In the glittering halls of fame and flashing lights of red carpets, there's an unspoken rule whispered behind the scenes of the entertainment world:

  Never cross anyone named Zeng Shi.

  To the uninitiated, it sounds like a joke. An urban legend at best.

  But to those within the industry—the insiders, the veterans, the award winners—it's not a rumor.

  It’s a law.

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  Why?

  Because there's always a Zeng Shi.

  Every generation. Every major award ceremony. Every golden age of film and television.

  Best Actor? Zeng Shi.

  Best Director? Sometimes him too.

  Debut of the Year? Somehow, still him.

  He’s 18 now, a rising star with a face too perfect, too timeless. But ten years ago, Zeng Shi was already winning accolades.

  Fifty years ago, he was giving acceptance speeches.

  Three hundred years ago, he founded the industry.

  Legend has it, the original Zeng Shi made a deal with the devil—immortality in exchange for his soul. But the devil twisted the gift:

  Zeng Shi cannot live forever… as one person.

  So he lives again and again—reborn under the same name, with the same ambition, the same face.

  Some say he's a clone.

  Others claim he’s a demon—a skinwalker who sheds one identity for another when the time comes.

  But the one truth everyone agrees on?

  Zeng Shi never dies.

  And those who try to expose him… don’t last long enough to warn anyone else.

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