Chapter 274

"Am I very embarrassing?"

"Not at all. Your skin is already thin enough; there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"…Is it funny?" Why did they all like telling cold jokes?

"Heh..." Ji Jie chuckled. "Then let me tell you a funny one..."

For half an hour, Ji Jie told "insider" jokes for nearly twenty-five minutes. He Lele didn't know whether to laugh or not, so she could only look at Ji Jie with a strange expression, wondering what on earth this playboy read all day long.

When recording started again at 10:30, perhaps Ji Jie's jokes had worked, but even with more than three people staring at her, He Lele managed to control her voice, and it became increasingly fluent, allowing her to master the character brilliantly. Even the Japanese director, who had re-entered the studio in the latter half, saw his expression slowly turn from cloudy to sunny, occasionally showing signs of appreciation.

"Clap, clap, clap!" Ji Jie applauded in celebration.

He Lele glared at him, feeling a mix of excitement and shyness, and followed Director Cai to the director's office.

Before long, He Lele walked out holding a contract.

Ji Jie, outside the door, glanced at the contract. "You signed with Xin×?"

"Mm." Although it was a bit rushed, and one could even say unexpected—she was an accounting major who had come to be a professional voice actor—she wanted to try!

If, as Director Cai said—she had talent!

Many, many years ago, someone else had also said she had talent.

"He Huan, you really have a talent for singing. I've recommended you to be the lead singer for this Children's Day gala. You must do your best!"

"Teacher, what is talent?"

"Uh! Talent is, is—it means that you, student He Huan, are especially cute when you sing, and everyone will like you even more when they hear your singing, and they'll want to be your friend!"

"Then will you come to hear me sing, Teacher?"

"Mm... Teacher doesn't want to lie to you. Actually, Teacher's internship period is over, and I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. But I will definitely ask the other teachers to record your performance and send it to me, so you must sing well!"

"..."

"Why the long face? Who knows, maybe one day you'll become a little star, and Teacher will be able to see you on TV and hear your voice every day!"

"But I won't be able to see you, Teacher!"

"Heh, you're so reluctant to see Teacher go? Do you like Teacher?"

"Mm! I like Teacher, everyone likes Teacher. Please don't go, Teacher!"

"Teacher likes you very much, too, and likes everyone very much."

She had blurred many of her memories from before that incident; she couldn't even remember the name or face of that young intern teacher. But he was the first person to praise her for having talent and to teach her vocal exercises and singing alone. Yet, not long after he left, her nightmare began, and she never had the chance to let him hear her sing again.

"Remembered something?" Ji Jie asked curiously.

He Lele looked up at him upon hearing his voice—but this person was the one who truly had voice-acting talent, right? "Didn't Director Cai look for you?"

"He did!" Ji Jie answered as a matter of course.

"Then you—" He Lele swallowed the second half of her sentence. She was being silly; as the second-largest shareholder of Muse and a golden agent in the entertainment industry, if people found out he was moonlighting in the dubbing world, it would probably make quite a few people's jaws drop.

Ji Jie smiled; he naturally knew what she was thinking. Cai Mingxiao had approached him before, and he had naturally refused flat out, but now... he wondered if Shentu would be interested in acquiring Xin×.

As the two were talking, the Japanese director and the female translator walked over.

"Translate what I said earlier to her!" the director said sternly.

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Author's note:

This~~ I was thinking I could still say Happy Round Egg 【Christmas】 before 12 o'clock~~

Ahem~~ but~~ Happy Every Day is even better!!! Haha~~ Love you all!!!

☆, (9 Fresh Coins) Chapter 233: How Much Do You Want ===== CHAPTER 275 =====

The female translator looked at Jiji with some difficulty, but still unable to resist, she spoke to He Lele, "Um, the director says—"

"You are right," Jiji suddenly interrupted, speaking to the director in fluent Japanese, "Rigorous physical management is the most basic professional quality for a voice actor. But she is not uncomfortable because she failed to manage herself well, but because she was almost kidnapped last night. Even so, do you still intend to reprimand her?"

The Japanese director blinked twice, "Th-then she could have asked for leave..."

Jiji smiled, "Yes, but she could also choose to do her best to complete the work—she didn't do a bad job, did she?"

"Ahem..." The Japanese director coughed twice, looked at the young man in front of him seriously, and then said a sentence in Chinese to He Lele somewhat stiffly, "Not bad, keep it up!"

Because of this sentence, He Lele giggled all the way home.