I Went Viral Shipping Couples in the Entertainment Industry

[Upcoming: Going Viral on a Laid-Back Variety Show with My Top-Tier Star Nephew; I Went Flat on a Dating Show and Became Famous. Please add them to your reading list!] Blurb: After transmigrating into a book, Xue Lan wakes up in the body of a celebrity who shares her name. The original Xue Lan is hated by the entire internet, has just been dropped by her agency, and has only one person left by her side: a rookie agent who refuses to abandon her. The rookie agent notices that the artist, who used to be terrible at keeping up her public profile, seems to have recently become obsessed with shipping all kinds of couples. So... Agent: I’ve got a show offer. Want to take it? Xue Lan: I’m already hated by everyone. I should just quit showbiz. Agent: They’ve also invited a popular couple. Xue Lan: Sounds good. Agent: There’s another variety show offer. Interested? Xue Lan: No. Agent: Two of the regular guests are model celebrity couples. Xue Lan: Let’s go. Agent: There’s a period drama role up for audition. Want to try? Xue Lan: My acting’s bad. I won’t get it. Agent: It’s a bromance drama, and the role is just there to get past the censors. You’ll follow the two leads around the whole time. Xue Lan: I’m getting that role. Then netizens noticed that Xue Lan, who used to love stirring up trouble, had changed. While everyone else on the show was desperately showing off their talents, she hid in a corner with a knowing, shipper’s grin. At the awards ceremony, while other actresses competed to outshine one another, she stood with her hands tucked into her sleeves, beaming like a proud aunt. In behind-the-scenes footage, while everyone else horsed around, she cupped her face in her hands and wore the same knowing grin. Just as everyone started to think Xue Lan had lost her mind, an eagle-eyed netizen suddenly realized: Wait, that grin looks familiar... Holy crap, isn’t that the exact face I make when I’m shipping a couple?! [Romance Plot Blurb] Xue Lan transmigrates into the body of the celebrity Xue Lan, who is the twin sister of Sheng Lin, one half of her destined male-male pairing! Their mother fears her son might be turned gay, so she wants Xue Lan to play a small role on his set and spy on him while she’s there! The chance to ship her favorite couple up close is exactly what she wants. Xue Lan, who couldn’t be happier: “Mom, don’t worry. Leave everything to me.” So when Xue Lan arrives on set, she gives the two men a meaningful look and pats her younger brother on the shoulder. “Bro, your big sister supports you. Go bravely after true love. I’ll handle continuing the family line!” Sheng Lin: ... Sheng Lin’s partner, Shi Zhi: ... From then on, Xue Lan dedicates herself to playing matchmaker, helping them both openly and behind the scenes in every way she can. But one day, Xue Lan, who’s always shouting, “Anyone who breaks up my destined couple is dead meat,” realizes she’s the one who looks like a fool! So when her relationship with Shi Zhi comes to light... Sheng Lin: So I’ve been taking the blame for you two all this time! Xue’s Mom: Sweetie, you didn’t have to go that far. I only asked you to spy on them. You didn’t need to get yourself involved! Her former shipper buddies: Girl, how did you end up breaking up the very couple you shipped yourself? [Reading Guide] 1. Because the heroine is a shipper, all kinds of couples will appear in the story: male-male and male-female, real and fake. They’re all there to serve the plot, and the main story won’t dwell on them. 2. The main plot follows the heroine as she happily ships couples in showbiz and becomes more and more famous. The romance has two strands: the relationship between the male and female leads, and the heroine’s family relationships. Blurb for upcoming novel I Went Flat on a Dating Show and Became Famous After dying suddenly from overwork, corporate drone Lin Xi transmigrates into the body of a minor celebrity in a showbiz novel. She’s the type who’s desperate to claw her way to the top but can never get famous. In the novel, the original Lin Xi is taking part in a dating show where every contestant is a drama queen. A scheming green-tea girl wants to use the show to land a rich husband, while a fake innocent wants to use it to boost her fame. A rich playboy is there to have fun, and a charming womanizer is there to expand his harem. Then there are the novel’s male and female leads, and the clichéd love triangle with the original Lin Xi that’s about to unfold like a melodramatic prime-time soap... After sorting through the tangled plot, Lin Xi decides to lie flat. And so viewers get to see scenes like these: When the scheming green-tea girl comes over with fake concern, really just trying to provoke her, Lin Xi answers halfheartedly: “Mm-hmm. You’re absolutely right.” When the fake innocent runs over in tears and asks if Lin Xi dislikes her, Lin Xi shrugs: “If that’s what you want to think, there’s nothing I can do.” When the womanizer tries to flirt and lure Lin Xi into his harem, Lin Xi holds out a plate of braised fish and says flatly, “I eat fish, but I’m not one. Find someone else.” Contestants: ??? Viewers: I’m dying. What’s with Lin Xi’s social rebellion? Those trashy-playboy lines she comes up with on the spot are incredible. Then Lin Xi goes viral for her uniquely laid-back style. The problem for the production team is that Lin Xi seems to have forgotten she’s a female contestant on a dating show. So... The director says earnestly, “Lin Xi, this is a dating show. You need to interact more with the male contestants.” Lin Xi stammers, “Director, to be honest, I think I have that ‘man-hating syndrome.’ We can’t do this to the other male contestants.” Director: ??? Viewers: Hahahaha, what the heck is ‘man-hating syndrome’? Lin Xi is such a goofball. I can’t help loving her. Maybe Lin Xi has rattled the production team, because they somehow manage to bring in Lu Li, the top-tier star of domestic entertainment and an actor famous in the industry for his “woman-hating syndrome.” Then they force him to be Lin Xi’s official pairing. Lin Xi: ... The first time the two meet on the show, Lin Xi and Lu Li exchange a glance, then promptly look away. Clearly, neither of them plans to play along with the production team’s matchmaking. Viewers: ??? Well, this mutually-disgusted couple is bound to end in a breakup. But as the show goes on, viewers gradually begin to notice: Huh, why is this couple that can’t stand each other strangely sweet? Blurb screenshot taken on December 17, 2020 Theme: Keep life simple and happy