Chapter 101

unedited

Just call me Two.

The moment Qi Jing heard this name, the first person he thought of was

Five

. He shuddered, then searched for the Five sockpuppet account in the channel member list, but to his surprise,

Five

wasnt there. His weibo also showed the offline status, so he had no way of inquiring about this matter.

But now that he thought about it, since the end of the audition last night,

Five

didnt show up anymore and Qi Jing had no idea where he disappeared.

Then, who the h.e.l.l was this Two?

Nevertheless, it didnt really matter who it was, what mattered was that he had everything it took to be so haughty. For Qi Jing, the highlight of that evening was him giving

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

a well deserved slap in the face, but it wasnt the case for the audition itself.

The moment this

Two

spoke up, he suddenly thought,

this No.30 really didnt lose out on this placement, no wonder hes the highlight here

Haha, First, there was a short, slight laughter, then he laughed once again, with only the latter being tinted with the drunken indulgence, Hahaha

It even gave off an impression of the time flowing. One could virtually see Qin Tuo half-leaning on the side of a beauty, his eyes hazy from intoxication as he listened to her soft spoken urging to drink more and returned her words with a faint smile. The change in speed of his speaking was incredibly precise; just right to embody the situation of main character listening as the other people talk.

Another cup?

The man asked with a hoa.r.s.e, throaty voice, his breath brus.h.i.+ng lightly by the mic, like an inadvertent gust of wind causing ripples to sweep by the lake surface, never intent to stay, yet still causing a stir in the hearts of the listeners. Not to mention a single cup, if you pour the wine for me, Miss, then even if it was a pot, a bucket or a barrel Hehe, I would still, drink it all.

This bearing was so completely unlike the person who had been munching on his crisps just a while ago.

Qi Jings voice was bright, but it was still flirtatious. And that guys current voice wasnt as catchy as Qi Jings, but it was much more upright and valiant, so even during this charming set up of the scene, it still brought out a sort of chivalrous impression of the character.

The main character Qin Tup didnt shy away from dallying, but it didnt mean that he coveted beauties. Dallying could also be genuine and pretended, but his pretended wasnt of the kind that people would find annoying; he had a sense of measure with his flirting and there was a trace of sobriety in his intoxication. Besides setting himself as a boy inexperienced in romance to gain those girls liking, calling them Miss also had this layer of meaning to it.

If Qi Jing could be said to have exhibited those various qualities of this character to about seventy, eighty percent, then this person did this to one hundred percent

Completely stupefied, Qi Jing listened to the end of the first scene.

The overall direction of

Twos

acting in the first scene was about the same as his. Although the individual means of portraying details werent exactly the same and his individual style being quite prominent, it still just as close to the original in its core, or maybe even closerno matter if it was the elaborate details of the intonation or the natural changes in the mood, they were all remarkably executed.

By the time Qi Jing realised, the timer had already reached the one minute mark. Although he too lasted through one minute, at that time he had to really think through how to include those details; but now, this person seemed to him as if he did it so effortlessly, with the time pa.s.sing by just like this.

This wide gap between the personality and capability caused the audience to stay deathly silent for a moment, and it took a while for the cheers to burst out in the chat.

Audience 1: Help My heart is about to get squashed, I forgot to breathe while listening to this! ()

Audience 2: So turns out eating crisps can level up the voice acting skills?? Quick, give ten packs to each of my favourite VAs!! throwing my purse

Audience 3: Pffft, the friend from the comment above, we can team up to buy the crisps!! also throws my purse

Audience 4: Aooooo!! No.30, I wont roast you anymore even if you eat more crisps! It! Was! So! Good! clutching heart while joining the brainless fan troops

Audience 5: (((p()q))) I feel like both him and No.12 have their strong points, theyre both so incredible! Im so excited just listening to it!

Audience 6: (((p()q))) When it comes to voice, No.12 sounds better, with the acting, both of them are amazing, but personally, I feel like this Two fellow is more solid and proficient!! Ao ao awoo~! Im just completely unable to calm down, this Qin Tuo fits completely to my image of him, asking if the brainless fans a.s.sociation is taking in fresh meat??Oi

So amazing Qi Jing too murmured subconsciously, holding his breath as he continued to listen. He forgot about the fact that in a sense, this person was his rival, and got completely captivated by his performance, immersing himself fully.

If their performance didnt differ as much in the first scene, then the second one was a showcase of the differences in their acting.

What did you just say?

For the change of the scene, Qi Jing used about a second or two for the transition, meanwhile

Two

managed to change his bearing in a mere blink of an eye, shouting out the question heavily. Not only thathe also made some changes to his voice according to the pa.s.sage of time in the original world; because there was a three year gap between the second and first scenes and the character experienced no small deal of dangers during that time, it gave a much steadier and stronger impression. Even this point got perfected by

Two

, with his voice getting a lot deeper and full of masculine strength.

You just saidk2026; that man who got put on death rowk2026; He both wanted to ask and didnt dare to, he didnt dare to ask, but he forced himself to. Whats his name?

He couldnt believe that his friend entered the death row.

He didnt want the other man to say his friends name.

While Qin Tuo showed his utmost denial, he also couldnt avoid facing the realitythis sense of contradiction in his speech was very prominent, and adding to that the occasional tremble to his voice, his inner struggle was more than vivid in detail.

After the struggle, he finally couldnt help but burst out.

That time, when I accepted your offer Do you remember what you said! The strength of the mans outburst was in no way less expressive, each word desolate, with a trace barely discernible pain that had every listeners heart in its grip. He breathed rapidly, then said through clenched teeth, I rescued your people, because I couldnt bear the incompetence of the current government, the mistreatment of the common people I knew very well that its a crime that could cost me my head, but I,

never,

regretted it.

He took another few breaths, then stopped suddenly, murmuring to himself as if he had lost his soul.

But, it was on the premise of you promising me to protect their safety.

That was itthe next line was the one where Yuan Zhengming cut him.Qi Jing didnt dare to budge, afraid of missing even the smallest of details.

He

had

to

know if Two would interpret it differently, and whether hed gain the judges approval. If that would be the case, then this person would break through his record, 1:32 of used time.

He only heard the man gasp in the headphones, as he actually sounded utterly dispirited and despaired.

Why would Suyu get taken away by them

The man didnt question the other party harshly as he expected, his voice sinking, not risingsinking deep into the quagmire of pain.

He clearly knows nothing about the rebellion, so why After speaking to this point, he couldnt continue. He took a rapid, deep breath, gasping hurriedly for air, yet he was still unable to avoid getting swallowed by the crus.h.i.+ng guilt. Why does he have to pay with his life.

Ah.

Qi Jing came to himself in an instant.

He wasnt blaming anyone, he blamed himself

turns out that was the reason for him getting cut.

In the end, Liu Suyus life wasnt endangered by anyone elseit was because he made a friend like Qin Tuo, who threw the life he could spend in luxury and peace into an utter disarray. Of course, Qin Tuo understood that deep in his heart, thats why no matter how he questioned other people, it was all nothing compared to the misery he felt when he questioned himself.

That comprehension skill really is scary Its the first time for me to see someone who can be on pair with Shen Yan.

Qi Jing thought in surprise.

Audience 1: () Will you cut us some slack please!? How many times will this audition make my little heart tremble?!My mouse had already got pulverised by me!

Audience 2: () Just as the commenter above said! No.30, I dare you to also finish acting out the third scene! I dare you!!

Audience 3: My man Two!! Just tell me how many packages of crisps you want!! Big sis will buy you!! proceeds to throw bags of crisps

Audience 4: Gorilla Teacher, if you dare to cut him off at this moment, I will eat gorilla meat every day!!

Audience 5: The friend from above, calm down!! Gorillas are a domestically endangered species, they cant be eaten, its only fine to hang them up for a beating!!Oi

Audience 6: The commenters above, did you lose your heads already?? Fine, I also am about to lose mineNo.30 is too breathtaking!! ()/

Up to that point, Yuan Zhengming continued to stay silent; he might have given up on finding flaws, either way there was no flaw to find.

The audition proceeded just like this, and finally, the first contestant to enter the third scene appeared. The chat was full of howling, cheering, and the atmosphere of excitement like an itch in everyones hearts soared.

The last scene was one between two characters, Qin Tuo and his senior Bai Ke.

This plot appeared towards the end of the novelBai Ke poisoned Fang Yisheng, having already fallen to his lowest as a deranged villain. He chose to abandon the sect, but the people who had used him planned against him in return. But ironically enough, in a desperate time, he happened upon the junior he had always hated so much.

In front of a senior like him, the juniors feelings were naturally hard to describe.

Senior The voice in the headphones was so light, it was like covering a flame of a lamp in the raging wind, as if the slightest inattention could extinguish it while scalding his hand horribly. Our old man Master he still waits for your return back in Xiaoshan. Dont make an irreversible mistake guided by an impulse.

When he mentioned their master, he gave a bit of a forced laugh, doing his best to convey the nostalgia in his tone as he reminded the other man of the peaceful days the master and his three disciples spent together.

But for a man who committed mistakes upon mistakes, the bygone days were already in the past; the two of them knew that they could no longer return back in time. Thats why no matter how warm of the memories would get revoked, they could no longer fend off the piercing cold in his heart.

Senior, Fang Yisheng didnt die, If talking about the past was of no use, then he would talk about the present. And if the roundabout games failed, then he could only say what he had to say clearly. When he mentioned a matter the other man minded the most, probably also seeing the change in his face, Qin Tuos voice stopped before he tried his hardest to convince him, He didnt die, only his martial apt.i.tude was lost, but hes still hanging on Its not too late for you to repent.

But no matter how Qin Tuo would convince him, Bai Ke would still turn a deaf ear to it.

Thats why, when Bai Ke wielded his sword to end his life, only a sudden, shocked gasp of Qin Tuos could be heard as his voice changedwhatever confidence, whatever steadiness, whatever heroism or boldness was gone without trace as he cried in alarm, Senior, dont do that! Senior!

His stammering voice made one see the protagonist rus.h.i.+ng over, falling on his knees on the ground but still struggling to move forward.

Both sorry and persistent.

He was still gasping panically at first, but suddenly, his breathing halted and everything, audience included, fell into a deathly silenceonly his weak, choked sobbing could be heard intermittently.

And at last, there was a heart-wrenching, utterly devastated scream.

SENIOR!

Qi Jings heart shook as he felt something stabbing viciously in his chest, the crus.h.i.+ng tide of emotions almost making him shot up from the chair, his back covered with sweat.

And exactly at that moment, the number on the timer stopped at 2:00.

But at that very moment, no one was paying attention to the time anymore, everyones hearts were still being held in a tight grip by that scream, unable to get free from it.

Audience 1: QAQ!!!

Audience 2: QAQ Aaaah

Audience 3: That one screamed senior, its so painful aaaaah!! This angsts going to be the death of me!

Audience 4: Listening to that last scream made me shed my precious tears It hurts even more when I think of how Qin Tuo took his seniors ashes back to their Master, and that one scene with Old Man Xiaoshan It just hurts so much more aaaah

Audience 5: That last bit Its a knife stabbing in my chest!! The b.l.o.o.d.y knife of angst!!

Audience 6: The impact of the emotions couldnt get stronger!! Furiously spamming the vote b.u.t.ton!!

Thats it, you won me over.

Indeed, Qi Jing understood the disparity between himself and that guy. But with the sense of defeat rus.h.i.+ng to his head, he actually breathed a sigh relief instead, slowly relaxing his back as he leaned back on the chair. He even chuckled self-deprecatingly, Haha, with a performance like this, Im happy even as the loser

Suddenly, a thought appeared in his mind:

I hope to also be able to reach this level some day

.

Thinking back to this guys statement during the introduction, Qi Jing was filled with all kinds of emotions and couldnt help but agree with his words. A voice actor like me really isnt enough to make a handsome leave I benefited a lot from today, so thank you, senior.

Although he didnt know anything about

Two

, this sort of tone and skill He was undoubtedly qualified to be a senior.

The final score also proved that speculation.

Elapsed Time2:00

Voice Quality4.0

Enunciation4.0

Foundation Points4.5

Charisma4.5

Judging panels evaluation: 2.00 + 4.0 + 4.0 + 4.5 + 4.5 = 19.00 points

Additional audience vote points: 85.3% voting ratio = 0.853 points

Overall score: 19.00 + 0.853 = 19.853 points

This score was to be expected, Qi Jing even thought that

Two

deserved an even higher one. Yuan Zhengming also didnt cut him in the process, letting the contestant perform all the way to the end. And Pu Yuzhi also made an exception and gave him two 4.5 scoreseven Shen Yan didnt get such a high score from her. It could be said to be an unseen precedent, one that caught the audience by a complete surprise, with throngs of them giving him their votes.

But when he saw

Twos

score, Qi Jing suddenly remembered something that almost slipped his mind.

He stopped for a while at first, then bursted out in a loud laughter, Ha, hahaha Apologies, Bronze Sparrow Terrace, as someone who had already forfeited, I already did my best to aid you

Even if he forfeited, with this intimidatingly high score

Two

also pushed

Bronze Sparrow Terrace

to the second place. That being said, in the end, he didnt manage to get the first place for the main male character he worked so hard for, and that was simply he just had to give a standing ovation to that from joy. Qi Jing laughed before the screen for quite a long while.

I really gave it to you for free, yet you didnt even have it in yourself to keep it. Bronze Sparrow Terrace, I cant even pity you now, really.

Just as he was lamenting for the great G.o.d while laughing, he suddenly heard a faint sigh of regret from the headphonesit came from Yuan Zhengming. Qi Jing froze from surprise, not knowing what was there to lament about for the director.

Such a pity, such a pity, The man said heavily in a voice full of sorrow, I seem to have dug up two good seedlings, yet both of those seedlings grew crooked, each in its own way. One feels like growing straight is too hard for it, while the other wont let people straighten itself. It truly makes a person feel miserable

Eh?

You cant be speaking of me, right.

Qi Jing pointed at himself, completely depraved of any awareness as Crooked seedling No.1.

And Crooked seedling No.2 already opened another pack of crisps, continuing to snack on it thoughtlessly.

I will clarify something first, After the helpless reminder from Yang Chunqu, Yuan Zhengming curbed himself a bit, coughing once to recover his teacherly bearing as he said solemnly, during the audition just now, those who managed to finish the first scene can count as pretty good, those who finished the second scene could pretty much be entrusted with recording under some slight guidance, as long as theres no better candidate. And as for those who managed to finish the third scene

Suddenly he laughed impishly, deliberately keeping the audience on suspense, waiting for them to yell beat him! before he asked unhurriedly.

How about considering entering the professional VA?

A/N:

Two is two, five is five, those two guys are completely unlike each other, from the character to their voices (- _ -)

Those who said that Two is Five surrender yourself in and come over, let Little Return Date scratch your faces hundred times (serious face).

For all of you little foreshadowing nerds who said the orthopaedic doctor is Two, Im giving you a little flower each, although youre in fact wrong~ =v= Thats Three, not Two, ehehehe #theorising how many numbers of little comrades Kittys Papa has#