Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Luosang stopped walking and asked, âShe uses drugs?â
âEh... It hasnât been proved yet. I just heard about it but donât know if itâs true,â said Director Tang. âBut I can tell that she has lost some serious weight.â
Luosang nodded. Zhong Yi looked awful, indeed. Back when they were in school, Zhong Yiâs appearance was considered better than average, even though she wasnât as pretty as Luosang.
âAfter her scandals were exposed, those advertising companies all came to her and asked for penalties. She paid out tens of millions. I guess she doesnât have much money left now. Ah, you can never guess the end of a story in the entertainment industry.â Director Tang shook his head, then said goodbye to Nian Junting and left.
On the way back to the villa, Luosang stayed silent the whole time. Nian Junting turned down the music and started a conversation. âAre you thinking about Zhong Yi?â
âYeah.â Luosang rested a hand on the window. The wind ruffled her hair. âI used to be good friends with Zhong Yi. She is definitely not a decent person, but seeing her like that, I just donât know how to describe my feelings.â
âIf you ask me, Iâd say that she deserves what she got.â Nian Junting said blandly, âPeople can make serious money in the entertainment industry. But still, so many other people who are paid thousands per month are living peaceful lives. She worked in the entertainment industry for a couple of years. She should at least have some money left. However, she just refused to face reality. Instead, she hooked up with that Mr. Miao and tried to take a shortcut to success. Some people are just like that. They climbed high, and theyâll do whatever they can to stay there. Theyâre just so afraid of falling back to the bottom.â
Luosang nodded, sighing. He was so right.
âSpeaking of the entertainment industry, actors and actress do make big money. Compared to them, you dubbers are too cheap, arenât you?â Nian Junting recalled the price he had heard at dinner. âFour hundred and eighty per episode?â His face was filled with disbelief. âYou can only make twenty or thirty thousand after you do the whole series, and you must get all the emotions right. Itâs not easier than acting.â
âThatâs the normal price. Did you think my job could make a fortune?â Luosang said.
âI thought you could at least earn hundreds of thousands from one TV series.â Nian Junting gave her a glance and said, âYouâre so cheap.â
Hearing what he said, Luosang was upset. âI donât only do the main female character. Iâll also do other characters. Normally, Iâll do three to five voices in a show. So in total, I can make sixty or seventy thousand in one show, and if I do ten shows a year, Iâll make six or seven hundred thousand per year. In fact, thatâs already good enough for most people.â
Nian Junting shook his head and responded, âExcept for Nian Xi, you make the least amount of money among all the people I know.â
Luosang felt frustrated, so she responded impatiently, âIâm sorry for not making a lot of money.â
âItâs alright. Iâm rich, anyway. Iâm just wondering why you chose voice acting. In fact, youâre capable enough to be a singer or an actress. Youâd be making so much more than you are now.â
âIâm not doing it for money. I simply love voice acting. My grandma was a dubbing artist. Back in her time, a dubber could only make a hundred yuan from one movie. However, my grandma was proud of her job until the day she passed away. I am just like her. This industry needs voice acting. The film and television market is becoming more and more international. Many people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, even some foreigners come here to shoot movies and shows. Voice actors and actresses are needed. You donât understand. Every time a dubbed movie was on, I felt so proud when I heard the voices of the leading characters in it.
âSome actors can only do dozens of films in their lives, but we dubbers can do hundreds, even thousands of films. Our voices made countless characters more real. Iâm proud of what I do.â
Nian Junting listened to her speech. Her snow-white face was glowing, looking especially charming.