At twenty-six, Ming Xianxi won the Best Actress award at Cannes. With a brilliant future ahead of her, she chose to step away at the height of her success, turning down every offer and spending her days at home, passing the time with investments and charity work.
The entertainment industry heard news of her again four years later: Ming Xianxi would star in Southbound, Northbound, a film by an unknown director, Jing Rang, about a same-sex relationship.
Gossip accounts mocked her and stirred up trouble: Was Ming Xianxi short on cash? Why lower her worth to star in some low-budget film? Who was the director? Jing Rang? Never even heard of her!
Ming Xianxi's fans fired back: My girl is an artist with integrity and ambition. She can do whatever she wants, and it's none of your business! So what if the director is unknown? A good movie can still win awards!
When the film came out, it was both a critical and commercial success, and audiences all changed their tune: "You can always trust Ming Xianxi!" "What kind of genius director is this? She knows exactly how to make a movie!"
At the same time, the "Jin Xi He Xi" pairing of Ming Xianxi and her female co-star Chu Jinsheng became hugely popular, with their fan forum rising from nowhere and leaving all others in the dust.
Watching the fans ship them like crazy, Jing Rang lay in bed with Ming Xianxi in her arms and grumbled, "It's obviously a movie about three people, so why don't I even get a name?"
Ming Xianxi smiled and kissed her forehead. "Having me is all you need."
Pairing: Enchanting actress x pure-hearted director
"Between me and the world,
you are the camera, the screen, the film full of twists and turns.
You are my heartbeat, my breath, the night when love blooms."
Theme: Through wind and rain, jade is refined.
