The Entire Entertainment Industry Avoids Me Like the Plague

Jiang Yi, a has-been for his entire life, is reborn. His memories tell him that the world he lives in is nothing more than an entertainment novel. Aside from the celebrities backed by the protagonist, everyone else is destined for a scandal. So he quits the industry and becomes an influencer. He livestreams about all the senior and junior celebrities he met during his years in showbiz. At first, his followers ask, “Who’s this random guy? Is he just trying to get attention?” Then they realize that every celebrity he praises has a scandal break the very next day. His followers beg him, “Please stop praising people! You’re scaring us!” Later, people notice that the industry’s biggest stars on variety shows all lower their heads and avoid him. Their reason: “I’m afraid he’ll start liking me.” Influencer idols secretly send him red envelopes and worship him like a door god. Their reason: “Please don’t mention my name!” And major brands chase after him, begging him to drop just a tiny hint about who he’ll stan next. Everyone wonders, “Who knows? Maybe this is some bizarre new way of going viral?” Jiang Yi, who’s discovered his toxic praise curse: “...” If that’s the case, then I’ll drag the whole industry into the fray! Heh heh! Everyone in the entertainment industry, caught in the resulting shake-up: “!! Help!” [Beautiful, tsundere, lazy influencer bottom x cold, aloof, celibate, obsessive top actor] Reader’s guide: ① This is an alternate world. Every celebrity is completely fictional, with absolutely no real-life inspiration. Please don’t associate them with anyone. ② The top is not a criminal and will never commit a crime. His obsessive nature is a part of the setting, not a sign that he’s a real pervert. I suggest reading to the end before criticizing. Love you! ③ A no-brainer power fantasy. Not for readers who care about logic. There are lots of plot threads, and my writing is just okay. Sorry! ④ Updates start February 27. Daily updates at around 8 p.m., with no hiatuses! Sometimes I’ll post extra chapters. ⑤ No pressure if it’s not your thing. There are plenty of books on Jinjiang. You don’t need to tell me if you drop it, thanks! Rude or foul-mouthed comments will be deleted. Feel free to leave quietly! My next novel, After Slacking Off, I Inherited a Billion-Yuan Fortune, is up for collection! Jiang Yuche is an office worker at a big company who’s so stingy that he refuses to buy an umbrella. One rainy day, he’s struck by lightning and, with a crash, transmigrates into a rich second-generation villain in a wealthy-gay-romance novel. Here’s what he knows: The protagonist bottom is working at his family’s company and being treated terribly, while the protagonist top is eyeing his family’s assets. So what should he do now? With trembling hands, Jiang Yuche first heads to a buffet and eats 1,888 yuan worth of barbecue, deeply savoring the joy. What inheritance? What competing with the male lead for the protagonist bottom? The family fortune belongs to the male lead, and the protagonist bottom does too. I’ll just ask my family for a company and live off it, slacking away like a couch potato. So he withdraws from the succession struggle and takes over the family’s worst-performing talent agency, beginning his new life as an office drone turned boss. But then he discovers that his third younger brother, who’s dead set on becoming an idol, is in his company, grabbing the protagonist bottom by the hair and bullying him in every way. Jiang Yuche: “!! Hands off! Let go of him!” Furiously rolling up his sleeves, he beats up his younger brother, comforts the protagonist bottom, and reorganizes how the company’s resources are allocated. He goes all out to protect every one of his artists. But as he keeps protecting them, he realizes that the protagonist bottom is starting to look at him strangely, and the company’s revenue climbs from dead last to the top ten. Head of the Jiang family: “So this was your way of playing the pig to eat the tiger?” Eldest Jiang brother: “You sly dog, playing the pig to eat the tiger!” Jiang Yuche: “I’m not! I didn’t! Male lead, say something!” The other man slowly stands up from his wheelchair, takes Jiang Yuche’s hand, and asks: Since you’ve inherited the family fortune, would you mind inheriting the male lead too? Stingy, protective, timid, obedient, exemplary young man bottom x refined-looking, handsome, tragic, disabled powerhouse top who schemes at every turn and has a possessive streak *There are plenty more upcoming novels waiting for someone to take them home. Add them to your reading list from my profile, please! Love you! Theme: Heal one another and strive for the top.