Kapitel 63: Crafting The Perfect Male Lead
Su Yan looked up to where the voice of the System seemed to be coming from. "Hey, how can I leave this place?"
[Has the host finished the test?]
"No, but … I at least have to tell Nie Chang where I went, don't I?" He waited but this time the System didn't answer. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to leave the Special Dimension before he finished the test.
Su Yan sighed. Well, it probably wouldn't take much time and maybe this was one of those dimensions that weren't part of the normal timeline so that not even a second would have passed when he returned to the normal world. Wasn't that how it normally happened in novels?
Mn, he should just concentrate on the test.
Su Yan rubbed his chin and slowly circled his protagonist. This was really marvelous! Crafting characters like this was fun! Now, what had the System said how he was supposed to give his character a personality? Just think about it to try it out and then say it out loud to finalize it?
He went back in front of his character and stared at his face to not miss any change in his expression. 'Friendly,' he thought and the corners of the character's mouth lifted in a graceful arc.
Su Yan clasped his hands over his mouth. Whoa! That really was a pleasant smile! This was definitely a good character for a romantic story! Wouldn't every woman love a handsome, gentle and proper gentleman such as this?
…
Su Yan crouched down on the floor and cradled his head. Oh no! He had completely forgotten about it but there wouldn't be any woman with this shitty System! That so-called 'Lovely' thing was gay! It wanted him to pair up men!
Su Yan's lips twitched. Wait. Why was he complaining about that? He himself had a boyfriend since today. There was nothing strange about that.
He nodded to himself, stood up and turned to the other platform. If he understood it correctly, he would still be able to change both characters later on. For now, his protagonist was alright as he was.
Su Yan stared at the second platform. Alright. He had no idea how he should create a compatible character for his protagonist. Mn, most likely, it would be a good idea to use the tips he had gotten from the System with the basic character taskline.
What had it said which archetype a good male lead could be? Well, if he remembered correctly, then more or less every archetype could be used as the male lead. The System had mentioned him for the Hero, the Caregiver, the Sage, the Explorer, the King, and the Lover. Only the Creator had been suggested for the protagonist instead. But there had been some gradation: The ones most suited to the male lead seemed to be the Hero and the Lover while the others might just be alright or might be better suited to other positions.
"Alright, so I guess my male lead should be a hero and a lover. Now about his appearance …" Su Yan honestly had no idea. If he actually went with that protagonist, then he'd need some kind of cultivator-type character, someone who was compatible with him and wouldn't be left behind like a normal human. "Mn, he should be a cultivator, too."
Su Yan imagined one of those ancient robes and the image of a person slowly started to form in front of him. The only problem was … the person didn't have a face.
Su Yan pursed his lips. Alright. This was creepy. He needed to think of something as fast as possible. His male lead had to be handsome, though. Someone like Nie Chang …
Su Yan smiled wryly. Alright, this Special Dimension worked too fast. Just when he had thought of Nie Chang, that male lead actually started to look like his best friend. Ah, no, like his boyfriend.
This probably wasn't good? First of all, which cultivator had short hair? It needed to be long! Guys with long hair were cool! He tried to ignore that this person looked like Nie Chang now and imagined him with long hair.
Alright, much better! Now he just needed to change the face a bit. It shouldn't be a problem if his character resembled someone he knew, right? Nie Chang was really handsome, after all.
Su Yan looked at that familiar face and pursed his lips. Hmph. How was Nie Chang so good-looking even with long hair and in ancient garments? This face of his was not scientific at all!
"Honestly, Ah Chang, have you ever thought about becoming a model? Or maybe an actor? I bet the women would all go crazy about you."
The cultivator-like Nie Chang actually smirked in response.
Su Yan leaped back and clutched his chest. Oh my god! Could the System not scare him so much?! He nearly would have thought the real Nie Chang stood in front of him!
"I guess I thought a bit too much before." Indeed, when imagining Nie Chang in front of him earlier, he had actually thought of that slight smirk. It seemed like the Special Dimension had picked up on that and made it part of the male lead's personality.
"Ah, but it's not too bad. If I can fall for you, then other people would also recognize how great you are. I guess you're really suited to become the model for a male lead." He grinned at the Nie Chang look-alike and finally went to work with remodeling him a bit.
Those sensual thin lips he had had the pleasure of feeling for himself became a little more curved, that long and straight nose ended up slightly crooked and since it was supposed to be a cultivation story those dark eyes lightened up and were adorned with golden specks. He also made them a bit thinner and narrower.
Honestly, Su Yan had always hated that cliche of the peerless martial arts genius. Why couldn't those guys look like normal people and had to be some celestial beauties instead? Sure, they would shed impurities thanks to their cultivation but that was the inside of their body, not the appearance they had been born with!
This version of his boyfriend was something he felt would make a great character in a cultivation story. He was handsome but not overly so. In fact, he had a slightly evil charm about him that might be able to lure people in.
Su Yan actually felt his heart thump while looking at this character.
He hurriedly turned away and pressed a hand to his chest once more. Nie Chang had looked at him like this, too! Ah, it seemed he had really crafted the perfect male lead. Thanks to his boyfriend.
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yansusustories You hear that, Nie Chang? Not only Official Shen Lu thinks you're the perfect gong. Even your boyfriend thinks so! You should do something with that!
Kapitel 64: Apprentice Of Dating
Su Yan stared at his creation and felt a bit smug. This had really been too easy! Ah, wait. He still had to finalize the male lead's personality, hadn't he?
Su Yan pressed his lips together and tried to come up with the most fitting words to describe Nie Chang. Finally, a spark of inspiration hit him. He pointed at the character with his forefinger and grinned. "Speaking in circles!" Because, honestly, wouldn't he and Nie Chang have gotten together way sooner if he hadn't beaten around the bush for so long?
"Smug," he added on and observed how that slight smirk on the Nie Chang-lookalike got more prominent. "Mn …" Su Yan continued to ponder. "He loves to tease people but overall he's nice. He cares very much about his friends and would always help them. But he isn't all that nice to people he doesn't like. So, I guess you could say he's a bit two-faced?" Well, it wasn't that bad with the real Nie Chang even though he showed pretty clearly whom he liked and whom he disliked. It would probably make for an interesting character, though. He really wondered how such a person would turn out in a novel. Ah, actually, he might want to write that.
Su Yan looked at his male lead and smiled. The character narrowed his eyes in response. Ugh. Su Yan shuddered and hurried over to his protagonist. The System had wanted him to craft characters for a short story, not a novel, so this much should be alright.
He examined his protagonist instead but couldn't help and peek at that cultivator Nie Chang. They were a couple now. If Nie Chang was the model for the male lead, then he should be the model for the protagonist, shouldn't he?
Su Yan grinned and started to adjust his character. Actually, he felt like this was a good idea. After all, wouldn't it be strange if he just took a character he had already crafted quite some time ago? Even if the System allowed it, he wouldn't feel good about it. No, taking it as a basis to work with was alright but he couldn't keep everything. He had to change the character a bit.
Su Yan stared at his protagonist when he had finished. The character had about 40% similarity to the one he had imagined originally and about 60% similarity to himself. And it was surprisingly … cute?
Su Yan patted his own cheeks. It wasn't that easy to craft a character after his own image. After all, there were things he'd be more conscious about then when he took Nie Chang as a model. For example, he had always felt a bit bad about his weight. It wasn't that he was too plump but his cheeks were slightly more rounded. After spending so much time with a tall, lean and muscular guy like Nie Chang that fellow men would have to look up to if they wanted or not he hadn't been able but to feel a bit inferior.
But seeing these things on this character now he actually felt that they weren't bad. Was Nie Chang looking at him like this? Then it was probably no wonder that he had actually fallen in love with him.
Su Yan shook his head. This wasn't important now! He had to finish this test as soon as possible and return to the real world. After all, he still didn't know if time would really stand still while he was in his Special Dimension. If it didn't and he had just disappeared on Nie Chang … Argh, he didn't even want to think about it!
Su Yan concentrated on his protagonist again. He felt like he was good-looking enough, even though he was rather cute than handsome. Now, all that was left to do was to give his protagonist a fitting personality.
Su Yan looked from his protagonist to his male lead and back again. Those two had to be compatible. He still hadn't found out what kind of requirements the System had for the compatibility so he could only go with what he himself thought. And in his opinion, a couple would be especially compatible if they had some things in common but also differed a bit so that they could complement one another.
Both were cultivators so they'd have a common interest in cultivation. And seeing how this version of Nie Chang had that type of evil charm his protagonist could probably stay as a nice person.
Su Yan grinned and rubbed his hands. "He should be a person that's nice through and through! Someone with a sunny disposition, who likes to smile and always offers a friendly word to others. He helps without asking for compensation and even if someone does him harm, he wouldn't retaliate if it wasn't absolutely necessary. He isn't one of those typical young masters that are always out to take revenge. Instead, he's more like … like a role-model for a true cultivator!"
Su Yan grinned. "Alright. System, I'm finished!"
[Is the host sure that he wants to turn in his test?]
"Yes." Su Yan nodded. He felt like there wasn't much else he could do. Both characters had gotten their appearances and pretty distinct personalities. Their compatibility should also be quite high. What else could be done?
[Processing material.]
[Evaluating protagonist.]
[Evaluating male lead.]
[Calculating compatibility.]
[Processing complete.]
[Appraising skill level.]
[Organizing results.]
[Protagonist — outward appearance: 5/5
Protagonist — personality: 4/5
Male lead — outward appearance: 5/5
Male lead — personality: 4/5
Calculated compatibility of the created characters: 100%
Congratulations! The host managed to pass the test! The host's rank is promoted from 'Lovely Novice' to 'Apprentice Of Dating'.]
[Issuing rewards.]
[With the promotion, the host receives the following rewards:
Statistics: publishing stats
Tasks: special tasks (intermediate)
Special Dimension: crafting simple settings]
[The test has been finished. The host may leave the Special Dimension through the door in the middle now.]
Su Yan's lips twitched. He didn't know how to react anymore. First, he had felt nervous when the System was evaluating his characters, then he had become giddy when the first results came out and now he had no idea what to say anymore.
Apprentice Of Dating?! What the hell was this about? He had thought this was about making him into a successful author! This shitty System had obviously cheated him again!
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Ah, actually, he might want to write that.
You know, Su Yan, I'm actually with you there. I'm sure these two characters you created would be an especially ... interesting pairing ...
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