Highly Proficient Actor with a over two decades worth of experience. A Learnt Singer with a Solid Foundation. High Memory Retention and a Quick Learner. Humble but Firm bearings and an agreeable temper. A philanthropist

There is a part where MC finds ML’s second account and follows secretly. The account uploaded a weibo of 10, 000 copies of his newly released album and MC feels very distressed. He goes home to nag the ML and Qin Cheng is quick to kiss to make him forget. Of course after the deed is done, he still confronted him. But after MC realised that spending this money made him truely happy - it was his way of showing his love and his support - he let go. ML noticed that his partner’s distress had calmed after he mentioned his happiness and naturally felt very warm.

Another instance, a Director had once tried to hit on Rong Xu and caused Qin Cheng to call his father, another Director and acquaintance, to discipline him for having unspoken rules with actors. To which, Director Holt Snr flew from Washington to set and beat his son. Still, Qin Cheng visited his set pretending to be an investor so he had an excuse to be on set to see Rong Xu for three days.

Even after 3 years, Holt remembers Qin Cheng, for backing out of his investment and held this grudge.

So when his father invited him to his set with the intention of hooking him up with Rong Xu, he sees Rong Xu and eventually he finds out that he and Qin Cheng are a couple. He blatantly takes Rong Xu away, using his father as an excuse, and then watches as his face drop from calm to annoyed then into grievance giving him great satisfaction. Until Rong Xu got angry :

“Occasionally I feel very happy to see him jealous. But Kerry, he is my lover, who allows you to bully him over and over again... I wanted to say this to you before I came out again. Kerry, there is no next time.” Rong Xu walked away and stood in front of Qin Cheng, patting his hair.

I’ve never seen a confrontation like this. Gongs are usually so forceful that other men don’t have the opportunity to be that close with their partners. But Qin Cheng respects his partner’s private time but in turn Rong Xu respects his lover’s tolerance and naturally will not let him be bullied.

This also showed a bit of Rong Xu’s dominance. It’s hard to see because Rong Xu gives in to Qin Cheng anyways but after finding his partner’s meng from his second account, it may have gave them a fresh wave of understandings for each other.

He started his second account to confess his love for MC even before they started dating. Almost religiously, he posted every meal time, blatantly followed his fan activities and fan donations. Every debut that he couldn’t come to publicly, he went to in a panda suit (* and because only the two of them know that its him in the suit, it was a very sweet way to subtlety confessing their love).

He visited every set when he could (* even when he couldn’t, he’d fly there in the middle of the night using his family’s private jet and let his manager deal with the rest), he called him every night when he could, watched every livestream and ordered almost $3 million + worth of film dvds, album cds, magazine covers, merch etc.

They are each other’s partners at red carpet events and he even forcefully added himself to an awards committee so he could present his partner his first ever award.

He started a charity foundation with Rong Xu, something he had never been interested in and donated 20% of his movie earnings. And did it because Rong Xu had always wanted to do charity.

Once, he even reprimanded in his head, a character that he was acting, for not falling in love with his partner, who was acting as his love interest, after seeing him look at him some type of way.

He had a nightmare that everything was going downhill. But when Rong Xu in his dream, had mentioned breaking up, he knew it was a dream and woke himself up. He stated: “I don’t believe in myself but I believe in you.”

Some other cute things =w=

He has never forced his spouse to give up a good role because the scenes were too intimate

- s*x scenes, or any of that nature, are rejected tho unless it was with each other (and there’s one where its with each other 😗) -

He does express his jealousy and ask for kisses later but as an actor, he understands how acting is. How a good script can really make a person’s career. Naturally he wants the best for his partner and will do what he can as his biggest supporter.

He has never force his spouse to tell him secrets - like the anti-Qin group, or the second account that Rong Xu uses to watch his own second account, or why his partner doesn’t consider the money from Rong Family, his own money, etc - but always hopes that he would tell him things when its important.

There was an instance where MC had found one of his co-star’s acting suspiciously and did not tell anyone, not even QC. So when ML visited and saw the set collapse on top of Rong Xu, he panicked. MC was safe, there was a small nook he climbed into and was completely unharmed. But he noticed that there was too much glass on set and they traced it back to his co-star. He had asked his assistant to loosen the bolts and place glass near a particular exit. A normal person, would run to that exit, and the glass would shatter and disfigure, scar or seriously injure them. Or even, they wouldn’t make it to the exit and be injured under the set’s bars instead. ML was upset. Angry that he waited until something happened to him, before he said anything. But he understood that MC probably felt it was ab unreasonable assumption and was more mad at himself. He probably didn’t know why he was more mad at himself - probably mad that he couldn’t protect him. Since then, the honesty between them increased and even small instances are spoken about over casual conversation.

He is quick to be distressed after seeing a bruise on MC’s chin and flew half way across the world to make sure he wasn’t being bullied on set. *** much to his manager’s distress***

After confirming his s*xual desire for Rong Xu, he practiced his abstinence and wanted to wait for his partner to grow some more, before they had s*x. Of course, Rong Xu is more mature than most 18 year olds, and was quick to find ways to seduce his gong and he fell quick.

There was also a scene where Rong Xu had attended his first awards ceremony for best actor and he did not get it. MC smiled gently and said he expected it. Qin Cheng took him home and gave him all his trophies. MC laughed and said he didn’t want them because they weren’t engraved to him. Qin Cheng nodded and said “Well, since I’m yours”

He takes pride in being his spouse’s biggest supporter :

<— —“Even if I donated all my income someday, wouldn’t you still be there?”

These words put Mr Qin in a good mood and he nodded immediately, wishing to set up a note now and have his lover press a red handprint, mount this sentence on a wall and read it a hundred times a day.

That is, behind this boy, is him. Even if Rong Xu really has nothing, no one can bully him. —— >

Overall, he’s my type of gong. The perfect balance of respect, protect,

Anti-Qin Group: a group of fairly popular celebrities that have a (playful) vendetta against the all-perfect Qin Cheng. They invited Rong Xu slyly and he’s been sitting in as a double agent for years. Eventually Qin Cheng “forces” MC to take him to their meetings and since then, their group has been like this.

Xu Jin - Qin Cheng’s Manager and has been his exclusive manager his entire career. Qin Cheng naturally runs this guy nuts but as an employee, it’s hard for Xu Jin to voice his grievances. Even his wife, as a Qin Cheng stan, won’t let him talk back to her Family’s Qin. (* Xu Jin cries... I’M your family t-t)

LIN XUAN.

Cheerful and lively playboy at the top of China’s Music scene. He’s silly, dramatic, flamboyant and narcissistic.

And he’s being pursued by young Director Holt.

(* yea the Mr 2 spoilers back that got beat by his dad for tryna hook up and then was set up by his dad to hook up with that person he tried to hook up with in the first place only to find he was no available so he took revenge on his partner for bouncing on his investment <- him lmao)

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Lin Xuan and Holt had history together. Holt had gotten drunk and slept with Lin Xuan when he was 18 (consensually. Since Holt was drunk, Lin Xuan asked him if he knew who he was, he did, then he confirmed that this was what he wanted so they continued)

Afterwards, regret and mistakes were made

(* regret that he let his desire overrule him and let him f*ck someone that his friends would laugh at him for

* desire because this arrogant mf was in love with Lin Xuan)

and Lin Xuan said goodbye to his first love and disappeared (* at least, Holt couldn’t find him- not that he tried that hard)

14 years later, Rong Xu brought Lin Xuan to his set and Holt fell in love with Lin Xuan at first sight and started his pursuit.

(note: Holt never really pursued Rong Xu. He had hinted, but once MC stood back, he never pushed)

(also note: Holt does not recognise Lin Xuan because he had lost a lot of weight - but he was instinctually attracted to the other)

Lin Xuan was indifferent to his pursuit until eventually we, the audience, find out what actually happened between the two

(* go~ read the extraaa~)

The author stated that Holt’s arrogance would not let him love a fat man, but his heart would not let him love anyone else. I can’t believed I awwed at this line. Smh Don’t. Forgiveeeee~

There are shadows of Lin Xuan in all his works. The heroine in his romance film has Lin Xuan’s gentleness. This action star is as hard working as Lin Xuan is. Even his quick pursuit of Rong Xu was him projecting his gentle Lin Xuan onto the also gentle Rong Xu. Of course, they aren’t the same. So he lost feelings quickly.

That jump scare at the end was criminal 🔪t-t🔪 don’t make cry and then laugh two seconds later (* respect for my fallen cannon fodder sister though. A stranger just fought your surgeon and asked him desperately to save you. Your boyfriend almost fought said stranger assuming he was your mistress... then that stranger found his actual partner and left y’all.)

If I’m honest, we live in a society that lowkey shames second chances - as soon as he cheats, I’ll leave, as soon as he f*cks up, I’m out - at least, as far as the internet is involved, you’re a dumny if you let a mf that played you once, play you again. Even I, after I read what he did and said, was so quick on sending this boy to the crematorium...

But my boy, had forgiven him.

He just had s*x with his favourite person... he was so happy that even through the pain, he got up and made them breakfast. He heard all the words that Holt said and must have thought to himself, “You’re right. I am not worthy” and left. He smiled and waved as he went. Cried as he turned his back.

Holt, even though his soul stirred and his heart softened over the time he spent with Lin Xuan, he would never admit him to the world. That he loved and was in love with a fat man.

He humiliated him.

The goofy narcissist in his darkest moments, calling himself ugly 14 years after this incident happened and suddenly my heart wants to hug this young man.

But you don’t choose who you love. And you can’t help how you perceive people. When people saw an arrogant and young director ordering the young Lin Xuan to make him tea, they don’t see the Director that defended his passion for acting (* ofc after he laughed at him) and taught him in the private after work hours. They don’t see that even though his words are not nice, mean even... No like really mean... Like if-his-father-wasn’t-famous-he’d-be-🪦 mean... Okay, I don’t wanna defend him anymore. He’s okay. But if he was my sister’s boyfriend, I’d break his arrogance before he could ever take my sister away. (* which the author did, thank you =3=)

As a reader living vicariously thru Rong Xu, I’ve given myself permission, as a best friend, to break his leg. And he can live with Lin Xuan (because my bestie loves him or whatever 🙄) as his house fairy.

like when he’s acting as the psychologist/ killer, some of his lines are about horoscope and personality. But they don’t actually explain how the psychologist can tell something about that person he’s describing. It’s just left hanging there. And as the psychologist/ killer, these scenes are repeated like 3 or 4 times. After a while, it’s just like... huh? ok and? What’s the point of writing this again??

and most of it was ML using his mother as an excuse to help MC. Such an indirect baby, let me push into Rong Rong's arms!

he can't sing (which is actually pretty nice because the MC is great at singing).

My only gripe with the acting is that the MC is always described as pure/clean/gentle etc and almost all his movie roles are like that (even though the author would say stuff like "he had never played a character like that before"... total lies).

act, sing and even become a magazine model (for promoting his movie/drama)

there are several parts that I really like, such as, when second male lead was jealous towards Rong Xu, he purposely make the props (this prop is for ceiling, I think (?) made from cement and steel) collapse towards him and Rong Xu, Qin Sheng was at the scene during that time. He was so panic, that when he found Rong Xu, he immediately carry him (Princess-carry) to the infirmary that he didn't realize that Rong Xu was not hurt at all (he was able to duck below the table). And I really love the way Rong Xu propose to Qin Sheng, it was so romantic~

Villains are basically mere stumbling blocks with IQs that somehow hit the negative levels. They're cannonfodders whose brains have been melted by fate so that they can go on their merry way and fulfill the purpose of their existence: be a one-dimensional antagonist who unthinkingly seeks death by being mean to MC and then be hopelessly kicked down by the ML.

To be fair, there IS this one singer/actress who tries to seduce MC and ISN'T subjected to a horrible fate, but her subplot's villain is another woman who tries to sabotage the singer/actress's career because of pettiness, so the singer/actress might not be a victim-of-fate's-bias-towards-MC Cannonfodder, but her subplot's villain certainly is.

Side Characters are funny and fun to read about, but their existence is mainly to either provide comedic relief for the story or help for the MC/ML. They're just as one-dimensional as the cannonfodders, the only reason they're not called dumb is because their screen time is so little and so focused on either being funny/supportive/impressed by one member of the main pairing that they don't really do anything else that can be used to measure their intelligence.

To preface, the Main Pairing ACTUALLY HAS A HEALTHY, NON-TOXIC RELATIONSHIP! WOOHOOOOO! NO RAPIST ML'S HERE! Seriously though, both the MC and ML are very fun to read about. The problem is that both of their characters have neither progression nor development. None of their background, motives, hobbies, and the likes are fleshed out, nor do their personality, behavior, or way of thinking ever change.

MC is a Mary Sue—or a Gary Stu, since he's a guy. You may think that he isn't because unlike other Mary Sues, the MC is thankfully not a pure little White Lotus who is too good for this world, but that doesn't change the fact that he's perfect—which is what a Mary Sue is. He can act and sing, his rebirth gave him talents that have been cultivated to their peak in his past life, his luck is so tremendous that he can rise to the top of the industry in three years—not only because he is SO talented, but also because the ML pretty much ensures that he'll never encounter roadblocks to his career.

Why does he meet so many cannonfodders with despairingly low IQs? Because the world revolves around him, therefore fate robs the characters of their intelligence so that the MC's road to fame wouldn't feel TOO smooth and so the ML can show his love for the MC by taking care of the cannonfodders—because we all know outside from that, it'll basically take a million years for then to get together.

At first, I liked the attitude he has towards the cannonfodders: indifference. He's an experienced star. He knows how he should act and behave in order to survive in the entertainment industry. But then, I realized that it doesn't really matter how his attitude is, because his golden finger—our ML—will take care of everything for him anyway.

Speaking of the ML, he honestly can be replaced with a sentient s*x doll and nothing in the story will be affected. He basically has no clear personality, no motives, no hobbies, no likes outside of MC.

Most of the time, ML is cold, like an iceberg that feels nothing. Why? The story says it's because his dad is like that, but let's face it: it's probably because of his neglectful, absentee parents. This reason behind his character is never acknowledged and is instead excused as a hereditary trait. Why does he turn into a cutesy Bai Fu Mei online? Is it because he finally feels free to express his true emotions when he is incognito and therefore free from the restrictions of his identity? No. It's another hereditary trait, this time from his mother. The ML obviously has problems with expressing emotions. It's not that he can't feel them, he just can't let them out. And the story never acknowledges this problem past presenting it as a cute pet peeve that at first kind of gets in the way of our main pairing getting together.

And this is what I mean by no development and no progression. As characters, we know virtually nothing about the main pairing's background aside from a brief description of their parents, wgo are either dead or absent from their life because of work. We never know how they got this way.

We never even know what kind of people they really are. MC does a lot of charity, but he seems to just do it casually. He never says anything about how he sympathizes with or cares about the plight of others. It's never addressed how his past led him to develop this sense of empathy, or why the ML's own past led him to not develop a similar attitude. ML only really does charity because that's what the MC wants—and the MC is also the reason why the ML does anything.

You may be confused why I said that the ML doesn't have hobbies. After all, isn't he a super famous actor? It's because he doesn't really like acting. And neither does the MC, to be honest. They never say anything about the craft, about how nor why they like the process of acting, or reading scripts, or the fame and money that comes with the profession. They seem to do it just because if they're not actors, then this story wouldn't really exist.

Lastly, I said that neither of their characters progress—which is true. They never change nor improve as people. They're perfect cardboard cut-outs in the beginning of the story, and they stay that way until the end. They try to jam in some drama with the MC being unable to come out publicly in an awards show, but that gets resolved quickly. The ML has a nightmare about losing stardom, but it's not because he loves acting nor because he doesn't want to lose the career he worked so hard for—he just doesn't want to break up with the MC.

Also, in general, it really feels as if the ML loves the MC more than the MC loves him. This is because the ML's life is fully centered around the MC. The author says he has friends who he has good relationships with, but he never interacts with them. Because he doesn't seem to take any enjoyment from his job as an actor, it really does come across as if the ML's life revolves around our MC who, to be honest, just isn't THAT into him.

MC actually has friends (despite how poorly fleshed out they are) and we actually see him interacting with others, unlike the ML who pretty much only interacts with a handful of characters, mainly Xu Jin and his family—and those interactions are primarily due to the MC.

It's good that the MC has his own life, but he also sometimes does things that kind of contradicts his affection for the ML. He joins the ML is Crazy Club for no reason aside from he just wants to make more friends, I guess?

It would have been fine if the members of that club are actually presented as ML's friends, so that we have their friendly interactions to prove the lightheartedness of the ML is Crazy Club member's constant badmouthing of him, but we don't. So it seems as if the MC is just letting these people talk badly about ML because the author says that the ML and those people have a great relationship so their teasing is all fun and good anyway

This novel is a bonafide yaoi with detailed R-18 scenes. They're just like any other smut part in other BL novels, so don't worry about them being too extreme if you're not into that.

Although, this author does write the misinformation that a person's back hole can self-lubricate—which is, unfortunately for people who like doing it that way, false. Lube is important, everyone.

These included:

Giving away his house key on their first meeting.

Making an alt Weibo account to spew fangirlish declarations of love to MC without his knowing.

Purchasing millions worth of MC's merchandise.

Renting out theaters just to show MC's movies.

Attending MC's concerts in a panda outfit...

Lin Xuan is such a little cutie and his gong deserves to be punished a little for everything he's done. Let him chase for another 14 months? That's right! Let him suffer!

although it's not entirely about our MC and ML but it's partly because of them. I really cried a few times but the ones that I feel the pain in my heart the most is :1. The whole Law Zero (MTL name) movie

2. The last chapter of extra especially when Kerry (MTL) thought that Lin Xuan died. I literally also got fooled by the author at this part and I was ready to skip the rest of chapter and cried my heart out?