rather lack than use inferior things, not to mention that the audition time is also very abundant, so it is a big deal to arrange a few more auditions." Yu Kamiya flipped through the document in his hand showing the singer's information, and when he answered, he used a signature pen to type a score on it.

Xintangji threw the singer information file in his hand on the console, held the back of his head with both hands and shook his head regretfully: "It's almost that, the scores of the two of us add up to more than 16 points to enter the next round, and one more point or less in the evaluation is the result of elimination, and now young singers are becoming more and more uncompetitive, everyone used to want to attract the audience with their singing level, but now they are all dressed with faces and fancy dresses, really." ”

Yu Kamiya beckoned to the recording studio and motioned for the next singer to come forward and audition, "Shindo, how many people did you say would pass today." ”

"There are more than 40 singers who participated in the audition this time, and at least two or three can be qualified, the problem is that the most suitable singer must be selected from these qualified candidates, and I still don't have too many expectations."

Kamiya Yu smiled dumbly, "That's right, if you can't find a suitable candidate in June, then you will use the highest rating." ”

After starting to sing, the two stopped talking and listened carefully to the male singing voice coming from the headphones, and after more than ten seconds, they said their evaluation of the singer.

"The voice is appropriate, and the level is good, 8 points."

"But there is still a deviation from the requirements of "OneMoreTime, OneMoreChance", and I will also give an 8 point evaluation, and when I enter the official audition stage, I may be able to surprise me." Yu Kamiya calmly added as he looked at the male singer who was singing into the microphone on the other side of the studio.

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Rounds of singer substitution, listening to the singer's singing with headphones has become a kind of torture, and the judgment of the singing level of the gradually numb ear will also be subtle. Yu Kamiya felt that his ears were hot and restless, and he was covered with a layer of cloth, although he could hear the sound, and his heart was extremely irritable.

Shindoji was accustomed to this state, yawning and saying boredly, "Finally, five people are qualified, and the remaining one is the last singer, hurry up and go to lunch after listening, and first say that I will send the bill to Director Morishita and the necessary favors." ”

Kamiya glanced at him and said with a smile: "As you like, anyway, I've been feeling numb to money lately." ”

Shintangji slapped his forehead, "What nonsense, hateful rich man." ”

"Speaking of which, I plan to put the new audio equipment on the side of [Yu-no-Kong], that is to say, the sound department will move to [Yu-no-Kong], and I will also transfer a sum of money to you, and now [Yuan-no-Kong] has been developing, not only the animation industry, there are many places that need to use the sound department, and I will send someone to contact you tomorrow for specific matters."

"So fast, well~ It's also a good thing."

The two chatted for a while, and the last audition singer stepped forward.

"Masato Shinkawa, an underground singer." Glancing at the singer's name, Yu Kamiya nodded to the other side of the studio and motioned for Masato Shinkawa to start singing.

On the other side of the recording studio, Masato Shinkawa also saw Shindoji and Kamiya Yu sitting on the other side of the recording studio through the glass, Shindoji didn't care, Kamiya Yu's appearance was really surprising, and when he was looked at by Kamiya Yu, an inexplicable nervousness appeared in his heart, this feeling made him understand that Kamiya Yu is definitely not a person who can easily fool the past. He took a deep breath to calm down, abandoned all his obsessions, and began to sing songs belonging to the Black band into the microphone.

"Walking through the wandering streets, the snow is falling."

"Winter has arrived, and the exhalation of warm breath is enveloped by cold."

Masato Shinkawa's voice is young, and the unique male voice makes Yu Kamiya and Shindoji on the other side of the recording studio can't help but sit up straight and look at each other in surprise, hoarse and magnetic, and you can feel a bitterness that has gone through vicissitudes when you listen to it.

After listening to it for a full two minutes, Shintangji commented for a long time: "The level is very high, and the most important thing is to pour my feelings into this song, Masato Shinkawa is an excellent singer, 9 points." ”

Yu Kamiya clasped his hands and praised: "The voice sounds very suitable for "OneMoreTime, OneMoreChance", and the singing level is also good, so I reserve the opinion of the official audition, and give 9 points first." ”

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"Now that the results of the audition are announced, a total of six audition singers can enter the second round of official audition, and the following is the list of people who entered the second round of audition, Mr. Chida No. 4, Mr. Isobe No. 15, Mr. Hirabayashi No. 21, Mr. Kamiyama No. 33, Mr. Ogata No. 35, and Mr. Nikawa No. 42. The second round of auditions will start at 3 p.m., so if you don't mind, how about going to lunch together? The cost is, of course, borne by our side. Near noon, Shindoji came to the conference room to announce the results and did a favor by the way, and the lunch place was a nearby upscale izakaya.

The music studio is independent of the rest of the animation production department, and because it is often necessary to work together with voice actors, singers, and orchestras, this kind of human connection becomes an essential activity.

The singers are excited and disappointed, and the unsuccessful singers stand up and smile reluctantly to congratulate the selected singers.

"Chida, congratulations, if you are selected, it can be said that you will have to work hard with me."

"Come on!"

"Great! I didn't expect to be selected. ”

Hearing Shindoji pronounce out his name and number, Masato Shinkawa, who was standing alone, almost couldn't help but jump up and cheer! Standing in the pile of people, he secretly clenched his fists hard, took a few deep breaths of air, calmed his mood, and couldn't help grinning.

There is hope! What was once a slim chance has now become a 1 in 6, and there is a 1 in 6 chance of catching his dream, which is his last straw.