Tuesday, May 14, 2013

interests= unexpected jobs

I just got a contract to translate for an online video game company. We started communication 4 weeks ago. I got an instant reply right after my first email, but the next email came two weeks later with some material as a test. After reading my trial translation, they were very pleased and they invited me to their company for more detail. I got outrageously excited and ran all the possible scenarios beforehand.

It's a must to describe my look for the interview. I was working on my professional impression. My decision was to wear my Betsey Johnson V neck black dress with black stocking in a pair of classic high heels by Bershka. I dyed my hair bright red a night ago. In the morning, I woke up early to straighten my hair, and put darker, perhaps even a hint of Goth eye make-up on. The look translated well. They said, "you look very professional" many times during the meeting!

In short, I charmed them and settled a 10000+ USD(current+updates in the future) contract(for about 30-45 days of work). They were especially impressed when I told them that I played Left4Dead, Civ 5, Terraria, and of course, Diablo 3, with the information of my 4 paragon 10+ characters from 5 level 60 characters. The lead told me that he had never met any translator who's as serious as a gamer.

It didn't take them much time to think after interviewing me. They first told me that I would hear from them in about a week. But the morning after, they called me and told me that they were writing out the detail of the contract for me. I was so afraid to jinx it and I couldn't tell my mom before mother's day. After the confirmation call, I finally called her and told her about this surreal deal. She was very happy that I could get a paycheck even from one of my silly interests.

What can I say? Don't ever be shy in the geek world! Stick with your interests! Do what you love, something else may come with it. If nothing comes, you've got a great time already!