A Perfectly Sweet Secret Crush [Entertainment Industry]

[The series novel I Made My C-Position Debut After My Divorce is complete. The male lead is the older brother, Ji Feiyang. Please add the brother's next book to your wish list.]

Recently, the biggest entertainment-industry news has all been about the legendary IP Red Sleeve.

The first story: Tan Qingzhi, a screenwriter who has adapted several smash-hit IPs and is famous for being ruthless and never short of things to say, is taking the reins and directing this one himself. After photos from the set leaked, Weibo exploded: This screenwriter is so handsome he could debut as an idol right now. A treat for anyone who loves a pretty face!

Tan Qingzhi: Not interested. I love what I do.

The second story: the casting. Ji Yanran may have studied acting, but aside from two influencer vlogs, she has no credits to her name. She doesn't even qualify as a D-list actress.

And yet somehow she landed the second female lead, leaving countless actresses out of the running and earning a torrent of abuse from the novel's fans and the star's fans alike.

One day, paparazzi were waiting to catch the leads on set when they photographed the handsome screenwriter pinning the obscure second female lead against a wall and reprimanding her. Ji Yanran was crying her eyes out.

Novel fans: Yeah, right. She's got nothing but a pretty face and doesn't fit the original character at all. No need to spell out the shady casting, is there?

Star fans: No awards, no ratings. Did she sleep her way to the top?

Original author Qingfeng: The book and the show are separate. @RedSleeveTV, wishing you great ratings.

Ji Yanran: The author has said it, so I hope everyone will stop paying attention to this flop production and its flop second female lead. Don't boost the ratings. I'm taking Qingfeng with me, thanks!

Onlookers: ??? Am I crazy, or am I insulting myself here?

But after she finished filming, someone dug up Ji Yanran's secret account and discovered that she was a die-hard Qingfeng fan: the top reviewer in the book's comment section, "Xiaoxiao," who had tipped hundreds of thousands of monthly votes...

Weibo became a field of juicy gossip.

Novel fans: We're on our knees. So it was the power of money. We can't compete with a big spender like that.

The author of Red Sleeve spoke up again:

Qingfeng: The book and the show are separate. @Ji Yanran is the inspiration for the female lead, not the second female lead.

Then the head of Red Sleeve's production company weighed in:

Flying Star Media - Ji Feiyang: @Ji Yanran = Ji Yanran, my little sister. This is her first acting role. Please show her your support.

And finally, the haughty screenwriter publicly apologized:

Tan Qingzhi: I was wrong. I've already knelt on the washboard. @Ji Yanran TAT @Qingfeng This account is permanently suspended. Return date to be determined! I said I love what I do.

[Real. Rich heiress and sweet celebrity fangirl X aloof, hot-tempered celebrity screenwriter]

[Fake. Aloof, ambitious, mature woman X struggling author of an obscure novel]

Content warnings:

1. One-on-one romance, both are each other's only partners, and they secretly love each other.

2. Both have secret identities. They bicker and flirt like a happy-go-lucky pair of enemies.

3. Lots of melodrama. If it bothers you, click the X in the upper right. Maybe we'll meet again someday.

4. Insult me if you must, but please don't insult the main characters. QAQ Thank you, my lovely readers.

--- Coming next: I Made My C-Position Debut After My Divorce ---

Assistant: Young Master Gu, your wife divorced you and you kicked her out three months ago...

Gu Junqing: Has she realized her mistake?

Assistant: She joined the Super Girls competition, and she's about to debut in the C-position!

On her eighteenth birthday, Zhu Yiming made three wishes:

For her parents to be healthy and live to a ripe old age, so she wouldn't have to rush into inheriting the family construction company and could live freely.

To achieve some success as a director, and become known to viewers of talent shows.

To marry Gu Junqing, the award-winning actor, and spend a happy life as his wife.

On her twenty-first birthday, all her wishes came true.

But only halfway.

Her parents' health collapsed, and the family company went bankrupt. She certainly didn't need to inherit it anymore.

She married Gu Junqing as she wished, but three days later she was "divorced" against her will.

Viewers of talent shows did learn who she was, but not as a show director. She was a contestant.

A down-and-out heiress who'd divorced a top-tier star? Who else would go viral?

After the second round of performances, Zhu Yiming's marriage was exposed, and the whole internet mocked her:

-- A married woman auditioning for a girl group? Has she lost her mind?

-- Do you even know what an idol is? The idol scene doesn't need housewives.

When it came out that her ex-husband was the top-tier star Gu Junqing, things really blew up:

-- She joined the competition just to smear her ex, didn't she...

-- I bet she's here to snag a rich guy, show off her face, and latch onto someone new!

-- Pfft! Is there anyone richer or more handsome than Gu Junqing for her to latch onto?!

Turns out, there was.

And he was the young master of Flying Star Media, the company putting on the competition.

Flying Star Media - Ji Feiyang: Thank you for your support. I put on this show to make my wife happy. The group spot will go to the next contestant. She has a wedding to prepare for and no time.

---------------- Novel recommendations ----------------

Modern urban danmei sweet romance, I Got the Movie Emperor's Baby After Running Away from My Wedding, by Xian Hu.

The related novel, You Wouldn't Even Write a Script Like This [Entertainment Industry], is complete.

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