Brian Foster: "His feelings for Sean Blake aren't simply passionate; they're an intense emotion he tries to hide but can't. This purity comes from a young man, inexperienced in the ways of the world, whose curiosity and longing for the adult world drive him. But Sean Blake is different from him. His initial feelings for Grace Hill weren't so pure—he joined in with a playful attitude, only to get caught up in it. So, their relationship is extremely complicated and never equal at any stage."

Alan Brooks nodded slightly. "You just mentioned the stark contrast in Grace Hill's personality between two periods. For you, which period of Grace Hill do you think is harder to handle?"

This question wasn't really tricky, which made it all the more unexpected for Brian Foster. But he didn't think much about it and blurted out, "The former."

"Oh? Tell me why."

Brian Foster answered with a smile, "Because the delicate and innocent thoughts of youth are the most subtle. There are no dramatic emotional swings, no hysterical expressions. That kind of emotion is hard to capture and even harder to portray with acting. If you're not careful, you'll cross that invisible line."

Alan Brooks was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his serious, resolute face.

"So do you know why I chose you?"

Author's note:

Adam Bennett: Even though I didn't appear in this episode, starting next episode I'll be frantically making my presence known!

Brian Foster: I'm the main character, right? Isn't this a quick transmigration story about me?

Adam Bennett: Do you know what your purpose in quick transmigration is?

Brian Foster: To complete tasks, then come back to life.

Adam Bennett: Wrong! It's to fall in love with me.

Chapter 10: The Ultimate Showdown of Beauty and Acting (Part Ten)

Why did he choose him?

Brian Foster looked into Alan Brooks's eyes and said nothing.

Alan Brooks continued with a smile, "People who've been in the entertainment industry for a long time can handle all sorts of strange roles—that's their skill. But the awkwardness, shyness, and sensitivity of youth—they can hardly act that out. The more experienced someone is deep down, the harder it is to return to innocence. Even if they try, it always ends up feeling forced and unnatural. That's why, for relatively successful youth films, the cast is often made up of newcomers." He relaxed back into the sofa. "After I went back, I watched the audition tapes of every actor. There were many whose acting was better than yours, but only you captured the feeling that Grace Hill should have at that age."

As he spoke, he suddenly laughed. "Especially when you were acting with Adam Bennett, that genuine sense of nervousness made me even wonder if there was really something going on between you two."

Brian Foster laughed awkwardly. "That was our first time meeting."

"Just kidding." Alan Brooks put away his smile. "When I saw you two acting together, I was basically already sure. Besides, that kid Adam Bennett even told me later..."

Brian Foster looked puzzled. "Told you what?"

Alan Brooks seemed to remember something and shook his head. "Nothing special. Anyway, after the audition, I pretty much decided it was you. But there's one thing I find strange. I later looked up a lot of the TV dramas and movies you did before, and to be honest, they were really terrible."

"The feeling you gave in those was completely different from your audition. I just want to ask, what exactly did you go through that made you suddenly get it?"

A string of ellipses appeared in Brian Foster's mind...

It wasn't even the same person.

"Actually... I don't know either..."

Alan Brooks swept his sharp gaze back and forth over Brian Foster for a long time, but in the end, he accepted the vague answer. "Doesn't matter. The main reason I wanted to talk to you today was to put your mind at ease. You got the role of Grace Hill not because of any extra conditions, but because you really are the most suitable person. So keep doing what you're doing now. Treat Grace Hill as yourself and act well, understand?"

So that's how it was.

For the first time, the always easygoing Brian Foster felt the joy of being recognized and nodded vigorously.

Although his appearance fit Grace Hill very well, his hairstyle was still a bit off. After joining the crew, the director specifically had someone cut Ethan Carter's hair a bit shorter, making him look even younger. His features already had a natural boyishness, and his skin was even fairer than most girls. Even though he was already twenty-three, he had no trouble playing a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boy.

Brian Foster was busy all day and only returned to the hotel to rest at night. Although he had joined the crew, he couldn't find a chance to talk to Adam Bennett at all, which left him a bit frustrated. At this rate, when would he ever finish his task?

After showering, he lay on the bed in a daze. Brian Foster remembered that Luke Harris's OST was supposed to be released today. As a teammate, he should help promote it, so he opened Weibo, quickly reposted Luke Harris's new post, and even left a little heart in the comments.

Very soon, his comment was spotted by sharp-eyed fans. Brian Foster loved reading the comments.

【翊翊生辉】: Look what I found! Caught a wild Mengmeng!

【白日梦想家】: Even my rare Bai-Ri-Meng CP is getting sweet moments today!

【萌萌最乖】: Even when our Mengmeng is caught in a storm on the trending list, he can still calmly help Baiyu with promo. Truly, natural cuteness at its best...