This story is also known as My Acting Is on Point, So Why Won't My Scene Partner Follow the Script? and Report! My Co-Star Keeps Trying to Lock Me Up!
Qing Xing is clear-eyed. He knows that in this capital-driven age, where popularity reigns supreme, the leading roles in his scripts are played by those "trending young stars" as if dogs had eaten them. The results are utterly unbearable!
Just when his dramas are getting savaged by association and he's lost faith in the industry's so-called "big names," Heaven gives him a chance to "rewrite his fate."
When Qing Xing opens his eyes again, he finds himself inside one of his own scripts, playing the fan-favorite supporting character, and is tasked with crushing the protagonist's acting score.
Qing Xing thinks he's not cut out for this. He has mild dissociative disorder and can't easily feel happiness, anger, sorrow, or joy on his own.
But as a conscientious screenwriter, he's willing to go all out to bring his script to life!
Scene One:
The young hostage prince, held in Changli for years, is about to return home. Qing Xing acts out his reluctance to part with the people he's come to know, weeping so beautifully that he looks like a rain-soaked pear blossom.
The next day, before he can even set out, the Crown Prince of Changli intercepts his carriage and locks him away in the Eastern Palace.
Crown Prince of Changli: "I'll protect you for the rest of your life. I won't let you shed another tear."
Qing Xing: "...Bro, did you even read the script? That's not how you steal the scene!"
Scene Two:
Qing Xing plays a wealthy young financier from Kuangcheng, returning from overseas studies. He nails his cold expression and, the moment he steps off the plane, launches into a tense confrontation with his business rival.
When he wakes again, Qing Xing finds himself locked to a bed in an unfamiliar room.
Business tycoon: "Baby, do you know how hard you got me just now, looking at me like that?"
Qing Xing: "...This is supposed to be a workplace romance. What are you doing in a late-night melodrama?"
Scene Three:
A young disciple stands in front of his master, angrily scolding his senior brother for disrespecting their teacher.
Qing Xing: "You demonic tyrant! If you want to kill or torture someone, come at me!"
The senior brother, a demonic tyrant: "Don't act cute. I'll lock you back up after I finish what I came to do."
Qing Xing is about to break down. "Get a grip! You got every line wrong!"
The cowardly student in a horror movie;
The innocent holy son in a fantasy film;
The meticulous researcher in a sci-fi movie;
After one acting breakthrough after another, Qing Xing says, "My script passed censorship, so why is the plot gradually going off the rails?"
*A hormone-fueled, devoted, fun-loving top who looks like he's in a feel-good power fantasy x an ice-cold bottom with god-tier acting skills and a negative score in romance
*Pure comedy, no deeper meaning. Little angels, please don't start drama~
*The bottom's acting is maxed out, but his ability to sense emotions is infinitely below zero. All his emotional responses are generated by the top.
Theme: Do your duty in whatever role you occupy
