My Archenemy Was Reborn as My Canary

Jiang Di attends the funeral of his sworn enemy, Lu Chan. Bound to a System, he unexpectedly learns that the world he lives in is actually a rebirth novel set in the entertainment industry. The protagonist gong is his sworn enemy Lu Chan, reborn as a C-list celebrity. As for Jiang Di, he has to... play the devoted, sickly cannon-fodder shou who has secretly loved Lu Chan for years and treats him as a stand-in because his reborn face looks just like it did in his previous life. His mission: help Lu Chan become an award-winning actor and reach the pinnacle of success. Jiang Di slowly types out a single: ? He was going to refuse, but... System: Host, don't you want to get your health back? Don't you want Lu Chan to see what you're capable of and find out who's really the boss? But then again... JPG * In the pouring rain, Jiang Di takes in Lu Chan, who has only recently been reborn. His face looks just like it did in his previous life, and his eyes are full of wariness and suspicion. "What are you trying to do?" Jiang Di closes his eyes and murmurs, "Don't frown. It makes you look less like him." And, while he is at it, he takes Lu Chan on as his kept man... Lu Chan: "?" System: Aaaah! You're only supposed to help him. I never said you could become his sugar daddy! * As Lu Chan's "sugar daddy," Jiang Di makes no attempt to keep a low profile: He keeps Lu Chan under his thumb, watching the young master endure humiliation and hardship, furious but unable to speak up. At the same time, he makes a dramatic entrance on set to put cannon fodder in their place for Lu Chan, arranges dinner parties to introduce him to famous directors, and openly pours resources and connections into him. While completing his mission, he makes sure everyone in the entertainment industry knows Lu Chan got where he is by being Jiang Di's kept boy. From time to time, he even reminisces in front of Lu Chan about his "dead white moonlight." Lu Chan's expression grows stranger and stranger... Great. He must be disgusted. * Until, at long last, Lu Chan wins Best Actor... After the celebration banquet, he traps Jiang Di in a hotel room and corners him, saying it's time to fulfill his "duties." He even gets jealous of his own past life: "Take a good look. Is the one kissing you me, or that dead man?" Jiang Di: ...?! Wasn't I supposed to be cannon fodder? #Jealous of Myself# #My Own Stand-In# #Not Only Do I Want to Be a Kept Boy, I Want a Title Too# Bonus scene: To show his sworn enemy what he could do and make him admit defeat, Jiang Di throws himself into the mission with extra enthusiasm. Jiang Di's intention: show off his skills In Lu Chan's eyes: radiating charm Theme: Though our bodies lack the wings of the colorful phoenix, our hearts share a single, unspoken understanding.