Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  When he woke up, the sunlight outside was pouring in, and a strong smell of disinfectant accompanied by a faint floral scent wafted into his nose.

  He raised his eyelids, and this time they opened easily. In front of him was an old doctor in a white coat, and a face that was all too familiar appeared before him.

  "You......" He stared blankly at this person, and in front of him was actually another member of the Crystal Boy band, Li Hao!

  However, he still looks like he's just 20! With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and a straight nose, he was also signed in because of his appearance. It's just that this youthful look hasn't been seen for over ten years.

  "Li... Li Hao?!" He said with difficulty, it was really hard to believe. Li Hao was drinking with him just a few days ago. With a full beard, he is now in the IT industry, how did he suddenly become so young?!

  "Do you still recognize me?!" Li Hao exclaimed in surprise "Damn! That's great! The doctor said you had a severe concussion! Shit! I was scared to death!"

  Severe concussion is the coffee companion of amnesia?! Lin Xiao was speechless, staring at his best friend.

  "Sir, please go out first. The patient has just woken up, please keep quiet." The old doctor said seriously.

  "Oh." Li Hao reluctantly left, and the doctor came over, touching Lin Xiao's head "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

  Lin Xiao felt it for a moment and shook his head "They're all pretty good."

  "That's good. It's a medical miracle that you survived." The doctor still seemed skeptical, sitting down beside the bed "Do you remember how you got hurt?"

  "Just finished presenting the Golden Rooster Awards, and then got hit by a car as soon as I came out." Lin Xiao sighed, what bad luck.

  "Golden Rooster Award?!" The doctor's eyebrows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again "You're not mistaken?"

  "Of course not." Lin Xiao was also puzzled. "This time, Song Qingming won the Best Actor award with 'Wind and Water Rise'. The award was presented by Tang Guobiao."

  The doctor fell silent for a moment, then gently patted his quilt. "That's right, rest well. If anything happens, press the bell on your bedside table and someone will come over immediately."

  He went out, and in the single room, only Lin Xiao was left.

  "Physical repair complete, Star Will system matching complete, has been activated, please host inspect." Suddenly, a mechanical cold voice sounded in his mind.

  Right before his eyes, a system interface suddenly appeared, with a sleek silver-gray color and a row of small option boxes below: Training, Identification, Creation, Inquiry, Equipment.

  "What is this?" He looked at these things curiously, which were not real objects, but were truly imprinted on his retina.

  "Discern?" He was just about to see what it meant when suddenly a line of green characters appeared with a "ding".

  Name: Lin Xiao, Gender: Male, Lover: None, Age: 20, Height: 181, Acting Skills: 190, Singing Skills: 110, Sports Ability: 180, Fame: 60.

  "Assessment: E-class artist, non-mainstream entertainer. Due to the host's low talent, the training system is activated. Hint: You can improve your main attributes in the training system and activate your talent skills when you meet certain conditions."

  Lin Xiao was shocked as he stared at everything in front of him, this is... himself? And what's with the training system? He knew his talent was low, but what was a training system? Innate skills?

  What's going on with that 20?! He's clearly over 30! It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he stared at the age line in disbelief.

  After thinking for half a day without getting an answer, his gaze fell on the two words "training".

  He muttered to himself, "Training... In my past life, I was limited by my innate talent. No matter how hard I tried, I always fell short by a bit... Is it possible that even if one's innate talent is insufficient, they can still make up for it through later efforts?"

  The cold system sound rang out again "Host intends to train, choose yes or no?"

  Want to try it? His heart was hesitant, after all, this system came too strangely, but finally, the biggest regret of his previous life made him choose yes.

  "Whoosh!" The scene before his eyes changed like a water curtain. In just one second, he arrived in a small cottage.

  There is a person in the house, someone extremely familiar to domestic audiences, sitting in the house like a clay sculpture.

  Zhang Yimou!

  At this moment, the system's voice sounded "Simulation training scenario started, targeting the host's talent is too low, one-on-one professional guidance will be provided in the scenario. Optional coaches: Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Du Qifeng..."

  A long string of names, making his head spin. These are the biggest-name directors from both sides of the strait! With their guidance, his progress can be described as a thousand miles in one month! Even if his talent is inferior, with daily accumulation, he will never be as bad as before!

  "How should I train?" The biggest regret of his previous life had a chance to be made up for, and now he didn't have the mood to consider systematic things at all.

  "After a moment of silence, the system sound rang out again 'Prompt, prompt, lack of first task publisher, system is selecting. Currently unable to formally use training scenario. Please host wait patiently.'"

  It's actually unusable now? A deep sense of regret surged up in his heart, and he also understood that this thing was like a game, only giving hints when certain conditions were met.

  Who is the publisher of this task?

  He's already itching to get started, with the experience of his past life in the entertainment industry, if his talent can accumulate like water dripping on stone, this life he will definitely live a different life!

  Before he could even think, "Drip" sounded again. "Mainline mission activated: The Road to the Heavenly Emperor Star."

  "Phase 1, upgrade to D quality. Reward all values increase by 20, limited to completion within one year, otherwise the host will be eliminated and the selection of the next host will begin. Hint: Main ability and two auxiliary abilities reach 200, become a D-level artist."

  Murder? He smiled wryly, everything he had just experienced seemed like a fantasy, yet it was an extremely realistic fantasy.

  He needs someone else to confirm that he is not dreaming.

  He raised his hand, without any discomfort, and pressed the bell on the bedside table.

  It had been less than five seconds since the alarm sounded when Li Hao rushed in.

  "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" he asked with concern.

  Lin Xiao shook his head and secretly said a word "discern".

  Name: Li Hao, Gender: Male, Age: 19, Popularity: 800, Lover: (You don't want to know), Height: 183, Acting skills: 30, Singing skills: 210, Sports ability: 380, Fame: 140. Evaluation: D+ level artist, dynamic music or rock singer is the best choice.

  The data appeared accurately on the screen in front of him, reminding him that this was not a dream.

  "It's not a dream..." he muttered to himself.

  An accident brought him back ten years ago! When he was in his prime! Crystal Boy had just debuted! In the year 2000!

  There was a moment of confusion, but it was immediately swept away by wild joy. Heaven had given him another chance! This opportunity, he would not let go!

  Ten years, a decade of 20 years old, is crucial for any artist! The dreams of the past life, this time he has hope to start all over again!

  And this time, talent may no longer be able to stop his footsteps!

  "Xiao Ge... you... don't you want to find a doctor to take a look?" Li Hao looked at his face turning slightly red, and finally asked.

  "It's nothing!" Lin Xiao replied immediately.

  "Then... what do you want to eat? I'll go buy it for you?" the other person asked with concern. Under the sunlight, he took good care of Li Hao, perhaps seeing his own shadow when he first entered the circle, almost step by step bringing him up, so the other person willingly called out "Xiao Ge".

  Lin Xiao shook his head, still digesting this bizarre rebirth, and had no appetite at all.

  The two of them chatted idly about this and that.

  "Xiao Ge, where are you going after being discharged?" Li Hao asked while cutting fruit.

  "What's the big deal? We've all come this far, it's just a matter of dissolving the contract." Lin Xiao thought he was asking about future arrangements. "Tian Guang doesn't need us anymore, but we still have our qualifications, after all, we're old revolutionaries who entered the industry in our teens, some other company should be contacting us."

  In the previous life, there were indeed several companies that came into contact with them. However, because they were too proud and inexperienced, they rejected all of them. As a result, the two people were almost completely ostracized. But in this life, he is no longer an arrogant newcomer, but a fish that has been swimming in this water for many years, so he will not make such mistakes again.

  "Xiao Ge, do you still remember our notice?" Seeing Lin Xiao eating happily, Li Hao remembered what the doctor said earlier. With a severe concussion, he actually thought it was the Golden Rooster Award. Now it seems that as his brother, he needs to remind him.

  He carefully said "In three months it will be the trial mirror, CAMI sister personally entrusted."

  "Try on?!?" Lin Xiao put down his spoon in surprise "When did this happen?"

  "Brother! Don't you remember?!" Li Hao secretly cursed, this is still saying nothing's wrong! The whole thing is just a person holding a phone book saying there are too many characters in the script!

  "How could you forget something so big?! Agent CAMI called us yesterday and we finally managed to get two audition opportunities! The roles seem pretty good, I reminded you several times on purpose!"