After My Identity Was Stolen, I Rose Back to Top-Tier Stardom

After a car accident, a top-tier star became a shameless imitator, hated by the entire internet. Su He lay in his hospital bed. At the door stood his father, too timid to come inside. On the TV in front of him was the twin brother he'd only just met, wearing his identity and laughing merrily. On the sofa beside him, his mother held her head high as she lectured him on how "a wise man knows when to bend with the times." Su He sneered. What a fine case of a civet cat replacing the prince. But... "There are so many people in the world called 'Su He.' Why am I the only one who made it into the spotlight?" "Because I'm the only one who's me." Everyone knew that although Xu Yao had the same face as Su He, their personalities couldn't be more different. One was gentle and resilient, working hard to shine with his own light. The other was a clumsy imitation, endlessly coming up with new ways to ride his coattails. And yet Xu Yao still became famous, infamous, that is. They say any publicity is good publicity, and all the online abuse couldn't stop Xu Yao from stubbornly pretending to be an innocent little flower and posting imitation videos. He even landed a role and officially entered the entertainment industry! Just as everyone thought this was another step in his imitation and prepared to lash out, they discovered that the "Su He" praised by industry insiders was using a body double, while the "Xu Yao" everyone hated was performing spectacular aerial stunts for his audience. Before long, more and more entertainment-industry heavyweights began backing 'Xu Yao.' Renowned director: "This role belongs to him and no one else!" Top agent Wei Meng: "He's my artist. If there's a problem, come to me." Film emperor Zhou Jingheng: "I believe in his abilities. I feel completely at ease working with him." Gradually, online opinion of 'Su He' and 'Xu Yao' seemed to switch places, as did their follower counts. Some people remarked that no celebrity in the entertainment industry was immune to scandal. It was only a matter of time. Just look at "Su He": more than twenty years of a good reputation had crumbled completely, hadn't it? Then, one day, during a livestream, "Xu Yao" said to "Xu Yao" in front of everyone, "You need to give my identity back." The whole internet was stunned! Su He's fans rejoiced that they hadn't supported the wrong person, but they were also a little bewildered. Beneath the trending topic #YouNeedToGiveMyIdentityBack# was another one: #WhenWillYouGiveMeMyTitle# Zhou Jingheng and Su He. The internet was full of rumors that the two were bitter rivals who never appeared together, but only Zhou Jingheng knew that Su He was the reason he had entered the industry. Unfortunately, they seemed to lack the fateful connection to meet. In all those years, they had crossed paths only once at a banquet, exchanging three lines and thirty-five words. Then, one day, "Su He" changed, and Zhou Jingheng discovered someone else who was even more like Su He than "Su He" himself... Zhou Jingheng: I have countless times been grateful that I trusted my instincts and ran to you without hesitation. Su He: I have countless times been grateful that you came to me without hesitation and brought me back into the light. Reader's Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending. 2. The characters aren't based on real people. The setting is fictional, and the logic serves the story. If it's not for you, please stop reading. [PS: Check out my completed novel, I Became Famous Across the Stars by Restoring Cultural Relics, and my upcoming modern danmei novels, After Leaving the Industry, I Became a Guardian of National Treasures and My White Moonlight Quit, as well as the historical danmei novel Raising a Wolf: A Guide, and the no-CP novel Senior Brother, Help! Feel free to add them to your reading list~] [Upcoming Novel 1]: After Leaving the Industry, I Became a Guardian of National Treasures Su Fang only discovered after he died that he was the real young master, a disposable character in an entertainment-industry novel. In his previous life, he entered the entertainment industry at the instigation of the fake young master, only to become universally despised after a smear campaign. His parents also thought he was "not fit for polite society" and rejected him at every turn. Reborn into a new life, he once again faced his parents' criticism and insults, along with a variety show director's malicious editing and deliberate attempts to make things difficult for him. With the hashtag "Su Fang Leaves the Entertainment Industry" trending, Su Fang decisively withdrew from the show amid online ridicule and returned to the school that had raised him. Just as everyone thought Su Fang had truly disappeared, some said they'd seen him in a documentary about traditional pigments. Others spotted him in the background of an interview at a kesi silk workshop. Still others swore they'd seen his name on the Palace Museum's announcement of newly hired cultural relic restorers... Not long afterward, a variety show led by the national television network launched to great anticipation, themed "Keeping Intangible Cultural Heritage Alive, Bringing History Back to Life Through Cultural Relics." In the preview for the latest episode, viewers suddenly spotted a familiar figure. Wasn't that tall, graceful man, smiling calmly, the universally despised Su Fang who'd been driven out of the industry? Then they saw his official titles: "Intangible Cultural Heritage Heir" and "Cultural Relic Restoration Expert"! Watching Su Fang reel off facts about these traditional crafts and national treasures, viewers finally understood. It wasn't that the entertainment industry couldn't make room for Su Fang. It was that it couldn't keep him. * The Yin couple didn't like their biological son, who had suddenly returned to their lives. Seeing that he couldn't use a knife and fork properly or sleep on a latex mattress, they thought he was ignorant and embarrassing. Only later did they learn that Su Fang couldn't get used to a knife and fork because he'd eaten imperial cuisine since childhood and was accustomed to chopsticks. He couldn't sleep on a latex mattress because he slept in a canopy bed, covered himself with Zhang velvet in winter, and used Xiangyun gauze as a summer sheet... The Yin couple regretted everything. They wanted to bring Su Fang home, but were stopped outside the courtyard house of the "small, insignificant family" they'd once looked down on. Standing before them was the president of the Shen Group, the very man they'd always hoped to curry favor with. "Our kid was spoiled rotten by everyone in the household from the day he was born. He always wants things brand-new. He doesn't care for things that belong to other people." That went for food and clothes, for parental affection, and for the fiance who had gotten together with the fake young master. * For the sake of their own interests, the Yin couple had arranged a betrothal between Su Fang and the young master of the Shen family, agreeing to the marriage before the two were even born. Su Fang didn't care about his fiance. For one thing, he disapproved of betrothals arranged before birth. For another, he was sure his senior brother would disapprove too. But the fake young master cared. So the fake young master pleaded tearfully for Su Fang to let him have his way, while the young master gently comforted him, swearing he would marry no one else. Then he glared at Su Fang as if Su Fang were a shameless third party trying to ruin their relationship. Forced into the role of the third party, Su Fang rolled his eyes and laughed in exasperation. Leaning against the person beside him, he gave the two men, whose faces had turned livid, a lazy smile: "Let me introduce my senior brother, Shen Yingzhou. Oh, and by seniority, you two should call me Uncle." Reader's Guide: An overprotective, initially restrained and reserved top whose possessiveness later explodes x a pampered, doted-on genius cultural relic restorer bottom. [Upcoming Novel 2]: Raising a Wolf: A Guide Everyone knew that the emperor's legitimate son, Prince An, Shen Zhimo, was a sickly man. That was why, despite nearing the age of twenty, he still hadn't been named crown prince. Rumors circulated through the court that the legitimate heir would be passed over in favor of the eldest son. It was as good as a done deal. Then, one winter, a new guard appeared at Prince An's manor. From that day on, the manor gradually shed its old, quiet air and began to show its fangs. First, Prince An killed a prince consort in the street for drunkenly flirting with a famous actress. Later, when they were ambushed during the autumn hunt at the imperial hunting grounds, Prince An risked everything to protect the emperor... And the new guard was involved in every one of these events. If Prince An told him to go east, he never went west. If Prince An punished him, he even knelt to thank him first. Everyone said Prince An had raised himself a fine dog. Only Shen Zhimo knew that the one he kept at his side was a wolf disguised as a dog. * Xiao Liang carried a blood feud, but with revenge still far out of reach, he nearly froze to death on the streets in the dead of winter. As his consciousness grew hazy, he saw a carriage approaching in the distance. Gritting his teeth, he rushed forward and stopped it. "My lord, please save my life. I'll be your servant and give you my life!" The person inside the carriage lifted the curtain slightly and took a look, then let it fall. In a cold voice, he said, "You're too weak. I have no need of you." Xiao Liang gritted his teeth, his heart sinking. Just then, a purse landed heavily in front of him. Its mouth had come loose, and a few gold beads rolled out. A cold voice came from inside the carriage. "Whether you live or die is up to your own fate." The carriage departed, leaving behind a purse full of gold beads, carelessly tossed on the ground like a piece of trash. Xiao Liang hurriedly gathered up the beads that had rolled out and held them tightly to his chest. To him, they were both a lifeline and a dangerous burden. Three years later, Xiao Liang encountered the person who had tossed him a purse of gold beads on that snowy day. The man was in trouble, sitting calmly and drinking tea amid the flash of blades. Xiao Liang leapt over and killed an assassin with a single stroke. Blood splashed across his face. He turned to the man. "Your Highness, am I finally qualified to serve you?" Shen Zhimo glanced at him coolly. "Get away from me. You reek of blood, and it makes me sick." After that, Xiao Liang never let blood splatter on him again. Theme: Hard work brings rewards