Cāi Cāi

Chapter 36: Act V: Avenue Q (8)

Tan Yiming never thought that he would encounter the 'unspoken rules'.

[T/N: You probably know of this, it's the unmentionable fact that some in the entertainment industry sleep with backers to get roles and resources, or are threatened to. I don't know if it's true?]

"How could this seen as the unspoken rules?" Yao Yin found it inexplicable. "In nature, when a male animal is courting, the first step is to defeat other competitors, and the second step is to offer prey. Since i there are no other competitors, the first step is redundant; as for this recommendation letter, it is the prey I've prepared for you—you can take my hard-earned prey, but then shouldn't you then give me the right to mate?"

"..."

However, Tan Yiming was not an animal, after all. Although he really coveted the piece of fat that was delivered to his mouth, he didn't want to sacrifice his love nor his body for it.

Yao Yin felt that he was bound to get Tan Yiming. He gave Tan Yiming a month to consider it—it was now February, Blizzard Entertainment's auditions were in April. As long as the letter of recommendation was submitted by mid-March, then Tan Yiming was eligible to participate in the selection.

...

This Spring Festival, Tan Yiming felt that every day was very long.

On weekdays, he had to attend class and work, striving to be an elite investment banker, paying attention to the graph on the big screen, and struggling hard to survive on the financial battlefield. On the weekends, he would go to the recording studio again, using his own voice to inject soul into one small character after another, living many different lives.

Only in the evening, the short period of time before falling asleep, belonged to himself, allowing him to think about the "prey" presented with strings attached, by Yao Yin.

But he was reluctant to use love as a bargaining chip.

After thinking about it, he decided to try "hunting the prey" himself.

In between the recording sessions, he talked to his studio colleagues about the new game from Blizzard.

The bearded sound engineer said, "I did catch wind of it, but I don't know the people at Blizzard. Even if I did know them, I would be too low-level to help you with the spot—why don't you ask Yao Yin directly, you guys are friends. Hasn't he introduced you to works before? He knows a very wide network of people. If you ask him for help, he will definitely help you."

"... Thank you, but I don't want to bother him with this matter." Tan Yiming smiled bitterly. He did not expect that in the eyes of his colleagues, he and Yao Yin were already bound to each other.

This road came to a dead end, so Tan Yiming gave birth to a second plan.

He went to foreign SNS platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to find those who were certified as employees of Blizzard Entertainment. He sent them a self-recommendation one by one, hoping to impress the other.

Helplessly, the big guys in high positions basically all turned off the private message functions for those who were not friends; while the small employees, though were very enthusiastic, they really couldn't help recommend him...

This road was another dead end.

There was really no way, he could only turn to domestic friends.

He called President second son of Voice of Jiuxiao Radio Drama Company across the ocean and told her that Blizzard Entertainment's new work was about to recruit voice actors.

"That's awesome, Xiao Yunyun!!!" The second son was very excited. "However, it's a heavy rain!!! If you get on this big ship, never mind whether you stay in the United States or return to the country. There will definitely be a spot for you in the commercial dubbing circle!! "