I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

"Give me a massage, how will you know if you don't try? It feels quite comfortable in your hands."

He wanted to harden his heart and refuse, but her coquettish charm was too powerful. Chen Ya slowly climbed up her soft, tender soles, and with just a gentle push, Gu Yuqing moaned in pleasure.

"So comfortable...it really feels so good, so much better, keep going, keep going!"

Very good. Gu Yuqing is well-versed in the art of managing people and gives Chen Ya timely feedback. Even though he knows that this is just her little trick of acting cute, he can't help but be more motivated.

He focused intently and slowly as he helped her move her feet, from her slender, delicate ankles to her soft, fleshy soles, as if the vastness of the world and the boundless sky had vanished, leaving only this one foot.

Gu Yuqing was very satisfied with his attitude.

"By the way," she suddenly asked, lying on the sofa, "do you want the pearl factory to invest in you or not?"

"Do not want to."

"Really?" Gu Yuqing raised her head. "I don't believe it."

“I’ve heard about their style,” Chen Ya said. “It’s impossible for them to invest without interfering in the business, so I never intended to accept it in the first place.”

Gu Yuqing frowned: "Then why bother receiving them? You even told them your strategy; wouldn't it have been better to just politely decline?"

“I did it on purpose,” Chen Ya said, kneading the dough with his hands. “I brought them over to tell them my strategy.”

"why?"

Meeting Gu Yuqing's puzzled gaze, Chen Ya looked up with a smile on his lips: "Strategic deception."

"what?"

Chen Ya lowered his head and said, "The release of the PV will definitely attract the attention of both Zhuchang and Echang. Even if they don't pay attention now, they will definitely pay attention when the game is released later."

"Well, then what?"

“I’m not afraid of competition from other companies when I’m in the secondary market, but I am afraid of them having designs on me,” Chen Ya said with a smile. “I tell them in advance that I’m not in the same field as them, so that they won’t overthink it.”

“Oh…” Gu Yuqing understood.

“Most of the games from Zhuchang are social and operational-focused, which is completely different from our self-contained gameplay. They are two different tracks,” Chen Ya said. “I told them in advance so that they wouldn’t be suspicious and try to cause trouble later, which would make things very difficult for us.”

Gu Yuqing smiled slightly and said, "You really are cunning... Hmm, that's comfortable... What about the Echang factory? Should we get them the same way?"

Chen Ya frowned and said, "The games from the Echang factory overlap a bit with ours, so this approach won't work."

"then what should we do?"

"At that point, we'll just have to deal with whatever comes our way."

"Dong dong."

As the two were chatting casually, there was a knock on the office door.

Chen Ya implemented the company's flat management structure very thoroughly. Even his office was open to anyone who wanted to come and go as they pleased. There were only two knocks on the door before Luan Qingying pushed it open and came in.

Chen Ya didn't even have time to put Gu Yuqing's feet down.

"Brother Ya, we've already finalized the voice actors. Would you like to... come over and... give us your feedback?"

Chen Ya squatted on the ground, holding Gu Yuqing's feet in his hands, and saw a young girl with bangs standing behind Luan Qingying, who had a confused expression.

When the girl saw him, her mouth opened slightly, then she narrowed her eyes and a mischievous smile appeared on her face.

"sorry."

"boom!"

Luan Qingying quickly closed the door.

Chen Ya stood up, walked over, and flung the door open.

"Come in."

Behind him, Gu Yuqing had already put on her shoes, her hands placed ladylike on her lap. Luan Qingying meekly led the girl in, inwardly beating himself up.

"This is 'Ayane Coco,' a famous voice actress content creator on Pineapple Pineapple, and also the head of the voice acting company 'Yiming.' Mr. Chen, you can talk to her to learn about the voice acting industry."

Chen Ya showed no embarrassment at being caught in his "good deed," and calmly sat behind his desk, gesturing with his hand:

"Please sit down!"

The woman named "Ayane Coco" sat down on the sofa, and Luan Qingying took the opportunity to leave, leaving only the three of them in silence in the room.

The girl looked very young, so young that Chen Ya doubted whether she was an adult and whether he could talk to her about business.

She was quite thin, wearing a Japanese-style JK jacket and a dark red plaid skirt, with golden hair tied in pigtails, and blue contact lenses in her eyes.

Her eyes were very large, and her lips were very thin. Perhaps because she was wearing a moisturizing lipstick, her cherry-pink lips appeared somewhat translucent under the light.

To be fair, this "Ayane Coco" is quite pretty. If I had to make a comparison, she's a bit like a heavily made-up version of Lu Aiai.

Chen Ya wonders if all Pineapple Pineapple content creators have to be this good-looking. If so, then becoming an internet celebrity is probably too difficult now.

“I’ll get straight to the point. I think Luan Qingying has already explained it to you, right? We have a huge demand for voice acting right now, and the time is tight and the workload is heavy. For the sake of convenience, I hope one studio can handle it all. Can you take on the whole thing?”

Ayane looks young, but she speaks very concisely and earnestly.

“Our company has 15 active professional voice actors, including 9 women and 6 men. We can also contact some unqualified voice actors. I believe we can fully meet your company’s requirements.”

Chapter 357 We got carried away.

After listening, Chen Ya immediately said, "That's too few. Our current version already has 20 characters that need voice acting."

Ayane immediately replied, "No, each of our voice actors is proficient in at least three voice types. Let alone 20 characters, even if it doubles, it's no problem."

Chen Ya asked, "Did you bring the audition tapes for your actors?"

"I brought it."

Ayane quickly took out her phone, switched to the recording interface, and handed the phone to Chen Ya.

Chen Ya took the phone. It was a mid-range phone from Xiaomai, covered in a thick pink silicone case with various heart-shaped stickers on the back, making it an absolute must-have for any girl.

"..."

Chen Ya opened the audio on his phone and listened to each one for only three to five seconds, his expression inscrutable and revealing nothing of his thoughts.

Ayane stared at his face, feeling a slight anxiety in her heart.

She had just arrived in Beijing and was not yet settled. Her studio was newly established with a friend she knew from before, so she had no money and no reputation in the industry.

She desperately needed this deal.

She can't appear too eager; if she does, it will be harder to negotiate the price later.

But judging from Chen Ya's performance, it seems that he is not very satisfied with the auditions she brought.

Chen Ya spent a few minutes listening to all the sound tests. After that, he tuned to an audio clip, played it again, and said to Ayane:

"This part."

"What's wrong?" Ayane asked.

"I'm basically satisfied with this person's audition," Chen Ya said. "The others weren't very good."

Ayane blushed and said, "Oh, this is the voice I provided."

Chen Ya was slightly taken aback.

He thought the woman in front of him was only famous among the general public and couldn't compare to a real professional voice actor, but he didn't expect her to be quite talented.

“If I’m going to sign someone, I can only sign you,” Chen Ya said. “I’m not very satisfied with the skill level of the other people in your studio.”

Ayane couldn't miss this opportunity, and hurriedly asked, "May I ask what you're not satisfied with?"

“The rote reading is too much,” Chen Ya said. “They don’t understand the emotions in the lines at all. I need voice actors who can quickly understand the content of the lines and accurately convey the emotions in them.”

Ayane said, "I'm sorry, but actually they are all quite skilled. The voice acting I brought was mainly to showcase their vocal control..."

Chen Ya shrugged: "If they can't make me feel that they've put their heart into it, then there's nothing we can do?"

He stood up and said, "I'm only interested in your voice acting right now. You can sign a contract with our company separately; we have roles that suit you."

Ayane's forehead was slightly sweaty.

If she only takes her own contract back this time, her companions will be disappointed.

"Can...can we give them another chance?" Ayane said. "I'll have them audition again, and they'll definitely meet your expectations."

Chen Ya stared at her still-childish face for a long time before nodding and saying, "Okay, but I don't have much time."

"Just one day, no, half a day. I'll come back to you tomorrow morning with the audition."

Chen Ya nodded, which was taken as agreement.

However, he did not mention signing a separate contract with Ayane again.

Ayane walked out of the office with trepidation, knowing that if she couldn't meet the conditions she proposed, she would lose even her own deal.

"and many more."

Chen Ya suddenly called out to her.

Ayane turned around excitedly, but Chen Ya threw a set of documents at her.

"This is part of our dubbing script. When you get back, have them dub it again according to the script, one person dubbing one segment, and each person finding lines that suit them," Chen Ya said.

This was a little below Ayane's expectations, but it was much better than nothing. She nodded, said goodbye, and turned to leave.

Chen Ya watched her leave, her back slightly forlorn, and wanted to say something, but ultimately decided to say nothing.

From his perspective, finding a suitable studio is not so simple.

In fact, he hoped for success even more than Ayane did.

From the start of developing "Original Demon Project" until now, he has overcome all difficulties with ease.

The only problem he encountered was finding voice actors.

A qualified voice actor needs at least four or five years of professional training, plus seven or eight years of practical experience.

In addition, you also need a bit of talent, a bit of inspiration, and a constant passion.

Before this Ayane, he had auditioned for several studios, all of which were larger and more experienced than hers.

But I wasn't quite satisfied with any of them.

These studios not only charge exorbitant prices, but the actors' professional abilities are also questionable.

At that time, it was still early in the year, and the domestic ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) trend had only recently begun. The voice acting industry was just emerging, with few practitioners and insufficient competition.

These days, all domestically produced second-generation games only have Japanese voice acting; there's absolutely no Mandarin voice acting.

It's not because these second-hand game developers are unpatriotic. The main issue is that domestically produced dubbing is extremely poor value for money; compared to that, it's much better to hire Japanese dubbing studios—they offer better quality at a lower price and have greater brand recognition.

Even if Mandarin voice acting were implemented, many players wouldn't use it. They find it awkward.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Holy crap!

This kind of ambiguous dialogue is fine when spoken in Japanese, but when spoken in Mandarin, nine out of ten people will feel embarrassed about their native language.

Chen Ya had also considered the kind of real veteran voice actors who dub imported films.

Domestically produced major games that don't involve anime or manga have all collaborated with them, and the results have been excellent.

Firstly, they are older and some of the scripts are difficult for them to understand. Secondly, Chen Ya's requirements are too high, and they are not like young people like Ayana who are easy to manage.

As a result, the search for voice actors has been extremely slow. So far, he has only found two voice actors, just enough to dub the trailer PV.

"How to do?"

Chen Ya turned his head and saw Gu Yuqing sitting quietly beside him like a lady, with a bitter expression on her face.

"What do we do?"

Gu Yuqing covered her face with her hands and made the sound of a grunt from a tokusatsu drama:

"My company is dead! Aaaaaah..."

Chen Ya slumped into his chair, waved his hand, and calmly analyzed the situation:

"As long as we act as if nothing happened, with our connections, this kind of thing can be easily resolved. Don't worry, there won't be any gossip spreading."

Of course, this is more like making a wish than a judgment.

The employees who are sucking up to them could form a whole gang in the company; it's wishful thinking to expect this to stay secret.