[A powerful, sickly man whose old flame reignites x a director who flirts without realizing it]
After transmigrating, Song Cichao found herself back in Hong Kong in 1986.
The moment she opened her eyes, a gun was pressed to her forehead.
A room full of ferocious goons surrounded a breathtakingly handsome man.
Song Cichao went through the original owner's memories and nearly cried.
The original owner had been misled by her boyfriend into pretending to be a Chinese American director, claiming she had a Hollywood film project in the works so she could swindle money from a sucker.
Unfortunately, the two of them were new in town and clueless. They had conned none other than Baili Mu, a big shot from the Yi Gang.
The one good thing was that Song Cichao had spent half her life as a director, so this was right up her alley.
To stay alive, she brought out all her skills at talking investors around, dazzling him with an eloquent pitch packed with technical details about filmmaking.
When she saw that the big shot was willing to hear her out, she hurriedly promised, "Boss, give me six months. I'll have a movie ready for you within six months!"
Baili Mu was plagued by illness and seemed frail and aloof, but his words were murderous: "You have one month. After that, either you deliver the movie or I'll feed you to the fish."
With 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in hand and a group of goons following her to keep watch, Song Cichao set out to make a movie and save her own life.
When Hong Kong's filmmakers heard that Baili Mu had given 500,000 dollars to a mainland girl, they started a betting pool, wagering on when she would run off with the money.
Who would have guessed that after a month, Song Cichao's low-budget horror film would hit theaters and scare the whole city to tears?
A 500,000-dollar investment brought in 11 million at the box office, a 22-fold return!
The filmmakers who had started the betting pool went green with envy and waved their checks around, eager to hire Song Cichao as their director.
One director sneered in an interview, "Horror films are lowbrow. And they're calling her a genius director for this?"
Before Song Cichao could respond, Baili Mu had already placed a check for her next film at her side.
A year later, Song Cichao's new movie came out. Her crime-action film made a sensation across Hong Kong the moment it hit theaters. Gangs from all over the city lined up to see it.
It was a box-office smash and swept the awards.
Even Hollywood studios came all the way to Hong Kong to invite Song Cichao to Hollywood.
Song Cichao figured she'd made Baili Mu a fortune, so surely she could buy back her life.
She nervously went to say goodbye to the big shot, only to see him push all the money he'd earned over the years toward her and ask softly, "Would I be honored to be your investor for life?"
Gazing into the man's bright, alluring eyes, Song Cichao finally realized that something had quietly changed over the years.
Reader's guide:
This is a parallel universe. All characters are fictional, so please don't associate them with any real people.
The story focuses on her career, but the romance also has a significant role, and the male lead is no mere background character.
The leads are each other's first love, with no one else involved. One-on-one romance.
Theme: Keep your feet on the ground.
