"Boss, bad news."
Song Zhicheng entered the office as Xu Meng was on a video call with Chen Junyi.
Chen Junyi had already completed the preliminary work, and the European server for the "Frost and Snow Project" was officially on the agenda. Next, he planned to go to the United States to set up the US server.
Xu Meng looked up at Song Zhicheng and said solemnly, "You should say—Boss, it's terrible!"
"It's best to be a little more nervous emotionally, don't be so calm."
"? ? ?" Xu Meng's outrageous response left Song Zhicheng speechless.
He looked back at the office door and said speechlessly, "Should I do it again?"
"No need, no need." Xu Meng shook his head with a smile, "Just kidding, what's wrong?"
"The English voice actors for the 'Frost and Snow Project' are on strike."
Xu Meng didn't show any surprise on his face, just raised his eyebrows and asked, "All of them?"
"No, not really." Song Zhicheng immediately shook his head, "Currently, there are 7 voice actors on strike, all of them are American voice actors, and it's not certain whether it will continue to expand."
The English dubbing of "Frost and Snow Project" is basically composed of voice actors from the United States and the United Kingdom.
Among them, American voice actors account for the majority.
"I see, wait a moment."
Xu Meng was not in a hurry to deal with this matter, but said to Chen Junyi on the other end of the phone:
"Brother Chen, leave the US side to your subordinates first. After you finish with Europe, come back and work on the Asian server first."
"After working outside for so many days, it's time to come back and see your wife and children."
The team led by Chen Junyi simultaneously launched branch offices and server setup work in 7 countries.
His absence will not affect the normal progress of things.
However, if he is present, the progress of various tasks will be much faster.
Since the US side is now in turmoil, it will definitely be full of resistance to get things done, so it is better to come back and work on the server at the doorstep.
—Anyway, even if you don't consider these, the second game is more popular in the Asian market.
Chen Junyi nodded, hung up the phone and changed his ticket.
Xu Meng also looked at Song Zhicheng again.
There was no anxiety on his face, just a little annoyance.
"So…" Song Zhicheng spoke first, "Boss, should we suspend English dubbing for next month's update?"
"No need." Xu Meng shook his head, "What's the big deal?"
"They think our game is not diverse enough? I also think their English is not authentic enough!"
"Ah?" Xu Meng's words stunned Song Zhicheng again.
Americans speak English that is not authentic?
Isn't that their native language?
He tried to follow Xu Meng's train of thought: "Boss, do you mean to replace all the voice actors with British voice actors?"
"No problem, a few days ago I asked the docking team to find alternative voice actors in advance. There are two alternatives for each character, and there are many British ones."
But Xu Meng looked at him strangely and asked, "Is there any difference between the two?"
"Then what do you mean, boss?" Song Zhicheng didn't understand.
Xu Meng shook his head and asked, "Who said that English dubbing must be done by native English speakers?"
"Is English some kind of niche talent?"
"It shouldn't be difficult to find some Xia country voice actors who speak good English, right?"
But if you give up the marketing bonus, there are many people who can do this job!
Anyway, in Europe and the United States, there is no detailed classification of "voice actors".
In their place, they are called "voice actors"—compared to voice actors, they are more like actors.
Moreover, the polarization is extremely serious.
Famous voice actors have a huge number of fans, no less than real actors.
And those who can really only do voice acting, not guest actors, have very little influence and are completely unworthy of marketing value.
They are just pure workers, similar in nature to translators.
At this thought, Song Zhicheng suddenly realized—
"In that case, should we terminate cooperation with all the striking CVs?"
"Yes." Xu Meng nodded expressionlessly, "Since they want to strike, let them strike forever."
"The same goes for other voice actors, as long as they are on strike, all contracts will be terminated, and they will never cooperate again."
"Okay, I'll go find a new CV now." Song Zhicheng turned around and left, with his usual full execution.
"Remember to send a termination announcement." Xu Meng reminded him from behind.
"Got it, I'll send it back!"
Watching Song Zhicheng leave the office, Xu Meng looked at Xiao Meng, who was busy on the desk, and began to calculate the construction period of the various projects in his hand.
This matter is not over for him.
After communicating with Yu Hao about the application of AI technology in games, he was thinking about using it on NPCs to make the virtual city more lively.
But now, inspired by this incident, he thought of something even better:
Why not directly upgrade the characters of "Frost and Snow Project" into AI girls?
What kind of voice acting would you need then?
Just let the girls speak for themselves!
"It's time to recruit some AI talents."
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In New York City, far away in the United States, Laura Jones, the first Oriole voice actress to go on strike, received a text message from the bank.
Super Baby Co., Ltd. has credited her payment.
Just by issuing a statement and inciting her colleagues, she can earn a net profit of 3,000 knives and give herself a vacation with confidence.
Of course, Laura would not miss such a good thing!
Now that the money has arrived, she immediately opened the shopping website to place an order and bought the bag and new mobile phone she had wanted for a long time.
After a pleasant end to shopping, she switched to social networks to follow the dynamics of the "good sisters" who went on strike together.
The first sentence she saw after switching over made Laura couldn't help but laugh:
"Even if Dream Building persuades us again, we will not end the strike protest!
Unless they make concessions, modify the characters, or add more inclusive characters.
Otherwise, we will never compromise!"
—
Laura quickly replied:
"That's right! We won't cooperate with Dream Building for a day until they change the characters!"
"We must continue to expand the protest team and let all colleagues refuse Dream Building's cooperation invitation!"
The indignant mood almost overflowed from the lines.
But in fact, she was typing and laughing at the same time, and the laughter never stopped.
Everyone is waiting for the operating department of "Frost and Snow Project" to come over and persuade them to go back and continue dubbing.
But no matter what the other 6 people think, Laura has already made plans to compromise.
As long as Dream Building is willing to add money and avoid the limelight for a few days, she will go back and continue dubbing without saying a word!
She has already thought of the reason—
"When I think that so many players like this character, I feel very uneasy. These days, I have also received many requests from players, and I don't want to disappoint them."
After the storm passes, everything will return to normal, and she will gain greater fame, more attention and higher income.
Perfect!
Laura shouted loudly, encouraging her colleagues to persist in the protest, while fantasizing about a bright future.
Until the phone vibrated, a message woke her up from her fantasy.
The message came from: "Frost and Snow Project" voice director.
Laura's face lit up with joy.
Although she can't go back to work immediately even if they come over now—after all, this is only the first day of the strike.
But the faster the director comes over, the more it shows Dream Building's eagerness.
Her bargaining power will also be greater!
Laura happily opened the message, already thinking about what wording to use after "very sorry".
But the information that appeared in the chat bar caught her off guard—
[The voice acting cooperation is terminated, and you are no longer the voice actor of Oriole.]
[Because you went on strike for improper reasons, violating the cooperation agreement, causing both economic and reputational losses to Dream Building, we will seek compensation from you and your studio through legal means, please be prepared to respond.]
"? !" Laura's pupils dilated, and her surprise was beyond words.
Why is this happening?!
It shouldn't be like this!
Just as she was panicking, the phone vibrated violently again—
In the "Frost and Snow Project" voice actor group, where there had been a quarrel due to disagreement after announcing the strike, and no one had spoken for a day, several striking voice actors appeared almost at the same time:
"I received a notice from Dream Building that they said I am no longer the voice actor of Ruoyue."
"I was also fired."
"They also threatened to sue me!"
"How can they… be so rude?!"
"Why… is this happening? Shouldn't they come and ask us to end the strike and go back to work quickly?"
"If… if I apologize now, will they forgive me?"
