Bai Shankui
Transmigrating into a Novel About the Real and Fake Young Masters, I Became a Dating Show Background Character
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Bai Shankui (白山葵) |
| Alias(es) | KUI — her professional photography name 6 |
| Gender | Female 4 |
| Affiliation | Director Wang’s dating-show cast 4 |
| Occupation/Role | Fansite photographer; renowned photographer; dating-show participant 6 |
| First Appearance | Mountain outing 4 |
Appearance
- Much shorter than Xie Zhuzhou; her lower viewpoint lets her see his eyes beneath his baseball cap when others cannot 23.
Personality
Bai Shankui is quiet and self-contained rather than eager to perform for the cameras. During the mountain climb, she follows Wang Zhengxiao, answers when spoken to, and otherwise occupies herself with a lollipop. Before joining the show, she expects its famous participants to conceal their real personalities, only to discover that they are remarkably unrestrained 4 6.
Her reserved manner coexists with considerable curiosity. She secretly examines the director’s guest profiles and stops to listen when Wen Nan and Wen Ruohuai’s family dispute unfolds. However, she distinguishes curiosity from judgment: after overhearing Qin Fang’s confrontation with Xie Zhuzhou, she considers Xie responsible for speaking openly and refuses to judge without knowing the full story 6 19 54.
Abilities & Skills
Photography
Bai Shankui works both as a fansite photographer and under the renowned professional identity KUI, despite entering the dating show as an ordinary participant 6.
- Takes an interest in capturing celebrities’ genuine behavior rather than their public personas 6.
- Films Xie Zhuzhou disembarking from his family’s helicopter at the ski resort 41.
Information Gathering
She is described as the head of the dating show’s “intelligence team” and keeps some of her findings to herself 54.
- Slips into Director Wang’s office and discovers that the guest profiles include Xie Zhuzhou but not Wen Nan, prompting her to investigate Xie’s unnoticed arrival 6.
- Finds videos of Xie laughing and chatting with Qin Fang while gaming, recognizing how sharply his earlier behavior contrasts with his present indifference 34.
Relationships
- Zhuang Xingye — Her frequent companion on the show. They buy drinks and tend the flower bed together; he steadies her after Wen Ruohuai bumps into her and later helps her stand when her legs go numb. Director Wang notices that Zhuang behaves better around her and is reluctant to make Xie Zhuzhou a third wheel. Their interactions suggest romantic interest, but the supplied scenes do not confirm a relationship 19 20 23 54.
- Xie Zhuzhou — A fellow participant who attracts her curiosity. She discreetly observes him, wishes he had been assigned to her outing group, and describes him as handsome and cool. She also shares his stove to cook sweet potatoes 6 23 54 55.
- Director Wang — The show’s director. He initially groups her with Xie as the cast’s two ordinary participants, unaware in that assessment of her distinguished photography identity 4 6.
Story Role
| Event | Bai Shankui’s involvement |
|---|---|
| Mountain outing | Participates with little effort to generate romantic interaction. Her discovery of the guest-profile discrepancy makes her an early observer of Xie Zhuzhou’s unexplained presence 4 6. |
| The Wen family revelation | Returns from buying drinks with Zhuang Xingye and stops to overhear the argument. Wen Ruohuai bumps into her while fleeing after Wen Nan reveals their switched-at-birth history 19 20. |
| Ski trip | Records Xie’s helicopter arrival while the other guests react to the display of his family’s wealth 41. |
| Qin Fang’s confrontation | Initially sets out to water the flower bed with Zhuang, then joins the concealed audience listening to Qin and Xie. Afterward, she defends Xie’s decision to make his position clear 54. |
| Final partner-snatching activity | Snickers when nobody chooses Zhuang, earning a wounded look from him. She later freezes in shock with the other spectators after Xie sends the competing men flying 76 77. |