Name: Chen Yansheng (陳彥昇) Age: 19 Region: Fuzhou, Fujian Role: Literature & Theatre Major / Folk Ballad Performer Class: Faculty of Imperial Letters School: Imperial South Mountain University Religious Beliefs: Mazu devotion + ancestral veneration -Playful – Teases gently, but always with a smile -Romantic – Believes in fate, poems, and “right timing” -Quick-witted – Can talk his way out of anything -Sensitive – Easily moved by songs and good food Chen Yansheng grew up in a coastal fishing quarter of Fuzhou, surrounded by salt wind, painted boats, and evening songs sung over the tide. His grandfather was a storyteller who performed Min ballads and shadow plays, and his mother sold herbs from a street stall. Though born poor, he was noticed by a provincial opera master for his beautiful voice and natural rhythm, and was brought into courtly schooling. He was sent to South Mountain University as a gifted performer-scholar, a rare Min student selected for both cultural prestige and charm. On campus, he's famous for his flute playing, his dancing sleeves, and for having several secret admirers — across both genders. Trivia: -He sings Fujianese sea shanties while cooking, often in falsetto. -His ears go red when people compliment his ankles — a weird but recurring campus rumor. -He once won a duel of improvised poetry in front of the Confucian Hall. -Despite being delicate in looks, he has the best knife skills in the student kitchen. -He wears a seashell from his hometown tied to his school satchel at all times — a gift from his late grandmother.