I Became Famous After Appearing on a Variety Show with the Movie Emperor

[Next up: Who in Their Right Mind Would Be a Stand-In?!]

Lu Wan transmigrates into a book. In the story, he is the neglected real young master of a wealthy family. After trusting a scumbag, he is trampled underfoot by the male mistress, who takes his place, and ends up hated by the entire internet. He eventually drowns and dies.

Lu Wan knows that whatever a cannon-fodder character does, it’s always wrong. He might as well kick the scumbag to the curb and live however he wants.

When the male mistress deliberately falls into the water and frames Lu Wan, Lu Wan faces accusations and insults

He calmly lifts his foot and kicks the male mistress, who has just climbed out, back into the water.

When the scumbag suddenly joins the show and pretends to be a devoted ex, Lu Wan says:

“A good ex should be as good as dead.”

When people mock Lu Wan for only knowing how to ride on the movie emperor’s coattails, Lu Wan says:

“Did I stop you from riding them?”

Before long, netizens discover

Lu Wan, who supposedly only knows how to ride on someone else’s coattails, can sing, dance, paint, act professionally, and perform traditional opera vocals professionally too.

He even knows a little about shooting and skiing.

More importantly...

It isn’t Lu Wan riding on the movie emperor’s coattails. The movie emperor is the one making all the moves!

Netizens, realizing it only now: This is kind of cute.

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The fake young master, Lu Yanzhi, has a dream. In it, his bratty younger brother runs away from home and ends up in a miserable state after being harmed by a scumbag and his mistress. Lu Yanzhi is so angry he can’t sleep for days.

Not long after, scandalous stories about the scumbag flood the internet.

But Lu Yanzhi isn’t satisfied, so

The mistress is blacklisted, the scumbag’s company declares bankruptcy, and he’s hauled off to jail.

Later, everyone in the industry knows that the story about the real and fake young masters being mortal enemies is false, but Lu Yanzhi being a doting older brother is absolutely true.

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The movie emperor, Gu Yucen, realizes he might be falling for someone.

Gu Yucen has never dated and has zero experience:

Anyone there? I’m kind of in a hurry.

Fake aloof but genuinely pure-hearted movie emperor top × fake slacker but genuine drama queen, the real young master bottom

[The ideal entertainment-industry story: hilariously cheesy, over-the-top, and satisfying]

Coming soon: Who in Their Right Mind Would Be a Stand-In?!

Lu Youyu is the eldest son of the Lu family, but everyone around him only loves his younger brother. Why?

Because he is the universally hated stand-in in a novel.

And his younger brother is the white moonlight of the three male leads.

In the novel, Lu Youyu is abused physically and emotionally by the male leads, hounded by online abuse, and dies of a sudden illness. His younger brother’s career flourishes, and he gets his happy ending with the male leads.

Lu Youyu: “...” My fists are ready.

Who in their right mind would volunteer to be a stand-in?!

Good thing he isn’t exactly a good person.

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When a stand-in contract is laid before him

Scumbag top number one: “My body and heart belong only to him. Understand?”

Lu Youyu: “Got it. I get paid for nothing and don’t have to sleep with you.”

Scumbag top number two: “Wear his clothes and have dinner with me.”

Lu Youyu: “Thanks, but my mom wants me home for dinner.”

Scumbag top number three: “You don’t look like him at all.”

Lu Youyu: “What can I do? You’ll just have to put up with it.”

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Later, Lu Youyu appears on the big screen all the time, and his endorsements are everywhere.

Younger brother’s fans: “A resource hog! Get lost!”

Lu Youyu: “I can’t help it. I have too many sugar daddies, and I can’t take all the endorsements. I really can’t take them all.”

His younger brother sneers, “Don’t be naive. They love me. You’re just a lousy stand-in for me.”

Lu Youyu: “Yeah, yeah, you’re right about everything.”

So Lu Youyu makes enough money and retires from the industry with a flourish, while the younger brother everyone online raves about... crashes and burns!

The hit song that made him famous was sung by Lu Youyu.

The fight scenes he was praised for were filmed by Lu Youyu.

Lu Youyu can sing and dance, and has both looks and acting skills.

[I admit I was way too loud. Please come back.]

[Waaah, you’re the only one who can play my ideal male lead!]

The scumbag tops cry and drop to their knees:

“Hit me or curse me if you want, but can you please not leave me?”

The romantic pairing is not with a scumbag top. The real top is a little shy. You’ll find him in the story.

Outwardly aloof and abstinent, inwardly too shy to do anything but harbor a secret crush × a beautiful, self-aware, flirtatious, carefree bottom

Synopsis archived on January 22, 2023.

Theme: Life is short. Chase your dreams bravely and passionately.