The Substitute (Chinese TV series)

[1][2] Presented by iQiyi and Palette Pictures, the show is written and directed by Sun Chan and Bai Yu, with American TV writer Kamran Pasha and director Brenton Spencer as consultants.

The show aired on November 29, 2015, on the Chinese streaming service iQIYI,[3] and received 100 million hits in 10 days after launch.

[5][6] Before her cosmetic surgery, Zhong Li was a poor waitress in a high-end club, yearning for a fancy life she couldn't afford.

But as soon as she removes the medical gauzes, Zhong Li realizes that her face has completely changed—she has just become a doppelganger of Lou Xiaoqian, China's #1 top star.

After moving to the big city, she becomes a waitress in a high-end club, contented to regularly see her idol Lou Xiaoqian in the venue.

Suddenly, the club's owner, Fang Bing, comes up with a proposal: he offers Zhong Li the chance to become a star by undergoing cosmetic surgery.

After being raped by her boss in the bookstore where she worked, Lou Xiaoqi accidentally kills him, and is committed to a mental institution.

Skilled at makeovers and stalking, A Xun is cynical, always telling Zhong Li back alley news and conspiracies.