Showbiz: Becoming a Top Director in Hengdian

Recently, at Hengdian World Studios, an unknown screenwriter became an overnight sensation.

The Chinatown Detective story he wrote broke the Chinese-language box office record.

The Across the Sea to Find My Dad series he directed became the most-watched show.

The Run, Bro variety show he invested in won the Best Variety Show award.

The My Ex-Husband web series he starred in won him countless mom fans.

He was the idol of every drifter in Hengdian, and a tireless workhorse in show business.

Just as he was becoming famous, he announced his engagement and quietly retired from the entertainment industry.

His name was Li Bai, a screenwriter who relied not on his looks, but purely on his talent.

This book is also known as The Struggles of a Screenwriter and The Dreams of a Hengdian Drifter.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.