Showbiz: I Sold a House and Became a Top-Tier Star's First Love

Liu Zhengjing lives up to his name, until he signs a bet: if he can’t sell Shanghai’s famous “Widow’s Building” (the 18-story Xingyao Mansion) within two years, he’ll owe five hundred million yuan. To win the bet, he turns himself into the entertainment industry’s “supplier of emotional value,” targeting the perfect clientele: top actresses who are gullible, loaded, and too afraid to speak up afterward. And so, a strange character appears in the entertainment industry: ・ He takes Yang Mi to look at antiques, spins a tragic tale on the spot, and casually helps her knock a million off the price. ・ He talks to Liu Yifei about architectural aesthetics, saying the view of clouds from the balcony resembles an establishing shot from one of her films. ・ He pitches a house to Jing Tian as her “princess castle,” while telling Dilraba it’s a “safe house for a bro.” ・ He puts together an “airport pickup squad.” Rising stars like Zhao Lusi and Zhou Ye work for him, with half of them hoping to become his girlfriend. He’s well-read in writers like Zhang Ailing, knows psychology inside out, and can spin a sweet line at the drop of a hat. He’s constantly coming up with quotable one-liners. He says, “Forget personal integrity and enjoy a shameless life.” His clients think he’s their soulmate, their salvation, the only person who’s real. Only his diary knows the truth: “Today’s roles: poet (Liu), puppy (Jing). Self-rating: A- and B+. Note: It’s their first time, but I can’t even tell whether my own feelings are real anymore.” When all 18 luxury homes have sold, when every actress is waiting for the “two-year promise” he made, when the paparazzi’s cameras and his original scheme come to light at the same time, the man who rose to the top-tier star circle by lying, becoming its shared secret, finally realizes: He sold every house, and he sold the man called Liu Zhengjing, too.