Cāi Cāi

Chapter 72: Act IX: The Secret that Cannot Be Told (6)

With a busy schedule, time lies quickly. It was National Day holiday in the blink of an eye. Although the beginning of autumn had passed on the calendar, the weather was still terribly hot.

During Golden Week, there were comic exhibitions all over the country. Tan Yiming packed up his luggage, took a few well-known juniors from the company, and embarked on the road of signing autographs across the country.

[T/N: Golden Week = national holiday in China that happens a few times a year.]

In order to attract popularity, large-scale comic exhibitions often invited all kinds of celebrities to come and hold autograph meetings. From the millions of anime masters at station B, to well-known cosplayers and grassroots; the fans' favorite voice actors were also naturally indispensable.

During the seven-day National Day holiday, Tan Yiming spent half of his time on the road. Smiling, shaking hands, signing autographs, taking photos, and interacting with the voice actors and friends beside him to 'sprinkle sugar'... Tan Yiming felt that this was more tiring than spending a night in the recording studio.

[T/N: sprinkle sugar = spreading dog food of the various CPs (such as him and Gu Liang).]

However, all this hard work was meaningful.

In the signing team, Tan Yiming saw many fans wearing T-shirts with his characters, and some people directly cosplaying as characters in the game. Regardless of gender, everyone looked forward to them with hopeful expressions, wishing that their team would go faster.

They would write letters by hand, bring a lot of small snacks, and some people would even sculpt clay dolls to give to Tan Yiming...

Tan Yiming had a small basket next to him, dedicated to all the gifts from fans, except for the food he couldn't take back, which would be distributed directly to the staff on-site. He packed all the small gifts from other fans and sent them back home.

He also saw a mother in the team. The mother said that her daughter liked to imitate TV characters since she was a child. She was in her third year of high school this year and was determined to apply in the direction of professional voice acting. Her daughter regarded Tan Yiming as an idol, but could not come to see him in person because of tuition.

Tan Yiming picked up a pen and wrote a long series of blessings on the signature board, encouraging her to enter her favorite university - "In five years, Blockbuster Studio will be waiting for you to apply."

The times changed so quickly. Many years ago, voice actors were hidden behind the scenes, and they were still 'non-existent roles' in the hearts of the general public. However, now, more and more viewers were beginning to understand and face the importance of this profession.

At one point, a lot of film dubbing work was performed concurrently by drama actors. Those who had devoted their youth to dubbing careers in China, the unknown artists of the previous generation, never imagined that in a few decades, voice actors would have their own loyal fans and would gain endless love.

Tan Yiming never regretted giving up his original career and returning to China to start a business, becoming a voice actor.

Even if his family objected, he was proud of his choice.

...

The rain hit the windowsill and Huacheng ushered in its first rain of the autumn. When Tan Yiming awoke, his brain was still not sober.

He opened his eyes and saw a familiar bedside table, only to remember that he had finished his busy autographing tour and had returned home.

Throughout Golden Week, he had been running shows all over the country, and when he woke up every morning, he couldn't remember which city he was in.