Evolutionary Superstar

"Alright, Brother Lin!"

Su Xiaoran’s eyes lit up after hearing Lin Haoren’s suggestion, thinking it was an excellent opportunity to be intimate.

With only one script and two people, they undoubtedly have to sit side by side closely to read together.

"Brother Lin, I also have my script with me. Can we also study it together?" Bai Yiyi asked coyly.

"Bai Yiyi!"

Su Xiaoran immediately jumped to her feet and glared at Bai Yiyi like as if she had just stepped on her cat tail.

"What are you trying to do? Are you trying to steal Brother Lin from me?"

"I don’t understand what you mean, Ran Ran." Bai Yiyi stared at Su Xiaoran innocently and said, "I just want to act better and feel that Brother Lin might be able to give me some unique insights into my character."

These were not empty words; she truly felt this way.

Ideally, she would like Mu Qingxue’s guidance, but they weren’t familiar with each other, and Mu Qingxue had already left to practice with Shen Beichen.

Since that was the case, Lin Haoren was not bad either.

After all, he was also a graduate of Jinhai Academy of Drama. He was also a novel writer and had the entire collection of A Thousand Lifetimes With You.

Even if he couldn’t act well, his character and script analysis shouldn’t be too bad.

"Hmph, I don’t care," Su Xiaoran snorted and firmly said, "Even if you want Brother Lin’s help, you have to get in line. Brother Lin offered me help first!"

"Fine, fine, fine. It’s settled then. Brother Lin helps you first, then me next," Bai Yiyi happily said with a sweet smile.

Su Xiaoran immediately frowned. She felt like she had fallen into a trap.

If she had been firm enough, Brother Lin wouldn’t have chosen to help Bai Yiyi at all, right?

After all, they aren’t that familiar with each other...

Su Xiaoran quickly gave Bai Yiyi a dirty look, as if she had just swallowed a fly. In return, Bai Yiyi teased her by winking and poking out her tongue.

"Hmph!" Su Xiaoran decided to ignore her.

After she took out her script, Su Xiaoran and Lin Haoren sat side by side, reading it, which contained the scenes of the green tea villager girl, Liu Ruyan.

In reality, only Lin Haoren read the script seriously. Su Xiaoran was distracted; her mind lingered on the subtle physical contact between them during the reading.

"Looks like our Ran Ran has done some research," Lin Haoren commented with a smile.

The printed copy of the script was filled with some notes and highlighted points. This showed Su Xiaoran had studied the script to understand and interpret her character, Liu Ruyan.

However, compared to a veteran actor’s script analysis, Su Xiaoran’s copy was indeed lacking in many areas.

It still had a lot of unused space.

Nevertheless, after reading Su Xiaoran’s study notes, Lin Haoren was able to grasp her general understanding of Liu Ruyan’s character.

"What kind of person do you think Liu Ruyan is, Ran Ran?" Lin Haoren suddenly asked.

"Isn’t she just a typical green tea girl? Because she envies Mo Qingran’s stable, good life, she seduces Lin Tian in order to replace her?" Su Xiaoran replied with doubt.

"Indeed, Liu Ruyan is a green tea girl." Lin Haoren nodded before saying, "However, this green tea girl isn’t just a plot device used by the author to create hardship for Mo Qingran and Lin Tian in this first reincarnation."

"If that was all there was to it, Teacher Mo’s novel wouldn’t be so highly regarded and considered a timeless masterpiece. Each of Teacher Mo’s characters is written very vividly, as if they are alive with real emotions."

"As such, we should also treat Liu Ruyan as a real person, and not just a simple green tea villager girl. Only by doing this can we begin to understand and unmask all of her emotions and motives," Lin Haoren said.

"Then... In your opinion, Brother Lin, what kind of person is Liu Ruyan?" Su Xiaoran sincerely asked with interest.

She was surprised by Lin Haoren’s words and wanted to hear more.

Even Bai Yiyi listened with rapt attention.

"Liu Ruyan is indeed a green tea girl. However, her main motive for seducing Lin Tian isn’t envy of Mo Qingran. In my opinion, she is actually driven by desperation and helplessness."

"Desperation and helplessness?" Su Xiaoran uttered with surprise.

"Indeed." Lin Haoren nodded, mentioning, "The script may have missed some important details, but these clues can all be seen in the original novel."

"That’s why, when you study characters in the future, don’t just look at the script. Try to see beyond the script as well, especially if it’s a minor character in the story like Liu Ruyan."

"After all, if the scriptwriter lacks interest in writing such supporting characters because they aren’t the main focus of the story, the only people who suffer are the actresses who play them."

"In Liu Ruyan’s case, her desperation and helplessness come from her family, village, and world setting."

"Yunxi Village is poor, and the world is suffering from famine. Liu Ruyan’s father is a violent drunkard, and her mother is a loose woman who sells her body for food."

"Under these circumstances, how could they raise such a sunny, sweet, and pure daughter like Liu Ruyan appears on the surface?"

"Look at this part. Why does Liu Ruyan like to wear clothes with lots of skin coverage despite her poor background? Why does she link her hands behind her back every time around Lin Tian?"

"If we look at these minor details, we can actually see that Liu Ruyan was likely taught to be a green tea girl by her mother, and she wears much clothing to hide possible scars and bruises from her father’s beatings."

"Liu Ruyan hides her hands behind her back because she doesn’t want her rough skin and scars to be seen."

"This also shows that she has an inferior complex in front of Lin Tian, or she actually has genuine feelings for him as well. Thus, she complies with her mother’s plan to approach him."

With every word Lin Haoren spoke, Su Xiaoran’s surprise and shock grew.

She never imagined his character analysis to be so detailed. She missed so much important information and clues in her original study.

"After taking all of these factors into account, we can assume that whenever Liu Ruyan sees Lin Tian and Mo Qingran, her eyes will express quite a few hidden emotions."

"You probably got chewed out by Director Guo before because he found your eye expression too simple, right, Ran Ran?"

"You can even figure that out, Brother Lin?" Su Xiaoran stared at Lin Haoren with amazement, her eyes gleaming like stars.

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