Evolutionary Superstar

While reading Foundations of Modern Acting, Lin Haoren soon realized his past knowledge wasn’t completely useless to the system.

Even though he had to relearn his Acting Skill from the ground up, he received a proficiency buff, which shortened the time to master the skill.

Unfortunately, this proficiency buff wasn’t permanent.

By the time the proficiency bar reached for Intermediate-level Acting Skill reached [900/1,000], the proficiency gains dropped to the 7-point average range.

Ding!

[Reading Foundations of Modern Acting, gaining insight into emotional expressions and character analysis: Acting Skill Proficiency +8]

[Reading Foundations of Modern Acting, improving script interpretation and improvisation: Acting Skill Proficiency +7]

...

[Acting Skill has reached the advanced-level mastery, Proficiency: 1,004/10,000. Next level: Expert]

After grinding out the last one hundred proficiency points to reach Advanced-level Acting Skill, Lin Haoren finally put down the old textbook.

Meow!

Human, I am hungry! When are you going to feed me?! This Sacred One is starving!

Hearing Oreo’s protest, Lin Haoren checked the time, then gave him an apologetic smile.

6:13 pm

By this time, he should have already finished cooking and started eating. He had been too focused on reading and lost track of time.

"Sorry, Oreo. I’ll fill your bowl right away."

The tuxedo cat dodged his head pat, expressing his strong discontent.

Human, I’m not that easy to appease!

Lin Haoren smiled wryly.

After filling the cat bowl with premium cat food, he cooked his own meal for dinner, even if it was later than usual. He no longer considered instant noodles or takeouts.

Although this choice consumed more time and effort, it also gave him a sense of fulfillment and progress.

He was no longer drowning.

Why would he throw himself back into the water to drown again?

Buzz!

Su Xiaoran sent a message on HappyChat.

RanRanCat: Brother Lin, I got your temporary visitor access approved. How will you thank me? (Happy_face) (Smile) (Expectant_gaze)

Lin Haoren smiled, then sent a reply.

Chasing Dawn: I’ll cook you a sumptuous feast for lunch and visit the set tomorrow to deliver it. Is that good enough?

RanRanCat: It’s enough! (Happy) (Happy) (Happy)

Lin Haoren figured he should also appease Mu Qingxue by giving her a share too. Otherwise, this A-list celebrity could make things difficult for him.

She certainly had this power.

Chasing Dawn: By the way, Ran Ran, I’ll be flying to Beiyang City on the 11th and probably won’t be back for a whole week or longer. I accepted an offer to participate in A Home for Paws as a special guest with Oreo.

When Su Xiaoran saw this message, her heart was immediately torn.

On the one hand, she was happy that Lin Haoren finally had the opportunity to appear on TV. On the other hand, she won’t see him for a week and eat his cooking.

RanRanCat: Congratulations, Brother Lin, you’ve finally made it... Boohoo, I won’t get to see you and eat your food for a week... (Happy_crying) (Happy_crying) (Happy_crying)

Lin Haoren was amused, seeing this reply.

Although he could understand her feelings, did she have to show her reluctance so openly?

Did she want him to comfort her?

Chasing Dawn: Alright, alright, one week isn’t that long. It’ll be over before you know. Since you got a good role, you’ll definitely be busy.

RanRanCat: I know, but still... (Broken_heart)

Lin Haoren spent a bit of time before he successfully comforted Su Xiaoran. After dinner, he cleaned up and logged on to Origin Literature.

The contract offer finally came in.

In 2025, contract signing became digital for convenience. He had Lumi analyze the contract. Seeing there was no issue, he spent a few minutes completing the contract signing.

...

The following day, Lin Haoren woke up at 6:00 am on the dot.

It was gradually becoming a habit.

With deep quality sleep, his bodily maintenance operated at maximum efficiency, and his energy was restored to peak levels.

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[System Log]

[Filmed short videos with Oreo, Directing Proficiency +200, Cinematography Proficiency +300]

[Wrote 20,000 words for Birth of the Demonic Saint, Storywriting Proficiency +800]

[Completed a set of Taijiquan exercises, Taijiquan Proficiency +500]

[Completed a set of massages, Massage Proficiency +200]

[Completed night skincare routine, Appearance +1]

[Body Management Skill has reached expert-level mastery, Proficiency 10,675/100,000. Next time: Master]

[Intelligence +1, Spirit +1, Perception +1, Charisma +2]

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Lin Haoren felt a surge of new energy after checking last night’s gains. Expert-level Body Management actually gave him quite a few attributes.

He actually gained 2 points in Charisma.

Did Intelligence, Spirit, and Perception affect his Charisma?

Most likely.

Charisma covered presence, likability, and influence. Intelligence, Spirit, or Perception must have improved his presence.

Although Lin Haoren couldn’t confirm it, he felt this was likely the case.

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[Attributes]

Physique: 13

Dexterity: 16

Intelligence: 13 (+1)

Spirit: 11 (+1)

Perception: 13 (+1)

Appearance: 68 (+1)

Charm: 50

Charisma: 60 (+2)

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Looking at the Spirit Attribute, which was finally above humanity’s average value, Lin Haoren personally felt the difference and realized its importance.

Spirit covered focused, willpower, creativity, and stress resistance.

A person could lack many things, but they mustn’t lack Spirit. Without sufficient Spirit, their life would be greatly impacted. They could be easily paralyzed by life’s challenges, unable to move forward, and fall into a self-destructive, vicious cycle.

Lin Haoren believed he was unable to break out of the loop precisely because he had been lacking Spirit.

However, this also made him question: Was his Spirit always lacking, or did it drop off in his later years?

After pondering for a bit, he realized he wouldn’t get an answer. As such, there was no point in dwelling on it. He should just focus on moving forward.

Lin Haoren’s focus quickly shifted to Appearance 68.

Once he completed his morning exercise and skincare routine, his Appearance should reach the 69-point value, right?

That would be the peak of good-looking. Appearance 70 was the beginning of handsome-looking.

Lin Haoren felt a little excited and expectant.

Suddenly, he smacked himself and shook his head.

Why was he focusing on this? Was he such a superficial person? Actually, who wasn’t a little bit superficial in this aspect?

He could confidently say that if everyone were given the choice to be ugly or handsome, no one would pick ugly.

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