Chinese Showbiz: The Gearhead Talent Manager

After transmigrating to 2016, Chen Zhuo became a low-level intern at Yongle Pictures.

A clear-eyed college student, he was honest and cautious, hoping above all to graduate without a hitch.

Then he took a tumble on a business trip...

And now, he was reborn.

He had returned to the year he graduated from college, and was bound to the [Entertainment Industry Gear System]. Objects imbued with abundant emotion and popularity could grant him various attributes and skills.

For example, there was a photo that should never have ended up in his hands. On the back, a lipstick mark was still fresh, and the System's notification suddenly rang out.

["Self-Admiring Red Lips" has been unlocked.]

[Ability: Emotional Insight.]

[While equipped, allows you to sense the emotions of others within a five-meter radius.]

From then on, no one could lie to him.

Was negative publicity about Meng Ziyi about to explode? They could put an over-the-hill Korean star on the trending list.

Was Gulinazha worried about not having a signature role? Here was The Wandering Earth, a project no one was willing to fund. She could try to land a part.

That year, Dilireba was rising rapidly, but controversy followed her everywhere...

That year, Tian Xiwei was still preparing for her arts college entrance exams...

An agent? No, he was the mastermind behind the scenes, the entertainment industry's most unorthodox gear-based player.

[With women: don't make the first move, don't turn them down, and don't take responsibility.]

[Against enemies: strike preemptively.]

While everyone else was fighting over resources and connections, Chen Zhuo had already made himself the industry's rulebook.

(Disclaimer: This is a parallel world. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.)