Christian Leclair

Charles Leclair (Father)

Christian Leclair (born 1996) is a Vizellian Filmstar, singer, and playboy, who made his film debut in 2004, as a child actor in a supporting role. He achieved international fame following his leading role as Charles Maurenian, aide de camp of Helios Chevalier, in the epic film 'Chevalier'. The young man attracted the attention of the producers, and his strong performance lent him well to the media industry. Christian represented much of the Vizellian ideal, suave, physically charming, and charismatic, and appealed directly to his strong environmentalist beliefs. In 2017, Christian was among the leading suitors for the Shensheng Emperor, in an arranged meeting between his agents, and the Emperor's political handlers in the Yanxu Party. This came out of the Emperor enjoying Christian's performance in Chevalier, and the modernist Yanxu Party members sought to capitalise on the popularity of the young man. The incident resulted in little besides a public relations disaster, with many within the Imperial Court demanding the Chancellor's resignation. However, Christian has stated on multiple occasions that he enjoyed meeting the Emperor, and that she occasionally writes to him. Christian has featured in approximately thirty two films, multiple commercials, and hosts his own show, the Leclair Show, wherein he speaks about political and social issues.

## Biography

### Early Life and Film Career

Christian Leclair was born in 1996, in Moncallo, to an upper class Vizellian family. Christian's father, Charles Leclair, was widely believed to have been related to the Vizellian Mafia, a story Christian jokingly endorsed in 2019. Christian followed his dream to act from a young age, enrolling in the famous Moncallo Acting School, and won a supporting role in the action film 'Daring Hero!', where his performance was praised, while the film itself was panned. Daring Hero!'s failure was a blessing for young Christian, as he was among the only actors whose performance stood out, as the others, especially in the leading positions, were criticised. Christian graduated from Moncallo Acting School, and worked in many child acting roles, until his seventeenth birthday, when he embraced a more mature persona. This change was inspired by his age, but also by the death of his father, via suicide, on Christian eve. Christian spoke at his father's funeral, though mentioned that he was rarely close with his father, and that his father was abusive, and alcoholic. He began staring as action heroes, or the male lead in romance films, being described as 'a pleasure to work with' by his colleagues.

### Relationship with Juliette Andrea

While filming 'Defiant Flame', Christian began a relationship with costar Juliette Andrea, that caused a great stir throughout the media, as the high profile drama following the relationship's collapse continued for months, with some on the production crew blaming the pair for Defiant Flame's failure. Andrea played Louise Matters, the love interest of Christian's character Sinclair Nourun, as the two join the anti Ninhundish resistance, set in the Second World War. The two fell in love during filming, and rehersals, often writing their own scenes together, only showing the writers their own versions, which they deemed superior. Christian and Juliette were pictured together touring the Vizellian countryside almost every day they were not filming together. This saga ended dramatically, when Christian proposed to Juliette on live television, for a panel dedicated to promoting the film. Juliette rejected him, asserting that he was 'far better on film than in bed'. Christian weeped, and left the film panel. Christian's family, especially his sister Mary Leclair, assert that this rejection was orchestrated by Juliette and the film financers, who believed the romance was outshining the film itself, and wished to end it as explosively as possible. Christian closed his Squeaker account, and refused to talk to the press for a month.

### Imperial Candidate

Jean Leclair, Christian's mother, was contacted by feelers from the Imperial Court in Michu, who had grown aware of Christian's film making, about a week following the public rejection. While in isolation, Christian met with Michise officials, who proposed that he should consider standing as an Imperial Candidate, for suitor of the reigning Shensheng Emperor. In desperation, and sadness, Christian accepted, and took a flight to Zhijing, after studying the language to an entry level. He was educated far more, however, on proper Imperial protocol, and what not to say to the Emperor, or any of her attendants. He stated in 2019, that the officials told him not to even bother discussing Imperial history, poetry, or anything remotely stereotypical, as "Her Majesty knows all of these far more than you could learn". He was permitted to travel around Zhijing for two weeks, before formally entering the Palace. However, his films were already deeply popular within Michu, and much of his time was spent signing autographs, with his fans either knowing Vizellian, or simply using their phones to translate. His fanbase in Michu was far more overtly female than in Vizellia, as the idea of Christian as the first husband of the Emperor not of Weishun blood, deeply appealed to the modernist youth, combined with his strong athletic figure. Entering Shaozi Palace in 2017, Christian was taken to meet his potential bride, kowtowed in respect to proper courtesy, and according to himself, attempted to greet the Emperor properly in Michise. However, the young Emperor, having been a longterm fan of Christian's films, spoke flawless Vizellian, and quoted his lines from his films. Christian stayed as a guest within Shaozi Palace for a month, meeting the Emperor during her meditations. She gave Christian the Michise name Ku Tianchao. Though the relationship did not advance beyond the initial proposal, the two struck a sort of bond, with the Emperor allegedly asking many questions about Vizellian culture and people, with childlike awe. The Emperor first learned of Christian's existance through his film Chevalier, and was an avid follower of his relationship with Juliette. When asked by interviewer "Do you think she loved you?", Christian answered seriously "I don't even know if that girl could love anyone. She seemed so curious, but her questions were unfocused, and never lingered on one answer. She once asked me 'Do the people of Vizellia eat snails?', then as soon as I answered, she pivoted to 'What's your favourite food?', and summoned five maids to bring me whatever I wanted. Over dinner, she'd ask me dozens more, barely eating herself." Christian returned to Vizellia after a month, just before Christmas, 2017. Within Michu, the affair was highly dramatised, and mocked, with the reigning Yanxu Party's credibility questioned by both it's own supporters, and the rival Minzhu Party. The conservatives in Parliament, as well as the Imperial Court, stated that the Emperor's dignity was violated deliberately by the reigning Chancellor Tuquang Qin, while the Minzhu Party argued that a Zheng celebrity or noble would have been more appropriate for the first non Weishun male consort. The present Chancellor Hongli Cuyan, denounced the entire affair, and demanded that those responsible for contacting Jean, and organised the scheme, should hang themselves. The Princess Sain, who personally disliked Christian, commanded one of her maids to spit on Christian's shoes each morning. Despite Christian's return to Vizellia, the Emperor allegedly treated the entire incident as a standard Imperial rejection, and followed the standard protocol of writing letters to her potential husband, which would normally update him on how the Emperor's husband search was going. Many of these letters sell for high figures, especially with older Emperors. However, Christian has kept these letters a secret, and according to himself, cannot read the calligraphic writing she composed her letters in.

#### Known Questions about Christian and the Emperor

Most questions asked by the Emperor to Christian were broad, sweeping, and tepid. Christian spoke widely of the two's relationship, during interviews, though rarely did he criticise the Emperor, or speak ill of her. The format of the two's conversations was very stringent, as Christian was forbidden from interrupting the Emperor, or deviating from the topic at hand, while she was at liberty to do both.

"Do the people of Vizellia display upstanding moral character in all matters?"

"I don't know how to answer that."

"Why did you aspire to be a professional womaniser?"

"Am I failing at my job?"

"This response is not understood. I do not wish for any deviation."

"Because I love acting then."

"Do the people of Vizellia desire benvolent rule?"

"Everyone wants that, I believe."

"Am I God?"

"I do not believe in God, but you exist."

- Christian and the Emperor, according to a 2019 interview. The Emperor's questions were almost never connected to each other, as soon as one was answered, she moved to the next one, with the same tone, that Christian described as 'always happy'.

##### Food and Appearance

"What did she look like? Did she have huge knockers? I imagine that someone with that much power would be a whale."

"She almost never moved. Her dress stretched from her neck to her feet, covering up her 'knockers' completely. Her crown, if you could call it that, was attached to the throne itself, which was so large, and so extensive, that I needed to stand atop the raised plateau of the room to be at eye level with her feet. She almost never ate, and what she did eat was fed to her by servants, who ordered me to look away."

- Interviewer John Areiete and Christian. The initial question prompted laughter from the audience, though Christian spoke seriously, with some irritation. John Areiete's show was boycotted by a large section of the Michise diaspora in Vizellia, who claimed that his remarks towards the Emperor were 'gravely offensive'. He issued a public apology in Michise.

##### The Letters

"About these supposed letters, sent from the Empress of Michu, do you still have them?"

"Haha, I knew you'd get to that question."

\*Audience laughter, as he asked again. "Well, we'd all love to hear the answer."

"Yes, I do. I keep them, though they aren't much use to anyone, besides the sentimental value."

"Many of these 'rejection letters' fetch upwards of ten thousand Krona, have you ever considered selling them?"

"There is no bad blood between myself and the Emperor, I have no wish to betray her confidence by releasing them, even if I could understand what they said."

"Do you not understand their content?"

"She writes them in an archaic form of Michise, according to one of the translators I hired. Her hand writing is very unique, and she enjoys calligraphy. Originally, I thought the letters were some prank, but they kept coming, consistently for four years."

"What are they composed like?"

"Written in straight lines, no deviations, no mistakes. She writes in about six lines, with uneven numbers of characters. There are four sections of these six lines. I am convinced that it's some kind of poetry, or more questions, as this format never changes. The final line, always ends with three characters. I cannot read them, but they are always the same."

"When did you recieve the last one?"

"December 11th, 2021. Nothing seemed different about it, though she has been silent since then. If she wrote these letters genuinely, updating me about her efforts to find a spouse, the final letter may be informing me of her decision to marry Hongli Cuyan. Though I have difficulty believing that. Compare the rejection letters of the Huanzhou Emperor, and the Xiaoguang Emperor, Huanzhou's letters are deeply poetic, readable, and concise. They state the Emperor's reasons for rejection, a profound apology, and a wish for the applicant's happiness. The Xiaoguang Emperor's, simply list the failures of the applicant, and he never sent a second letter."