She Is the Fantasy of Every Man [Entertainment Industry]

Coming soon: A Puppy Training Manual, currently in progress. Add it to your favorites to motivate me to write faster. Blurb at the end!

[Bright, flirtatious top-tier star x refined, wicked director]

[Mutual pining comes true | Bittersweet tension | Going mad for love | The flirt gets played instead]

Chen Chunlai is a genius director acclaimed throughout the industry,

with countless awards and a quiet, reserved nature.

Shu Jie is a top-tier starlet, constantly surrounded by rumors and radiating carefree confidence.

They meet through a film.

He becomes famous because of her, and she wins Best Actress because of him.

On the surface, they're the perfect partners who bring out the best in each other.

In private, they're a married couple who treat each other with polite respect.

Shu Jie is the one who approaches him about getting married.

"You're decent, rational, and you don't like me. I want a husband in name only, and you're perfect for the job."

He keeps his head down as he signs the papers. His voice is cool, but he agrees. "Mm. We both get what we want, and it won't stop you from loving someone else."

After they marry, she thinks it's nothing more than a marriage of convenience.

But he starts picking scripts for her, shielding her from rumors, buying her out of her contract, and personally writing a script for her...

Even on the day she's at her most miserable, he pulls her into his arms and tells her, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."

Shu Jie, who has never believed in love, teases him. "You're playing the role of 'husband' pretty convincingly."

Chen Chunlai looks at her, the fire smoldering in his eyes suddenly blazing. "Shu Jie, do you really not understand?"

It's not that she doesn't understand. She just doesn't dare to hope.

Until one day, she opens his wardrobe and sees a wall covered in candid photos...

From her innocent, youthful days to the confident woman she's become, every photo is of her.

Later, Shu Jie finally understands her own feelings and prepares to run to him.

But that day, Chen Chunlai personally takes her to the person she "loves."

On a desolate night, he drapes his coat over her.

He sits in the driver's seat, his hands on the steering wheel,

his gaze cold and his heart pounding like a drum.

He thinks: If a huge truck crashed into us right now,

crushing us beneath the cover of night,

leaving us bloody and tangled together,

how wonderful it would be to have her all to myself.

Chen Chunlai's Adam's apple bobs. His steady voice cuts through the silence like a hook:

"I love you, so I'll take you to sleep with your lover."

My wife has someone she loves very much.

When she can't sleep, she listens to his songs. When she's unhappy, she thinks of his smile.

In interviews, she brings him up and says he's very important to her.

I want so badly to become him.

For a while, I even wanted to kill him.

But I've always known that person isn't me.

Reader notes:

* Both leads are sexually inexperienced; the pre-relationship buildup is long.

* The heroine is clear-headed, independent, and never grovels.

* Includes the heroine's friendships and family relationships.

* There are some sweet misunderstandings. I personally don't think the story is angsty.

* No purely evil female characters, only purely evil male characters.

Coming soon: A Puppy Training Manual

[Arrogant heartthrob x whiny puppy]

[Controlling, A-list screenwriter x honest male art student studying sculpture]

The blurb starts right away.

A story about an honest college boy slowly being trained by the heroine to become a scheming flirt.

Yun Ji, a famous screenwriter known for making several entertainers into stars, is photographed at a police station. The story shoots to the top of the trending list with the headline: [Award-Winning Screenwriter Exposed for Keeping Boyfriend Who Tested Positive for Drugs]

Police: Your boyfriend's ID is fake.

Yun Ji: ...Impossible. He's an honest guy!

Then her boyfriend tests positive for drugs. She drives her ten-million-yuan luxury car and clutches her 1.2-million-yuan handbag as she angrily goes to get tested herself, convinced that she's having the worst luck ever.

That night, Yun Ji gets drunk. Her friend signs her up for a social app, and she matches with a guy whose profile picture is a puppy.

"Hi, I'm Yu Yi. I'm not very good at chatting, but you look really impressive in your photos. I work out too, just not as much as you."

Then he sends her a few pictures of himself working out.

Yun Ji glances at them without much interest, opens the chat, and spends the whole night ranting about her ex, treating him like an emotional trash can.

She only means to kill time, but the little puppy is unexpectedly well-behaved and good at comforting her. He also answers every question with complete sincerity.

At the end of their chat, he asks tentatively, "If I ever got the chance to meet you, could I take you out for a meal?"

Yun Ji gives him a noncommittal answer. "Maybe when I visit your city."

She says it casually, never expecting Yu Yi to take her words to heart.

He starts waiting for her. He keeps recording his daily moods on the app and sends her invitations to exhibitions at his school.

"Teacher Yun, I really hope you'll come."

-

Yun Ji is so busy that her feet barely touch the ground, and she forgets all about it.

Until one day, a friend takes her to an exhibition hall, where she spots a familiar poster by the entrance.

She opens a voice message she'd left unread for weeks. A boy's low, clear voice comes through her headphones, colored with the bashful charm unique to young men.

She listens to it several times, and something inexplicably stirs in her heart.

Yun Ji has a good ear and can't help thinking that his voice is made for soothing women.

-

In a corner of the exhibition hall, she runs into one of her ex-boyfriends from college.

The man grabs her by the hem of her clothes, and she responds by slapping him.

Yun Ji narrows her eyes. "Did I say you could touch me?"

The man's expression shifts. He looks pitiful as he says, "Baby, didn't you go abroad? I thought I'd never see you again."

Yun Ji scoffs, inexplicably remembering Yu Yi's voice message.

The next second, she orders the man, "Stop talking. Open your mouth. I want to kiss someone right now."

After a passionate kiss...

The man asks, "Can you take me off your blacklist now?"

Yun Ji: "Depends on how I feel."

As she turns around, Yu Yi is standing not far away, having seen everything.

The boy freezes, his fingers nervously tugging at his hem, his ears turning red despite himself.

Yun Ji licks her lips and smiles at him. "What, did I scare you?"

Yu Yi lowers his eyes and says softly, "No..."

Then Yun Ji curls a finger at him. "Come on, let's go eat. Didn't you say you really wanted to meet me?"

-

That night, Yun Ji meets him for the first time.

Yu Yi follows nervously beside her, carrying her red-soled high heels in his hand as he walks barefoot, taking small, careful steps.

When they finally say goodbye, Yu Yi says nothing. He simply wipes the lipstick left on her lips from the passionate kiss.

Yun Ji looks at the sneakers on her feet and sighs inwardly: What a good puppy.

Premise: Stand up for what you believe in and never give up on your dreams