Conning the Entire Galaxy

As a bestselling author with millions of readers, Yan Qing is known for elegant prose and gripping pacing.

But every time she starts a new story, she gets flooded with angry comments:

"Good grief! This is a whole mouthful of angst, and you dare call it sweet romance with no angst?"

"You promised a fluffy, brainless sweet romance! Why can't I understand it? What is this, some mind-bending mystery?"

"You said it would be a hilarious read to enjoy with a meal, but it's a horror novel? You scared the hell out of me!"

Later, Yan Qing transmigrates to a future interstellar society. Realizing she can't do anything else, she rolls up her sleeves and returns to her old profession.

And so the people of the stars are introduced to an author whose stories never match their blurbs, a master of leaving readers hanging.

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During a rare moment of leisure, Xie Linyuan was browsing the interstellar internet when he clicked on a hugely popular story labeled "A meticulously researched, grand historical drama with an epic scope." To his surprise, the whole thing was full of explicit content.

Later

Xie Linyuan showed up at Yan Qing's door with the "epic historical masterpiece" in hand,

cornered her against the wall, and interrogated her sternly: "A meticulously researched historical drama? Hmm?"

Yan Qing trembled. "I was wrong! It's explicit and indecent! I... I'll change it right away!"

Xie Linyuan slowly leaned toward the gland at the back of Yan Qing's neck and murmured, "No need. For now, let's discuss chapter one..."

Afterward, Yan Qing rubbed her aching lower back. "It's fun to mislead and torment readers until you end up too weak to stand."

Things to know:

1. Because of the protagonists' professions, the story includes forum posts, bullet comments, reader comment sections, and Weibo posts.

2. The author loves her characters and only writes sweet romance.

3. Blurb screenshot archived on 2019.12.16

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[Coming soon: "After Transmigrating into a Book, I Took Over the Entertainment Industry by Spending Money." Please add it to your collection!]

Lin Ye had no connections, yet his incredible acting skills made him the youngest three-time Best Actor in Huaxia's history.

But on the very night he received his awards, Lin Ye suddenly transmigrated into a book.

He landed in a wildly popular, sickeningly sweet entertainment-industry romance he'd once read, as a minor character with the same name as him who was hopelessly in love.

The minor character came from a powerful family whose combined assets could buy the entire planet.

But after falling in love at first sight with the protagonist who was the love interest, he hid his identity and plunged into show business to get close to him.

After entering the industry for love, the minor character not only failed to win his crush's favor,

but his confession even earned him the title of "the most delusional, greasy, and washed-up person in the industry."

"Disgusting." "Greasy." "Delusional." "A toad trying to feast on swan meat."

After transmigrating, Lin Ye read the passionate comments from the love interest's fans online, checked the fifteen-digit balance in his bank account, and returned to Weibo.

After calmly editing a post, he published it:

"I can't take criticism. Anyone who criticizes me will see their fave blacklisted!"

The post drew maximum hate, and fans from every fandom jumped in.

They mocked Lin Ye as the most delusional person in the entertainment industry, saying he really would say anything.

Just as the online battle was raging, news broke

The biggest talent agency in the industry had a new owner!

The biggest film and television company in the industry had a new owner!

The largest cinema chain in the country had a new owner!

The official accounts of all these companies tagged their new boss, who turned out to be Lin Ye, the very person all the fans had been cursing out.

The fans: Daddy, we said the wrong thing just now. Please don't hold it against your kids. Is this a good enough kneeling pose? Please be merciful and spare our faves!

Only one famous but unnamed big shot stood out from the crowd: @Lin Ye, after buying all these businesses, when are you going to buy me?

Lin Ye: I can't afford you. I'm out!

The big shot: @Lin Ye, I'll pay you to take me!

Theme: Be honest