The Web Novelist and the Rookie Voice Actor: A Few Things About Them

Jian Yan is a rising star on Shengshi, an online fiction forum, best known for her short stories. Her prose is sharp and concise, her plots wildly imaginative, and her style shifts from one genre to another. Readers are often moved by her seemingly casual yet profound lines, or amazed by her ingenious ideas and boundless imagination. Still, she writes entirely on her own whims. When inspiration strikes, she can churn out ten chapters in a day; when her procrastination kicks in, her fans are left waiting anxiously. Set that aside, though, and consider that in two years of writing she has never abandoned a story or ended one poorly, and that her output and quality have remained consistently high. You have to admit, Jian Yan deserves to be called a "beauty" by her fans.

Yang Huan, whose online handle is "Xiyangyang," is a newcomer to Chinese audio dramas, working as both a voice actress and a producer. Her voice is gentle and soft, and her manner warm and friendly. Most of her roles are supporting parts or bit roles, but she remains humble, diligent, and conscientious. She approaches her work with quiet confidence and knows her place, earning a strong reputation in the community. Yet this "gentle and refined" "Yang Niu Niu," this "little lamb," also has a proud, goofy side in private. She has a knack for attracting oddballs, and every time someone takes advantage of her, the story is so ridiculous it makes people laugh and cry. Her "Yang-style rants" on Weibo also bring an involuntary smile to people's faces... Whatever happens, this girl can turn her life into a string of comic anecdotes. Even when she runs into setbacks, her seemingly humorous yet open-minded way of dealing with things seems to make them vanish without a trace...

And two people who seemed to have nothing to do with each other were brought firmly together by an audio drama that almost went disastrously wrong.