A washed-up idol with a mind-reading buff as the pursuer × a devoted, obsessive movie emperor as the pursued
Blurb One:
Xie Qiao has the script of a born winner, yet insists on chasing his dream in showbiz. Not long after debuting on a talent show, he sinks to the very bottom, becoming an obscure pseudo-amateur actor ranked among the industry's eighteenth-tier nobodies.
At last, thanks to his family's connections, he lands a role in a TV drama, playing a devoted second male lead.
His love interest is his cousin, whom he grew up with, and his scene partner is movie emperor Shen Guzhou.
Xie Qiao: Well, damn. This is hard.
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Shen Guzhou is an award-winning actor across film and television, with three major awards to his name. He has extensive connections and resources, debuted early, and retired early.
To repay a director for a favor, he agrees to make a special appearance in the director's TV drama. There, he unexpectedly meets the young man he has long dreamed of, yearned for, and never been able to have.
On the night filming wraps, Shen stops Xie Qiao in the hotel corridor. Xie has just said goodbye to the leading actress and is heading back to his room. Fighting to suppress the ache and longing in his heart, the flustered Shen blurts out the wrong thing.
"Want more opportunities?"
"Instead of sucking up to her, why not stick with me?"
Blurb Two:
After meeting Shen Guzhou, Xie Qiao gains a secret, or perhaps a superpower.
He can hear Shen Guzhou's thoughts.
The triggers include, but are not limited to, making eye contact with Shen Guzhou, physical contact, and... being alone in the same room?
When acting opposite the movie emperor, Shen seems perfectly composed, delivering a stellar performance. But Xie Qiao hears his voice in his mind.
"I like you."
After the wrap party, Shen calls out to Xie Qiao in the hotel corridor.
His expression is cool and his tone stiff. "Want more opportunities?"
Xie Qiao hears his thoughts: "Don't go to her, okay?"
Shen says impatiently, "Instead of sucking up to her, why not stick with me?"
But Xie Qiao hears him quietly praying in his heart.
He says, "I'll get you opportunities. Just don't hate me."
Highlights and content warnings:
1. Pursuer-centric, mutually doting, romance-focused, one-on-one, each other's first love
2. The showbiz content is not based on real people. Please point out any errors.
3. The blurb was written on 2021.02.26 and has been screenshotted.
4. The cover is an original character-design cover, and the license is non-exclusive.
Theme: The sweet joy of young love
