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Title: The male partner just wants to be a tool man / 男配只想做工具人[娱乐圈]
Author: 林盎司
Year of release: 2021
# of chapters: 213 (+extras)
Status: Complete
Tags: wearing the book, humor, entertainment.
Summary: Shen QingShu suddenly crossed when saving a child, he thought he was dreaming and someone gave him a second chance, not to die lonely and a virgin, because he happaened to be in a hotel room with a real stud. Thinking this is a dream he gladly indulged, before realizing in the morning, that he actually wore a book and became a cannon fodder character. And the one he slept with was Han Cheng, second son of the richest man, and more imprortantly - protagonist gong of the story. Knowing that original owner didn't have a good ending, SQS decided to change his fate. First, let's get rid off these hateful parents who didn't like and welcome their wrongly held, but still biological son. Let's tear off the mask of his green tea "brother". And well, let's spend some time with Han Cheng before picking up his career and when the protag shou will arrive, he'll simply grab his stuff and move out.
The story is really easy-going, it has a load of humorous situations that felt ridiculous at times, but in general it was a really fun and entertaining read.
Story: If you've read this author's works previously then you know that this author wrote at least 3 novels with the same theme of wearing the book. Each book has its' style but yet has similarities. I recently re-read one and realized how some parts were basically really similar. But Toolman, as I call it, has its' own charm and its' own characters.
The story starts from the hotel scene. Originally if it was about original host, he'd cry and he and Han Cheng would nto do anything, but SQS thought it was a dream and he happily indulged. Later he broke up with his family and left the house with only a small sum of money, since his parents never listened to original host and always protected the son they brought up. Wrongly held babies were basic story of a poor woman who wants her child to take place of a young master and lead a good life, while original host was suffering from neglect.
SQS used his connection to HC to ask for help, thus they came to live together, and SQS thought that he'll move out when the time will come. Basically they became friends with benefits, they were compatiable in bed and didn't dislike each other, had enough fun living together, with HC working at the Han Group and SQS starting a writing career to earn his first pot of gold and later how to enter the entertainment world. On the surface they were fakely dating in front of other people for several reasons. One of those was a person who claimed to be closest to HC, but actually used him as a spare tire.
One specific part about these two is that they pretty much got into play in front of others and made it into a script play just fucking with everyone. At times though it felt a bit too much. But later the whole thing was simply resolved because the fake dating became a true dating.
SQS happily enterted the entertainment thanks to HC's introduction, but most of it was created by his own strength and luck. And he became one of the promising newcomers. He also became friends with the male one of his first drama, Bai Xiuege, and he was present as a secondary character throughout the whole novel.
The novel had two knots, (physically three): First was the arrival of the protag shou and the second was dealing with the combo of SQS's green tea brother who teamed up with the guy who used HC as a spare.
First knot was the one that made both realize their feelings and it was played quite well, previously SQS was always thinking about destiny and that plot will definitely move the way it was originally planned, like HC met the protag shou when SQS had no idea about it. It was self-hypnosis of a kind and when the time arrived and he decided to move away it felt abrupt and wrong and made HC sad, but he also spoke with BXG, who somewhat became their feelings mentor :'D and made HC realize that although previously HC was imagining how he will meet his destined person, he never thought dating SQS because of how they met and what happened previously, but later he realized that he feels closest to SQS and SQS is actually fitting him really well. So he opened up about it. Although SQS was still a bit hung up, but when he found out that even protag shou was going to use HC as a spare, he blew up, almost literally. At this time he lived with HC for quite some time and he knew how nice and caring HC is, so he wanted HC to be the happiest person. But seeing protag shou having second thoughts and unresolved feelings with a man who looked really close to HC, he promised to never let HC get close to protag shou.
Second knot was about the combo of green tea bitches. SQS's brother decided to empty Shen's company and become an upstart, so when the time comes SQS will get nothing. He played well, but was still founf out. Shen family agreed to HC's conditions that they will retire and will live on dividents, he will make SQS the president and will control the company, because their trust into adopted son almost ruined them. They finally realized that SQS's previous warning about SQY was not ungrounded and the son they brought up for 20 years would easily leave them with nothing and pat himself on the butt happily. As a retaliation SQY decided to kidnap SQS and mother Shen was brought along because of being there too. SQS though very nervous actually played well and conveniently had the bracelet with tracking HC brought him, since he felt things might get bad. Desperate people do worst things. SQS as a result was saved timely, HC was actually the one who was the most scared, he was scared that SQS would be ruined and scarred emotionally for the rest of his life if he didn't make it in time. It was resolved quite well, SQY was put into prison. But because it was obvious he couldn't do it alone HC was monitoring the second person under question. He once asked YJY if he had any idea, but of course received negative answer in return, it basically set things into stone. HC played behind the scenes to make YJY a bankrupt and also found evidence of him being accomplice in the kidnapping.
Ths the second knot was resolved.
The rest of the story has no suspense at all, it's just happy go lucky - if there is no fitting role, I'll write it myself, if there's no fitting filming I'll film my own. SQS became a producer of a movie based on his own suspense novel. No one was optimistic, but it became a dark horse. In the end SQS also won the best male along with another senior actor for his role.
The story wraps up on SQS fianlly meeting the whole Han family during New Year celebration. SQS fully let go of the previous life, which he hoped had his parents not mourn him too much and his older brother being happy too, because at first this was a written book for him, only HC's care made him find his place and slowly loving this world and loving HC, having him as his world.
This is the basic outline with load of fun stuff not mentioned.
Relationships and Characters:
- SQS and HC hit it off real quick actually. They acted like an old married couple even without realizing it. They teased each other, cared for each other. They treated each other really well. Because SQS found out that YJY who came back and almost always tried to pry between them was actually using HC as a spare to his brother was truly sensitive to this topic, since he found HC one of the kindest people and wanted him to be happiest he blew up with the protag shou and tore faces not giving a damn about him anymore. SQS never cared if he should say things straight in the face. HC is the rare kind of ML with a sense of humor. He doesn't act stoicly, he has youthful vividness about him, he is kind-hearted and fair. The only times he can show that he's not a soft persimmon is the payback for what ppl did to SQS. Their dog food has 100% concentration of sweetness;
- Other cool character is BXG, he is younger than SQS, but is a really fun and righteous boy. It was fun how he consulted HC on feelings despite the age gap. They were on close terms and became friends during filming and stayed friends after. He even agreed to play in SQS's movie without reservations and won the award for that play too. He was a great addition to the novel.
- Protag shou, who appeared not for long, happened to have a problematic personality. Because SQS had no idea about it, he thought that HC will be happy with him, but when he heard all the rhetorics about how - you're not me, you don't understand me, you're popular, so what can you know etc - by that time SQS had nothing, he left home, his income depended on entering crew, he got things by his own strength, but he arrived in this world alone, without nothing, so it felt ridiculous. And SQS doubted if HC could be happy with a person who would constantly point at the difference in their status. And thus HC would stop smiling, he'd only become an accomodating partner, and even not escape become a spare in the end. It was a bit one-sided and fast, but basically protag shou was hypocritical in his own opinion, when it came to SQS helping he'd say he didn't ask for help, you brought it by yourself. But when it came to knowing HC and expressing his thanks he always continued to pester HC for dinner or giving him something. HC later pointed out that he was very picky on who he was grateful to.
- Han family. Most time we could see Han Yu, HC's brother. He has an interesting personality, you could tell he really loves his brother, but also likes to tease him, their relationship is really funny, but he is also biggest HC's support in his relationship with SQS. Han mother was second to know, because she accidentally saw hickeys on SQS's neck. Father Han met SQS really at the end, but he was introduced to SQS and his works etc. beforehand, since both HC and SQS wanted to cushion before coming out. Since Han family wanted HC to be happy they accepted it.
- Shen family appears only before SQS's brother was sent to prison. They are basically plain ambitious upstarts, if you have value, you'll be cared about. SQS didn't want to have anything to do with them. Later when the whole ordeal of their company being emptied out by adopted son, they finally realized that by this time they pushed their biological son to the point of no return, while the son they brought up was ready to kill them financially, just because he wanted all the inheritance for himself. Later they agreed not to call or meet, since there was nothing to meet for, every time Shen family brought SQS only troubles.
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