Sleeping Only Four Hours a Day

[Complete] No groveling arc, and don't read the comments under Chapter 1. [Content warnings: 1. The couple dote on each other. The bottom has a secret crush on the top, but isn't a doormat. 2. The entertainment-industry plot includes scenes within the story. 3. The top is a multitalented, universally adored heartthrob, but the author isn't. Research is the source of my understanding of certain fields. If anything in the story is scientifically inaccurate, consider it an alternate universe. 4. The plot setup means the first few chapters lean a little more toward the bottom's perspective, while the rest focus mainly on the top's. If that bothers you, please steer clear.] ***FBI WARNING*** [Sleeping only four hours a day puts a huge strain on your body! Please take care of yourselves! Don't imitate the fictional protagonist!!] [Please add these upcoming novels to your reading lists: I Love the Way You Tremble (two unhinged leads, infinite-flow); You'll Get Locked for Writing That! (comedic quick transmigration)] The film Strong Wind, adapted from the work of a famous author, is about to begin filming when a rumor suddenly surfaces: Jiang Ling, an obscure actor from the 180th tier, has bought his way onto the set and used under-the-table connections to replace the originally cast second male lead. He supposedly did it just to get paired with the newly crowned Best Actor, the male lead Jian Huaiyi, and hype up a male-male CP. Photos also emerge, allegedly proving that Jiang Ling visited the director's room late at night and was taken advantage of by him... The internet erupts. Fans of the original second male lead direct all their fire at Jiang Ling, mocking and insulting him until they push him onto the trending charts. Yet five minutes after Jiang Ling starts trending for all the wrong reasons, Weibo explodes again. One of the Four Young Masters of the Capital: @Jiang Ling Damn, isn't that Young Master Ling? Your dad's been going crazy looking for you! Come back and inherit billions! A top art collector: @Jiang Ling You still owe me a painting. When are you going to keep your promise? A legend in extreme sports: @Jiang Ling What are you doing acting? Nobody can beat your records. Come back! The country is waiting for you to win a world championship! A handsome genius from Tsinghua: @Jiang Ling Teacher Jiang, I finally found you... I wanted to tell you that I finally made it out of the mountains and got into Tsinghua! The original second male lead, trembling behind his screen: Damn, I think I just attacked someone I really shouldn't have... Meanwhile, in the director's room on set. "Ten years. I've finally become one of the best in the industry." The Best Actor carefully placed his little golden statuette on the table. His gaze was resolute, but his voice trembled slightly. "Now, am I good enough to tell you I love you?" Jiang Ling, up all night revising the script, looked up from his laptop and raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who are you? How did you get in here?" The Best Actor: "..." He cried. Faced with abuse from the entire internet, Jiang Ling never said a word. He was too busy directing, acting, trading acting blows with the Best Actor, and occasionally dealing with powerful people from every walk of life begging him in tears to return to their fields. How could he possibly have time to go online? Then, when Strong Wind was officially announced, people were astonished to discover... Producer: Jiang Ling. Assistant director: Jiang Ling. Screenwriter: Jiang Ling. Lead actor: Jiang Ling. Original author: Qianli Jiang Xing (real name: Jiang Ling). That night, the top three trending topics on Weibo were all about Jiang Ling. #If I Can Do Everything, You Won't Make a Cent Off Me!# #The Only Thing Jiang Ling Can't Do Is Have a Baby# #Jiang Ling Is Infertile# Jiang Ling: ??? Everyone wondered how Jiang Ling could juggle so many jobs and become one of the best in every field. Some said he'd used his family fortune to buy shortcuts. Some said he was exceptionally gifted, using one percent talent to crush everyone else's ninety-nine percent sweat. Some even said he'd been reborn, carrying the memories and abilities of his past life, destined in this life to be the invincible protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel. No one knew that for ten years, he had slept only four hours a day. The story focuses on the all-around, universally adored top. Jiang Ling x Jian Huaiyi. No real-life inspirations, please don't overanalyze. The story involves the entertainment industry, rich second-generation circles, collectors, extreme sports, equestrianism, and academic geniuses (?). If anything doesn't match reality, consider it an alternate universe. Upcoming novel 1: I Love the Way You Tremble, two unhinged leads, infinite-flow Blurb: "Giving real people stupid names is like ripping open a rag doll and discovering what's inside: real intestines, real lungs. A beautiful heart. Blood. So much hot, sticky blood." -- Guts, Chuck Palahniuk Gan Sui, codename S01, has been labeled the most dangerous patient at Alice Psychiatric Hospital. "Only medicine and candy can calm him down," the recorder writes in the report. "But the latter can't restrain him, so we use medication, massive doses of sedatives, a full set of restraints, and the highest level of security to keep him from escaping his room." But all those measures, which they thought could keep him locked up, are still a joke. Humming a tune, Gan Sui strolls cheerfully through the psychiatric hospital at midnight, wondering who he'll give nightmares to tonight. Smack. A book falls in front of him. A book with no words. Curious, he picks it up and is drawn into a strange story. In the story, he's the designer of an escape room, and his goal is to trap the players. Gan Sui casually designs a few traps. Once the room is ready, three players appear out of nowhere, and three swords of Damocles appear over his head. Twenty-four hours later, two of the three players are dead. The one left is a man named Shang Lu, like a lone wolf drenched in blood, with a chilling gaze that's impossible to forget. Gan Sui thinks the story is over and everything will end with it. But when he opens his eyes, a sharp sword comes down from above and cuts off his fingers. In unbearable pain, Gan Sui turns his head through a blur of blood and tears and sees a name on the blade: Shang Lu. "He's a terrifying god who toys with the world. All beings prostrate themselves at his feet, humbly begging for his mercy." "And you dared to profane him." "When the god was dragged from his pedestal, he thought endless imprisonment and humiliation awaited him." "But instead, he fell into the softest velvet in the world. When he opened his eyes, he saw enough candy to last a lifetime." A little scene: In the book. Gan Sui keeps stabbing Shang Lu while smiling. "I really do love the way you tremble..." In reality. Shang Lu pins Gan Sui against the wall and looks at him trembling uncontrollably. "Mm, me too." #You mess with me in the book, so of course I'll get you back in real life# A strong x strong infinite-flow story. Gan Sui x Shang Lu. Two unhinged leads with the morals of madmen. A story about an escape-room designer and a player who fall in love (my foot) and kill (for real) each other. Upcoming novel 2: You'll Get Locked for Writing That!, a comedic, meme-filled quick transmigration story about a Jinjiang author x Jinjiang moderator Blurb: Day N of outsmarting the red lock. A writer kneels at the moderator's feet, gazing up with pious humility. "If you'll unlock my story, I'll do anything you ask..." At the same time, he secretly activates his newly acquired skill: [The Rain-Soaked Puppy Eyes] The moderator looks down from on high, lifts the writer's chin, and lets an amused gaze sweep over those tender lips. "Oh?" He bends down and leans close to the writer's ear, his voice low. "Then, could you..." "--keep it PG?" A little scene: "The author has been locked in the black room for three days..." "Oh, has he admitted he was wrong?" "No. But he's started another story from the top's perspective, with himself as the protagonist and you as the top..." Quick transmigration. A web novelist transmigrates into the red-locked stories in their own collection, promotes social values, rejects explicit content, and brings the stories back to life in this inspiring (??) tale. CP: Moderator (split-personality top) x Writer. Bottom-focused. Theme: Life is short. It's never too late to pursue your dreams.