I Took the Wrong Cannon Fodder Script and Became Everyone's Favorite

The frail young nobleman Yan Hege died. When he opened his eyes, he found himself inside the harem-reality-show novel he'd been reading before his death.

The book had become a hit thanks to its dramatic love rivalries, and its four top-tier love interests had won countless fans.

Love interest one was an award-winning actor known as "a born screen phantom." He'd found fame as a youth, won every major award at home and abroad, and was fiercely proud.

Love interest two was a research genius, the youngest professor at a top university, with an exceptionally rare intellect. Behind gold-rimmed glasses, he was cold and abstinent, the ultimate intellectual crush.

Love interest three was a rich young heir, extravagantly indulgent but blessed with a handsome face and flawless social skills. He could make anyone like him without ever seeming unpleasant.

Love interest four was a CEO with a modern Chinese style: peerlessly handsome, stern and aloof. A business tycoon with eyes only for his career, he had no interest in romance.

And Yan Hege?

He'd become a cannon-fodder character with the same name, the rich heir's spoiled lackey: a life of wine and women, always shouting, "Do you know who my dad is?" as he bullied people, hopelessly stupid and beyond saving.

By now, the character had been torn apart by the whole internet and hit rock bottom. He was about to be used as a comic foil to advance the plot, then written out.

Yan Hege, who'd spent his previous life bedridden with illness, lit up. "How interesting!"

So, amid a flood of online arguments, the scene shifted.

Just after viewers called him a brainless pretty face, they saw the research genius, who despised stupidity in others, praising Yan Hege again and again. The two talked until dawn and recognized each other as kindred spirits.

At a top-level racing event, the rich heir mocked him. The next second, Yan Hege pulled him into a sports car, and they shot off like an arrow from a bow as the engine roared. After winning first place, Yan Hege turned around with a brilliant smile. "A lackey? No, I'm the main character of my own life."

The domineering CEO, who'd never given the cannon-fodder a second thought, encountered Yan Hege at the negotiating table. His opponent was his equal, captivating and impossible to forget. Soon, the CEO could see no one else.

The haters were baffled: "...Huh?"

Am I watching a dating show, or Yan Hege's personal harem? And why is this just a little bit too shippable?

Just as the whole internet was caught up in shipping them, they discovered the actor outside Yan Hege's room in the middle of the night.

The actor: "I was only discussing the script with Yan Yan. Really."

The viewers were outraged. "As if we'd believe that! No one can resist Yan Yan."

"Baby, you're a little piggy. Those bad men just want to trick you away."

"Let's take our Yan Yan home!"

Before he came along, people looked down on love. But once he appeared, love and longing had a face.

The actor was moved. "He understands my ideals and ambitions. How could I not love him?"

The professor praised him. "He's a once-in-a-generation genius, the only kindred spirit of my soul."

The rich heir blushed. "M-Marry me?"

The CEO offered him a fortune. "Would you like to be the master of all this wealth? Let me be yours."

Yan Hege: "...???"

#Weren't I supposed to be cannon fodder? #

#What do I do when the whole world loves me? Asking online, urgent!#

Note: The pairing is set: the CEO. This is not an investment-style romance, so please don't place your bets on the other love interests.

Coming soon: School Uniforms and Suits

Lu Qing is a celebrated figure on the Imperial University campus, a ten-event all-rounder and a dream guy, though his friends tease him for knowing nothing about romance.

Until the day Lu Qing wins gold at a sporting event and happens to pass the financial district.

A man steps out of a Maybach, immaculate in his suit and towering above the crowd of business owners around him, restrained and courteous as a moon atop a high peak.

The businessman's eyes meet those of the young man in his school uniform across the street. The man quickly turns away with indifference, but Lu Qing remains lost in thought, unable to hear his friends joking beside him.

Later, he learns that the man is Fu Chenmu, a rising business star, the youngest financial tycoon in investment banking, and someone far above him.

Untouchable.

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Fu Chenmu has always been disciplined and rational, keeping himself aloof from romantic entanglements. But the young man who suddenly appears in his life disrupts his peace.

A caddie at a golf course, a hotel waiter, a lounge bartender, a gym trainer, a temporary bodyguard, a company intern... Each has the same smiling face, and Fu Chenmu can't avoid crossing paths with him.

The young man called Lu Qing has boundless energy and enthusiasm, and can't read Fu Chenmu's refusals. Like a clingy puppy, even when Fu Chenmu treats him with disdain, he only lowers his head in hurt, making Fu Chenmu feel guilty and wonder whether he'd been too harsh. Then the very next day, Lu Qing appears again with a smile, continuing to "moonlight" in Fu Chenmu's life until he seeps into every part of it.

"What do you want? Money, resources, connections?" Fu Chenmu beckons, but Lu Qing rests his head affectionately beside his hand, then pushes his luck and wraps his arms around Fu Chenmu's waist.

Lu Qing takes the wineglass from Fu Chenmu's hand and kisses his lips, still tasting of wine. "I want you. Just you."

In the glittering world of the capital's elite, there is a moon at its purest and brightest.

I came for love, wanting to embrace my moon and become his sun.

Theme: Love yourself, then love others.