After the holiday, two days passed and Takumi still couldn't find other voice actors.
The employees of the animation production department were worried. They couldn't even find voice actors for the main characters. 'Could they really complete the animation?'
Takumi realized that morale was low and he didn't want to drag it out. After calling Haru, Kenji, and Kenji Sato to talk, the four decided to first make the animation trailer for Pokémon, which might attract other voice actors.
However, due to the lack of character voice acting, they could only make a simple trailer that didn't require any character appearances. When the implementation phase arrived, they discovered that the trailer was more of a promotional video.
However, Takumi didn't care. A promotional video is a promotional video, and he agreed to continue making it.
"What about the soundtrack?"
"Should I buy it from others or hire a composer?"
Haru and Kenji asked one after another.
"Composer? No, I'll do the soundtrack." Takumi shook his head and said, "You can look for a better band to help me play."
His composition was a godsend.
"You know how to compose music?"
Haru and Kenji didn't believe him. Kenji Sato patted him on the head and said, "Oh, yes, I forgot that Mirai-sensei is a little musician."
Kenji Sato was very happy to have saved so much money. To cooperate with this boss, Kenji Sato asked Kurosawa and others about Takumi and found out that he played the piano at the reader appreciation meeting.
"Musician?"
Haru looked at Kenji Sato in surprise: "What do you mean by that?"
"Time, After, Time, have you heard this song?"
"No."
"Then listen to it again. It's Mirai-sensei's song. He was the one who composed and played the piano." Kenji Sato smiled mysteriously and did not explain further.
That night, Haru searched on the computer and found a fan song, "Time, After, Time," circulating within a small radius.
She pressed play, and when the song came on, Haru was stunned.
"What a familiar song..."
"Puff!" Kenji, who was drinking water, suddenly spat out the water in his mouth when he heard it: "Cough, cough!"
He coughed twice and said in astonishment: "Isn't this the song we heard at the hotel the last time we celebrated our wedding anniversary? You said it was very beautiful then!"
"Is that true?"
Haru remembered it and recalled it. She was stunned: "This song was composed by Mirai-sensei!"
"He's a weirdo."
Kenji covered his forehead: "We're both men. Do you want me to live? He knows everything. Working with him stresses me out a lot."
However, knowing the song's composer, both were confident in Takumi's creativity.
The Pokémon promotional video was only a few minutes long and was finished in a few days.
Hinotori Publishing wanted to broadcast it on Osaka TV, but perhaps due to the popularity of The Cat and Mouse Couple, Osaka TV did not respond. In desperation, Takumi contacted Rina, who had already left her job, and asked her if she had any contacts.
"A promotional video? No problem, I'll help you."
She immediately promised him, and a few days later, the channel agreed to broadcast the Pokémon promotional video. Takumi breathed a sigh of relief. 'He underestimated the capacity of readers and fans. These people are sometimes very helpful.'
On Saturday, January 17th, at noon, Osaka TV, some outdoor screens, buses and subways, and many places simultaneously broadcast the Pokémon promotional video.
That day, tens of thousands of people, eating at home, walking down the street, and on the road, simultaneously heard the exciting background music. As soon as the music played, people who were eating stopped eating, those who were walking looked up in surprise, and passengers in the subway car stood up one after another.
"Damn, what kind of song is this!"
"How exciting, it gives you goosebumps!"
Their gaze shifted to different screens, and the first thing they saw was a blue planet, and a man's voice began to speak. "Oh, Pokémon, these are incredible creatures on this planet!"
The planet on the screen slowly rotated, and several adorable creatures appeared.
"There are 10, 20, 30, 40... No one knows the exact number. Pokémon can be seen in every corner of this planet: in the sky, the ocean, the mountains, the forests, the grasslands, and the cities."
With the introduction of this male voice, something serious happened: different scenes appeared on the screen, from the sky to the mountains and the city. Each scene features dazzling Pokémon flying, running, and fighting, creating a real and magical world.
"What are these!"
"Pokémon, how cute!"
some girls exclaimed. "These Pokémon are truly adorable!" Takumi sat in Tsukimoto Genji's office and watched the promotional video broadcast. Although he had seen it many times, he was still satisfied with it. "Pokémon, I Choose You," and the image, of course, needs no introduction, perfectly showing the Pokémon's activity.
The lines used are similar to the beginning of "Pokémon: The Movie," which clearly describes the worldview in a few words. In just a few minutes of the promotional video, it shows the audience the charm of this fictional Pokémon planet. In the world of Pokémon, there are as many encounters as Pokémon, and as many adventures as Pokémon! Somewhere in this world, a new encounter is born, and this encounter will become the beginning of a widely spread story..."
"Hinotori Publishing's Tsuki Animation Department: "Pokémon," welcome to Mirai-sensei's world!"
After the last lines of the advertisement, the promotional video ended.
"What do you think?"
Takumi asked the elder.
"Not bad, very good." Tsukimoto Genji's eyes lit up, he stood up excitedly and applauded: "This promotional video is very well made! I want to watch the Pokémon animation!"
He looked at Takumi in surprise. 'This boy really met his expectations.'
Tsukimoto Genji hesitated before appointing Takumi as head of animation production, but now it seemed like a good decision. The Pokémon promotional video is of excellent quality. If the final animation manages to achieve this quality, Hinotori Publishing will undoubtedly overcome its stagnation.
In the last two weeks, Kanto Manga's daily sales have surpassed Hinotori Publishing's. If this continues, Hinotori Publishing will be in danger.
At that moment, in various parts of Osaka, other people were also excited after watching the Pokémon promotional video.
"Editor-in-chief, Pokémon, isn't this the submission that was burned a few months ago?"
A news editor ran into his office and asked excitedly: "Can I report this?"
"Yes, this news is definitely worth reporting."
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