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

A people who have been wandering for over two thousand years and are driven away by the indigenous people no matter where they go, only those who have been brainwashed by reading too much Yilin magazine would believe that they are innocent.

"Thanks to the SC from 'Chicken You're So Beautiful,' 'Besides playing games and singing, what other hobbies does Tou-gege have?' He also likes rap and playing basketball, okay? You bunch of haters are really something."

Right now, Chicken Bro is being ridiculed by the entire internet. Who would have thought that six years later, Kun Kun would actually go to the Grammys and American music festivals as a performing guest, singing his own original blues.

Then, looking back, I realized that my opponent was the drop tower machine, and that was the best of the worst. The rest were either Chinese translations or plagiarisms or musical imitations.

"How about a freestyle? Let me think~"

There aren't many people who are familiar with rap, except for "Wealth from All Directions" and "Great Ambitions". The only other song that I was forced to learn because it was so popular was "Qilin".

But to jump straight from Wudang to Southern Shaolin right off the bat seems like a waste of his talent, doesn't it? Besides, he can't talk that fast, can he?

Fortunately, after a few seconds of contemplation, Shimizu Toru came up with a suitable one. The original work will not be released until the end of October, so the author probably hasn't had any inspiration yet.

"Are you sleeping well when you get home in the early hours? Are you having trouble memorizing the lines of life?"

"An alcohol-stained floor is unappetizing, and a malfunctioning compass can't find north."

"The things I want are all very expensive, and the view outside the window is especially beautiful."

"When will there be a fair comparison between the fog inside and the dust outside?"

This rap song is called "Aspirin". It is one of the few rap songs by Shimizu Toru that is not noisy and can actually make you feel inexplicably calm after listening to it.

It contains no sex, money, or violence, and its lyrics are far superior to those of other works that are generally at the vocational school level.

However, he didn't sing the whole song in one go; he only sang the beginning and then went straight to the second half of the chorus.

“What can I say, what can I say? You ask me whether I am worthy or not, saying I can't see the tears behind you, and I can't see the end of your companionship.”

"I'm sorry, darling, I'll make mistakes. I'm focused on fighting against this system of life. Silence is a disease, silence is a disease, and only you are my aspirin."

With the intro and chorus already set, I can just fill in the content and post it directly.

Originally, I was planning to submit "Tears Bridge" for my first submission, but now it seems I can only submit this one, lest some shameless tailor beat me to it.

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I checked the post, and it has been changed.

Volume 1: Chapter 35 Ideas on Surrounding Development

The first Bilibili-exclusive broadcast, which was originally scheduled to end at 9 PM, didn't end until 10:30 PM because the fans were too enthusiastic.

Looking at his massive fleet of over 1,300 people, the more than 200,000 yuan in donations, and his official Bilibili account with nearly 600,000 followers, he was at a loss for words.

"I really didn't plan to start by trying to get fans. Now I have to hurry up with the captain benefits, fan costumes, and personal merchandise that I was planning to do slowly."

Although these are all merchandise items that fans have to spend real money to buy, it is indeed a way to give back to the fans.

As long as the quality is good and everyone feels it's worth the price, no one will say he's greedy or only knows how to fleece people.

I created a new Word document and, with the idea of ​​getting things done today, I started organizing and planning.

"For captain perks, a body pillow is definitely not an option; who knows what they'll do with it? Let's get a custom keycap and mousepad instead."

As for the collaborative keyboard, once a suitable manufacturer is found, we can consider making one with gold powder switches or fast silver switches. It would have a first-class feel for gaming and would prevent it from becoming just a collectible.

The mousepad, of course, is the large size. In addition, personal outfits, peripheral designs, and new leather cases all require a lot of artists' efforts. Finally, the University of Tokyo can make money and spend it.

Even so, Shimizu Toru is certain that the amount he will withdraw from Bilibili to Japan next month will be a very large number.

At that point, the tax bureau will most likely call him directly to inquire about the source of the funds, and he will have to pay taxes again—plus the company's cut, he may only end up with 30% going to him.

"No, I have to contact Jiang and ask her to help me change the contract into a signed contract as soon as possible. I really can't accept splitting it in half with my uncle."

In Japan, those who can reliably earn three to four million yen a year must have a formal job.

In reality, 60% of them are just temporary workers with an average salary of only about two million yen. In Tokyo, 20 yen a month is really just enough to make ends meet.

Shimizu Toru earned in just one day what an average person earns in a year and a half. No wonder people say that anime and manga otaku are easy to swindle.

"Fan customizations should be done normally: profile pictures, emojis, personalized themes, backgrounds..."

However, he forgot one thing: in March 19, Bilibili didn't actually have this feature at all; it wouldn't be available until the second half of next year.

—The limited-edition outfit that Onion Maid released on August 21, 2020, is now fetching four figures on secondhand marketplaces, but I only paid for it for forty-something yuan. It's definitely a great investment (luckily, I managed to snag one).

Later, even low-level influencers with a thousand followers could release it, and everyone's novelty wore off, to the point that even top streamers like Orihara Lulu couldn't sell 20,000 copies.

"Twenty thousand seems a bit low... but isn't fifty thousand a bit too optimistic?"

After some deliberation, Shimizu Toru decided to order 50,000 units. He figured he could just sell them slowly and eventually sell them all.

"As for the merchandise, standees, takoyaki, laser tickets, badges, figures... let's sell them separately. It'll be too expensive if we put them all together. Let's make 50,000 sets of each."

Then Shimizu Toru took out his phone and calculated that if all the illustrators went to Tokyo University and the surrounding areas also found factories in Tokyo to make molds, he would not only not lose money, but would also make a fortune.

Firstly, regarding the personalized outfits, as long as we can sell 3,000 sets, we can offset the development costs, and everything after that will be pure profit.

Needless to say, if it weren't profitable, peripheral development wouldn't be such a major source of revenue for Nijisanji, even surpassing live streaming.

Incidentally, if it's just licensing the IP instead of paying for it themselves, the streamer can only get 1%-5% of the revenue.

If you're planning to spend your own money on merchandise, you only need to use Shimizu Tomo's share of the company's sales channels to get a 50/50 split.

"Tsk, it seems like I've entered a vicious cycle of spending money only to earn more. Could it be that I'll end up spending all my money on a house?"

Buying a house near Dongda University in 19? What's the difference between that and joining the National Revolutionary Army in 49?

Even if a major pandemic doesn't occur, once real estate developers like Evergrande and Country Garden go bankrupt, housing prices will still plummet.

You just bought a house worth millions, and then the price drops from over 10,000 yuan per square meter to 5,000 or 6,000 yuan per square meter. Who can stand that?

Compared to Tokyo University, housing prices in Japan are relatively stable.

Since the bubble burst, the latter has been steadily declining for thirty years, and has fallen to only half of what it was in 90, but ordinary people still can't afford to buy a house.

Moreover, after buying a house, you have to pay a 1.7% fixed tax every year. Living there for decades is equivalent to paying for an extra house.

— Fixed asset tax is a collective term for fixed asset tax and urban planning tax. The former is 1.4% per year and the latter is 0.3% per year.

Add in the costs of stamp duty, transfer registration tax, and property acquisition tax that need to be paid in one lump sum, and it's really not much better than renting all the time.

Unfortunately, houses in Japan have lost their value as investment assets, and losses begin from the moment they are purchased. The entire real estate industry is practically stagnant.

"There are still two weeks left this month. Even if it doesn't reach today's level, doubling the total shouldn't be a problem."

Currently, his personal income, after deducting the company's commission, is over three million yuan. If it doubles again, it will be nearly seven million yuan.

Shimizu Toru quickly calculated that even without considering subsequent merchandise, the money he earned from live streaming alone would be enough to be his first pot of gold.

I'm going all in on Bitcoin next month, and if I sell it at the end of the year, I can at least triple my money. Then I'll see if the US stock market will have a circuit breaker in March next year. If it does, it seems like I could achieve financial freedom in one fell swoop.

So what's next? Isn't it a bit too early to just graduate and start retiring?

To be honest, Shimizu Toru is gradually starting to enjoy being a VTuber, and it's not just because of the fans' support.

He was particularly fascinated by the feeling of being able to remove his mask and speak freely, even through a screen.

For someone from the University of Tokyo, the Japanese professional environment, which places too much emphasis on seniority and the atmosphere of the workplace, was indeed difficult for him to adapt to.

She usually acts aloof at the firm partly because she doesn't want to bow to people all the time and has to be careful when responding to others.

That's how strange society is. Once people realize that someone is not someone to be trifled with, they tend to relax their expectations of him and stop using those rules and regulations to restrict him.

So much so that now, if Shimizu Toru behaves rudely in any way, people start to comfort themselves by saying, "That's just Shimizu-san's personality; he's not doing this on purpose."

As it turns out, good people are indeed easily targeted and held at gunpoint.

"It's decided! As soon as the money arrives next month, I'll start moving!"

As the saying goes, money gives heroes courage. Although he hadn't gotten his hands on it yet, he slept exceptionally well that night.

While he was fast asleep, the impact of today's live broadcast was rapidly unfolding.

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How did it suddenly get 300 blades? There are currently three chapters owed.

Two chapters will be added tonight, and one more will be added tomorrow. The controversial content from the previous chapter has been revised.

Volume 1: Chapter 36 - First Voice Acting Recording Included [Bonus Chapter]

The exact extent of the impact of Shimizu Toru's actions, and the intensity of the reaction to achieving a fleet of a thousand people overnight, are difficult to quantify precisely.

However, the memes created by viewers from screenshots were already circulating in various QQ groups before he even finished his broadcast.

So, in the dog mom—oh no, in this timeline it can only be called Kagura Nana—he successfully broke into the mainstream because of his memes before his first Bilibili exclusive.

Even complete strangers who didn't know what VTB was saved a few to use in meme battles, and also learned about Toru Hanyu from other group members.

Later, many verified users, and even those who weren't verified, such as Kotone Fujita from The Idolmaster and Dorothy from Victory, became known to the general public through their memes.

Compared to these casual viewers who may or may not become paying fans, Toru Shimizu's impact on the industry is mainly reflected in two aspects.

Firstly, many singers whose music section had already suffered a decline due to Bilibili's algorithm changes have prematurely embarked on the path of using fake live streams.

Secondly, the proposed Rainbow VR, or CN branch, which Bilibili was still in discussions with Nijisanji, was quickly approved.

The project, which was originally scheduled to be officially announced on April 19, has started recruiting a month earlier, which means the competition will likely be even fiercer.

In addition, due to the deepening of cooperation, the contracts of the first batch of Rainbow Society members, such as Shimizu Toru, were changed to formal contracts, and the profit sharing was changed from 30/70 to 50/50.

Just like YouTube, Bilibili started settling monthly revenue around the 26th, so it's like catching the last train.

But none of this has anything to do with Shimizu Toru, who is sitting in the corner of the recording studio waiting for the staff to call his name.

The way "Kono Oto Tomare!" was broadcast was quite interesting. The first 13 episodes were broadcast as a spring anime, from the beginning of April to the end of June.

The second half, as an autumn anime, aired from early October to the end of December. This split-broadcasting method has recently become increasingly common in the industry.

It is well known that sequels are guaranteed to be successful to a certain extent, since works that don't perform well simply can't get a sequel.

In the animation production industry, apart from the production committees behind the scenes, most animation companies don't actually make much money. Every now and then, you can hear about another company going bankrupt or closing down.

The few that make money either have their own distribution channels like Kyoto, or they collaborate with UFO Company to run offline stores, and then evade taxes.

—The money the latter saved by evading taxes was all poured back into animation production, which happened to be Demon Slayer. Perhaps this is pure passion.

Split-broadcasting can solve this problem to some extent. The production budget for the first season can be reduced, and if the response is good, production of the second season can begin immediately.

Only a few months had passed, and the audience's enthusiasm had not completely dissipated, which was also conducive to the development of related products and CD sales.

The voice actor for the male protagonist, Ai Kuon, in "Kono Oto Tomare!" is Yuma Uchida. He and his sister, Maaya Uchida, are a rare sibling pair of voice actors in the industry and are also well-known for their orthopedic expertise.

Born in 2, he is now 27 years old. He has just passed the golden stage of development and is beginning to achieve results, which is why his name can be seen in many popular anime series in recent years.

Like last year's "The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!", "Grand Blue", and "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai", this year's "Ensemble Stars!" and "Fruits Basket II", and next year's "Jujutsu Kaisen".

One particularly noteworthy story is "The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!", because the voice actor for the male protagonist, Yaichi Kuzuryu, actually married Rina Hidaka, the voice actress for Ai-chan.

The voice actress for the female lead, Rika Hozuki, is Atsumi Tanezaki. Her more well-known roles include Chise Hatori in "The Ancient Magus' Bride" and Rio Futaba in "Boku-kun's Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai".

But Toru Shimizu is more familiar with her other three roles: Emporio from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Anya from Spy Family, and Frilian from The Burial of Frilian.

Interestingly, in the music-themed romance and inspirational anime "Kono Oto Tomare!", the music element is the guzheng!

Light music club, wind instrument club, rock band are one thing, but guzheng is a bit too much.

Shimizu Toru felt that one day he would see the male and female protagonists of anime practicing the erhu together so that the erhu club wouldn't be disbanded.

"I'm so sorry! I missed my stop on the tram. I'm really sorry for the trouble."

Upon seeing the person who was bowing and apologizing while entering the lounge with his hands clasped together, Shimizu Toru quickly stood up and greeted him: "Hello, Furukawa-senpai, nice to meet you. I am Shimizu Toru from ARTSVION."

The newcomer was none other than Makoto Furukawa, the voice actor for Saitama, the strongest bald man on Earth and the one who gave up Goto from Demon Slayer to him.

In "Kono Oto Tomare!", he has a character who is the male lead's best friend. He is a fat man named Sakai Michitaka. It seems that stereotypes do not exist across borders.

"Hello, hello, are you new here? You're really good-looking, you rascal."

Makoto Furukawa obviously didn't recognize him, which makes sense, since not everyone would care about something as trivial as a rehash of a movie or a change of voice actors.

Even if you know, you may not have seen photos of Shimizu Toru. It would be unusual to recognize her at a glance.

"No, no, you are the truly handsome one, I am ashamed to say I am not as good as you."

The polite but actually distant workplace atmosphere in Japan is exactly what Shimizu Toru dislikes the most.

At Tokyo University, who cares if you debuted a few years earlier than me? We're not even in the same company, and who knows when we'll see each other again.

After exchanging a few polite words, the two sat down in places appropriate to their status, and Makoto Furukawa chatted quietly with the lead actors.