The Cross-Dressing Big Shot Wins Over Men and Women Alike

To scrape together the enormous sum needed for her mother's chemotherapy, Ling Zhen disguised herself as a man and dove headfirst into livestreaming.

After finally building up a following of more than three thousand fans, she caught the eye of Zhang Zhao, the boss of the Juxing Guild. "Come be the top-tier star Cheng Yiyi's on-screen partner. I'll pay you 50,000 in advance."

Ling Zhen agreed, but set one condition: "I decide how we play up the pairing. I'm not going to be anyone's puppet."

From then on, Ling Zhen's life seemed to go into overdrive. Of course, she earned every bit of that success herself, one match at a time.

Zhang Zhao tried to control her with a wager agreement? She made that high-and-mighty hunter treat her as an equal opponent. Cheng Yiyi initially looked down on her for being too low-profile, but Ling Zhen soon helped clear her name and revive her career, turning her into a friend Cheng Yiyi couldn't help but adore.

There was something special about Ling Zhen, though it was hard to put into words.

Some said she charmed men; others said she charmed women.

She smiled. "I'm just good at talking to people. I get along with men, and I get along with women too. As for gender... does it really matter?"

When someone asked her secret to success, she thought for a moment and answered earnestly, "It's simple. If you can beat them, fight. If you can't, smile and negotiate. That's all there is to this world, isn't it?"