- #1
Ngl it's one of the better showbiz danmeis I've seen. My Husband is Suffering From A Terminal Illness, True Star, Rebirth of The Supermodel, and a bunch of others that I couldn't even bother to remember. Well, the reason I remember those is because I read them just recently.Anyway, my point is, it's not a bad read considering it's a self-satisfaction, face-slapping showbiz novel.ML isn't an overbearing iceberg CEO that suffers from the hands of contradiction demon. Can you imagine a superstar, the very definition of "success", going around being insecure about himself, blocking his partner/his partner's suitors, and suffer from intense jealousy? ML here is normal, he knows he's awesome, wants his partner to be awesome, as accommodating as Buddha for MC, yada yada. Yeah, he's so good, and that's why it's so boring for me lmaaao.The romance here is too much PG-13 for me, ML is the perfect lover, MC is Gary Sue, no tension or conflict to speak of, s*xual tension appears for three seconds in the film due to the role then evaporates...The plot is cliched "I suffered terribly before now watch me slap everyone left and right baby~" with the knowledge from the future as the golden finger. MC returns to the past, shocks everyone with his looks and acting skills, then some brainded ppl underestimate him, he shocks them again, another "he's just 20 what can he do pfft" wave, another slap... Same old, same old.MC is your usual, due to protagonist halo, attracts fans just because he isn't being a bit*h and is respectful to seniors, has an aura that even ordinary netizens can notice even miles apart...That's the most annoying part for me, I can consciously observe an actor for an hour, and would only pick out whatever outfit he's wearing suited him or nah. Not to mention picking out 53837 types of emotions in his eyes, I would consider myself genius if I could think "he's sad ig" without seeing tears. What "even this low-quality photo couldn't conceal his immortal like an aura"? What "with just a slight smile, he was able to bring the audience's souls out of their body and make them feel the film is their reality" bullshit? Like, so be it if it was pro's comments, it's a showbiz novel lol obv there are gonna be excessive praises, but the normal audience's understanding is actually so high??That's why I dislike showbiz novels lol, they make me feel bad for no apparent reason.The translation is bearable, not spectacular but not that bad either.Man, I just said this one is relatively better and still ranted like there is no tomorrow. I'm saying it's better 'cause ML here is more sensible. That doesn't change the fact that he's boring, the plot is cliched, and MC is your average Gary Sue. So, if I'd give other showbiz novels 2 or 3, this one is 3.5 stars; but since I'm prejudiced against this kind of novel by default, I'll round it to 4 for the enthusiasts.