I Did Background Checks in the Entertainment Industry, Then Debuted

On the red carpet outside Huaguo's grandest Comet Awards ceremony, everyone stopped what they were doing at once and turned their eyes toward the luxury car pulling up. As a stunning figure stepped out, assisted by a bodyguard, the cameras and reporters at the entrance erupted in deafening cheers and screams.

"Mu Baishuang!!! It's Mu Baishuang!! Aaaah!!"

When reporters asked how she had managed to excel in both the arts and sports and become a true all-rounder, Mu Baishuang smiled.

"Honestly, at first someone just said, 'If you can do it, then get up there and do it.' So I did."

Mu Baishuang had originally been a college student focused entirely on making money, but while she was on her way to work, a 'Clean Up the Entertainment Industry System' fell out of nowhere and hit her hard enough to make her see stars.

Mu Baishuang: Are you okay??? Why not get some paparazzi to do this job? I need to make money. I don't have time. Get lost.

System: Just do what I say and you'll get loads of cash.

Mu Baishuang: All right, I'm in.

And so Mu Baishuang went from being a hardworking student who only ever crammed for exams to an all-around overachiever who excelled in both the arts and sports. Investigating an idol from a talent-show group? Mu Baishuang frantically searched for evidence of a secret relationship. Investigating a singer-songwriter? Mu Baishuang stayed up all night studying music theory and songwriting. Investigating a writer? Mu Baishuang worked on comparison boards until she was losing her hair.

At last, while constantly cleaning up the entertainment industry, Mu Baishuang successfully expanded her knowledge across all sorts of fields and reached into every corner of the industry. After hearing people ask again and again, "If you're so good at talking, why don't you do it yourself?" Mu Baishuang answered resolutely, "If I can do it, I'll do it!"

Mu Baishuang: To be honest, I originally wanted to see whether a star destined for greatness would appear in the entertainment industry. But I couldn't find one, so I had no choice but to step up myself.

The company that signed Mu Baishuang is a leading corporation specializing in high-end electronics. The biggest leap it had made in recent years was getting into real estate. It had never ventured into the entertainment industry before. While netizens speculated about what had brought such a powerful company into the business, the CEO sat in his high-rise office, staring at his computer in distress.

Chu Ciheng: Wait, why does she have so few opportunities? Can't we give her more? What about ads? Endorsements? Spend the money! Put her face on a loop on the big screens in Times Square!

Chu Ciheng had originally been a simple, honest, decent CEO, one who didn't fly into jealous rages, put his arm around people, or use a stand-in to stir up rumors. He diligently managed his own business, but one day during a meeting, the 'Entertainment Industry Sharp-Eyed System' struck him out of nowhere, demanding that he make a genuine superstar famous, or it would expose his dark past to the whole world.

Having never followed celebrities, CEO Chu could only start studying the entertainment industry with his employees.

But whenever Chu Ciheng liked an idol, news came out the next day that the idol had a partner. Whenever he liked an actor, news immediately broke that the actor had spent the night with five people in succession. Every person he picked ended up disgraced, leaving him utterly disheartened. But soon, Chu Ciheng noticed the person who kept ruining his plans to make someone famous: Mu Baishuang.

Chu Ciheng: Fine, fine, you little brat. You're the one, then! Get packed and debut already!!!

And so, from that moment on, the gears of fate veered down a bizarre path from which there was no return. The two people who had only wanted to make money each gained a partner: one a handsome husband, 1.98 meters tall with eight-pack abs, the other a beautiful wife, 1.7 meters tall, fair-skinned, gorgeous, and long-legged. Together, they became winners in life.

Content warnings: Nothing in the entertainment-industry plot is based on a real person or points to anyone in particular. I don't know many of the details about celebrity fandom, so most of my information comes from Baidu. Corrections are welcome, but please don't start a fight. None of the scandals in this story are based on real people. I'm not good at writing romance, and this is my first try. There won't be any frustrating plotlines, because I can't stand those.

Theme: The entertainment industry is not beyond the law