Male Stars, You Should All Get Competitive Like This, OK?

Ever since Jiang Ying was bound to a System that called itself "Looks Are Justice," his life principles became these:

1. Don't stay up late unless absolutely necessary. If you really have to, make it a wild night and use the most expensive eye cream.

2. Keep away from all junk food. Toss out the cigarettes, alcohol, spicy snacks, and barbecue. The greed for food etched into your DNA makes you ugly.

3. Get moving. Go cycling every three days, jump rope every five, and do push-ups every day.

4. Keep yourself pure. From now on, he's the last Tathagata in the entertainment industry.

5. Stay in a good mood. Smile, smile, smile ^_^ Keep smiling at all times.

And the three things Jiang Ying most loves to hear have become:

"He's good for nothing but that face."

"A useless piece of eye candy in the entertainment industry."

"A pretty vase."

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Netizens following the entertainment industry noticed that Jiang Ying, the industry's scourge, had changed at some point. Not only had his looks transformed dramatically, but he had also become disciplined and clear-headed.

For instance, one netizen saw him stretching with a face mask on during a morning run, while another spotted him buying toothpaste with a face mask on during an evening stroll.

Then there was the escape-room variety show. While all the other guests were terrified, netizens noticed that Jiang Ying stayed completely composed and kept his expressions under control throughout. Later, when the footage was edited, they realized he hadn't wasted a single shot.

And after the show, the guests had a group dinner and filmed a promotional eating stream. While the others dipped food into hot pot broth, Jiang Ying ordered a bowl of millet porridge.

What's more, sharp-eyed netizens noticed in the drama's wrap-up special that, in a fleeting shot, Jiang Ying was doing push-ups while memorizing his lines.

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Later, a netizen found an inconspicuous answer on Zhihu: "Why are you so handsome?"

The answer matched Jiang Ying's recent behavior point for point. Jiang Ying had even added "expression control" to the list.

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Male celebrities, could you please start competing to meet this standard?!

During an interview, Jiang Ying's phone photo album accidentally appeared on screen. Someone dug up an ID photo tucked away in an inconspicuous corner.

It was Lin Zhaoyu, the entertainment industry's beauty template!

Fans wailed, antis went wild, and onlookers said, "Ooh, juicy."

Then someone claiming to have inside information dug up more:

The voice acting big shot with tens of millions of followers on Douyin was actually Jiang Ying, the one whose acting had been mocked all over the internet?!

Even more bizarrely, the top donor in that big shot's livestream, "Little Bear Mask," was Lin Zhaoyu?!

CP fans: It all started with a little bear mask...

Onlookers: Ooh, spicy!

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No wonder someone said they'd already exchanged a token of love, and the betrothal gifts had already been given...

The stories of those years: "I Thought He Was Getting a Free Ride, But It Turned Out I'd Been Kept All Along," "A Rundown of My Husband, Whose Acting Is Average and Whose Lines Make Up for It," and "My Husband, the Entertainment Industry's Ultimate Try-Hard"

[Reading Guide]

1. Both leads are each other's first and only.

2. The shou's acting isn't very good at first because he wasn't an actor in his previous life, but he improves later. His delivery of lines, however, is excellent.

3. There are countless good books out there. If this one isn't for you, feel free to move on. I hope people who meet by fate can also part with grace.

Theme: Discipline helps you improve.