Tan Yiming quickly threw himself into intensive work.
One of the characteristics of the game made by Rainstorm is that it is very slow, very slow. Every game they develop has a very long line, from project approval, to demo, to entering the publicity period, and finally to the game's launch. The longest one is ten years.
The games on the market are mixed, and there are fewer and fewer boutiques, and there are almost no viable plots and characters. As a result, companies like Rainstorm, which are down-to-earth games and slow-moving companies, have become more and more popular in the minds of players, almost like a myth.
… of course, it would be better if they didn’t always bounce tickets :)
The project "Q" is expected to be launched next summer.
Like this 3C masterpiece, the publicity period is as long as one year. The first stage of publicity starts with the character demo. From May 1st, a character demo will be released every two weeks.
Each demo is about 60 seconds up and down, half of which is animation CG, and the rest is character skill display.
According to the communication within the project team, the role of Chinese astronaut Wang Qiang will be the first to meet everyone.
That is to say... In half a month, Tan Yiming's voice will reach the ears of tens of millions of players around the world through this method.
This is an unimaginably large number.
Tan Yiming has played in so many radio dramas, and has also contributed to small roles in many movies, but the total number of listeners is less than a fraction of 10 million.
On the day of the recording, the outside of the recording studio was crowded with people. The recording engineer, other voice actors who came to observe, the project team chief planner, the game screenwriter, the audio chief designer Jonah Brown... Even the head of the animation department, Ms. Ikeda, was also present.
Looking around, all kinds of skin tones and hair colors are crowded together. Fortunately, Tan Yiming's psychological quality is good, so he doesn't have stage fright.
Wang Qiang's personal demo is not long, and the character lines are only a few lines, which sounds like a lot of work, but Tan Yiming actually spent more than an hour from entering the shed to leaving the shed.
Each sentence must be recorded a dozen times with different tones and emotions, and then select the most suitable sentence and put it into the video.
Challenging, but fun at the same time.
After all, doing a job you love is a joy, no matter how hard it is.
When he finished recording the last line, took off his headphones, and walked out of the soundproof door, there was a burst of applause from outside the recording studio.
"bra_vo!" someone shouted.
As the "leader", he did a great job and successfully garnered the admiration of other voice actors.
"Tan, I'm no worse than you!" Fernando was the second person to step into the recording studio. He would sing for the Spanish mechanic in the game, and Tan Yiming's performance aroused his competitiveness.
It's just that he has a quirk when dubbing - I saw him take off his shirt, kick off his flip-flops, and even take off his jeans, so he walked into the inner shed wearing a fancy baggy boxer. .
"Free yourself! No restraints!" is Fernando's motto. I heard that when he auditioned, he took off without saying hello, which scared the recording engineer into thinking that he was trying to unspoken rules.
In view of his image being too "see no evil", the main policy was to clear the scene.
After Tan Yiming left the recording studio, he did not go back to the hotel directly, but stood in the corridor quietly enjoying the scenery.
In the atrium, shaded by green trees and bright sky, it is the most beautiful time of the year.
Even now, Tan Yiming still feels like he is dreaming. He actually got the role and finished the demo smoothly!
This feeling is even more exciting than the first time he has completed a project worth tens of millions of dollars!
… Of course, it would be nice if voice actors were paid on par with investment bank bonuses.
A series of footsteps sounded behind him.
Tan Yiming looked back and found that the person behind him was Ms. Ikeda. She is the head of the animation department, and she led the whole group to complete the CG part of the demo.
Tan Yiming quickly said hello.
The fact that he can stand here today is inseparable from Ikeda's help. He never found the opportunity to thank him in person before, but now that he has encountered it, Tan Yiming will naturally express his gratitude.
"Professor Ikeda." He asked politely, "Do you have time recently? If it is convenient, I would like to invite you to a meal and say thank you."
Ikeda was also in a good mood to see that the person he recommended was able to stay in the end.
She called up her mobile phone calendar, flipped through it, and quickly replied: "This week I only have free time tomorrow night and the night after the day after. You can ask Jonah which day is more convenient for Jonah."
Tan Yiming was stunned: "... Jonah?"
"Jonah Brown." Ms. Ikeda looked at him suspiciously. "He was in the recording studio just now, didn't you see him?"
"No... No, of course I saw him." Tan Yiming still didn't understand, "but why did I call him?"
Professor Ikeda suddenly reacted: "...Wait, you don't know, right? He also wrote you a letter of recommendation!"
Tan Yiming's pupils contracted, and his expression froze on his face.
Seeing that his surprise did not seem to be fake, Ikeda told him everything he knew: "After I sent the recommendation letter to the project team, the project team told me that Jonah had recommended you a few weeks ago. I I was still a little angry at first, and I don't understand why you cheated on my trust. After all, you can still get the spot even without my recommendation."
"But..." Tan Yiming was surrounded by the complicated relationship. Jonah Brown? He swears he heard the name for the first time since he came to the company. "I don't know him at all... wait!"
A figure that had been forgotten suddenly appeared in his mind.
— Jonah Brown is the Director of Audio.
— Jonah Brown wrote a letter of recommendation without Tan Yiming’s knowledge.
- Tan Yiming happened to know a person with a wide network of contacts. He once used a letter of recommendation as a temptation, hoping that Tan Yiming would accept his pursuit.
… all the clues are linked together, pointing to the same name.
Tan Yiming did not expect that Yao Yin would actually help him after being rejected so mercilessly by him.
He was both moved and a little confused.
He opened WeChat and called up the chat records of the two people—the last conversation between him and Yao Yin was two months ago, and they haven't had any contact since the cafe parted that day.
Tan Yiming didn't want to give him any unnecessary hope, so he never contacted Yao Yin privately again. Sometimes they meet in the workplace, and the two don't say much.
After thinking about it, Tan Yiming still clicked on the input box and typed two words solemnly.
Yiming Qingyun: Thank you.
However, the system popped up a striking red exclamation mark, prompting him—you and Melody Y are not friends and cannot send him messages.
Tan Yiming: "…"
Has he been blocked
…
After returning to the hotel, Tan Yiming chatted with the only second child who knew the ins and outs of the incident.
Tan Yiming asked inexplicably, "So, why did he ask for a letter of recommendation for me after he blocked me?"
The second child slapped his thighs again cutely: "Da, such a cruel stalk will fall into the hands of our CP's town circle wife, at least it's another sadomasochistic masterpiece!!"
"..." Tan Yiming began to regret discussing this matter with her.
The second child said, "Actually, I admire him quite a bit. I can afford it and let it go. It's enough for a man." She said regretfully, "Unfortunately, he met you, and it was doomed to fail."
She asked gossiply, "So what do you like? Whether it's a man or a woman, you always have to have a goal to find someone."
Tan Yiming thought about it for a while, but there was no suitable analogy around him, and there was not even a male star who he liked.
"What about netizens?" The second child didn't want to let him go so easily, "Do you like Gu Yan?"
"... Lone Yan's child is two years old."
"It's just an analogy!" said the second child. "You have a dull temperament and Lone Yan has a lively personality. I think it's good for you to find someone with complementary personalities like Lone Yan."
"No, I don't like being too noisy." Tan Yiming fantasized about a chirping sparrow beside him, and his head suddenly became big, "I like the shy one."
He had thought about it before he realized his sexuality was moving forward. He likes girls with temperament, and now that the object has been changed to a man, his preferences have not changed.
"Temperament" is a very mysterious thing.
For example, teachers are very temperamental, for example, doctors, writers, and editors are very temperamental.
Or... a dancer
Suddenly, the figure of a little swan appeared in Tan Yiming's mind.
His consciousness quickly dissipated—guess studied ballet, and the two of them had a common language. If he insisted on choosing an ideal type from the people around him, Guess actually met his requirements.
... However, in less than three seconds, a series of expression packs such as [the fierce goose opening the wheat] [the fierce goose spreads its wings] [the fierce goose weeps] [the fart tender goose] [the black swan question mark face] filled his mind, making his A little bit of beautiful thoughts that haven't had time to expand are all blocked.
Tan Yiming: "...Pfft."
The second child asked suspiciously, "Why are you laughing so strangely all of a sudden?"
"It's nothing." Tan Yiming suppressed his smile, "I just thought of something very interesting."
"Okay!" The second child said angrily, "The old lady is trying so hard to introduce you to a partner, but you are thinking about other things!"
Tan Yiming hurriedly said: "No need, no need, I don't want to think about emotional issues yet. My work has just picked up, and I still want to focus all my energy on dubbing."
He suddenly quit his investment banking job before he could tell his family about it. His family conditions are very ordinary, and half of the money to study abroad depends on scholarships and half on loans. When he got an internship offer from an investment bank, his parents were so happy that their eyes were red in the video, and they praised him for being promising.
But until now, he has not told his parents that he gave up the major he studied for six years, gave up investment banking, gave up on staying in the United States... but chose another path that was destined to be difficult and no "money".
Tan Yiming's head froze at the thought of the upcoming questioning.
At this stage, he is not suitable for dating at all, he has neither energy nor time.
Before considering feelings, let's consider how to make some achievements in the field of dubbing and let parents accept their choices.
The second child understands.
"According to this, you will completely switch to commercial distribution in the future, and will never connect to the network distribution again?"
"Well, I really don't have the energy." Tan Yiming replied, "Actually, I haven't taken over any more works in recent months, and the dramas released now are all backlogged before."
This idea was born as early as the Spring Festival. Just because Sanyuan was too busy, he dragged and dragged, and until now he has not found a suitable opportunity to tell the fans about it.
He knew that they would be very reluctant to give up, but there are new people in the network distribution circle, and he believes that there will be younger and better juniors who will grow up and bring them happiness with their voices.
"Actually, I want to hold a farewell singing party in yy." Tan Yiming whispered, "I want to tell them my decision in person, thank them for their support over the past few years."
"Okay." The second child picked up the calendar next to him and flipped it over, "I think it might as well be May 1. And you didn't say that Rainstorm will release a trailer on that day, the time is just right, you sent it from the network. Exit, turn around gorgeously and enter the business distribution, what a commemorative meaning!"
Tan Yiming agreed.
The second child resolutely said: "That's fine, you can go back and give me the guest list, and I will ask someone to make a poster for the song party."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"Don't be polite between us!" the second child asked, "But speaking of it, you're going to quit the online matchmaking circle, you haven't told the guess yet, have you?"
"..." Tan Yiming smiled bitterly, "I haven't said it yet, I don't know how to say it."
"Don't hesitate any longer. He admires you so much. If you wait until the singing party to let him know the truth, he will definitely be very sad."
"Well, I know..." Tan Yiming sighed, "...it's time to say goodbye."