He's Not My Type

[Blurb written on 2024.11.20, screen-recorded and archived]

Blurb:

Jiang Wenqi is an unlucky, third-tier actor in the entertainment industry. He finally lands a big-budget production that's guaranteed to be a hit, only for it to get shelved because the male lead is suspected of tax evasion.

No release means no fame, and no fame means no work. More or less unemployed, Jiang Wenqi lives on the small monthly allowance from his company and, with a grand wave of his hand, becomes an anonymous livestream critic.

Jiang Wenqi: "Want to know what you really look like to other people? Send a gift to get on mic for an honest review from the host. Thin-skinned people, stay away."

His agent's verdict: "Who has money to burn just to pay someone to insult them?"

As it turned out, the internet is full of surprises, and there was no shortage of people willing to pay to be roasted.

"Your eyes are so far apart, it'd cost twenty yuan to take a taxi from one to the other."

"You look like the kind of person who'd refuse to pay up after losing at mahjong."

"A natural bowl cut, with a Korean heartthrob vibe."

Thanks to his vicious tongue, Jiang Wenqi, who hadn't worked in months, became an internet sensation.

[The host licked his lips and roasted himself to death]

[I want to be this mean at least once in my life]

[That mouth is a controlled weapon]

On the night Jiang Wenqi went viral, a user named August showered the livestream with ten Carnival gifts to skip the line and get on mic. He had a stunning mixed-race face, handsome enough to make the gods jealous.

Jiang Wenqi looked at the familiar face on the screen, nearly choked on his own blood, and hurriedly ended the stream after leaving the awkward remark, "He's average-looking. Not my type."

The trending topics exploded that night.

#Huo Shiyue drops ten Carnivals to crash the livestream#

#Huo Shiyue: "average-looking"#

#He's not my type#

#Review host Miracle Wenwen might have a vision problem#

Looking at the trending topics dominating the charts, Jiang Wenqi nearly blacked out.

Can someone tell him why the person he'd hooked up with last year had suddenly shown up in his livestream?

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After the historical political drama The Golden Spear finally made it to the screen against all odds, Jiang Wenqi, who played the male second lead and everyone's moonlight, became an overnight sensation thanks to his nuanced performance and stunningly beautiful face.

Offers came pouring in. Terrified of going live because of the man he'd hooked up with, Jiang Wenqi threw himself into work without hesitation.

At his first variety show livestream after returning to work, he ran into...

His former hookup :D

Just before they were due onstage, Huo Shiyue stood behind him with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Teacher Miracle Wenwen, I'm Huo Shiyue. On June 28 at 9:06 p.m., I got on mic in your livestream and you rated me average-looking."

"Do you remember me?"

Jiang Wenqi rolled his eyes back and nearly fainted on the spot.

Exposing someone's secret identity is shameless. Calling them by their online handle in real life is even more shameless!

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After being inactive for half a year, Miracle Wenwen's account started streaming again, and his fans, unable to find a substitute for him, were ravenous for new content.

On the first day back, they discovered a mysterious man had appeared in the host's home. The two bickered and sparred every day, but still wished each other good night.

Comments: Kind of ship it.

On the day Miracle Wenwen's account passed ten million followers, Jiang Wenqi had promised to show the top half of his face as a reward. A handsome male influencer got on mic and confessed to him in front of everyone.

But the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the livestream didn't get to hear his answer. Instead, the newly adjusted camera switched on by itself.

Onscreen, the host, whose face belonged to the currently famous actor Jiang Wenqi, was being lifted in one arm by a man holding him around the waist.

The comments exploded. A second later, the man turned at the sound, revealing the same handsome mixed-race face that had appeared in the livestream before.

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A livestream mishap exposed Jiang Wenqi's secret identity completely.

His name dominated the trending charts, his private messages on the livestream app and Weibo overflowed, and just as he signed an endorsement deal, a scandal broke. His acting fee wouldn't even cover the penalty for breaching the contract.

Jiang Wenqi: The heavens are out to get me :D

The other person topping the trending charts remained remarkably calm and slipped a bank card into Jiang Wenqi's hands as he teetered on the brink of leaving show business.

Jiang Wenqi: "What's this?"

Huo Shiyue: "Your contract penalty."

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Good news: He kept the endorsement deal, didn't have to pay a penalty, didn't quit show business, and his fans didn't leave.

Bad news: He now had a clingy, jealous boyfriend.

(Actually, it's all good news :D)

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Reader's guide:

* A delightfully explosive, very cheesy and melodramatic story

* A brooding, jealous mixed-race model as the top × a sharp-tongued, beautiful actor and livestream host as the bottom

* Monogamous 1v1 romance

Theme: To be decided