The Substitute Celebrity Wants to Make It Official

Completed: General Manager Jiang, Stop Using Your Cat Paws to Act Cute; The Self-Cultivation of a Transmigrated Daughter of a Convicted Official. My Cheat Novel Female Lead Flips the Table is currently ongoing. Coming soon: The Jewelry Queen of Hong Kong [Period]. I hope you'll support my work!

Blurb for the story about a celebrity stand-in who wants to become the real thing:

An unknown actress * an arrogant top-tier star

At a fleeting glimpse on screen, Xu Muan fell in love with Zhou Muliang. She watched his past works over and over, pouring all her love into creating another perfect Zhou Muliang on the page. At last, she got the chance to get close to him.

She thought she was lucky, incredibly lucky.

But one day, she realized she'd always loved the person in her imagination. This love that went nowhere had been nothing but wishful thinking.

She left. Her love was too heavy, so she threw it into the trash in a miserable heap. She turned and walked away, her heart suddenly lighter.

People came and went around Zhou Muliang, always surrounding him.

One day, a young writer with bright, clear eyes told him that she'd based a character on him, creating someone almost perfect.

He thought he was a little moved, just a little.

But he never imagined she'd see him as a substitute. How could someone as proud as he was allow himself to be nothing but a replacement?

But the young writer's love came and went in a flash, and she suddenly vanished from his world.

When he saw her again, she was dressed to the nines on a blind date. She didn't even notice him being swept away by a chorus of screams.

Later, one young male entertainer after another began to gather around her. Their sweet talk made her blush.

The usually aloof Zhou Muliang suddenly criticized certain young entertainers in an interview, saying they weren't working hard and were taking the wrong path, harming the entertainment industry's image.

After the interview, he cornered Xu Muan in the lounge and glanced disdainfully at her chat screen. "A substitute is still a substitute. It can never be the real thing."

Xu Muan said calmly, "Speaking of substitutes, I should probably find..."

"No!" His proud expression crumbled. Zhou Muliang pulled her into his arms in a fit of frustration. "You said I was the real thing!"

The story is told from the female lead's perspective, focusing more on her growth in both love and career.

The early chapters show the male lead and events through her eyes, with more emphasis on her feelings. Later, during the pursuit phase, the male lead's perspective will gradually be added to fill in the missing pieces.

This story is not based on or alluding to anyone in the real entertainment industry.

Blurb for My Cheat Novel Female Lead Flips the Table

The obedient Lin Jue always followed the rules. Then she learned that her husband had betrayed her. He wanted her to take the blame for his mistress, and her cold-hearted boss fired her on the spot.

After leaping from a rooftop and being reborn twice, she discovered she was merely one of the female supporting characters in a male-oriented power fantasy with a System. A few short lines in the book summed up her bleak life.

Lin Jue refused to accept it. She broke free from her dysfunctional family, slapped down her scheming coworker, and toppled the boss who had been psychologically manipulating her. She was going to escape the fate written for her.

After she flipped the table, her scumbag ex-husband Xu Mingxuan regretted everything and tried to win her back. Her cold former boss Zhou Yu went so far as to transform into a sunny hunk and seduce her.

While Xu Mingxuan was confessing his love in a torrential downpour, Lin Jue received a photo of him with his ex-girlfriend on her phone. Zhou Yu immediately sent a message: "Sorry, I sent that by accident. Looks like I can't unsend it. /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~"

Xu Mingxuan parachuted into Lin Jue's workplace as her boss, using his position to spend long stretches of time with her. Less than half a day later, Zhou Yu appeared with an innocent smile and a huge order, specifically requesting Lin Jue to handle it.

Xu Mingxuan recounted his history with Lin Jue, trying to convince her that a prodigal could turn over a new leaf. Zhou Yu calmly pulled out a photo and stood in Xu Mingxuan's way.

Xu Mingxuan was furious. "What history do you have with her?"

Zhou Yu lowered his head shyly. "That night... you have to take responsibility for me."

Lin Jue couldn't take it anymore. After receiving an invitation from industry bigwig Wen Jingxing, she dressed up and headed to the banquet.

After she finished dancing with Wen Jingxing, the lights in the hall suddenly went out. In the darkness, a pair of strong arms pulled her into an embrace. Zhou Yu's breath brushed her ear. "Does big sis really think I'm a puppy she can call over whenever she wants and send away just as easily?"

Blurb for The Jewelry Queen of Hong Kong [Period]:

1979, Hong Kong.

Li Baolin came from a village in Guangdong Province and lived in the cheapest cubicle in a tenement building in Sham Shui Po.

She washed dishes at a tea restaurant and swept the streets around the gold shops. Everyone called her "Ah Can."

Nobody knew that Zhao Tiemei lived inside this body.

She was the granddaughter of a silversmith from mainland China in the 1950s, raised around the trade and skilled in traditional filigree and engraving.

The first time she made gold jewelry for a customer, her hands were steadier than her heartbeat.

Uncle Hai said, "That girl has hands blessed by heaven."

Only she knew those hands had been forged by a lifetime of work at her grandfather's side.

From gold-shop apprentice to the first ordinary woman in Hong Kong to earn a De Beers license as a gemologist,

from "Can Girl" to "Sister Baolin," the name every gold-shop owner on the street would call her,

Zhao Tiemei fought her way to the top of Hong Kong with the grit in her bones.

The spoiled heir of the Rong family, Rong Hanyang, sneered when he first met her. "Does Ah Can think she can touch diamonds?"

Later, he squatted outside the Yongchang Gold Shop, clumsily learning to sweep, his ears bright red. Even as all of Hong Kong laughed at him, he said, "Baolin, will you teach me to make gold jewelry?"

Theme: Keep your principles in a world of fame and fortune. Hardworking people won't be let down.