After Entering a Harem Novel, My Stock Soared

(Complete) The Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Trope and a True-Feelings Showdown. 60% of the story is locked for 72 hours to prevent piracy. (Content warning upfront: If you're extremely possessive of the male love interest, there's still time to leave!) A stock chart showing reader support appeared above Yin Qin's head, and he realized he'd transmigrated into a harem novel set in the entertainment industry. The beloved protagonist, Chi Ying, was pursued by five men whose popularity was shown as stock prices. Yin Qin was one of them. As lowly as he was, he fell out with his friends and retired from the entertainment industry for love, only to get a cool, distant glance from Chi Ying in return. Remembering how he'd shamelessly fawned over Chi Ying, Yin Qin raised his arms and shouted, "I'm putting my clothes back on, one piece at a time! What stock chart? I want it to hit its lower limit and get delisted!" The newly transformed Yin Qin now treated Chi Ying as his sworn enemy. He was determined to beat him in popularity, surpass him in endorsements, and destroy his career! But the harder he tried, the more his chart kept climbing. After hitting the daily limit several times, he surpassed the other four men. Yin Qin: WTF?! Dad would rather die than go after Chi Ying! Can this damn author really force me to follow the plot?! One day, when Yin Qin's stock price had broken through the sky, he suddenly noticed that his chart had disappeared. In its place, a familiar chart slowly rose above Chi Ying's head. At the same time, the other four men's stocks all changed ticker symbols and went public again. Stock Man No. 1: Oh no, I might be in love with Yin Qin. Stock Man No. 2: Yin Qin is beautiful, acts well, and has a sweet voice. Was I blind to fall for that icy Chi Ying? Stock Man No. 3: He's just a kid. How can he be this cute?! Stock Man No. 4: Baby, Chi Ying may be blind, but I'm not. Yin Qin: ?? Another day, Chi Ying called him to his room after a day of filming. Chi Ying's stock price had soared through the sky. Yin Qin panicked and tried to run, but someone cornered him behind the door. Gripping Chi Ying's arm, eyes red and tears gathering at the corners of his eyes, he thought, Damn it, what kind of story is this? Even the love interest changed! Important reading guide: 1. The original character and the transmigrated male lead are two different people. Please treat them separately. 2. In this setting, stock prices represent reader support and do not reflect the characters' actual feelings. 3. The characters' actions are controversial, but everyone has their reasons. Please don't leave comments containing spoilers in Chapter 1. They spoil the experience for later readers. I'll delete them if I see them. Thanks. 4. This isn't a ship-bait story. Check the blurb so you don't mix up the top and bottom. The ship rankings are all imaginary, so ship whoever you like. I won't change the story either way. (Shrugs.) 5. The male lead is charming, powerful, and beautiful, but in the author's eyes both the top and the bottom are dear to her. If you're extremely possessive of the male love interest, please spare us both and don't click in. Thanks. 6. Everyone is welcome here. Some come together, some drift apart. No pressure either way. Thanks again. Next story: After I Became a Player, the Male Lead Turned Dark Immortal Lord Lu Xingyan failed to ascend and transmigrated into a cultivation novel, becoming the weakest little junior sister, adored by the entire sect. Wait... the little junior sister? Lu Xingyan lifted his robe and let out a long breath: Oh, good. I'm just a man who dresses as a woman. (What's good about that?) Ascending is dangerous, so he'd rather hide his strength and coast through life. But when he performed a divination, he foresaw that he would die within a century, and only the male lead in the book could avert it. Lu Xingyan slowly formed a question mark above his head: Who's the male lead? The eldest senior brother is devoted to cultivation and immensely powerful, with a terrifying speed of advancement. He seems like the male lead of a leveling-up story. The junior granduncle is a paragon of elegance, peerless in the world, and has the personality of an air conditioner that blows warm air on everyone. He seems like the male lead of a harem story. The sect leader is a master of alliances and intrigue, full of schemes, and speaks in paradoxes. He seems like the male lead of a political-strategy story. Even among the people in his own sect, everyone looks like a male lead, let alone the demon kings, fiends, and medicine immortals out there. Only the junior brother he'd picked up on a whim is a clueless, simple-minded fool. He definitely can't be the male lead. Lu Xingyan: It's easier to get around with lots of friends. Only children have to choose. Adults, of course, should... latch onto everyone except the junior brother! Faced with Lu Xingyan's over-the-top displays of affection, the eldest senior brother, junior granduncle, sect leader, demon kings, fiends, and medicine immortals all cried out in their hearts: The person she likes is me! After surviving his death tribulation, Lu Xingyan faked his death, changed his appearance, and ran off to live it up. Before long, the Demon Venerable captured him and all his luggage and carried him back to the Demon City. Clutching the red silk bed curtains, Lu Xingyan blushed to the tips of his ears and said, "Hua Yuanfeng... don't do anything crazy. I'm a man!" The Demon Venerable held his chin and smiled. "I know, Little Senior Sister." ...So this is a darkened male lead from a green JJ novel. Theme: The fire in one's heart can set the plains ablaze