Superstar Aspirations

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In his last life, he was a superstar that dominated the entertainment circle. In this life, he is a rebellious second generation wastrel.

Confronting the aunt and uncle who wants to seize the family property and getting rid of those slag friends who only know how to eat and drink…

Rong Xu: To not speak out means to perish in the silence!

From starting out as a third-rate celebrity, he had to rely on his own efforts to rise to the top of the entertainment circle, aspiring to once again sit on the throne!

Their first meeting —

Rong Xu: Hello, I’m Rong Xu. This would be our first time meeting, I would appreciate your guidance.

Qin Cheng: !!! (…Aahhh, He’s so cute! I really want to sleep with him!)

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Cự tinh vấn đỉnh
ซูเปอร์สตาร์ชิงบัลลังก์
巨星问鼎[重生]
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not2complex
not2complex rated it
May 1, 2018
Status: c17
I absolutely love this novel! I don't even fill the need to add the disclaimer of "based on the first 17 chapters" or "I realize its just the first 17 chapter", because the first 17 chapters were so enjoyable, there is no way the rest of the novel can be bad.

Right after reading, I had to see how often updates arrive and thankfully its 4 a month. Its one of those novels I wish I started reading after it was completely translated, because I don't handle "cliff hangers" very well... more>> in books I get drawn into. Hopefully, it will be completely translated, because its just that good! <<less
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Ease
Ease rated it
April 1, 2018
Status: Completed
This is one of the novels where I can't stand the threat of the cliff and had to jump down to MTL, even at the risk of my grammar.

I do not regret. ( ̄~ ̄) I'll just seperate my personal pros and cons below:

Pros:
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1- Rong Xu : calm, clear-headed MC is the best. It's my personal preference. I might be biased because of it but I love Rong Xu. He was good at what he's doing and he knew it. There's no need to be smug with anyone or anything. It's just a fact. Period.

2- The reactions : I love the reactions worshiping the MC, whether they are from the fans or the critics, I love them as long as they are placing the MC on altar. Again, I'm biased because it's personal preference.

3- Details : Wow this author. I think he knows everything he need to knows before he write them. Thumbs up for all the researches he'd done. Not only he knows what happens during filming, he also knows what happens in a fandom. I personally am in a fandom myself, though I never contribute financially. Everything the author described in the novel, from the fans raising funds in MC's name to fans preparing to support him in his filming set, I can actually imagine it happening in real life.

4- Development : we all know MC wants to become the superstar in the new world, but he did not receive the Best Actor Award the first time he was nominated. I like this little shortcoming because life can't be smooth sailing. And MC started as third rated actor in low budget drama before he rose in popularity and acted in even better dramas and movies later. Then MC acted as the male lead in this very good, very popular movie before he got that award.

5- Relationship : I'd say it's the best thing in this novel. It's practically a lie to everyone else but they did what they need to do. MC and ML were connected by their mothers' friendship, they became roommates, friends, and then lovers. Here's the catch; Huaxia is not that accepting. So what they did was pretending to be really really close friends (even acted in homos*xual movie and attended red carpet together) and pulled the wool over everyone's eyes. Until MC proposed in a freaking concert filled with fans. Talk about extravagant.

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Cons:
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1- Qin Cheng : the most typical ice berg ML, common even in het novels, not to say danmeis. I don't dislike it, but I don't like it either. It's just the ML we can see everywhere. The only think I find (a tiny bit) unique is his secret fan boy side, but it's not all that unique either. I personally think he still can has that secret fan boy side even without being an ice berg. (But it's okay because it's just personal preference. Others might like it.)

2- Love at first sight : annoying af. But meh, whatever.

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I'm prepared to write a few cons but surprisingly those are the only things I had in mind. I guess the novel is just that good. ੧( ̄~ ̄) ೨ I totally recommend this novel. TBH I can't find any shortcoming in this novel, unless you dislike danmei. Then that can't be help.
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Kakipii13
Kakipii13 rated it
February 29, 2024
Status: c98
Strictly speaking, this novel is good but the average kind of good. The MC is a great actor from the start and encounters few barriers on his road to success. ML falls in love at first sight and their relationship has few conflicts. Every time a cannon fodder causes trouble they are taken care of quickly. However, it's written well and I'm enjoying it.

MC has realistic, normal intelligence. He doesn't lie to himself about his feelings for ML, realizes ML's tsundere tendencies on his own, and takes the initiative in... more>> their relationship. ML is the stoic "only warm to MC" type but also his online persona is a fangirl who uses cutesy language and refers to itself as Baby. Their characterizations are examples of how, while similar to most BL entertainment novels, the execution of the story and characters are done well. Also the shows and movies the MC acts in aren't terribly boring.

If you like acting/entertainment circle novels you'll probably like this. 4/5 because while not exemplary I'm enjoying myself a lot. <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
March 7, 2023
Status: c95 part4
Pretty Decent and Pretty Good novel. Okay, I kinda forgot some part in the first 65 chapters because I took a break around chapter 65 before continuing after long months later.

But I like the characters. ML with stoic face but passionate mind and feelings. MC with good attitude and all.

And the romance, which slow but not too slow but truly makes me eager for them to get together. Thank God they do get together after half of the story.

And now just waiting for another secret to be revealed aka how... more>> Passionate ML is with his hidden side account to fanboying and all. 😆 I pray the novel translation would continue 🙏 <<less
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leifeng_05
leifeng_05 rated it
July 22, 2022
Status: Completed
OH MY GOD this is the second MO CHUN HUAN book I've read and both books are fantastic! This book however gives you an in-depth depiction on what really happens in the entertainment circle which is kind of interesting. Although the CP dynamics is the usual cold gong + calm shou, their fluffiness still gives me the butterflies!!

Oh and do not skip the extras! The side couple’s story is a bit of a tear jerker but worth it. I wish there was a bit of an after story to them... more>> also. <<less
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Mehmeh713
Mehmeh713 rated it
May 25, 2022
Status: c87
Very boring and draggy... some parts feel repetitive or unnecessary. The MC is ok but he feels a little bit too chill/ unable to handle the antagonists... ? It’s kind of weird that in his past he was some big superstar, but he can’t even properly deal with someone trying repeatedly to hit on him.

also it’s annoying that the ML is so ridiculously OP and it’s repeated over and over and over and over again. Like every 5 chapters, there’s some random description about how OP and famous and legendary... more>> the ML’s career is. It gets tiresome. Plus it’s so OP it’s ridiculous, like he somehow became an a lister from one film where he immediately played the lead even tho he didn’t have any experience acting before that. He’s won countless awards and is so at the top of his game that he doesn’t have competition to the point where he’s lost interest in filming until he meets MC... does that sound real for any field?? Does he even like acting?

Some parts of the filming or the film plot itself are repeated. Like they talk about the plot in one chapter then 20 chapters later they have to describe it actually being filmed and basically repeat the story again. and it’s like some parts are totally unexplained and inexplicable? I don’t even know what that part is there for.

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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??

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boring. The MC and ML are boring, the romance is boring, the acting is boring, the side characters are boring and the antagonists are just inexplicable c*ckroaches that never go away. <<less
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Haienggg_cci
Haienggg_cci rated it
May 2, 2022
Status: c127
I'll rate this novel 4 stars

Pros:

- The author's writing is good, along with good character development and set-up.

... more>> - The story is quite entertaining to read with many face-slapping events

- The details and common occurrences in the entertainment industry are elaborated quite well. The author must have done some research at least.

- The MC is an adaptable person to change. He accepts his current circumstances quickly and moves on.

Cons:

- The author must be overly patriotic. It's understandable since he's a Chinese, but his patriotism sometimes leads to racism.

- The ML falls in love with the MC to quickly. The ML's love later seems like obssession over the MC, it's kind of cringey. <<less
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Mairin
Mairin rated it
December 13, 2021
Status: --
I'm too lazy to write a full review so I'll just say few stuffs.

It's good, even tho not an impressive plot but still entertaining and well written (even tho the mtl is meh). My complain is just that the author doesn't need to detail each film every time even tho everystory is interesting.

The ML is really s*upidly cute towards MC lmao. Has facial paralysis but deep inside is like a young maiden, tho he has a poisonous tounge towards others.

My favorite are definitely the netizens hahahahaha and Aunt Qin that... more>> I hope she got more scenes

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I didn't expect their s*x scene to be so hot and detailed hahahaha it caught me off guard lol both are super h**ny for each other and even almost did it infront of live stream with 100m viewers lmao

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the 2nd couple is so chaotic that its more dramatic than the main couple lol, didn't expect it to be them too haha

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IrisBay
IrisBay rated it
November 12, 2021
Status: Completed
I read this novel a long time ago. Then I haven't finished it because it's still incomplete. Now, while I search again of a novel to read, I remember this and read it back again.

From beginning to end, this novel is a sweet sailing of romance.

The problem of this novel was it was to smooth, tooo... smooth that there are alot of brainless cannon folders that boost the MC more.
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jjwwxx
jjwwxx rated it
October 23, 2021
Status: Completed
I have to say the extras are really heart-wrenching and not really likeable (i think for most people), but I do like how the writer wrote the story. It's worth the read.
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Ori
Ori rated it
January 13, 2021
Status: c81
The main appeal of this for me is honestly the moive scenarios. Up until this point, I've loved how the author described the roles MC has taken, the work that went into them, and especially how the audience reacted in the end. The five stars are honestly for them alone.

    • The MC: I do like him. His personality isn't the most exciting, but I tend to like calm MCs in general, so he's basically in my cup of tea. Even if he wasn't, I still think he adds to the appeal of his roles a lot, he doesn't overshadow them I gues I can say (?), so I feel like I can get more enjoyment from the movie plots in general. I've seen some reviews calling him kind of a Gary Stu and he is indeed OP but the excuse of his past life works... most of the time. If you expect to watch him work very hard and suffer during his career, you're probably in the wrong place, though.
    • The ML: he is who I'm most hesitant to like actually. Why you might ask? His personality is actually okay. And his interactions with MC are honestly cute. I just fear he will be written into one of those MLs who basically brute force their way into interactions with MC. By that I mean, I just don't want him to force himself into every future movie MC has just so they can act in films together, or change the scripts so he can continuously have scenes with MC. I haven't read this author's other works, their summaries didn't really interest me, so I don't know if they'll go down that path or not, but I hope not. I want MC to shine on his own first. Also, in my opinion, the ML is more of a Gary Stu in this world than MC could ever be.
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      The MC at least has the excuse of a past life for acting. He likes it enough as a career that he chose to pursue it again meaning that he has some actual passion for it. But ML is... The story basically tells us that he has only filmed in 20 something movies up until now, and he, by choice, had been acting in only one movie a year for some time. It also tells us that he won this and that award with his very first film because he was that good. Yet, it feels like he only has so much intetest in the career itself and the only reason he wanted to film beyond his self set quota is because MC appeared. I guess, I'm getting kind of tired of MLs that don't seem to have a life outside of MC. You only either see him filming or with MC. What else does he do besides that? What did he do in all his free time when he actually only did one film a year??

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    • Now let's talk about "that" side of ML.
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      The alter ego? The Orange Stuffing? He ctreated a fan account for MC that has the personality of young teenage girl with a crush. The gap moe is there. There are a lot of funny moments too. But after a while it starts feeling a bit overplayed and cringy. I prefer their live interactions a lot more than whatever this one counts as.

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    • Small things I liked: smart fans, Bo Xiwen, both the roles of Wanqi Yao and the Marshal, other things I can't remember.
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Roop
Roop rated it
November 3, 2020
Status: Completed
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Ahh This novel is soooo damn awesome. As expected from the author. They never disappoint.

In the beginning you may not feel too much but later you just bear to break the flow of your reading.

... more>> ML falls in love with MC at first sight and his posts on his private social media account is tooo cute. MC is really simple and is very polite with other except when he is with his man, when he can really throw tantrums, can be stubborn.

There are certain things I love the most. The stories of movies in the novel are really great specially last movie where MC plays the role of robot. The other thing is the way MC proposes ML in his concert is really moving.

And the s*x scenes..... what can I say. The second scene where MC play as marshall is.... how can say... it really satisfies my appetite.

On many occasions I really cried though.

I'm definitely going to read it second time or may be third time <<less
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cv
cv rated it
October 21, 2020
Status: Completed
Heart warming, and 5 stars because of how cute the gong is 😋
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Chisaki
Chisaki rated it
August 24, 2020
Status: c70 part2
I love this! I love every single bit of this! I've read so many novels, and this is one of the few where I wasn't bored at all. The romance, the acting, the audience's reaction.. It's all so exhilirating and entertaining! Love it <3
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xiaoliyang
xiaoliyang rated it
June 22, 2020
Status: Completed
I MTL-ed it. And I'm still gonna re-read it after it's been completely translated.

I would recommend this as a great entertainment genre novel. I love reading entertainment genres, and I MTL a lot of them, but I don't finish a lot of them, or even if I do, I drop them from my list. This one, however, is beautifully written.

The MC and ML are usually the first thing that makes or breaks a story. This one, I adore. I read the others in this universe, but Rong Rong is one... more>> of those GreatTM MCs and also, fanboy Qin Cheng is definitely an upper tier kind of ML. He's the ones I really want to read more. I'm so tired of black-bellied CEOs. They're good, but there's few with good written black-bellied characyers. <<less
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limonata
limonata rated it
March 10, 2020
Status: --
the characters are clad in flesh. The writer did a great job. I always dreamed of reading the roles in the story. A perfect fiction. Playing the roles, MC gave me a sense of reality.

... more>>
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my heart hopped like other netizens when she said "hui girl" drunk with her collar open. I could not stop crying in the death scene of the friend and lover of the legendary singer. If these scenes do not affect you, you can come and swear at me. Before that, I tried to read the true star novel. The characters were terrible, the story was terrible, I left it halfway. I thank you for showing that the same story base will be written so much. MC gained by gaining and working his talents. The only plus from God is that he is handsome. ML is not a rapist sad*st and maniac like the other story. MC regretted loneliness as he died. ML is a real person who makes him feel valuable.I really felt while reading. ML Although he is a great artist, he admires MC. It is not seen as an empty shell in the story. Not only in love with MC because he is handsome, but in love with the expression in his soul. Because the old MC was handsome too, but he wasn't drawn to it. Read what

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I read is missing. <<less
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hehehoho
hehehoho rated it
March 7, 2020
Status: Completed
Created an account just to write a review hahah!

the whole book was very fun to read and especially the interactions between Rong Xu (MC) and Qin Cheng (ML). I liked the social media aspect and especially the Crazy Qin group HAHAH; the movie emperors and empresses were all so nice and tbh I would have loved to read more about them.

&& not to mention the movies described in the novel!!! Every movie especially the last one ... more>>
Spoiler

About the robot (7) and scientist

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were fricking fantastic and awesome. Tbh idek how MCH thinks about all these. Kudos to her man.

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and sh*t the feels I got when I was reading about the side couple. F*ck I teared and almost cried bc of how tragic it was. Imagine wanting to improve ur acting skills only to be shot down by ur crush. Imagine having s*x with ur crush only for him to call you a fat pig and complaining how much he regrets it. Killer move by MCH; that was so angsty. But I liked that he regretted and cried over Lin Xuan (side couple shou) when he “died”, it showed how he got over his issues w his egos etc. And that ending sentence for them was a *chef’s kiss*

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NOTHING LEFT TO SAY but just read it. You won’t regret it !!! <<less
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DaBrick
DaBrick rated it
July 11, 2019
Status: Completed
Absolutely adore this novel.

The ML is totally adorable~~

Perfect match with MC.

All of the movies that both MC and ML played in sounds really good too.
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CultivatorBunnyLan
CultivatorBunnyLan
July 5, 2019
Status: Completed
FIVE STARS! FIVE STARS!!!

This novel is really beautiful. The mixture of drama, comedy, romance and a little bit of angst is here.

I really love the ML.

... more>> He's so devoted to our MC and I love how kind and wonderful the MC is. Simply marvelous.

The pacing of the plot is just right. I love the other characters and also love how supportive the parents of the ML is to their relationship.

The fans of the MC and ML are also a sight to behold.

Pure comedy.

I was also drawn to the movies of the ML and MC, if I could then I would've watched it for several times. (Especially the 'robot' movie. *sadly, I don't know how to translate it in english. The '0th level'?, The '0th command'?* Arghhh! my heart and soul! I want to watch it! *cries*)

It's actually funny since in almost all of the movies where the MC and ML are featured together —the MC always dies.

You can imagine how the CP fans feel. *laughs* They're like: "When can they have a happy ending?!"

Some of the movies made me cry so bad. I suddenly felt happy to know that in 'real life' the MC and ML are together.

One more thing, I really, really, really like the other account that the ML created.

Since the ML is a very famous person, he created another web account so that he can fan-boy on our MC for as long as he likes.

Imagine: The ML with a cold face is solemnly holding his phone, it seemed that he's doing a serious business but then.....

*in the fan site of our MC*

The ML is forwarding and posting cheesy lines, declaring his love for the MC, doing silly things and many more.

I really enjoyed reading this novel.

The extra chapters are really great too.

A part of it featured the lives of the MC and ML and another part of it showcased the love life of the 2nd pair.

My heart...

This novel made me laugh and cry at the same time. Really, thank you for picking this up and good job to the author. *sends virtual hearts*

EDIT: The detective crime city themed movie of the MC also rocks!! I would watch that too.

The R-18 scenes of this novel is seriously hot, hot, hot. *nosebleeds* The best. ❤️ <<less
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zxio6
zxio6 rated it
November 30, 2018
Status: Completed
The story is very cute and makes me want to continue read the story every day until I reach the ending. And this story is a must read because the cute and funny interaction between ML and MC.
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