I Can't Tell Faces Apart, but I Decide Which Couples Are Canon

Name: I Can't Tell Faces Apart, but I Decide Which Couples Are Canon
Author: Cats Need Meat

我脸盲，但你们的CP我说了算

by Cats Need Meat (猫咪要吃肉)

Status: Completed
Length: 685k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 8mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Is this what they call the blessings of a 996 work schedule? Lin Zhou, a programmer who proudly burned himself out for code, died suddenly at his workstation from overwork.

He transmigrates into the body of a trainee who's about to be eliminated from a talent show. From the start, he's saddled with a debuff: terminal face blindness. Everyone looks like a figure in Picasso's painting Portrait of Casagemas. He'd planned to make a graceful exit, but instead he gets bound to the world's strongest gossip-pairing System!

Can't recognize faces? No problem. He can tell which people have CP potential!

Socially anxious and withdrawn? Don't worry. Every “mistake” he makes turns into a jaw-dropping matchmaking masterstroke!

[You “accidentally” snag a wire, making sworn enemies “pounce like hungry tigers.” The #LangYaoInHisArms# CP bursts onto the scene, and its popularity rises by 10,000!]

[You “thoughtlessly” hand over a bottle of water, prompting a cold superstar and his rival's rising star to share a “once-in-a-century gaze.” The System rewards you with an S-rank skill: “Killer Glance”!]

[You “mistakenly” approach an investor, then turn around and pair two business moguls as “lovers who hate each other.” You even score an S+ level movie role!]

As the entire internet goes wild over the CPs he creates, the various big shots he's “paired up” start looking at him differently too.

Top-tier star Su Yingxia: What can this poker-faced guy do besides getting me into trouble?

Genius producer Gu Yanzhi: His soul is the one and only muse behind all my work.

Cold superstar Xie Qingci: He's interesting. Somehow, he always manages to... get mixed up with me.

Years later, when Lin Zhou has a little golden statuette in one hand and a Grammy in the other, someone asks him the secret to his success. He looks at the couples he personally brought together in the audience, smiles, and keeps his accomplishments to himself.

#IHaveFaceBlindnessButIGetToDecideYourCPs#

Stats

316Chapters

205Reads · 30 days

112.6kReads · all time

102Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.6Score

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It's really good-looking, the interaction is well-controlled, and the chemistry between the couples is quite palpable. 😆 Will people know that the protagonist is face-blind? How will they write that part? I'm kind of looking forward to it 🧐 Although I'm playing matchmaker, I can tell quite clearly that I like the person who's in the center of my heart ❤️ It's so beautiful to shine on stage.
59 likes1y ago
His writing is actually better than most dual-male-protagonist novels, but I don't know why the rating is so low. The strengths are obvious: the depiction of dance, the control of atmosphere and pacing—it's high-energy throughout, one step after another. It leaves a lingering impression. However, there are many flaws in the details, such as the stereotypical characters and the rushed pace.
30 likes9mo ago
This is really interesting! I hope Lin Zhou's main story doesn't have any real romantic pairings. Ambiguity and frequent interactions are fine, but if there's a single romantic pairing, it feels like many of the pairings won't be worth experiencing. The whole cast misunderstanding is totally my favorite! Keep it up!!!
28 likes11mo ago
It's so good! The plot is so interesting and fun, and the couples are so well-matched and adorable. The main character gets along well with everyone, and his personality is so calm, laid-back, and hilarious. Ugh, author, please update soon! Please update soon! Please update soon!
27 likes1y ago
It's a really good entertainment industry novel. Every time the main characters create a couple, I get so excited! I especially love the Tao-Li couple; it feels so real. The main character's stage presence is amazing; every time I see him radiating charm, I get incredibly satisfied! The authors are all very diligent, but they could be even faster! Something felt off later on; the protagonist's counterattack felt awkward and unnatural.
25 likes11mo ago
It's great! After reading so many novels about rebirth and transmigration into a boy band, the male lead in this one is very different. Even the way the performances are written is quite different from other novels. It's so interesting to see a programmer in the entertainment industry, especially since the computer terminology is spot on. 😃 Keep up the good work, author! Looking forward to the later episodes.
20 likes11mo ago
It's alright, mainly because the culprit-finding aspect is quite novel. However, Lu Yao's characterization is too bizarre. I don't know if the author intended to portray him as arrogant or what. Arrogance is supposed to be three parts arrogance and seven parts coquettishness, not eight parts arrogance and two parts coquettishness...
16 likes11mo ago
Oh my god, it's so good! So many of the supporting characters are so interesting. This pairing is surprisingly good, though not the kind where they just happen to be together by chance. I can only say I'm totally indulging in this shipping! Ah, there's no substitute! Keep up the good work, author! 😆👍
16 likes1y ago
The premise is novel and not bad 😎😎😎, but it depicts the usual state of a newbie 🤧🤧🤧 Code, numbers, machines, precision, analysis, parts, data... The protagonist truly lives up to his reputation as a programmer! 👍👍👍 It got better towards the end; it flowed quite smoothly. Maybe I should go for further studies! The descriptions are captivating, very good indeed. As I read on, the pacing seemed to improve.
15 likes1y ago
Surprisingly fresh and original! I thought it would be a typical talent show where everyone's a popular idol and everyone's shipping couples, but it incorporates just the right amount of suspense. It doesn't veer off course but adds just the right amount of tension and excitement—the pacing is excellent!
14 likes11mo ago