The package has assigned me way too many objects.

"You really like this rule? I think it might be a bit tiring."

“When we were little, we would help out all over Glory Island. Seeing how happy the grandpas and grandmas were made me feel so good!” Marissa recalled the past and giggled happily. Her sweet and lovely smile made people want to pinch her cheeks.

As Chu Yinan listened, he wondered if this was similar to the internship system in regular high schools. He pressed on, "Then why did you go to work in such a far-off place outside the island?"

“Once, a gentleman from outside came to the monastery to pray. He found my voice to be nice and asked if I could work for the company as a voice actor. Sometimes I would sing simple tunes. Since the gentleman said he would donate a lot of money to the monastery, I agreed.”

"You're away from home for a whole year? Don't you need to study?" Chu Yinan asked in surprise. Although it's difficult for humans to surpass AI in terms of knowledge, that doesn't mean studying is useless.

Putting aside the question of whether learning can be converted into cash, people who have learned will be different in terms of experience, temperament, speech, and life philosophy.

Ultimately, learning is for one's own benefit. If the monastery were to make his sister work and abandon her studies, he would have nothing to say.

Marissa sensed a hint of displeasure on her brother's face and thought he had misunderstood, so she quickly said, "I do come back for a day or two sometimes, but I mainly study at the school outside. Sometimes I use my free time in the evenings and on weekends for dubbing."

"Actually, I also think your voice is very nice. Can I listen to some of your work?"

Chapter 16 Coercion

Marissa seemed reluctant to talk about work, her gaze darting away, her two delicate hands clasped together nervously.

"Is it shyness? I understand that it's not appropriate to show work to others." Chu Yinan thought of his older sister at home and didn't quite understand what kind of mentality she had to tell Aunt Liu these things so openly, and even dare to play "Snow Village in the Mountains" with him in the living room.

Chu Yinan was frighteningly calm; he didn't even dare to read his exam essay aloud in front of the whole class, as it would be too embarrassing.

Marissa stammered, "Well, it's not really anything special, but thankfully the monastery did receive donations!"

"That's good." Chu Yinan knew she didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't press the matter.

This time, instead of horse-drawn carriages, we encountered island-circling vehicles instead of the usual sightseeing cars found at golf courses. However, the exterior design of these vehicles lacked the modern technological feel of modern cars, leaving behind a strong sense of the old era.

On the bus, Chu Yinan and Marissa sat in the last row and remained silent the entire time.

The girl lowered her head, her hands pressing down on the robe on her full thighs, her gaze occasionally sneaking to her brother beside her, wondering why he had suddenly fallen silent, when he had been so talkative the whole way.

Was he tired from walking between the two islands? Probably, this older brother has difficulty walking.

Chu Yinan turned his head to look out the window, his mind agonizing over whether or not to tell Marissa about her Turing Tower. He vaguely sensed that Marissa didn't know he was an AI's child, and only saw him as a girl no one wanted at birth.

It seems that when this child was given away for adoption, she probably didn't even have any memories. Chu Yinan stayed in Turing Tower quite late, and was later adopted by Yan Liu.

This is probably what they mean by "different people, different fates".

Would telling her about Turing Tower now change anything? It seems like nothing would change; it's best to keep it a secret for now...

Before long, the roof of the Notre Dame Monastery appeared on the horizon ahead, and we had arrived at our destination.

The initial meeting task in the matchmaking system has finally been marked with a checkmark and even received an SS rating, probably because the negotiations went quite well.

Chu Yinan timed it perfectly and called a drone to deliver the temporarily stored package of clothes.

"We're here! The first meeting mission is successfully completed. You should be able to get the matchmaking incentive reward, remember to collect it."

“I had a lot of fun during our one or two-hour meeting, thank you, brother!” Marissa originally wanted to say “date,” but she was a little shy about the word, so she changed it.

"As long as you're happy. Although there are many blind date tasks to complete, you can get rid of it by spending a little more time completing a couple more. You won't have to worry about this incorrect matching information anymore. So I'll let you know again after a while, and then I'll have to trouble you to go out with me again."

"Yes!" Marissa nodded emphatically, realizing that she was actually looking forward to the next meeting.

She was initially very nervous when she learned that she was going to meet a stranger of the opposite sex in private, but now she is actually enjoying it.

"Hey, these clothes I bought today seem a bit heavy. Shall I help you carry them in?" Chu Yinan had completely switched into fatherly mode, or rather, he was gradually adopting the mindset of an elder brother.

The package isn't actually heavy; it just looks big. Even a middle school girl could easily carry it for a while.

Marissa took the package, not wanting to trouble him to walk around anymore: "No need, I can carry it myself. Look, it's very easy for me to carry!"

Seeing the girl's persistence, Chu Yinan stopped worrying and nodded, saying, "Alright, if you ever go to Twin Islands, you can call me. I'm pretty free outside of class. See you later~"

"Goodbye, brother~" The nun watched Chu Yinan board the sightseeing bus before carrying her bag into the monastery.

On her way back to her dormitory, Marissa ran into Dean Josh. The old woman was surprised by the girl's change in mood; only two hours had passed, and Marissa seemed to have become much more cheerful.

"Marisa, you seem to be in a good mood, much better than this morning when you looked so preoccupied. Did something good happen?"

“My AI personal service terminal malfunctioned. A brother helped me fix it, took me for a walk near Changfeng Island, and even used the compensation money to buy me a new nun’s robe.”

"That's great! How about resting for a few more days and then continuing your studies? If you neglect your studies for too long, your mind will wander."

"Ok!"

*

Leaving Glory Island, Chu Yinan forgot to take a look at what the noble manor was like, but it was probably just a rich mansion with a nicer name.

"This is strange. What is Miss Mi up to? It's past nine o'clock and she still hasn't sent a message." Chu Yinan was annoyed. This was the first time he had felt troubled after dating so many people, not counting the innocent girls.

Just as Chu Yinan was about to make the call, he discovered that his personal service terminal had received a file from Qilin. He opened it and glanced at it; it contained details of Marissa's work.

"Holy crap, even the company's financial situation has been exposed... Hmm?" After a cursory glance, Chu Yinan's expression turned serious as his gaze caught a certain keyword, and his furrowed brows concealed a hint of hostility.

The live streaming industry is now seeing a new type of streamer: the "self-learning AI streamer." These AI streamers are not much different from virtual streamers in appearance; the difference lies in the innovative elements added to their live streaming content.

Viewers accompany the AI ​​anchor as it grows step by step by teaching it, which is a bit like raising a daughter in the cloud. Because of the strong interaction between the anchor and the viewer, it is still very popular outside the artificial island.

As for why it didn't become popular on the artificial island... with those few super-intelligent AIs around, the so-called self-learning AI anchors are actually quite boring in the eyes of the island's residents.

Returning to Marissa, these AI anchors have relatively low self-learning abilities at the program level. Although they can imitate human voices, many of the new content they learn requires voice actors to supplement with original audio, otherwise the AI ​​anchors' speech will be very awkward.

Marissa's job involves providing a one-year audio copyright and improving the voice for the AI ​​anchor when necessary. The workload is heavy and not much easier than that of a full-time anchor.

The survey data shows that because of Marissa's pleasant voice, the AI ​​anchor character she was in charge of achieved great popularity.

However, the end of her contract also means that the popular AI streamer, who has been running for a year, has to face retirement.

The company that signed Marisa may have wanted to squeeze out the last bit of economic benefit from its product. A week before Marisa's contract expired, it sold the ownership of the AI ​​character to another company that deals in adult virtual character works.

Marissa, whose contract hadn't ended yet, was forced to do voice acting for adult-oriented works.

Chu Yinan opened the three or four sounds collected by Qilin. They were basically just some stiff breathing sounds. One sound was similar to the panting sound after climbing stairs, and two sounds were similar to the breathing sound when you have a stuffy nose.

As an adult-oriented work, the audio quality is quite poor, and one can imagine Marissa's reluctant attitude when helping with the voice acting for the character during the last week.

Or rather, it's not that they're unwillingly doing it perfunctorily, but rather that they're simply ashamed to do this kind of content, and have no idea how to do it.

[Qilin: Those few voice-over clips were dug from the database of the latter company. It's probably because they considered that Marisa was completely incapable of dubbing this kind of work. They only let her audition for two lines and then gave the job to another voice actress. They didn't make things difficult for her and let her finish her work. They gave Marisa a break for the last week.]

[Valentina: However, it's also possible that the latter company chose not to use Marissa's voice because they were worried about the controversy and the potential trouble of having a nun like Marissa in such a role.]

"Why would they do this? The operation was going so well, why would they suddenly throw AI characters into adult content?" Chu Yinan was furious, but the inexplicable nature of the matter prevented him from getting angry for the time being; he just wanted to know the reason.

[Fu Xi: The company that started it probably tried to coerce Marisa into renewing her contract so that the AI ​​anchor "Morishiro Chika" could continue operating and generating revenue. However, Marisa apparently refused, so the company chose this method to force her. When that failed, they simply sold the AI ​​avatar.]

[Valentina: After all, the core appeal of that AI character is Marissa's voice. If Marissa leaves, there's no point in keeping the character. We might as well take advantage of the character's popularity to cut our losses (maximize profits) and sell it to an adult content company.]

That's incredibly clever! If the coercion succeeds, they keep Marisa to continue making money; if it fails, they sell the character and collect the transfer fee, while also making Marisa suffer for a week by dubbing adult videos.

This incident truly broadened Chu Yinan's horizons. Personnel disputes at Twin Islands were managed by AI, and there were basically no major news events. As a result, Chu Yinan felt that it was only natural to leave when the contract expired. However, the company outside the island really taught him a lesson.

A quick search of information from outside the island revealed that both companies involved in the incident have been met with a barrage of criticism, but they have both opted to handle the situation quietly.

Although it was just dubbing in a recording studio, Chu Yinan couldn't accept that Marissa was being played with by an outside company's contract. If it weren't for the sensible company that took over later, she would have been disgusted for a whole week, dubbing voice content that she didn't want to dub.

“BG Media Technology Company? Is this the company where Kim Geun-joon used to work?” Chu Yinan thought it looked familiar.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: The company BG here has been changed. In the previous text, the company where Kim Geun-joon worked was Xinghan... I just typed it randomly at the time, but it turns out that there really is such a company name. To avoid any appearance of impropriety, I changed it to BG Company.

PS: "bg" has no real meaning.

Chapter 17 What a coincidence!

BG Corporation is a behemoth, with its subsidiaries visible on almost every artificial island.

It is involved in a wide range of cultural industries, and is a leader in pan-entertainment projects such as film and television and live streaming. Many literary and film works, even if they are not produced by it, will have its name on the list of investors.

"They really are doing something inhumane. Wait, the contract was signed by a subsidiary of Twin Islands?"

Chu Yinan's gaze shifted to the introduction of AI idol Morishiro Chika. Her image management was handled by a subsidiary of Twin Islands, while daily program production took place in a studio outside the island.

Does this mean that the decision-making body that wanted to coerce the renewal of the contract was in Twin Islands?

The lake reflected Chu Yinan's expression, which he himself did not realize was perhaps the first time in his life that he had shown such a dark expression.

[Qilin: The spirit's aura leans towards red, indicating a tendency towards irritability. Chu Yinan should adjust himself accordingly.]

Hearing Qilin's cold tone, Chu Yinan took a deep breath to compose himself. As an immature older brother, Chu Yinan really wanted to stand up for his sister in the convent.

But is there anything in this that he can control?

In the silence, the phone rang. The contact name was "Fei". She had finally called. Chu Yinan cleared his throat and tried to make his tone as cheerful and approachable as possible.

"Hello, Ms. Fei, good morning."

As soon as Chu Yinan finished speaking, a woman's barrage of questions came through the receiver.

[Fei: It's almost 9:30! Are all your AI staff so punctual? I have an appointment later, can you please respect my time?! How many times have I told you, please be a little more reliable!]

After a brief silence, Chu Yinan cleared his throat again and said in a gentle voice:

"We sent you a message this morning, but you haven't replied yet, so we assume you're still resting and don't want to disturb you. We'll wait for your reply."

Ms. Fei checked the information and realized that she had forgotten to reply; she skipped over this topic that was not favorable to her.

[Fei: That means I had something important to do and didn't have time to reply. When you realized it was nine o'clock, or even more than ten minutes past, you should have called or texted to confirm again. Can't you be a little more professional?]

"...Okay, I'm so sorry. Are you free now? Do you still have time to arrange the blind date? If not, we can do it another day."

[Philippines: Get to the sixth floor of the office building on the right-hand side of Tiansheng Plaza within 20 minutes. When you arrive, please pick up a plain latte with 30% sugar from the coffee shop downstairs, no ice!]

After giving her instructions, without exchanging any pleasantries, Ms. Fei hung up the phone in a flurry.

They are so demanding of others' sense of time, yet they can't even reply to a message themselves.

Chu Yinan patted his face, feeling as if he had grown up. The last time he encountered such an unlucky situation, he angrily berated Prosecutor Li Zaiye on the spot, failing to control his emotions. But this time, when faced with a similar situation, he didn't even have a word to refute.

Is this compromise or rationality? Does growing up mean keeping all your unhappiness inside?

Forget about all that, I need to hurry up and meet her at the agreed-upon place. I need to end things with this woman as soon as possible.

Chu Yinan took a driverless taxi to Tiansheng Square, ordered a latte online, and checked what kind of office was on the sixth floor of that office building.

When the search results were presented to Chu Yinan, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Fate is truly wondrous."