Trapped on the Day I Had to Film a Kissing Scene with My Nemesis

[Devious Puppy x Flustered Kitten]

[Super, super, super sweet romance]

[A short story of 200,000 characters, currently being drafted, launching by October at the latest]

Blurb:

Is there anything worse than filming a romance with your archenemy?

Yes: filming a kissing scene with your archenemy.

And what's even worse is getting stuck on the day you're filming a kissing scene with your archenemy.

Mu Chengfeng: Great, I'm not going crazy :)

Everyone in the Dongda film industry knows that the two leading stars, Mu Chengfeng and Jing Yi, can't stand each other. They've competed over everything from box office numbers to awards, and neither has ever come out on top.

What the world doesn't know is that these two stars, who can't stand the sight of each other, used to be the closest of friends.

Determined not to lose to Jing Yi, Mu Chengfeng decides to ask his childhood friend, a famous producer, for a good script. To his surprise, after signing the contract and opening the script, he finds out it's a romantic comedy, and Jing Yi is listed as the other lead.

Romance. Comedy...

Mu Chengfeng: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Mu Chengfeng: "I wanted a script like Star x Transmigration! What is this? What is this? Aaaaaah!"

His producer friend thumps his chest and promises, "The character's emotional development is incredibly subtle. Do it well, and you could still win Best Actor. Besides, with you two working together, it's bound to be a huge hit!"

Mu Chengfeng: ...

Mu Chengfeng: "That last part is what you care about, isn't it?!"

When his friend realizes he can't hide it anymore, he gets down on his knees and begs. "My company's about to run out of money. Just think of it as helping your best friend out, please!"

Mu Chengfeng...

reluctantly agrees to do him this favor.

"Just this once. Don't expect me to do it again!"

And so Mu Chengfeng's daily routine becomes:

Eat, sleep, read the script, memorize his lines, and date Jing Yi.

Everyone in the industry: Grabbing popcorn and watching the show.jpg

The regular scenes should be easy enough to film, but the contract includes one crucial requirement:

[No stand-ins for the kissing scenes]

Mu Chengfeng: *wants to die*

Jing Yi: "If you don't want me to find out you're bad at kissing, just say so. We can use camera tricks..."

Mu Chengfeng flips the table again: "Who's bad at it?! You're the one who's bad! Fine, let's do it! No stand-ins, no camera tricks, straight-on! Let's see who's actually bad!"

Jing Yi: :)

Furious, Mu Chengfeng decides he'll eat three or five cloves of garlic before filming the kissing scene, then bite that guy's tongue while they kiss.

The day goes completely haywire.

And then,

Mu Chengfeng gets stuck on that day.

Every morning, he opens his eyes to the same familiar alarm, the same weather forecast, the same crew on set, and the same assistant director calling out, "Chengfeng! Hurry up and kiss Jing Yi!"

Mu Chengfeng: ...

Kissing him every day! My lips are going to fall off! Do we have to keep doing this? I don't want to do that kind of thing!

Reader's note:

1. A romantic comedy, written for fun.

2. The time loop isn't meant to be completely rigorous.

3. First love for both, one-on-one, mutual pining, no real-life inspiration.

4. Enjoy all the sweetness!

Theme: Time loop