Trending Is Inevitable [Entertainment Industry]

[The seemingly hotheaded, actually sensitive and stubborn top-tier star vs. the seemingly smooth, actually sharp-tongued, self-serving crisis PR specialist]

Cheng Ye, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, surrounded by rumors.

Ji Chen, a crisis PR specialist who has rescued countless entertainers.

So the top-tier star, drowning in rumors, confesses to a top PR specialist...

Ji Chen: Six figures to hire a troll army, seven figures to bury a trending topic, eight figures in breach-of-contract fees. Other PR costs are extra.

Cheng Ye: ...

Ji Chen: Dear, be careful when falling in love. Best not get involved if you can help it (smiles).

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Her Story:

In her seventh year as Cheng Ye's anti-fan, Ji Chen successfully becomes his... legitimate workhorse.

Oh, I misspoke. His PR fall guy.

By day, she runs around tirelessly managing Cheng Ye's public image.

At night, she's the voice of everyone in the anti-fan group, fighting on the front lines of the Cheng Ye hate campaign.

Until she discovers:

#Cheng Ye buys egg tarts for a beauty in line and is said to be launching his sister-in-law's career (wrong)

#The beauty is actually his aunt

#Cheng Ye hands out four items in bulk on set and is accused of having a weird fetish (wrong)

#Who did his synthetic-fiber allergy offend?

#Cheng Ye wanders into a brawl and is accused of leading a bullying campaign (wrong)

#Have you ever heard of one person bullying the whole world?

Ji Chen:

-Wait...

-Leaving everything else aside, why do messages I send to a friend who follows me back show up as notifications on your end?

#The online friend she met in the anti-fan group for seven years turns out to be the star himself

#We agreed to be anti-fans together, but you want to marry me?

His Story:

Cheng Ye is one of the industry's most troublesome entertainers, undefeated in a fight.

Time and again, he uses his handsome face and acting skills to return to the top, only to punch his way out of the competition himself.

Until Ji Chen tells him:

-Cheng Ye, you're the first project I've completed on my own since entering the industry.

-I want you at the top of the tower, so they can see every mark I've carved into you.

So Cheng Ye decides to put his fists away, take out his phone, and casually capture a huge scoop to give to his little artist.

Cheng Ye:

-Six figures to buy the story, seven figures to cover it up. We can discuss a resource exchange.

-But don't even think about going after my PR team. They're my private property.

A Little Scene:

Ji Chen gives Cheng Ye an awards ceremony he never imagined, where he faces his unfinished dream at the summit.

After the awards, the ceremony ends onstage.

Somewhere with a view of the entire stage, Cheng Ye places the trophy in Ji Chen's arms and kisses her cheek.

"I'm sorry," he says.

Before Ji Chen can reply, warmth presses against her lips.

Looking into Ji Chen's eyes, Cheng Ye chuckles softly. "If my body kisses you before my mind can catch up, I'll say I'm sorry."

"What if I don't want you to?" Ji Chen asks with a smile.

"You do," Cheng Ye says with a smile of his own. "My instincts tell me you want to kiss me, too."

Reader's Guide:

1. Entertainment industry + double secret identities (the heroine has a secret identity in both her career and love life) + sweet romance + mutual salvation.

2. The hero has no romantic developments while working as an idol. He has excellent idol ethics, so read without worry.

3. One-on-one romance throughout, no melodrama, both are each other's first and only.

4. The PR cases include fan-group fights and profanity, as well as disturbing interpersonal relationships. These elements may not be suitable for readers under eighteen, so minors should read with caution!

--------------------Below is the blurb for the upcoming novel Confessing My Secret Crush--------------------

Gentle, devoted old fox x aloof, flirtatious black swan

Lu Huai is smooth and seasoned. As the youngest person ever to take charge of Dingyao Group, he has a worldly air, yet never leaves a thing to chance.

Except that wherever he goes, he never takes the hair tie from his wrist.

Three years after taking charge of Dingyao, Lu Huai successfully secures a share of the entertainment industry.

And at a banquet, he finds the owner of the hair tie.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Huai leads the newly crowned Best Actress, Song Wei, into a backstage lounge. In a cramped corner, she comes face-to-face with the owner of the hair tie on his wrist.

Song Wei glances at Lu Huai's hand gripping hers, then calmly looks up. "Mr. Lu, it's been a long time."

Looking down at Song Wei, Lu Huai laughs softly. "It's been a long time, Mrs. Lu."

·

Song Wei is soon engulfed by public opinion and gossip, but despite the flood of criticism, she does not say a word in response.

But no one expects Lu Huai, the president of Dingyao who has never spoken out on any platform, to open a Weibo account in the middle of the night and post a clarification.

Lu Huai:

Song Wei and I were once married, having exchanged rings and entered into a relationship recognized by law. We completed our divorce four years ago.

I'm responding here once and for all to the recent rumors about Song Wei and me.

And I'm currently pursuing Song Wei on my own.

Theme: A person's career should come first!