Chen Ze

Biodata

Power Progression

Chen Ze advances through system-granted attributes and purchased skills rather than cultivation realms. The panels variously use figure/physique and temperament/bearing; constitution is tracked separately 2 14 26.

Background

Previous Life

Chen Ze grew up in an ordinary rural family. His father died from a brain hemorrhage when he was ten, and his mother died less than two years later. Supported by his parents’ remaining savings and help from relatives, he earned admission to a prestigious university 1.

Unable to cover tuition and living expenses comfortably, he worked exhausting part-time jobs. One night, he returned to his rented room, fell asleep, and never woke up 1.

Transmigration and Adoptive Family

Chen Ze awakens on Blue Star in the body of an eighteen-year-old with the same name. The original boy had been abandoned as a baby, taken in by an abusive woman, and subjected to years of beatings and exploitation. When she announced that he would be married off, he jumped into a river. Zhang Min rescued him, and the transmigrated Chen Ze inherited his memories 1.

Unlike the original owner, Chen Ze resolves to use the law against his adoptive mother. With the Husbands’ Federation representing him and protecting his identity, she is sentenced to life imprisonment within seven days. The federation assumes responsibility for supporting Chen Ze and his fifteen-year-old adoptive sister until she comes of age, and pays his school expenses 2.

Appearance

• Face: Initially delicate-looking; system upgrades raise his charm classification from “ordinary” to “outstanding” and eventually “Naturally beautiful” 2 6 46.
• Build: Originally extremely thin and frail. Later develops a fuller figure and eight-pack abs 29 36.
• Height: Grows from 172 cm to 178 cm through his system-assisted development 2 21.
• Bearing: Progresses from an ordinary demeanor to that of a wealthy young master, then an heir raised by a great family 22 29.
• Personal style: Arrives at school without makeup or jewelry, distinguishing him from the other boys. Later accepts light makeup for formal appearances but refuses a heavier application 3 41.
• Chastity mark: Has a small mark near his right elbow that changes after his first sexual experience with Zheng Yanxi 34.

Personality

Chen Ze values independence and useful work. Even after Zheng Yanxi offers to support him, he refuses to spend his life idle. His reluctance to accept money without repayment also leads him to sell songs rather than rely on her wealth 34 38.

He is practical about earning money, pursuing café work, tutoring, cosplay, fiction, clothing designs, and music. However, he also knows when to stop: Zheng Minhong admires his restraint when he declines to sell every clothing idea he remembers 6 8 10 11.

His previous life makes him uncomfortable with Blue Star’s expectations of men. Early on, he feels like an outsider watching a film rather than participating in the world. Cosplay gives him an unusual sense of freedom and belonging 7 8.

Chen Ze can be affectionate and considerate, particularly toward Zheng Yanxi and Chen Xixi. He tells Yanxi about his paid role as another woman’s partner because he believes she deserves to know. He also responds stubbornly to intimidation, refusing Zheng Yanxin’s money and threats despite being physically outmatched 36 40 47.

Abilities & Skills

I Want to Be a Male God System

The system seeks to develop Chen Ze’s moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and practical qualities 2.

• Attribute improvement: Task rewards can increase height, constitution, figure, temperament, and charm. Physical changes may take days to finish 2 14 21.
• Empathy points: Used to buy skills, entertainment works, and other goods. Songs that resonate emotionally with listeners also generate points 2 15.
• System store: Contains entertainment, military technology, life skills, and other categories; Chen Ze chiefly uses its novels, songs, and performance skills 2 6 23.
• Credit purchases: Can borrow points, but incoming earnings are deducted toward repayment. His outstanding debt is 1,868,755 empathy points in Chapter 46 11 15 46.
• Task restrictions: Tasks arise from situations he encounters rather than being issued freely on request. Some missions, including accepting Yanxi’s confession and establishing a company, are mandatory 6 19 50.
• Attribute restriction: At charm 80, further increases are blocked until his other attributes reach 80 7.

View the Other Person’s Information Lv1

Allows Chen Ze to inspect another person’s attributes 2.

• Displays details such as age, height, constitution, figure, charm, and skills 34 47.
• Reveals Zheng Yanxin’s passive Berserk skill, which raises her constitution by five when activated 47.

Singing and Musical Performance

Chen Ze upgrades from Advanced Singing to Top-Tier Singing Skill, supplemented by Musical Instrument Mastery and Dance Mastery 11 23.

• Uses controlled breathing, strong high notes, steady low notes, and emotional interpretation; Wang Feng judges his “Secret Fragrance” performance nearly flawless 25.
• Teaches Song Ruoli vibrato while preparing their graduation performance 11.
• Receives professional training in vocals, dance, acting, etiquette, posture, expression, and image management through Tianmei Entertainment 22.
• Purchases songs with their sheet music and accompaniment information, then prepares arrangements for competition 23.

Previous-Life Knowledge

Chen Ze draws on remembered works and designs from Earth rather than creating every idea from scratch 6 8 10.

• Fiction: Purchases the complete text of Battle Through the Heavens and publishes it on Tomato Novels 6 7.
• Clothing: Introduces a qipao design and more than a dozen historical-style outfits to Zheng Minhong’s factory 10.
• Cosplay: Uses remembered character designs to advise Su Qin, including suggesting 3D printing for armor details 8.
• Music selection: Supplies songs suited to individual performers, including “A Diao” and “Invisible Wings” for Liu Cixin 35.

Practical Skills and Physical Limits

• Academic ability: Earns 656 points on the college entrance examination 22.
• Tutoring: Tutors Zhang Lili and later arranges educational support for Chen Xixi 10 39.
• Cooking: Prepares a farmhouse meal praised by Zheng Yanxi, crediting his rural upbringing 40.
• Café work: Draws on previous-life experience and passes Manager Chu’s coffee test 5 6.
• Combat limitations: Has no documented combat skill. Despite improved attributes, he remains weaker than Zheng Yanxin and is choked unconscious during their struggle 47 48.

Story Role / Major Arcs

School and Early Employment

With the Husbands’ Federation’s help, Chen Ze enrolls as a senior at Hangcheng High School and becomes Zheng Yanxi’s deskmate. His unadorned appearance attracts attention, and he reaches fourth place in the school beauty rankings 3 5.

His café employment ends when he strikes Boss Wu with a tray after she gropes him and grabs his hand. Manager Chu compensates the customer and dismisses him. Chen Ze then turns to cosplay work with Su Qin and begins publishing Battle Through the Heavens 7 8.

The novel becomes popular, while his clothing designs earn him over 1.2 million yuan. He declines Zheng Minhong’s offer of a paid honorary designer position 10 11.

Graduation and Zheng Yanxi

Chen Ze and Song Ruoli win the graduation performance contest with a 9.8 final score. He keeps the prize laptop and uses the cash prize to treat Class 052 after Ruoli refuses a share. Zheng Yanxi mistakes the song for a confession and leaves in tears when he denies that interpretation 14.

After the school farewell, Yanxi confesses directly. A mandatory system mission orders Chen Ze to accept, beginning their relationship. He later travels with her to the Capital, meets her parents, and moves into her family’s apartment near Jinglan Art Academy, which he plans to attend 18 19 21.

Entertainment Career

Zhang Ting approaches Chen Ze after hearing “My Old Classmate.” Its online popularity brings both public attention and empathy points, encouraging him to pursue entertainment 15.

Backed by Tianmei Entertainment, he enters the official rounds of The Voice of Great Xia without taking part in the auditions. His performances bring increased promotion and screen time, and “Rootless Wild Grass” carries him into the top eight 22 26 28 30.

After the competition, he negotiates a three-year S-tier contract requiring two songs every six months. He demonstrates his value by selecting two suitable songs for Liu Cixin 35.

Reuniting with Chen Xixi

Chen Xixi’s call reminds Chen Ze that the original owner’s sister is still in Hangcheng. He and Zheng Yanxi collect her from Hengshan Orphanage, complete the required arrangements, and bring her to the Capital. Before leaving, he donates 200,000 yuan to the orphanage 35 36.

To finance a home for her, he sells Shangguan Mingyue ten songs for ten million yuan and accepts paid work helping her oppose an arranged marriage. He purchases a villa in Jade Dragon Villa District, fulfilling the original owner’s wish to give his sister a secure home 38 44.

Shangguan Mingyue’s Marriage Alliance

Chen Ze agrees to pose as Shangguan Mingyue’s partner at her grandmother’s birthday banquet. His payment begins at five million yuan, with another one million added when she specifies that their act may require physical intimacy 38 41.

At the banquet, he counters Wang Yu’s accusation that he is an interloper by claiming a longstanding romance with Mingyue. Wang Yu faints during the argument, and Mingyue leaves with Chen Ze rather than accept the marriage alliance 43 44.

Afterward, a drunken Mingyue restrains and kisses him despite his initial resistance. Chen Xixi’s call interrupts them; Chen Ze puts the unconscious Mingyue to bed and leaves 45.

Zheng Yanxin and the Company Mission

Zheng Yanxin offers Chen Ze five million yuan to leave her twin sister. When he refuses, she threatens and attacks him. He resists but is eventually choked unconscious, then reports the assault to Zheng Yanxi after waking 47 48.

Following Yanxi’s fight with her sister, Chen Ze temporarily returns to the villa to avoid Yanxin. He begins researching a short-video business, triggering a mandatory mission to establish a company and core team within three months. He plans to seek business advice from Shangguan Mingyue before their dinner at Deep Sea Aria 50.

Notable Works

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mobile phone — Initially receives an ordinary model from a Husbands’ Federation staff member; uses Green Bubble for contacts and his phone to publish fiction 3 7.
• Prize laptop — Keeps the laptop awarded for the graduation contest victory 14.
• Cosplay costumes and props — Performs in warrior armor with a longsword and in mage robes with a wand; these are stage props, not demonstrated supernatural equipment 8.
• Villa in Jade Dragon Villa District — Purchases it as a home for Chen Xixi and later moves there himself 38 44 50.
• Mask and sunglasses — Wears them when visiting Tianmei before the banquet 41.

Relationships

• Zheng Yanxi — Deskmate and girlfriend, frequently called “Giant Loli.” Protective and physically affectionate, she houses him in the Capital and helps reunite him with Xixi. Chen Ze promises never to abandon her 3 19 21 36 40.
• Chen Xixi — Younger adoptive sister, unrelated by blood. The original siblings survived their mother’s abuse together; Chen Ze later brings her to the Capital, buys her a home, and arranges a tutor 2 36 38 39.
• Shangguan Mingyue — Tianmei Entertainment president, employer, and next-door neighbor. Hires him as a pretend partner, develops a personal interest in him, and later invites him to dinner 35 38 44 45 50.
• Zheng Yanxin — Yanxi’s older twin sister and an active threat to their relationship. Attempts to buy him off, then assaults him when he refuses 21 47 48.
• Zheng Minhong — Yanxi’s mother and Chen Ze’s clothing-design buyer. Recognizes his maturity and encourages her daughter to pursue him 10 11.
• Zhang Ting — Tianmei recruiter who recognizes his commercial potential and advocates greater promotion for him 15 26.
• Lin Dan — His assigned Tianmei manager; handles competition preparations and receives his song scores 23 26.
• Song Ruoli — Graduation performance partner. Learns vibrato from him and refuses to take their prize money for herself 11 14.
• Su Qin — Cosplayer who recruits him and appreciates his character knowledge and costume suggestions 7 8.
• Zhang Min — Rescues him from the river. Chen Ze remembers her help and intends to repay her 1.
• Unnamed adoptive mother — Abuses and exploits the original Chen Ze and Xixi. Chen Ze secures her life sentence through legal action 1 2.

Notable Quotes

“But I don't want to live like a good-for-nothing. I can't sit around doing nothing!” 34

“I promise you, no matter how many partners I have in the future, I'll never abandon you!” 40