As soon as I thought about the voice actor idol, he guessed it...
Cheng Sizhou understood that he was a native of Dengyuan, and his parents had arranged everything for him since he was a child, including taking the college entrance examination, pursuing a doctorate in lighting, and doing restoration work. Everything went smoothly without any setbacks.
Zichuan had come to Dengyuan alone to forge ahead, and inevitably encountered setbacks and took detours. If only there was a top-tier industry veteran who could guide him, just as Mr. Jiang had guided himself and Yu Ming, his future would surely be much smoother.
Cheng Sizhou should ask his master about Gu Yanxun, but he was timid. Especially at such a busy time, his master would probably frown and scold him for not doing his job properly.
"Who is Gu Yanxun?" Xu Yang was confused.
"You haven't heard of him? He used to be in your social education department." Cheng Sizhou thought. Xu Yang joined the company late and had no intersection with Gu Yanxun. But after all, Teacher Gu was also a gold medal tour guide who was famous at that time. He was the chosen one to receive the top people. There must be some legends about him in the world. How could he have never heard of him?
"No," Xu Yang bit the tip of his chopsticks. "You came here two years earlier than me. You still need to ask around, so I don't even know anyone."
"No problem, I'm just asking."
It’s no wonder Cheng Sizhou was suspicious. When they first met at Xueqiao, he always felt that Gu Yanxun had something else in his words.
For example, he said he left Dengbo because the salary was low, but how can he be sure that he will definitely make money after switching to voice acting? Look at Zichuan. Although he has dubbed some works, his income is unstable. On a monthly basis, it is not necessarily much higher than what he would have earned at Dengbo.
You can't use the fact that "Gu Yanxun earns more now" as an argument to prove that his choice back then was correct, right? A stable job, how could he just throw it away?
I'll wait for the master to come, or I'll ask him indirectly.
At the same time, at the Second Sheng headquarters south of Dengyuan, Wen Zichuan met the rumored President Jin.
"The base salary is 8,000 yuan, and the commissions will be calculated separately if you participate in projects. Furthermore, since we have collaborations with several dubbing studios, you can also participate in their projects. However, if there are schedule conflicts, the second voice work will be prioritized." Kim Ki-duk handed over a contract, "I hope you will consider it carefully."
Wen Zichuan carefully read the contract and found that it was not that simple.
As the largest audio platform in China, Didisheng only signs works and not people, which means that there are no signed artists on the platform.
As the early batch of famous voice actors developed their own dubbing studios one after another, their identities changed from voice actors to company shareholders. When they were invited to participate in projects, their appearance fees soared. Even a large platform like Dirsheng had to consider the cost-effectiveness, which led to the plan of independently cultivating artists.
The additional terms of the contract clearly stated the reason for signing the artists: Second Voice was going to launch a "Voice Actor Idol Plan", signing several potential but less famous voice actors to form an idol group. At the same time, more resources would be allocated to voice actor idols, achieving a win-win situation for both the artists and the company.
"Voice actor idol?" Wen Zichuan didn't quite understand the term. Voice actors work behind the scenes, while idols need to perform on stage. There is a natural difference between the two.
"The development of voice acting in China is lagging far behind," Kim Ki-duk said, his hands folded leisurely. "As you often say, voice actors are also actors. Whether an actor can show their face or not is two completely different things."
"Idols need to sing and dance, right? What about voice actor idols?"
"Voice actor idols are of course focused on dubbing, but beyond the behind-the-scenes work, there are also offline voice actor dramas, stage plays, and voice variety shows that we are actively discussing. In the future, we will also develop more performing arts modules, which you can simply think of as a star-making plan for voice actors."
After Wen Zichuan starred in "Hao Xue Xing Ge", the increase in the number of fans and topics can be felt without looking at the statistics. At that time, when the second voice asked him to replace Zheng Tu, he also felt it was incredible. Now it seems that perhaps it was just a move in President Jin's business plan.
"This contract is valid for five years from the date of signing... If Party B unilaterally breaches the contract and causes serious economic losses to Party A, it will be required to pay a penalty of 5 million yuan..."
You can't fall in the same place twice. Previously, several voice actors hadn't received a cent in six months and couldn't just walk away, due to Yaya Yiyu's liquidated damages clause, which had been a real bummer. However, the second voice's request for five million was no less than Yaya Yiyu's, and Wen Zichuan was once again daunted by the sheer amount.
"It's just a gentleman's agreement." Mr. Jin smiled narrowed his eyes, "If you join us, the platform will be different. Earning five million will be easy."
"Boss Jin, can you give me some time to think about it?"
"No problem, but you must give me an answer before September."
Wen Zichuan put away the information and took the subway back to Yangliuan.
In the carriage, the sound of air friction mixed with the voice broadcast was buzzing in my ears.
When he was looking through the contract just now, he found an additional clause: During the contract period, Party B must cooperate with Party A's publicity strategy to build its own personal image, including but not limited to remaining single and maintaining a good image in the minds of fans.
This year he is 24 years old and Cheng Sizhou is 28 years old. Five years later, he will be 29 years old and Cheng Sizhou will be 33 years old.
If Zhou Ge was still single after turning 30, who knows how much his family would pressure him to get married. A nurse at a hospital also said that he had good looks and was a fun person, so many girls were eyeing him.
I don’t know what his plan is, and who is Wen Zichuan in his mind.
When I got home, the aroma of food wafted through the living room. Cheng Sizhou didn't work overtime today, so he went to the market in advance to buy spare ribs and kelp, and came back to make soup.
"I'm back. Is there anything I can do?" Wen Zichuan rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen.
"The soup is already simmering. Take a look at what you'd like to eat and stir-fry a couple of side dishes." Cheng Sizhou wiped his hands on his apron and pointed to the small stool next to him. "This is Zhou Yitang's exclusive vegetable-picking stool. It's yours now."
Wen Zichuan took out a piece of lotus root and a handful of green beans, sat on a small stool and peeled and cut them into pieces.
"Brother Zhou, I'm out looking for a job today."
"How is it going? Is everything going well?"
"There's a position with a base salary of 8,000 plus commission, but you have to sign a five-year contract and you can't change jobs."
"A base salary of 8,000? That's pretty good. Why can't you change jobs? Be careful. Some companies aren't very formal." Cheng Sizhou went to the refrigerator to get some rock sugar. When he passed by him, he gently pinched his lower back. "Be careful not to be tricked into going to northern Myanmar to work as a kidney farmer."
"Ah...itchy!" Wen Zichuan dodged to the side, "It's the second agent contract."
"The second time? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Are you trying to make me worry, huh?"
"Do you also think that the second tone is a good choice?"
"That sounds good. But I don't know much about your industry. I was thinking, why not ask Gu Yanxun... Oh, Teacher An, if he can let you join his studio? Wouldn't it be better to have him guide you?"
"No, no way." Wen Zichuan refused repeatedly. "I know you want to help me, but considering the gap between me and Teacher An, he's already doing me a great favor by agreeing to work with me next time. I'm not so arrogant as to use connections to get into his studio. You don't know that the people Teacher An is currently leading are all very outstanding. If I rashly join, it will not only make things difficult for Teacher An, but also for you."
Cheng Sizhou smiled and said, "I see. Our teacher Wen is always considerate."
Wen Zichuan's ears turned red as he placed the lotus root and green beans on the chopping board in front of him. "It's you. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have considered it so much."
Dinner was served and the two chatted while eating.
Cheng Sizhou picked up a piece of pork ribs for Wen Zichuan and said, "It's rare that I have time to cook. You should eat more. If I get busy later, I will have to force you to eat takeout."
Wen Zichuan's cheeks puffed up: "Are you busy recently? I see you often work overtime."
Cheng Sizhou didn't treat him as an outsider. He went on to tell him about the wealthy woman who had returned from China and donated cultural relics. His expression was exaggerated, as if he was acting. "Although the cultural relics are priceless, she lived abroad before. If she really sold them, it would be enough for her to live a life of luxury and debauchery for ten lifetimes!"
Wen Zichuan was quite curious: "How did she get so many precious cultural relics?"
Cheng Sizhou shook his head. "I don't know the details. I only know that in the early years, domestic cultural relics experienced several large-scale outflows. Later, some ended up in foreign museums, and some are in the hands of collectors."
“Will foreign collectors donate cultural relics to domestic museums?”
"Yes, a quarter of the precious cultural relics in the Lantern Festival Expo were donated by overseas collectors, most of whom are patriotic overseas Chinese and scholars who identify with Chinese culture."
"She didn't sell it, but donated it to Dengbo. She must have a special affection for Deng Yuan."
"Well, maybe it's because they're old. Like fallen leaves, they return to their roots. They were originally ours, and after wandering around for over half a century, it's time to send them home."
As usual, after dinner, Wen Zichuan washed the dishes and Cheng Sizhou cleaned the stove. They were incredibly well-matched when it came to dividing up chores, which suggests that whether or not one could live with a roommate depended on their reliability.
"Brother Zhou," Wen Zichuan casually flipped through the magazine on the coffee table, "The last time I went to Dengbo was during my freshman year."
"It must have changed a lot. The main exhibition hall was renovated two years ago. Now it is so magnificent, symbolizing the exquisite and luxurious temperament of this city."
Wen Zichuan felt that his sense of humor was too low. Whenever he chatted with Cheng Sizhou, no matter what he talked about, he could always be amused by him.
"Do you want to go to the Lantern Expo?" The little Shiba Inu came over and winked at him.
"Is it okay?" He was too close and Wen Zichuan couldn't think straight.
"...The museum is open to the public free of charge." Cheng Sizhou coughed, "Or perhaps you want to go somewhere else instead of the exhibition hall."
“I didn’t…”
"If you want to know where I work, just tell me."
Wen Zichuan touched his face. Could it be that his face could automatically reveal his inner thoughts? Otherwise, how could someone guess what he was thinking as soon as he had a slight idea?
Cheng Sizhou raised his arm and put it on his shoulder: "It's better to do it today than today. Let's do it tomorrow."
Wen Zichuan turned his head: "Tomorrow?"
"School starts in two or three days, and the Lantern Festival will have its usual 'first lesson of the new semester'. By then, there will be human cubs everywhere, which will be too noisy and will not be a good experience for the exhibition."
"Okay, I don't have plans for tomorrow anyway."
"I'll catch up on the work I have in the morning. You can come in the afternoon. Let me know in advance and I'll pick you up at the door."
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