My Vase Persona Has Cracked (Entertainment Industry)

[The new story next door, "Isn't Money Great?", is now underway.]

#favorite_1{color:#1E90FF;font-weight:bold;border-style:double;} Ling An is unexpectedly reborn and discovers that he's gone back three years.

He only wanted to grow flowers, drink tea, and be a competent pretty face in the entertainment industry. But his pretty-boy image... is starting to crumble?

While watching elderly people play chess in the park, he runs into a big shot in the entertainment industry and resolves a contract dispute in five seconds.

While walking his pet, he's spotted by a famous director, who pulls him in for an audition. He ends up trending online.

While relaxing at home, a top-tier brand specifically requests him as its spokesperson, causing an uproar in the industry.

Question: What's it like to become a top-tier star?

Ling An: Thanks for asking. I just want to be a laid-back pretty face.

Fans: Wake up! We won't let you waste your talent!

Ling An: ...

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Qin Yan owes Ling An his life, and decides to find a chance to repay him so they can be even.

He never expected...

Ling An: "Mr. Qin, we're even now."

Qin Yan: "No, we're not. I still owe you the rest of my life. I have to repay you."

Ling An: "???"

Couple: Qin Yan x Ling An.

Releases on May 14 (Thursday).

Notes: 1. Same-sex marriage is legal. This is a fictional setting, so don't apply it to real life.

2. Sweet and satisfying. I swallowed the logic myself, so don't go looking for it.

2. Wen Li and Mu Liyue may make guest appearances later. This is another story in the same setting, but they're not the main characters, so you don't need to read the previous story.

3. No real-life inspirations x3. I don't follow celebrities; I just write the stories I like.

4. No need to tell me if you're dropping the story. Thin-skinned author, please don't disturb.

Daily updates at noon. If anything comes up, I'll post a leave notice on Weibo or in the comments.

Weibo: @YikeDaMumu

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Next danmei story: "Isn't Money Great?"

(Synopsis) Yan Shiqiu has an ambitious goal: earn one billion in five years.

But even with a top-one degree, he can only expect an annual salary starting at one million.

So he enters the entertainment industry and throws himself into his career.

Then fate plays a cruel joke on him. A car accident transmigrates him into a romance-obsessed cannon-fodder character in a book.

In his first appearance, he takes the villain's casual promise at face value, forcibly kisses the male lead, strips off his swim trunks, and confesses to him wildly.

Yan Shiqiu opens his eyes, looks at the swim trunks in his hand, then at the male lead Ji Yunnian, whose face is dark as the bottom of a pot. He thinks of the miserable future awaiting him, dying alone in the wilderness, and bursts into tears big enough to fill the Pacific Ocean.

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Ji Yunnian can rely on both his father and mother, and he also has money, looks, and talent.

He's basically a walking Gary Stu.

He never thought that attending a party at someone's invitation would end with him being forcibly kissed by someone he especially hated.

After tearing the man off him, Ji Yunnian laughs in fury.

Just as he's about to teach him a lesson, Yan Shiqiu suddenly bursts into tears, then dives headfirst into the swimming pool, trying to drown himself.

Ji Yunnian: "???"

After finally rescuing him, Ji Yunnian hasn't even said a word when the other guy turns around and accuses him first: "You owe me the eight hundred million I lost!"

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Later, Ji Yunnian falls prey to the irresistible charm of love and decides Yan Shiqiu is the cutest person in the world.

He corners him in the makeup room and confesses.

Yan Shiqiu: "No, I don't want to, I'm sorry! Why date when I could focus on my career? Isn't money great? Isn't making money great?!"

Ji Yunnian posts, at his wit's end, asking for advice: My rival in love is money and my career. What do I do?

Couple: [Versatile film emperor top (Ji Yunnian)] x [Bottom focused on money and career (Yan Shiqiu)]

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Next danmei campus story: "Studying Hard Is Too Difficult"

(Synopsis) Gu Sinan, the worst student at Nancheng High, once made a bold declaration: "I, Gu Sinan, would rather die than study seriously!"

Yet the following week, he bought a stack of tutoring books, put on his glasses, and listened intently in class. During breaks, he even ran to the teachers' office to ask questions.

Everyone: "???"

Gu Sinan has a dream in which he fails the college entrance exam, ends up miserable, and dies alone in a rented room.

As a good young man who opposes feudal superstition, believes in science, and has memorized the Eight Honors and Eight Shames and the Core Socialist Values, of course he doesn't believe it.

Then the things he saw in his dream all come true.

On the first day, he's late and gets punished with a 3,000-word self-criticism.

On the second day, a basketball hits him in the head.

On the third day, a dog chases him down the road.

Ah, he was wrong. He was really wrong. From now on, he'll study hard. His goal is to get into a 985 or 211 university!

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Jiang Sheng has been paying attention to Gu Sinan for a long time.

He's curious why Gu Sinan, despite having an uncaring father and mother and being kicked out by his family, is still sunny and cheerful every day, with not a trace of gloom.

He's used to watching him.

One day, Gu Sinan corners him against a wall. "Are you secretly in love with me?"

Jiang Sheng smiles, pins Gu Sinan against the wall, and murmurs, "Then would you like to date me? For the rest of our lives?"

Note: One of life's three great illusions is thinking someone likes you. This is a story about someone who imagines it so much that he successfully turns himself gay.

[Couple: Cool, versatile school heartthrob and top student (Jiang Sheng) x Adorable, prickly poor student (Gu Sinan)]

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Completed stories: "Forced to Work After a Breakup (Entertainment Industry)" / "Forced to Pretend to Be a Poor Student in a Book" / "After Marrying into a Wealthy Family, I Was Spoiled Rotten" / "I Just Want to Study Hard" / "I Heard You're My Lover (Entertainment Industry)" / "The Little Teacup Pig's Rich Family Life" / "Redemption" / "He's Always in the Headlines (Entertainment Industry)."

For more, visit my author page: Yike Da Mumu.

Theme: Life should be joyful. Keep an optimistic and positive outlook.