The Foolish Beauty Is Swept Away by a Powerful Tycoon [Entertainment Industry]

Sheng Ming is a little-known actor with barely any fame. The rare times he appears in the public eye are usually because of his stunning looks.

He's imagined becoming an overnight sensation, but only in passing. He never expected to suddenly trend one day after some supposed dirt on him was exposed, leading to the whole internet piling on.

Then the web series he stars in goes live, and a huge crowd of angry viewers rushes in, ready to nitpick.

Instead, they're captivated by his character, then reduced to sobbing messes by his performance. The character becomes the audience's beloved white moonlight.

Just as some netizens develop a soft spot for Sheng Ming because of the role, while worrying about his character, the truth behind the scandals from his past comes to light.

Once they understand what really happened, the netizens are stunned.

"I'm such an idiot. I thought Sheng Ming was just pretending to be a two-faced green tea, but it turns out he really thinks that way."

"Can I just say it? The clueless beauty is the GOAT."

Sheng Ming becomes an overnight sensation, and offers come pouring in from every direction.

Years later, Sheng Ming becomes an award-winning Best Actor through sheer skill.

A paparazzo snaps a photo of a tall, broad-shouldered man cornering him. No one can tell what the man is doing.

When they part, Sheng Ming is blushing intensely, looking breathtakingly beautiful.

Netizens swallow hard. "Sheng Ming looks so gorgeous like this. You can tell just from his back that this guy is handsome and sexy, a total catch. Can I join in too?"

The most powerful rich second-generation heir steps forward, unimpressed: "Who is that guy? How dare he treat my Mingming like that?"

That day, another topic explodes online.

Yan Yuan, head of the Yan family: That person is me. @Sheng Ming

Netizens: ...He's a big shot. We're on our knees.

Yan Yuan first meets Sheng Ming on a film set.

As an investor, he stops by for a visit and sees an exceptionally beautiful young man with no airs whatsoever, rolling again and again in the freezing mud and water of early winter just to get a rainy-day scene right.

They meet for the second time that very evening.

Yan Yuan witnesses Sheng Ming catch his own scumbag nephew cheating and demand a breakup.

It happens to start raining, and Sheng Ming hurriedly ducks under Yan Yuan's umbrella.

Yan Yuan hears him say hoarsely, "Sorry, I have important work coming up and can't get soaked. Could you take me to the cafe nearby?"

The nephew, standing in the rain, hasn't seen Yan Yuan's face. He shouts, "Sheng Ming! You can't even break up without hiding from the rain, and you're ignoring me for that stupid job of yours. You don't love me at all! Who could ever love someone like you?"

When his nephew looks ready to make a scene again, Yan Yuan tilts the umbrella slightly, revealing his eyes.

His nephew immediately shuts up in fear.

Yan Yuan clearly sees the heartbreak in Sheng Ming's eyes.

Back then, Yan Yuan never imagined how carefully he'd plot to win over the person who had stepped beneath his umbrella, or how he'd want to give him every beautiful thing in the world.

P.S. No real-life inspiration.

(Blurb screenshot taken on 2023.06.20)

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