I Just Want to Ride Your Coattails [Entertainment Industry]

Author's Weibo: @Yinlin Shanshan

Young actor Zhuang Yisheng had a one-sided grudge against the award-winning actor Xi Muyou.

Then they were cast as the leads in the same movie.

Feeling the fierce hostility radiating from the young actor, Zhuang, his assistant advised him, "He's a top star, with both fame and status. We can't afford to mess with him. Let it go."

Zhuang Yisheng sneered. "Who says I don't have connections? I'll provoke him, ride his coattails, fake a romance scandal, and milk him for all he's worth."

But when he slung an arm around Xi Muyou's shoulder, Xi wrapped an arm around his waist.

When he...

Anyway, he couldn't win.

Zhuang Yisheng: ??? Weren't you supposed to hate people using you for fame and making up scandals?

Later, Zhuang Yisheng clutched the sheets and cursed hoarsely, "Get off me! What the hell, do you have skin hunger or something?!"

Zhuang Yisheng's POV vs. Xi Muyou's POV

Zhuang Yisheng: I'll ride his coattails.

Xi Muyou: He likes me.

Zhuang Yisheng: I'll fake a romance scandal with him.

Xi Muyou: He loves me.

Zhuang Yisheng: Whatever he hates, I'll do that.

Xi Muyou: He's kind of adorable. Maybe I should just accept him.

Ever since the rumors about Zhuang Yisheng and Xi Muyou spread...

Fans: Wake up! He's just using you for fame and trying to ride your coattails!

Xi Muyou: Bullshit. He obviously likes me.

Then he turned around and soothed Zhuang Yisheng. "They're just making things up. Don't let it bother you."

Zhuang Yisheng: Maybe you could believe them once in a while.

Xi Muyou: What new test is this? If it's a test, then I love you.

Zhuang Yisheng: ...

Two-faced, dramatic bottom & notoriously hypocritical, narcissistic top

P.S. 1. One-on-one, devoted to each other, happy ending.

2. The author isn't involved in fandom culture. Anything that differs from reality is fictional.

3. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. The world is fictional and parallel to our own. All characters are fictional; please don't connect them to real people.

Announcement: This novel will be completed and move to paid chapters on November 22, 2023. The chapters changing to paid are chapters 17 through 41. If you've already read them, there's no need to buy them again. Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you'll keep supporting me.

Upcoming novel: How Could I, the Dragon-Ao Protagonist, Ever Be Wrong? If you're interested, please visit my author page and add it to your favorites. Here's the blurb:

1

During class, struggling student Jiang Xiaobai whispered with his deskmate.

"This may be hard to believe, but the world we live in is a novel, and it's one of those scumbag top and miserable bottom stories."

"I'm the ultimate scumbag top: the domineering CEO Long Aotian who can make the world tremble with a single word, controlling the global economy."

"The top student and campus heartthrob at our school, Xie Fei, is the bottom lead."

"Our romance goes from school to the workplace, but I let him down. I kept other lovers, and even insulted, hit, and humiliated him for their sake. When he tried to break up with me, I forced him to stay."

"See that guy at six o'clock? He's the lover I take later. Out of jealousy, he killed Xie Fei. Now he's pursuing Xie Fei just to get my attention."

"In this life, I'll treat Xie Fei well and never let him down again. Even if I have to go through a long road of repentance to win him back, I'll do it."

His deskmate looked at him in disbelief. "If you're sick, you should get treatment."

Jiang Xiaobai: "Everything I said is true!"

2

Everyone in class knew that Jiang Xiaobai had hurt his head in a fall and developed memory confusion.

He often chased after Xie Fei, babbling nonsense.

Xie Fei was the universally recognized campus heartthrob at Qinghua High School: handsome, smart, from a good family, and aloof. He was an utterly unattainable beauty who ignored everyone who pursued him.

When the pretty little fool Jiang Xiaobai pursued Xie Fei, everyone said it was a toad trying to eat swan meat, and he would never succeed.

Until one day, someone saw Xie Fei forcefully pin the little fool against a wall. "Are we dating or not? How long are you going to keep me waiting?"

Jiang Xiaobai stammered, "L-let's wait until graduation. I can't make it that easy for you to get me!"

Pretty, silly, struggling student bottom x cool, celibate top student top

Upcoming novel: Rock Superstar. If you're interested, please visit my author page and add it to your favorites. Here's the blurb:

1

Li Fuguang had loved music since childhood. When he started a band, nobody believed in him.

[What kind of band? Playing at weddings and funerals or hanging around bars? That's not a real job.]

[Only lowlifes are always hanging around bars.]

[Mixing with a bunch of young punks will only lead you astray.]

[What does a pretty boy know about rock? Go home and drink your milk!]

Later, Li Fuguang signed with a record company. His debut album broke Guinness sales records and became a hit everywhere! Merchandise bearing his image sold out across the board.

Famous music critic: Li Fuguang is a once-in-a-century genius. His arrival has transformed the music scene and injected new life into rock. He's a musician at the forefront of his era!

M Country's Time magazine: Even decades from now, Li Fuguang's music won't sound dated. It's a gift from God to the twenty-first century!

Those who once mocked Li Fuguang: ...All we can say is that our faces hurt.

2

Tang Chenbi is a Wall Street legend, a so-called golden finger, with personal assets exceeding the combined fortunes of the entire entertainment industry. Everyone is eager to get close to him.

Many celebrities and socialites tried to approach him and were turned away, but paparazzi caught him having dinner with rock superstar Li Fuguang.

Tang Chenbi is cold and aloof, looking down on everyone. Li Fuguang is the only person he treats with gentleness, care, and consideration.

Everyone said Li Fuguang had sold himself for money and had no morals.

Until someone dug up the truth...

Tang Chenbi and Li Fuguang had been neighbors since childhood!

Tang Chenbi had given Li Fuguang his first guitar!

Tang Chenbi had once told Li Fuguang, "You can do anything you want. I'll always be right behind you."

#ChildhoodFriendsCPIsSoGood##AnotherDayCryingOverAnEpicLoveStory#

Childhood friends.

Superstar bottom x powerful tycoon top

Theme: Never stop striving as long as you live.