Liu Ruyan

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History

Introduction to Phones and Short Videos

Liu Ruyan was already a performer at the Cloud Sound Workshop when Lu Ye introduced its musicians and dancers to phones. She immediately became absorbed in the camera, experimented with beauty filters, and independently found music to accompany her movements 3.

She and Shen Qilan were the first to try qipaos made from Lu Ye’s designs. Lu Ye then used Liu Ruyan to demonstrate a costume-change video: she covered the lens with her hand, changed clothes, and repeated the movement so the recordings could be joined into a seamless transition. Fascinated by the result, she fetched another silk scarf and continued experimenting 4.

Her light-colored qipao transformation became part of Lu Ye’s phone-sales demonstration. It attracted Gu Zheng and other customers who wanted to watch it again; afterward, Gu Zheng began checking his phone for her new uploads 6 7.

Selection as a Talent Livestreamer

When Lu Ye sought a performer for the workshop’s first talent livestream, Liu Ruyan was the only one with more than four hundred followers. She reported 436, but her account had reached 438 by the time he checked—nearly half the platform’s registered users at that point. She had already published more than ten videos 12.

Lu Ye singled out a fan-assisted costume transition for its editing, music, lighting, and setting, asking the other performers to study it. Shen Qilan explained that Liu Ruyan had repeatedly filmed the same turn while everyone else went to eat 12.

Liu Ruyan initially worried about performing without retakes. She practiced introductions, comment reading, and transitions between songs, sending recordings to Lu Ye after he left for Soto. His later coaching covered maintaining a consistent persona, responding naturally to praise, and thanking viewers without pressuring them for gifts 12 14 21.

First Official Livestream

After testing her outfit and lighting, Liu Ruyan recorded an announcement giving the broadcast’s start time and opening song. The preview attracted viewers interested in both her performance and her styling; Gu Zheng rearranged his evening to attend 22 23.

She briefly stumbled over her rehearsed opening as comments and viewers arrived, but steadied herself with the written program and began playing the zither. During the show, she performed a fan dance, answered questions, and became comfortable enough to tease Lu Ye about leaving the actual sewing to Master He 24 25.

Gifts from Ye Heng and Han Chi prompted competition for her attention. Liu Ruyan thanked her supporters but returned the focus to the performance, explaining that viewers had come for music and dancing rather than an evening of donor names 25.

When a gust extinguished a lamp, she resisted the instinct to stop for another take. She continued dancing, used her fan to recover the rhythm, and reassured viewers that the broadcast would continue. Despite requests to stay longer, she finished with a final song and ended at the promised time 27.

Clothing Sales and Audience Follow-Up

After the broadcast, Liu Ruyan helped turn viewers’ interest in the workshop’s clothing into practical sales inquiries. She collected questions for Master He and modeled a dress while raising her arms, sitting, and standing so prospective buyers could judge its fit in motion 28.

She also sorted audience messages individually: music questions were saved for later, clothing questions went to Shen Qilan, and compliments received personal thanks. When Gu Zheng praised her handling of the lighting mishap, she thanked him sincerely and clarified that her next performance had not yet been scheduled 28.

Appearance

Liu Ruyan is tall and slender, with delicate features described as both innocent and alluring 6 12.

• Hair: Usually worn loose before her qipao debut; her filmed looks often feature pinned-up hair with strands left beside her ears 4 22.
• Early video outfit: A light-colored qipao with fewer patterns than Shen Qilan’s, giving her a fresh, graceful appearance 4.
• First livestream outfit: A fitted dark dress, sheer black stockings, heels, and small earrings, coordinated with an upswept hairstyle 22 24.

Personality

Liu Ruyan is curious about new technology and quick to explore it independently. Her initial fascination with selfies develops into sustained attention to filming, timing, and presentation. She is also particular about retaining her own appearance, reducing a heavy beauty filter because its red makeup no longer looks like her 3 4.

Her polished videos reflect persistence rather than effortless confidence. She repeats difficult movements, rehearses spoken introductions, and accepts corrections about speaking too quickly. Although nervous about her first livestream, she gradually relaxes into a playful manner, joking with viewers and teasing Lu Ye 12 14 21 25.

She treats audience support as something deserving a genuine response. After her debut, she feels that thanking people without carefully reading their messages would wrong those who waited for her or reassured her during the show. She also keeps her promised ending time despite encouragement to continue 27 28.

Abilities & Skills

Music and Singing

An experienced stage performer, Liu Ruyan provides both instrumental and vocal performances during her livestream 12 24 27.

• Plays the zither, opening her debut with gentle harmonics that develop into a continuous melody 24.
• Performs complete pieces beyond the shortened excerpts used in her videos 24.
• Sings the broadcast’s final piece while recognizing the need to avoid straining her voice 27.

Fan Dancing

Liu Ruyan combines controlled dance movements with precise manipulation of a round fan 25.

• Turns the fan over the back of her hand and catches it between her fingers without editing 25.
• Uses the fan to frame her face and trace arcs beside her shoulders and waist 25.
• Maintains the performance through a lighting interruption rather than stopping for a retake 27.

Short-Video Production

Her videos become Lu Ye’s recommended model for the workshop’s other creators 12.

• Matches transitions and gestures to background music 3 12.
• Uses a hand or fan near the lens to conceal costume and hairstyle changes 4 12.
• Coordinates editing, lighting, and scenery to make transitions appear uninterrupted 12.

Live Presentation and Demonstration

Liu Ruyan learns to balance prepared performances with direct audience interaction 21 24 25.

• Reads comments, responds to requests, and acknowledges gifts without allowing donations to displace the show 24 25.
• Shows earrings close to the camera and demonstrates a pinned hairstyle for viewers 26 27.
• Models clothing through ordinary movements to reveal where garments tighten or leave room 28.

Equipment & Items

• Phone and Douyin account — Used to record and publish videos, receive coaching, livestream, answer messages, and withdraw gift earnings 3 12 14 27 28.
• Round fan — A dance prop and a visual device for costume transitions 12 25.
• Zither — Played during her first official livestream 24.
• Performance wardrobe — Includes her light-colored qipao and the fitted dark outfit designed by Lu Ye and made by Master He 4 22 25.
• Fine-chain earrings — Lightweight accessories with pale beads, selected to complement her outfit and sway gently while she dances 27.
• Clips from Han Chi — Used during her debut broadcast; she publicly praises their sturdiness 25.

Relationships

• Lu Ye — Video-making and livestreaming mentor. He selects her for the first talent stream, reviews her practice remotely, designs her outfits, and encourages her to value the viewers who attend 4 12 14 21.
• Shen Qilan — Workshop proprietress and performance organizer. She helps select pieces, oversees preparations, fixes Liu Ruyan’s hair, and supports her from outside the camera’s view 12 21 24 27.
• Master He — Tailor responsible for turning Lu Ye’s designs into fitted garments. Liu Ruyan credits the workmanship publicly and later helps demonstrate the clothes for buyers 21 25 28.
• Gu Zheng — An early, devoted viewer who follows her uploads, sends gifts, and praises her recovery from the lighting mishap. She answers his support personally 6 7 24 28.
• Ye Heng — The Gold Pattern Workshop’s young master and a major donor during her debut. His attempts to gain her attention escalate into spending money intended for suppliers 24 25.
• Han Chi — Supporter who sends gifts during the livestream and previously supplies her with useful clips 25.
• Gu Rong — Watches her first livestream and sends ten flowers; she thanks him as “Senior Bone Douluo” 24.