Nope. Not me. My character. (I thought I'd jot down some thoughts instead of complaining more.) Braketed [] parts are notes on my notes, or notes within notes.

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As yet unnamed male lead character grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. He was separated from his well-to-do parents and sent to a community farm [look up proper name]. He was the right age to be influenced and joined the Red Guard.

He was an adult when Mao died and capitalism started to be filtered into the Chinese economy. Since he was an intelligent young man and not particularly fond of farming, he ventured into business. [What business? Need to figure it out so that it ties in logically with existing story.]

He does well in his business and travels. He has visited many places, including US. At some point he meets his wife, a woman with Taiwanese ties. [Do I need to elaborate on how they met?] China, as is often the case, is uncomfortable with wealthy capitalists. He is a loyal citizen, not completely unaware that he needs to make his patriotism clear and open. He believes he has done well at this, but...

The rest mostly follows as in the original story, minus the fan element.

If I write his life story as fully as I can, I can then determine how much and what parts need to be revealed when in the story. His whole biography can be telling until I actually fit it into the story, at which point I need to get into his head and "experience" it as I did with Abby's (female lead) story.

 

I'll edit as I think 0of things, if I can do that here.