Wen Jiu

Biodata

Background / History

Family and original career

Wen Jiu lost his father young and grew up depending on his mother. He worked in the fields with her as a child. His mother died of illness during his sophomore year of college, the first year of his entertainment career 32 142.

In the life he initially remembers as the “real world,” Wen Jiu reached the entertainment industry’s pinnacle within seven years, accumulated 200 million fans, and performed on nearly 2,000 stages. Yu Qing recognized his acting talent early, recommended scripts, and introduced him to prominent directors 3 12 23.

Although he remembered his career as largely smooth after some early harassment, his later-recovered memories revealed a devastating final period. A public smear campaign attracted false accusations, sexual harassment, and opportunistic attacks from industry acquaintances. Overwhelmed by the backlash, he lost the ability to sing without reliving the abuse 3 142 149 150.

After visiting his mother’s grave, he left for the East Sea without his phone. During the journey, Pei Xu admitted that he wanted to destroy him. Wen Jiu later remembers that he had already died once, rather than simply moving from a successful career into a novel 150 151 153.

Apparent transmigration

Upon awakening, Wen Jiu believes he has entered Entertainment Industry: The Obsessive Bigshot’s Top-Star Canary. He identifies his apparent host as Shen Nian’an, a struggling entertainer who shares his stage name. This identity is twenty-five years old, debuted in a boy band during college, and remained near the industry’s bottom after the group disbanded 3 79.

The immediate crisis follows an investor dinner at which Li Peiqi had him drugged. While searching for his manager, he stumbled into Feng Chi’s arms. After waking with Feng Chi, Wen Jiu agrees to marriage partly out of guilt and a desire to protect Feng Chi from public ridicule 4 18.

His understanding of the situation changes gradually. Yu Qing and Shen Yu acknowledge that they also arrived after dying, while Feng Chi reveals that he died and returned roughly a week before the banquet. Wen Jiu’s own restored memories finally expose the missing end of his previous life, including his earlier transfer to Starlight Entertainment through Feng Chi and Lin Changfeng 79 80 153.

Appearance

Wen Jiu has a youthful appearance that contrasts with both his forceful temperament and his unusually great strength 12 33 35.

• Hair: Naturally brownish, medium-length, and slightly curly, with an unruly tuft at the crown 12.
• Eyes: Peach-blossom eyes with slightly upturned corners 9 60.
• Build: Slender, with a narrow waist and long, straight, evenly proportioned legs 55 64.
• Complexion: Fair and often compared to porcelain or jade; his wrist marks readily when gripped 55 60 63.
• Stage styling: Adopts sharply different looks, from a vampire-inspired black outfit to layered white robes. For another performance, his hair is dyed bluish and glitter is applied around his eyes 55 68 73.

Personality

Wen Jiu is intensely hardworking and deeply attached to performing. He fills his schedule, returns to practice after recording sessions, and describes life without stages or scripts as unbearable. His playful public behavior does not erase the experience and judgment of a veteran entertainer 1 3 20 112.

Proud, combative, and quick-tongued, he refuses to submit to powerful people. He openly rejected Li Peiqi’s attempt to keep him and continued confronting him despite years of suppression. When Feng Chi’s relatives attack his partner, Wen Jiu shields Feng Chi and turns their accusations back on them 18 33 60.

He is also impulsive, easily embarrassed, and prone to speaking before thinking. His determination to appear masculine and imposing repeatedly clashes with his blushing, fear of ghosts, wardrobe mistakes, and fans’ affectionate teasing 17 18 129 183.

Initially insistent that he is straight, Wen Jiu is nevertheless strongly attracted to beautiful people and slow to understand his own romantic responses. Feng Chi must explicitly explain both jealousy and love before Wen Jiu recognizes them 9 62 63 112.

His compassion survives even severe mistreatment. He rescues a child without seeking compensation, rejects the idea that friends are burdens, and refuses to kill Lin Shuheng despite their history. After learning that his singing helped a fan, he worries about the responsibility of inspiring others rather than treating their affection as an entitlement 95 170 173 190.

Abilities & Skills

Singing and Musical Performance

An experienced vocalist whose technique supports both emotional storytelling and demanding live performances 23 55.

• Sings articulated lyrics on repeated C5 notes during the village bonfire performance 23.
• Changes from his usual clear, youthful voice to a deliberately husky tone for a seductive stage concept 55.
• Combines singing, high notes, rap, and strenuous choreography within one routine 55.
• Receives Ying Songnian’s praise for his distinctive voice, diction, vocal control, musical instinct, and emotional empathy 55.
• Writes “Rebirth” quickly after filming wraps, describing its final confession as a farewell 158.

Dance and Acrobatics

Combines precise musical timing, flexibility, and aerial movement 55 68.

• Lands a front flip exactly on the beat while maintaining the performance’s character 55.
• Executes sea-gazing turns, extended sequences of bent-leg turns, a backward crown kick, and consecutive front flips 68.
• Uses long sleeves to strike surrounding drums during “Celestial Pivot” 68.
• Performs in a twelve-layer costume without losing the choreography’s fluidity 68.

Acting and Character Interpretation

Draws on extensive professional experience and strong emotional identification with fictional roles 3 126.

• Earns the lead role of Wen Yan in Prosperous Age through suitability and ability rather than relative celebrity status 137.
• Is recommended for the role by Yu Qing and Shen Yu 137.
• Becomes deeply affected by Wen Yan’s unrealized ambitions and breaks down after the production’s final scene 126 147.
• Studied fight choreography with martial-arts instructors while filming in his previous life 69.

Physical Strength and Self-Defense

Possesses remarkable strength despite his delicate appearance 33 35.

• Lifts and drags a concrete slab into position as a ramp for farm machinery 35 36.
• Easily throws Gou Ba to the ground and restrains him with a leg lock 95.
• Uses throws, sweeps, and improvised deception against multiple pursuers during the ancient-town attack 166.
• Dismisses his choreographed martial arts as attractive but impractical; his later defensive actions nevertheless prove effective 69 95 166.

Practical Skills

• Rice harvesting: Knows safe, efficient sickle technique from childhood fieldwork and teaches Feng Chi by guiding his hands 32.
• Farm machinery: Operates a rice harvester during the variety show’s fieldwork challenge 34.
• Cooking: Prepares lunch for Feng Chi, who praises the meal 73.
• Chess limitation: Leaves the task of playing Old Wang to Feng Chi because he is not particularly good at it 39.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Variety-Show Breakthrough

On Travel Around the World, Wen Jiu’s embarrassing mishaps become as memorable as his professional skills. Accidentally wearing his trousers backward, arguing with Feng Chi on camera, and being labeled a comedian undermine his desired image as an aloof male idol 12 17 18 28.

His bonfire singing and unconventional solution to the rice-harvesting challenge demonstrate why audiences should take him seriously. Viewers praise his improved vocal technique, while his use of a harvester and ability to move a concrete slab generate further trending topics 23 34 35 36.

Music Competition and Career Growth

Alongside these performances, Wen Jiu films a Delicious candy commercial, promotes Brahma Charm lip lacquer, and joins Let’s Fall in Love: Heart-fluttering Signals! 67 81.

Relationship with Feng Chi

The relationship begins with an agreement and Wen Jiu’s promise to take responsibility, rather than an immediate understanding of romantic love. By the time they leave Peach Blossom Spring Village, he shyly accepts Feng Chi’s courtship, although he still struggles to interpret his feelings 4 47 81.

Feng Chi’s explicit explanations of jealousy and love help Wen Jiu recognize his own attachment. The rose-filled competition performance also makes clear how carefully Feng Chi supports his career without disrupting his work 63 112 113.

Their relationship includes frightening and coercive incidents as well as affection. Before Wen Jiu leaves for a two-month shoot, Feng Chi admits that he deliberately frightened and chained him to make him destroy their agreement and test his reaction to Feng Chi’s dangerous side 136.

Later, Wen Jiu reassures Feng Chi that he does not reject his true personality. He publicly announces their registered marriage at twenty-six, displaying his wedding ring onstage 188 190.

Abduction and Gu Xun

During an ancient-town shoot, armed attackers separate Wen Jiu from his bodyguards. He fights and runs but loses consciousness after striking a glass door, eventually becoming Gu Xun’s prisoner 166 170 172.

Gu Xun attempts to present captivity as a shared home. Wen Jiu rejects him, insists that his home is with Feng Chi, and refuses to accept violence committed in his name. When shown the tortured Lin Shuheng, he turns the offered gun toward Gu Xun instead of killing his former rival, but cannot pull the trigger 172 173.

Feng Chi reaches Wen Jiu through a third-floor window and helps him escape the castle. After a later confrontation, Feng Chi tells the shaken Wen Jiu that he fired the final shot himself, rejecting Gu Xun’s attempt to stain Wen Jiu’s hands 176 178.

Married Life and Reconciliation

Wen Jiu’s later life includes affectionate domestic exchanges, livestream disasters, and a growing understanding of what his work means to fans. Feng Chi assures him that being loved does not create a debt he must repay 184 190.

In the extras, Wen Jiu dreams of his mother blessing his marriage. He also gives Lin Shuheng wedding candy and tells him they are even, leaving his former rival free to begin again outside the entertainment industry 195.

Equipment / Items

• Wedding ring — Matches Feng Chi’s ring; each contains the other’s name engraved inside. Wen Jiu publicly places his on his right ring finger when announcing their marriage 188 190.
• Necklace/pendant — Kept beneath his clothes and kissed during public appearances connected with his relationship announcements 163 188.
• Wristwatch — Hidden beneath his sleeve during captivity; he deliberately avoids drawing attention to it 170.
• Bulletproof vest and handgun — Equipped during the castle escape and subsequent confrontation with Gu Xun 176.

Relationships

• Feng Chi — Husband and supporter across two lifetimes. Wen Jiu affectionately insists on calling him his “wife,” even after their marriage 79 164 188 190.
• Qu Feng — Manager who remains beside him across both lives. Strict about his health and work, but persistent in supporting his career 5 73 80 170.
• Meng Xiao — Assistant who encourages him during his previous-life crisis and regularly teases him about Feng Chi 54 137 142.
• Yu Qing — Early-career benefactor and respected senior; later recommends him for Wen Yan 12 137.
• Shen Yu — Senior and friend associated with Yu Qing; jointly recommends Wen Jiu for Prosperous Age 12 137.
• Shen Huaian — Enthusiastic variety-show companion who admires his practical skills, teases him, and supports his relationship with Feng Chi 12 32 33.
• Lin Changfeng — Friend involved in his Starlight Entertainment transfer in the previous life; initially fascinates Wen Jiu with his extensive romantic history 51 153.
• Zhang Guozhong — Director of his variety-show work and Prosperous Age; firmly affirms that Wen Jiu earned his lead role 12 137.
• Guan Qingqing — Fellow performer whom Wen Jiu initially mistakes for a woman, creating a lasting source of embarrassment 54 70 118.
• Li Peiqi — Rejected would-be patron who suppresses his career and arranges his drugging at the investor dinner 18.
• Lin Shuheng — Jealous former groupmate and rival. Wen Jiu nevertheless defends his right to live and later offers reconciliation 33 173 195.
• Gu Xun — Actor whose appearance initially captivates Wen Jiu, later his captor. Wen Jiu categorically rejects his possessiveness and attempts to equate himself with Feng Chi 118 172 173.
• Mother — His central emotional refuge after her death; he visits her grave in his darkest period and later dreams of her blessing his happiness 150 195.

Notable Quotes

“Singer first, actor on the side. … A legitimate actor.” 55

“They aren’t burdens. And you aren’t me.”
— Rejecting K’s view of his attachments 170

“He doesn’t deserve to die. And I don’t need you to do anything for me.”
— Refusing Gu Xun’s demand to kill Lin Shuheng 173

Trivia

• Despite his early complaints about male–male romances, Wen Jiu avidly consumes domineering-CEO fiction and becomes excited by a male-pregnancy audiobook 1 9.
• His determination to be recognized as a serious actor becomes a running joke when villagers identify him as a comedian 28 55.
• He changes his private-message automatic reply to retaliate against anti-fans, only to discover that friendly messages receive it too 49.
• Fans call him their “wife” or “son,” titles that clash with his preferred tough-guy image 12 55.
• Wen Jiu and Feng Chi’s pairing is known as Lasting 103 114 184.