CH 36

Ch 36 - Newest Top Celebrity x Washed Up Film Emperor: Flower Vase1 Beauty

Lin Sui suddenly lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, what he saw was not Yan Qin, but rather a mirror.

He was wearing a soft and cosy T-shirt, and felt something fluffy brushing past his face.

“Aiya, Lin-ge, why are you opening your eyes? I’m going to do your eye makeup in a bit, so close them first.”

The young woman standing beside him spoke quickly as she swept the setting powder. Lin Sui only had time to glance at the pale-skinned, red-lipped face beneath the lights before closing his eyes again.

With just a hurried glance he was able to get a rough view of the place through the mirror; it was a dressing room.

The switch to this world had been extremely abrupt, he and Yan Qin had not even finished making love when he heard the System throw out the words ‘you can leave’, then his sight became dark, and he was here when he opened his eyes again.

Yan Qin should have also come with him, which was good. After all, whoever was doing something like that only to find out that their other half had disappeared would eventually be left with a bit of a psychological shadow.

Lin Sui spoke submissively in his mind: [Mother-in-law, you can’t do that to us just because you don’t have a sex life.]

The System: [He he.]

[Look at the plot, this time is the same: complete the mission, you can’t go against your character.]

The System seemed unwilling to speak much, throwing out a few sentences and a few details of the setting, then not making another sound.

Lin Sui felt a little dull. The system had learnt to be a little smarter, it knew not to speak more than him and to not give itself a hard time.

Lin Sui closed his eyes as makeup was applied, digesting this time’s plot in his mind.

This was an Entertainment Industry world, and Yan Qin was a Film Emperor2 who’d gone silent after an accident.

He had formal training, and was the lead actor in a literary film when he was in school, which won an international award. He made his name as Film Emperor when he was young, and was a very powerful actor.

After that, he went on to appear in several films. Their production could not be considered high, there were plenty of supporting roles and plenty of lead roles, and although their box office performance was ordinary, they all received excellent public praise without exception.

He was enthralled with the art of movies and television, and he managed to win the crown of Film Emperor once again when he was twenty-four years old, but when he was on his way to the award ceremony, his car was blocked by a crazy stalker fan who wanted to show their love, and his car just so happened to fail. He was seriously injured, and he convalesced for a long time.

It had been three years since, and the wind and waves had passed by in the entertainment industry so quickly that, while things were still the same, the people had long since changed.

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1 A flower vase is someone who has no skills and whose only value is on their good looks, i.e. someone who is ‘just a pretty face’. Top.

2 A Film Emperor, 影帝, is the winner of the Best Actor award at an international film festival. Top.

3 頂流 lit. ‘top flow’, a celebrity with a huge fanbase who generates lots of online traffic. Top.

4 Short for attractiveness-index fans. Fans who like someone simply because of their good looks. Top.

5 To ‘sell face’ is to rely on your appearance to make a living, it can also have connotations of prostitution. Top.

6 Over-the-top praise. Top.

7 I couldn’t find a good way to phrase it but it’s when an actor films for two different projects at the same time. Top.

8 Original was ‘新生代小生小花’ the new generation of Xiao Shengs and Xiao Huas, which basically means people who don’t really have skills but they become popular due to their following and hype. Top.

9 The male version of a woman’s qipao/cheongsam, a traditional long tunic. Top.