Yu Xiuyuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yu Xiuyuan (虞修远)
Alias(es)	Xiao Yu; Little Yu; Yu Beauty; “Yu Dog,” initially a derogatory nickname used by viewers 4 11 33 85
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Entertainer, dating-reality-show contestant, singer and songwriter; guest mentor on Super Sound Hero; Green Rhythm brand ambassador 1 17 28 63 66 134
Affiliation	Managed by Li Man during his entertainment career; associated with Green Rhythm and later the Yun family through marriage 102 134 173 174
Status	Alive after transmigration; retired from the entertainment industry; married to Yun Chuan 1 165 173
Romantic Preference	Explicitly states that he only likes men 35
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “How Was He This Handsome?” 1

Background / History

Previous Life

Yu Xiuyuan had no family or friends and devoted himself to earning money. His goal was to save five million, retire, and live on the interest. Although he achieved strong results across several industries, he experienced what he called a “law-level constitution”: after his stock-trading profits reached five hundred thousand, his holdings inexplicably hit their daily lower limits repeatedly. He eventually settled for a modestly paid office job 1 4 10.

His previous work also included short-video livestreaming in drag, for which he learned choreography. That venture earned him five hundred thousand faster than any of his other jobs. He maintained lean muscles and developed a strong alcohol tolerance through workplace drinking 21 22 35 106.

After working from home late into the night, he died of sudden cardiac arrest and awakened inside a showbiz novel as an entertainer with the same name 1.

The Original Yu Xiuyuan

The body's original owner had a badly damaged public reputation and considered Wen Lin his best friend. Wen Lin encouraged reckless behavior, then publicly “corrected” him to cultivate an image of kindness and righteousness. In the novel's original storyline, this manipulation eventually turned Yu Xiuyuan into a celebrity criminal, after which Wen Lin tearfully cut ties with him on a livestream 1 5.

The original owner had also publicly pursued Lu Jinming, whose resulting publicity benefited both himself and Wen Lin. Immediately before the transmigration, Yu Xiuyuan had assigned himself to share a room with Yun Chuan without consulting him. The newcomer inherited that arrangement, the surrounding hostility, and five million in savings 1 4 5 51.

Appearance

Yu Xiuyuan discovers that his new body has the same attractive face as his previous one. Removing the original owner's heavy makeup exposes features that viewers later praise as exceptionally good-looking even without cosmetics 2 11.

• Features: Fair skin, striking eyes and brows, long eyelashes, and pointed canine teeth 2 60 79 142.
• Initial styling: Overlong, multicolored hair; heavy eye makeup; an oversized T-shirt; and low-crotched, curved-leg jeans 2.
• Early makeover: Replaces the outfit with a white shirt and black dress pants, temporarily tying his hair into a small ponytail 2.
• Later hairstyle: Dyes his hair black and trims it into a softly parted fringe, creating a youthful, college-student appearance 8.
• Clothing: Often favors simple shirts, cargo pants, and sportswear, but later wears coordinated outfits and custom clothes supplied by Yun Chuan 11 81 104 107 141.
• Female disguise: His dress, wig, and convincing female voice lead Tongtong and Qiu Ziye to mistake him for a woman during the mall task 33 34 70.

Personality

Retirement is Yu Xiuyuan's overriding ambition. In contrast to his previous workaholic life, he delights in sleeping late, eating well, and having unstructured time. Once he confirms that the inherited five million remains intact after his three-day test, he celebrates by kissing his phone and doing calisthenics on the sofa 4 10 22.

He is irreverent, theatrical, and quick to recognize manipulation. He challenges Wen Lin's emotional blackmail rather than accepting the role of an obedient friend, and frequently turns uncomfortable situations into jokes. His habit of teasing viewers extends to soliciting a trending topic about his supposed exhaustion of talent 4 20 85 120.

Despite his professed indifference to work, he takes an active interest in talented people and repays kindness. He helps Chen Yu because he recognizes his ability and wants Li Man to have another successful artist after his own departure. He also encourages Su Ziming not to treat differences in social standing as proof of personal inferiority 66 97 102.

His understanding of romance is less reliable than his understanding of publicity. With no previous first kiss across either life, he initially interprets Yun Chuan's affection as acting or cooperation. Once convinced that Yun Chuan likes him, he becomes deliberately flirtatious—but an overheard conversation about arranged marriage later prompts a hurtful attempt to test the relationship 28 36 76 91 143 144 152.

Abilities & Skills

Singing and Songwriting

Yu Xiuyuan's singing attracts new fans almost immediately, and songs supplied to other performers become an important part of his career resurgence 17 35 122.

Song / Work	Recipient or Release	Documented Result
“The Lonely Brave”	Written out for Su Ziming 28	Becomes a major hit and improves Su Ziming's manager's opinion of Yu Xiuyuan 122.
“Scrub-a-Dub-Dub”	Released by his company as his second song 35	Released during his surge in popularity under a revenue-sharing contract 35.
Unnamed song for Chen Yu	Given to Chen Yu during Super Sound Hero 66	Li Man later reports that Chen Yu's song brought him more than 1.3 million Starblog followers 118.
“Ten Years”	Another song connected with Su Ziming's releases 122	Described by Su Ziming's manager as high-quality and awaiting release 122.

• Recognizes Chen Yu's talent and provides material that suits his emotionally expressive singing 63 66.
• Uses teasing sung lyrics in his courtship with Yun Chuan 95.
• His apparently effortless access to songs makes Yun Chuan curious about abilities absent from the original owner's recorded history 95.

Guitar

Yu Xiuyuan accompanies Chen Yu directly from sheet music, matching his timing, pitch changes, and slowing phrases. The performance surprises viewers who did not know he could play 65.

• Adapts the accompaniment to support the singer rather than overpowering him 65.
• Demonstrates the skill during a mentor session on Super Sound Hero 65.

Dance and Female-Voice Performance

His previous livestreaming experience gives him fluid choreography and a convincing female voice 35 106.

• Uses relaxed, rhythmic movement during a commercial shoot 106.
• Performs on the dating show after the other guests insist that he dance 115.
• Directs a more seductive dance specifically at Yun Chuan during their disagreement 146.
• His female voice impresses Li Rou, Su Ziming, and the livestream audience 35.

Skiing and Physical Conditioning

Yu Xiuyuan is an accomplished skier, offering to help Li Rou learn and repeatedly racing Su Ziming down the slopes 94 95.

• Initially finds his new body too weak to lift a suitcase comfortably 1 11.
• Begins exercising after two days of rest and improved eating, with half an hour initially his limit 21.
• Later reports gaining muscle and losing the ability to perform his “Butterfly Wing Flap”—a rapid fluttering of his arms in a push-up position 22 85.

Publicity and Social Maneuvering

Yu Xiuyuan understands how to attract attention without following the image others try to impose on him 4 25 53.

• Confronts Wen Lin's insinuations directly and eventually refuses any further tolerance of his provocations 1 20.
• Draws livestream attention to Chen Yu by approaching him on camera and asking for his WeChat 63.
• Publicly reframes an “exhausted talent” smear as a trend he himself has requested 120.
• Remains capable of trending even after leaving the entertainment industry 165.

Limitations

• Very low alcohol tolerance: Drunken crab, one can of beer, and liquor-filled chocolates are enough to intoxicate his new body; his previous tolerance does not transfer 18 22 142.
• Incomplete memories: His recollections of the original owner and the novel are initially fragmented 5 22.
• Inexperienced fishing: Fails to catch anything through repeated casts on his first outing, despite Yun Chuan catching four fish 42 43.

Equipment / Items

• Phone and savings account — Uses the inherited five million to test whether his previous life's financial misfortune has followed him 10 22.
• Luck bead — Buys it for himself during the gift-shopping task because he thinks it suits him 35.
• Custom and matching clothes — Yun Chuan arranges fittings, brings coordinated suits, and supplies outfits made by Uncle Chen 99 104 141.
• Cinnabar bracelet — A gift from Yun Chuan that he happily tries on 141.
• Silver engagement ring — First notices it after a proposal he accepted while too exhausted to remember; Yun Chuan later proposes again and places the ring on his finger 154 158.
• Ankle chain with a red bell — Given by Yun Chuan; Yu Xiuyuan recognizes its sexual implication and confronts him about it 158.
• Camping gear — His snowy camping trip includes a double sleeping bag, an inflatable sleeping pad, portable stoves, cookware, and headlamps 174 175.

Relationships

• Yun Chuan — Roommate, dating-show partner, eventual fiancé and husband. Yu Xiuyuan initially mistakes his pursuit for a fake-dating arrangement; their relationship survives an arranged-marriage misunderstanding before ending in marriage 1 28 36 152 154 173.
• Li Man / Sister Man — Manager and trusted older-sister figure. He is grateful for her support and arranges for Chen Yu to sign with her because he does not intend to renew his own contract 67 102.
• Wen Lin — The original owner's supposed best friend and manipulator. Yu Xiuyuan rejects that role, publicly ends their friendship, and considers his damage to Wen Lin's reputation partial repayment for the original owner's treatment 5 20 36.
• Lu Jinming — The original owner's former romantic target. Yu Xiuyuan rejects his offer of a relationship in exchange for clearing “Xiaolin's” name and insists that he no longer likes him 5 51.
• Su Ziming — Friend and musical collaborator. Yu Xiuyuan gives him “The Lonely Brave” and challenges his belief that he is not good enough for Fang Yi 28 97 122.
• Fang Yi — Initially a hostile fellow contestant who wants him out of showbiz; later a frequent participant in his jokes and relationship drama, and a guest at his wedding 4 85 145 173.
• Li Rou — Friend, dining companion, and enthusiastic supporter of his pairing with Yun Chuan. She is especially impressed by his female voice 18 35 94.
• Lin Xi — Fellow contestant and friend. She and Li Rou worry about his conflict with Yun Chuan and later attend his wedding 151 173.
• Chen Yu — Talented singer whom he mentors, supplies with a song, and helps leave his contract. Yu Xiuyuan explicitly denies romantic interest in him 63 66 102.
• Qiu Ziye — Admirer who first meets him in a female disguise. Yu Xiuyuan ultimately rejects him romantically; by the wedding, Qiu Ziye has met another woman he loves 34 75 76 94 173.
• Tongtong — Qiu Ziye's younger brother, whom he helps when the child becomes lost at the mall 33 34 70.
• Lin Sen — Antagonistic fellow mentor. Yu Xiuyuan suspects his involvement in suppressing Chen Yu and mocks his casting-couch accusation on livestream 63 66.
• Lin Qingnuan — Fellow contestant who repeatedly targets him, including through insinuations about his clothing and cross-dressing 20 31 35.
• Zhang Fengxi — Rival contestant and Yun Chuan's unwanted admirer. He promotes an “exhausted talent” smear that coincides with Yu Xiuyuan's own joking request for the same trend 120 123 157.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Chapters	Major Developments
Transmigration and retirement plan	1 2 4 10 22	Rejects Wen Lin's framing, changes his appearance, announces plans to retire when his contract expires, and confirms that his inherited savings survive the three-day test.
Reputation recovery	17 20 35 36	His follower count rises from three million to four million in under two days, largely through singing-related attention. He breaks with Wen Lin and secures a better song revenue-sharing arrangement.
Dating-show partnership	28 31 36 75 91 94 95	Pairs with Yun Chuan through love letters, mistakes the arrangement for cooperation, receives Qiu Ziye's confession, and eventually realizes Yun Chuan's interest is genuine.
Music and endorsements	63 65 66 102 118 134 137	Supports Chen Yu on Super Sound Hero, arranges his move to Li Man, becomes Green Rhythm's ambassador, and completes an EasyPack commercial shoot.
Romantic misunderstanding	143 144 145 146 147 151 152	Believes Yun Chuan intends to marry someone else for an alliance and pretends to want only a sexual relationship. Finally declares his love and learns the arranged-marriage discussion concerned Yun Chuan's brother.
Engagement and retirement	154 158 163 164 165	Becomes engaged, receives a renewed proposal, and settles into a quiet small-town stay with Yun Chuan. Continues attracting online attention despite leaving showbiz.
Marriage and snowy camping	168 173 174 175	Yun Chuan rushes filming to marry him before the New Year. They wed on the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, then spend New Year's Eve camping outside Jing City.

Notable Quotes

“I won't tolerate you or give in to you, not even a little. So from here on out, don't provoke me again.”
— Ending his friendship with Wen Lin 20

“I'll give you a road to the top.”
— Offering Chen Yu a song 66

“I love you. Only you. There's no one else.”
— Clearing up his misunderstanding with Yun Chuan 152