Two days passed quickly.

Today is the day Riko Hasegawa goes to audition.

Riko Hasegawa, who was wearing a formal suit and looked a little nervous, pulled the interview formal dress on her body, and couldn't help but look back at Tsukasa Higashino beside her: "Really, is it really okay?" Higashino-sensei? ”

She really wanted to win the role, but she still lacked self-confidence, so she seemed uneasy.

"No problem, just follow the feeling you practice."

Tsukasa Higashino encouraged him next to him, but he was interrupted by Kuronomiya Akira in the middle of his words: "Do you want to put on makeup again?" ”

Makeup again?

Her proposal made Tsukasa Higashino somewhat concerned.

After all, this is an audition, so it's absolutely okay to dress up nicely and make a good impression.

Riko Hasegawa herself has a very good foundation, Shimizu Hibiscus's natural and delicate face, and her eyebrows and eyes are bent to reveal a feeling of a warm woman, no matter how you dress up, it is impossible to be ugly.

"Then Mingsa, you can help Miss Hasegawa and help dress up."

Tsukasa Higashino turned his head sideways and greeted Kuronomiya Akisa.

After saying that, Tsukasa Higashino went downstairs and waited for them.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Kuronomiya Mingsha's calm voice came from upstairs: "Okay, Mr. Higashino can come up and have a look." ”

Oh? That's pretty fast.

Higashino thought it would take at least more than 20 minutes, but it was only a little over 10 minutes before he put on makeup?

But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was quite normal.

After all, Riko Hasegawa's foundation is there, and it is just a grade worse than Ryoka Konoe, and it won't be ugly to put on makeup casually.

Thinking so, Higashino Tsukasa walked upstairs and took a look.

And then—

Higashinoji's complexion changed suddenly.

"Uh... Miss Hasegawa? Are you Miss Hasegawa? He looked at Riko Hasegawa in front of him and opened his mouth to ask.

"Hmm. Kuronomiya-sensei put on my makeup... What do you think? Higashino-sensei? ”

Riko Hasegawa obviously didn't understand the current situation, and when she saw that Tsukasa Higashino was silent for a long time, she looked shocked, so she greeted again in confusion: "Mr. Higashino? ”

“... Yes... Well. Tsukasa Higashino barely recovered from his trance.

He was really blown away.

It's not that Kuronomiya Masa helps with makeup, and it looks good... It's surprisingly ugly!

It is said that a good makeup artist can give people a makeover... Kuronomiya Mingsha simply changed everyone!

The bright red lipstick, which is particularly coarsely applied, looks like a monster that has eaten human flesh, and the cornstarch is not even at all, so it looks very mottled and scary.

The overall evaluation has a feeling that the zombies are out of the cage in a third-level zombie movie.

Tsukasa Higashino didn't know why Riko Hasegawa's good foundation became so miserable in the hands of Kuronomiya Akisa.

Can turn living people into zombies... Tsukasa Higashino estimates that it would be better for Kuronomiya Akira to wear dead makeup.

He hesitated for a while, then looked sideways at Kuronomiya Akisa, who was also looking at his 'work' and didn't speak: "You know what to do next, right?" ”

"......" Kuronomiya Masa didn't speak.

Although she doesn't know how to wear makeup, she still has the basic aesthetics, so she pulled up Riko Hasegawa to the side without saying a word and began to remove makeup with makeup remover.

About ten minutes later, Riko Hasegawa came back with the pure and plain makeup of Shimizu Hibiscus with a natural beauty.

This time it's very comfortable, and it's still eye-catching without makeup.

Seeing that Riko Hasegawa finally returned to normal, Tsukasa Higashino did not hesitate, and waved his big hand-

Walk! Let's go audition.

Of course, we must pay attention to reputation, so as not to spread the rumor that 'a genius manga author, who favors a free man voice actor, personally leads people to dub, and there are suspected ghosts among them', Tsukasa Higashino took the lead, one step ahead of Kuronomiya Akisa, and returned to the front of the audition room first.

At this time, there were two rows of people lined up in the audition room, with the male voice actor on the left and the female voice actor on the right.

Many voice actors are still holding the script and muttering their lines, and the whole occasion looks very serious.

Today's main selection of characters is the heroine of "Midnight Bell" Reiko Asakawa and the male protagonist Ryuji Takayama with some rough dragon roles.

Higashino Tsukasa is also half a celebrity, but as soon as he appeared here, someone already recognized him, and said hello from a distance: "Higashino-sensei has worked hard." ”

And this voice also brought the others, who also noticed Tsukasa Higashino, and immediately stood up: "Mr. Higashino has worked hard. ”

This uniform bow made Higashino Tsukasa cough before nodding; "You've worked hard, too."

With that, he walked into the audition room from among the bowing voice actors.

Honhashi and Toda Shimitsu were in the audition room early, and in addition to them, there was also a civilian staff member who was sorting out materials for this casting, and there was also a staff member who was calling people.

After a period of greetings, Motohashi Daohiro spoke: "Brother Higashino, let's start?" ”

This 'start' is naturally the beginning of casting.

Tsukasa Higashino naturally nodded in agreement, and the three of them sat down while waiting for the staff to call the voice actors outside one by one.

This kind of scene is commonplace for Takehiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda, and the two of them listen to the performances of these voice actors, while talking in a low voice, and from time to time they will come over to ask Higashino's opinion.

This kind of behavior of commenting in front of voice actors will undoubtedly increase the pressure on these voice actors, some of them have weak psychological quality, and they can read their lines smoothly at first, but if they stretch out their hands, ask him to stop, and then let him perform again, they will actually stammer, and they can't even read their lines smoothly.

But Honbashi Daohiro and Toda Shimitsu don't have the slightest sympathy for this, and if they can't do it, they will replace the next one, and some people want roles, and the industry has never sympathized with this statement.

As for Tsukasa Higashino next to him?

At first, he thought this kind of casting was quite new and interesting.

But the atmosphere of the scene was too dull, and Higashino Tsukasa didn't think it was much fun to look at it, so he turned around and asked someone for a pen and paper, so he simply sat here and continued to draw the original painting.

Honbashi Daohiro and Toda Shimitsu don't care about him, after all, the main production task of animation production is the original artist, and if the original artist is not responsible, the construction period will be longer and longer.

For example, Tsukasa Higashino, Hotohashi Daohiro can't wait to tie him to the bench and let him paint the original painting except for going to the toilet to eat and sleep, as long as the painting doesn't die, let him paint to death.

After all, even now, no one can draw the original painting like Tsukasa Higashino, who makes people feel fear deep in the bone marrow.

After about an hour or two, it was finally Ryuji Takayama's turn to audition, one of the main characters.

This time, Higashino Tsukasa was interested again.

After all, the next character to choose is Ryuji Takayama... That's the actor of "Midnight Bell", and Higashino Tsukasa naturally cares about it.

He put down his pen and waited for the auditioner to walk in.

The first person to come in is named Masao Matsuda, and he is the voice actor who has high hopes for Takehiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda this time. The other party looks like he is in his thirties, which is the period when men are at their most energetic, and he looks very calm, spiritual, and temperamentally steady, which gives Higashino Tsukasa a good first impression.

He first bowed to the three of Higashino, and then began to perform under the gesture of Honhashi Daohiro.

Matsuda Masao's dubbing acting skills are passable, and the lines are particularly tense, basically coming as soon as he opens his mouth, and there is no stage fright.

It's no wonder that Katsuhiro Motohashi has high hopes for him... There's really something about it.

And the other party's appearance is also very good, very much the taste of Takayama Ryuji's literary uncle.

Honbashi Daohiro and Toda Shimitsu stopped Matsuda Masao, and then discussed, and after the discussion: "Mr. Matsuda, you speak with a little sharpness, speak harder, and do it again." ”

When Matsuda Masao heard this, he was somewhat relieved.

The newcomers don't know, but he does.

If the performance is really poor, the animation supervisor and deputy supervisor will basically not give it another chance.

As long as you seize this opportunity and perform better, you can win the role.

Matsuda Masao read a few more lines as requested by Honhashi Guidehiro, and then took back the script nervously and waited for the verdict of the three Higashino Divisions.

"What do you think? Higashino-sensei? ”

Honbashi Daohiro took the time to turn his head sideways and asked Tsukasa Higashino.

Tsukasa Higashino, the original author of "Midnight Bell", still has a lot of right to speak, after all, the role of Ryuji Takayama was created by him.

"It's so much better than just now." Tsukasa Higashino didn't have any opinions.

After all, this Matsuda Masao is indeed the most professional voice actor he has seen since the audition.

"Hmm." Honbashi Daohiro also nodded, took out the notebook and wrote a note: "Matsuda-kun, you can go back and wait for news." ”

"Thank you, teachers."

Matsuda Masao bowed respectfully and left quietly, Higashino Tsukasa asked him to go back, and he didn't dare to have any opinions at all.

This low profile made Tsukasa Higashino understand the status of the main creative group again.

Next, the audition work continued, and Tsukasa Higashino looked at several people in a row, and found that although they were all not bad, they were still a little worse than Matsuda Masao in front.

If nothing else, then Matsuda Masao should have won the role of Takayama Ryuji steadily.

"Matsuda-kun is pretty good." Honhashi said softly to Toda Shimitsu.

As for Tsukasa Higashino next to him?

He had been out of the world since just now, and Honhashi didn't bother him.

The audition for the important role of Ryuji Takayama was over, and he was able to catch his breath a little, Tsukasa Higashino took a sip of water and glanced at the audition staff of Reiko Asakawa next.

Kako Mizuguchi was in first place, while Riko Hasegawa, recommended by Tsukasa Higashino, was a close second.

The next thing is to see if Riko Hasegawa can win the role.

Tsukasa Higashino took a sip of tea and woke up, and then he heard Honhashi Daohiro say hello: "Next." ”

Mizukou Kako, who had been guarding the door, heard this, and also sorted out her mentality, and walked into the audition room with her head held high.

She knew just now that the girl behind her was recommended by Tsukasa Higashino.

Although Kako Mizuguchi is not the kind of person who is tough and ruthless, she will inevitably have a fighting spirit - you must know that she is also a very popular voice actor, and she is not afraid of the other party when she consciously competes in strength.

Since you can't go through the back door, then rely directly on strength!

She pushed the door and bowed to the Honbashi guide: "Teachers have worked hard. ”

Kako Mizuguchi has dressed up well today, and she is wearing the coat worn by Reiko Asakawa in the comics, and her hair is also permed, which makes her baby face inexplicably more mature.

Honbashi Daohiro nodded secretly, and he was quite satisfied with Mizuguchi Kako's practices.

Don't listen to what others say, the supervisor and director don't look at the scenes, only look at the acting.

But in fact, as long as you do enough scenes, you can also gain good feelings.

Tsukasa Higashino was also caught off guard by Kako Mizuguchi's hand.

Compared with Kuronomiya Mingsa, Mizuguchi Kako is indeed more good at makeup and more thoughtful.

He came to his senses and straightened his posture.

Afterwards, Kako Mizuguchi began to perform at the signal of Honhashi Guidehiro.

I have to say that Kako Mizuguchi does have the ability, and she memorized the script in just three days, Reiko Asakawa has one line after another, her voice is full of tension, and her acting skills are completely okay.

There was a real smell of Reiko Asakawa in her voice.

It's no wonder that she has become a popular voice actor, and it's not for nothing.

After her performance, Mentor Motohashi also appropriately asked a few questions, and she only politely left after answering them all.

Even Tsukasa Higashino can't pick out the thorns.

In fact, there is no need to pick and choose.

Good is good, he Higashino Tsukasa hasn't reached the point of deliberately picking thorns.

"What do you think? Brother Higashino? "Honbashi Daohiro was still quite satisfied, so he asked Tsukasa Higashino.

He felt that Mizuguchi Kako's performance just now was close to perfect, and both the tone and tone were well controlled.

Although I'm a little sorry for Tsukasa Higashino... But Riko Hasegawa, whom he recommended... Honhashi Mikahiro estimates that there is not much chance.

"Miss Mizuguchi's performance is wonderful." Tsukasa Higashino smiled and nodded.

Well...

Since Tsukasa Higashino thinks so...

Honhashi Daohiro pinched his chin and wrote a line of words on top of his small notebook - 'Mizuguchi Kako, basically confirmed'.

The reason why it is basically certain is to avoid the appearance of another voice actor with explosive acting skills later... After all, no one can say for sure.

If there really is that kind of actor whose acting skills suddenly explode, it is not impossible to reconsider.

He finished writing, then looked up: "Next." ”

Regarding the candidate personally recommended by the original author, Tsukasa Higashino, although he didn't think that the other party could surpass Kako Mizuguchi just now, he was still looking forward to it.

The door was opened, and Riko Hasegawa, dressed in formal attire, walked in, looking a little shy.

This made Higashino Tsukasa can't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking to himself, could it be that she is too nervous?

This is understandable.

After all, there were people who were nervous before and couldn't play 100% of their strength.

And when Daohiro Motohashi saw her like this, he also looked a little strange - is this too nervous?

That's not right... Higashino Division, the candidate recommended by the main writer, shouldn't have this psychological quality at all.

If that's the case, then there will be no suspense at all.

He pondered as he stretched out his hand, "Please start." Miss Hasegawa. ”

Anyway, you still have to listen to each other's performances.

However, Honbashi also thought about it.

No matter how bad Riko Hasegawa behaves, she must be a little more tolerant, which can be regarded as giving face to Higashino Division.