Chasing Shadows Around the World

[Complete] On the eve of graduation, the script Qiao Qing had worked so hard to write was butchered by the investors and turned into an epic disaster of a movie. After watching it, he calmly took out his phone. Rotten Apple Movies - Latest Review of "XXX": ★ ***** What a garbage director. Even I could do better! A few months later. Director Qiao's debut film premiered. Within a day, it shot to the top of the trending lists on major websites. A week later, the number of readers waiting for updates in the comments had passed one million, and it claimed the top spot on the annual recommendation chart. Everyone was having a great time at the celebratory banquet. Only the leading actress, holding up her wineglass, asked a question that cut to the heart of it all: "...Director Qiao, wasn't the script I got back then a sweet, naive romance?" Qiao Qing soon became one of the hottest rising directors in the industry. In his films, the heroine of a terrible movie could transform into a queen of horror, and a rich second-generation who bought their way onto set could become a nationwide idol. Even an award-winning actor known for his gentle, shy nature and innate sense of justice could be turned by Qiao Qing into a ruthless thug in a suit, or a blood-soaked, smiling madman. But directing films was a money pit. To raise money for his movies, Qiao Qing decided to take a few necessary measures. He started selling fruit through his social media contacts as a side hustle, and accidentally became the top salesperson in East China. He turned the process of auditioning and training actors into a variety show, whose ratings crushed those of the boy-band competitions airing at the same time. He took a late-night flight to the hotel to pitch a dream to an award-winning actor, successfully tricking him into bringing in a billion yuan at the box office. Qiao Qing: As expected of me. Meanwhile, An award-winning actor had carefully prepared a candlelit dinner and a luxurious hotel room with an ocean view for couples. But after listening to the man he loved talk nonstop about film and television plans all night, he was still doing his best to keep smiling. ...I've had my fill of promises. Why won't he come and take advantage of me? "I thought God had sealed both the windows and the doors of my house. Later, I realized there was no roof." - From The Legend of Global Cinema: Director Qiao Qing's Memoirs ● A genius, wooden director on the bottom x a lovesick, nationally adored award-winning actor on top ● Stories within stories, novels within novels, and immersive films. Primarily an entertainment-industry success story ● My other completed works, Global Update Watchers and The Whole School Transmigrated on the First Day of School, are in my collection. Please follow and subscribe~ --- Next book: Everyone Under Heaven Thinks I Will Lose My Kingdom. Please add it to your collection~ --- My name is Li Li, and I'm an emperor. Before I transmigrated, my childhood friend usually called me Lily. The seat of the Son of Heaven is hard and cold. Sitting on it, all I can see is a row of ministers' bottoms as they tremble in fear. As a puppet emperor whose court is controlled by a treacherous chancellor, I only do three things at court each day: nod, yawn, and count how many bottoms are left in the room. I miss my reclining sofa. And I miss my childhood friend, too. The realm is at war, and eleven rebel armies are closing in on the imperial capital. They all claim to be coming to save the emperor, but I'm just a puppet who knows nothing. Everyone under Heaven thinks I'll become the last ruler of the Jing Dynasty. ...Honestly, I think so too. Until one day, a letter from the rebels reached my hands: "Lily, how are you? I'm boss now, wait me." With tears in my eyes, I shakily picked up my brush and wrote: "I'm fine, thank you." From then on, there was one more thing I had to do on the imperial throne: Wait for my childhood friend to come to the capital and rebel against me. ...QAQ The treacherous chancellor's eyes are getting more and more terrifying. When is my friend coming? Both transmigrated, 1v1 happy ending An easygoing emperor who is only pretending to be carefree on the bottom x a rebel with grand ambitions who is only pretending to be a villain on top Theme: Anyone with a dream can achieve great things