Little fox shou x unconventional domineering CEO gong
Su Hang was a nobody, a rank-and-file contestant on a talent show. He secured a spot in the debut lineup by selling a fake romance with his teammate. He thought his future looked bright, but less than a year after their debut, his teammate had gotten all the attention he could from their CP and cut ties. He latched onto a rich woman and announced their relationship on Weibo with a six-character caption: "I'm straight. Don't throw yourself at me."
Abandoned like trash, Su Hang was thrust into the spotlight overnight and sent right back to square one. Breach-of-contract lawsuits came piling in, and the only job he hadn't lost was a miserable livestreamed eating promotion. He could already see his bleak future, getting kicked out of the entertainment industry for good...
Then, after one eating livestream, just as Su Hang was preparing to pack up and return to his hometown, his manager informed him:
A top-tier S+ drama wants you to audition.
A famous variety show director wants to meet you for dinner tomorrow.
Interested in adapting a popular novel? Pick a male-oriented or female-oriented story, whichever you like.
Su Hang: Did someone discover my brilliant soul through my artful eating livestream?
Manager: ...It has nothing to do with your soul. If I had to guess, maybe they're hungry for your body.
Passersby watching the gossip unfold in the plaza gradually noticed that the trending topics about that obscure little star were no longer scandalous gossip. Instead, one blockbuster project after another was being announced with him attached!
A smash-hit variety show, a top magazine, a first-rate production team, an overseas fashion show, a VIP red carpet...
Then, on the first day of filming, Su Hang replaced the male lead of the hot IP adaptation whose CP had fallen from grace. His former teammate flew into a rage: "Su Hang, you really will stop at nothing to climb the ladder. I heard you suffered humiliation and gave yourself to a seventy-year-old nouveau riche so you could become such an outrageously well-connected star?!"
That night, the CEO of Zhuoyi Technologies, a company that had only recently gone public and was known for its mysterious, aloof boss, made an unprecedented appearance at the production's kickoff banquet. Amid the clinking glasses, he said with a fake smile:
"I'm not even seventy. Sorry to disappoint you."
"Since you say I'm well-connected, then..." Su Hang pointed at the former CP partner who had ruined his reputation, showing off his smug little canine tooth. "Xu Yi, can you buy his company?"
Xu Yi, the golden boy in public and CEO of Zhuoyi Technologies, whose daily turnover exceeded a hundred million, had a very domineering-CEO sort of problem: insomnia. After trying every method, he still couldn't sleep for more than two hours a day.
He didn't break the law or take his anger out on others. Even so, Xu Yi was a ruthless man who held himself to high standards and had a will of steel, and his mental state was already flashing red.
At this rate, dropping dead from exhaustion would be his final outcome.
On the night he wrote his own epitaph for the eighteenth time, at three in the morning, Xu Yi happened upon Su Hang's eating livestream. The little fox's eyes showed no hint of fatigue. He spoke smoothly and handled himself with ease, and his rambling voice was like a lullaby. It lulled Xu Yi, who hadn't slept well in ten years, right to sleep!
Half asleep, Xu Yi watched the bright-eyed man on the livestream slurp up luosifen and complain, "I don't have a single job lined up. At this rate, I'll have to quit the internet and go make milk tea..."
Quitting the internet was out of the question. Mr. Xu was a man of action. He didn't care whether this was science or superstition. The very next day, he looked up everything about Su Hang and decisively "bought" himself this sleeping pill.
No opportunities? I'll give you some.
No acting offers? I'll invest.
No endorsements? I'll sign every game endorsement deal under Zhuoyi over to you.
Anything money could take care of, Xu Yi considered a small matter.
Who knew this sleeping pill would have such a strong conscience? When he sat by Xu Yi's bed to read him bedtime stories, he fidgeted anxiously. Do I really only need to do the voice-over? Is there nothing else I need to do?
Xu Yi: ...
"If your conscience is bothering you that much, you could always try something else." Xu Yi's fingertip brushed the little fox's canine tooth. "This sleeping pill of mine has another use, actually."
Bonus Scene 1:
The popular female-led IP Ascend the Phoenix Tower announced its cast. Somehow, the name of Qiao Yu, a young actor embroiled in a scandal, appeared before that of the accomplished actress Jiang Xiao!
Fans shouted themselves hoarse in the plaza, demanding justice: Give the female actress top billing! Get the disgraced actor off the show! Stop changing a female-led story into one where the male lead is even stronger than the heroine! Respect the original female-led story!
That night, paparazzi caught the up-and-coming actor Su Hang having dinner with the investor and director.
The next day, Ascend the Phoenix Tower announced the replacement of its male lead without hesitation.
Su Hang posted a photo with the gorgeous Jiang Xiao on Weibo, along with a caption showing impressive social finesse: "It's my honor to build a ladder for Sister Xiao and help her rise to the top of Phoenix Tower (???)"
Fans and passersby sincerely remarked: When it comes to dealing with a well-connected star, you need a real heir to the throne!
Theme: True love conquers all
