The Movie Emperor Changes His Persona Every Day

Wang Ting, a little-known star ranked at the very bottom of the industry, had only been out of his temporary survival-show group for two months when his agency shoved him onto the hit variety show New Actors at the Top.

Once widely mocked across the internet as a "useless pretty face," Wang Ting was dragged into the show before he could say no.

Who could have guessed that on the very first day of filming, he would accidentally offend Gu Shuzhou, a popular movie star and the show's mentor?

The rumors said that Movie Star Gu was aloof and vindictive. Wang Ting spent two hours nervously bracing himself, then fatefully ended up on Gu's team.

Wang Ting: So this is where my entertainment career ends. :)

Just as he sat there, utterly hopeless, waiting for Movie Star Gu to make his life miserable, he stumbled upon the fact that Gu's personality was... a lot more interesting than the industry gossip suggested.

Today, Movie Star Gu was a domineering CEO, insisting on buying Wang Ting an entire building to use as a bathroom.

Tomorrow, he was a supermodel about to walk the world's top runway, asking Wang Ting if he wanted any souvenirs.

Just as Wang Ting spent the whole night thinking about what to ask Gu Shuzhou to bring back, the next day Gu put on a white coat, picked up a scalpel, and claimed he was actually a famous local miracle doctor.

Wang Ting, receiving a new "surprise" every day: "..."

Just a passerby here, but is this what they call a mystery-box movie star?

Gu had so many different personas that Wang Ting learned a lot by following his example, and somehow made it all the way to the final round.

On the night of the finale, amid thunderous applause, Wang Ting held his trophy and looked at Gu Shuzhou in the audience. "Thank you, Teacher Gu. He's a wonderful person. I wouldn't be standing here without his careful guidance."

Gu Shuzhou smiled and waved at him.

After the celebration banquet, Wang Ting, half-drunk, was pulled into a small room.

In the dark, Gu Shuzhou's expression was unreadable. He rubbed the corner of Wang Ting's eye. "I heard your confession onstage. I like you, too."

Wang Ting, wondering if he'd somehow lost a chunk of his life: "??!"

If he remembered right, he'd just been giving an acceptance speech, hadn't he?

Can someone tell him what persona Movie Star Gu is playing today?!

*

"I'm a mystery box that's exclusive to you."

Coming soon: The True Young Master’s Moonlight After Rebirth. Please add it to your collection!

After accidentally pushing the true young master's beloved down a river, Lu Zhier regained his memories and realized with a start that he was merely a cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel.

He was a fake young master, spoiled and unruly, and he squandered his adoptive parents' affection. After the true young master, Jiang Ji, returned, Lu Zhier couldn't bear to have his status taken away and targeted Jiang Ji's beloved, whom he had kept carefully hidden.

Jiang Ji's beloved meant everything to him, but due to Lu Zhier's momentary carelessness, he fell into the river and was left disabled.

Jiang Ji came to hate Lu Zhier, stripped him of all his wealth, and threw him out of the Lu household. Lu Zhier spent the rest of his life in a run-down rental, consumed by guilt over what he had done to Jiang Ji's beloved, until he finally ended his own life.

The first thing Lu Zhier did after regaining consciousness was overcome his fear of water and jump into the river after Jiang Ji's beloved, without hesitation, before Jiang Ji could arrive.

After being rescued, Lu Zhier resolved to change Jiang Ji's opinion of him and do his best to be a good little brother.

Jiang Ji couldn't finish his homework.

Lu Zhier: I'll do it! Your homework is my homework, big brother!

Jiang Ji couldn't sleep that night.

Lu Zhier: I'll help! It breaks my heart when you can't sleep, big brother!

Jiang Ji's beloved had a pain in his chest.

Lu Zhier: I'll help! Your beloved is my beloved, too! I'll cherish him like he's my own treasure!

Jiang Ji couldn't resist the changed Lu Zhier.

He happily ruffled Lu Zhier's hair, but when he heard those words, his expression suddenly darkened. "No."

He pushed Lu Zhier into a corner, gripped his waist, and fixed him with a heavy gaze. "I absolutely won't allow you to have someone else you treasure in your heart."

Lu Zhier, who had already learned a massage technique and was about to go to the hospital to try it on Jiang Ji's beloved: "... Huh?"

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Jiang Ji has only one beloved.

That night by the river, Lu Zhier passed out too early. So he never saw Jiang Ji, standing on the bank and staring at the two figures in the water, torn between anger and anxiety, before diving in and rescuing him first.

Theme: Swim upstream against the current of life, keep your edge, and stay true to yourself.