This Person Is Worth Befriending [Showbiz]

[New novel, The Part-Time Stand-In, now available] Ye Li is a stage actor born into a wealthy family and raised in an artistic household. He's sweet, talented, and has it all: looks, charisma, and skill. He shot to the top of the trending searches after happening to sit beside top-tier star Song Zhao at the entertainment industry's most-watched awards ceremony. The two didn't interact at all, but their stunning photos together were enough to make Ye Li unwillingly gain his very first ship. Ye Li laughed it off, certain he and Song Zhao would never cross paths again after that night. Little did he know, that very evening he would receive word that his rich grandfather was about to unleash the "marriage alliance attack." Ye Li fled in the middle of the night, packed up and left, hiding his family background. He threw himself into a tiny, low-budget variety show and declared that he was too busy working to have any worldly desires. What he never expected was to run into his ship again on that tiny variety show. No, not his ship, Song Zhao. And they even became partners. Nobody x top-tier star Their status was worlds apart, yet they clicked unexpectedly well. With a few clever moves, they managed to bring a half-dead variety show back to life! Even the ants passing by couldn't help looking at photos of him and Song Zhao together and exclaiming, "What a perfect match!" With countless shippers cheering them on, Ye Li remained calm, certain that he and Song Zhao shared nothing but a pure partnership. When he learned Song Zhao had also joined the show to dodge pressure to get married, he thought their pure partnership had reached an even higher level! Song Zhao: What's your blind date's name? What does he do? Ye Li: Song Erzhu. He slaughters pigs in the village. Ye Li: What about yours? Song Zhao: Ye Dahua. He sells fish at RT-Mart. Something seems a little off... - Later, their families began a new round of pressuring them to marry. Meanwhile, Ye Li and Song Zhao discovered that their "pure partnership" was gradually changing into something else... After a romantic night together, Ye Li curled up in Song Zhao's blankets and decided to find a time to meet the person his family had arranged for him, and formally explain that he was already taken and had no intention of entering a business marriage. So one day, at an upscale hotel, Ye Li opened the door to the private dining room he had booked, ready to get straight to the point, only to find himself staring at Song Zhao inside. Pointing at himself, Ye Li gave a cold laugh. "Ye Dahua, the fish seller at RT-Mart?" Song Zhao gave him a half-smile. "Song Erzhu, the village pig butcher?" - * One-on-one, happy ending, slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy * No real-life inspirations, no celebrity fandom * There will be a "book-within-a-book" story. If you can't accept that, run! * No need to tell me if you drop the novel~ Theme: Strive for your dreams