"Xiaolin, don't be anxious," Director Liu said confidently. "I've analyzed this script too, and since Alvin is joining us, we definitely can't follow the old path. So I made some minor adjustments. I borrowed from your original settings: the scientist is mixed-race, so it's not surprising that the robot has a foreign appearance.
Moreover, love between a robot and a human is inherently unconventional. Making the robot look foreign can somewhat dilute this unconventional love. Additionally, robots themselves symbolize humans' longing for technology, and a hope for mysterious power. Foreign countries have always been more advanced in this area. So, we can set the robot to have the appearance of a foreign hero, like Superman, or a musician. In this film, the robot actually represents the scientist's dream.
