Registering as a Companion Player

Cough, cough.

Jiang Siming coughed twice, startling the two girls, who both turned around.

Wang Xinyi's face flushed red as fire, and the salt spoon hovering over the dish in the pot nearly dumped its entire contents.

"Senior Brother, sorry, did I wake you up? It's like this—this is my cousin, she just came to see me today. I wanted to say hi to you, but I knocked and you didn't wake up, so..."

Wang Xinyi was afraid Jiang Siming would get angry, so she quickly explained.

Jiang Siming leaned against the kitchen doorframe, let out a soft laugh, and said, "It's fine, I overslept. My fault. You two keep chatting."

"Senior Brother, you haven't eaten yet, right? I made quite a bit of food. Want to join us?" Wang Xinyi asked expectantly.

"Yeah, Mr. Ming, we were just about to call you once it was ready. My little sister will be living here from now on, so I'll have to ask you to look out for her. Let's eat together."

Wang Xinyi's cousin also extended the invitation, feeling a bit embarrassed about having just accused him of having improper thoughts.

Jiang Siming had been about to decline, but seeing the hopeful look in Wang Xinyi's eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse and nodded in agreement.

"I'll eat, but after we're done, I'll clean up. Any objections?"

The two girls exchanged a glance and both nodded happily. He was respectful, didn't want to turn down their kindness, and even volunteered to handle the chores.

The cousin felt much more at ease. It seemed her sister's neighbor was reliable.

That evening, Jiang Siming, Wang Xinyi, and her cousin had dinner together.

Wang Xinyi did most of the cooking, while her cousin just helped out on the side.

The food was delicious.

Jiang Siming hadn't expected Wang Xinyi to have this skill—the sweet and sour spare ribs and corn chowder were incredibly fragrant.

His appetite whetted, he polished off three big bowls of rice. Luckily, Wang Xinyi had cooked plenty, or the three of them might not have had enough.

After dinner, Jiang Siming cleared the dishes and wiped down the table. The two girls wanted to help but were "ruthlessly" turned down.

The cousin stayed a little longer, gave Wang Xinyi a few words of advice, and then left.

Wang Xinyi said goodnight to Jiang Siming and went back to her room.

Jiang Siming also returned to his bedroom, turned on his computer, and, full and satisfied, continued his battle in the world of PUBG!

Having earned 120,000 in one night, Jiang Siming was quite pleased.

But he was still considering whether to make use of his gaming skills as well.

Since he was playing PUBG anyway, and his skills were already pretty solid now.

Maybe he could become a streamer or a companion to earn some extra cash?

Money—who ever thought they had too much of it, right?

But streaming didn't appeal to him much yet. Mainly, he had no streaming experience, and even less in the way of popularity or a specialty.

Sure, his PUBG skills were strong now, but streaming wasn't just about skill.

The audience might not buy it.

The live streaming platform was a deep pool. If he started as a small streamer, even if he got popular, the platform would bleed him dry.

Besides, he didn't even have streaming equipment. He'd think about it later.

Companion work was different. Fast money, paid by the hour, and no worries.

Plus, he had the Voice Actor Skill. Wasn't that exactly what companion work was about? He had absolute confidence in that.

So, Jiang Siming logged into the recently popular Bixin Companion App, registered an account, applied to become a companion, and set his ID as "Ming."

As for his profile picture, Jiang Siming didn't plan to show his face.

He was selling his voice, not his body.

So he just slapped on a cartoon avatar of Crayon Shin-chan.

After uploading his ID info and filling in his companion services, Jiang Siming just had to wait for the result.

Bixin was efficient. A customer service lady immediately contacted Jiang Siming.

"Hello, are you Mr. Ming who applied for the companion service?"

The lady's voice was very sweet.

Sure enough, companions all made a living with their voices—even a random customer service rep had a pretty nice voice.

"Yeah, is there something that needs to be confirmed?" Jiang Siming replied.

There was a pause on the other end of the computer, and it took three seconds before the sound resumed.

"Sorry, I spaced out just now. It's like this, Mr. Ming—we need to re-verify some basic info. Is your companion service only for PUBG?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"Oh, it's just that your voice is really nice. I'd suggest you take on other services too, like other games, especially chat services. It'd definitely have a bright future."

The pause earlier was because the customer service lady had been captivated by Jiang Siming's voice.

Working as a customer service agent at Bixin, she'd heard countless nice male voices, all kinds.

But Jiang Siming's arrival made her revise her definition of "pleasant to the ear."

So she kindly offered advice, aiming to deepen his favorable impression and make a friend.

"No need. I only do PUBG companion play." Jiang Siming refused decisively.

"Oh, that works too. But Mr. Ming, your PUBG ID shows your score is only 1500, with a KDA of 3.0. At this score, you can't take high-end orders—you'll have to start from the bottom tier," the customer service rep reminded.

"What's the bottom tier like?"

"The bottom tier is usually twenty yuan an hour, and the platform takes a 40% cut."

That's a bit low.

Jiang Siming hesitated.

Hearing his silence, the customer service girl immediately offered kindly:

"Mr. Ming, this game score determines your companion tier, and I can't change that. But if you're willing to take on other services like chat companionship, I can take the liberty of upgrading you to gold-tier and give you a recommendation slot right away. What do you think?"

Jiang Siming's voice was simply too captivating.

The customer service girl knew very well that a voice like his, if it entered chat companionship, would be red-hot.

Those female clients would definitely fight over orders!

Even if she acted on her own, her superiors wouldn't blame her.

The customer service girl felt like she'd waited an eternity before Jiang Siming's voice sounded again.

"No need. I'll start from the bottom tier. I only take PUBG companion orders."

Hearing how stubborn Jiang Siming was, the customer service girl had no choice.

She could only upload Jiang Siming's information, confirm it, and put up his listing.

The customer service girl also did him a favor by giving him a recommendation slot.

Though the position was very inconspicuous, for someone with Jiang Siming's stats to get a recommendation was already a breach of protocol.

"Thanks." Jiang Siming knew she was helping him and expressed his gratitude.

"No problem~ I really like your voice. If I ever need a companion in the future, I hope you'll take my order!" the customer service girl said playfully.

"Sure, no problem. Your first order will be free." Jiang Siming replied with a smile, ending the chat. He then dove back into the game. Since no one had picked up his order yet, he could only solo queue for now.

Meanwhile, on Shark Platform, in the bustling PUBG livestream category.

Two Jedi Sisters were neck and neck in popularity. Dumb Sister and Tuan Tuan, the two chicken dinner queens, occupied the top two spots on the front page.