Starlight, Dream Guide 2000

I woke up to find myself an arts-exam reject at the turn of the century. Facing mockery from those around me and pressure from my family, I calmly pulled out an application form for the Beijing Film Academy: "Reborn in this life, my goal is the directing department." I thought I would quietly make a comeback, but a set of stunning photographs sent the campus into a frenzy. What I never expected was that my tutor would be Liu Xiaoli, mother of future top-tier star Liu Yifei. Then, at the opening ceremony, the fresh-faced and refined Liu Shishi shyly called me "senior brother." Wait a minute, this timeline... How did she show up so early?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.