The Rise of the "Gaming Companion" Profession in Vietnam

The Rise of the "Gaming Companion" Profession in Vietnam

Published Time: 2016-04-18T14:55:00+07:00

Monday, 18/04/2016 14:55 GMT+7

Lê Nguyên (according to Sina) Monday, 18/04/2016 14:55 GMT+7

Wearing tight, revealing dresses and playing games with customers, the income of these young girls can reach hundreds of millions each month.

Online games have long attracted a huge number of teenagers, but unexpectedly, their development has given rise to a new profession: the gaming companion, attracting a large number of young, beautiful girls.

Accordingly, girls working as gaming companions are typically young, with balanced, attractive figures and pretty faces. The prettier they are, the higher the price for gamers to choose to play with them.

To pursue this career, these young girls, besides having to wear makeup, must also wear skimpy uniforms that show off their chests and legs. Furthermore, they must know how to overlook ordinary embarrassment because physical contact is unavoidable in this job.

Additionally, the ability to stay up late, or even skip meals to be by the gamers' side and serve them most attentively, is also one of the decisive factors for being hired.

Typically, girls working as gaming companions operate in large online gaming cafes equipped with modern facilities and massive accompanying accessories, capable of providing the "beautiful gaming companion" service.

When hired, the girls are also instructed on how to please gamers, as they pay a not-insignificant amount for meticulous service.

Always knowing how to enthusiastically participate when a gamer is on a winning streak, comforting and encouraging their spirit, and motivating them to take a step back to advance two steps when cornered are things the beautiful gaming companions must do.

Usually, girls in the gaming companion profession must also be gamers themselves, even skilled ones, to be able to advise and chat with players without going off-topic and making them uncomfortable.

The gaming knowledge of these beauties is very rich, typically covering the most popular games or the characteristic games of the cafe where they work.

However, due to the nature of the work being in the evening and involving frequent physical contact, the gaming companion profession is often stigmatized by society.

In reality, because the gamers using the "beautiful gaming companion" service are often businessmen, white-collar workers—people with money who have their own jobs during the day and only have time to play online games at night—the girls are also forced to work many night shifts.

Regarding clothing, gamers do not require the girls to dress according to their preferences; most uniforms are prepared in advance by the gaming establishment, and the girls must wear them.

Alongside girls choosing sexy uniforms to wear, some girls in this profession choose innocent, angel-like outfits.

Although despised by many, considered an unclean profession that entertains gamers, many young girls still firmly pursue it. The reason is only one: their monthly salary far exceeds that of ordinary office workers.

According to a report, the salary of beauties working as gaming companions can reach up to 30,000 Chinese yuan per month (about 105 million VND), an extremely lucrative salary in today's job-crisis society.

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