Super Species Player

Chapter 490 The Origin of "The Whisper of the Inner Demon"

Hearing Yu Xuan's counter-attack, Jiang Qian's newly accumulated good impression of her limited to her feminine characteristics also disappeared! That weird desire to win and lose came back again:

"Peeping? Sorry, this is my territory."

Jiang Qian hugged his shoulders and ridiculed him in his mature tone: "There is no need to peek, I can watch you perform openly."

Watching your performance is a response to Yu Xuan's behavior of misleading others.

Jiang Qian thought he had made a beautiful counterattack!

However, Yu Xuan did not show any signs of anger after hearing this. Instead, he was slightly startled, and a moment of light flashed in his eyes!

Then, she smiled and approached him expectantly, asking, "Can you tell I'm acting? How's my acting?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Qian was about to respond, but he had completely deviated...

The following developments became inevitable:

"My acting, how's my acting? Tell me!" Yu Xuan was very excited.

"Oh," Jiang Qian's mouth moved, but he was stunned by the question, "What's your acting..."

Yu Xuan blinked: "Guess?"

Jiang Qian's mind naturally emerged with the most impressive scene just now: "...Snake spirit?"

"Oh~" Yu Xuan immediately looked angry, "It's Bai Suzhen!"

"Isn't that still a snake spirit..."

"What do you mean by your frivolous expression? 'Snake demon' and 'Snake spirit' are two completely different concepts, okay?" Yu Xuan explained, while telling about her adventure of being discovered by a scout and invited to the crew for an audition.

…

Jiang Qian “watched” the interaction between himself and his sister Yu Xuan from an off-stage perspective, with similar emotions surging in his heart, but with different tastes.

He suddenly realized that in his memory of his youth, his sister was always good at reducing conflicts from big to small, and from small to nothing, which prevented many of his bad emotions from being fostered. On the contrary, his sister’s existence contributed to the nourishment of many positive emotions in his heart.

As shown in this “sealed” memory, his hostility towards his sister was inexplicably resolved, and his attention immediately shifted to the matter of “acting”.

…

“What, let me act with you? Haha, I’m busy.”

In order to fully strike down Yu Xuan’s arrogance at home, Jiang Qian of course criticized whenever he got the chance, so he struck down his sister’s “acting skills” just now, calling it “drawing a tiger but not a dog”…

Yu Xuan, on the other hand, after listening to the criticism, invited Jiang Qian to cooperate in the play to help her better understand the role and achieve the best practice effect.

Of course Jiang Qian would not agree. He had just criticized the other party for his poor acting skills. Wouldn't it be the same as jumping into the other party's trap if he participated in the cooperation? In addition, he really had no interest in this kind of "playing house" game.

"Please help me. I finally got such an interesting script! If I can succeed in the audition, I might become a hit and become famous and rich from then on!"

Yu Xuan gave a daydreamy speech with a face full of longing:

"Once my sister becomes famous at a young age, do you think I can still treat you badly? When my sister makes enough money, I will definitely change our house into a big house! I will arrange separate rooms for you and Jiang Yang, so that you don't have to be unhappy with each other all day long..."

"You like to make empty promises so much?" Jiang Qian said bluntly, "You think I'm young and easy to deceive, right?"

"No, my sister needs you..." Yu Xuan looked pitiful.

"I'm not interested. The Legend of the White Snake is too childish."

Jiang Qian was not only unmoved, but also took the opportunity to turn on the "venomous tongue" mode and bombarded the plot of The Legend of the White Snake!

In his opinion at the time, the myth of The Legend of the White Snake not only greatly challenged the bottom line of human ethics, but also the plot setting was quite sloppy:

How could a snake demon who had practiced for thousands of years be a love-brained? In order to repay the kindness of the previous life, not only did he devote himself and work hard, but he also directly sacrificed his thousand-year Taoism...

In fact, the reason why Bai Suzhen went to Xu Xian to repay her kindness was also due to the guidance of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which was equivalent to a task that must be completed in order to improve her cultivation.

There are many ways to repay kindness, so why do you have to sacrifice yourself? Since the purpose is to ascend, why do you have to sacrifice a thousand years of Taoism for a phased task?

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Looking at Xu Xian again, Jiang Qian doesn't have much good feelings for this character.

In his words, Xu Xian is timid, cowardly, indecisive, and irresponsible. Apart from being kind, what virtues and qualities can make Bai Suzhen, a peerless beauty who has cultivated for thousands of years, fall in love with him?

Moreover, he is the kind of person who spends money and labor, gives birth to children, and does not care about the consequences and costs...

Two words to sum it up: This is difficult to comment!

However, to Jiang Qian's surprise, Yu Xuan actually listened to his criticism seriously. Not only that, he also fully agreed with his thinking ability and conclusions.

Just when Jiang Qian was full of doubts, Yu Xuan suddenly changed the subject: "In fact, what I got is not the well-known "Legend of the White Snake" script, but the adapted prequel of "Legend of the White Snake"!"

"Prequel?"

"Yes, the prequel tells another story, the "origin" of the White Snake and Xu Xian."

After hearing this, Jiang Qian realized that his critical evaluation just now did no harm to the script in Yu Xuan's hand.

On the contrary, according to Yu Xuan, this "adapted prequel" is intended to make up for the unreasonable plot of "The Legend of White Snake", and the male protagonist Xu Xuan, that is, the previous life of Xu Xian, is portrayed as a brave, straightforward, affectionate and righteous man; although he was born in troubled times, his heart is towards light, and his words and deeds show the brilliance of human nature.

In the script, Xu Xuan stepped forward to rescue the White Snake from danger many times. As a human being, he did not distinguish between monsters and animals. When the White Snake was most vulnerable, he gave her both action and spiritual support, leading her out of confusion; in order to stay with the White Snake, he would not hesitate to give up his essence and turn into a monster.

And it was for this Xu Xuan that the White Snake gave up all her cultivation, so that she could later taste the best of the world in pursuit of Xu Xuan's soul.

In this way, it is easier to understand the deep love and loyalty of Bai Suzhen to Xu Xian in "The Legend of White Snake".

"Well done, the woman that Xu Xuan saved with his life was sent to Leifeng Pagoda by Xu Xian." Although the prequel was well-set, Jiang Qian couldn't help but complain.

Outside the play, Jiang Qian couldn't help laughing while "watching". He was already looking forward to the content of the next audition with his sister.

The sealed memory must have a special reason for being sealed.

And he also knew the main plot of this film.

Of course, this script was not made into a live-action movie for various reasons, but was changed into an animated movie, but the main plot was indeed as described by Yu Xuan, without much adjustment.

"Help me!"

Yu Xuan pulled his brother's arm and began to coax him: "Please, it's too embarrassing to perform a one-man show alone, and you have to imagine the opponent out of thin air. It's so difficult... What would I do without you?"

"You can go find Jiang Yang. He's been quite free recently. Maybe he's interested."

"No, his temperament doesn't fit the role!" Yu Xuan said without hesitation.

This sounded a bit flattering, but Jiang Qian was very happy.

Jiang Qian was particularly pleased to see his sister's humble attitude. He was also very curious about the name of the White Snake prequel, so he agreed:

"What's in it for me to promise you?"

"When I gain both fame and fortune, I'll marry you a wife!"

"No need, let's do something practical!"

"Well... I'll give you half of my pocket money next month?"

Jiang Qian raised three fingers without hesitation.

"30%?"

"How is that possible? It's three months." Jiang Qian raised his eyebrows.

Yu Xuan gritted his teeth: "...Deal!"

There were three scenes in the audition.

The first part is a fight scene, which requires the auditioning actors to design their own movements according to the music. The main focus is on the actors' movements and body shape, and fighting experience;

The second part is that Xu Xuan and the White Snake are trapped in the Demon-Suppressing Tower. The White Snake is moved by Xu Xuan's acceptance of her snake-demon identity and takes the initiative to "advance the relationship". This is the only passionate scene in the whole play;

The third part is the climax at the end. Xu Xuan is about to be annihilated, and the White Snake cries in grief and expresses her heart. This is the "eye" of the whole play.

According to the rules, the auditioning actors must perform the part they are drawn to. Some directors will require all or even more.

So Yu Xuan simply prepared everything.

For the fight scene, Jiang Qian cooperated less. He basically watched from the sidelines and gave some non-professional opinions verbally.

Although Jiang Qian did not directly participate in this process, when his sister grasped the temperament of the character and completed a set of self-designed movements with her proud figure and agile posture, Jiang Qian was still moved!

Previously, Yu Xuan had not shown any desire to be an actor, nor had she learned any dance-related movements and body techniques, but the movements she designed were both sassy and smooth, and they also had the femininity unique to snakes, combining strength and softness, and she had an extraordinary temperament, and her gestures were just right in terms of expressiveness.

Even from the perspective of Jiang Qian now, he had to admit Yu Xuan's talent.

He couldn't help but think that perhaps Yu Xuan at that time had already mastered the power of a super-species, so that her artistic talent was additionally blessed...

The problem appeared in the second audition.

It wasn't Yu Xuan, but Jiang Qian who was acting with her.

Because this plot also included the male lead Xu Xuan's literary and action scenes, as well as passionate action scenes, Jiang Qian, who had never been exposed to professional performances, was somewhat uncomfortable.

So much so that whenever he started to narrate the lines, Yu Xuan would laugh, and then the practice became difficult to continue...

"Is it that funny?" Jiang Qian frowned.

"Yes, yes! You said the lines just like reading a text...hahaha..."

Jiang Qian was immediately depressed. Although he kept silent, he had already begun to think about quitting.

"Forget it, let's practice the last part first. Sister will help you find the feeling!" Yu Xuan said generously.

Jiang Qian did not refuse, nor did he stop.

The inexplicable desire to win was taking effect again - of course he would not admit that he gave up because he was not competent!

The last part was the highlight at the end of the prequel: Xu Xuan died to protect the white snake. When the white snake found out, Xu Xuan had frozen into an ice ball. As the formation continued, he was about to be shattered and his soul was scattered. At this time, all the reactions of the white snake became the climax of the whole part and even the whole plot.

For Yu Xuan, this was undoubtedly an extremely delicate and highly complex performance, requiring the actor to have a strong empathy and sense of belief.

But Jiang Qian's role was much easier. From the beginning to the end, he just had to stay still and act as an "ice ball".

This is what Jiang Qian thought.

However, he soon realized that this rehearsal would definitely not be "easy" for him...

"Come on."

Jiang Qian sat cross-legged on the old, worn-out sofa and stretched out an arm to Yu Xuan. According to the beginning of the audition, the White Snake that Yu Xuan was going to play was going to be nestled in Xu Xuan's arms.

"I'm very heavy, so you should be prepared." Yu Xuan said, and moved closer.

Jiang Qian snorted: "I know."

However, what he called "knowing" was just a perception.

When Yu Xuan actually lay down in Jiang Qian's arms, her shoulders pressed against Jiang Qian's arms, her thick black hair fell into Jiang Qian's arms, and then she lay down slightly to the side of Jiang Qian...This effect seemed to exceed the range of "perception".

Jiang Qian froze, just like the role he was playing.

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