The time spent together was short-lived. Just three days into the Labor Day holiday, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan had to rush back to the capital.

In any case, their studies cannot be neglected, and the company also needs the two of them to return and take charge of the overall situation.

Especially with the two new projects, Pokémon and Let's & Go!!, just starting out, he has to be careful with the content. Both of these IPs have extremely high commercial value, and there can be no mistakes.

However, compared to Slam Dunk and Let's & Go!!, the early art style of the original Pokémon series was much simpler. After all, the main characters were only ten years old, and the Pokémon that appeared along the way were cute and adorable, making it easy for the audience to like them.

The addition of Pokémon battles, captures, and evolutions has almost completely heightened the audience's anticipation.

Jiang Xia still remembers the scene when he first saw this animation on a DVD as a child. His eyes were filled with anticipation and surprise. He dreamed countless times of capturing Pokémon, wanting to travel the world with them and become their friends.

Therefore, when Jiang Xia first proposed the concept of Pokémon at the meeting, everyone became very interested.

In the days that followed, Jiang Xia spearheaded the production of the first episode of Pokémon, and the story was similar to that of his previous life—

Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old boy, lives in Pallet Town with his mother. In this world, anyone who turns ten can become a Pokémon Trainer and receive a Pokémon from a Pokémon expert. Ash must embark on a training journey and undergo trials to become a top-tier Pokémon Master.

On the day of departure, Ash overslept and was late, arriving later than everyone else. He finally managed to get a unwanted Pikachu from the professor, but Pikachu proved difficult to care for and incredibly stubborn. However, during the subsequent battle with Spearow, Ash and Pikachu forged a precious friendship, and Ash used Thunderbolt to defeat Spearow in a critical moment, but Pikachu was seriously injured in the process…

Looking at the sample video that had taken twenty days to produce, Jiang Xia was quite satisfied. The characters, plot, and even the personalities were all quite faithful to the original.

Especially when Pikachu popped out of the Poké Ball, thinking about how, 25 years later in his previous life, Pikachu finally helped Ash win the World Championship, Jiang Xia was filled with emotion.

It's been a long time, Pikachu.

He sighed softly, suddenly wanting to see what it would be like when Pikachu appeared on television, and the hearts of the whole world were captivated by this adorable yellow mouse.

However, one drawback is that this is just a sample episode without dubbing. Jiang Xia doesn't care about the dubbing of the other characters as long as the voices are suitable, but Pikachu's dubbing, even if it doesn't perfectly match the original work, should at least have that feel, right?

Based on this requirement, Jiang Xia then turned his attention to his wife.

He knew that Lin Yanwan had watched the original anime and was a loyal Pokémon fan. She used to have many Pikachu figurines at home, so he was the most suitable candidate for voice acting.

If Jiang Xia remembers correctly, in the classic Mandarin dub, Xiao Zhi's original voice actress was also a girl, and she was voiced by more than one actress.

“Baby, how about… you give it a try?” Jiang Xia winked.

"Me? Aren't I the voice actress for Haruko right now? I also have to handle the Tom and Jerry side of things. Are you sure?" Lin Yanwan asked hesitantly.

She was afraid that the task on her shoulders would be too heavy, and she wouldn't be able to do a good job of dubbing even one animation, which would be a loss.

“The soundtrack for Tom and Jerry is already quite mature, so we can hand it over to someone else for now. We haven’t found a suitable person for Ash’s boyish voice and Pikachu’s voice yet. Why don’t you give it a try?” Jiang Xia said.

"Hmm... okay."

Lin Yanwan nodded. These were both characters she liked, and now that she was finally getting to voice one of them, she couldn't be happier.

She walked into the recording studio, let out a couple of soft shouts, and tried to find the feeling of a young voice, which is not difficult for a professional voice actress.

"Go, Pikachu!"

“Honey, could you be a little more direct?” Jiang Xia frowned, wearing headphones.

He didn't necessarily want the taste from his memory; he mainly wanted it to match the tone and manner of a ten-year-old boy.

Lin Yanwan coughed twice, slightly adjusted her pronunciation, looked at the script in her hand, and said, "Bulbasaur, you're my Pokémon!"

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up.

This time, the pronunciation was much better than before; the voice was clean and clear, sounding like that of a boy around ten years old.

"This voice is perfect!" Jiang Xia immediately decided.

"And what about Pikachu's onomatopoeia?"

Lin Yanwan recalled how Pikachu spoke in her memory, and tentatively made several different emotional sounds.

“pīkā-chu (cute)”

“pikǎ (sadness)”

"pīkǎpīkǎ! (Angry!)"

“pikǎpiká?” (Confused)

Lin Yanwan looked at Jiang Xia through the glass window, a strange smile in her eyes. She felt that she had imitated him quite well.

This is all thanks to how she used to imitate Pikachu's speech when she watched Pokémon. There's no way around it, that yellow mouse is just too cute, how could anyone not like it?

“Baby, don’t refuse anymore, you’ll be the voice of Pikachu, right?” Jiang Xia said with a smile.

These onomatopoeic phrases with different tones, putting everything else aside, are remarkably similar in spirit. He had previously guessed that Lin Yanwan's voice would be very suitable for the voice actress of Pikachu, and he was right.

“pǐká!”

"You agreed?"

“pīkāpī”

Lin Yanwan blinked and continued to act cute using onomatopoeia. She suddenly found it quite fun.

"Then take that as a yes."

Next, Jiang Xia had many voice actors try out the dubbing, and initially decided on the voice actors for several of the regular characters in Pokémon, especially the classic opening line of Team Rocket, which is enough to make anyone who has watched Pokémon remember it.

After get off work, Jiang Xia held his wife's hand and walked out of the Tsinghua Science Park building.

What would you like to eat tonight?

"pikachu~"

"hot pot?"

“pi,” she gently turned her head.

"You don't want to eat? How about we find a restaurant and get some Sichuan stir-fries?"

“pīkāpī”

"Speak properly. Are you addicted to talking like Pikachu?" Jiang Xia slapped her butt in an annoyed tone.

Lin Yanwan blushed slightly and nodded with a chuckle.

"When we're making babies tonight, will you pikapi too? No thanks, I'll feel guilty. I prefer to hear your rapid breathing," Jiang Xia said with a mischievous smile.

"???"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" she said, slightly embarrassed and annoyed.