Recaps

Serenoir's Song Shi'an endorsement sold out online as fans and wealthy buyers showed off their purchases. Meanwhile, Song Shi'an completed closed-door training with the Capital Special Police Detachment, impressed the officers, and returned to Lin Fan.

• When Serenoir's sales opened, its new products sold out almost immediately, and fans posted proof of their purchases despite haters calling the sales figures fake.
• Song Shi'an began special training at the Capital Special Police Detachment, struggled through the first day's drills, and quickly improved his running and load-carrying.
• During firearms practice, the team leader noticed Song Shi'an's natural handling, and Song Shi'an disassembled and reassembled a Type 92 pistol in forty-three seconds without mistakes.
• Song Shi'an took the number-two position in a team building-entry exercise, prompting the team leader to ask whether he would join the special police.
• After the officers said goodbye, Song Shi'an met Lin Fan, who took him to a restaurant and offered to order the whole menu.

After finishing closed training, Song Shi'an learned that God's Demise had made him hugely popular before returning to school and traveling with Lin Fan to a new production. Director Feng worked with him late into the night until his styling captured the rebellious look of his character, Jiang Chi.

• Song Shi'an ate a huge meal, checked his phone, and discovered that God's Demise and an endorsement had helped him gain nearly twenty million followers.
• Song Shi'an read viewers' reactions to Si Qinglan's death and resolved to accept a male lead role if he was offered one after completing his mission.
• Song Shi'an returned to school, then left with Lin Fan for the new production after classes ended on Friday.
• Fans photographed Song Shi'an at the airport, where they remarked on his thinner, tanned appearance and speculated about his role in Blood-Colored Fog.
• Song Shi'an arrived at Director Feng's set and tried several looks before styling his hair and clothes himself to achieve Jiang Chi's roguish appearance.

Song Shi'an began filming his new drama, arriving on set after a short night’s sleep and greeting fans who had gathered outside the studio. He prepared to play Jiang Chi in a police drama and started shooting a major crimes unit briefing about a series of burglaries.

• Song Shi'an posted a late-night selfie on Weibo, and he liked a devoted fan's enthusiastic comment.
• Lin Fan woke Song Shi'an at eight in the morning, and Song Shi'an hurried through a crowd of fans to reach the set on time.
• Song Shi'an encountered He Zeyu, who revealed that he was playing the male lead, then changed into his police uniform to portray Jiang Chi.
• The director warned Song Shi'an to portray Jiang Chi carefully, and the cast began filming at the police station set.
• Zhou Lan briefed the major crimes unit on a series of burglaries, saying the suspects were experienced and had avoided cameras consistently.

Jiang Chi analyzed a burglary case and assigned the team to stake out the east-side alley, while Song Shi'an filmed police-station and undercover scenes for a drama. As filming continued in an urban village, Deng Jing posted a video of Song Shi'an that drew attention online, and he prepared for a staged gang fight.

• Jiang Chi identified the burglars’ habits, described a likely suspect, and told Zhou Lan’s team to stake out the east-side alley that night.
• Jiang Chi and Bai Yichuan passed each other outside the Major Crimes Unit during a filming take, and the director corrected He Zeyu’s performance.
• Song Shi'an finished most of the police-station scenes and went to film his undercover scenes in a scruffy outfit.
• Deng Jing filmed Song Shi'an at the alley entrance and posted the video to D Station, where viewers praised his looks and outfit.
• Song Shi'an prepared to film a fight scene and worried that the prop bottle might hurt someone, while the extras joked about becoming memorable villains.

Song Shi'an filmed a gang-fight scene in which Jiang Chi unexpectedly stepped in and beat the attackers. After filming, Song Shi'an checked on the extras and treated them to milk tea, while a shaky video of the fight circulated online.

• Song Shi'an ran off after Scarface and the other actors greeted him with unsettling smiles, and the assistant director told them to act friendlier.
• The director had the makeup artist darken Song Shi'an's appearance and add freckles and a Band-Aid before the gang-fight scene began.
• Jiang Chi interrupted the staged fight, fought off the attackers with a beer bottle and a flip-flop, and refused Scarface's offer of friendship.
• The audience praised the fight in a shaky online video, mistaking parts of it for a real street brawl.
• Song Shi'an checked on the extras after their pickup shots and gave them milk tea, which they photographed and posted online.

Song Shi'an's viral popularity led Seeking Tea to offer him a lucrative endorsement, and the attention followed him back to the airport. He agreed to appear in Ye Qinghe's music video, but the demanding dance rehearsals left him dreading the next day until Lin Fan offered to take him out for dinner.

• Seeking Tea offered Song Shi'an a ten-million endorsement deal, and Shen Lingshu told Ji Shuyao to pursue more offers based on Song Shi'an's growing commercial value.
• Song Shi'an returned to a crowd of fans at the airport, signed photos, and fled after a male fan called him “Hubby.”
• Ji Shuyao brought Song Shi'an to meet Ye Qinghe and her team to discuss an MV that would combine a story with dance.
• Song Shi'an objected that he had never learned to dance, but agreed to the difficult choreography after Ji Shuyao signaled that the pay was high.
• Ye Qinghe warned Song Shi'an not to be late for strict dance rehearsals the next day, and Lin Fan cheered him up by offering to take him to a new restaurant.

Song Shi'an joined Ye Qinghe's music video preparations and discovered that learning to dance would be far more painful than he expected. After Jiang Yue put him through an exhausting flexibility session, Ye Qinghe warned that the training would only get harder.

• Song Shi'an and Lin Fan ate dinner together, then Lin Fan hurried away after running into his parents' acquaintance, Pan Zhaoming.
• Song Shi'an suspected Lin Fan was a wealthy young master, but Lin Fan insisted his clothes were cheap and tore one to prove it.
• At five in the morning, Ye Qinghe called Song Shi'an and ordered him to reach the rehearsal studio within an hour.
• Song Shi'an arrived late, and Jiang Yue gave him extra practice before putting him through painful flexibility exercises.
• Lin Fan brought breakfast as Song Shi'an collapsed from the training, and Ye Qinghe told him that the next sessions would hurt even more.

Song Shi'an learned the choreography for Ye Qinghe's music video with surprising speed, impressing Jiang Yue with his performance. After practice, Song Shi'an discovered that his electric scooter had disappeared.

• Ye Qinghe and Jiang Yue demonstrated the music video's choreography while Song Shi'an watched.
• Song Shi'an memorized the dance moves and performed them with Jiang Yue, startling him with his skill and intense acting gaze.
• Jiang Yue pointed out details Song Shi'an needed to improve and told him to return the next day.
• Lin Fan revealed that he had recorded Song Shi'an's performance, while Song Shi'an insisted his loving gaze had been professional acting.
• Song Shi'an left the practice room and found that his electric scooter was missing.

After Song Shi'an’s electric scooter was stolen, misleading footage sparked online rumors that he had been detained by police. The police clarified what happened and said the theft case remained under investigation.

• Police identified a hat-wearing suspect riding away with Song Shi'an’s electric scooter, and Song Shi'an left after reviewing surveillance footage.
• Song Shi'an went to class and discovered that classmates were whispering and taking pictures of him.
• Ji Shuyao told Song Shi'an that rumors about his supposed arrest were trending online, and Song Shi'an explained that his electric scooter had been stolen.
• Cheng Fei posted photos showing Song Shi'an at dance practice shortly before the police footage, but online commenters continued arguing.
• Yin Haowen celebrated the rumors, expecting Serenoir to end Song Shi'an’s spokesperson contract.
• A Capital police precinct issued a notice confirming the scooter theft and refuting claims that Song Shi'an had been taken away by police.

After his stolen scooter was returned, Song Shi'an resumed dance practice and began filming the music video with Ye Qinghe. The indoor scenes wrapped successfully, and the director told him to prepare for an outdoor violin scene.

• Leqi publicized Song Shi'an's stolen scooter, and the scooter appeared for sale online before being marked sold.
• Lin Fan brought Song Shi'an the scooter after it was delivered to the company, lifting Song Shi'an's spirits.
• Song Shi'an practiced dancing for a week, and the music video shoot was moved ahead to film its story scenes.
• Song Shi'an impressed the director by singing the song's remaining lines during a bar scene with Ye Qinghe.
• Ye Qinghe joked about recruiting Song Shi'an, and the director later told him to prepare for an outdoor scene playing the violin.

Song Shi'an bought an expensive violin to prepare for a filming scene, then struggled through hours of painful practice until the system awarded him Swan Song Talent. He tested the new ability and produced a beautiful first note that seemed to melt into the night.

• Ye Qinghe teased Song Shi'an before leaving the set, and Song Shi'an went to a music shop with Lin Fan.
• Song Shi'an bought a violin for 180,000 and regretted the purchase after returning to the villa.
• Song Shi'an practiced violin for three hours, tormenting himself and the nearby residents.
• The system announced that Song Shi'an had completed two-thirds of his milestone task and awarded him Swan Song Talent for zero points.
• Song Shi'an played again after activating the talent, and the first note sounded beautiful enough to surprise him.

Song Shi'an tormented his system with bad violin playing until it begged him to use his skill, then joined Lin Fan at a seaside shoot where his violin performance stunned the crew. The chapter ended with Song Shi'an asking the silent onlookers whether his playing had been any good.

• Song Shi'an discovered the system could hear him and played awful violin music for two days until it repeatedly begged him to use his skill.
• Song Shi'an followed Lin Fan to the seaside set, where the director sent him to get ready before Ye Qinghe arrived.
• The makeup artist and stylist dressed Song Shi'an in an ivory shirt, black trousers, silver chains, and a long earring.
• Lin Fan and the crew were stunned by Song Shi'an's appearance when he emerged from the RV.
• Song Shi'an carefully accepted a collector's violin, then played a beautiful melody that silenced the crowd before asking, "...Not bad?"

After Song Shi'an's violin performance went viral, he returned to the villa and sold the electric scooters sent by brands as a result of his newfound popularity. He finished the day watching anime, only to find that all fifteen scooters had sold and were awaiting pickup.

• Ye Qinghe praised Song Shi'an's violin performance, and staff uploaded a high-definition video of it to D Station, where viewers marveled at his skill and dug into his background.
• Song Shi'an mistook Lin Fan's secretive phone use for a sign that he was dating someone and told him to make time for that person, but Lin Fan feared Song Shi'an was firing him.
• Song Shi'an arrived at the villa and found over a dozen mint-green electric scooters sent by brands hoping to capitalize on his popularity.
• Song Shi'an photographed the scooters and listed them on a secondhand marketplace for five hundred each before making dinner.
• Song Shi'an borrowed Pei Zhiyan's streaming subscription and watched anime, then discovered that all fifteen scooters had sold and booked a doorstep pickup.

Song Shi'an handled a school anniversary invitation and news of a violin performance rights deal before returning to the set for a scene opposite boxing champion Ji Wang. The chapter ended as Ji Wang offered Song Shi'an a light and asked whether he smoked.

• Song Shi'an shipped fifteen electric scooters from his villa, paying 7,500 yuan in shipping fees.
• Song Shi'an received an invitation to Ninghe No. 2 High School's fortieth anniversary, but planned to send a greeting video because filming conflicted.
• Ji Shuyao told Song Shi'an that Changting wanted exclusive playback rights to his violin performance by the sea.
• Song Shi'an returned to filming and learned that Ji Wang, his scene partner playing rival gang boss Cen Li, was a WBC world boxing champion.
• At the set, Ji Wang flipped open a lighter, offered it to Song Shi'an, and asked whether he smoked.

Song Shi'an and Ji Wang filmed a tense negotiation scene, then shared an awkwardly comic break when Ji Wang's fake tattoo turned out to be Mickey Mouse. After Song Shi'an agreed to attend the investors' dinner, he sat beside He Zeyu and listened as the investors talked.

• Ji Wang and Song Shi'an acted out a negotiation between Jiang Chi and Cen Li, with Cen Li forcing an underling to endure a cigarette burn.
• Song Shi'an coughed after smoking a menthol prop cigarette, and Ji Wang handed him water.
• Song Shi'an discovered that Ji Wang's supposed dragon tattoo was a misplaced Mickey Mouse tattoo and laughed at it.
• The director praised Ji Wang's take and asked him to roll lower dice than Song Shi'an, but Ji Wang rolled a two, three, and five against Song Shi'an's three sixes.
• The director invited Song Shi'an to dinner with the investors, and Song Shi'an agreed and took a seat beside He Zeyu.

Song Shi'an faced an uncomfortable dinner with investor Xu Fei, then learned that buyers had discovered his electric scooters were gifts from him. At the harbor, Fang Ruoning watched him fall during a scene and mistook the filming for a real death before the director called cut.

• Xu Fei tried to entice Song Shi'an, but the director warned her that he was Stars Entertainment's ace and focused on his studies.
• Song Shi'an watched a buyer's video about the scooters he had sold, asked the uploader to delete it, and felt relieved when it disappeared.
• Song Shi'an arrived at the harbor early to film and leaned against the pier railing while Fang Ruoning spotted him.
• A staged gunshot sent Song Shi'an falling, and Fang Ruoning believed he had been killed as police actors arrested another group.
• The director called cut, and Song Shi'an got up, dusted himself off, and rubbed his bruised elbow.

Song Shi'an returned to the Capital early and accepted his former school's invitation to attend its anniversary and encourage the graduating students. As the school began planning his visit, Fang Ruoning became determined to pursue graduate study at Jingchen after seeing him at the harbor.

• Song Shi'an reassured Lin Fan after his fall, then left the harbor with him to find food while Fang Ruoning watched from above and asked who he was.
• Fang Ruoning identified Song Shi'an through surveillance footage and stayed up all night searching for him, then announced she would take the graduate entrance exam for Jingchen.
• Song Shi'an returned to the Capital early, agreed with Ji Shuyao to visit his former school, and planned to check on his parents' shop.
• Principal Li Xiang celebrated Song Shi'an's acceptance and told the school director that students would respond to encouragement from their popular former top scorer.
• Teachers debated whether Song Shi'an's visit would distract students, but the principal finalized the plan and ordered departments to submit arrangements for security, procedures, and the venue.

Song Shi'an prepared for and attended Ninghe No. 2 High School's fortieth anniversary, where his appearance drew a large crowd and revealed his connection to the school. The chapter ended with netizens discovering that he had graduated as the school's top science student.

• Ninghe No. 2 High School unveiled a wall of honor celebrating distinguished alumnus Song Shi'an, and students secretly photographed it before the dean chased them away.
• Song Shi'an rejected romance-heavy scripts, learned from Mother Song that the school anniversary was approaching, and wrote a speech for the event.
• Song Shi'an gave Jiang Ye a box of signed posters and merchandise, which Jiang Ye passed on to his sister Jiang Ran.
• Song Shi'an traveled to Ning'an County, got ready for the anniversary, and arrived at school in front of cheering fans.
• Netizens shared photos of Song Shi'an and identified Ninghe No. 2 High School as his alma mater, where he had been the top science student.

Song Shi'an returned to Ninghe No. 2 High School for its fortieth anniversary and spoke to the students as an outstanding alumnus. After reconnecting with Zhou Man and giving a speech, he left the celebration early to enthusiastic farewells.

• Song Shi'an arrived at Ninghe No. 2 High School, greeted the principal, and waved to students watching from the corridors.
• Song Shi'an greeted Zhou Man in the auditorium but struggled to remember who she was, then listened as she spoke about her journey as an author.
• Song Shi'an delivered a ten-minute speech to the students and promised one who called out that they would see each other at Jingchen.
• Zhou Man told Song Shi'an that he seemed like a completely different person, and he replied that people changed.
• Song Shi'an left the auditorium an hour early as students called out goodbyes and urged him to see them at Jingchen.

Song Shi'an surprised the younger students with exam-preparation books before visiting his parents' crowded tofu shop, where he joined the cooking and discovered the customers loved his fried tofu. With the line growing longer, he realized he would be stuck at the wok until midnight.

• Song Shi'an and Lin Fan delivered practice-question books and stationery to all twenty classrooms, then left the school.
• Song Shi'an disguised himself and went with Lin Fan to visit his parents' shop on the busy food street.
• Father Song welcomed Song Shi'an, and he and Lin Fan changed into cooks' uniforms to help serve customers.
• Song Shi'an fried tofu while Lin Fan packed orders, but the line outside the shop kept growing.
• A customer praised the tofu as better than the day before, and Song Shi'an realized he would have to keep frying until midnight.

Song Shi'an worked through an unexpectedly busy night at his family’s tofu shop while customers began linking it to his cooking and online posts connected him to the shop. Overnight, his acting and academic reputation also surged online, and Lin Fan woke to find the attention was largely positive.

• Customers recognized the flavor at Song's Tofu and shared the shop online, while students posted their gifts from Song Shi'an and drew attention to him.
• Song Shi'an discovered that people in the snack group were connecting him to the tofu shop, then closed up with his parents and went to sleep without checking the rest of his messages.
• A viewer praised Xia Yu's exam solutions in Endless Summer, prompting online arguments about Song Shi'an's academic credentials.
• The director of Endless Summer released behind-the-scenes footage and images of Xia Yu's exam paper, reviving interest in the drama and moving its fans.
• Netizens announced that Song Shi'an's new drama Splendid Business Journey would premiere the next day, and Lin Fan woke to find the online response mostly positive.

After Song Shi'an received his fifteen-million endorsement fee, he celebrated wildly and took Mother Song shopping for gold jewelry. Their shopping trip ended with Feng Xiaomei being embarrassed when Song Shi'an bought a huge chain for Big Yellow.

• Song Shi'an woke up when Lin Fan told him his endorsement fee had arrived and found a fifteen-million deposit in his account.
• Song Shi'an celebrated by spinning Mother Song around and dancing with Big Yellow, promising to buy the dog a big gold chain.
• Song Shi'an sent Lin Fan to help Father Song prepare food at Song's Tofu while he took Mother Song to a jewelry store.
• Mother Song tried on several gold designs, and Feng Xiaomei arrived with her daughter and mocked the Song family's tofu shop.
• Song Shi'an told the sales associate to wrap up all the jewelry Mother Song had tried and the large gold chain, which Mother Song revealed was for a dog.

Song Shi'an took Mother Song shopping to help her blow off steam, then discovered that his role in Splendid Business Journey had become a sensation online. The chapter ended with a teammate mentioning the drama after his girlfriend won gold in its promotion.

• Song Shi'an took Mother Song shopping, and Feng Xiaomei berated her daughter after watching them spend lavishly.
• Song Shi'an returned home with Mother Song, and Father Song was stunned by her elegant new look.
• Song Shi'an found Lin Fan furiously arguing online and mistakenly told him to cut the girl some slack.
• Song Shi'an watched the comments on Splendid Business Journey erupt with demands for Wei Jinghong to whip viewers, and the official account used them to promote a gold giveaway.
• Song Shi'an heard a teammate explain that his girlfriend had won gold from watching Splendid Business Journey and realized the drama had followed him into his game.

Song Shi'an attended the first meeting for the film Fiction and learned that he would play Su Fan, a major character with a split personality. After Shen Lingshu gave him the keys to her sports car, he read the script at home and grew unsettled by its strange mysteries and the clues pointing toward Su Fan.

• Song Shi'an reached the top three in a game after his teammates blew themselves up with grenades, then traveled with Lin Fan to Stars Entertainment headquarters.
• Lü Hang presented the film Fiction and explained that Song Shi'an would play Su Fan, a character who alternated between a figure skater and a shut-in novelist.
• Shen Lingshu gave Song Shi'an the keys to her silver-gray sports car, and Lin Fan drove him to a restaurant while Song Shi'an rode along.
• Song Shi'an asked Lin Fan where he had learned to drive so well, but Lin Fan deflected the question by offering him more food.
• Song Shi'an read the script at home and found its uncanny events and unsolved murders seemed to point toward Su Fan.

Song Shi'an agreed to join the high-profile escape room show, only to find himself unexpectedly cast as his university’s representative in a fiercely competitive lineup. When filming began, the crew abducted him in a staged kidnapping and brought him to a dark, remote location, leaving him unsure whether the show had really started.

• Ji Shuyao invited Song Shi'an to appear on Escape to Freedom, and Song Shi'an accepted after seeing the appearance fee and learning the show had no script.
• The show announced a lineup of celebrity and high-achieving contestants, and online viewers and universities turned the episode into a contest of school pride.
• Song Shi'an's teacher announced that he would represent his university, leaving him anxious about competing against the other contestants.
• Song Shi'an set off for filming after bidding farewell to Lin Fan, but crew members pulled a sack over his head and forced him into a vehicle.
• The livestream audience watched as Song Shi'an was taken to a dark, isolated place, where he heard crows and wondered whether the crew had brought him to an abandoned hospital.