The Has-Been Star Shot to Fame After Maxing Out His Charm

There's a type of person in showbiz who has both good looks and a great figure, but is universally disliked by the public and just doesn't have the makings of a star.

After transmigrating into a book, Li Yan became exactly that kind of has-been nobody. His professional skills were a complete mess, and his face was the only thing that occasionally made people notice him. In the novel, he was practically a background character.

System: So your mission is to shake up the entertainment industry and become famous all over the internet!

Li Yan pointed at himself. "Huh? Me?"

System: Don't worry, you're totally overpowered.

[Bind with me and you'll get these skills:

1. Eyes of Insight: See the red aura surrounding everyone in the entertainment industry.

2. Those Who Keep Company with the Top: Get close to a top-tier star and you can gain some of their red aura.

Note: For the second skill, the assessment criteria include, but aren't limited to, duration, physical depth, and cheese difficulty. The System will award charm points based on its rating.]

Li Yan: Hm?

Oh, right. He'd also transmigrated into an R-rated BL novel.

System: Once your charm points are maxed out, you'll defy fate, become famous worldwide, and rake in money every day! Gee-gei~ You won't turn me down, will you?

Turn it down? Why hesitate? Even a second's hesitation would be disrespectful to money.

Li Yan, who'd spent half his life scraping by as an overworked wage slave, fought to hold back the corners of his mouth. "Bind me."

So he racked his brain to recall the plot and settled on four people to "get close to."

Then the fans of each star realized there was a huge problem.

First, the obscure nobody was exposed for spending the night in a recording studio with a singer-songwriter who'd won the Golden Melody Award for Best Song three years in a row. That night, all the demo recordings were destroyed.

Then he spent three hours locked in a backstage dressing room with a runway king who controlled a wealth of luxury fashion resources. When they emerged, someone caught sight of him flushed and wearing a custom outfit from the show.

Next, he was photographed dancing in a private lesson, pressed close to an all-around dance king who had just won an international competition. Their moves were so hot they were one step away from stripping for the camera.

There were also rumors that he'd stayed at the same hotel as the three-time Golden Rooster Award-winning actor, who'd taken home every major award under the sun. The makeup artist had to spend an extra hour every day covering the hickeys on his neck...

Every time Li Yan trended, the entire internet turned against him:

"A nobody from the bottom of the industry, stop clout-chasing! Leave our oppa alone!"

"He clings to whoever's popular. What a scheming bastard!"

"He's not even famous, but he still can't stop clout-chasing!"

"I feel sick just seeing him latch on to people. Don't give someone like that the time of day!"

Faced with the flood of insults and attacks, Li Yan ignored them and diligently saved up charm points. As his charm score climbed higher, the tide of online opinion gradually turned...

After he released a duet with the singer: "His singing is actually pretty good?"

After his photos with the model went live: "I have to admit, Li Yan really is good-looking."

After he appeared with the dance king on a dance variety show: "He started dancing late and can still move like that? His dancing is way too alluring!"

After the TV drama he starred in with the award-winning actor aired: "He's such a good actor! I'm glued to the screen, slurp, slurp~"

Li Yan successfully made it into the ranks of the top-tier stars. Every day, he happily watched the balance in his bank account swell, and accepted so many work offers his hands were full.

He sifted through the pile of invitations and chose the hottest dating reality show of the moment. Supposedly, all the guests were popular stars.

Li Yan could practically see a huge wave of red aura beckoning to him.

But when he arrived at the filming location and opened the door, everyone inside was familiar.

Li Yan: Oh, wow.

That night, he received messages from the others:

Top 1: Didn't you say you love hearing me pant? Come to my room. I'll pant for you in my beautiful tenor voice.

Top 2: You've been training well lately. Want to sit on my abs?

Top 3: I've come up with a few new dance moves (and poses). Want to try them out together?

Top 4: Come over. Let's go over the bed scene in our new script.

The production crew "accidentally switched" cameras, and Li Yan's phone screen was broadcast live.

The whole internet went wild!

Reader's Guide:

1. The bottom is clearly not a virgin, but all the tops are virgins. Everyone has one-sided feelings for the bottom.

2. My skills are limited, but I'm doing my best.

2025/11/20

Theme: Build your career, but have fun too.