Chapter 473: Chapter 154: Banshee
Chen Yan glanced at his girlfriend, sitting quietly amidst the surrounding noise of screams and cheers, observing the guest interacting with the audience on stage.
Lin Xianyu.
The public information states: twenty-one years old, height 165 cm, weight 44 kg.
Three years ago, she debuted in some talent show as a singing and dancing idol, quickly gaining popularity due to her outstanding appearance and solid singing and dancing skills.
The idol group she debuted with initially was actually a flop, but her solo career developed exceptionally well.
Good figure, pretty face, excellent dancing skills—these are just the basics.
Lin Xianyu’s rise to fame, to the point where she recently possesses a somewhat top-tier aura, mainly comes from her public image and persona.
In today’s entertainment industry, it’s all about the persona.
Lin Xianyu has striking looks, but her overall appearance actually leans towards a glamorous, even somewhat bewitching look.
Previously, in a historical idol drama, she played a supporting antagonist. Although she was an antagonist on paper, her character’s clear-headed and straightforward persona earned her praises, and instead of making the audience hate her, she garnered a lot of goodwill.
Some candid shots and a few reality variety shows also presented her "private" image to the public:
Despite having a face suited for playing a femme fatale that could ruin nations, she portrays a somewhat naive and silly demeanor in private, with a straightforward and candid personality, daring to speak and act, without really caring about her image, and without any idol-like burden.
This contrast brought her a lot of goodwill, successfully establishing her persona, which was quite likable.
Afterward, she played the leading role in two idol dramas and participated in several highly popular variety shows with widespread public awareness, almost becoming a top rising star.
This woman has another "foodie persona."
The foodie persona has become overused and unoriginal in today’s entertainment industry, but many artists with a foodie persona have later been exposed as "fake eaters." Regardless of gender, artists have to control their weight, and few are genuine foodies in private; establishing a foodie persona is often just to create a friendly image.
But according to some candid shots and paparazzi photos and clips from variety shows, this Lin Xianyu genuinely loves to eat and can eat.
In one drama crew eating scene, she unexpectedly devoured a bowl of braised pork, sparking a trending topic about "eating props."
She’s even been captured by fans eating personally.
She even did a livestream where she ate from start to finish.
In summary, such a persona has earned her much public goodwill.
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Chen Yan sat in his seat, watching Lin Xianyu start her talent performance on stage. After all, as an artist born from a singing and dancing idol background, her professional foundation was very strong. Although it wasn’t entirely live vocals on stage, rather a sound mix, she managed to maintain her breath control throughout the song, without going off-key or out of pitch, which was impressive.
Moreover, Chen Yan noticed a characteristic of Lin Xianyu.
This woman was adept at finding the camera angles during her performance, and her facial expressions were well-managed. In the gaps between dance moves, it seemed naturally that she would send flirtatious looks to the camera or the audience.
Her gaze didn’t seem forced or deliberate, as if it was a subconscious habitual action.
Chen Yan leaned back, resting against the backrest of the audience seat, scrutinizing this radiant and charming female artist on stage.
Indeed, she was quite charming.
Her figure was top-notch, slender and tall, yet with curves that were full and exuded a sense of elastic strength. A striking, alluring face that could cause the downfall of a city.
After a song ended, during the recording, her speech revealed a sense of authenticity, unpretentious and genuine. Sometimes, she even inadvertently blurted out inappropriate remarks, yet it wasn’t excessive, making her feel very approachable.
Chen Yan’s eyes sparkled, observing Lin Xianyu under the effect of the Celestial Eye Qi Observation Skill for a moment...
"As expected... she doesn’t even bother to hide her demonic aura."
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The recording lasted a full four hours. After it concluded, Chen Yan suddenly abandoned his prior thought—previously, he hadn’t planned to interact with the primary target on the list this time, intending only to observe from the shadows.
But at this moment, Chen Yan had another idea.
After the recording ended, Chen Yan called Assistant Liu, asking him to take him and Lu Sisi backstage to meet Lin Xianyu.
The reason was that Lu Sisi was a fan of Lin Xianyu.
The sponsor of this variety show was Boss He’s company.
Moreover, Lin Xianyu was actually an ambassador for a brand under Boss He’s company.
With these two layers of relationship, Assistant Liu immediately said there was no issue.
Chen Yan took Lu Sisi and followed Assistant Liu to the backstage performers’ rest area.
Assistant Liu was respectful when facing Chen Yan, but in fact, he’s not a minor character!
As Boss He’s assistant, at this recording site, he was essentially a "representative sent by the investor dad!"
Not only the show’s investor dad, but also Lin Xianyu’s investor dad.
A manager of Lin Xianyu quickly came out to warmly greet them. Upon hearing Assistant Liu’s request, the manager initially showed a trace of wariness and vigilance upon seeing the person standing in front of him, Chen Yan.
Thinking it was some noble young man eyeing his female artist.
But when Assistant Liu subsequently said this young man’s girlfriend was the artist’s fan...
The manager’s attitude immediately warmed up again.
Chen Yan led Lu Sisi, following the manager into Lin Xianyu’s dressing room—in her status, she had a separate dressing room.