Chapter 11: Playing Myself

[LOL, are all the people at Shenghua idiots? So impulsive, like cannon fodder.]

[Ye Ansheng’s “Wu Hu” is so cute.]

[Fei Ran looks so cute telling jokes with a straight face.]

Even though it was still early, there were still a small group of people in the livestream, and they naturally witnessed the scene of Shenghua’s group causing trouble for Xie Feiran.

Now, the main vocalist of Shenghua looked even more embarrassed than before.

This must be what it feels like to die socially on the spot.

At that moment, Xie Feiran’s phone rang.

Cheng Yuan had already driven downstairs to wait for him.

“Brother Cheng, I’ll be right there.”

Xie Feiran finished speaking and quickly walked away.

After Xie Feiran left, Ye Ansheng stretched lazily, let out a “Wu Hu,” and shuffled back to his room in his slippers to sleep.

For some reason, the Shenghua group actually sensed a hint of mockery in Ye Ansheng’s “Wu Hu.”

After going downstairs, Xie Feiran got into Cheng Yuan’s car, ready to head to the main headquarters of Tina Continent, which was also located in Hai City.

“Luckily their company is also in Hai City; otherwise, going back and forth would waste a lot of time.”

Cheng Yuan said while driving.

“The filming site at Tina Continent has already been set up, and costumes and props are all prepared in advance. Just follow their instructions for the shoot; don’t be afraid.”

“Okay.”

Xie Feiran nodded.

Actually, Xie Feiran felt he might be quite familiar with them.

After all, the people in the original art and modeling teams were the ones who “created” him in the game.

After more than half an hour’s drive, Xie Feiran finally arrived at the Tina Continent Headquarters.

All the filming props were ready. After changing clothes, Xie Feiran was taken to the makeup room.

The makeup artist was already waiting inside.

Besides the makeup tools, she also held an illustration of the game character Xie Feiran.

Before meeting Xie Feiran, she had already thought about how to do the makeup to best match the character, aiming for no sense of discord.

But when she saw Xie Feiran enter, this experienced makeup artist was still visibly stunned.

She, Xia Jing, swore to the heavens that in her ten-year career, she had never seen anyone so perfectly matching a character.

The boy before her looked exactly like the game character Xie Feiran; she couldn’t find anywhere to apply her skills.

Long, arched brows, eyes like autumn water and glass, flawless skin, lips a soft cherry pink—the makeup artist felt her eyebrow pencil, colored contacts, and foundation were useless.

Even the faint flush at the corner of the character Xie Feiran’s eyes was naturally present on the boy before her.

“You look like this; I really don’t need to do makeup.”

The makeup artist sighed, then had Xie Feiran sit and tidied his hair to make it more like the character.

“Did you just dye your hair?”

Makeup artist Xia Jing looked at his hair, not seeing any black roots.

“It’s natural.”

Xie Feiran lowered his eyes.

“I’m a natural white-haired youth.”

“I see.”

Xia Jing said, then focused on styling Xie Feiran’s hair.

Because there was no need for makeup, Xie Feiran walked out of the makeup room within ten minutes.

The staff handed him a prop—it was the five-star weapon, Wind and Snow’s Song, from the game.

Xie Feiran took the prop, glanced at the script, and headed to the filming area.

The head of the story department wanted to explain the character to Xie Feiran but had to hold back a breath:……

He looked at Xie Feiran standing under the camera and couldn’t help pulling out his phone to message his colleague, Shi Baiyan, the head of the concept artist team.

Story Department Head: Lao Shi, let me tell you, that trainee named Xie Feiran didn’t even listen to my script explanation before starting the shoot. I don’t believe he can portray the real Xie Feiran.

Shi Baiyan, who was drawing a game scene, put down his digital pen and opened WeChat.

Concept Artist Team Head: Has the person already arrived?

Story Department Head: Just got here. I think inviting him to play Xie Feiran was a mistake from the start. You don’t know how much players hate entertainment industry celebrities.

Concept Artist Team Head: Does he look exactly like the character I drew?

Story Department Head: That’s his only advantage. He doesn’t even need makeup.

Concept Artist Team Head: I’ll come over now.

With that, Shi Baiyan immediately stood up, grabbed his phone, and walked toward the filming area.

Actually, Shi Baiyan was also quite dissatisfied with this person who looked exactly like his character.

When Xie Feiran first appeared, people even accused him of drawing based on someone else’s photo.

How could the proud Shi Baiyan endure that?

This was clearly a character he saw in his dreams and drew without any modification after waking up.

How could people say he copied someone else’s photo?

Was it possible that, with his reputation, Shi Baiyan couldn’t create a beautiful character from scratch?

With this resentment, Shi Baiyan walked into the filming area.

He saw the white-haired youth sitting on the steps in front of the cathedral door.

Noble attire made him look even more elegant and proper.

A snowflake badge on his chest glowed faint blue, like a crystal from ice and snow, matching Xie Feiran’s attributes perfectly.

Suddenly, countless flower petals fell from the sky.

The fluttering petals landed on the boy’s hair, softening the chill of the ice and snow.

The white-haired youth lifted his head and smiled at the “person” in front of him.

That smile made Shi Baiyan’s heart skip a beat—it was as if the character he’d drawn had stepped out of the picture.

“It’s been a long time. Did you meet new companions on Tina Continent?”

No!

Shi Baiyan answered in his heart.

How could anyone compare to you?

“I am the Commander of the Knights Order of the Light Church. I can’t travel the world with you, and that is indeed a bit of a regret.”

As he spoke, the white-haired boy showed a trace of sadness, but the next moment, he smiled gently.

“If you have interesting stories, be sure to tell me.”

Shi Baiyan looked at the momentary sadness on the youth’s face.

He’s a player—why bother taking risks? He might as well settle down in the Grand Cathedral of Light.

At this moment, the boy stood from the steps, unsheathing Wind and Snow’s Song.

The pale blue blade danced among the falling petals, quickly stirring up a current of air.

Countless petals gathered, then flew toward the “person” in front of Xie Feiran.

A shower of petals rained down.

At this moment, a snowflake-shaped silver badge appeared on the tip of Wind and Snow’s Song.

“Take it.

Don’t lose it again.

If you encounter danger, call my name.

No matter when, I will come to you.”

At this moment, everyone on site was stunned.

How did he attach the Snowflake Badge prop to the sword like that?

Shi Baiyan was even more unsettled.

He clearly saw a bright cinnabar mole on Xie Feiran’s right wrist.

The character in his dreams also had a cinnabar mole on the right wrist.

He included it in his first draft, but since it couldn’t be seen after modeling, he removed it from the design.

“Could he really be the god from my dreams?”

Shi Baiyan muttered in disbelief.

However, filming continued.

No one wanted to interrupt Xie Feiran, who was fully immersed in the role.

In front of the cathedral, the white-haired boy looked at the camera and spoke the final line firmly.

“Travel companion, no matter what, we will meet again.”

The boy’s expression was gentle and resolute, as if he truly was Xie Feiran of Tina Continent.

Filming ended.

The director couldn’t help but shout “Good!”

He now had full confidence in the finished product.

Originally, he thought the shoot would have constant NGs and retakes, but it passed in one go.

Thinking this, the director looked at Xie Feiran with admiration.

What is talent?

This is talent.

Someone who never learned acting was better than those actors who only knew how to widen their eyes.

Xie Feiran completely conveyed the charm of this character.

At that moment, he was the real Xie Feiran.

Finally, the director commented:

“If you’re willing to enter the entertainment industry, you will definitely have a great future.”

Xie Feiran set down Wind and Snow’s Song and replied to the director,

“I’ll consider it.”

“And also, how did you attach that badge to the sword?”

The director asked.

“I know a bit of Swordsmanship.”

Xie Feiran replied with a smile.

The director was even more delighted, slapping his thigh.

“The entertainment industry needs talents like you!”

While the director and Xie Feiran chatted enthusiastically, the story department head finally returned from the restroom.

Upon entering, he saw his colleague Shi Baiyan standing there in a daze.

“What’s wrong with you?”

The story department head asked.

“I’m going to ask my male god for his WeChat, hehe.”

Shi Baiyan immediately ran over.

“Teacher Xie, I’m your fan. Can we add each other on WeChat?”

Shi Baiyan asked.

Xie Feiran looked up at him, stunned.

Isn’t this the concept artist who drew him?

Does this count as his “mother” becoming his fan?

The story department head at the side was completely confused and couldn’t help but ask the staff nearby,

“Why did filming stop suddenly? Was the shoot not good?”

The staff gave him a strange look.

“It’s all done.”

“All done!”

***

The news that Tina Continent’s Xie Feiran character birthday PV would be released on July 8th spread, and players immediately began discussing it.

In the end, only one central idea emerged—if the acting is bad, curse!

Curse the game, curse the planners, curse the actors.

Anyone involved, curse them all!

Upon hearing the news, Song Qiusheng also began to look forward to it.

As long as Xie Feiran messed up, his hired trolls would drag Xie Feiran down.

Finally, at 9 a.m. on July 8th, Tina□□ released the character PV on time and sent out birthday blessings to Xie Feiran.

Players had already prepared their rants, but after clicking in, they came out converted.

At the same time, a heavyweight in the art world, Shi Baiyan, head of the Tina Continent original art team, posted a Weibo:

This is my first draft of Xie Feiran.

I dreamed of him, drew him, and then he appeared before me.

Perhaps this is fate.

This post instantly set off a storm among players.

For some reason, they gradually started to believe that Xie Feiran was truly Xie Feiran.

[As long as he doesn’t fall from grace, I’ll always be his fan.]

This sentence spoke the hearts of many players.

And Xie Feiran’s fans also sprang into action.

The Fan Club posted on Weibo:

“Little brother’s First Public Performance is about to begin, everyone let’s vote together, support him in debut, we’re all good sisters.”