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

“You’re right, but the chaos in the industry isn’t entirely the fault of voice actors. For many projects, actors only see the script the day before the deadline. How can they have time to figure out the character’s emotions and inner thoughts?”

“That’s one reason,” Chen Ya said. “If we disregard the objective flaws, the director and sound supervisor also lacked professionalism.”

Although it wasn't directed at Lu Keke, Lu Keke felt herself being affected as well, and asked warily, "For example?"

“For example… let’s talk about fight scenes,” Chen Ya said. “Many domestic animations just make a lot of noise during fight scenes, without considering the logic of the action. Even though the audience doesn’t have professional knowledge, they will still feel that the voice acting is very strange.”

Lu Keke nodded. She really wanted to say, "You're right, but..."

But she had no "buts" to say; Chen Ya had really hit the nail on the head.

The domestic dubbing industry has truly suffered from a generational gap in development, and its level is indeed far inferior to that of Japanese dubbing.

Chen Ya turned to look at her and said, "Many players don't care about the Chinese dubbing. They would rather listen to a language they can't understand and use the Japanese dubbing. Currently, most second-generation games in China use Japanese dubbing, and even Japanese voice actors have become a selling point. I hope to change this situation."

“Hmm…” Lu Keke was speechless. She felt that such a grand wish was a bit far away from her.

"Even if we can't compete with the Japanese dub, we should at least bring in most of the players and get them used to the Chinese dub, to playing games while listening to their native language. I don't know why we should do this, but I feel that this is very important."

“Hmm…that makes sense, I think so too.” Lu Keke nodded, seemingly confused but actually quite impressed.

"It is your duty to rebuild the glory of Zhongpei."

"Wait... This feels so heavy, why me!"

Lu Keke protested, but then noticed that Chen Ya was smiling. She couldn't tell if he was serious or joking.

Most importantly, he has a really handsome smile.

Lu Keke felt her face turn a little red because her heart was beating faster, causing her blood to be pumped faster and heat to rise in her head.

As if realizing something, Chen Ya suddenly stopped laughing and focused on waiting for the bus.

For a moment, Lu Keke was a little disappointed, but after a while she came to her senses and wished she could slap herself to wake up.

She was definitely a bit out of control just now. Damn it, if she were alone, she might have sworn out.

That smile just now seemed to be bewitched, unleashing a critical hit with true damage.

She used to laugh at some of her classmates who liked watching dramas about domineering CEOs, but today she suddenly understands.

"Fortunately, our game isn't animation. We only need to make it fit the characters. In terms of professionalism, the requirements are much lower than for animation," Chen Ya said.

But Lu Keke didn't listen to what he was saying at all.

"So your standards for choosing a partner will be much lower?"

"?"

"?"

Lu Keke turned around and met his eyes, only then realizing that she had been talking nonsense, and she panicked.

"Uh, no, I was just... um, I meant... I was joking..."

She explained in bits and pieces for a while, not knowing if the other party believed her, but looking at Chen Ya's eyes, there seemed to be more concern, as if she were looking at a patient.

"So this is your style of joking. Oh, sorry, I've never heard you joke before. I didn't realize it at first... Haha, um, that's a good joke."

"Really? Ha, ha." Lu Keke's toes, hidden inside her shoes, gripped the ground tightly, like crab claws.

"Have you noticed something?" Chen Ya said, "The car still hasn't arrived."

Coco looked out at the distant highway, where neon lights blurred the view. She glanced at her watch and exclaimed:

"It's already 11 o'clock, where are we going to find a bus? The last bus left at 10:30! We missed it!"

Chen Ya turned his head and blinked: "Then what do we do?"

“I earn 20,000 a month, and you’re asking me what I do?” Lu Keke reached out and patted his chest. “You’re the boss, okay?”

Lu Keke is the type who takes advantage of kindness and becomes arrogant. Once the relationship gets closer and they become acquaintances, she starts to act without any respect for elders.

This trait has earned her many friends, but it has also led many to perceive her as lacking social distance, a social terrorist, and thus keep their distance from her.

"Oh, then I think we should walk."

"...No way! It's so late, I'll be all sweaty walking home, then I'll have to take a shower, and then I won't be able to get any sleep. I think I should just call a ride-hailing service."

"Well, yes."

"Shall we order?"

"Okay, let's order."

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other.

Lu Keke remained silent because she wanted Chen Ya to offer to give her a ride.

But it seems the other party doesn't mean that.

After a long silence, Lu Keke finally gave in.

"...I give up, I'll have some." Lu Keke took out her phone. "Where do you live? I'll give you a ride."

Chen Ya gave his address and seemed quite happy because he had managed to hitch a ride.

“Your home is quite close to where I live.” After Lu Keke finished speaking, she calculated the distance in her mind and realized, oh, it really is the same as taking the No. 51 bus.

They didn't lie to try and pick me up. I was just being presumptuous.

Where do you live?

"Yan Garden".

"Peking University?" Chen Ya was a little surprised. "Why are you living there? Are you a family member?"

"I guess so," Lu Keke said. "I have family members at Peking University, so I came here to rely on them."

"It's good to have a relative in the capital," Chen Ya sighed sincerely.

“But for me, it’s not much different from not having one.” Lu Keke’s face suddenly fell. “I haven’t even seen one yet.”

How could that be?

"Yes, they do, but they say they're too busy with work to even meet up for a meal," Lu Keke said softly. "Let's not talk about this anymore."

The ride-hailing car arrived, and the two got in together. They didn't say a word the whole way. When they reached a place a block away from Chen Ya's house, he got out of the car first, and the two said goodbye.

Lu Keke took a car all the way home. As soon as she got home, she turned on her phone and sent a message to her best friend at the studio and her like-minded friend, Xiao M:

Do you believe that a handsome CEO with a non-greasy face and a small belly actually exists?

A while later, a message came from the other end:

"Is that CEO you mentioned bald?"

“No,” Lu Keke replied, “He really is the kind of… very special kind of person…”

"Mermaid, right?" the other person replied. "My advice is to get more rest, which can significantly reduce the chances of dreaming."

"You don't understand anything."

Putting down her phone, Lu Keke opened the otome game she had been recommending.

In the game, the male protagonist she mainly supports is an art student, and she really likes this kind of character.

But there is another male lead whose character is that of a domineering CEO with a net worth of hundreds of billions, the kind who walks with a swagger.

She hadn't paid much attention to the male lead before, but today she finally decided to give his storyline a boost.

It might smell quite nice.

……

Walking home, Chen Ya suddenly remembered a question:

I don't think I know what Ayane's real name is.

The hiring process was handled by the HR department; once he made the arrangements, he never looked at it again.

It would be too awkward to ask one's own employees directly.

I need to find out what everyone's name is when I go to work tomorrow, otherwise I might embarrass myself.

I went upstairs, took out my keys, and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, a petite body that looked like a small animal bumped into my arms, making a dull thud against my chest.

Chen Ya closed the door, rubbing his chest where he almost choked, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"After trying two more chemical materials, I feel that we are getting closer to making progress."

The little thing looked very excited, waving its fists and punching in the air:

"I can feel that we are on the right track. As long as we keep working on it, we will eventually see results."

Chen Ya asked in surprise, "How did you sense that?"

Lu Aiai gave a disdainful look: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Sometimes, scientific research relies on inspiration."

"You think you're all that, huh? Wasn't the direction we came up with together? How come I don't understand?"

"I don't care! I don't care! I don't care!"

Lu Aiai yelled and ran into the bedroom. Chen Ya looked at the sofa, which was covered with sheets and blankets and had a butt print on it, and sighed heavily.

"When are you going to go back to your house? My back hurts from sleeping on the floor."

“I don’t mind if you sleep in the bed too,” the girl’s voice came from the bedroom.

"I mind."

"Then there's nothing I can do."

Chen Ya had a feeling that Lu Ai'ai had become increasingly despicable lately.

He was so naive before.

Although he had asked Gu Yuqing for permission and she had agreed, it was still difficult to say whether Lu Aiai would stay at his house.

She pretends not to care, but if she knew about this kind of lifestyle, who knows what she might do.

Chen Ya felt that his current situation was fraught with danger.

All of this is thanks to the fact that none of the women around him maintain social distancing.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, so he barged into the bedroom and glared fiercely at Lu Aiai, whose face was gradually turning red on the bed.

"Get out of the way!"

What are you doing?

“I’m going to take the mattress away and put it on the floor; I can’t take it anymore.”

"If you take it, where am I supposed to sleep?"

"You sleep on the bed board."

"That won't do! Wooden boards don't have a natural curve, which is bad for your spine."

"So, for the sake of my spinal health, get out of the way!"

Lu Aiai lay face down on the bed, flailing her limbs as if drowning: "I love your mattress, I love your bed, I don't want to leave it!"

"...Don't always say things that will be misunderstood!"

……

As development progressed, the game gradually took shape, and the internal closed beta test was successfully completed.

There are only 4 months left until the game's scheduled public beta launch.

Chapter 364 Qingya's Head-Pressing Squad

In the morning, Lu Keke arrived at the company with dark circles under her eyes.

The night before, she finally finished playing the domineering CEO part of the otome game.

I cried for half the night after pushing it, and didn't sleep well.

But a game is just a game; it's too different from reality, and the CEO he knows in real life is completely different from him.

At least in reality, that "domineering boss" only thinks about how to make money every day.

"Good morning."