My Manager Sister

[My ongoing novel, Older Sister Who Stole My Fiance: tomboy x mature woman. Check out my profile if you're interested.] Blurb One ---I read Mom's diary. She wrote that even in the entertainment industry, a place as murky as a vat of dye, she could feel the sincere love of her fans. I want someone to love me, too. ---You don't have to grow into a rose. If you'd like, be a floribunda, a daisy, or a nameless little flower. Be any one of countless flowers, and I'll love you all the same. Although Sheng Xiyue is the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, rumors keep spreading that she's a diva, along with gossip about her love life. Her projects are terrible, too. She takes on every variety show that even B-list performers wouldn't touch. When a host splashes water in her face, she just smiles it off. When her hard work on a show gets edited out, she doesn't make a fuss. At the airport, someone gives her a "special" gift. She opens it eagerly, thinking she's finally getting something in return, only to be horrified. That was the one time Sheng Xiyue threw away all her reason and pride and broke down sobbing in the departure lounge, her face in her hands. A few remaining fans start demanding justice for their idol. They call on her agency to take action and replace the manager in charge of her. The new manager is aloof and doesn't talk much, but quietly takes care of everything for her. She gathers up Sheng Xiyue's shattered heart, collects her fans' gifts for her again, and lays all the world's beauty at her feet. She makes Sheng Xiyue believe that getting her fans' love is so easy. Later, Sheng Xiyue no longer wants the love of so many fans. She wants the love of her manager big sister. Blurb Two: Everyone in the industry knows that if that incident hadn't happened, Liang Ruyu would be one of the best talent managers in entertainment today. But after it happened, not a single person stood up for her. So when Liang Ruyu finally cleared her name, she had lost all faith in the industry and decided to retire. "It's just the entertainment industry. You can live without it, can't you?" When a friend asked her to come out of retirement and manage a young girl, she refused. The entertainment industry had plenty going for it, but no one had any real feelings. Later, at the airport, she saw the young girl entrusted to her go from beaming with joy over a gift to crouching on the ground and sobbing. That's when she changed her mind. At first, Liang Ruyu was cold toward the girl, assigning her work and cramming her schedule full so she'd have more chances to appear in public and earn more fans' love. Later, she began pushing aside every unimportant job for her own selfish reasons, just so she could cuddle that soft, lovely girl in bed. "There are all kinds of wolves out there. They just want to steal my girl away." The prickly girl refuses to let go, no matter what anyone says. ---"No matter what my girl is like, I'll always take her side." ---"Maybe I've been unloved for too long. I can only feel at ease if someone loves me with complete, wholehearted favoritism." [A story about finding salvation. That feeling of a light shining through in the middle of adversity is truly wonderful.] -----After the Fans Give Up, I Marry My Rival Blurb: Fu Luoxin and Jiang Yunlan are famous rivals in the entertainment industry. One is the heiress of the Fu Group, and the other is a child star who started acting at a young age. Going by that alone, the two shouldn't have anything to do with each other. It's not that they're evenly matched. It's that their opportunities overlap to an unprecedented degree. Jiang Yunlan's fans call Fu Luoxin a pretty ornament with no acting skills, saying she gets all her roles by throwing money at them. Fu Luoxin's fans say she's rich and can do whatever she wants, and that just looking at her bewitching face makes them feel like eating two extra bowls of rice. Whenever either side trends, the two fandoms start fighting, turning a clean comment section into a battlefield. Then a movie announces that the two will star in it, and their fans begin fighting over billing, demanding that the director rank them. It turns out to be a dual-lead film. Both fandoms give up. The first time they give up, paparazzi catch the two of them in the same room discussing a script by nightlight. The second time, the stars need more than ten takes to get their kissing scene right. The third time, the two of them post an intimate photo and announce their relationship. At this point, the fans fall silent. Just as the shipping fans are getting ready to celebrate the New Year in style, the two fandoms come to blows right at their home bases. The reason: they're fighting over which of the two is the top and which is the bottom. I can take the loss, but my idol can't. Bonus scene: Fu Luoxin loves sleeping on set so much that netizens call her the Sleeping Beauty of our time. At an interview, the host asks when a prince will come along to kiss this Sleeping Beauty awake. Fu Luoxin answers calmly: I don't need a man, thank you. The comments are all saying, Give us a chance, big sister. Not long after, photos come out of her and Jiang Yunlan, a multiple-award-winning actress, leaving the same residence. That's when netizens realize she meant it. A Sleeping Beauty doesn't necessarily need a prince. A youthful crush, a romance at the top. Theme: Embrace a new life