[This novel will switch to paid chapters starting with Chapter 28. If you've already read those chapters, please don't buy them again. The current plan is five updates a week, with breaks on Tuesdays and Fridays. Updates come at 10 p.m. on the other days~]
The wind begins at the tip of a duckweed leaf.
When she was six, Li Xizhao, who had transmigrated from another world, first stepped onto a film set to play an unnamed maid. The female lead, Kim Hyesoo, who was only seventeen at the time, leaned down and asked her, "Have you heard of The Land?"
In 1988, Li Xizhao became the most popular child star in all of Korea, without a doubt.
From that year on, more and more scripts came her way, but fewer and fewer of them had roles she wanted to play.
With her origins a mystery and her career as a child star long past, she was buried under one label after another when an unexpected script came her way.
It was the debut project of rookie director Lee Chang-dong, a production where everyone except her was a newcomer.
Li Xizhao accepted the script.
At first, she had stepped into the studio just to make a living.
Later, she wanted to act well.
And later still, she wanted to take control of her own fate.
In the wild early days of the Korean film and television industry, who would rise to the top?
Reader advisory:
A female-led career-focused story, mainly about building a career, with romance on the side.
You don't need to know Korean film history to enjoy it.
The male and female leads are both original characters and childhood friends, but they are underage at the start, so the romance develops slowly.
An alternate timeline with lots of fictional details. Please don't associate the characters with real people.
-- Upcoming novel --
Taking the Throne [Western Han]
After plunging headfirst into a deadly scramble to survive during the chaos at the end of the Qin dynasty, Liu An took a long time to accept that she had become Princess Luyuan.
Yes, that Princess Luyuan, who nearly had to be sent to the Xiongnu in a political marriage, and whose daughter was married off to her own younger brother.
What was the point of waiting? Liu An thought. If I have to live like that, I might as well die now. Better to die by the blade than become a ghost in the palace.
As Liu Bang's legitimate daughter and Liu Ying's only elder sister, many believed Princess Luyuan was making such a fuss to secure her younger brother's throne. It wasn't until the Grand Princess's ambition became unmistakable that some people finally realized, "How could a woman possibly become emperor?"
"Before the First Emperor, the people of this world didn't even know the title of emperor," Liu An said, gazing down from the throne. "After me, they will."
Moonlight on the Palace Walls
After transmigrating into the Ming dynasty, Sun Lingyue, who knew little about Ming history, never could figure out who she had become.
During her years in the Eastern Palace, she faithfully played the part of a gentle, understanding flower. At last, she outlasted the Yongle and Hongxi reigns and became the current emperor's Noble Consort.
Then she risked her life to give birth to a son. Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed and named him Zhu Qizhen.
Sun Lingyue sat bolt upright on the bed.
The Ming dynasty's God of War was her son!
And she was the wicked consort!
Reader's guide:
A historical fanfic in an alternate timeline, featuring Zhu Zhanji and Empress Sun. One is an heir to the throne accustomed to being obeyed, the other a transmigrated woman accustomed to pretending to obey. Together, they find love amid sincerity and deception. The male lead has other consorts early on, so the couple are not each other's first, and the historical timeline will be changed. Add it to your upcoming reads if you're interested. The full story is already drafted~
Theme: When the old rules won't give her a choice, she will make new ones
No matter how unrealistic it seems, every country always needs these people, and who knows, maybe one day it will actually come true? Just ten years ago, who would have imagined that a Korean star group could tour Europe and the United States to hold large-scale concerts and have local fans sing Arirang?
The fun hasn't even started yet, but it's all about masochism.
Xizhao is a brave person who dares to establish new rules. When it encounters wind and rain, it turns into a dragon. Can't wait to continue watching Xizhao's comeback battle. Speaking of this incident, I can't help but think of Brooklyn99. There is an episode in it, which seems to be in the seventh season. A woman also faced this incident. She obviously won the lawsuit, but she was the one who resigned because she became the center of attention. Others more or less excluded her from the social circle, and she lost customers. This seems to break the so-called "hidden rules" of the workplace. Faced with this case, the two female police officers handling the case, Amy insisted on suing the sexual assaulter, and Rosa suggested settling. The reality seemed to be so bad. After settling, the victim seemed to be able to get a sum of money, but now that he had won the case, he got nothing. Amy was very disappointed. The final scene is: But "Two steps forward and one step back is still progress." Behind Rosa appeared another woman who was inspired by the successful sister to sue the sexual assaulter. Life is sucks. But we still move forward. I would like to express my highest respect and sincere blessings to every soldier.
The heroine of this script has a kind of devilish innocence, so she can act well
The most delicious thing... Is that it's so short [Calico Cat Head]
The writing and plot are very good, it's a very mature work, and it doesn't look like a new author. If you like it, please try to update it 😳
It's really well written and touching.
It's been a long time since I've seen such good-looking articles about Korean entertainment actors... I feel like this subject is relatively unpopular now 🙏 Thank you, my wife, for cooking
I'm so excited. I've been hoarding it for so long and only have these few chapters.
I finally felt good again. I found that it doesn't matter if the protagonist is abused in family and emotional relationships, but it's very hard to be abused in career.