After Paul and Steve attended a festival on earth, they start encountering the strangest things. 

Who are the men with the strange faces, and what did they do to my brother?!

Follow MC Steve as we go on a trip to a different world, where magic is power & monsters run rampant.

When Steve arrives on Elea, he receives a system. Is he going to become OP like all those other MCs? He can only hope so, but the author has different plans for this MC.

This synopsis will evolve, just like MC.

Initially, Ning Xi wanted to ask the duo who had died who was the one behind all of this, but Han Xiao...
He did not even blink when killing them. Instead, he talked about mistakes and oily hands... Who was he trying to fool?
Did this guy know something?
"These two people... Each one of them means treating me to a family bucket. Two people means two buckets. That should be about it," said Han Xiao.
Ning Xi was speechless. She could not help but pity the two assassins. In Han Xiao's eyes, their lives were only worth a family bucket.
In fact, it was not even a luxury family bucket.
"Sure, sure, sure, I'll treat you to two hundred buckets. I'll watch you finish eating it." Ning Xi was a little helpless. Han Xiao was sometimes crazy to the point of horrific, and sometimes he was like a child that could not grow up.
"Ha... You said so, but I'm not free tonight. I have a date. I'll look for you."
Han Xiao turned around and waved. Before Ning Xi could say anything, he had already disappeared and was nowhere in sight.
"A date..."
Ning Xi could not help but roll her eyes.
She had never seen any woman Han Xiao. Forget about women, she had never even seen men.
If he was going to have an excuse, he should have come up with something more believable!
...
Ning Xi returned to her garden home in Deer Town. She did not see Lu Tingxiao, yet Lu Jingli had come over.
This guy seemed to be coming over less and less frequently. Apparently, he was too stuffed with all the public display of affection.
"Why are you here? Hungry?" Ning Xi opened the door for Lu Jingli and let him in, then she raised her brows to ask.
Lu Jingli gazed bitterly at her. "Sis-in-law, you're humble. What's in my stomach is enough to keep me stuffed till the next lifetime. Sis-in-law, I've come to look for you because I heard my brother say that you're playing the female lead in 'Assassin'! Are you really?" Lu Jingli asked excitedly.
Ning Xi nodded. "Yeah, where's your brother?"
Lu Jingli walked around Ning Xi. "At the company. He's had some things to handle in the company for the past few days!"
Ning Xi wanted to call Lu Tingxiao, but when she heard Lu Jingli say that Lu Tingxiao was busy, she decided against it.
"Sis-in-law, I know that one moment apart seems like three years to you, but just tell me properly. What my brother said, is it real or is it fake?
"'Assassin' is Hollywood's mega-classic which has swept all sorts of huge awards. Even though you're considered a big shot and an A-lister in China, but in Hollywood, you're really not considered much. Maybe to dominate the China market, they'll let you play the supporting role. That's still possible... but to let you play the female lead, and in a mega-classic film that's anticipated by everyone, that isn't very logical..."
Lu Jingli was definitely no stranger to the movie.
One could even say that all those who have meddled in the entertainment industry would have watched "Assassin".
Even if many years have passed, many films with high praises and attracted crowds had many scenes that paid homage to "Assassin".
Now that "Assassin" was being remade, it caused quite a stir in the entire entertainment industry in China. It was extremely hard for many of the popular artistes to get even just a small role.
"I'm not lying to you. It's real," said Ning Xi helplessly.
When Lu Jingli heard Ning Xi admit it herself, he still could not believe it.
After the remake of "Assassin" was announced with such a never-before-seen line-up, everyone remarked how extremely rare it was.
The male lead was even played by the famous Steve Weir who was globally renowned as King Weir, Hollywood's top actor.
The initial female lead, Lilian, was now one of Hollywood's most prominent female stars who should be about the same age as Ning Xi, but in Hollywood, she was already named as the top actress at such a tender age. She had even been titled with the honor of being Female Artiste of the Year.
Previously, she had even acted with King Weir in a movie named "Mystery Town of Lowe" which received lots of raving reviews.


After five years, Ning Xi returned to the place that had pushed her away — home. With a sister who turned her parents against her and made her childhood sweetheart betray her, the odds seemed grey.
However, five years abroad had changed her, and she came home to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Despite her evil sister still out to get her, tables will be turned. 
One day, after falling into one of her sister's schemes, she saves an adorable kid and found herself staying at his house to help him come out of his shell. Slowly, his father Lu Tingxiao began falling for her. This was before they realised how their lives had been intertwined all this while without their knowledge.

"Wow! It's Qin Guan! He’s with Director Zhang!" the reporter murmured to himself as he looked at their backs. Another photographer, who had heard his words, craned his neck around.
"Dude, do you know that actor?"
The reporter began to introduce his compatriot proudly.
"Of course, he is one of the most famous top models in China. He has also acted in several good TV shows. His audience ratings were unparalleled..."
"Really?" The foreign reporter was surprised. The Chinese reporter had described Qin Guan like a superstar in China.
"Great!" The foreign reporter gave a thumbs-up to the reporter from Xinlang, who held his head high proudly. I may have added some things, but most of the things I told him were true.
By then, Qin Guan and Zhang Yimou had reached the background board and signed it.
"This way, please." A security guard in a grey suit opened the gate at the end of the carpet for them. The stars could enter the guest area through that gate.
There was a curtain hanging before the entrance of the theater. Several iron rods were holding up a temporary ceiling, blocking the sunlight. Celebrities in expensive clothes were chatting in the small area.
There was also a big board, where the official Oscar media representatives were gathered. Only TV stations authorised with independent rebroadcasting rights were qualified to set up their cameras there.
The staff was still playing a game of running and chasing. They walked among the crowd, occasionally getting hold of some stars or celebrities.
Some famous directors had failed to escape and were standing in front of the tall golden figure, taking pictures for the press.
Following the guidance of the staff, Qin Guan and Director Zhang also stood by the splendid golden figure, which was about two meters tall. It was the first time Qin Guan felt the desire to take out his cell phone and take a picture.
Although he preferred indie films to commercial films, he was shocked by the atmosphere there. This was the capital of the film industry all over the world after all.
It was a pity that he hadn’t taken his cell phone with him. Sister Xue was standing behind the ropes. One day I, Qin Guan, will take pictures here with the golden statue! I will not be a guest, but a winner!
Qin Guan's ambition couldn't be concealed from Zhang, who also wanted desperately to win an Oscar.
After taking some photos, they retreated to the edge of the red carpet. They exchanged a glance with each other and cast a meaningful look at the golden statue.
Under the light of the setting sun, the guests entered the hall with their invitations.
The stage was decorated in baby blue and crystals, which made a sharp contrast with the red chairs and carpet under the stage.
When the audience was seated, Steve Martin, the host of the ceremony, mounted the stage with a serious expression.
"Before the grand award ceremony, all the actors and reporters should deliver a speech about the wrongful war. It is with heavy hearts that we have gathered here today for this award ceremony. It was not long ago that the war in Iraq broke out."
He was right. At previous ceremonies, actresses had dressed up like peacocks. That day though, all the ladies were dressed in black or white. No one had dared wear jewellery. Thanks to Steve's humor, everyone eventually felt comfortable.
The first award winner was announced. The musical "Chicago" had beaten "Gangs of New York", "The Lord of the Rings II" and "The Pianist" and won the Oscar for Best Film.
The executive director of Miramax, an old man with grey hair, was smiling so happily that the wrinkles on his face seemed to form a flower.
Adrien Brody, the leading actor of "The Pianist" won the award for Best Actor. Holding the golden statue, he burst into tears on the stage.
The cameraman zoomed in on another nominee for the award. Nicholas Cage was smiling calmly. Even Qin Guan though, who was sitting in the back of the hall, could feel his disappointment.
As a skilled actor, an Oscar was his lifelong dream. It was also the dream of thousands of actors in the US. That small golden statue was their only aim. There were so many factors involved though, including the script, the director, the producer, the distributing company, the audience, the national policy, and so on. Of course, luck was the most important factor.
Qin Guan slowly let out a long breath. Suddenly, he saw Catherine Zeta-Jones walk on the stage.
The British woman, who had been criticized for using her body to her advantage, had finally received an acknowledgement of her talent. She hugged her husband excitedly as she accepted the award. Steve made a joke about feeling jealous.
"Film stars play all kinds of roles. I appreciate them, worship them, but also feel dissatisfied with them. For example, some of them only cooperate with their wives!"


Qin Guan was reborn and sent back to his final semester in High School 18 years ago. Getting a second chance at life, he works hard to turn things around and eventually become a Prince Charming. What will his life be like the second time around? What will he have to go through? How will he succeed in turning from a loser into a Prince Charming? Read this story carefully and find out!

The other policeman rolled his eye while the young policeman dragged her to his car.

The older policeman mumbled, "Yah! This idiot. How can he just drag that girl in front of the whole crowd?

Now if the culprit is here, he will notice the girl's face. Gosh"

The young policeman showed her the kid's bracelet and other things that the police found at the crime spot.

Kaycee looked at every of the evidence and gasped as she saw something. 

She shook her head and pointed at THE SAME TICKET.

The policeman asked curiously, "What is that? You have seen this before?"

Kaycee slowly explained what happened at that night when Kaycee and Stephanie went searching for Noah Dwin.

She also explained about the drama called, "the normal nine of us.'

The young policeman patted Kaycee and said, "I am Kevin, and this is a very important clue for us. Thank you so much."

Kaycee nodded and got off the car to go to her friend's house.

A mysterious man stared at her as she locked the house's door. 

He said, "Wow. I am impressed. Umm. She seems quite interesting."

Kaycee went inside her room and saw a half-awake Stephanie. 

Without wasting time, she explained all that was happening on the street to Stephanie and Noah.

"So this is more like serial kidnapping? Is he a pimp or something?" Stephanie asked as she was getting more worried.

Kaycee patted her friend's back and sighed.

Kaycee got ready for her evening work, well, not really. She told Stephanie that she was going to work, but that was a lie.

As Stephanie was still dejected, and not in the right state, she was told to say at the house for a while.

Kaycee texted Kevin, the policeman, saying, "I am ready. I will wait in the nearby park."

Kaycee walked towards the swing in the park after dressing up and started helping a small boy with the swing.

The small boy said but asked, "Thank you, sister. Who is that, looking at you?"

Kaycee was confused as she looked around and asked, "Huh?" 

She ignored the kid and said, "Okay, now. This sister as to go."

After a while, she saw Kevin walking towards her. 

He said, "Hello, miss. I am Kevin, a lieutenant from the centre of crime research branch, team 3.

Are you ready?"

Kaycee nodded and said, "I am Kaycee. The first abducted kid is my close friend"s brother. 

He was on his way to our house- no, a cafe to see my brother, who called him over."

Kaycee's heart skipped a beat as she almost revealed a small bit about her house.

She is here with Kevin because she planned to go, and watch the play, "The normal nine of us."

But, she felt it was better if the police also watched the play with her because it is their only clue.

She asked, "Sir, Is it alright for your career to skip a day at work? Especially when an issue like this is circulating."

Kevin chuckled and said, "Today?

I didn't take a personal leave for today. Isn't this official too?"

Kaycee nodded slowly while looking around.

Kevin rubbed the back of his neck and said, "Actually, kiddo, we have marked you as a victim of this case.

The policeman that you fought with, today in the morning, during the chaos is unbelievably good with his senses. 

Like he has a perfect sixth sense, and most of his guessing is right.

It seems he was rude to you because he felt the kidnapper was around there among the crowd. 

I acted immaturely and now, you know. 

Now, he feels that the kidnapper already knows you and you must be protected because you gave a most important clue for us."

Kaycee gulped slowly, and said, "Ahh. 

That man is kind. I mean that policeman uncle.

I was too loud today morning, wasn't I? Shit."

Kevin patted Kaycee and said, "It's alright kiddo. The police are protecting you.

We even requested to set a camera at the entrance of your friend's house, after asking permission from your friend."

Kaycee shook her head and said, "I am not scared. I have a rough background. I won't be attacked that easily."

Kevin thought for a while and laughed while nodding.

Kevin and Kaycee sat at their seat to watch the play. 

Kevin also explained to her why they didn't call her to the police station for more clarification.

It is to protect the citizen's personal life and space as she was only fifteen.

Kaycee gasped as she saw the other policeman whom she fought with sitting next to her at the play.

Kaycee bowed and said, "Hello. This is Kaycee. I am sorry for the chaos today. I didn't understand your intention."

The man nodded and said, "I am Steve. The team leader of the centre of crime research branch, team 3.

No need for apologies. I am clever enough to understand that this generation is dumb and just too loud.

There are like an empty pot that makes a loud noise. Nonsense."

Kaycee blinked and looked at Kevin a bit taken back. 

Kevin, who was shocked, gulped and looked away. 

Kaycee chuckled, awkwardly and said, "Yeah. Your words are harshly true."

The play started after a while, and Kaycee was confused about how not many peoples were present to watch this play.

Including herself, Kevin and Steve, only fifteen people were there.

Kaycee asked Kevin, "Are there only these many peoples to watch plays usually?"

Kevin looked around and replied, "Out of the 100 seats, a total of fifty seats will be filled, usually.

These days we prefer movies and digital dramas more than live plays, so most of the people who come here and watch the play are tourists who visit our place.

And tourists and tour guides would prefer a romantic or comedy-drama than the deep and advanced once.

You know, right? 

This play's theme is dark and scary for many people. It is a gloomy and cold plot.

So, this play is not preferred by many people. Only some young youths who are all alone and bored care to see this."

Kaycee nodded and astonished by Kevin's wide knowledge. 

He was like an encyclopaedia with all the necessary information.

The play was about to start. Kaycee was eagerly looking at the stage.

She saw the male lead walking, he looked depressed as his steps were tired and heavy. 

He wore a thin cotton sleeveless shirt which was dirty and torn with black trousers.

He fell on his knees as he looked at the sky, "GOD!? IS IT MY FAULT? WHY AM I BEING DISLIKED BY EVERYONE?"

The male actor suddenly smirked and looked at the audience. 

He said, "If the dislike me this much...I will make them understand this pain. 

The pain of being hated for no reason. The pain of accepting every pain without any defence."

The backgrounds screen changed darker, depicting night. The man entered the stage with a kid on his shoulder.

The male actors were changed as the dress was also different. 

The next actor, who depicted the same character, wore a black hoodie and pants.

He said, "Your mother bullied me. Right? 

Now, you will be my son. You are depicting one of the nine genders that is alive but dead in people's thought."

Kaycee was confused but continued watching. Steve called her and asked, "You can understand it, right?"

Kaycee shook her head and said, "Not really. Why is the lead kidnapping that kid?"

Steve chuckled and said, "That is because the kid's mother bullied him for being different. So he kidnapped the kid and made him his son.

He is mentally depressed and lost his mind. 

So now, he is crazy. That is why he believes that kidnapping and owning a child makes the child his.

Now, He named him with one of the nine genders, right? Why?"


Kaycee was confused about why Steve was asking her, but she was clueless.

Kaycee shook her head and said, "No. Please explain it to me." Kaycee was totally drawn to the story.

Steve chuckled and said, "If you think deeply...the mother of the kid hated the man because he is one of the nine unknown and often avoided gender.

The male actor here names the kid with those nine genders. 

For example, you hate cats, but if your close friend is named "cat" will you still hate the name? 

In my case, I wouldn't.

Just like that, the male lead is naming the woman's kid as one of the hated genders. 

So now, the woman can't hate the name cause that is her child's name."

Kaycee nodded in awe but leaned towards Kevin and asked, "But that is a total bullshit, right?"

Kevin nodded and said, "Yeah. This is very immature and childish because the male actor is not in the right state of mind, according to the story, remember?"

Kaycee said, "Ahhh!" and finally understood the part.

Just as the play was near to the ending, Kevin and Steve got a call from the police station. 

They were informed that a kid from the park was gone missing.


Dazzle is a young teen girl with a beautiful face and a kind heart. She is such a angel and a loyal friend but not the peoples around her.

Bullied by school mates, Harassed by her teachers, seeing all her friend being abused...Even after seeing all this, she couldn't do anything.

Why? Because the city where she lived gives respect and rights only to men. 

If a woman talks backs or rebels, it is her end. End of her life and dignity.

But not anymore. She has the power of karma by her side.

Going through continuous assaults and facing deaths of her loved ones, made her a heartless bitch.

"WOMAN'S AREN'T SUPPOSED TO UPSET A MEN? THEN WHY NOT KILL THEM INSTEAD?" Dazzle thought 

Read more to find Dazzle's journey from a weak angel to a deadly demoness.


Will she be a psychopath who devours blood or just revenge?

"How are you ?" Lambert asked, looking at Paxton sympathetically.
"Oddly. Strange in all respects. That's why I don't know... Before I tell Martin about it, I have to deal with it myself. I can't bear both of us now."
Jack nodded slowly. Though Paxton couldn't say exactly what he meant, Jack figured it was like a plane crash. Put an oxygen mask on yourself first, then help others. If you first save others and lose consciousness during this activity, both you and the person you save will die. If you save yourself, you will be able to save others. Such behavior in the eyes of many was considered selfish, not heroic enough, but in fact it was very logical. The five seconds it takes you to put on the oxygen mask will not make the person sitting in the chair next to you die, but if you pass out within those five seconds, both will die.
"So what exactly do you want me to do?" Jack asked in a matter-of-fact tone. He felt very sorry for Paxton, but the analogy of the plane crash also applied to him. If Lambert panicked, he wouldn't be able to help Steve, and he was the one who needed help the most right now.
"I want you to help him. I… I want to be there for him, I want to help him, but I can't focus enough. It's got to be better, but not yet. Meanwhile, Martin needs to have strong moral and professional support right now. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes," Jack nodded. "You can be calm and focus on yourself."
"Martin knows I feel bad. He sent me to the doctor," Paxton explained. "He knows about some of my limitations so he won't be suspicious. I warned that I was not going back to the track, but said I was not going back yet," he stressed the word 'yet'.
"I understand," and Lambert really understood.
Steve was now in a very delicate place between his private loss and his fear that it was irreversible, between the Fergus Stable, which was like home to him, and between the sweet, dear Martin he loved and wanted to protect from shocking news. Jack wasn't arrogant enough to think he knew if Steve should tell Martin the whole truth about his condition, but he certainly understood that Paxton wanted to protect him from her, at least for now. Probably in some Bible book it was said that there was a time for everything, and according to Steve, it was not yet time to share the whole truth with Martin. Perhaps the boy would have endured it more bravely than Paxton fears, but with such a heavy blow as Steve had suffered, it took him time to get used to the situation.
"It's okay," Lambert assured. "I will watch over Martin at work and privately. You just focus on getting better. No matter how small the chance is, you have to catch it. I can't imagine next season of this stable without you."
Especially since Jack himself was beginning to think about retirement.
***
Martin's appearance in qualifying was quite a sensation for the media. People, of course, knew he was the new, or rather temporary, third driver of the Fergus Stables, but they didn't expect any stable to shuffle the drivers so easily. Some speculated it was because Alston had fallen short of the stable's expectations, others said Martin was a newly discovered diamond, just like Paxton last year. Most people, however, were satisfied with the explanation they came up with when a new ad with Steve and Martin appeared on the big screen. Oh yeah, if Moore's Corporation had put money into the Fergus Stable, she had a right to have the demands. The opposite was true, since it was Moore who was asked to support Martin, not the other way around, but well, people didn't have to know about it at all.
People didn't really know anything about how or why Martin suddenly made an official appearance or what Don Alston had done before. People didn't know anything, but everyone had their own theory which they shared on social media. The more absurd but conspiratorial they were, the more popular they were.
Fergus' Stable ignored them all, focusing solely on the well-being of the driver and car.
"It will be fine! I believe in you!" Jack, with an encouraging smile, clapped Martin on the back. The boy did feel a little lighter, although he wished Steve were in Jack's place. But Steve was in the stands, unseen by Martin.
Paxton, of course, had access to the stall of the stables. He was on the list of drivers starting in races, he only had a break so no one would stop him from entering. But there were too many journalists and people from outside just waiting to flood him with questions. Steve looked a bit haggard, and it was Martin himself who had suggested that he should not put himself under such stress and discomfort. He doesn't want his picture to appear in a newspaper or website while it's in poor condition.
Indeed, Steve didn't want that, but he didn't want to lose sight of Martin's first track appearance either, so Karl quietly secured Paxton a seat in the VIP lounge. There was a perfect view from there, and the exit led to the no-go zone for reporters. So Steve could see without being seen. It was all the more advantageous as the tickets for the stands were already sold out.
As he got into the car, Martin looked in that direction. He knew Steve was staring at him, his heart beating with excitement no slower than Martin's. Can anything more give it wings?
***
Even as a teenager, Kevin Moore was used to a variety of pompous parties where the string quart played classical standards. Rich old ladies could hang expensive jewelry on their necks, and gentlemen could boast about their golf achievements. Kevin's mother tried to keep her charity parties more relaxed while she was alive, and Kevin even liked those events where there was really talk of a better future for talented children from poor families. Unfortunately, when she died, everything returned to its old form, and Kevin, smiling a studied smile, exchanged polite greetings with the guests. He pretended that he was having a great time when in fact he would rather be a thousand times more in front of the TV and watch Jack Lambert on the track.
The young professor knew perfectly well his duties as someone bearing the name Moore, but he would not have a PhD degree if he were not at least a little intelligent, so on average every quarter of an hour he would sneak out of the room to quietly and politely, though totally secretly, check the situation on the track. .
Kevin smiled broadly in satisfaction. It was halfway through the race. Jack was still in the first place. Martin maintained an excellent position in seventh. Moore felt proud of both men and the fact that both were now part of his life. Of course, Jack was the most important, there was no doubt about it, Lambert was about ninety-seven percent of his life, but to the Martin Kevin liked, Jack's footsteps as a foster little brother, and he was important to him too. In fact, even Steve Paxton began to occupy an important place in his heart. Maybe not as a dear little brother, but already as a good friend. But Paxton was not racing now, so now Moore's attention was occupied by Martin and Jack. First of all, Jack.
"Wow, I didn't know you were into car racing!"
Kevin jumped in surprise. Arthur Floyd, a friend he had known for a long time, was looking over his shoulder, a little rudely. But he wasn't angry with him. If Arthur were a complete stranger, he probably would have found him nosy, but since they might consider themselves friends, this little invasion of privacy didn't concern the young professor at all.
"You've left this town too long ago," said Moore with a smile. "Did you forget that this town is all about racing?"
"No, I haven't forgotten," Floyd sighed. "I just remember that you bravely defended against it."
"Times have changed," Kevin laughed lightly. He was really pleased with the results his friends were achieving at that point. "My father became a sponsor of the Fergus Stables and I know a few people from this environment."
"Really?" Arthur Floyd was excited. Although he had always been interested in art and dreamed of becoming an actor, at a time when Kevin knew him well, which was before Arthur left for a career, he was also interested in racing. "Do you know the drivers?"
"Three out of four," admitted Kevin feeling proud. Hmm, the day has come when Kevin Moore can talk to his friends on common topics and brag about his relationship with someone famous? It was so childish, so funny, and should have even been embarrassing, but it wasn't. "I just don't know Alston."


Sometimes dreams come true, even the impossible ones. Martin never expected to get a summer job as a mechanic at GP2 one day. As if that was not enough, he will work on his idol's car! The racing driver, however, turns out to be different than what the media shows him, as if he had something dark inside him ...
With the smell of grease, gasoline and car oil, Martin learns more about life than he could ever expect.

All events, characters and organizations are fictional. The resemblance to any real person, organization, or event is purely coincidental.

Steve, a junior artist in 1970s cinema, is in love with a film superstar named lilian "Lily" Pern. One evening, Steve attends the premiere of Lily's film, and envisions himself as the lead actor . Steve and his friend Pos take on numerous small acting roles as extras, and one night, a drunk Steve describes his fantasy of one day winning an award . At the shooting of a film, Steve rescues Lily after a fire grows out of control, and they become friends. Steve tries to woo her.

Steve overhears a conversation between Lily and a film producer named Max. The pair have recently married in secret, and Lily reveals that she is pregnant with Max's child. Max seems overjoyed and asks Lily to meet him at the set of their upcoming film titled I love you. Max promises to cancel the film, reveal their marriage to the public, and have a grand wedding on the set much to the dismay of Steve. However, revealing his true colours, Max tells Lily that their relationship and child will ruin his career and sets the backdrop on fire.

Steve being present over there attempts to rescue Lily, but is attacked by Max's guards. After the guards leave, he again attempts to rescue lily, but he is thrown from the building by the explosion. A disorientated Steve is hit by a car owned by Roy Takos, an actor taking his pregnant wife, Lovely , to the hospital. At the hospital, Steve remembers his moments with Lily as he dies, while Lovely gives birth to a son, also named Steve, and Steve's soul reincarnates into the newborn Steve Tacos.

25 years later,

Steve, nicknamed ST , becomes a famous actor and lives the luxurious life dreamt by him in his past life, but experiences pyrophobia  and subconsciously inherits his old memories. At an awards ceremony, Steve unknowingly delivers a speech he made when he was drunk in his past life, which is heard by Pos( Steve's friend) on television. At the event, Roy (who is Steve's father) introduces him to Max, whose introduction causes ST to fully remember the events of steve's past life. ST later reunite with Pos, and conspires to avenge Lily's death by making Max confess his crime.

ST convinces Max to restart shooting for I love you entitled now as i love you again , and he plans to convince Max that lily's spirit is haunting him. To impersonate Lily, OK finds a super-fan named zoya", a look alike of Lily Throughout the film's shooting, ST and his friends arrange incidents to remind Max of the past. During the music launch of the film, ST taunts Max by revealing the extent to which he knows the story of Lily's death. But when Max runs after zoya thinking she is the ghost of Lily, zoya accidentally cuts her arm and bleeds. Seeing this, Max realises that she is not Lily's spirit. Max tries to confront ST, but he is suddenly hit by the set's swinging chandelier.

After Max regains consciousness, ST confronts him but Max reveals that he knows zoya is not a ghost after all. During the quarrel, zoya reappears and taunts Max. She reveals that after the fire ceased to burn, Max found that Lily had survived and buried her alive below the chandelier. ST is confused about how zoya knows this detail, since he did not know this himself. Mac, spooked by the fact that she knows all these details, attempts to shoot zoya, shocked by the revelation about the murder, but Max and ST fight, which results in yet another fire. Just when ST is about to kill Max, zoya stops him, saying Max will die, but not by his hand. The chandelier proceeds to fall on Max, killing him instantly.

Pos and zoya rush to join ST, who is shocked when he sees zoya in two places at once. ST realises that the person he assumed to be zoya was actually lily's spirit, and recalls instances where supernatural events helped when ST's plans almost did not work, realising that Lily was responsible. She smiles warmly towards ST and tearfully bids him goodbye, disappearing as she moves into the light.

January 17, 2012 – Monday 4 pm – Ironstone, East Ouigab
 
"How about the lyrics?" Bay-an asked.
 
Since Tayaw's first lesson to the band's 'Songwriting Unit', the trio finally composed their original melodies and finished each of their own songs' rough composition. Bay-an, being the most excited to finish writing his first song, asked Tayaw first how to write lyrics. 
 
"Alright. Writing lyrics is quite difficult and if you're not inspired, it takes a lot of trial and error." Tayaw began, and Bay-an pulled out his notebook. 
 
"What I'd like to do is to write the lyrics for a chorus first. I can only guide you. So, what do you want to write about? What is it that you want to communicate to the listener the most?" Tayaw asked, rhetorically. Bay-an knowing tayaw's teaching process, just processed Tayaw's words and answered his questions in his head.
 
"I'm pretty sure that while composing, you also could not help but to think which words would fit, right?" Tayaw asked and Bay-an nodded, relating very much. 
 
"That's a good start. I don't want to influence your songwriting so much, but whatever you're writing about, try to think as many words as you can that relates to the feeling you want to convey." ….
 
Meanwhile, the 'Vocalist Unit', Jenna, Ike, and Ramil have also started taking vocal lessons. Since their classes started, the three learned to protect their vocal chords, how to warm up, and how to sing efficiently. They also started doing deep breathing exercises, jogging as much as they can together, so they can build stamina to sing longer.
 
Tayaw knows that unless the three aspiring vocalist have his enhanced body and recovery, it would take them months or even years to be excellent vocalists. 
 
Tayaw, after talking with Bay-an, then went back to his room and continue his storyboarding. 
 
Storyboarding, from the film making experience he was given, is the process of graphically illustrating or drawing a film maker's visualization of how a frame or series of it (a scene) would turn out in the screen. If a layman would look at the story board, they would mistake it for an ugly looking comic book if they don't look any closer. While not all film makers do this, the film maker whose experience Tayaw gained, would always story board to save time and expenses during the production and post-production process.
 
Since he started, Tayaw was able to storyboard a half of the entire script. With his enhanced thought process and body, he was able to illustrate what would normally take a few months of trial and error and drawing, in only three days. 
 
He was able to illustrate his visualization of how the main character, Steven, would be introduced. He drew the Steven waking up, preparing the breakfast, and watching the TV. He then illustrated the small scenes of things that the Steven would notice on the way to work; the neighbor painting his fences, the taxi driver, and the coffee server. These would also repeat throughout a good part of the movie. 
 
Tayaw also illustrated the scene he imagined of how the main character would realize that he's stuck in a time loop. He drew what Steve noticed repeatedly, but from different camera angles, to his spiraling down to deviant and promiscuous behavior. 
 
What Tayaw illustrated was not only how the scenes would be shot, but the characteristics of the characters. Steven, in the beginning, would be portrayed as a normal human. When he was confused in the time loop, he would be drawn haggardly. 
When Steven starts gambling, fighting, and whoring, Tayaw would draw horns on Steven's head.
 
While storyboarding, Tayaw also could not help the musician in him to think of melodies that he thought would fit in the scenes or important plot points, so he also has his special guitar always on standby.
 
January 25, 2012 - Wednesday 9 am – Clambu City – Silvertone Hotel
 
Tayaw walked in a conference and joined Jouny by the long table. 
"Hey Jouny. How was the response?" Tayaw asked Jouny. Since Tayaw bought her script, Jouny volunteered to look for a casting director to hire. Tayaw, however disagreed and asked Jouny to assist him to cast instead. Tayaw is sure that any casting director's experience would conflict with his vision. 
 
After Tayaw was done with his story boarding, he immediately booked a conference room in Clambu's famous Silvertone hotel to hold the auditions. The hotel normally sets up the conference rooms for the purpose of meetings but today, the tables are all removed and all that is remaining in the room is a stool for the actors to sit on, a long rectangular table or Jouny and Tayaw to use, a few cameras on the table, rolling, pointed at the stool where the actors would be sitting. 
 
"Great actually. 17 actresses called me for Diwaya's part and 21 actors for Steven's part." Jouny started a short report. "I still do not understand why you want comedic actors, though?" Jouny asked in curiosity. When she talked to Tayaw about his preferences, Tayaw recommended to have half of the actors be comedic actors. 
 "Let's just say … my instincts. No… Gut feeling." Tayaw replied. Tayaw in his past life saw that many comedic actors do very well playing dramatic roles, which until this day, he does not understand. What he knows, however is that comedic actors are very adaptable in whatever role they are in. And this adaptability is exactly what he needs for his actors to learn the acting style he wants.
 
"Okay. But why choose actors who didn't have theater training?" Jouny asked again. "I'm doing something new. Trust me on this." Tayaw didn't bother explaining. Tayaw's actual reason in asking for actors without theater training is that he figured that if he wants 'real film actors',  he has to choose actors who don't have to 'untrain' themselves of the habits and discipline of  theater acting. 
 
 "Alright. Your movie." Jouny said helplessly. "Hey *****. Please call in the first actor in. Don't come in until the actor steps out." Jouna said to the intern she hired for the day.
 …
Three hours later. 
 
"You want to know what we're doing this December? You're asking the wrong question my man. You what we're going to do this December? Huh? We'll still be here, our hands on our keyboards and A4 papers! We'll be here, in our cubicles, slowly getting fat, getting ugly, it's going to last 'til we're in our fifties! That is if we're even lucky to reach that age without dying of diabetes or heart attack from sitting our asses around!" 
 
The 10th actor theatrically recited his lines like it is any other contemporary theater play. This annoyed Tayaw greatly. 'Where's the anger? Where's the helplessness? Where's the f*ckin frustration?!' Tayaw yelled at the actor in his head. 'F*ck. Even the extras in the movies the roulette gave me are better actors that these fellows.' Tayaw sighed.
 
He understood that these actors had different training, but after Tayaw instructed them, they cannot still act believably. Tayaw asked them to speak the lines as naturally as they can like they're saying it to another person, but they sounded way off.
 
Tayaw still has not seen an actor that satisfied him. After seeing the 10th actor's acting skills, "Alright. Thank you. We'll call you once we've decided." Tayaw said, politely saying that the actor didn't get the part. He did not bother instructing the actor any longer as he has lost patience. 
 
Tayaw then called for a break. "Damn." Tayaw sighed, shaking his head. "What's the problem, kid? I thought some of them were all good." Jouny asked in confusion. Tayaw shook his head. "Tell, me, Jouny, do you really see 'Steve' in any of them?" Tayaw asked in return. This stumped Jouny. Yes, while the actors did alright, to her eyes, did not see someone who fit her vision of Steve. 
 
"We gave them two weeks. TWO WEEKS. They did not even digest the character?" Tayaw said in frustration. "Hey. Relax. We have 11 more actors to go; all comedic actors, all of them have no theater training, just like you asked. Maybe you'll find one from them." Jouny said. This is the first time that she's working directly in recruiting actors for her film, so she's very enthusiastic.
 
"We should have had them first." Tayaw said thoughtlessly, but this offended Jouny a bit. "Hey. I told you I'm not a casting director. Also, from their qualifications, I placed them in priority." Jouny said. "Hey. Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it." Tayaw said. 
Tayaw is not usually sensitive, but these days, he's actually feeling pressured. While he has skills as a film maker, the actors he wants are hard to find. There are also no camera man and other crew that has the skills he requires. Finally, there's only two months before the deadline for the Sorrento Film Festival.
 
After a few minutes of break, Tayaw resumed the auditions, with the 11th actor entering the conference room. Compared to the 1st to 10th actors, Tayaw is actually more hopeful with this new batch of actors who are either comedic or never had theater training. The 11th, 12th, and 13th actors have a more natural delivery that is better for films. However, they are still lacking. Tayaw still cannot see a believable acting. They still all looked like they're acting. 
 
Jouna, seeing Tayaw's better expression now, is actually confused. "I don't see anything special?" Jouny asked in confusion. "Oh. I see them. Once we begin filming, you will see it, Jouny." Tayaw assured her. 
 
The 14th actor then came in. Tayaw, recognized the actor and chuckled. "You know him?" Jouny asked. "Yes. If he writes comedy sketches, he's a comedian. If he doesn't, he's a comedic actor." Tayaw replied. The 14th actor, Uranto Vireza is a cast member of the popular weekly late night sketch show by a theater troupe. Every Thursday nights, the sketch show is performed live at the theater troupe's theater and is broadcasted live at a cable channel. 
 
"Should I know him?" Jouny asked, finding Uranto's physical attractiveness a little underwhelming for an actor. "No." Tayaw said. The sketch show, despite being funny, is not really for the general audience. Their dark, mature and racy comedy only has a very small niche audience, and Tayaw is one of them.
 
"Mr. Virenza. It's nice to meet you. I'm a huge fan of 'Mad Concert'" Tayaw said, which surprised Uranto. "Thank you uh.. sir." Uranto said, unsure how to address a young man like Tayaw. "Alright. Please take a seat. Start on Act 1 Scene 5. Take your time." Tayaw said, back in a pleasant mood after seeing an actor he only saw on TV. 
 
Uranto closed his eyes for a few seconds, gathered his emotions, and took a deep breath.

A/N : Alt Title - Jack of Entertainment 

Title : Jack of Arts

Synopsis:
Tayaw is a talented musician who never got to fulfill his potential. After losing his purpose in an unfulfilled life full of regrets; he is given the chance to go back in time and do everything over again.Along with a mysterious gift and an unclear mission, Tayaw starts a new life, this time making his mark to the world.
"Tayaw is a once in a hundred years musical artist! I just wish he was born in my generation"
- Buddy Rich, two-time Gramophone Award winner
"I admit he's a good musician, but he's an author first and foremost. He is changing the world of literature for the better."
- Helena Paddington, Outcault Prize for Fiction winner, Sohlman Prize for Literature winner.
"Despite being a musician and an author, he is to me, the greatest blessing to the film industry. This is his era."
- Heo Dong-jun, two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director and three-time nominee.

"I don't like him. Why does he use actors who didn't train and grind on the stage? He says he doesn't like my acting? What the hell does the kid know about acting? I've won awards for f*cks sake!"
- Merrell Street, five-time Academy Award winner for Best Actor, three-time Toby Award winner for Best Actor.




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A ground work for a novel idea in the future.
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English is not my first language so excuse my limited vocabulary and bad grammar. thanks

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