Born to Act

I'm an ordinary, unremarkable male student from a small town.

In this age of entertainment above all and celebrities making comebacks through carefully crafted personas, I once dreamed of becoming an influencer who could make money while lying around. Unfortunately, I have an ordinary face and no talent or skills, so all I could do was dream.

But on the day I started my second year of high school, the legendary System suddenly appeared in my head.

It wanted me to win an Oscar for Best Actor overseas.

If I refused, it would scream nonstop inside my brain.

How could a System have such a lowbrow way of doing things?

It's not that I don't want to do it. It's just damn hard.

System: Take a few steps. The lighting over there is good, it'll make you look handsome.

Please open the door with a flourish, resting your elbow on the doorframe. Thank you. That meets the standards for a cinematic atmosphere.

Now, toss your hair. Thank you.

I'm not filming a movie! And I have a buzz cut. What hair am I supposed to toss?

After the System's comprehensive makeover, I became a spirited and handsome young man in real life and set out on the path to stardom.

Before long, I became the unattainable dream boy of women around the world and the first superstar of the Great Age of Exploration.

Who could have guessed I started out as an ordinary male student from a small town?

System: All right, stop daydreaming. Chen Chen, learning how to exhale cigarette smoke is also very important for movie scenes.

Chen Chen had just lit a cigarette.

The door opened. His younger brother stood there, staring blankly at the scene, then turned and ran.

"Mom! Big Brother is smoking!" he shouted to tattle.

"Hey, that's not..." Chen Chen chased after him, cigarette in hand and flustered.

One day, Chen Chen was flipping through a script when he suddenly asked, "Why have you gotten so quiet all of a sudden?"

System: Actually, handsome guys make anything they do look cinematic.

This is an actor's feel-good progression story, with a makeover from ordinary to handsome. It has relatively little romance.

Theme: Success in life means making every day meaningful.