As a nobody from the bottom rung of the entertainment industry, Xu Jiaxu figures he must have done a lifetime of good deeds in his last life to be lucky enough to join the top-tier production of The Glorious Age, the hottest project in the entertainment world today.
Just look at this dizzying list of talent:
Director Shi Yichun, widely hailed as the most unconventional genius in the business. He won the prestigious Druthers Award for Best Director with his very first project.
Screenwriter Kang Luan, whose reputation is summed up by the saying, "A Kang Luan production is always a masterpiece." That's the greatest praise and recognition anyone could ask for.
Male lead Shang Jingyao: a newly crowned double Best Actor.
Female lead Yu Gengyi: a Grand Slam Best Actress.
Even Supporting Actor N, with less than three minutes of screen time, is a veteran performer who has won award after award.
And farther down, farther down, farther down, there he is: Xu Jiaxu.
Xu Jiaxu stared in shock at his agent. "Did you go find a sugar daddy behind my back?"
His agent punched him. "What are you talking about? There's someone in the cast who's even more obscure than you."
Only then did Xu Jiaxu look farther down the list: Supporting Actor N to the Nth power: Ji Pingxuan.
Xu Jiaxu gazed up at the ceiling. Who's that?
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Whoever he was, looking at the cast list, Xu Jiaxu and this Ji Pingxuan were the only two nobodies. So, guided by the principles of "nobodies stick together" and "nobodies help nobodies," Xu Jiaxu went out of his way to be friendly to Ji.
But as they spent time together on set, Xu Jiaxu started to realize something was off.
Day one: Best Actress Yu found the two nobodies huddled in a corner. "Are you enjoying the boxed lunches? I asked my assistant to order a meal. Want to join me?"
Xu Jiaxu: "..."
Who, who are you talking to?
Day three: Best Actor Shang found the two nobodies enjoying milk tea in the sun. "There's a scene I can't quite get right. Come help me run through it."
Xu Jiaxu: "..."
Who, who are you calling over?
Day five: Scared out of his wits by the stern director, Xu Jiaxu whispered to Ji, "Boohoo, the director is so scary. I'm terrified."
Ji, lounging comfortably beside him: "Huh? Is he? A-Chun is actually really gentle in private."
Xu Jiaxu: "Who? A-Chun? Who? In private?"
Day N: The big-money investor behind The Glorious Age deigned to visit the filming location. The important cast and crew lined up to welcome him. Since Xu Jiaxu and Ji Pingxuan were as noticeable as ants, they stayed far away. The investor crossed the crowd and stopped right in front of the two little nobodies, looking down at them. "Aren't you coming over?"
Xu Jiaxu was on the verge of tears. "What on earth went wrong? QAQ"
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On the investor's third day of hanging around the set for some unknown reason and refusing to leave, Xu Jiaxu heard some explosive news.
"Did you hear? Rumor has it that this aloof heartthrob, who swears off romance and is terrified of marriage, secretly got married a while ago."
"Terrified of marriage, my ass!" Ji Pingxuan, usually so unflappable, suddenly erupted. "He tricked me into marrying him!"
Xu Jiaxu: For real? 0.o
"How do you know?"
Blurb archived: 2023-7-12/2023-8-21
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