Kuan Chihhung gives guidance to the voice actors, Xiamen, Fujian province, Aug 23, 2024. [Photo by Liu Chongyi/chinadaily.com.cn]

They also had a special task in the award ceremony — delivering a live dubbing performance together with three young voice actors, Wang Zekun, Duan Yunze, and Xie Wanwan, who are from the Chinese mainland. This cross-Strait collaboration dubbing performance, the highlight of the award ceremony, was guided by Kuan.

Before the event, these young actors could only meet online to practice. Despite the distance, the contestants from both sides of the Strait have already left great impressions on each other.

"Their basic skills are solid. The pronunciation, enunciation and breath control of them are extremely precise," Yayian said.

The day before the performance, the team just met for the first time in person in Xiamen. "We had never met before, but it felt so familiar when we finally did. They're our compatriots, and their enthusiasm has touched me. Working with them on the voice performance was truly a joy," mainland contestant Xie said.