The Imperial Chef

The great, bright, and advanced 21st century. An old relic who has stayed in the mountains for an unknown number of years. To revive the sect, he borrows a body, carries some silver and currency, and descends the mountain to enter the city. Then he discovers that reviving the sect involves location, building houses, renovations, labor, social security... every single step makes starting a business nowadays extremely difficult. Money is hard to earn, jobs are hard to find, and when he's starving, he can only sustain himself by consuming wandering ghosts and lost spirits. ———————— The eldest son of the Wei family, unloved by both his father and mother, is returned after being missing for several months. Suddenly, his personality changes drastically, unpredictable in moods, with overpowered combat abilities, and he fights whoever offends him, battling against the world. He stops being a proper grandson, stops acting in films, and spends his days engaging in feudal superstitions despite rain or shine. What on earth is going on? ———————— A Fengshui master’s guide to wealth— the protagonist is a universally charming force that battles the heavens and the earth, eating everything from pots and pans to wandering ghosts, mountain delicacies, and sumptuous feasts, living extravagantly and shamelessly. This story is entirely fictional, filled with nonsense on professional knowledge, a feng shui tale with a touch of madness, the bottom pov.

The charming young celebrity Xiang Ke is wildly popular, but in his twenties, he finally meets his match — Cheng Zhengyan is taller, has better resources, and even the girl he has his eyes on worships him as her idol. Tension between the two reaches the point where their fans clash at meet-and-greets. Then one day, Xiang Ke lands a role in an arthouse film—a LGBTQ+ story featuring kissing scenes... and bed scenes. The other lead? Cheng Zhengyan. Goddess likes milk candy? Buy it! Goddess prefers clean-cut, mature guys? Shave leg hair, slather on lotion, groom to perfection! Cheng Zhengyan [during kissing scene]: "Why do you taste like milk candy?" Cheng Zhengyan [during ?? scene]: "You even shaved your leg hair... for me?" Cheng Zhengyan [suspecting]: "Do you... have a crush on me?" Xiang Ke: *fumes to tears*

In this world, there are always some people who start with a decent hand, yet end up in complete defeat. After losing a lot, Lin Jingzhe returns to his eighteen-year-old self before failing the college entrance examination, in the booming economy of the 1990s filled with business opportunities. This is his best age. This is a rebirth story; there are always some regrettable pasts worth redeeming.

Zhao Guan firmly believes he is the legendary winner in life. Even after leaving the public eye due to disability, he still thrives effortlessly with talent and charm, attracting countless beauties with just a glance—until he closes and opens his eyes, only to find himself reborn as a shy, pretty-boy with a gilded exterior. As it turns out, a true winner remains a winner, even when starting over. ----- Flirtatious bottom vs. serious homophobic top.