My Idol Says He Wants to Be My Boyfriend?!

1.

Zhou Yue has liked Meng Fangqi since elementary school, the way a fan likes a star.

After a long struggle with his family, the little fan finally won the chance to enter the entertainment industry. He never expected his very first project to pair him opposite the idol he had admired for so long.

Fans all said Meng Fangqi came from a prestigious family, was gentle, charming, and well-mannered, and had an impressive professional record. His only flaw was that he wouldn't marry them.

Zhou Yue used to think so too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have worshipped Meng Fangqi for all those years. But after getting to know him, every lofty image Zhou Yue had of his idol shattered.

Could this man, who pouted and threw tantrums at the slightest disagreement, really be the idol he had liked for so many years?

And more importantly, why did his idol say he liked him?

2.

Meng Fangqi debuted at sixteen and, before turning thirty, had won nearly every prestigious award in the industry. He'd thought he could just retire from life at that point.

Then one day, on a film set, he met a young man much younger than himself. The guy eagerly came over to greet him, eyes sparkling. He seemed somehow familiar.

In all his years of fame, Meng Fangqi had encountered plenty of newcomers who tried to cozy up to him, but his instincts told him this one was different. After all, nobody else would cry in anger just because they heard someone badmouthing Meng Fangqi.

Could it be that he likes me? Meng Fangqi thought, rather pleased with himself.

3.

Thinking he was so much older and ought to show some maturity and responsibility, with a few other factors pushing him along, Meng Fangqi confessed to Zhou Yue.

But Zhou Yue didn't accept him right away, the way Meng Fangqi had imagined. Instead, he looked as if he'd been startled and said he needed to go home and think about it.

That was fine. He could think about it. Meng Fangqi had plenty of patience.

But could someone please explain why Zhou Yue, after getting drunk, hugged Meng Fangqi and said he was his fan?

[Bonus Scene]

Meng Fangqi was jolted awake by his manager's relentless calls. "You little punk! Check the trending page!"

Still bleary-eyed, he sat up and opened the link his manager had sent. [X Entertainment: Breaking! Famous Actor M Spotted Meeting Young Actor Z Late at Night]

Meng Fangqi laughed. "Seems accurate enough to me."

His manager snapped, "Someone in the comments is saying you're an old bull eating young grass!"

Meng Fangqi looked down at the fluffy head still nestled in his arms, hugging his waist. "What can I say? It's delicious. I love it. I want more."

His manager: "..."

Not long after, Mr. Z, who hadn't logged into Weibo in ages and seemed to have lost his account, suddenly posted a new message. @Zhou Yue: [View image] //@X Entertainment: Breaking! Famous Actor M Spotted Meeting...

The image was a photo of the two of them together.

* Older top and younger bottom, both each other's first and only, happy ending. Nine-year age gap. The top has an ex-boyfriend who only makes a brief appearance.

* Fictional entertainment industry setting, no real-life inspirations. Pure fluff; all related events are made up.

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When he opened his eyes again, Qiu Yuting had become a fake young master who'd already been kicked out of his family home.

The original owner was an incompetent rich kid with a celebrity dream. His family had finally had enough and tossed him into a closed-off boy group survival show to fend for himself.

The good news: Qiu Yuting had also worked in the entertainment industry in his previous life.

The bad news: He'd been the boss of a shady management company that exploited its artists. He was hopeless at physical labor and danced like he was being electrocuted.

Fortunately, the crooked boss hadn't become a boss just by dreaming of a money-printing machine. Qiu Yuting, who had started out as an agent, quickly arranged a path to fame for himself:

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, he'd pair up contestants to manufacture chemistry, milk their fans' emotions, and then draw in more devoted fans. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, he'd fake-cry on livestreams and blow up the trending topics. Every Sunday, he'd post a dance video to the latest hit song.

In short: No talent? Just shamelessly ride someone else's coattails.

When Qiu Yuting debuted in last place on the survival show, his antis mocked him. What was a rich kid's ugly (crossed out) precious son doing, trying to steal a living from the entertainment industry? Did he even know what he was doing?

When Qiu Yuting became a hit in short dramas, his antis sneered. Some nobody who acts in short dramas dares to compare himself to my rising star in prestigious TV dramas?

When Qiu Yuting played a devoted second male lead and won praise across the internet, his antis scoffed. A third-billed nobody thinks he can steal the spotlight? Just try it!

Then news spread everywhere that Qiu Yuting had signed on for a low-budget arthouse flop made by a tiny studio, with a budget of only eight million.

His antis: "Heh. A nobody like him is..."

Wait, how did Qiu Yuting win three Best Actor awards for this film and get nominated for a major prize in the main competition at a European film festival?

Qiu Yuting smiled. "Sorry, I guess I managed to be a flop with real talent."

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Furious, his antis began digging into his wealthy family background. What fun was a capitalist making and selling his own product?

But some industry insiders revealed that Qiu Yuting wasn't actually the family's biological son. He'd been kicked out long ago. Why would a wealthy family still promote a fake young master?

They were both right and wrong.

After all, Qiu Yuting was currently sitting on the lap of the original owner's unrelated older brother, clutching the man's shirt collar. His eyes were brimming with tears, and his breath was unsteady as he said, "Put another thirty million into my next movie."

The man didn't look up. His hand tightened around Qiu Yuting's waist as he replied nonchalantly, "Depends on how you behave."

[Content Warnings]

1. A twisted love story between a ruthless, unscrupulous, breathtakingly beautiful bottom and an extremely possessive, fatherly powerhouse top. The bottom is a champion fighter in the entertainment industry with incredible strength. Their dynamic goes from grabbing each other by the collar and brawling in one moment (the top is only defending himself) to passionately kissing and getting intimate the next.

2. At its core, this is a wish-fulfillment novel. The bottom has a businessman's mindset and will do anything to rise to fame. He has little sense of morality. There is a disposable top, but the main couple are each other's first and only, and the ending is a 1v1 happy ending. The characters are flawed, the romance isn't purely sweet, and the leads have to grow. Not for readers with extreme character preferences.

3. The original owner and the top are unrelated and aren't registered in the same household. The romance only begins after the top learns that the bottom isn't the original owner.

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