Chasing the Light [Entertainment Industry]

The blurb for my upcoming novel, Has Young Master Pei Had a Breakdown Today?, is included below. Please look forward to it and add it to your reading list!

Blurb:

[Beautiful, warm, occasionally short-tempered acting prodigy bottom x unflappable CEO top who dotes on his bottom like crazy]

Everyone knows that the worst thing that can happen to someone in showbiz is to become so obscure that no one even knows they exist.

Lu Ke is exactly that kind of person.

He signed with an agency and debuted three years ago. Everyone said he was a sure thing, destined to become an overnight sensation.

But now, he is still quietly working at a bubble tea shop.

*

At first, when Yan Mingxu, CEO of the Yan Group, one of the largest conglomerates in China, asked Lu Ke to be a brand ambassador, Lu Ke turned him down.

Yan Mingxu: "The company will cover your meals, drinks, and entertainment, and give you paid leave. We'll do our best not to take up your time."

Lu Ke: "...I'll pass."

Yan Mingxu: "You'll get a signing fee, plus one percent of the endorsement earnings."

Lu Ke raised his clear, bright eyes.

"...It's not all about the money."

Yan Mingxu: "Then there's the contract you signed with us three years ago. It still has two years left."

Lu Ke: "...!"

*

Lu Ke couldn't understand why that lofty, untouchable man was so determined to push him into the spotlight.

Until...

"Nominated for Best Actor at this year's Cannes Film Festival..."

"The winner of the Most Accomplished Male Singer award on this year's Huaxia Rising Star List..."

"The double-award-winning singer-songwriter named this year's Most Influential Golden Melody Award artist is..."

No one could figure out where this formidable newcomer had come from. The whole internet was stunned!

As Lu Ke shone on his way to stardom, he kept thinking of Yan Mingxu's unwavering gaze and the words he'd said back when Lu Ke was still a nobody: "I believe in you."

*

Lu Ke once thought he was always chasing after a dazzling figure.

Only later did he realize that he, too, was a light in that man's heart.

As for Yan Mingxu, everyone knew he had grown up in a wealthy family and walked among the clouds, yet understood nothing of human desire and had no heart.

Only Lu Ke knew how hotly the man gazed at him when no one else could see, and how tightly he held him in his arms.

This story is also known as Would You Dare Hire a Nobody as Your Spokesperson?, A Forceful Entrance, and The Big Boss Really Wants Me to Become Famous.

*The characters are not based on real people.

*This story has nothing to do with reality. Please don't overanalyze it. Aside from the commonly used names WeChat and Weibo, all other names are fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

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== Upcoming Novel: Has Young Master Pei Had a Breakdown Today? ==

Shu Ze received a curious commission.

A famous socialite from the Pei family came to him. "Please marry my son."

"Just for one year."

"Don't worry, he won't touch you. He hates people."

The job: Make Young Master Pei's emotions fluctuate a little every day, the more dramatically the better.

Shu Ze tried to decline. "Isn't that inhumane?"

"No offense, but are you really his biological mother?"

The socialite: "I'll pay you a hundred million."

"If you can make him have a breakdown, I'll add another hundred million."

Shu Ze: "...Do you think I can still get the marriage certificate with him today?"

*

Getting the marriage certificate went smoothly, and Shu Ze immediately got to work on his assignment.

He'd heard that Young Master Pei valued peace and quiet, lived a refined life, and had not a trace of vulgarity in him.

Shu Ze: Then let's get some vulgarity in there!

When Young Master Pei got thirsty, he only drank Longjing tea picked before Qingming.

Shu Ze strained out the leaves, then added milk, sugar, taro balls, coconut jelly, sago, and milk foam. "Pre-Qingming tea, extra sweet, with everything. Enjoy!"

When Young Master Pei got hungry, he only ate organic protein salad bowls.

Shu Ze poured hot soup over it and added chili oil, pickled bamboo shoots, and river snails. "Organic protein snail-rice noodles. You're welcome!"

When Young Master Pei got tired, he only listened to precise, elegant classical music.

Shu Ze switched to heavy metal with one tap and tugged his collar out of place. "A thrilling new classic! If you're a man, get up and rock!"

But the most vulgar thing in the world was money.

So Shu Ze brought it up every day.

His strategy was clearly working.

Young Master Pei, whose emotions had stayed at absolute zero for years, nearly exploded on several occasions.

But as the one-year deadline drew closer, Shu Ze realized that Young Master Pei's gaze... seemed a little strange?

*

Pei Chen felt as if the world had been colorless for a long time.

Until that day.

His mother showed up with a young man whose features were like a painting. Later, hiding her triumphant smile, she asked, "Does he look like him?"

[Uninhibited beauty bottom x brooding, icy big-shot top]

[Bonus scenes]

1.

Housekeeper: "Mr. Shu, it's been ages since our young master got this angry."

2.

Shu Ze was flung onto the bed by a man with elegant, sharply defined fingers. "...!"

W-wait a second!

Didn't you say you hated people and wouldn't touch me???

A Ze and Young Master Pei are eagerly waiting for you. Head over to my author page and add them to your reading list!

Theme: Be sincere and brave, and happiness will follow.