A Shadow Guard's Guide to the Modern Entertainment Industry

[Male-Male Romance] [From Ancient Times to the Modern Day]

The Prince Is Still Saving His Shadow Guard’s Entertainment Career Today

When award-winning actor Xiao Lin wakes up, he finds himself in the body of a hot-tempered director on a variety show, someone everyone avoids.

Even more bizarrely, Qin Zheng, the young star mocked across the internet as a “wooden beauty,” looks at him with such reverence it’s like he’s worshipping at a shrine.

During the live-streamed mentor selection, Qin Zheng kneels with perfect form. “Director Xiao, your dignity is peerless. This subordinate is willing to follow you to the death.”

The whole internet: ??? Isn’t this persona a bit much?

Only Xiao Lin knows that inside Qin Zheng’s body is Yan Qing, the shadow guard who died taking an arrow for him in his previous life.

And the original owner of this body once lifted Qin Zheng to the heights of fame, only to push him away with his own hands.

Now, the award-winning actor stares at the screen full of trending scandals and falls into thought:

How can he keep being Qin Zheng’s prince in a world without an emperor?

And how can he make his shadow guard understand that in this life, he doesn’t need to kneel or take an arrow for him. He only needs to… love him well.

And so, a surreal scene unfolds in the entertainment industry:

The top-tier star director teaches the young actor how to perform, step by step, from “I can’t do this, my lord” to “Master, watch out, there’s no mercy in a blade.”

The young actor improves at a dazzling pace, going from an expressionless beauty to an award-winning actor whose performance makes the whole internet weep. “His eyes really light up when he looks at Director Xiao!”

Until, at the edge of a cliff, Xiao Lin slips and falls. Qin Zheng jumps after him without a second thought, grabbing a branch with one hand as he cries out:

“Master, don’t let go!”

Tens of millions of viewers watching live: ??? What did he just call him???

Later, at an awards ceremony, a reporter presses them about their relationship.

Xiao Lin takes the microphone and smiles faintly. “He calls me Master. Is there a problem with that?”