I'll Make You a Star [Showbiz]

Series: The Script Wouldn't Dare Go This Far [Entertainment Industry] (complete)

Taking You Away, No Thanks [Entertainment Industry] (ongoing)

[Blurb screenshot taken on 2020/3/7]

There's been a curious story making the rounds among the socialites lately. Su Yunqian, the aloof beauty of Jiangcheng, was jilted by Qu Zixian, the eldest son of Zhongtian International, who had just returned from abroad.

And the reason for the broken engagement? Young Master Qu had fallen for Su Yunqian's best friend, Yin Lianqiao, the daughter of the Su family's domestic helper!?

The truth, however, was that Su Yunqian had bravely pursued love and secretly married her college sweetheart. When Qu Zixian learned the truth, he angrily broke off the engagement. Then he dragged her in as a last-minute stand-in at the engagement banquet.

Caught in the crossfire, Yin Lianqiao was under enormous pressure.

She was a nobody, a pretty vase who only ever got bit parts. Now she was hit with a scandal accusing her of stealing her best friend's fiancé and clawing her way to the top. She was condemned on Weibo, unable to defend herself, and lost both her job and her reputation.

Furious, Yin Lianqiao could only burn incense every day and pray for Qu Zixian's company to go bankrupt, for him to trip while walking, and for him to choke on water.

Qu Zixian: Come pick a script.

Yin Lianqiao looked around. "They're all female leads! I'm a nobody who usually plays bit parts and doesn't even get a line. How could I handle a leading role?"

Qu Zixian: How could my fiancée ever play second fiddle to someone else?

Yin Lianqiao swallowed. "I have no popularity, no awards, and no acting skills. Even if I make the movie, it'll never sell. We'll lose a fortune."

Qu Zixian: I'm funding it. I'll bear the losses.

Yin Lianqiao looked up at the sky, speechless. "Do you even know what you're doing?"

Qu Zixian: I'm making you a star.

Yin Lianqiao: ...Are you doing this to make it up to me?

Qu Zixian: Yes.

I'm making up for all those years I wasn't by your side.

Content warnings:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced and secretly in love with each other. One-on-one.

2. They're each other's first love. Neither has ever liked anyone else.

3. The engagement is real, but they agree to call it off when their contract expires. He only starts pursuing the heroine after the engagement is broken.

4. Expect melodrama and outrageous twists. Readers sensitive to implausible details or dramatic plot points, proceed with caution!

Message: Stand on your own two feet.