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"Director Takeuchi, you're looking for me?"

“That’s right.” Masamune cut to the chase. “If I were to entrust you with persuading the five voice actors, Amakusa Shinobu, to come and do the voice acting, are you confident you can handle it?”

"Should I...do this?"

Miyamori Aoi pointed to herself, looking hesitant:

"The script for Seitokai Yakuindomo is excellent. As a satirical and comedic anime, the finished product should be very popular."

"But it's really not friendly to the parties involved."

"The only thing I can think of is to promote the school, but even so, it's hard to say what they're really thinking."

"Yes." Masamune was equally at a loss.

Compared to K-On! with its dreams and Hikigaya with his weaknesses, Tsuda, Amakusa Shinobu, and the other two are practically flawless.

"Miyamori, you go and try it first. The contract is the same as the one for the five members of K-On! If it still doesn't work after trying everything, I'll visit each of their homes."

"Why...?"

Miyamori Aoi looked surprised and asked cautiously:

"Is the president planning to kidnap me?"

“How could that be? What are you thinking?” Masamune looked at her speechlessly. “What I mean is, adults are more rational than minors. If we spend more money, we should be able to increase our chances of winning. Apart from Nanajo Tenka, the other three come from very ordinary families.”

"So this is ah."

Miyamori Aoi let out a long sigh of relief and nodded slightly:

"No problem, I'll go try it first."

"By the way, it seems that the president went with Watanabe during the previous negotiations. Could Watanabe accompany me? With his help, I am confident that I can persuade the principal of Sakura Academy first."

“Okay, I’ll let Watanabe know.” Masamune took out his phone and dialed Watanabe Hayato’s number.

......

Soon after, around 10 a.m., Masamune arrived at the office downstairs.

Inside the recording studio, an internal audition is underway.

"Your Majesty, adjust your mindset and try again!"

Noticing Masamune entering from outside, Kinoshita Seiichi then introduced him:

"President, the author of Rose Eyes, Hanano-sensei, has given us the right to choose the voice actors."

"When I reread the manga before, the voices of the second female lead, Chitose, when she and you were exchanging sharp words kept echoing in my ears."

"At the same time, her appearance is somewhat similar to that of the second female lead."

"Therefore, I thought I'd let her try it out first, and if it really didn't work out, then we'd go outside to find someone."

Having overheard this, Karasuma Chitose hurriedly ran over, clasped his hands together, and raised them above his head.

"Please don't choose someone else, give me another chance, no, give me ten more chances."

Masamune looked at her speechlessly, pondered for a moment, and asked:

"Director Kinoshita, why do you think the voice acting for Chitose was a failure?"

"It's partly due to nervousness and partly due to lack of experience."

Kinoshita Seiichi glanced at Karasuma Chitose, whose face was full of tension, and couldn't help but laugh:

"Relax a little and make yourself at home here."

"Even if you say that, I can't treat the company like home. The atmosphere is completely different," Karasuma Chitose complained softly.

"In that case, how about we invite your parents over?" Masamune suggested with a smile. "If your mother were sitting outside the recording studio, you'd probably feel better."

"No! That would be too embarrassing!"

"Wujing? He's also a voice actor, so he can share some of his experience with you."

"I'll listen to him talk about his experience when I get home tonight. As for now, let me think... I've got it! Can we get Shiina-sensei over here?"

"Why? Does this have anything to do with Mashiro?"

"Of course! No matter what kind of atmosphere Shiina-sensei is in, she always maintains her unique demeanor. I feel that... even if an earthquake suddenly breaks out and the house collapses in front of her, the expression on her face will not change at all."

"You are exaggerating."

Masamune smiled helplessly, took out his phone from his pocket, and pulled up a photo he had taken with Mashiro at the school festival.

"Mashiro is in school and won't be here until the afternoon. As for now, let's use these photos to cheer ourselves up."

"Oh... which school's festival is this? It looks really lively."

Karasuma Chitose sat down next to her, happily reaching out and swiping her fingers across the phone screen.

"Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, which is the school where the K-On! Five attend."

"Not bad. Judging from the time the photo was taken, it's the same day as our school's festival. Hmm...? This... little girl who looks about the size of an elementary school student, is she your mother?"

"It's amazing that you recognized her. Many people who meet her for the first time would mistake her for my sister."

"I've already seen the anime, how could I possibly mistake someone else for someone else? I'm not stupid."

At this point, Karasuma Chitose suddenly took advantage of Masamune's inattention, reached out and pressed down on the phone, quickly flipping through it.

"Hehehe... Let me see, is there anything you're hiding? Wow... Why are all these photos with Mashiro? President, you have so few friends, don't you?"

"There's no way around it, a serious and unlikable fat guy always has a very narrow social circle."

"Why didn't the president lose weight before? Was it because he was hurt too lightly by Adagaki Aki when he was a child, so he lacked motivation?"

"If that's how you talk, then I won't hold back."

"Feel sorry."

Karasuma Chitose returned the phone, took a slight step back, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, President. Thanks to your help, I'm finally feeling better. Now, watch my performance!"

Upon re-entering the recording studio, Karasuma Chitose, who resumed her voice acting, delivered an exceptionally outstanding performance, leaving Kinoshita Seiichi beaming with excitement and nodding repeatedly.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. However, your unstable mindset is a big problem. President, why don't you come along when Chitose does his voice acting later?"

"Are you treating me like a mascot? I'm your boss..." Masamune said half-jokingly.

"I'm sorry, president, but for the sake of the animation's quality, everyone, including myself, has had to make some sacrifices. There's nothing we can do about it."

"No, I'm very busy too. I don't have time to pay attention to the voice acting of a second female lead."

"That's what they say, but you still came?"

"I've finished my official duties for today, and I'm sitting upstairs with nothing to do, but everyone else is busy. I feel bad about it, so I thought I'd come down to see if there's anything I can do to help."

"Isn't the president having a very relaxed schedule?"

"I'm not going then."

Chapter Sixty-Four: World Famous Painting - Blue and White Bowl

On Sunday, November 9th, five days have passed since the release of the K-On! music album.

To be precise, it lasts four and a half days.

The album sold over 13,000 copies.

At Yui Hirasawa's house, the five of them gathered in the living room, waiting for the sixth episode of the anime to air while discussing the album.

"Today is already the 9th, and I feel that selling 10 copies within this month is a bit of a stretch."

Ritsu Tainaka, his face full of worry, sighed:

"But we can only buy a few tickets ourselves, we can't possibly buy too many, otherwise we'll definitely be criticized if the news gets out."

"13,000 divided by 5, then multiplied by 21 days..."

Seeing Hirasawa Yui silently calculating with the calculator on her phone, Akiyama Mio couldn't help but interrupt:

"No need to calculate, we won't make it in time."

"or..."

I wanted to say that I used my allowance to buy more kotofuki tsumugi, but after thinking about it, I didn't say it. Instead, I said:

"How about participating in some more promotional activities? That would likely boost sales to some extent."

“That’s fine. I’ll discuss it with Ms. Ando later.” Akiyama Mio nodded slightly.

At 7:30, episode 6 of the K-On! anime started airing on time.

After the close-up opening sequence, the school festival storyline officially begins.

In this episode, Hirasawa Yui, who practiced singing until her voice became hoarse, brought a lot of laughs to the audience.

"Senior, how did you do that?" Nakano Azusa asked in a low voice.

"I practiced singing thoroughly back then..."

"No, I'm asking about the dubbing process. Since I didn't appear in the earlier episodes, I wasn't there for the dubbing. How did you manage to create that hoarse voice? Was it acting?"

"No, my voice was really hoarse at the time. I practiced my lines at home for too long those few days, and my voice became hoarse. I was supposed to dub the second episode, but the production team specially moved up the dubbing time for the sixth episode to accommodate my voice."

"Was it really that hoarse? It must be so hard."

"It's okay, because voice acting is also a lot of fun, and I feel like I've learned a lot."

On the screen, as the animation played, Yui Hirasawa and her two friends spontaneously recalled their experiences from their first year of high school.

At the time, everyone was trying to find ways to help lead singer Mio Akiyama overcome her nervousness and shyness.

"Seriously, where did Hayase find out all this?"

"Although there are some minor differences in the lines, even we ourselves can't always remember exactly what we said."

“From episode 1 to episode 12, that's a span of over a year. Surely he wouldn't have had people watching him the whole time?”

[The next program is a band performance by the Light Music Club.]

Although it happened in their first year of high school, seeing it on TV still moved them deeply. They couldn't help but sit up straight, staring at the TV screen with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.