My Husband Earns Millions in Royalties

1. The Shu family is facing a debt crisis, so Shu Canxia marries into the Qin family to secure an alliance. Before the wedding, Shu Canxia hears that the Qin family's eldest grandson injured his leg several years ago. He's been bedridden and unable to move for years, and has become unrecognizable. He never leaves the house. After marrying into the family, she sees the man before her, leaning on a cane but still impossibly graceful, and screams inwardly, over and over, "I'm in." When she suggests keeping their marriage secret for the sake of her career, her rich husband says they might as well get divorced. That suits her just fine. By chance, Shu Canxia becomes famous for a minor role. She returns with all her belongings and says, "Let's get the divorce papers done tomorrow. I'll pay back your family's betrothal gifts within three years." Qin Ji turns and goes upstairs, then brings his laptop to her. "The next fifty-two chapters of my new novel. No divorce." On the screen is the pen name of an online fiction superstar who has been hugely popular in recent years, an author Shu Canxia has loved for years... Qin Ji closes the laptop and pushes it toward her. "No divorce. You get me and all my drafts." What humble reader waiting for updates could possibly resist an attack of advance chapters from their favorite author? 2. Word gets out that the female lead in the much-anticipated novel To Set the Wedding at Dusk will be played by a newcomer with no formal acting training and only a handful of roles to her name. Fans protest: "The author personally said that the female lead of To Set the Wedding at Dusk was his ideal type. What right does a nobody have to play her?" On the night Shu Canxia is flamed on trending topics, Qin Ji steals his assistant's phone and logs into the studio's official Weibo account. "Because she's my wife." [Shocking! A certain actress's real reason for refusing to divorce is to make it easier to pester her husband for updates!] [Shocking! A certain novelist's way of making up with his wife is to update ten thousand words a day!] *An online fiction superstar who writes ten thousand words a day on a whim X An actress who'll stop at nothing to get her updates Up next: I Really Am Not Short on Money Synopsis: 1. Cen Qing happens to walk into a theater and is impressed by the handsome leading man, his acting, and his potential. After a great deal of effort, she manages to get a backstage meet-and-greet and makes him an offer. The man turns her down, but Cen Qing doesn't give up. She makes an even more tempting offer: "I looked into what you earn per performance. I can promise you a third-billing role or better in a TV series my company is preparing, with pay on par with an established leading actor." "I don't act, and I don't need the money." He politely escorts Cen Qing out of the backstage area. Cen Qing only gets more determined. She follows the man across much of China on his tour, sitting in the exact middle seat of the front row every time, without fail. Eventually, Cen Qing decides there's no hope. She clutches her ticket but doesn't go into the theater, sitting outside and staring into space. After the show, the man rushes out in his costume and lifts Cen Qing's chin with his folding fan. "We've come all this way. Why give up when we're one step from the finish line?" A few days later, at a project-planning meeting at Heyue Entertainment, Cen Qing meets the legendary Duan Shenghe, president of Heyue Entertainment. He's no longer the hardworking theater actor she remembers. Several renowned industry figures follow at his heels. One phone call can move tens of millions, and a single cufflink costs more than she earns in a year of hard work. Duan Shenghe smiles at Cen Qing across the conference table. "Writer Cen, we meet again." "I'm interested in your script, so I'm joining the production as an investor." 2. On set, screenwriter Cen Qing watches the playback of a shot the director has just praised to the skies. She still feels it hasn't achieved the effect she wants. Duan Shenghe, the male lead and investor, sits nearby, surveying everyone on set. "Lighting, set design, costumes, the director... Who do you think needs replacing?" Cen Qing: ??? Heyue Entertainment and Xingchu Entertainment are leading companies in the industry, and their presidents have been at odds for years. But at some point, the two presidents' relationship began to thaw. People say Duan Shenghe of Heyue was the one who asked to make peace. He swallowed his pride and kept calling the other man "Cousin" with great enthusiasm. * A screenwriter from a family with its own company, who isn't short on money X A big shot with his own company, who loves acting and isn't short on money * A president's cousin X The president of a rival company You might also enjoy Youzi's completed novels! Professor, You Were Secretly in Love with Me [Fake delivery guy, real professor X Reclusive online novelist] Doctor, Give Me Some Medicine [Quiet neurosurgeon X Frail, often-ill food editor] Mom, I Want to Marry Him [Seemingly proper old-school Chinese medicine doctor X Reckless girl who climbs trees] Firefighter on Standby at Home [Super boyfriend-material firefighter X Boisterous little online novelist] Movie Emperor, You're in the Wrong Room [Lightweight movie star with a surprising side X Beauty blogger] Boss, One Iced Milk Tea, Please [Rich, with a delicate stomach X Beautiful, sweet milk-tea fanatic] Theme: Each of us should work hard to become a better version of ourselves