Chapter 659 - Propaganda routine (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Beautiful April” was a film adaptation of a modern classic. Just before production was announced, book fans had craned their necks, expecting much from this. The “aestheticians” were troubled, caught up between the anticipation of seeing their favorite characters come to life on the big screen and the idea of leaving the sacred untouched, untainted…

After all, live-action movie adaptations rarely ever lived up to the expectations of the fans of the source material.

Novel readers always watched these adaptations with apprehension, ready to nitpick at the slightest offense. As they did so from their elevated perches as long-time fans, their hearts would be filled with ego.

Those iconic characters better be given justice. The more iconic a character, the more was to be expected from their actors and actresses!

Contrary to what was expected, the investors of this year favored young, handsome boys and beautiful girls who already had fan followings of their own. While these people looked good, their actings skills were typically abysmal. It would be alright if you had them stand as glass vases. But as actual characters with depth, emotion, and complexities? That was asking for too much.

It was torture for the actors, it was torture for the crew, and it would be torture for the audience…

The actor for the male protagonist of “Beautiful April,” Liu Xingxing was still within acceptable margins. After all, he was one of the few young, accomplished actors. He was versatile, and had already proven himself within many drama series, webseries that were all successful in their own right. He rarely ever let his audience down.

Even fans of the novel agreed that he was a suitable choice. He looked like him, and he would definitely be able to act like him. Of course, some of Han Leng’s carefree fans thought that Lu Xingxing’s appearance could not hold a candle to Han Leng’s beauty. How could he act as the male protagonist, Gu Yuan?

Some readers could never tell the difference between the author and the protagonist. They had always considered the protagonist to be like the avatar of the author, when in fact, talented writers never reused the same personalities on their protagonists when writing a new book…

Protagonists rarely took after their creators. Writers came in all shapes and sizes, all forms of life. Some enjoyed abusing their protagonists, others treated the protagonist like their own children. Even more would turn the protagonist into an alternate version of themselves.

Of course, his fans only worshipped his beauty, thanks to Lady Zhao. After all, Lady Zhao was a master of makeup. She had great taste in fashion and trends. With some makeup, Han Leng had turned from a slightly handsome student into a Clueless Chick Magnet. In addition to that, he had a reputation as a”Lady boss.”

With makeup, Photoshop, some social media uploads, and magazines, anyone could be turned into a god. Naturally, this also netted in great sales of his book.

Some female fans had admitted to buying Han Leng’s book, only because of his good looks. In addition to that, he had enrolled in Jiangnan University. That was a massive bonus!

Just like those silly men who allowed ladies to deceive them over the internet, Han Leng’s readers had been equally deceived. He was decent-looking, but he was not ‘that’ handsome. He was nothing like a real-life celebrity like Liu Xingxing.

Without the aura that Lady Zhao had fabricated for him, he might have never been able to experience such sudden, great success. It was like taking one step and flying to the sky.