The era of top influencers that started with illiteracy

[Prompt: Do you wish to redeem a character card/activate the talent tree?]

Shen Jian: "Continue to develop the 'drama queen' persona and showcase your talents."

[Note: Consuming 1 Character Design Point, in progress...]

[The "drama queen" persona is linked to talent:]

1: Laughter Technique (Master Level) →

2: Crying Skill (Master Level) →

3: Facial expression control (None) → ?

[Facial Expression Control: Proficiency (0/100 Mastery)]

[Tip: Facial expression control is a crucial part of portraying a dramatic persona. Only with accurate facial expressions can you 'play someone else' with ease.]

[Tip: Facial expression control involves controlling the muscles of the face. Different facial expressions require different muscle combinations. With further development, even more original facial expressions can be created.]

[Remaining points: 4]

Looking at the newly added talents.

Shen Jian was somewhat pleased.

He hadn't expected it.

Surprisingly, the third talent actually yielded some good stuff.

Without a doubt, facial expression control is the most basic yet also the most advanced skill in acting.

No performance can be separated from the expression of emotions.

Often, actors don't even need to speak; they can convey their lines through facial expressions.

In the realm of comedy, the importance of facial expression control is amplified even further.

Often, the classic expressions of some comedy stars are remembered forever.

For example, Stephen Chow's nonsensical expressions.

Or perhaps it's the comedy master Mr. Bean, whose performance relies solely on facial expressions and no dialogue.

Or take Hollywood actor Jim Carrey, for example, whose exaggerated expressions in the movie "The Mask" are incredibly powerful and distinctive.

It can be said that in the field of comedy, facial expression control is a basic skill that everyone must master, but at the same time, it is also the most advanced technique for breaking out of the niche.

This is just like what Qiaoshan said before:

A comedian must have his own unique characteristics.

Some people are born with a comedic face, such as Huang Bo, Qiao Shan Ge himself, Xu Juncong, Ba Liang Jin, etc.

They don't need much embellishment; their appearance alone is enough to showcase their unique characteristics.

But often, people like Shen Jian are too handsome.

It's hard to have any impact then.

In other words, it doesn't have any special features...

But that doesn't mean there's no chance.

This is where top-level facial expression control skills are needed to create the right look.

Many comedy masters were not "unremarkable in appearance".

However, their "expressions" in their works became a sensation and were even turned into memes, passed down through generations.

This is the result of perfect facial expression control.

[Hint: Current points: 4. Do you want to spend 2 character design points to upgrade the new talent's proficiency to Mastery level (Perfect)?]

[Note: The payment price for talent levels has been adjusted and updated.]

Proficiency level: 2 points

Expert level: 4 points

Master level: 8 points

World-class: 16 points

"..."

Shen Jian's lips twitched: "Dad, why did the price go up?"

[Prompt: Upgrade?]

"carry!"

[Hint: Consumes 2 points]

[Facial Expression Control: Proficient Level!]

Remaining points: 2

【complete.】

next second.

Shen Jian felt his face begin to ache.

My head is very itchy.

It looks like something is starting to crawl inside.

The facial muscles gradually adapted to the sudden experience.

Half an hour later.

Shen Jian looked at himself in the mirror.

Still as handsome as ever.

But next second.

His chin gradually stretched, extending to a limit that he could never have reached before.

If Jacky Cheung's line "Asian style" were remade for Zhao Duoyang, the effect would definitely be even more explosive.

He composed himself.

Shen Jian rubbed his face with satisfaction.

If you were a little nervous about participating in Comedians before, now you can at least participate with a relaxed attitude.

With these few talents, he should be able to handle most roles.

His eloquence allows him to deliver any lines without pressure.

Although his talent for telling jokes was in the area of ​​stand-up comedy, it also gave him a certain degree of improvisation and creativity.

Her crying scenes, laughing scenes, and facial expression control perfectly compensated for any shortcomings in her acting skills.

Although none of them have reached a deep level yet.

But smaller product categories are perfectly sufficient.

...

...

The weekend is almost here.

The latest episode of "Happy Singles 2" has begun the elimination rounds, narrowing the field from 16 to 8.

Shen Jian ranked first with the highest score.

And the news that they defeated their challenger and advanced to the quarterfinals.

It's trending again.

It's worth noting that not long ago, almost everyone thought he would be eliminated in the first round.

The fact that they've made it to the finals is truly astonishing.

And then,

Yang Tianzhen and Liang Mu operated with precision.

A large number of marketing accounts were used to create video clips to promote Shen Jian.

Besides praising him lavishly, they also started a humorous live stream, which attracted many new fans.

The account's follower growth rate continues to accelerate.

Douyin is about to surpass 400 million followers.

On Weibo, the number has already surpassed 150 million and is heading straight for 200 million.

Such a rate of progress.

This surprised and envied some people in the industry.

Actually, there are ways to gain followers this quickly within the industry.

However, many of these rely on film and television resources, and luck plays a significant role.

A celebrity needs to be good-looking enough, have a likable role, and then be promoted and marketed to become popular for a quarter.

Many popular actors rose to fame through this model.

But Shen Jian is different.

He rose to fame through variety shows, and he only participated in one.

The speed is astonishing.

There don't seem to be many competitors in this market segment.

From then on, quite a few people finally began to pay attention to Shen Jian.

Apart from other companies.

There were also some journalists and media outlets.

...

Early in the morning.

Shen Jian appeared before the group, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, dressed in dress pants and a shirt, and wearing sunglasses.

The swaggering gait, seemingly oblivious to everyone around him, left Lin Youyou completely bewildered.

Lin Youyou: "Who are you?"

Liangmu: "Whoever you are, get off Shen Jian right now!"

Shen took off his sunglasses expressionlessly upon meeting him.

The upper lip curled inwards into the incisor teeth.

His gleaming white teeth radiated an air of dominance.

[Drama Queen +1]

[Emoji +1]

Shen Jian: "Xiao You, A Liang, I think you two know absolutely nothing about the art of comedy."

Lin Youyou: "All I know is that Manager Liang is going to take you to meet the show's director today. You'd better be prepared, or Sister Yang will scold you again."

Liangmu: "Xiaoyou is right. When you meet Director Zhou Tao later, you better behave yourself."

Shen Jian composed himself and sighed helplessly:

"Xiaoyou, it's one thing for a man like Aliang, who's practically walking into the grave of marriage, to have no sense of humor, but why don't you laugh either? Don't you like to laugh?"

Ryogi: "..."

Lin Youyou: "Yes, I don't like to smile, hehehe~."

Shen Jian: "It's not good for a girl who doesn't smile. No wonder your figure isn't good."

Lin Youyou: "Pfft, what does smiling have to do with body shape?"

Shen Jian chuckled, then drew a huge parabola with his hands in front of his chest: "Because extreme joy leads to higher rank."

Liangmu: "Holy crap!"

Lin Youyou: "Shen Jian!!!"

...

Soon.

A message came through my phone.

The car is already downstairs.

Shen Jian followed Liang Mu downstairs to the program crew to meet the director.