// Qiao's story has ended. Sister Wei is taking over with her new book next door, please check out Riding the Spirits! There are more completed works in my author page too~
A female rapper with a knack for investing through unconventional means X A poor movie star with a rough background and a hidden side
A pure-hearted knight whose secret love comes true vs. two evenly matched souls born at the wrong time
An unconventional showbiz story
[Blurb]
They say the biggest turn-off when it comes to men is when they ask you to lend them money.
Qiao Ruofan never imagined that the person asking would be Jian Cheng, the movie star she'd had no contact with for fourteen years...?
Fourteen years ago, Qiao Ruofan and Jian Cheng competed in a hugely popular talent show, then embarked on completely different paths to stardom.
She narrowly debuted in fourth place, and her group, Four D, went on to sweep across Asia.
That legendary group gave rise to today's all-around Best Actress, a heavenly-voiced singer, a social media star with tens of millions of followers... and Qiao Ruofan, a third-tier female variety-show personality still scrambling to get by on waning programs.
Oh, and she's thirty this year.
"Qiao Ruofan. She does seem pretty ordinary."
...Take another look. Whoa, she's loaded!
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Jian Cheng was eliminated from the talent show fourteen years ago. Who could have known he'd break through in the Western film industry and become the foremost Chinese movie star, winning countless awards?
Having returned to China quietly, with countless accolades to his name, he's privately going through a financial crisis.
The entertainment industry is in a slump, and even a Best Actor has to come down to earth.
...He'll even take a variety-show endorsement in private!
Fourteen years later, the two reunite on the new season of I Make My Own Stardom, despite their very different circumstances.
On the surface, he's a major star, while she's a nobody who can't hope to catch up.
"Do you like Wang Zidai, Zhu Jinfei, or... Ruan Ling?"
There was another person in the group, after all.
"Qiao Ruofan."
The finale fourteen years ago.
He stood in a long line just to see her.
"Qiao Ruofan! Qiao Ruofan!"
His throat burned and his voice was hoarse, one tiny voice amid the deafening roar of the crowd.
"Qiao Ruofan."
Whether fourteen years ago or fourteen years later... he thinks she's a big star.
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The opportunist, Qiao Ruofan.
Caught between her new love and her old flame, will she take advantage of the situation this time?
No... Love isn't an opportunity to exploit. It's a high-stakes gamble where you put everything on the line.
She'll win one more time.
[Reader's Guide]
1. A strong female lead who plays dumb while hiding her claws. A satisfying power fantasy: we'll have as much fun as the male-oriented novels do.
2. A realistic entertainment industry, with fantasy elements in the investing. The author reserves the right to explain everything.
3. Not a single-couple romance, and there is a second male lead, who's also great! The heroine is not the love interest in a multiple-choice romance, so please don't pick the wrong team, dear readers~ (Update: It's okay if you pick the wrong team, there's an alternate-ending bonus chapter to read XD)
Message: Pursue your dreams
I feel that Leo is really an impossible person here, mainly because the problems Qiao Qiao gave him are too difficult to solve and there is no solution at all. He could say that he had compromised. He no longer wanted his wife and children to live on the hot bed and fully supported Qiao Qiao, but his compromise was unacceptable to Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao did not want him to achieve all this through compromise. Even if he really changes his mind, it is not a concession, and it is difficult to really convince Qiao Qiao that he is not aggrieved and that he is not a compromise.
Jojo, you are the best! (Shout! Sing! Roar! [Cry])
Ah ah ah, is that why Leo cares so much about Jian Cheng? There should be another truth to that previous love affair!
Dai's reaction is so subtle, she doesn't have any special feelings for Qiao Qiao 🐶
I'm curious, now that Qiao Qiao and the second male lead have come this far, how can we design their previous problems to make it more reasonable and natural for Qiao Qiao to become the male lead! [Question mark][question mark]
Why do I feel like there's something wrong with this former assistant? [Question mark]
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha [cover face and laugh and cry] [cover face and laugh and cry] I am doing my nose [cover face and laugh and cry] I imagined the tone, and somehow it made me laugh [laugh and cry]
I went out and took a look at the male protagonist...
I can't get the heroine's thoughts ()
What a classic! It should be easy to sacrifice your daughter if something goes wrong.