Please Be My Boyfriend

This is my first entertainment-industry novel. Gu Licheng and Li Mufan have distinct personalities in my mind, and they're both incredibly handsome. One is straight, the other gay, and both are obscure actors in the entertainment industry. Gu Licheng started out as a model before moving into film and television. His acting is average, and he's a bit of a fool. His family is wealthy, but he wants to make it on his own. If he doesn't become famous, he'll have to go home and inherit the family fortune. Li Mufan was born to act. He got into the Beijing Film Academy with the top score in his major at the entrance exam. Though acting offers kept coming after graduation, he never became a true superstar. In the industry, he's known as a madman for acting.

The two became close while filming the Republican-era drama Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land. Their souls collided again and again, bringing them closer until they could no longer tell whether it was acting or real life. There are plenty of gay men in the entertainment industry, and he's one of them, but he doesn't want anyone to know, especially Gu Licheng, the man he fell for at first sight. But Gu is straight. He hides his sexuality so Gu won't misunderstand him, simply to avoid creating trouble. Even unrequited love is a kind of love.

He's straight and never thought he would fall for him. This is love that transcends gender. The four months they spent together day and night became an unforgettable memory, and made him even more determined to go to him. No matter what the outside world thinks, Gu Licheng will always stand by his love. The entertainment industry is more likely to destroy a person than make one. He'll use his own strength to help him get back on his feet and protect him.

One runs, the other chases. In a parallel world, they strive to find the point where their paths cross. He turns himself into a curve and races toward him.

Theme: This story is entirely fictional.