Two days had passed, and today was already the third day. Zheng Xize lay on the bed in the hospital room, swinging his legs and boredly thinking he was really reborn.
Regarding this rebirth, Zheng Xize felt helpless but also fortunate. He was someone who cherished his life and believed that being alive was better than being dead. However, he had no idea why he was reborn into this body and where the original owner had gone, whether he had truly died or not.
He was brought here by the crew, and since then, he hadn’t seen anyone except the nurses, doctors, and caregivers at the hospital. But that was fine too. No one disturbed him. Over the past two days, he had gleaned a lot of information from the original owner’s memories while lying in bed. It took him two days to digest it all.
Now, it was the Galactic Era, over six thousand years had passed since the ancient Earth Era, and humanity had surpassed the limitations of technology and living conditions. They had finally left the Earth that had long become unsuitable for habitation. For Xi Ze, the present, over six thousand years later, was a completely unfamiliar future.
The name of this body now was Xi Ze. He was a junior at the Performing Arts Department of the Galactic Solo Academy, of Asian descent. He had an older brother and a younger brother and sister at home. His mother worked as a logistics staff at an elementary school, and his father was a communication equipment technician. His younger siblings were still in high school, and his older brother also studied performing arts, attending the same school as Xi Ze but was two years ahead and about to graduate.
Unlike Zheng Xize, who had no parents, no siblings, and not even half a relative, the original owner evidently lived in a large family. However, even in such a family with parents and many siblings, Xi Ze hadn’t experienced any warmth of a family after all. After all, Xi Ze was just an adopted child.
Xi Ze had a somewhat introverted personality and didn’t have many friends. He didn’t have a significant position at home, and he was often bullied by his two younger siblings. His relationship with his older brother, who studied at the same school, was also not close.
Speaking of Xi Ze’s older brother, Xi Nan, he was quite a figure. It’s much harder to enter the entertainment industry now than before. It was not just about having a beautiful face; Xi Nan not only got admitted to the most famous Performing Arts Department at the freshman year but also signed with an entertainment company. Now, in his senior year, he already had some fame in the industry, with a small group of fans. When he goes out, he even needs to wear sunglasses. He has a manager and an assistant, which is much better than Xi Ze, who has nothing.
However, when it comes to entering prestigious schools and signing with companies, Xi Ze is no worse than Xi Nan. On the contrary, Xi Ze has natural advantages in certain aspects, and he is much luckier than his brother. And this advantage is Xi Ze’s face.
Xi Ze’s facial features are very beautiful, with translucent and delicate skin, deep eye sockets, and pure black pupils. He has an absolutely outstanding appearance with no flaws whatsoever. Moreover, his facial recognition is remarkably high; his face can be remembered at a glance.
Most importantly, he is of Asian descent, possessing a very precious pure Eastern beautiful face.
The rarity and preciousness of Asian faces can be traced back thousands of years to the era of interstellar colonization. At that time, not long after humans moved away from Earth, interracial marriage became very common, resulting in a large number of mixed-race individuals. After the intermixing of Europeans, Americans, and Asians, a large number of descendants inherited high nose bridges and well-defined facial features.
Afterwards, over thousands of years, during the present Galactic Era, interracial marriages became widespread, and as a result, over 90% of the population had mixed heritage. Pure East Asian faces had become exceedingly rare.
In other industries, appearance might not matter much, but in the entertainment industry, an Asian face was as precious as panda blood. Don’t they need Asians for shooting ancient Chinese epics? The mysterious East, the historical masterpiece of a nation with a five-thousand-year civilization, don’t they need Eastern faces with high nose bridges and deep eye sockets to avoid aesthetic fatigue?
Pure Asians were already extremely scarce, and those who were as good-looking as Xi Ze were even rarer. So, starting from the time he entered the Solo Academy, Xi Ze’s path became exceptionally smooth. Not only did he pass the audition for the Performing Arts Department in one go, but he also received a large scholarship!
The face of the original owner made people envy, jealous, and hateful in various ways. It made Zheng Xize, who was reborn, itch with anger. He was really furious! Such a powerful cheat, and the original owner didn’t make good use of it?! It was like having a large sum of money in hand but not knowing how to invest or spend it! It was truly maddening for a Taurus!
Just recently, Xi Ze had just signed with an entertainment company, the same company as his brother Xi Nan. Since he had just signed, the company hadn’t assigned him a manager or assistant yet.
But speaking of it, it was quite delicate. It was this brother who was not at all close to him, who never helped him when he was bullied at school, and didn’t even recognize him at the company. Yet, he unexpectedly introduced Xi Ze to a supporting role with a considerable amount of screen time in a big film.
How difficult it was to have a role in a big film, everyone knew. Xi Nan had gotten a supporting role because of the company’s emphasis on him, and it was through Xi Nan’s recommendation that Xi Ze got to meet the director.
Could it be that his conscience as an older brother prompted him to give his younger brother a hand? Was that even possible?
Now, Zheng Xize had analyzed the cause and effect and suddenly understood everything. Xi Nan’s actions weren’t driven by a guilty conscience at all. He clearly knew that Xi Ze had a somewhat timid and fearful personality because he had spent his childhood in an orphanage. He also knew that the recommended role required facing the Kaya Beast alone, yet he let him take on such a role?
It was enough to scare someone to death!
And they were in the same production team. How could Xi Nan not know if something happened to him? He didn’t even bother to come and check on him, showing that there was truly no brotherly affection between them.
Xi Nan deliberately introduced this role to Xi Ze, probably wanting to instill fear in him. For someone who was already timid, being frightened would leave a psychological scar, and his future in the entertainment industry would truly be ruined. What future could he have?
Even if the original owner had a jaw-droppingly enviable Asian face, what difference would it make? If he couldn’t act well, he could at best be a vase. And if a vase isn’t handled properly, it will eventually break, not an exaggerated metaphor at all.
Xi Nan, as an older brother, was indeed sinister, but who could have imagined that the person who woke up after being scared would become the present Zheng Xize?!
Of course, besides this future world and the original owner’s identity, he also learned many other things.
For example, the location where he just woke up was a film and television planet approved for shooting big films. The scene where he was being chased by the Kaya Beast was actually a scene from his audition.
Furthermore, those small black bugs flying around him at the shooting location were actually film cameras. Since humans had left Earth, the methods of filmmaking in the future had naturally become more advanced. The way of selecting locations and shooting was completely different from the past.
In Xi Ze’s era, when filming, if there were large-scale scenes, they were usually shot indoors with actions of people, and the grand scenes were composited in post-production. Those Hollywood blockbusters from abroad naturally relied heavily on post-production.
However, in the technologically advanced future world, all the filming equipment could keep up. Since the invention of the flying insect camera, there was no longer a need for cameramen to master shooting techniques, and there was no need for track laying either. The limitations of shooting locations were completely eliminated.
Humanity had advanced in technology after leaving Earth, and hardly anyone watched movies that relied solely on post-production effects. Realistic on-location shooting that recreated grand scenes would make the audience applaud and pay for the movie. The market determined the operation. Of course, compared to post-production effects six thousand years ago, the grand scenes filmed today were naturally much more breathtaking.
Xi Ze swung his legs and felt grateful for the blessings he received. Falling from the harness not only allowed him to be reborn but also allowed him to enter the entertainment industry of the future world. At the same time, he was given an Eastern face that could attract attention.
It was simply reaching the pinnacle.
Xi Ze squinted his eyes. Although he was currently a student in the Performing Arts Department and had just entered this industry, for him, it wasn’t about starting from scratch and climbing up from the bottom. Instead, it provided him with a brand new and higher platform.
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His previous world and this future world were completely different, and the entertainment industry naturally differed as well. In the past, he was a film emperor in China, had a bit of fame overseas, but had little connection to Hollywood. It had always been challenging for Asians to enter the international market. Even if there were economic companies operating well domestically, many times, showing up internationally either meant participating in fashion weeks, film festivals, or having a small role in some big films. Not only were the roles minimal, but it also required a significant investment. In the domestic circle, self-entertainment and media competition reported on how someone had a certain status and received praise internationally, but only they knew it was all nonsense!
To be recognized by more people and have them appreciate your films internationally was the dream of all filmmakers. Xi Ze naturally had such a beautiful dream, and now, a brand new path that would lead him to even greater heights was waiting for him.
The interstellar future was a better development ground. There were no restrictions of nations here, the language was universal, the cultures had merged well, and the technology was more advanced. Asians were particularly sought after. If he could reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry once again, it would be on an interstellar scale, becoming a superstar of the galaxy!
Xi Ze’s mouth curved into a smile as he lazily lay there. He was full of anticipation and complete confidence for the future. From now on, he was Xi Ze!
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