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

"morning."

After greeting her colleagues, Lu Keke sat down at her seat and continued studying the character biographies of the game characters.

Her task today was to read through all ten or so short biographies in front of her.

As the voice director (albeit an assistant one), her task was quite important.

To bring a game character to life, you must first understand the character, their personality, and their inner thoughts.

Most voice actors, due to their limited cultural literacy or insufficient understanding of the plot, tend to have a superficial understanding of the characters, which can easily lead to stereotypical portrayals.

For example, characters with large breasts are blindly paired with mature, older sister types, and characters with small breasts are blindly paired with tsundere types.

If you encounter a kind-hearted, intelligent, and dignified young girl at this time, the resulting outfit is likely to be completely off-track.

Moreover, those who become voice actors are often otaku, heavily influenced by Japanese dubbing, which can easily lead to a loss of flavor and deviate from Chen Ya's requirement to "rebuild the glory of Chinese dubbing".

Lu Keke's task is to set a minimum standard for voice actors and teach other actors to understand the characters they play.

She had never done this kind of work before.

Other clients, whether game companies or animation companies, have never asked them to do this kind of thing.

But Lu Keke wasn't opposed to it; in fact, she found it quite novel.

At first, she really couldn't read more than two or three lines before she started yawning.

But later, after Xu Zheqing and others from the copywriting team provided her with a lot of plot text and background settings, she gradually discovered the fun of the plot and actually got into it.

"Goddess Ayane, are you studying hard again?"

A seemingly relaxed male voice rang out, and Lu Keke looked up, glancing at it with tired eyes.

She was an employee from the technical team next door; she forgot his name, but his face looked familiar.

"I'm working. What are you doing?" Lu Keke asked casually.

"Uh, I've almost finished what I was doing, so I'm just taking a stroll," the male colleague said.

Lu Keke glanced at her watch and said, "It's only 10 a.m., and you're already almost done? I think you're not working hard enough. I need to talk to President Shi about this."

The male employee quickly said, "No, no! Goddess, I was wrong, please let me go! I just came to ask you for something, I'll go back to work right away!"

Lu Keke smiled smugly and said, "Then go get me a cup of coffee and some snacks while you're at it. I didn't have breakfast this morning. Oh, and remember to put in three sugar cubes."

The male employee looked completely at a disadvantage and left helplessly. Lu Keke secretly chuckled behind his back.

She still didn't know the person's name. But that was her skill as a social terrorist—she could easily become familiar with people she didn't know well.

When the male employee returned, he squatted down next to her desk and said, "Hey, goddess, could you let me see the game texts you've collected?"

Lu Keke casually replied, "What do you need me for? Go ask the copywriting team."

The male employee whispered, "The copywriting team are all rough old men. I don't like dealing with them. My goddess Ayane is much better. It would be so much better to be with you."

Lu Keke wrinkled her nose.

This guy kept talking about goddesses, which sounded not only not flattering to Lu Keke, but also quite grating—didn't this guy know that the word "goddess" has gradually become a derogatory term?

And to be honest, she's experienced too many straight men trying to pick her up like this, and it all feels so greasy.

"Hmm, but even if you ask me for it, I might not give it to you."

The male employee pleaded, "Miss Ayane, since I brought you so much food, could you please give me some too, so I don't have to make an extra trip?"

Lu Keke thought for a moment and said, "I can give you the character biography of the character I voiced. As for the other things, I also asked the copywriting team for them. If I were to give them to you, I would have to ask the copywriting team for permission. Why don't you ask them for them yourself?"

The male employee looked disappointed and said, "Fine, it's pointless for me to take just a short biography. I'll think of something else."

Lu Keke asked, "What do you need those things for?"

The person didn't answer and had already walked away.

Lu Keke frowned.

This person seems a bit strange.

She quickly put the matter out of her mind and buried herself in her work again.

Before she knew it, time had passed. Lu Keke snapped out of her work and stretched lazily.

Suddenly, she remembered something.

She jumped off her seat, slipped over to the art group, dragged a chair next to Qin Sulan's seat, and sat down with an air of authority.

She stretched out her hand, palm up, and placed it on Qin Sulan's workstation, asking earnestly, "Where's the drawing?"

Qin Sulan's hands moved rapidly across the graphics tablet, the character portrait on the computer screen gradually changing. She casually remarked:

"Oh, I told you there's no rush, I'll give it to you tomorrow."

"But you said the same thing yesterday."

"Yesterday's proposal was rejected again, wasn't it? I'm under a lot of pressure right now."

In Beichen Company, Qin Sulan was one of the people Lu Keke was truly familiar with.

Their connection stemmed from their work; Lu Keke used her position to repeatedly ask Qin Sulan for character illustrations of the roles she voiced.

Official character illustrations, like character biographies, can help with understanding the voice acting.

From the character illustrations, one can glimpse the character's personality and gain a better understanding of the character.

The reason the two became close was not only because of this, but also because they shared the same homebody tendencies and were kindred spirits.

“Hey, I pushed the domineering CEO route of ‘The Scroll’ yesterday,” Lu Keke whispered. “I feel like the domineering CEO is pretty appealing.”

Qin Sulan turned around with starry eyes: "Right? I told you, the domineering CEO in this game is really appealing."

"But I think, this guy doesn't do anything productive every day. If the CEO doesn't work and doesn't make money, where does his money come from?"

"Why would a CEO in a game need to work? His employees will do the work for him."

"...From this perspective, the worldview seems a bit cruel."

After saying that, Lu Keke leaned on her desk and said, "I kind of understand why you ship domineering CEOs. Domineering CEOs are indeed a bit appealing. But why do you ship Chen Ya and that female CEO as a couple?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Sulan paused.

As is widely known (except for the person involved), there is a hidden organization in Beichen Company called the "Qingya Head-Pressing Squad".

The organization's mission is to secretly observe Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing's lifestyle and protect their pure love story.

This organization doesn't pay anyone. If there is any reward, it's the sweet moments Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing occasionally share.

The head of this organization is the person sitting next to Lu Keke, Qin Sulan.

Qin Sulan blushed slightly and said, "What's so hard to understand? In this desolate world, where everyone's soul is parched, isn't shipping these two as a couple a salvation for each of us?"

"Well……"

Lu Keke spoke wisely from the side.

Qin Sulan turned to look at her, lowering her voice as if whispering a devil: "You haven't been with the company for long. Once you've had more of their sweet moments, you'll eventually join us."

Lu Keke pointed to her full lips with her finger and said:

"What I don't understand is that people who ship domineering CEOs usually project themselves into their characters, right? And this is the person right in front of you, so why ship someone else's couple? Wouldn't it be better to ship yourself with him?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Sulan's fingers trembled.

She was about to angrily denounce Lu Keke's rebellious idea when a voice suddenly rang out, scaring both of them out of their wits.

Have the new character design drafts been released yet?

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Sulan and Lu Keke trembled in fright. They turned around and saw that Chen Ya had already appeared behind them.

Qin Sulan turned around tremblingly and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "It's...it's done. There are still one or two left to collect. I'll go and urge them right away."

Chen Ya said, "Let me see it first."

He seemed very busy and didn't look at Lu Keke. Lu Keke was afraid to leave, and she was trembling because she had been caught slacking off. She had no choice but to practice her bone-shrinking technique on the spot to try to minimize her presence.

Qin Sulan opened the character illustration, and Chen Ya began to give on-the-spot guidance:

"This, this is not right. This character is not a beast girl. She doesn't have cat ears on her head. She should have cat ear-shaped hair."

"Alter the Rock King's clothes, remove the right-fastening. The right-fastening is only the form of the traditional Chinese style; the spirit should be similar, not just the form."

"This character is alright. On this basis, we can add elements of plum blossoms, chrysanthemums, and spider lilies."

Chen Ya pointed and quickly went through all the characters, offering his suggestions for revision.

Qin Sulan listened and took notes, wishing she could record everything he said.

Generally speaking, Qin Sulan is the head of the art group. If a boss like Chen Ya shows off his micro-management skills in front of professionals, he is likely to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Chiang Kai-shek.

But after listening for a while, Lu Keke understood why Qin Sulan valued Chen Ya's opinion so much.

His opinions are very specific and have a finishing touch effect, often pointing out the key flaws in character design in just a sentence or two.

Moreover, Lu Keke imagined the new image Chen Ya had given her, and it did seem different from before. Some of them were cuter, while others seemed to have more charm.

Lu Keke herself is a homebody and has played quite a few secondhand games. Nowadays, the art style of secondhand games is getting more and more elaborate.

She has admired many excellent designs, but while those character illustrations are beautiful, they are all outsourced artists, resulting in a diverse range of styles.

After looking at many of the character illustrations in the game "Beichen," she noticed a problem:

Although all the characters in this company have different styles, it's easy to tell that they are all characters from the same work.

At first, she didn't know why, and it just felt very magical.

After listening to Chen Ya's guidance to Qin Sulan today, she seemed to understand the source of her feelings.

The reason they all share the same style is that they were all designed based on Chen Ya's own inner thoughts.

Although there are so many people in the art team, Chen Ya is the only author behind these characters.

After going through all the characters, Chen Ya turned around and looked at Lu Keke.

What are you doing here?

"Uh, um, I..." Lu Keke blushed in her panic and stammered for a long time, "I'm here to help out."

"Ah."

Chen Ya nodded, seemingly without giving any thought to whether she, as a voice actress, could help the art team in any way, and then turned and left.

Lu Keke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Sulan was busy organizing Chen Ya's opinions.

Lu Keke was a very tactful person. Seeing that her friend was busy, she politely stood up and said, "You're busy. I'm leaving."

Qin Sulan did not try to keep her, and continued working with her head down.

Just before Lu Keke left, Qin Sulan suddenly spoke.

"Regarding the question you just mentioned... why did you have to kowtow to the boss and President Gu?"

Lu Keke stopped walking.

Qin Sulan continued, "Because only someone like President Gu can get him."

Lu Keke looked at her silently, and Qin Sulan added:

"The moon is beautiful, but we can only look up at it from the ground."

After Lu Keke left, he was still slowly pondering her words.

……

After leaving Qin Sulan, Chen Ya went straight to the personnel department.

Zhang Weiqiang's absence last time wasn't without its impact; he has irreplaceable qualities.

Chen Ya has been trying to recruit someone who is no less skilled than Zhang Weiqiang in terms of technology, but he has not been successful yet.

As a startup, Beichen is still lacking in attracting talent, especially established, truly talented individuals.

After reviewing the resumes Zhao Yuanhai handed him, Chen Ya regretfully tossed them back onto the table. None of them met his requirements.

Zhao Yuanhai asked him very seriously about his hiring needs and promised to become a headhunter himself. Chen Ya didn't have high hopes for him, but still encouraged him.

The main bottleneck slowing down the entire project is the graphics rendering.

Their game will eventually be released on mobile phones, so the character models need to match the illustrations, and they also need to be optimized to be compatible with most mobile phone models.