Jiang Che

Biodata

Background / History

Previous Life and Transmigration

Jiang Che was previously a top star and a member of the same boy band as Pei Tingyun. Pei remembers him as the person who looked after him most within the group. After dying, Jiang Che returned to life in the body of another person with the same name 106 140 214.

His relationship with Fu Zheng extends beyond their present circumstances. Fu Zheng has loved him for more than eight hundred years, but Jiang Che has forgotten their earlier history. Aware of that devotion, Jiang Che feels indebted to him and often indulges his wishes 118.

Joining *Ultimate Roaming*

Jiang Che joins the Roaming Group with Fu Zheng for its Cauliflower Country stop, expanding the cast from five members to seven. Pei Tingyun immediately notices familiar mannerisms and recognizes the nickname “A-Yun,” although he does not yet understand Jiang Che's identity 91.

The couple travels with a ghost child, a little white cat, and a little black dog. Xie Huan can perceive that these companions are unusual and begins treating Jiang Che as a powerful member of the mystic community 93 96.

Saving Pei Tingyun

When a distracted Pei Tingyun walks toward moving traffic, Jiang Che immobilizes the people and vehicles at the intersection. Xie Huan remains free to move and pulls Pei back to safety. Those affected retain no memories of the interruption, while the livestream briefly goes black 97.

Jiang Che dismisses the rescue as a small matter when Xie Huan thanks him. Xie Huan nevertheless remembers the favor and later prepares the couple's wedding feast in repayment 106 133.

Marriage to Fu Zheng

Jiang Che initially plans to register their marriage on the final day of the Cauliflower Country trip. After Fu Zheng's jealousy escalates into a cooking competition—complete with ghost-powered interference—he decides to bring the appointment forward 123.

The Roaming Group accompanies them to the registry office, where they receive their marriage certificate without a proposal ceremony. Jiang Che declines the offered cash gifts, telling the others that their attendance is enough 133.

Xie Huan and Pei Tingyun subsequently prepare a celebratory feast. Jiang Che and Fu Zheng are welcomed with a suona performance and feed each other hand-rolled wedding noodles, following a custom from Xie Huan's home region 137.

Helping Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan

Through divination, Jiang Che determines that Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan are destined partners. He also learns that Xie Huan's secluded master in Northeast China is crucial to their relationship, prompting him to support making the region the show's final destination—even though he will not participate in that stop 97 127.

After Pei interprets Xie Huan's response to his confession as rejection, Jiang Che privately reveals that he is the former star Pei once knew. He explains that Xie Huan has mistaken romantic affection for brotherly care, then helps Pei provoke a revealing jealous reaction 140. He continues the tactic by suggesting another trip together, prompting Xie Huan to answer on Pei's behalf 141.

Before leaving the show, Jiang Che gives Pei a pouch to open when he encounters a problem he cannot resolve. Its contents later guide Pei toward Xie Huan's master and provide an escape from his troubled agency contract 159 174 214.

Personality

Jiang Che is playful and openly enthusiastic about acting. When he imitates a celebrity escort despite standing in an empty corner, he tells Fu Zheng that he can order ghosts out of the way instead. He also enjoys food, praising Xie Huan's cooking so enthusiastically that it provokes Fu Zheng's competitive streak 100 118 127.

He values experiencing games rather than simply winning them. During the touch-guessing challenge, he refuses supernatural shortcuts, reprimands both Fu Zheng and their ghost child for cheating, and accepts a three-minute struggle to identify a soaked sponge. This preference is situational: he is willing to use spells to make snowboarding effortless 105 113.

Although frequently exasperated by Fu Zheng's jealousy, Jiang Che responds with affection and reassurance. He also takes an active interest in Pei Tingyun's happiness, combining direct advice with carefully staged opportunities for Xie Huan to recognize his feelings 97 123 140 141.

Abilities & Skills

Large-Scale Immobilization

Jiang Che can halt multiple people and moving vehicles with a spoken command 97.

• Rescue application: Stops an intersection long enough for Xie Huan to retrieve Pei Tingyun.
• Unaffected participants: Xie Huan, Jiang Che, and Fu Zheng remain able to act during the incident.
• Observed aftermath: Movement resumes after the rescue; affected bystanders remember nothing of the interruption.
• Practical concern: Jiang Che urges Xie Huan to act quickly because they are livestreaming; no precise duration limit is established 97.

Telepathic Communication

Jiang Che communicates through thoughts, allowing private exchanges that nearby people cannot hear 93 102 113.

• Exchanges comments and arguments with Fu Zheng without speaking aloud.
• Gives instructions and reassurance to the ghost child.
• Explains his matchmaking plans to Fu Zheng without informing the rest of the cast 113 115 127.

Divination

Jiang Che uses divination to investigate relationships and identify obstacles to future developments 127.

• Recognizes Pei Tingyun and Xie Huan as destined partners 97 140.
• Identifies Xie Huan's master as the key to their romantic progress 127.
• Prepares advice and a career opportunity before Pei needs them; Pei later interprets this as Jiang Che having foreseen his contract crisis 174 214.

Spellcasting

Jiang Che can apply spells to ordinary objects for practical effects 105.

• Uses magic to turn his snowboard into an automatically moving vehicle.
• Travels uphill and downhill despite being a first-time learner rather than a skilled snowboarder 105 106.

Equipment / Items

• Nested advice pouches — Given to Pei Tingyun with instructions to wait until he faces an unresolved problem before opening them 159.
  • Outer pouch: Contains a smaller pouch and a note directing him to Northeast China to find the master, while leaving the second pouch unopened 174.
  • Inner pouch: Contains “Welcome to Star Sharp Media!” The company, owned by Fu Zheng, offers to sign Pei and cover his eighty-million-yuan termination fee. Jiang Che later messages him to remind him to open it 213 214.

Relationships

• Fu Zheng — Husband and longtime lover; a Ghost King publicly known as a film emperor. Jiang Che reassures him through his frequent jealousy and respects his distress when an ice cave recalls painful past events 97 125 126 133.
• Pei Tingyun — Former bandmate, whom he calls “A-Yun.” Pei recognizes him as “Brother Che” after his identity reveal and continues to receive his personal and professional support 140 214.
• Xie Huan — Fellow mystic and castmate. Xie respects his power, protects the privacy of his spellcasting before learning that his metaphysics work is public, and treats him as Pei's benefactor 106 136.
• Unnamed ghost child — Calls Jiang Che “Dad” and Fu Zheng “Big Daddy.” Jiang Che disciplines him for helping with supernatural cheating and reassures him when he cannot appear in photographs 93 102 113 115.
• Wowo — His little white cat, actually an ancient fierce beast. Its appetite extends from cat treats to fermented shark meat, and it finishes the couple's food-challenge dishes for them 96 101 130.
• Wuwu — A little black dog who travels with the family. Jiang Che says it has a special constitution; Xie Huan independently determines that it is not truly a dog 96.

Notable Quotes

“What's the fun in using cheats? I'm not doing that. The experience is what matters most when playing games. Don't you get it?” 113

“It's not that he doesn't like you. He just hasn't realized he likes you yet.” 140