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An actor who doesn’t want at least one million fans is not a successful movie star.

This story is also known as “On how to gracefully kneel to the male lead”.

In his last life, he relied on his unique acting skills, an adaptable temperament that could not be imitated, mixed with a bowl of strategist rice. When the male lead was reincarnated in the modern era, he was supported by his coal mine boss father and entered show business through the back door with his money.

A relaxed showbiz story about a reborn character with a golden finger. Coming from ancient times to the present day, the male lead has a unique skill for getting fans.

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เทพบุตรแห่งชาติกับคุณผู้ชายคนนั้น
娱乐圈演技帝
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Common_people
Common_people rated it
April 23, 2021
Status: Completed
I love it! It's About entertainment industry, there are some face slapping combine with heart warming family. Our OP MC is a kind of slay fox, quick witted but lazy, harmless but actually black lotus. As long as you didn't bully him, he'll be good. Our ML is very very well match with MC. He is kind to MC but cold to others. Protective bf but not like domineering CEO. He is a handpecked BF. I love this cp. And MC's parent is sooo cute. A model wife and husband... more>> in my dream. It's not the best story, but I feel good. It's light and warm. <<less
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Aurinne
Aurinne rated it
October 31, 2024
Status: Completed
I feel like I had a slow-burn relationship with this novel. It was pretty rough and bland at the start, but I persisted because I liked the MC and really did warm up to it later on.

If you are familiar with CN entertainment novels, then I can just say that you get nearly all the usual things in here, often not as well done as others, but if you can bear with that, there's just enough appeal about the main characters to make it a readable time-waster.

You can pick apart... more>> many of the familiar flaws - the MC is the most handsome (literally traffic-stopping), has all of the talents (including academic and traditional), easily succeeds, easily comes out on top when challenged etc. It's tiresome and never something I enjoy (especially the extreme value and respect given to characters based purely on natural appearance) but I accepted early on it was just going to be one of those novels.

What I enjoyed about the MC is the relaxing way he dealt with people and problems. Although he's capable of "scheming" and calls himself a black lotus, in fact most of the time he merely uses his knack for treating everyone well and charming them and manages to avoid the potential damage. It's a bit refreshing because he's not a sweet innocent bunny nor a heartlessly ruthless character, but instead is someone who cleverly takes the path of least resistance and sails through smoothly, while creating genuine relationships along the way.

And I did like that he formed genuine bonds with other people, and had such a lovely relationship with his family. This is a character who is capable of being ruthless but fully appreciates that in this life he can instead cultivate a life of pleasure and love. So if you feel like reading a capable character who doesn't struggle, isn't a naive or bleeding heart, but does have a bit of a heart, then this might suit.

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The ML also took some time to grow on me, as he's essentially your basic cold, super powerful head of a prestigious and powerful family who has had to be ruthless to get himself to a secure position. The author also does the thing I often sigh over of making the pair not have natural reasons to intersect, which means the beginning of their relationship is mostly the ML one-sidedly following his career, saving his social media photos etc. and this unfortunately puts an ML in a parasocial or even stalker role. As the novel moved past this, though, the relationship between the two felt really nice, gradual enough, and equal. The ML also ended up being really endearing and sweet, and I really wanted him to be happy and loved. It's a simplistic novel, so there's not much more to him, but I still liked him and enjoyed that it felt like a relationship of mutual care and love.

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The hardest part of the novel was the beginning parts. We jump straight into a movie (or maybe it was TV, I forget) shoot and are expected to care about the film and the actors and the MC, and any petty rivalries or schemes, but we don't have any reason to and it's a bit boring.

And the filming sequences for a lot of the first third of the book tended to be uninteresting too. I get tired of novels that spend too long on every movie's plot, but this one perhaps could have given us just a little more, because I quickly forgot which movie or TV show was which as they all blended into one another. I am grateful this novel didn't have me sit through twenty chapters of a celebrity reality travel show, though.

Basically, I got through this whole novel by skimming a lot. I skimmed a lot of the movie filming, I skimmed a lot of paragraphs that went on and on about how skilled or virtuous or attractive or beloved etc. the MC was. I skimmed a lot of the face-slapping set-ups where the internet or media or industry colleagues would doubt in some way just so the author could prove them wrong later.

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As I said, this novel is predictable and standard. Parts are repetitive and simplistic. But I enjoyed the MC, who had just enough personality and the memory of struggle in his past life and had some really warm moments with other characters. I enjoyed that this novel had other characters who were also decent and became good friends, or who reluctantly learned to acknowledge the MC. I just found it a light, simple novel, but with just enough intelligence in the main characters and nuance in the MC to keep me entertained.

It's a novel where you really have to be prepared to accept almost all of the normal cliches and tropes and ridiculous ideas that can be found in these CN entertainment industry novels, but there's a gentle appeal to the characters and that was enough for me. <<less
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BeneathAHibiscusCanopysWarmth
BeneathAHibiscusCanopysWarmth rated it
April 4, 2024
Status: Completed
Plot Quality: 3/5

Entertainment Value: 3.5/5

This is one of the author's early works, and her relative inexperience shows. The ML's character and his relationship with the MC are very underdeveloped.

Also, the MC's OP-ness actually makes me embarassed. It's understandable for him to have superb acting skills because of his past as a government official who had to act 24/7 to avoid being disposed by his Lord, but why are the other celebrities in this book so weak? There are always heavens above heavens. My enjoyment was greatly diminished by how many... more>> times my suspension of disbelief broke because the MC got an opportunity that much more experienced and famous celebrities vied for. In the end, he's still a newcomer and he only maintained one persona in his past life; how am I supposed to buy that he's the best actor for every role he auditioned for? <<less
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Eustoma White
Eustoma White rated it
October 25, 2023
Status: c69
I read this way back so maybe, it felt very interesting to me at that time. Now that I came back to read since have no novels to read at the moment, it seemed very dry to me👀

I may have enjoyed it back then but enduring these boring chapters made me give up. Maybe because my taste have changed and matured? Like I want the characters to be much more alive. To me, MC was too Sue (though he kept saying he also had flaws) and ML was too.. Dry.... more>> He much less had no personality.

It's not like I don't read Mary/Garu Sue novels, instead I've read and experienced lots of similar genres before but they could still keep me interested unlike this which was dull and dry. Like a dry hard bread🙂

Anyways, as much as I expected to enjoy this novel, it made me disappointment and so the two stars. Well then, Good day~ and goodbye. <<less
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Ease
Ease
April 17, 2023
Status: c78
I can't believe I dropped a novel with OP MC when I love them to death. But this novel takes it to such ridiculous level, I can't continue.

So 2 years after MC debutted, the first movie he acted in as the male lead got nominated in an prestigious international award ceremony in Best Actor category. And he won.

2 years after debut, only 3 or 4 works under his belt, some broadcasted with immense success, others still in editing processes, and he won a Best Actor Award and became a film... more>> emperor. 2 years!!!

Such few works and he won Best Actor internationally. Absurd. No way I'm accepting that. Not realistic at all. <<less
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Ri Hikaru
Ri Hikaru rated it
April 11, 2023
Status: Completed
Really good story, but several inconsequential gripes. There are several plot points that are only one off or way too short in my opinion.

At the very beginning, MC creates a Weibo account just to call someone out for showcasing fake antiques and show off wealth and the Weibo account never show up in the story ever again.

MC has a movie release in that would usually be a chapter or two in other novels about the impact of that release because it is a foreign film and he's breaking into international... more>> audiences and show domestic reactions, but instead it is only a few paragraphs.

And finally, while not necessary to share about MC's past life to ML, the author teases it but never delivers.
Spoiler

MC makes an offhand comment to ML about it and ML thinks it's a joke. Then ML researches about the past and finds about MC's past life, makes a connection about their name similarities, but still never finds out that they are one and the same.

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Akri
Akri rated it
April 9, 2023
Status: Completed
It's a very sloooooooow romance, really cute CP, healthy relationship and cute fam, great fans and successful careers!

Totally a Gary Sue vibe.

Love showbiz, just wish this had more romance and maybe a more memorable plot, but for once I really enjoyed a cute, shy and insecure badass ML.
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Kassandra
Kassandra rated it
March 31, 2023
Status: Completed
SO, SO GOOD!! I love it at the depths of my heart. The ending/extra is specially, *chef's kiss*.

I love the plot and all. The pacing is good most of the time except the MC's shooting career but I ate this set.

The characters are all so good!! They were written very well and each character have depth! Even side characters and antagonists have their own story to tell. I just love them so much.

I also like how they added major scenes for the parents because not many novels do that, and... more>> even if they do it was quickly brushed off after one or two scenes. The scenes with the parents in this novel just made me feel warm and smile.

And don't get me started with the main character and male lead. They're written so well!! I also love their romance, especially the pacing and all. Words can't tell how much I love them.

Overall, I recommend this!! It's so satisfying to read, you won't regret it. <<less
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Adriana28
Adriana28 rated it
February 26, 2023
Status: c67
Okk as a matter of fact this is is not a bad story. And could be considered good.

But it's on everyone's different perspective and at different times they read it. For ex- now I read it, I didn't hate it, but just didn't felt like reading it more.

For me it's completely on time, right now I was not in the mood to read a story like this, consisting of a very slow romance.

I really loved MC's parents, they could be considered the dream parents of every single person in... more>> India 😂. I didn't completely read it though, so am not actually qualified to rate and reviews it, but I wasn't really feeling good right now. But I don't think I would still read it in future. MC was not actually bad it was just he was way too op, and everything was simply justified as he worked very hard to learn this in his previous life. But I prefer ML much more than MC, he was really cute and was not the dominant one in the relationship, but romance came really late and I really don't have the patience to completely read it now. Idk why but I feel like I would actually love the story, if it was based on MC's past life, it sounded really cool to me. Anyway as u all can see it has a very high rating and some really good reviews do I suggest you to read it first, and u can ignore my review.

Thanks author and translators for the hard work. <<less
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rorowingaway
rorowingaway rated it
February 23, 2023
Status: c100
  • storyline: 8/10
  • characters: 8/10
  • flow: 8/10
  • overall: 8/10
  • MC = died in his previous life after achieving greatness in some dynasty which em forgot the name of, was High IQ, scheming minister
  • The MC is very OP in his second life I guess due to his luck which he did not manage to get in his first life = cos he died early due to sum health issues which happened before he became the King's most trusted person & a minister
  • He is very cunning and smart honestly I wish they showed more scenes of him scheming and using his knowledge to end people fr even though this is an entertainment novel I wish they had a follow up of him diving into business cos he really has the ability to and he is very smart
  • Flowy-ness of the story; well I dont like how no matter how OP MC is the chara- ahem cannon folders or generally any chtrs present always look down on him like he holds the Xi's head thighs bs (ML BTW) likee he already so smart so talented and already 2nd generation person does he really needa do dat bro? Its literally forcing the stereotype of the SHOU always having to rely on the TOP like for what LITERALLYY ruin the whole flow everytime dat shet came up I was like tf again?
  • ML = very miserable childhood, sweet, doting to ML only, your typical cold face rigid face ML who only has his heart for MC
  • ML & MC duo = ML is the only one dat knows how schemeing the MC is thank god we got to see MC schemeing cos of dat LOLL
  • anyways they very cute and like lots of fluff ML falls for him first then he confesses then MC be like let me think then ltr they get together yata yata the usual
  • overall it was quite ok but it was very contradictory cos of the whole shou-need-to-rely-on-strong-ML stereotype like wtf was the author-nim thinkin when they wanted to force the concept in? I really want to ask them. Do you like ruining your own story dat much? Wat were u thinkin? You like tht stereotype so much then make MC OP for what?
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banshee.fairy
banshee.fairy
February 7, 2023
Status: --
I think that's nice. It gives warm feeling and nice emotions, but it is not perfect. I don't even know why it is only 4 for me 🤷‍♀️, because I enjoyed it.

In my opinion it is one time reading. I wouldn't read it twice.
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Saphie
Saphie rated it
December 23, 2022
Status: Completed
Pretty good! I like YXDY since back then and her writing style is really my favorite.

I noticed a pattern on her danmei though, a smiling seemingly warm MC but is reallly strong and will defend ML, while ML is doting, indulgent and well, pitiful. Not that im complaining but it seems to be just this way.

Its pretty good, fluffy and I love the face slapping though a bit minimal. MC has a halo and everything he does is perfection.

This is good for a mindless read so if you're up for... more>> something deep, this may not be for you <<less
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HooliganReader
HooliganReader rated it
December 22, 2022
Status: Completed
AYE AYE AYE

What an amazing read! It was simply perfection. It was really well written, the flow was just PERFECT and the ending was just sooooo satisfying. I'm in a reading funk and it was still a very very enjoyable read for me. Maybe it's because it's quite short, I didn't even have to break in between.

Super duper highly recommend this if you're looking for a Gary Sue (not in a negative or annoying way) career oriented entertainment circle novel that isn't dog bloody with the right amount of romance... more>> fluff.

I love love loved the MC. He has a super realistic outlook. He doesn't take people's actions to heart because he understands that it is part of human nature but he does have his petty moments and gets his revenge hehe.

The ML... wells there's nothing much to say except that he's so deeply in love with the MC. He really tries so hard for the MC it's so awwwww and he's always petty for the MC hahhahahaha. Anyone who side-eyes the MC, BEWARE!

As for the romance, they started out as friends and slowly evolved into romance. I liked that the MC didn't immediately accept his love until he could reciprocate the ML's feelings <3 After that it's super sweet it was just perfection. I'm not even gonna call it fluff coz fluff can be annoying and boring at times. Their relationship was just... SWEET. My absolute favorite scene was the Choy Sim with mushroom dish scene (if you know you know). Bless me hearrttt.

The other side characters that were my absolute fave was the MC's parents. COME ON! Big scary vulgar looking gold chain liking Papa Bear and sweet hugable cellphone trend follower Mama Bear who SPOILS their kid? Just 💯💯💯

The ending was just one word CLOSURE. It left me not wanting more because that's all I want from the novel and that's all I needed.

Overall just a super highly recommend novel!!! <<less
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D_D_M
D_D_M rated it
December 4, 2022
Status: Completed
Love it a lot 😍. It's a sweet text and easy going novel. Though MC is a bit OP but it was still good and did not annoy in any way.

Highly recommended😊. Lots of Love ❤.
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historicalbean
historicalbean
November 29, 2022
Status: c96
It’s been interesting to read this novel after reading the author’s later bl works. Because I can see some building blocks of Ting’s character in Very Happy in Master Xi. I can tell that the author worked on fleshing out their characters and the couple’s interactions with each other. While I do find this work more lackluster than the author’s later work, I still appreciate the novel for the foundation it built for later work.
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Staringatastar
Staringatastar rated it
November 21, 2022
Status: Completed
I liked this novel - the main character was a bit op and the past life was not really fleshed out other than as background for why the main character was so op. The ending was also extremely abrupt - it felt like the author had lost direction and decided to tie up the story at a nice round number.

However I thought the characters were lovely and the romance was a gentle, slow realization. I liked the gradual falling in love and sly realization between the two that they might... more>> make a good match.

I also liked how balanced the revenge and face slapping was. The MC is hard working in a lazy way and makes sure to allow others to live, but not be a doormat.

I thought there was quite a bit of nationalism in this story, but not in a way that stepped on other countries the way that some novels might.

Overall, I thought this was a fun read, without much deep insight, but with a couple interesting characters. <<less
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bluedrop
bluedrop rated it
November 15, 2022
Status: Completed
Really had me hooked. Yes, MC is kinda OP, but it was written in a very pleasant way lol that's the only way I could describe it. MC is very likable, not just because we are told it but because the author is just really really good at showing not just telling. (Credit also goes to the superb TLs. Like seriously. So good)

This was a nice refreshing read after getting too into another one that had me stressed out of my mind. It's not completely mindless fluff or whatever.... more>> It's really more focused on MC, and the weaving in of the ML by the author. Loved their relationship development lol

The OPness might reach an almost laughable height but dammit I am here to enjoy this ride and I am laughing at it and taking it in stride because it's so easy to enjoy it ❤️

Another thing to love is that there's no s*upidly dumb misunderstanding and that the MC is definitely clear headed. While MC and ML explore their feelings like mature adults before confirming a relationship, I loved that we didn't get the usual cliche of MC running away because some random character not involved in the relationship said something.

MC is like: Low self-esteem? What's that?

Lol

The ending and extras were incredibly sweet. <<less
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Mehmeh713
Mehmeh713 rated it
May 16, 2022
Status: Completed
Great slice of life novel with a sweet romance, great friendship and family relationships and a satisfying career journey. MC and ML are both very capable and very emotionally mature so even though they didn't have any big dramatic moments or emotional ups and downs, their relationship still feels very sweet and fulfilling.

for those that say the MC is too OP and that he sails through life too easily, I think the background of his first life explains this pretty well. The ease with which he lives in his 2nd... more>> life is simply a reflection of his accumulations in his first life.

Spoiler

In MC's first life, he managed to climb out of poverty and obscurity to a high ranking civil minister that managed to retain the trust and favor of a paranoid, ruthless highly intelligent emperor that executed most of the other people that aided him in his rise. MC died in his first life from natural illness at the height of power and was buried in the imperial mausoleum by order of the emperor.

Given what he went through and achieved in his first life, it justifies his abilities in his 2nd. After all, he starts out with the full accumulation and knowledge from his first life, his background is much stronger (like yeah his family is rich with no influence but he started out from nothing in his 1st life, so having lots of money is already a much better starting point), and the challenges and opponents he's facing are simpler.

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I really really like most of the author's books. <<less
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Mairin
Mairin rated it
February 11, 2022
Status: --
I love love love love love it! This story cleanse me from the bad taste of the previous story left I've read before this novel.

I love how tame the story, plot, ML and MC. It has enough face slapping before but never got over board that it makes me feel satisfied. No dog blood drama and unsolicited family drama. I love how loving MC's family, they don't have any toxic elements that is commonly found in a lot of danmeis that concerns with a family. They are well written and... more>> have enough flesh.

MC? Gosh I really love him! He's so cool and chill. He may look perfect in front of the camera but he's still a human that can be lazy and little bit twisted in normal days. He's chill with everything but when he do something, he do it seriously. He may appear aloof and indifferent with others but he's actually kind. Even tho he help others in the pretense that it benefits him, he still help those in need genuinely and with all he can. He never treated anyone like they are below him unless that person harm him first.

ML? He may be the generic ML but he's still the best. Unlike the other overbearing president type, he can be cute and sensible. His love for MC is so pure that by jusf recieving a text from MC, he can already fly to the moon. He never tried to restrict MC with whatever he does. He's not possessive and jealous over simple things like other people are close to MC. He can feel jealous but its a harmless type of jealousy because he trust MC and knows his boundaries. He's also not unreasonable that he wants the validation of the public about their relationship, they prefer it to be private until they tell it voluntarily.

I love their relationship a lot. They are not always sticking to each other like as if they'll die if they didn't see each other for a day. They respect each other's personal space and decisions. Their love is also pure not all about s*xual needs (well I don't have a problem with this trope), they may often do it but it's only a cherry on top. Even holding hands and kissing on the cheeks is enough for them to feel each other's love.

Maybe this story is mature enough since the author is already a full grown adult and doesn't have any young author impulse of always writting unreasonable dramas in the story. All in all this novel is good for your heart and will not elevate your stress. <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
December 3, 2021
Status: Completed
It might be very Slow Romance, but it has Steady Smooth Natural Development between MC and ML. Both Characters are Calm and Collected people. They're Smart.

I Love how MC is really grateful with his Reincarnation. Having Wonderful Parents since he was born to this second life, having a Nice Enjoyable Smooth Life. Though after he became more Popular, trouble does try to find him. But he always very Calm and Ready. So everything cleared smoothly with no problem. He Loves his Parents so much and because his Parents Loves him... more>> So Much and being the Best Parents Ever!!!

At the beginning I was wondering how MC and ML could have progress if they were Stranger/barely Acquaintance to each other, but apparently not too long after they few meetings, the story would mentioned why ML reaching after MC. ML really treat MC the Best!

It's honestly really relaxing novel. It has Faceslapping but no real Conflict exist to trouble MC or ML so far. Pray the rest of the story is as Great and Satisfying!

Finished at 22 November 2022:

It was Pretty Satisfying. Nothing exaggerated. Thought there's a big scenes against someone bad. And to other people's view, it wasn't MC's 'problem' and yet MC played big role. Anyway the scene written pretty well and I Loved it!!!

The rest of the story are Great. The last Extra truly Wholesome! I'm Absolutely Loving it! <<less
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