I Ship My Rival x Me

CHAPTER 1

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My adversary, Gu Yiliang, a second-rate fresh meat, was blessed with a face that was on par with an idol, as well as superb acting talent. Regardless of whatever movie or drama he acted in or whatever roles he got, whether it was the main male lead, the second male lead, or a side character, he was always gilding the lily. Film critics will write a thousand-word review to flatter him sincerely while the company will give him earth-shattering praise through the press. The comments on his Weibo would always be filled with flower emoticons and likes whenever you loaded his posts.

I, Wei Yanzi, a third-rate fresh meat, was blessed with a face that was on par with an idol, as well as acting skills similar to an egg yolk. Regardless of whatever movie or drama I acted in or whatever roles I got, I was always a crested dog's tail, always on the brink of withering and drying up. I didn't even deserve to be kept in a vase.

He was the one who could speak frankly with assurance regarding the psychological development of the character in the plot during interviews and was able to receive acknowledgment without hiding the fact that he was working hard to strive for the golden award. Yet, when I accepted interviews, I was always asked about the scandals and gossip that revolved around me. I don't even dare to self-proclaim I'm an actor before the camera.

To explain in a non-exaggerated manner, in the vast environment of the entertainment industry, he was the moon in the clouds, and the flowers beside the pond, while I was just a little yellow cabbage on the ground.

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Never think that both Gu Yiliang and I were only separated by one celebrity tier. In the industry, it was the same as being separated by a thousand ravines and gullies. So, regardless of how far I crane my neck, I'll never reach the top of his back.

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Then how was I fortunate enough to become an adversary to Gu Yiliang?

It was actually very simple. We were of the same age and worked under the same company. We even debuted in the same period, but since we weren't that familiar with each other, the company never intended to package us as brothers who were deeply infatuated with one another. Therefore, this led to the issue of allocating resources——

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Fine, the more I delved into it, I couldn't think of any particular reason since his skills were obviously of a different caliber than mine. We didn't have the same image, so our resources didn't really conflict with one another. I, too, have no idea. How did he become my adversary?

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We have debuted and known each other for three years already, yet we didn't talk much, let alone add each other on WeChat. Whenever we met in person, we communicated fully with a 3-in-1 package—our eyes, smiles, and nods.

If it weren't for the fact that someone would appear every so often to stir up shit in the Weibo comments section, I wouldn't have known that I, a tepid little third-rate, would actually have an adversary with a glorious pathway to stardom as well as a bright future.

I'm terrified!

How am I even worthy?!

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Regardless, I feel very honored.

Being caught up with such an adversary did help me enrich myself as well. My short-lived popularity was also gradually looking up.

I won't be getting the short end of the stick either way.

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So what does the term 'adversary' mean?