More than anyone else, Lady Zhao strongly wanted this book to flourish . The romanticized version of Zhang Guorong had to be made known to the world . She wanted everyone in this world to know about this fantastic lady, even if she no longer walked on this earth . The world had to know this character, even if this was an improved, albeit romanticized version of a famous, deceased actress .
70% truth, 30% fiction were the most convincing lie possible . Creating a character who was perfect in every form with maxed out acting skills, would only result in boredom for the readers . As if we haven't read enough of those in novels . Some novels even categorized geniuses in different levels, such as regular geniuses, godly geniuses, lowly geniuses, etc . Geniuses and novels basically walked hand-in-hand, so how could they still end up stirring up hearts?
Let's not forget that Zhang Guorong actually existed . She once lived on the same earth as you now do . She was someone who once sat at the top of the world, earning international acclaim as an actress . Time may have robbed memories of her from the world . She had been too mysterious, too incognito . Hardly anyone spoke of her! Mystery in itself could be tedious if overused . Readers preferred to delve into the contents of their secrets .
In "Perfect Acting --- A Lifetime of Youth," she now had to opportunity to return to international recognition .
A living person would never experience such fame . The living was riddled with flaws . Others might not even see the good in people . As a legend, things are different . This was why there's the saying, "Being famous is not easy . "
But dig into the History of China, and you'll find another saying, "The death of a person is profound . " Zhang Guorong was untouchable in this state . She had what it took to topple typical, sensationalized news in the same vein as a streamer screwing up during a session or something like that .
Lesser-known celebrities were also seen rising into momentary fame, whenever they experience something like a simple divorce, contraband or something similar . Celebrities thrived on negative news .
Actors did not even bother asking about the details of their roles . They would pull off cheap imitations of greater actors, viralizing their work and raking in cash .
It was no longer the film or project flopping as a whole . It all fell down on the shoulders of actors and actresses .
Take a look at the upcoming live adaptation of Han Leng's "Beautiful April . " It was supposed to have an all-star cast, but budget constraints quickly got in their way, and they were forced to rope in less-experienced actors . Even so, it had not turned out to be a bad choice . In this case, Han Leng alone had proven sufficient to promote the film .
Zhang Guorong from "Perfect Acting --- A Lifetime of Youth" was a highly popular main character . The past her was already well-known enough . She just needed a slight push to reach the realm of Gods .
November came upon them . Zhao Youyue had kept one eye glued to the new arrivals in bookstores . She quickly procured her own copy of the book in the calm before the storm, and finished it in the blink of an eye . Oh, how cute had she been, playing her part as a lovestruck lady . It had been incredibly fun .
In the process, she had picked up some acting skills . This was similar to how she got to advance in her academics while possessing Xu Jing, even without her card .
She did not yet have the maxed-out, genius-level acting . Only the character card would be able to grant her that .
Zhao Youyue could see the potential in this book . It was a fun read, the story was engaging and thrilling, and there was not a single dull moment . It was basically a book regarding Zhang Guorong's life, and readers would be in for an exhilarating ride . How could it not be famous?
Even if it did not end up famous, she would use any methods possible to turn it into something famous .
Thus, Zhao Youyue set her plans in motion . Successful authors Su Li and Han Leng would be mobilized, but first, they needed to taste the book firsthand .
The famous streamer, Ah Yu would not be left behind either . She would one day proclaim to the internet that of all the Goddesses from the Golden Age of cinematography, she worshipped Zhang Guorong the most . Ah Yu would affectionately refer to Zhang Guorong as her imouto .
Zhang Guorong may not have gotten herself involved in the singing industry, but she had definitely dabbled in it before . It was time for Ah Yu to sing covers of Guorong's songs .
Ah Yu's Weibo sprung to life, throwing out a post that recommended "Perfect Acting -- A Lifetime Of Wonderful Youth" while dropping quotes and clippings from this actress' wonderful life .
She had also listed some of Zhang Guorong's major films to show how good of an actress was Guorong .
Other than that, she would start a trend of Zhang Guorong memes and clippings . Even stickers would be fine . She wasn't called the "Thousand Faced Actress" for no reason . Her face hosted a plethora of endless expressions, the likes of which were never seen, and would never be seen again .
If all this did not suffice, Lady Zhao still had her money . She should start paying advertisements for Zhang Guorong . So what if she gets found out?
Such actions would have proven to be futile if Zhang Guorong was still alive . A living target was a target that one could critique and poke at .
A dead person - well, who would want to poke at that?
Lady Zhao first confessing from the bottom of her heart that she was a diehard fan of Zhang Guorong, before actually spending money for the world to learn more about her idol, was not too big of an issue, right?
I'm a huge fan of my imouto, and I'm so proud of her that I would spend money for others to see her .
The world would have no choice but to accept that Zhao Youyue would do some outrageous things for her wife . She would stop at nothing to protect her wife .
Zhao Youyue was convinced that she had discovered a new method of harvesting character cards . Most of the character cards did not mean much now . The Zhang Guorong character card was all that mattered . Zhang Guorong would give her the power to be a world-class actress .
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