Fu Zhouchi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Fu Zhouchi (付周池)
Alias(es)	Brother Chi; Chi-ge 14 25
Gender	Male
Age	27 7
Affiliation	Fuji Group; Fuji Entertainment; Marriage of the Elite
Occupation/Role	Executive in charge of Fuji Group and CEO of an entertainment company; a major entertainment-industry powerholder 4 7
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 4 4

Background / History

Fu Zhouchi is the figure in charge of Fuji Group, whose influence reaches across the entertainment industry; his backing can determine which performers receive major exposure. He joins Marriage of the Elite as a guest while serving as CEO of an entertainment company. 4 7

He initially presents himself as aloof and states that he dislikes “people with too much inner drama,” a pointed response to Song Yichuan. However, Song’s audible inner thoughts repeatedly expose and ridicule Fu’s private circumstances, undermining his composed public image. 7 8

Following recent surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia, Fu withdraws from the beach-volleyball match and later another competition segment. Despite the humiliation and discomfort, he remains on the show because Song Yichuan’s gossip offers valuable intelligence on elite circles. 11 13 17

Appearance

Fu Zhouchi maintains a polished, cool-headed executive image, with a refined, jade-like face and an exceptionally handsome appearance. 7 25

• Often carries himself with a straight, upright posture, even when physically uncomfortable. 8
• Usually wears a stern or cold expression when irritated by Song Yichuan’s thoughts. 8 20
• His controlled demeanor visibly breaks when embarrassed, jealous, or outmaneuvered. 11 25

Personality

Fu Zhouchi is proud, calculating, and highly conscious of reputation. He treats secrets as strategic assets and is willing to endure personal embarrassment if staying informed benefits him or Fuji Group. 13

He can be ruthless in managing public opinion. When criticism over his treatment of Lu Chen threatens Fuji’s reputation, he orders the release of a Yan Group scandal to redirect attention; Song Yichuan subsequently exposes the maneuver. 25 26

Although he initially rationalizes his attention toward Song Yichuan as professional interest or unwillingness to lose, his actions increasingly contradict that explanation. He prepares food for Song, attempts to give him grilled skewers, becomes jealous of Yan Jinyu, and struggles to maintain interest in Lu Chen. 20 21 24 29

Abilities & Skills

Entertainment-Industry Influence

Fu Zhouchi commands substantial resources through Fuji Group and Fuji Entertainment.

• Controls major entertainment-industry promotion opportunities through his company’s influence. 4
• Signs Lu Chen to Fuji Entertainment after the dating show. 40
• Seeks to recruit Song Yichuan for a Fuji Entertainment film project. 35
• Secures Lu Chen a role in Raging Sea Massacre, though the role is minor and often lacks dialogue. 45

Information Strategy and Crisis Management

Fu regards insider information as a practical weapon in elite-family and corporate competition.

• Remains on Marriage of the Elite specifically to hear Song Yichuan’s valuable gossip. 13
• Uses a Yan Family heir scandal to divert online criticism away from himself and the show. 25 26
• His scheme is compromised when Song exposes both the diversion and Fu’s role in spreading the scandal. 26

Practical Skills

• Assists Lu Chen with cooking during the guests’ first group dinner task. 7
• Prepares food and grilled lamb skewers for Song Yichuan. 20 21
• Knows how to operate a speedboat. 25

Relationships

• Song Yichuan — Fellow Marriage of the Elite guest and frequent source of irritation. Fu initially dismisses Song’s “inner drama,” but remains near him for intelligence and gradually develops an increasingly personal interest in him. 7 13 20 29
• Lu Chen — Former schoolmate and dating-show partner. Fu mutually selects Lu, signs him to Fuji Entertainment, and is publicly associated with him, but their relationship becomes strained as Fu’s attention shifts toward Song Yichuan. 14 23 29 40
• Yan Jinyu — Business and romantic rival. Both compete for Song Yichuan’s attention and later openly contest the opportunity to recruit him into their respective entertainment companies. 20 35
• Song Xiaonan — Lu Chen’s former pursuer. She slaps Fu after witnessing Lu in his arms; Fu does not evade the blow. 36
• Fu Zhouchi’s biological mother — Fu defends her against his father and stepmother during a dispute over control of the Fuji Group. 49

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Marriage of the Elite*

• Joins the show as the CEO of an entertainment company and introduces himself as a 27-year-old executive. 7
• Becomes repeatedly embarrassed by Song Yichuan’s thoughts concerning his surgery and private behavior. 8 11 22
• Withdraws from athletic competition due to his condition, but refuses to leave the program because Song’s gossip is too strategically useful to miss. 11 13 17
• Is selected twice by Song Yichuan as a temporary dating partner, though Song openly frames the choices as opportunities to stir trouble and uncover gossip. 10 15
• Mutually selects Lu Chen in the heart-fluttering text segment to repair his public image and restore audience support. 23

Yan Family Scandal

• Orders the release of a Yan Group scandal to shift negative public attention away from Fuji and the dating show. 25
• Is exposed by Song Yichuan as having used Yan Tiancheng’s suspicions of Yan Jinyu to conceal his own involvement. 26

Entertainment Recruitment and Film Production

• Competes with Yan Jinyu to recruit Song Yichuan, offering Fuji Entertainment’s upcoming film project. 35
• Brings Lu Chen into Fuji Entertainment and secures him work on Raging Sea Massacre. 40 45
• Watches Song Yichuan’s stunt work on the film set with intense focus, dismissing Lu Chen when he tries to get his attention. 42

Fuji Group Family Conflict

• Confronts his father and stepmother when they attempt to shift control of the company away from him. 49
• Defends his biological mother’s role in building Fuji Group and rejects the suggestion that his younger brother should replace him. 49

Trivia

• Fu’s medical condition becomes an ongoing source of unwanted gossip among the wealthy guests, while ordinary viewers remain unaware of the details. 11 13 17
• He repeatedly attempts to rationalize his interest in Song Yichuan as business calculation, professional curiosity, or mere competitiveness. 14 23 29
• His attempt to call Lu Chen “Chen-baby” is presented as an accidental slip connected to his preoccupation with Song Yichuan. 28 29