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From Fake God to Regent
Vertical short drama 2026 75 episodes · ~1–2 min each Short Drama
Framed by his eldest brother, Seventh Prince Xiao Ce takes his brother’s fiancée and awakens a destiny sign-in system. Posing as a divine envoy, he wins the emperor’s favor and commands the imperial guard. Just as he cru… — official synopsis, NetShort
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Origin & tropes
Remixes the Chinese tropes 末世/系统 (Apocalypse & Game Systems) + 隐藏大佬 (Hidden Big Shot) + 宫斗 (Palace Intrigue).
Chinese tropes it remixes
- 末世/系统 mòshì / xìtǒng — Apocalypse & Game SystemsSurvival after collapse, often with a video-game 'system' granting powers. Big in Chinese male-lead fiction, still rare in English verticals.
- 隐藏大佬 yǐncáng dàlǎo — Hidden Big ShotSomeone treated as a nobody — a bodyguard, a delivery driver, a poor son-in-law — is secretly the richest or most powerful person in the room. The reveal is the payoff. The single most-produced premise on Douyin since 2021.
- 宫斗 gōngdòu — Palace IntrigueConcubines scheme, the empress schemes harder. The costume-drama version of face-slap, exported mostly subtitled.
Platform tags
Eastern FantasyLife OLMultiple Identities
Data: NetShort public catalog.
