Chapter 20

The equipment that Shi Xuze helped assemble was left untouched until the day of the voice conference.

Yao Yingmo didn't dare to move, for fear of dismantling the equipment again and not being able to put it back together, so he simply placed it on the living room table along with his laptop.

Speaking of Shi Xuze, he hadn't been seen since the day he assembled the equipment. If she hadn't heard the door opening and closing, she would have worried that he had collapsed at home.

But he was such a grown-up, so she didn't need to worry too much.

All she had to worry about now was the voice conference.

According to the crew members and Li Yicheng, she can enter the meeting room by simply clicking on the URL.

That should be the case.

A thin layer of sweat formed on my palms, and my breathing became difficult, as if a mass of qi was blocking my chest, preventing air from entering my lungs. My stomach also felt churning.

The last time I was so nervous was when I was waiting for the college entrance examination results to be announced.

She hadn't been this nervous in a long time.

Maybe it's because she hasn't touched new areas for a long time.

I am always worried that I will make some stupid mistakes, making the scene chaotic or too funny.

I subconsciously stared at the time displayed in the lower right corner of the laptop and counted down in my mind. There were still five minutes left.

Yao Yingmo took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and then patted his cheeks twice with his open palms.

With three minutes left, a link appeared in the Mantianxing crew group.

"Xiao Su: (Conference room URL)"

"Huguang: @Zhaohe, good evening, teacher. Our voice conference is about to begin. Please click the link sent by Xiaosu to join the meeting room."

"Huguang: Please remember to use a computer to open this app. The interface will be easier to navigate, and the device I sent you last time also needs to be used with a computer. Sorry for the inconvenience, if you have any operational issues, please let us know immediately. We will definitely help you resolve the issue immediately."

"Huguang: We are looking forward to your joining us, Mr. Zhaohe."

Yao Yingmo clicked on the URL.

A web page popped up on the laptop screen, which was the page before entering the meeting room.

She needs to enter the name she wants to use for the meeting and confirm that her microphone is on.

Next to the microphone icon is a camera icon, which is light gray and cannot be clicked.

Because it was a voice conference and no video was required, it was turned off in advance by the person who set up the conference room.

Neither the crew nor Li Yicheng lied to her. Compared to assembling the microphone, entering the conference room was much simpler. Each step had clear text written next to it. As long as one could understand the text, they could successfully complete the setup and enter the conference room.

She is a well-known author, so understanding these words is not difficult for her.

After following the instructions to conduct the microphone test, she filled in "Zhaohe" in the nickname field. There is no need for anonymity in formal meetings. The simpler and clearer it is, the easier it will be.

She successfully entered the meeting room at the appointed time.

"Teacher Zhaohe is online!"

"Stop talking for a minute, it's Teacher Zhaohe."

"Good night, Teacher Zhaohe!"

As soon as she entered, she was warmly welcomed.

Just like when she joined the group, everyone was talking at the same time. Her eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the screen then, and now her ears couldn't distinguish what the different voices were saying.

Her first reaction was to turn down the volume of her headphones.

It's too loud and my ears will hurt.

"Cough cough." After a very deliberate cough, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Yao Yingmo looked at the sidebar and found that everyone else's speaking rights were temporarily closed, except for the person who was speaking.

She looked and saw that the person speaking was Hu Guang, a person who had impressed her since she first contacted her about the radio drama.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Don't scare Teacher Zhao He. After I turn on the microphone, you will introduce yourselves to Teacher Zhao He one by one in the order shown in the sidebar. Don't let two or three people speak at the same time. We are all in the radio drama business, so we should know that we can't mess up the sound."

Yao Yingmo had heard Hu Guang's work before and was prepared for the variability of his voice. She hadn't expected his normal voice to be so different from any she'd ever heard. Of course, she couldn't rule out the possibility that she knew too little.

But I always feel like I've heard this voice somewhere before.

She was pretty sure she had heard it in real life, but she couldn't remember who it was.

She heard Hu Guang chuckle, as if a little shy.

"Then let me start by introducing myself."

"Hello, Mr. Zhao He. I'm Hu Guang, the main planner and dubbing director of this drama. If I'm honored, I would also like to be the voice actor for the male lead, Song Han."

Yao Yingmo noticed that her microphone icon was lit up again. She tried to speak, responding to Hu Guang's self-introduction, "Hello, Teacher Hu Guang."

A short syllable came from the other side of the lake, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the next person who rushed to speak.

Yao Yingmo clearly heard Hu Guang's "tsk" sound, and his own microphone icon immediately dimmed.

"Hello, Mr. Zhaohe, I'm Giraffe, the screenwriter and post-production coordinator of this drama."

"Hello, Mr. Zhaohe. I'm Xiquan, the marketing team leader this time."

"Hello, Mr. Zhaohe, I'm Dandan, the recording engineer."

"Hello, Mr. Zhaohe, I'm Xiao Su, and I'm a handyman."

Their self-introductions came one after another, as if if you didn't keep up for a second, you would immediately lose the right to speak.

Yao Yingmo didn't find an opportunity to interrupt, so he listened silently and waited until everyone had finished speaking before speaking. He also imitated the crew members' self-introduction sentences.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhao He, the original author of Mantianxing. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

A burst of cheers burst out from the headphones.

Yao Yingmo moved the earphones a little further away. The advantage of over-ear headphones is that they are not stuck to the ears, but you can still hear the sound.

The crew is really enthusiastic.

Yao Yingmo laughed.

After the cheers died down, Hu Guang muted everyone's microphones again.

He is about to officially start presiding over today's meeting.

"Then let me explain today's process to Teacher Zhaohe first."

"First, we'll start the casting process. Based on the results of our internal discussions, we've already invited the voice actors on the shortlist, and all the audition files have been collected. Xiao Su will be in charge of playing the auditions later. After everyone listens to the auditions together, you can express your opinions, request a re-listen, and cast your sacred vote. In principle, each person has one vote. Teacher Giraffe and I will each have two votes, and Teacher Zhaohe will have three votes."

"After the casting process, we will display the first draft of the script, and each group will give their own opinions based on their expertise, which will serve as a reference for the subsequent writing. During this stage, I hope that Mr. Zhaohe can play a role in checking and ensuring that our adapted script does not deviate from the style of the original work."

Yao Yingmo listened quietly and wrote down on the paper he was preparing to take notes: audition casting, discuss script, two tasks, eight big words.

Hu Guang actually spent five minutes talking about these two simple things.

She was slightly shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, she didn't feel surprised.

The letter that Hu Guang wrote to invite her was the one that was really talkative.

Recovering her distracted attention, she looked at the agenda projected in the center of the screen and took the lead in raising her own question, "The previous project plan stated that Mr. Hu Guang would be the voice actor for Song Han. Why do we need to listen to the audition today?"

The fact that she signed the authorization naturally meant that she agreed to all the details mentioned in the plan.

She was very confused by the crew's unnecessary arrangement.

"Because we sent out a lot of audition invitations, in addition to the invited candidates, we also received self-recommendations from other dubbing teachers. In order to ensure fairness, we decided to include the male lead in the audition selection."

"I'd like to add that Teacher Hu Guang will not participate in the voting for the male lead." After Hu Guang finished speaking, Giraffe added.

From their Tai David, Yao Yingmo has almost figured out that the two of them are the main persons in charge of this crew.

Since Hu Guang, whose status was affected, had no objection, then she had no objection either.

If there was a teacher who was more suitable for Song Han than Hu Guang, she would really vote for him.

But after listening to them all, she still felt that lake light was the most suitable.

No wonder Hu Guang had the confidence to re-vote for the male lead candidate.

There were five people in total who auditioned.

The audition passages recorded by each person are the same, which are the essence sentences selected by the crew from the early, middle and late stages of the character Song Han. If the performance is good, it is enough to understand Song Han's mental journey.

Yao Yingmo looked at the selected lines and was deeply impressed.

The first three have slightly different timbres, but overall they are very close to the original description. However, Yao Yingmo always feels that their performances sound a little lacking in the basic understanding of Song Han as a person.

Not impossible, but it could be better.

"The timbre of these teachers is very close to my original description of Song Han, but I still feel like it's a little off."

Giraffe: "Sow one."

There was a few seconds of silence in the conference room, and Giraffe urged again, "Xiao Su, sow the next one."

Xiao Su took a deep breath for some reason.

Yao Yingmo raised an eyebrow. Is this next dubbing teacher some kind of monster? Why does Xiao Su sound so nervous?

After the audio finished playing, Yao Yingmo understood.

I don't know how this guy got on the list of male lead candidates.

This is quite different from the performance of others.

"This teacher's voice isn't quite right, and his understanding of Song Han is a bit off. He might be more suitable for the book 'The Sound of Cactus Rain'."

Yao Yingmo tried to be as tactful as possible.

Song Han is definitely not a domineering boss who speaks stiffly and coldly. He is a young, enthusiastic, energetic and dreamy little angel.

She wasn't the only one who could hear the problem with this audition, or rather, even she, an unprofessional, could hear the problem.

So apart from her, no one else commented, and no one wanted to explain something on behalf of the dubbing teacher.

As if to ease the awkwardness, Giraffe coughed twice and said in a deliberately brisk voice, "That's the end. Let's listen to Mr. Huguang's audition."

After finishing the first sentence, Yao Yingmo came to a conclusion.

The role of Song Han was given to Hu Guang, and she would not change it.

"I vote for Teacher Hu Guang. Teacher Hu Guang has a very deep understanding of Song Han and is the most authentic of all the teachers. I believe you can give Song Han a whole new life."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhaohe, for your kindness! Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."