In the Snowy Night, I Wake to Seek the Stars [Entertainment Industry]

[Includes lots of forum-style sections, variety shows, and stories within stories]

Ambitious schemer who can never get enough x stubborn one hiding beneath the surface

Ten years ago, Zhou Jingshui burst onto the scene as a rising star, then vanished from the industry after a brief flash of fame.

Ten years later, she makes her comeback, facing a changed era and brand-new marketing tactics.

In this reversal of fortunes, the person now at the height of fame shares a secret with her that few people know.

Use him, Zhou Jingshui thinks.

Use me, Xue Ling says.

Original blurb:

"I love you."

The speaker has a short crop of stubble, and looks at Zhou Jingshui with stubborn, pure devotion.

Over the past two years, Zhou Jingshui has heard "I love you" countless times: shouted by frenzied fans outside premiere venues, in crowds gathered downstairs from her hotel, at airports, in entertainment news comment sections, and amid the acclaim of countless film reviews.

But the youthful ardor of this young man is different from all of that.

It's passionate, sweet, and shallow, the kind of thing that makes you smile knowingly.

Until ten years later, when she meets the same person among the same crowd.

The world changes, and fate lurches from one twist to another. Amid all the spinning, there is one fixed point: Xue Ling's unchanging eyes.

Her noisy heart begins beating again.

Ever since she was young, Zhou Jingshui has wanted many things. She knows that getting what you want inevitably comes at a cost, but that cost doesn't necessarily arrive at the same time as the reward. Or perhaps the cost arrives alongside it, only to crawl at your feet like a shadow.

The seasons come and go, and those destined to meet will always meet again.

[Reading Guide]:

1. The female lead has had sex before; the male lead has not.

2. The female lead has been married, genuinely married.

3. Includes lots of forum-style sections, variety shows, and stories within stories.

4. The characters are not based on real people. Anyone making insinuations is asking to be shut down.

Theme: True love never dies