Shift! The Side-Character Heroine - Chapter 585
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Chapter 585

That's right . Lady Zhao's smile was simply detestable . She totally denied forcefully obtaining the iconic character card "Zhang Guorong" through all forms of money spamming and striking up favors from her many acquaintances . Rather, she believed that she had merely been lucky in a gacha draw . This had been an absolutely a G.o.dly draw . When she needed a card that was related to acting skill the most, she had entered a self-help acting book by chance .

All her shady deals notwithstanding, Zhao Youyue had been most resourceful and capable indeed . Perhaps the "Two Dimensional Gate" that simply loved toying with Lady Zhao did not see this coming . She had been able to transform a self-help book into a bestseller . Moreover, she had walked away from it with "Zhang Guorong," a character with maxed out acting skills .

Zhao Youyue had been most cunning . She had picked a legendary actress who had a solid filmography and fanbase . Zeng Qinqin's book may be a bestseller, but the true icon had been Zhang Guorong . This character had earned her the iconic character card!

If only looked at Zeng Qinqin's book alone, getting a highly popular card would already be nothing short of a miracle…

Now that Zhao Youyue had earned "Zhang Guorong's" character card, she could now be confident of her acting ability . The reason Zhang Guorong was called the "The Queen with A Thousand Faces . " She was probably one of the pioneers of method-acting . She often lost herself in her roles, pulling off performances that epitomized perfection .

Of course, method-acting entailed significant risks . Several actors and actresses have ended up so deep in their roles that they would fail to re-emerge . This often resulted in depression .

Zhao Youyue was once again exempt from this side effect . She only had to switch off the character card . What risks are you talking about?

Moreover, she could probably use the "Zhang Guorong card" and act as other obtained iconic female characters, rather than use their individual cards . She knew these iconic characters intimately . She could easily method-act as them .

Zhao Youyue had made her decision . If she ever were to step into acting, she would only act as her wives . She was only there to defend their image from being sullied . This was just like her VA roles .

After all, too many original works have been ruined by any manner of adaptation, these days . "Disastrous camerawork, poor animation" was not limited to the lamentations of original authors; it was a widespread phenomenon .

Great authors might have the power to control the circ.u.mstances of their adaptations . Regular authors would never even be allowed into the studio . Receiving some copyright fees would already be considered a pleasant surprise…

It was early December . Lady Zhao was already on her way to being a seasoned University Student . Her "Food Research Club" had grown rather popular in the campus .

Lady Zhao had never been able to obtain any "light-emitting cuisine" genre that she had been longing for . But she was capricious as she was rich . Hiring a famous chef to cook for the members the entire day was not out of the question . The extra portions could be sold in the campus, not to earn money, but to show that her Food Research Club was indeed putting an effort into researching food . It was not some sort of "afternoon tea after school" gimmick .

She could use the contents of these club activities to request for higher fundings from the Student Council . After all, it was impossible to hire famous chefs with money alone . Without the ident.i.ty of the Zhao family, she could never procure imperial-level chefs .

Throughout the process, Zhao Youyue had used Xu Jing's learning ability to learn many new recipes . After a few dishes, she had conquered many people's stomachs . This had drastically increased the total number of Lady Zhao's admirers . The "female chef" attribute did not seem to earn many charm points within literary works . In reality, a terrific cook earned a terrific amount of fans!

Thus, the Food Research Club welcomed an upsurge of applicants . In a sense, this was Lady Zhao's "achievement . " With such an "achievement," she would be able to enter the Student Council and become the Deputy President of a particular department!

Zhao Youyue approved all the applications without hesitation . Many of the applicants were joining the club only to approach Zhao Youyue . I wonder, how would they react to find President Zhao Youyue leaving, not long after their induction?

Of course, true gourmets were among these applicants . Lady Zhao could read people like books at an uncannily high level . She placed these members responsible for more work than most . Her core members remained as Han Leng, Du Hang, and He Weiwei . They held their private meetings at other locations such as the independent bookstore that Han Leng frequented . It was as artistic and as elegant as one could imagine . It was the ideal place to order a cup of milk tea or coffee and chit-chat .

The latest meeting only involved Zhao Youyue and Han Leng . They did not meet in the bookstore, but the cla.s.sical concert hall . After all, the topic of that meeting was "Chu Luoxun . "

Han Leng was rather familiar with the place . He would never forget the first time he saw Lady Zhao turning into a G.o.ddess; it was as if he had seen Chu Luoxun in reality…

Han Leng was very nervous at that moment . He waited for Lady Zhao's answer . This was as close as one could get when it came to a confession!

He shook the awkward thought away . Confessing was impossible for him . He might not even get away with one in this lifetime . In his case, it was fated to be a pointless behavior . He had decided to be forever alone . This was the fool; this was Han Leng's idea of romance .

Han Leng had never been so unsure, so uncertain . He was even somewhat pessimistic about the whole thing ------ Could Lady Zhao even act as Chu Luoxun?

It was useless even if her characteristics were similar to Chu Luoxun . Did Lady Zhao even understand the basics of acting? Did she know how to act in front of the camera?

The more Han Leng thought, the more pessimistic he became . He even wanted to reject himself on Zhao Youyue's behalf . This unreasonable request had troubled Lady Zhao again . He was guilty on all accounts…

The truth could not be further . Lady Zhao was on the brink of blowing up in self-confidence . She was a European emperor; she was an overinflated hot-air balloon . Of course, she would jump at the opportunity to act as Chu Luoxun . Even if Han Leng did not ask, she would appoint herself . Chu Luoxun was her G.o.ddess wife!

"I'll do it! I'll pull off your perfect Chu Luoxun!" Lady Zhao boldly declared . As expected from a newly-wedded European emperor .

. . . . Thats right . Lady Zhaos smile was simply detestable . She totally denied forcefully obtaining the iconic character card Zhang Guorong through all forms of money spamming and striking up favors from her many acquaintances . Rather, she believed that she had merely been lucky in a gacha draw . This had been an absolutely a G.o.dly draw . When she needed a card that was related to acting skill the most, she had entered a self-help acting book by chance . All her shady deals notwithstanding, Zhao Youyue had been most resourceful and capable indeed . Perhaps the Two Dimensional Gate that simply loved toying with Lady Zhao did not see this coming . She had been able to transform a self-help book into a bestseller . Moreover, she had walked away from it with Zhang Guorong, a character with maxed out acting skills . Zhao Youyue had been most cunning . She had picked a legendary actress who had a solid filmography and fanbase . Zeng Qinqins book may be a bestseller, but the true icon had been Zhang Guorong . This character had earned her the iconic character card! If only looked at Zeng Qinqins book alone, getting a highly popular card would already be nothing short of a miracle… Now that Zhao Youyue had earned Zhang Guorongs character card, she could now be confident of her acting ability . The reason Zhang Guorong was called the The Queen with A Thousand Faces . She was probably one of the pioneers of method-acting . She often lost herself in her roles, pulling off performances that epitomized perfection . . . Of course, method-acting entailed significant risks . Several actors and actresses have ended up so deep in their roles that they would fail to re-emerge . This often resulted in depression . Zhao Youyue was once again exempt from this side effect . She only had to switch off the character card . What risks are you talking about? Moreover, she could probably use the Zhang Guorong card and act as other obtained iconic female characters, rather than use their individual cards . She knew these iconic characters intimately . She could easily method-act as them . Zhao Youyue had made her decision . If she ever were to step into acting, she would only act as her wives . She was only there to defend their image from being sullied . This was just like her VA roles . After all, too many original works have been ruined by any manner of adaptation, these days . Disastrous camerawork, poor animation was not limited to the lamentations of original authors; it was a widespread phenomenon . Great authors might have the power to control the circ.u.mstances of their adaptations . Regular authors would never even be allowed into the studio . Receiving some copyright fees would already be considered a pleasant surprise…. . . . It was early December . Lady Zhao was already on her way to being a seasoned University Student . Her Food Research Club had grown rather popular in the campus Lady Zhao had never been able to obtain any light-emitting cuisine genre that she had been longing for . But she was capricious as she was rich . Hiring a famous chef to cook for the members the entire day was not out of the question . The extra portions could be sold in the campus, not to earn money, but to show that her Food Research Club was indeed putting an effort into researching food . It was not some sort of afternoon tea after school gimmick . She could use the contents of these club activities to request for higher fundings from the Student Council . After all, it was impossible to hire famous chefs with money alone . Without the ident.i.ty of the Zhao family, she could never procure imperial-level chefs . Throughout the process, Zhao Youyue had used Xu Jings learning ability to learn many new recipes . After a few dishes, she had conquered many peoples stomachs . This had drastically increased the total number of Lady Zhaos admirers . The female chef attribute did not seem to earn many charm points within literary works . In reality, a terrific cook earned a terrific amount of fans! Thus, the Food Research Club welcomed an upsurge of applicants . In a sense, this was Lady Zhaos achievement . With such an achievement, she would be able to enter the Student Council and become the Deputy President of a particular department! Zhao Youyue approved all the applications without hesitation . Many of the applicants were joining the club only to approach Zhao Youyue . I wonder, how would they react to find President Zhao Youyue leaving, not long after their induction? Of course, true gourmets were among these applicants . Lady Zhao could read people like books at an uncannily high level . She placed these members responsible for more work than most . Her core members remained as Han Leng, Du Hang, and He Weiwei . They held their private meetings at other locations such as the independent bookstore that Han Leng frequented . It was as artistic and as elegant as one could imagine . It was the ideal place to order a cup of milk tea or coffee and chit-chat . The latest meeting only involved Zhao Youyue and Han Leng . They did not meet in the bookstore, but the cla.s.sical concert hall . After all, the topic of that meeting was Chu Luoxun . Han Leng was rather familiar with the place . He would never forget the first time he saw Lady Zhao turning into a G.o.ddess; it was as if he had seen Chu Luoxun in reality… Han Leng was very nervous at that moment . He waited for Lady Zhaos answer . This was as close as one could get when it came to a confession! He shook the awkward thought away . Confessing was impossible for him . He might not even get away with one in this lifetime . In his case, it was fated to be a pointless behavior . He had decided to be forever alone . This was the fool; this was Han Lengs idea of romance . Han Leng had never been so unsure, so uncertain . He was even somewhat pessimistic about the whole thing ------ Could Lady Zhao even act as Chu Luoxun? It was useless even if her characteristics were similar to Chu Luoxun . Did Lady Zhao even understand the basics of acting? Did she know how to act in front of the camera? The more Han Leng thought, the more pessimistic he became . He even wanted to reject himself on Zhao Youyues behalf . This unreasonable request had troubled Lady Zhao again . He was guilty on all accounts… The truth could not be further . Lady Zhao was on the brink of blowing up in self-confidence . She was a European emperor; she was an overinflated hot-air balloon . Of course, she would jump at the opportunity to act as Chu Luoxun . Even if Han Leng did not ask, she would appoint herself . Chu Luoxun was her G.o.ddess wife! Ill do it! Ill pull off your perfect Chu Luoxun! Lady Zhao boldly declared . As expected from a newly-wedded European emperor .