Happy Family

Lin Chuan figured that hosts who actively increased their own difficulty must be rare.

Unfortunately, the System had shown no signs of independent thought so far.

Lin Chuan's idea of having a conversation with the System thus came to nothing.

As soon as Lin Chuan finished speaking, the System's prompt tone sounded abruptly:

[Host has perfectly completed the main quest, issuing a chain quest to the Host]

[Detected that the Host has higher demands for themselves, specially upgrading the quest level]

[Quest 1: Create a movie script]

[Quest Reward: S-grade Random Talent]

[Quest 2: Please have the Host film the movie and complete its production]

[Quest Reward: A-grade Random Talent]

[Quest 3: Please have the Host release the movie, with box office exceeding 100 million]

[Quest Reward: S-grade Random Talent]

The quest difficulty had increased, and the quest rewards had also become much richer, S-grade talents.

Unfortunately, they were random, and there was a chance of drawing a rather useless talent.

However, since it was S-grade, it shouldn't be too bad, right?

After mastering Stephen Chow's Comedy Character Creation Techniques, Lin Chuan realized the vast chasm between A-grade and B-grade talents.

He figured S-grade talents must be even more extraordinary.

After a brief overview of the System's rewards, Lin Chuan fully immersed himself in script creation.

The script Lin Chuan chose this time was titled Happy Family.

The down-and-out male protagonist, who had no will to live, failed his suicide attempts multiple times. After being rescued and waking up the last time, he discovered he could see ghosts.

A "chain-smoking ghost" uncle, a "crying sister," a "perverted grandpa," and a "gluttonous little ghost" all latched onto the male protagonist, sticking to him like shadows.

To get rid of the four troublesome ghosts, the male protagonist decided to help them fulfill their unfinished wishes in the human world...

This script was considerably more complex than Balloon.

Therefore, Lin Chuan spent a lot of effort on it.

He typed for a full five to six hours before finishing the script.

Sitting in front of the computer for five to six hours straight left Lin Chuan with a sore back.

He also regretted it a little, wishing he had spread the writing over a few days.

However, Lin Chuan had a habit: once he opened a document, he couldn't help but finish it in one go.

Sometimes Lin Chuan would enter dream mode; if only he had a keyboard that could type by itself.

Generally speaking, what limits writers is not their typing speed, but their thinking speed.

Ordinary writers can generally type four to five thousand words per hour.

But if they think while writing, their speed drops to about two thousand words per hour.

This is because thinking also takes time.

But Lin Chuan was different; before typing, he had already thought through what he was going to write.

All that remained was to type it out.

Whether before his rebirth or after, Lin Chuan's memory was incredibly strong.

So strong that Lin Chuan could remember every detail of a movie.

After all, people with poor memory couldn't be good plagiarists.

The first task, creating a movie script, was completed. Lin Chuan heard the System's crisp prompt tone in his ear.

[Congratulations Host, for completing the task of creating a movie script]

[Quest Reward: S-grade Random Talent is being drawn]

[Drawing complete]

[S-grade Talent: Christian Bale's Rubber Man has been sent]

Christian Bale was an actor Lin Chuan greatly admired in his past life.

Films like American Psycho, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and The Machinist were all masterpieces starring him.

This guy was hailed as Hollywood's Rubber Man because his control over his weight reached an outrageous level.

In the movie The Machinist, to play a machinist suffering from severe insomnia, he lost 57 jin, becoming almost a human skeleton.

And in the movie American Hustle, he played a portly con artist, To get close to the character, he gained weight again to nearly 200 jin.

Of course, such drastic weight changes in a short period also harmed his body.

Christian Bale mentioned in an interview that his devilish weight loss methods caused problems with his physical indicators.

Cardiovascular abnormalities, high blood pressure, frequent dizziness, headaches, and other physical symptoms.

So, in his later career, Bale rarely made such great sacrifices for a role.

Christian Bale's Rubber Man Talent was the first S-class talent Lin Chuan mastered.

Lin Chuan believed this talent was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

So, Lin Chuan decided to experiment first.

Half an hour later, Lin Chuan, so thin he could see his bones, stood before the mirror and took a deep breath.

He watched his physique slowly return to its original state.

Lin Chuan's muscles went from gaunt to full.

His chest, arms, abs, back, and thigh muscles all returned to their optimal condition.

Since awakening his past life memories, Lin Chuan had maintained a good habit of exercising daily.

This also gave him a physique superior to ordinary people.

No rounded shoulders or hunched back, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, a perfect figure.

And after mastering Christian Bale's Rubber Man Talent, Lin Chuan was surprised to find that he could control his physique to a certain extent.

Although Christian Bale was hailed as Hollywood's Rubber Man, he was actually an ordinary person in terms of physical talent.

To get close to a character, he would lose or gain weight in a very short time.

But this was all based on scientifically effective diets and arduous training to achieve such results.

Despite having a top-tier team, Christian Bale still damaged his health through this method of losing/gaining weight.

However, the Rubber Man Talent Lin Chuan mastered not only didn't harm his health but actually made him "healthier."

This talent could be simply understood as a weakened version of Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit from One Piece.

Lin Chuan could flexibly control every muscle in his body, shaping them into whatever he desired.

According to experiments, Lin Chuan could gain up to 30 kilograms in body weight and return to his original state in a very short time.

He could also lose about 45 kilograms.

Just now, within half an hour, Lin Chuan first tried to turn himself into a 95-kilogram fatty.

Then he turned himself into a 63-kilogram skinny skeleton.

Finally, he returned to his original state.

In such a short time, with such drastic weight changes, he felt no discomfort at all; instead, he felt very comfortable.

Moreover, the more crucial point was that Lin Chuan discovered an even more terrifying use for the Rubber Man Talent.

He could actually change his face!

This was a physical change; by adjusting the muscles in his face, Lin Chuan could become another person in a very short time.

In the entertainment industry, the highest honor for an actor is the Thousand-Faced Movie Emperor.

This means one face portraying a thousand characters.

And Lin Chuan could directly become another person.

It could only be said that it was worthy of being an S-class talent.

If Christian Bale knew that Lin Chuan had obtained such a talent based on him, He would probably cry with envy.

With such a powerful talent, Lin Chuan's thoughts also began to change quietly.

Originally, Lin Chuan had planned to give the male lead role in Happy Family to Ren Hang.

Ren Hang himself was sunny and handsome, and not short, but he had an undeniable "loser" aura about him.

Lin Chuan felt that Ren Hang bore some resemblance to the male lead of Happy Family.

However, Ren Hang was, after all, a genuine second-generation rich kid, making it difficult for him to portray the protagonist's decadent and unkempt demeanor.

Ren Hang was currently only in his second year of university, and his acting skills were not yet sufficient to fully interpret this role.

But Lin Chuan still listed Ren Hang as his first choice.

The original Happy Family took the second spot at the South Korean box office that year.

It grossed nearly 20 million US dollars.

With James Wan's Directing Skills, Junji Ito's Manga Technique, and Stephen Chow's Comedy Character Creation Techniques, Lin Chuan was confident that the films he directed would achieve box office revenues of at least 100 million.

If this role was portrayed well, it would definitely boost the actor's popularity significantly.

Rather than benefiting an outsider, it was better to benefit his own brother.

Moreover, there weren't many people in the country who could handle this role. If Ren Hang, under his guidance, could bring the character's completion level to over eighty percent, then Ren Hang would definitely attract the favor of more big directors. This would be very helpful for him in expanding his future acting career.

Of course, there was a reason why Lin Chuan treated Ren Hang so well. Who could refuse a good brother who was willing to mortgage his "Magic Pill" for him?

But now, after obtaining the Rubber Man Talent, Lin Chuan seemed to have a better option...

In "Happy Family," several ghosts possessed the male lead's body. This required the actor playing the male lead to portray five different characters simultaneously, showcasing the distinct personalities of each. Lin Chuan could handle this task. However, if this task were given to Ren Hang, the difficulty would be comparable to teaching a gorilla to perform stand-up comedy.

When Lin Chuan was a child, he watched "Journey to the West," where monkeys transformed into Erlang Shen, Tang Sanzang, and the King. As a child, Lin Chuan perceived a "monkey-like" quality in these characters, truly believing they were monkeys who had transformed. He later realized that this was due to the actors' profound and powerful performances. Lin Chuan also wanted children who went to the cinema to genuinely believe that ghosts had possessed the male lead's body.

Temporarily setting aside the issue of the male lead's casting, Lin Chuan immediately began considering candidates for other supporting roles. With school about to start, perhaps he could select a group of suitable amateur actors from the schools.