The Retirement Scandal [Showbiz]

Updated daily. Expected to finish at the end of August~ My next fanfic is already underway: White Moonlight Is Also a Vermilion Mark After waking up, Min Eunna finds herself in the body of a Korean entertainment producer with the same name, and she's about to appear as a mentor on the audition show Produce 101. Before she can back out, someone comes looking for her. Park Ayeon, a newcomer who will also be a mentor, is the rebellious daughter of a conglomerate family. She's determined to hide her identity and make it in the entertainment industry through her own hard work. Since she has the fewest credits among the mentors, she was viciously attacked by netizens after her appointment was announced. An assistant from the Park family approaches Min Eunna, hoping she'll play the villainous mentor on Produce 101, so Park Ayeon's kindness and goodness will stand out by comparison, helping her win over fans and clean up her image. To show their sincerity, they transfer money to her on the spot. Seeing the long string of digits appear in her bank account, Min Eunna pulls out her phone, opens Instagram, and thinks, Just you wait! One minute later [What kind of bitter loser is trashing Yaliy? Their stink is so strong I can smell it at home. Always nitpicking. If you're so good at finding faults, why not go pickle some cabbage? (smile)] Passive-aggressive and sarcastic, with her venomous tongue turned up to the max. The other party is satisfied, signs a contract with her, and pays an enormous first installment. After doing the exchange-rate calculations, Min Eunna Great! I'll quit the industry as soon as this job is done. The interest on my balance will keep me happy for the rest of my life! Paid to do a job, she delivers efficiently. After Min Eunna joins the show, the production team, who have also been paid, play along as she embarks on her path of verbal abuse. "I've never seen a trainee whose arms and legs are so uncoordinated. The grasshopper I made out of straw when I was four was more nimble than you." She verbally attacks the trainees and acts high and mighty. "How can someone your age still eat? Look how far over the weight limit you are. If I were you, I'd go throw up the food you just ate." She subjects the trainees to hardcore psychological abuse, all while bragging about herself. On the show, she's the most wicked person there, while Park Ayeon is the shining light, the embodiment of the kind goddess in the eyes of the trainees and audience. Thanks to her efforts, Park Ayeon finally becomes the hottest idol around. And Min Eunna... doesn't care. She's about to quit the industry! As one of the mentors, Quan Zhilong tries countless times to bring her back, but becomes hopelessly entangled in their relationship. After a scandal erupts, Quan Zhilong learns that she had to act wicked because of the conglomerate family. His sympathy and concern for her reach their peak. [Don't be afraid, Eunna. I'll always be by your side.] Min Eunna says nothing about their relationship and never promises him anything. But everyone knows that Min Eunna loves Quan Zhilong. She loves him very, very much. Quan Zhilong feels the same. Cover art by Bishui Gugu, thank you~ · Coming soon: Starting with an Audition Show The moment Song Chaoge opens her eyes, she's already on the audition stage of I Want to Pick You. Good news: she passed the first round. Bad news: she's been assigned to the worst class, Class F. It's fine. Being a couch potato isn't so bad. At eleven that night, a voice suddenly rings out in Song Chaoge's mind. [Congratulations, you've been bound to the Professionalism System. Your life span is down to ten days. Please advance to Class D as soon as possible to receive a six-month life-span gift pack.] Song Chaoge: ? Are you trying to fool an idiot? I don't believe you. [The Host has expressed doubt. Electric shock therapy will now be used.] Three minutes later, Song Chaoge crawls back to the dance studio and starts taming her wild limbs. With the Professionalism System at her side, Song Chaoge climbs all the way from Class F to Class A, transforms into a model trainee, takes down the rigged audition show, and becomes the hottest rising star on debut night. ** As her popularity grows, the Professionalism System becomes more and more sensitive, monitoring every little thing happening around her, including but not limited to [Detected a ship between you and xxx. Please team up as soon as possible to promote the ship.] [Detected someone paying for trending topics to smear you online. Your fans are at a disadvantage. Please buy dirt on them and hire online trolls to fight back!] [Detected that your male lead co-star is evading taxes. Classified as a dangerous factor. Please report him immediately and persuade the director to replace the actor.] [Detected someone using their financial backing to steal resources. Their target is your female lead role. Please invest immediately and become the financial backer of this production.] [Detected backstage manipulation at the awards ceremony. Please become one of the ceremony's judges as soon as possible.] Song Chaoge: Consider it done! Reader's guide: 1. Strong female lead, career-focused. 2. Plenty of nasty forum posts and fan arguments. 3. The audition format is inspired by Produce 101. 4. No real-life models. Please don't associate the characters with real people. Theme: Judge a person by their heart, not their outward appearance.