A Republican-Era Young Master Reborn into the Entertainment Industry as Everyone's Least Favorite [Ancient-to-Modern]

★★★ In the ninth year of the Republic, Xu Xingzhou was born into a prestigious family and grew up in comfort and security, surrounded by fine clothes and fine food. But as he watched the country fall apart, the land of China lie in ruins, and the world become a living hell, fury surged in his heart. He resolutely devoted himself to serving his country. He was not yet twenty when he gave his life for his country. * When Xu Xingzhou opened his eyes, he had crossed a century of time and become a spoiled, willful young master from a wealthy family who made trouble at every turn. The young master had dropped out of school early to enter the entertainment industry, hoping to use his family's connections to become a pretty face. After several years, despite having access to all kinds of resources, he had “contributed” disastrous performances, wooden acting, and melodramatic variety show antics that made his features fly all over the place. His public image was so awful that, aside from the fake fans bought by his agency, the entire internet hated him. Even dogs shook their heads at the sight of him. So when his identity as a fake young master was exposed, his wealthy parents kicked him out, and he received not a shred of sympathy. Every business partner immediately demanded to terminate their contracts with him. On the day Xu Xingzhou arrived, the director of a variety show that was already halfway through filming called to insist that he be replaced. Just as everyone waited to see him kicked off the show, Xu Xingzhou, who had been slumped in a lounge chair with a dejected look the moment before, suddenly burst into tears of joy. Overcome with emotion, he picked up every instrument the production team had prepared, the bamboo flute, guzheng, pipa, great drum, and more, and played “The Internationale” on each one. “???” The director was stunned. In a panic, he told the person on the other end of the phone, “L-let's not replace him just yet!” On the day the episode aired, fans of the other guests were already waiting beneath the official account to complain: “Is he really in this episode too?” “How does he have the nerve to keep filming?” “Honest question: Can this talentless dropout even tell traditional instruments apart?” “Every day I pray he stops riding on my idol's coattails.” Two hours later, the comments were filled with question marks. On screen, the traditional music expert invited by the show clung to Xu Xingzhou's hand and wouldn't let go. The other guests, an award-winning actor, a top-tier star, a singer, a screenwriter, and a business magnate, began looking at him differently. That night, the show shot to the top of the trending list, and the haters were thoroughly proven wrong. After that, Xu Xingzhou's exquisite calligraphy and paintings, fluency in eight languages, extraordinary ability to appraise antiques, and sharp fighting skills, strong enough to take down a bull with one punch, left viewers stunned again and again. Xu Xingzhou became an overnight sensation, and business partners all begged to sign new contracts with him. To everyone's surprise, Xu Xingzhou merely replied, “No thanks. I'm planning to leave the industry and go to university.” The investors who had been gearing up to pour resources into him: “?” The award-winning actors, top-tier stars, singers, and screenwriters eagerly waiting to work with him: “??” The fans who had just become devoted to him: “???” Only the universities were delighted, competing to extend offers to Xu Xingzhou. * Reborn into a new life, Xu Xingzhou has seen with his own eyes the peaceful, prosperous new world that countless courageous young people dreamed of as they gave their lives and shed their blood. All he wants is to help build a beautiful China. Unfortunately, his predecessor was thrown out of the family home, stripped of every possession, and had nowhere to stay after filming wrapped. He heard one of the guests was an ordinary person, free from the constraints of a fanbase and able to do whatever he liked. Xu Xingzhou sought him out and asked if he could stay at his place. Lu Shuangting's languid expression gave way to interest as he looked into Xu Xingzhou's utterly sincere eyes. Almost as if possessed, he took him home. Two months later, Xu Xingzhou received his pay and packed his bags to go rent a place of his own. Lu Shuangting, his handsome face icy, blocked him in the bedroom. His voice was full of wounded reproach. “Am I not good enough? Why don't you want me anymore?” A seemingly cold and aloof man who is actually clingy, jealous, and loves to act spoiled with his wife VS an elegant, free-spirited, patriotic young man who is truly a wealthy young master Reader's Guide: 1. The story is entirely fictional. Please do not relate it to real life. 2. The protagonist is adored by everyone. The love interest is set, so there is no choosing sides. 3. This is a gathering place for like-minded readers. If you don't enjoy it, please stop reading and move on in peace. 4. The author is not an emotional dumping ground and does not want to receive negativity. Comments they dislike will be deleted. Coming soon: Starry Little One, Blue Star Sensation. Find it in the author's collection, and please give it a favorite, cuties! Silly, frail, airheaded beauty × a powerful man with disabled legs and exemplary devotion to his husband After a car accident, Song Qianshu discovers that he is living in an old-fashioned melodramatic novel, as the foil to a fake young master from a wealthy family. The fake young master has been adored by everyone since childhood, and is considered by all to be a gentle, kind, and accomplished heir. In the original story, everyone from the male lead to random passersby likes him. Even when the fake young master is suddenly exposed as not being the wealthy couple's biological child, his adoptive parents don't abandon him. Instead, they dote on him even more. As the foil, Song Qianshu is the real young master, but after being brought back, his wealthy parents treat him coldly, and the whole internet mocks him as someone with nothing going for him but his looks. In the original story, the foil can't accept this. He competes with the fake young master and picks fights with him at every turn, only to be humiliated again and again. He watches the fake young master have a one-night stand with the male lead, run away while pregnant, enter a business marriage, and fall in love after marriage. The foil keeps approaching the male lead, and even goes so far as to marry the male lead's disabled cousin, becoming the cheap stepfather to the cousin's son. In the end, the foil is brutally crushed by the domineering, possessive male lead and his gloomy, vicious cousin, and meets a tragic fate. Song Qianshu learns the truth by accident, the morning after his wedding night with his disabled cousin. Looking at the handsome face of his sleeping, disabled cousin beside him, Song Qianshu says nothing... Now that he has seen the light, Song Qianshu wants to flee by train in the middle of the night. But he just signed up for a parenting variety show, copying the fake young master, and breaking the contract would leave him penniless. Song Qianshu makes up his mind: if he can't afford to provoke them, he can at least avoid them. He'll stick it out through the show, then run away in the middle of the night. * When the show Raising Kids, Dad! premieres, everyone expects the troublemaking stepdad and spoiled rich kid to be a joke. They think the gentle, kind fake young master will outshine them at parenting. Instead, they see... Song Qianshu diligently caring for the child, getting up early to make breakfast for his stepson, only to produce a pile of inedible monstrosities. His stepson doesn't cry or throw tantrums. He offers to help his stepdad make breakfast, only to nearly burn down the kitchen. Faced with the freezing river, Song Qianshu volunteers to catch fish, only to fall in after his leg cramps. His stepson is catching loaches in the mud on the riverbank. Worried, he rushes over to pull Song Qianshu out, only to tumble into the mud with the loaches. Netizens: What a lovely picture of a loving father and filial son. The comments fill with laughter. The bumbling pair grow more and more down-to-earth, providing 80% of the show's laughs, but then the mood quietly shifts. Song Qianshu comes down with a fever at night. His stepson stays by his side all night, accurately diagnoses him, and gives him medicine and acupuncture. At the farmers' market, they're tasked with buying chicks and lambs to raise. The other families have no idea what to do. They don't know how to choose or what a fair price is, and can't even get their lambs to walk along with them. The stepson calmly picks out the best chicks and lambs, then negotiates a good price. Song Qianshu unties the lamb's rope and uses the feed he brought along to get it to follow him on its own. Netizens: What a lovely picture of a loving father and filial son. The comments fill with sour, envious faces. #PerfectLittleOne, #China'sBestFatherAndSon, and #AFamilyThatGrowsTogether keep trending. Netizens (screaming) (twisting) (crawling around in the dark): We're snatching Shushu and the little one tonight! One day, the production team invites the other halves of each family to appear on the show. The little one is held in the arms of a tall, exceptionally handsome man. He tilts his chubby little face up proudly. “Dad, you're no good. You still haven't won Dad Shushu over. I'll let you in on a secret: Dad Shushu is already mine. He said he'll take me with him.” That evening, the little one searches for a long time before finding Dad Shushu in a deserted corner of the village. He's about to speak when he sees Dad pinning Dad Shushu in his arms and kissing him passionately. The little one's eyes widen in shock. Huo Jingyun raises a hand to cover the little one's eyes, his voice low and husky. “Not suitable for children.” The little one: “...” The viewers watching at home: “...” Reader's Guide: 1. The little one is an all-around genius from the interstellar era. 2. The little one is the biological child of the two leads, conceived through technology. 3. The protagonist has brain damage, but will gradually recover. 4. The love interest's legs will eventually heal. Theme: No matter whether times are good or bad, hold on to your beliefs.