Angsty push-and-pull | False intentions, real feelings | Chasing her wife
Proud, celebrated screenwriter x penniless nobody actress
They first meet on a Hengdian film set. Qiu Yinnong, a broke actress with no name to speak of, sets her sights on the award-winning screenwriter Ye Enci: first she wants to sleep with her, then she wants to become famous.
Qiu Yinnong navigates a fame-obsessed world where people fawn over the powerful and step on the weak. She can't even afford a decent outfit without borrowing one from Ye Enci, yet she grits her teeth and keeps climbing.
Like a desert rose, she means to bloom even in the mud.
Cold-faced and cold-hearted, Ye Enci sees her as a muse and does everything couples do with her: moving in together, fighting, breaking up, making up... Ye Enci's novel, based on Qiu Yinnong, sells for tens of millions in adaptation rights. Qiu naively thinks she finally has a chance to star on the big screen, but before filming starts, she's told she's been replaced at the last minute.
Three parts sincerity, seven parts calculation. After playing a role for long enough, no one can tell what's real and what's fake. One woman, climbing over others to get ahead, foolishly hopes for sincere love. The other, who looks down on everyone, refuses to lower her head for love.
Day breaks, the dream ends, and Qiu Yinnong walks away, returning to her shabby rented room.
Until they meet again in the world of fame and fortune. Their wine glasses touch, and Ye Enci, emboldened by drink, grips her wrist and refuses to let her leave.
Theme: Love is ever-changing.
