[This is really Luo Yu… but blogger, did you turn on the beauty function from him?]

[Yeah! Yeah! Blogger, did you retouch his pictures? How can Luo Yu be so good-looking!]

[Tsk! Have you betrayed gege? Otherwise, how could you take such god-like pictures of Luo Yu!]

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Huang Yu choked, and for fear of being misunderstood by her sisters, she quickly clarified: “How could I retouch Luo Yu’s pictures! Look at this supermarket lighting! Look at the surrounding shelves, they are not distorted! Look at this pixel! This is the original photo!]

[? ? ?]

[That’s really funny. Why haven’t we seen your skills so well when taking photos of gege?]

[How much did you get paid for such god-like effects on Luo Yu’s photo?]

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Huang Yu knew the fighting power of He Mu’s fans. If she allowed them to pick up on momentum and say that she had retouched photos for Luo Yu, she would be expelled from the fandom.

She took advantage of the fact that the view traffic was not very large yet, and quickly made these two Weibo posts visible to only herself.

Exhaling, she was left puzzled. She just took two photos of Luo Yu picking out yogurt from the freezer. How could she be accused of betraying He Mu and retouching photos for Luo Yu?

She got on the bus, and next to her was He Long, the roommate in her dormitory who had just helped her with taking the photos.

“Wow, Huang Yu… I never noticed before that Luo Yu is so hot?” He Long bumped her with her elbow.

“Huh? What did you say? Luo Yu is hot?” Huang Yu frowned, glanced at He Long’s cell phone, and then froze.

Just now, Huang Yu was still wondering whether she accidentally turned on the beauty function when taking pictures, but He Long did not install the beauty function software. What she captured was Luo Yu’s profile.

In the photo, the young man’s forehead, bridge of nose and chin form a smooth and chiseled profile line. Especially that strand of hair falling from the ear, which added a bit of charm that aroused an increased heart rate.

“That’s right, isn’t he hot? He looks very much like the elves in Lord of the Rings, right? This aesthetic is killer.”

He Long was different from Huang Yu. She was not obsessed with star-chasing. She followed anyone with good looks and good acting skills, and she never participated in fan wars.

“It doesn’t matter if he has good looks. Isn’t he still just following behind He Mu. Everyone says He Mu is the national school idol. Luo Yu also follows in playing the school idol image. Not only does he fail to do it better, he also specially focuses on snatching my gege‘s work. It’s just that now that he has become a flop, he went from grabbing other’s work to eating the leftovers.” Huang Yu repeated the words often spoken in the fan group.

He Long smiled awkwardly, probably because the photo on her phone was so captivating that she couldn’t help but say a few words for Luo Yu: “Actually… I think He Mu is the one buying popular search results on school idol gege this and that all day long. But look at Luo Yu, he played a college student going to the countryside in a period drama before, right? Looking dusty and old-fashioned… and has nothing to do with the school idol image. And as for the title of school idol, He Mu can call himself that, so why can’t Luo Yu do the same? Aren’t all the good-looking boys in schools called school idols? Are you going to go to major universities and issue notices not allowing them to select school idols?”

Huang Yu felt something push in her heart, but she immediately put on a straight face: “If we are sisters, then don’t say my idol is not good.”

“Okay, okay, let’s not talk anymore. Let’s go back to the dormitory quickly, there is still a pile of clothes to wash.” He Long said with a smile.

Huang Yu couldn’t help but quietly open again the two photos she had taken. Luo Yu was indeed very attractive, and he showed very well in photos. Just this confident and easy smile suddenly gave her a premonition——only a gust of east wind was needed and he would soar up to the skies.

At this time, Luo Yu was walking home carrying a plastic bag.

The night breeze at the age of twenty-six made one’s heart clear as a crystal, feeling that there were countless prospects ahead.

All the foolishness, hardships, and obstacles he had encountered before disappeared on this day.

Passing by the bus stop, Luo Yu saw an eye-catching advertisement——a cosmetics advertisement shot by He Mu.

Luo Yu looked into He Mu’s eyes and smiled.

In the advertisement, He Mu was holding several lip glosses in his hand, with three different colors on one cheek, winking at the people watching the advertisement.

Full of spirit, and very easy to inspire in people the impulse to buy.

The key was that He Mu’s appearance was somewhat similar to Luo Yu’s. If the audience was face-blind, they wouldn’t be able to tell them apart instantly.

During his junior year at the film academy, Luo Yu took on a role in a school drama, in which he played the role of a school idol in a white shirt and jeans. Although he was a male supporting actor, because Luo Yu was handsome and the character’s personality was likable, Luo Yu became a hit that year. His photos were printed on the outer packaging of milk tea and snacks, and he became a sensation for a while.

Numerous companies extended an olive branch to him, and the one with the most favorable conditions was Dijun Media, one of the three major entertainment companies. However, Luo Yu declined Dijun and joined Zhuque Media, a company founded by his senior, out of favor.

Luo Yu also paid a heavy price for this naivety and soft-heartedness. At that time, Zhuque Media was on the verge of bankruptcy. But by continuously sucking Luo Yu’s blood, turning the school idol character of that drama into a selling point, and finding him many endorsements and online drama roles of the same type.

Many of these online dramas were shoddy works, the scripts were old-fashioned and perfunctory, and none of them made even a splash.

At the same time new generations of idols emerged one after another. By the time Luo Yu graduated, almost no one remembered his famous debut work.

Zhuque Media was rescued from the brink of bankruptcy and made a lot of profits. It signed some new people and its resources were further dispersed.

At this time, the boss of Dijun Media took a fancy to He Mu, who was just a sophomore at the film academy. He was docile and knew how to please people, and his appearance was also gentle and fair. At first glance, his facial features were not recognizable enough, but when he was sent under the knife, he looked 60 to 70% similar to Luo Yu, the school idol who once won the hearts of thousands of fangirls.

As if to slap Luo Yu in the face, Dijun Media gave He Mu the best resources. He debuted in a school drama adapted from a well-known IP and written by a top screenwriter. His lines were carefully thought out, the heroine was pure and sweet, and their interactions were interesting and charming. Coupled with the overwhelming publicity funds, He Mu became an overnight sensation,becoming the only school idol in the hearts of thousands of girls.

The scene of him climbing over the wall to get close to the heroine and their feather light half-kiss became an unsurpassed classic in school dramas.

It was obvious that He Mu was modeled after Luo Yu, and it was also obvious that Luo Yu gained the title of school idol earlier than He Mu. However, under the crushing power of capital, the public’s memory was washed away by the explosive amount of publicity. They only remembered He Mu and completely forgot about the original Luo Yu.

Gradually, the roles that Luo Yu wanted would be intercepted by He Mu. Not only would his roles be intercepted, but He Mu would also post articles claiming that Luo Yu was always trying to steal his roles. But unfortunately, Luo Yu’s aura was not as good as that of He Mu, and completely failed.

After this happened too many times, Luo Yu became a shoddy fake imitation in the eyes of the public. He Mu’s water army took the opportunity to label him a “dupe”, so that Luo Yu’s once-famous school hero became a joke, completely reducing Luo Yu’s status.

Sister Cui asked Zhuque Media countless times to issue press releases and buy water army to support Luo Yu, but Zhuque Media saw that this was Dijun’s revenge and did not dare to challenge Dijun at all, for fear of being crushed by Dijun in all aspects, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb about Luo Yu’s matter.

For a long time, Luo Yu could not get roles in any film work, and all variety shows looked down on him. In addition, he lived under the pressure of online public opinion and cyber bullying all day long, so he became particularly concerned about being said to be copying He Mu’s image, He Mu’s dupe, picking up He Mu’s leftovers and so on.

He Mu was a huge overcast shadow to him, and he didn’t know how to escape from under it.

In his previous life, he had been depressed for a long time after his contract with Zhuque Media was terminated. At first, Sister Cui would help him and introduce him to roles, but whenever He Mu was mentioned, Luo Yu’s hair would explode like a cat with its tail stepped on. He would retract himself into his shell, not daring to face the pointing fingers of the entertainment world.

Later, Sister Cui finally gave up on Luo Yu. She also had to support her family, so she had no choice but to switch to Honghe Film and Television Company. Facts have proved that she was very capable, and she also managed to bring out two TV kings and one movie queen.

Luo Yu, who was unemployed, could not repay his loan, and his small apartment was repossessed.

Once people are forced into a desperate situation they would try to find a new way out even if they are bruised all over in order to survive.

Luo Yu’s college mentor felt pity on him and introduced him to acting in stage plays. At first he was very out of place and could only act minor characters, but later he concentrated on improving and spent more than seven years honing his acting skills, and finally became the leading actor of the drama troupe.

After that, he collaborated with some veteran actors and was introduced by them to play supporting roles in major tit TV dramas.

At that time, Luo Yu no longer felt uneasy, because five years had passed, and He Mu, who played up the school idol image, had long been replaced by other idols. Dijun Media had switched owners and had no time to target unknown actors like Luo Yu. The original anti-fans who attacked him had also long gone with the waves, but a new wave of audiences rose up to praise Luo Yu’s acting skills.

His expressions were natural, his lines were spoken clear and powerful, his eyes were full of drama and emotion, and he could play a stereotypical upright character in a way that made people admire him.

He was appearing in more and more films and was known as a true skilled actor. Wherever he went, people called him “Teacher Luo”.

But every time he saw those roles that belonged to energetic young men, Luo Yu always felt regretful.

He once also had the opportunity to portray these characters.

That year, Gu Xiaowei, a top actor who acted opposite him, said: “Luo Yu, it would have been great if you had not quit back then.”

“I’m sorry, my will is not as firm as yours.” Luo Yu replied.

“If someone criticizes your image, use your roles to override it. If you don’t have money for marketing and PR, then thank Dijun Media for giving you discussion topics and attention. Only you are the original, and other people’s comments are just annotations. Once you broaden your horizons, dirty water can also become a wedding dress.”

Luo Yu turned his face sideways and looked at the other person in surprise. At that moment, he suddenly realized that he had missed and lost a lot, just because he was trapped in the script written for him by Dijun Media and lost himself.

Yes, dirty water could also become a wedding dress.

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With his thoughts returning to the present, Luo Yu squinted at the bright station advertisement in front of him.

He Mu, who once brought endless shadow to him, suddenly became insignificant.

After all, he was just a puppet of Dijun Media, and was not even as free as Luo Yu, a flop.

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