"Hello, thank you for coming in to speak with us."
"Oh, oh... You want to ask about Xiao Lai?"
"Yes. Did you know that Mr. Lai was a fan of anime and manga, and created some works of his own? Cosplay works."
"Cosplay? I didn't know he did that, but he must have liked that sort of thing. He had quite a few things like that on his desk."
"Did he ever tell you which works he liked?"
"No... We didn't talk about that. Usually we'd talk about football or something. He watched matches, and played games too. He played a lot of games."
"We were actually hoping to interview Mr. Lai, but unfortunately, we haven't been able to get in touch with him."
"It seems like something's wrong with his health. I don't know the details. Starting last month, he was taking time off pretty often. Before that, he'd had some problems at work too—he made mistakes in reports, turned them in late... How should I put it... We did tell him to go to the hospital for a checkup. He didn't seem to be in a very good state of mind. Maybe he was staying up late... People these days stay up late pretty easily. There are too many distractions, haha. Sorry, I'm not really sure what you wanted to ask me here."
"We mainly wanted to ask about Mr. Lai. Did he ever mention being well-known in the anime community? We're hoping to interview some cosplayers, both professionals and amateurs. We want to introduce them and their lives to our readers."
"Oh."
"It's just unfortunate that we haven't been able to reach Mr. Lai."
"Right. Maybe he hasn't been feeling well lately. If it's not urgent, you could try contacting him again in a while. I actually