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Chapter 490: The Origin of "The Whisper of the Inner Devil"

After hearing Yu Xuan's accusation, Jiang Qian's newly accumulated good impression of her, which was limited to her feminine characteristics, disappeared completely! That weird desire to win returned:

"Spying? Excuse me, this is my territory."

Jiang Qian hugged his shoulders and taunted with his mature tone: "No need to peek, I can watch you perform openly."

Looking at your performance, this is a response to Yu Xuan's behavior of diverting trouble to others.

Jiang Qian thought he had made a beautiful counterattack!

However, after hearing this, Yu Xuan showed no sign of being angry. Instead, he was slightly stunned, and a bright light flashed in his eyes for a moment!

Then, she smiled and came closer to me expectantly, asking, "Can you tell I'm acting? How's my performance?"

"what?"

Jiang Qian was about to take the challenge, but the opponent had already gone completely off the track...

The following developments became inevitable:
"How was my performance? Tell me about it!" Yu Xuan was very excited.

"Oh," Jiang Qian's mouth twitched, but he was stumped by the question, "What role did you play..."

Yu Xuan blinked: "Guess?"

Jiang Qian's mind naturally recalled the most impressive scene just now: "...Snake spirit?"

"Oh~" Yu Xuan was immediately furious, "It's Bai Suzhen!"

"Isn't that still a snake spirit..."

"What do you mean by that frivolous expression? 'Snake demon' and 'snake spirit' are two completely different concepts, okay?" Yu Xuan explained while telling about her adventure of being discovered by a scout and invited to audition for a film crew.

……

Jiang Qian "watches" the interactions between his past self and his sister Yu Xuan from an off-stage perspective, with similar emotions surging in his heart, yet with different feelings.

He suddenly realized that in his memory of his youth, his sister was always very good at reducing conflicts from big to small and from small to nothing, which prevented many of his bad emotions from being fostered. On the contrary, his sister's existence contributed to the nourishment of many positive emotions in his heart.

Just as shown in this "sealed" memory, his hostility towards his sister was inexplicably resolved, and his attention immediately shifted to the matter of "acting".

……

"What, you want me to act with you? Haha, I'm busy."

In order to fully combat Yu Xuan's arrogance at home, Jiang Qian of course criticized her whenever he got the chance, and therefore criticized her "acting skills" just now in a logical manner, calling it "drawing a tiger but ended up drawing a dog"...

Yu Xuan, on the other hand, after hearing the criticism, immediately invited Jiang Qian to act with him to help her better understand the role and achieve the best practice effect.

Of course Jiang Qian would not agree. He had just criticized the other party for his poor acting skills. Wouldn't it be like jumping into the other party's trap if he joined in the cooperation? In addition, he really had no interest in this kind of "playing house" game.

"Please help me. I finally got such an interesting script! If I can pass the audition, I might become an instant hit and become famous and wealthy!"

Yu Xuan gave a daydreamy speech with a face full of longing:
"Once I become famous at a young age, do you think I will still treat you badly? When I make enough money, I will definitely buy a bigger house for our family! I will arrange separate rooms for you and Jiang Yang, so that you don't have to be unhappy with each other all day long..."

"So you like to make empty promises?" Jiang Qian said bluntly, "You think I'm young and easy to fool, right?"

"No, sister needs you..." Yu Xuan looked pitiful.

"I'm not interested. The Legend of White Snake is too childish."

Not only was Jiang Qian unmoved, he also took the opportunity to turn on his "venomous tongue" mode and blasted the plot of "The Legend of White Snake"!
In his opinion at the time, the myth of "The Legend of White Snake" not only greatly challenged the bottom line of human ethics, but also the plot setting was quite sloppy:
How could a snake demon who had cultivated for thousands of years be in love? In order to repay the kindness of his previous life, he not only devoted himself and worked hard, but also sacrificed his thousands of years of cultivation...

In fact, the reason why Bai Suzhen went to Xu Xian to repay her gratitude was also due to the guidance of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which was equivalent to a task that must be completed in order to improve her cultivation.

There are many ways to repay a favor, so why should one sacrifice oneself? Since the goal is to ascend to heaven, why should one sacrifice thousands of years of practice for a phased mission?
Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Looking at Xu Xian again, Jiang Qian doesn’t have much good feeling towards this character.

In his words, Xu Xian is timid, cowardly, indecisive and irresponsible. Apart from being kind, what virtues could he have to deserve the love of Bai Suzhen, a peerless beauty who had cultivated for thousands of years?

And they are the kind who spend money and effort, bear children, and don't care about the consequences or the cost...

To sum it up in two words: This is hard to review!
But to Jiang Qian's surprise, Yu Xuan actually listened to his criticism carefully. Not only that, he also fully agreed with his thinking ability and conclusions.

Just when Jiang Qian was full of doubts, Yu Xuan suddenly changed the subject: "In fact, what I got was not the well-known "Legend of the White Snake" script, but the adapted prequel of "Legend of the White Snake"!"

"Prequel?"

"Yes, it's a prequel, telling another story, the 'origin' of the White Snake and Xu Xian."

After hearing this, Jiang Qian finally realized that his critical comments just now did not cause any harm to the script in Yu Xuan's hand at all.

On the contrary, according to Yu Xuan, this "adapted prequel" is intended to make up for the unreasonable plot of "The Legend of White Snake", and to portray the male protagonist Xu Xuan, that is, the previous life of Xu Xian, as a brave, straightforward, affectionate and righteous man; although he was born in troubled times, his heart is towards light, and everything he says and does shows the brilliance of human nature.

In the script, Xu Xuan stepped forward many times to rescue the White Snake from danger. As a human being, he made no distinction between demons and animals. When the White Snake was most vulnerable, he gave her both physical and spiritual support and led her out of confusion. In order to stay with the White Snake, he was willing to give up his essence and transform into a demon.

It was because of Xu Xuan that the White Snake gave up all her cultivation, which enabled her to taste all the best flavors of the world in her pursuit of Xu Xuan's soul.

In this way, it is easier to understand Bai Suzhen's deep love for Xu Xian in "The Legend of the White Snake".

"It's a good ending. The woman that Xu Xuan saved with his life was then sent to Leifeng Pagoda by Xu Xian." Although the prequel was set up reasonably and fully, Jiang Qian still couldn't help but complain.

Outside the play, Jiang Qian couldn't help laughing as he watched the performance. He was already looking forward to the next audition with his sister.

There must be a special reason for the sealed memory.

And he also knew the main plot of the film. Of course, due to various reasons, the script was not made into a live-action movie, but was changed into an animated film, but the main plot was indeed just as Yu Xuan described, without much adjustment.

"Help me!"

Yu Xuan pulled his brother's arm and began to coax him: "Please, it's too embarrassing to perform a one-man show alone, and I have to imagine my opponent out of thin air. It's so difficult... What would I do without you?"

"You can go find Jiang Yang. He's been quite free lately, so maybe he'd be interested."

"No, his temperament doesn't fit the role!" Yu Xuan said without hesitation.

This may sound a bit flattering, but Jiang Qian finds it very useful.

Jiang Qian was particularly pleased to see his sister's humble and submissive attitude. At the same time, he was also very curious about the name of this White Snake prequel, so he relaxed:
"What good will it do me to promise you?"

"When I gain both fame and fortune, I will find you a wife!"

"No need, let's get practical!"

"Well...I'll give you half of next month's pocket money?"

Jiang Qian raised three fingers without hesitation.

"Thirty percent?"

"How is that possible? It's three months." Jiang Qian raised his eyebrows.

Yu Xuan gritted his teeth: "...Deal!"

There are three audition plots in total.

The first part is a fight scene, which requires the auditioning actors to design their own movements based on the music. The main focus is on the actors' movements and postures, as well as their fighting experience.

The second part is when Xu Xuan and the White Snake are trapped in the Demon-Suppressing Tower. The White Snake is touched by Xu Xuan's acceptance of her snake-demon identity and takes the initiative to "advance the relationship". This is the only passionate scene in the whole play.

The third section is the climax at the end, when Xu Xuan is about to be annihilated, and the White Snake cries out in grief, which is the highlight of the whole play.

According to the rules, actors auditioning have to perform whatever segment they are drawn to, but some directors may require all of them or even more.

So Yu Xuan simply prepared everything.

During the fighting scenes, Jiang Qian provided little cooperation. He basically just watched from the sidelines and gave some unprofessional verbal advice.

Although Jiang Qian did not directly participate in this process, he could not help but be moved when his sister grasped the character's temperament and completed a set of movements she designed with her proud figure and agility!
Previously, Yu Xuan had not shown any desire to be an actress, nor had she learned any dance-related movements and body techniques. However, the movements she designed were both vigorous and smooth, while also possessing the femininity unique to snakes. She combined hardness and softness, had an extraordinary temperament, and the expressiveness of her every move was just right.

Even Jiang Qian now has to admit Yu Xuan's talent.

He couldn't help but think that maybe Yu Xuan had already mastered the power of super species at that time, so that his artistic talent was additionally blessed...

The problem occurred in the second audition.

It’s not Yu Xuan, it’s his co-star Jiang Qian.

Since this plot also includes the actor Xu Xuan's literary and action scenes, as well as passionate action scenes, this made Jiang Qian, who had never been exposed to professional performances, somewhat uncomfortable.

So much so that every time he started reciting the lines, Yu Xuan would burst out laughing, and then practice became difficult to continue...

"Is it that funny?" Jiang Qian frowned.

"Yes, yes! You spoke the lines just like you were reading a text...hahaha..."

Jiang Qian suddenly became depressed. Although he kept silent, he had already begun to think about quitting.

"Forget it, let's practice the last part first. I'll help you get the feel for it!" Yu Xuan said generously.

Jiang Qian didn't refuse nor did he stop.

The inexplicable desire to win was taking effect again - he certainly would not admit that he retreated because he was incompetent!

The last scene is the highlight at the end of the prequel: Xu Xuan died to protect the White Snake. When the White Snake found out, Xu Xuan had already frozen into a ball of ice. As the formation continued, he was about to be shattered and his soul would be gone. All of the White Snake's reactions at this time became the climax of the whole scene and even the whole plot.

For Yu Xuan, this is undoubtedly an extremely delicate and highly complex performance, requiring the actor to have strong empathy and sense of conviction.

But Jiang Qian's role was much easier. From beginning to end, he only had to stay still and play the role of an "ice lump".

This is what Jiang Qian thought.

However, he soon realized that this rehearsal would definitely not be "easy" for him...

"bring it on."

Jiang Qian sat cross-legged on the worn-out sofa and extended an arm to Yu Xuan. According to the beginning of the audition, the White Snake that Yu Xuan was going to play was going to snuggle in Xu Xuan's arms.

"I'm very heavy, so you'd better be mentally prepared." Yu Xuan said, and moved closer.

Jiang Qian snorted: "I know."

However, his so-called "knowing" is just a perception.

When Yu Xuan actually lay down in Jiang Qian's arms, her shoulders were pressed against Jiang Qian's arms, her thick black hair fell into Jiang Qian's arms, and then she lay down slightly towards Jiang Qian's side... This effect seemed to exceed the expected range of "visual perception".

Jiang Qian froze, just like the character he was playing.

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(End of this chapter)