Chapter 167 The value of seiyuu?
Qiao Min is a voice actor.
To be precise, she is a singer whose main job is to work part-time as a voice actress for various animation works.
Unlike other voice actors, who can occasionally take on dubbing work in games, film and television dramas, etc., her dubbing business scope is limited to TV animation.
Do not misunderstand!
Just because she can't get any other jobs doesn't mean that her professional skills aren't good enough. It's just that she debuted too late and hasn't made a name for herself in the industry yet, so there are very few dubbing projects for her.
So far, Qiao Min has only one fixed channel for accepting jobs, and that is Jiangchuan Wanbao Animation Co., Ltd.
Her fate with Wanbao is interesting...
Qiao Min, who had just graduated from school, was in urgent need of a job. After all, she could no longer afford the rent, and she didn't want to ask her family for money.
So, with the introduction and guidance of her elder cousin, Qiao Min entered the "dubbing" industry for the first time and received her first job in life, dubbing the animation character "Pleasant Goat".
The partner is Wolfsburg Studio.
At that time, Wolfsburg Studio was extremely poor, and Mr. Gu was not as "nouveau riche" as he is now. He dressed in flip-flops and ripped jeans, and talked about "dream > bread" chicken soup.
Maybe it’s because of poverty…
The salary offered by Wolfsburg Studio is very low, and most professional voice actors look down upon it, so they gave Qiao Min, a newcomer, a chance.
"Now that I think about it, it was really a dreamlike experience."
A new voice actor got the lead role in his first job, and the animation was extremely popular, with ratings breaking records one after another.
Qiao Min lamented more than once that she was so lucky that she got the role of "Pleasant Goat", a popular animated character, for the first time.
Moreover, he also sang the theme song for this animation.
Speaking of which...
This is also a fun thing!
Because during dubbing, Mr. Gu, who was so poor that he couldn't bear to eat instant noodles, learned that she studied music and immediately decided to let her sing the theme song.
Okay, that makes sense.
After all, the Wolfsburg Studio at that time really couldn't afford to hire a very professional singer, so it made sense to find her as a makeshift singer. After all, Qiao Min was also a professional musician.
Then, the nightmare began.
After the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" ended, Qiao Min thought that her fate with Wanbao would end there.
Unexpectedly, one day a person named "Ma" called her and asked her if she was interested in singing the theme song for Wanbao's new film "Thunderbolt".
Qiao Min originally wanted to take it.
However, due to her voice, the feeling of singing this song "Lightning Crossing the Line" was really strange. It would be better if a boy sang it, so she recommended her eldest cousin.
After that, she and her cousin became the official voice actors and theme song singers of Wanbao Animation, and successively participated in the production of many animations.
It continues to this day...
Thanks to the animations produced by Wanbao, each one is very popular and the characters are well-known. As a voice actor, Qiao Min has also become famous in the industry.
A drop of kindness must be repaid by a spring!
Qiao Min is very grateful to Mr. Gu for giving her the opportunity, so although her dubbing value has increased, she will "lower her value" every time she dubs for Wanbao Animation.
This is also considered a different kind of “win-win”!
Although she will get less money for dubbing Wanbao, the quality of the animation produced by Wanbao is guaranteed, and the ratings are also guaranteed. Overall, it is not a loss.
after all……
Who doesn't like that the animations and characters they create are loved by more viewers and fans?
But she never expected it.
The company named Gu is getting bigger and bigger, but its people are getting more and more treacherous.
For the animated dubbing of "Happy Baby" that we collaborated with this time, not only did she have to play the role of three protagonists, but she was also asked to sing the theme song?
Get one penny and do four jobs?
Gan!
Qiao Min was ready to run away with the bucket at that time, which was too inappropriate. She was very suspicious that if she continued to stay in the dubbing team, she would have to be responsible for cleaning in the future.
In the end, Mr. Gu persuaded her.
"calm down!"
"Miss Qiao, you don't want your cousin to lose his job, right?"
The devil's whisper lingered in her ears. Thinking of her cousin who had taken good care of her since she was a dubbing "Playboy Superman" this time, Qiao Min gave in.
"That's right!"
Mr. Gu smiled happily, patted his chest and promised: "Of course, I am not a devil! You two brothers and sisters have made extraordinary contributions to Wanbao. From now on, if you hang out with me, I will ensure that you enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food."
With that said, Mr. Gu took out a brokerage agreement.
Qiao Min didn't really want to sign.
Although the conditions in this brokerage agreement are very good, it is also very binding. After signing Wanbao, it will not be that simple to take on jobs in the future.
simply put.
She is Wanbao's person in life, and Wanbao's ghost in death! As long as she signs, she will be Mr. Gu's person from now on, and her career future will be completely tied to Wanbao.
"correct!"
Seeing that Qiao Min was not very willing to sign, Gu Miao pretended to be unintentional and said: "Vice President Ma just told me that your cousin seems to have signed."
"Miss Qiao, you don't want to either..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Qiao Min really couldn't stand this guy, so she decisively picked up a pen and signed her name on the contract.
After signing, she complained: "I don't understand. Voice actors are considered behind-the-scenes workers, right? What's the point of signing us?"
The voice actor is not a star!
In China, the status of voice actors is simply at the bottom of the food chain. Who would be idle and pay attention to the voice actor of a certain character?
So Qiao Min couldn't understand.
What was Gu Miao's intention in trying so hard to sign her and her cousin?
Does she look beautiful?
No way!
Who is Gu Miao? A well-known diamond bachelor in Jiangchuan. A young girl who wants to climb into his bed and become "Mrs. Gu" will probably be queued from Jiangchuan to the capital.
Since it's not about beauty, it can only be about profit! But for a voice actor who is half a third-rate singer, what benefits can he have?
"You don't understand this!"
Since he is one of his own family members, Gu Miao didn't mind revealing some inside information to Qiao Min and took the initiative to explain: "The profession of voice actor actually has great value..."
The premise is that you must get fire!
A voice actor who is not popular or well-known does not have much exploitation value. But if he is popular and well-known, it is different.
The reason why Gu Miao signed Qiao Min was mainly because he felt that this girl had potential and could appropriately allocate resources to "praise her"!
Promoting a "highly popular" voice actor has many benefits for an animation company.
Do not believe?
Neon Neighbor uses "famous voice actors to join" as a publicity stunt to attract countless fans. Isn't it interesting?
If Wanbao can also bring out a well-known voice actor, wouldn’t it be easy to promote animations under her banner in the future?
Even a little bolder…
Not only for animation promotion, you can even run Qiao Min as a star in the future, let her receive endorsements and advertisements, and even go on live broadcasts on shows. You can try all of these.
Chapter completed!