Little Pink Starfish

Li Renwang walked nervously into the top floor of Star Emperor Headquarters. From the moment he entered the elevator, he had kept a restless heart, and at the same time, his thoughts were a bit messy.
He was an orphan who came out of the countryside. His original name was Li Erdan, but after arriving in the city, he discovered that so many people were living lives ten or even a hundred times better than his! He was unwilling to accept that, he had ambition, so he gave himself a new name—he wanted to become the King of Men!

However, after several struggles, he realized he had no capital, no outstanding talent, no strong abilities. The only thing worth mentioning was his silver tongue and his skill in making connections with anyone. So in the end, he couldn’t become the king himself—he could only find a way to support someone else, make them the king, and bask in the glory—if not the king, then the prime minister! Let that person fulfill his ambitions for him!

Later, Li Renwang met Yang Yaowei. He discovered that Yang Yaowei’s “talent” was astonishing, that he had amazing self-control, and even though he looked average, he had an incredible charm toward women—wasn’t that the makings of a king?
So he placed his bet on this man and began to fully support him.
He thought he was Yang Yaowei’s Kongming, and would be his most helpful contributor.

But Li Renwang didn’t expect that Yang Yaowei would fall into scandal multiple times.
That talent that once made even his own heart beat faster… was actually fake!
Fake!
A fraud like that had wasted so much of his time, and he had cleaned up so many messes for that guy. But even after all that, he still failed, so finally, Li Renwang painfully paid a large sum in breach of contract fees (Ma’s plastic surgery cost) and completely cut ties with that fake.
Even so, he was still mocked by many enemies and had been unable to hold his head high for a long time.

Now, the president of Star Emperor wanted to see him—what for?
Li Renwang’s palms were soaked with sweat.
Could this be an opportunity? Or…?

With such nervous thoughts, Li Renwang entered the room. At the moment he heard the door close behind him, he trembled slightly.
Then, he heard a dignified (?) voice say, “You’re the agent of Yang Yaowei?”

Li Renwang immediately sensed something was wrong.
Wocao, could it be that guy caused some new mess and now they want him to take the blame again!?

But Li Renwang didn’t dare disobey. In front of Star Emperor’s president, he was like a small ant. The man could crush him with a finger, leaving him with no future at all.
So, he raised his head and clearly saw the two people before him.

Almost at the same time, a flash of amazement crossed Li Renwang’s eyes.
With his experience as a senior agent, that youth in pure white casual wear—with just that face alone—even if he had zero acting skill, he would still be fated to become immensely popular if he entered the entertainment industry!
If such a talent were under his hands, he could definitely shape him into a peerless superstar!

But as Li Renwang stared at that young man, he suddenly felt a strong sense of dread. In an instant, he turned his gaze away.
That man on the other side, also in casual wear, looked dignified and domineering—wasn’t that the president of Star Emperor? At that moment, he suddenly understood.
That breathtakingly good-looking youth must be the president’s secret… mmhmm, right? But that wasn’t strange. With looks like that, even men would be moved! Just a bit cold in temperament.

Li Renwang quickly directed his gaze downward and said respectfully, “President, my name is Li Renwang. I was once Yang Yaowei’s agent, but I no longer work with him. If you have any instructions, please tell me.”

Then he saw the president smile.
“Then what if I said, I want you to return to his side?”

Li Renwang =口=
What does that mean!?

Qiguan Rui curled his lips: “He just came back from South Korea. His money’s almost gone, his life is miserable. He wants to ‘accidentally’ meet some rich and powerful woman. If you return to his side now and manage his life, it will certainly feel like timely help to him, and he’ll accept you again—even feel grateful. I believe, with your abilities, you can easily do that, right?”

Of course, Li Renwang could do that—but he didn’t understand! Yang Yaowei was a fraud, hadn’t Star Emperor already fought him several times? What was the point of this now? Was that little nobody even worth the president’s attention?

Qiguan Rui continued: “So I hope you’ll stay by his side, help him as much as you can, and at the same time, when he tries to hook up with women, subtly let every woman know about the others’ existence. And… let those who admire his ‘talent’ see through his true nature.”

Li Renwang was speechless.
President, just how deep does your hatred go!?
Yang Yaowei’s achievements so far…
Before he could even let the women find out about each other, wasn’t this just sabotaging him? How was he supposed to use women to make a comeback?

Maybe seeing through Li Renwang’s confusion, Qiguan Rui gave him a gentle look and said—
Li Renwang: “…”
Then Qiguan Rui turned to Gu Bai with a gaze full of affection: “Perhaps I should introduce you—this is the love of my life, his name is Meng Chuan.”

Wocao, Meng Chuan!
Wait—who was Meng Chuan again… oh, THAT Meng Chuan!

In an instant, he remembered.
Although some time had passed, back when Yang Yaowei’s scandals broke out, there was nothing Li Renwang didn’t know. The matter of Meng Chuan—he dug it up from the corners of his memory.
Meng Chuan was that unlucky actor who had his role stolen and his girlfriend taken by Yang Yaowei, right?
But that actor didn’t look like this! He had a rugged manly face with a beard… Did he also get plastic surgery?
No, no, if it was plastic surgery, which clinic had such god-tier skills? If so, all the stars in the world would be lining up for it! How could no one have noticed by now?

So…
Actually…
He just shaved and cleaned up his skin?

Totally unexpected—what a hidden gem!
But with a face like that, relying on his acting skills seemed like a waste.
Who cared about acting when you had that face!
Thinking about it that way, it also made sense why he’d kept the beard.

Many thoughts flickered through Li Renwang’s mind, chaotic and scattered.
But in the end, they all boiled down to one sentence: with looks like that, no wonder BG failed.

Now it seemed that although Meng Chuan had failed in the BG route, in the danmei route, he had already blazed a bright path.
Being pampered and treasured in someone’s heart… with a toe he could guess that Star Emperor’s heavy crackdown on Yang Yaowei in the past must have something to do with Meng Chuan.

So, he would obediently follow the orders of the Star Emperor president.

After receiving instructions, Li Renwang agreed to Qiguan Rui’s request and immediately set off with the info Qiguan Rui provided to find Yang Yaowei and complete the task.
—He never even considered why Qiguan Rui would know the content Yang Yaowei plagiarized. With modern technology being so advanced, teaming up with the original plagiarized party to fight Yang Yaowei was perfectly normal!

And indeed, Li Renwang successfully reconnected with Yang Yaowei.
Because of his pride and arrogance in his identity as a transmigrator, Yang Yaowei actually believed Li Renwang when he said he had been working hard behind the scenes to help and only terminated the contract to avoid exposing Yang Yaowei’s location, not because he wanted to leave.
At that time, Li Renwang was also glad he had always been “tactful.” Even when breaking the contract and venting, he hadn’t said anything harsh, so now he could spin it as him being patient and doing it for Yang Yaowei’s own good…
So now, Li Renwang resumed managing Yang Yaowei’s personal affairs.
A very important part of that—was Yang Yaowei’s women.

#Ma’s womanizing skills#

Yes, it hadn’t been long, and the greasy pony man had already “accidentally” met a wealthy girl with noble temperament in an old library, helped a rich lady who wanted to try fast food get out of an awkward situation at McDonald’s, and bumped into a government official’s little daughter at a public park.
Three at once.
And he had them all smitten.

After handing the greasy pony man to someone like Li Renwang who knew him inside out, Gu Bai didn’t bother keeping an eye on him anymore.
After all, the greasy pony man had decided to lay low for now, so there was no need to watch his every attempt at flirting.
Besides, the current situation was quite amusing too. In the original work, Li Renwang, as Yang Yaowei’s number one general, was essential in all of Yang’s affairs—his most trusted aide.
But now, that aide had turned into a venomous snake buried right beside Ma, which was pretty fun.

What would things become in the end?

Qiguan Rui wrapped his arm around Gu Bai’s waist, resting his head on his shoulder: “Gege, is there anything else you want to do?”
Many of the original plot events had been nipped in the bud by them. If this followed the original, the greasy pony man wouldn’t have gotten plastic surgery, and would’ve opened up the publishing market with X Dynasty’s tale and the Condor Trilogy, and sparked a Chinese-style music craze, becoming a rising entertainment star.
But now?
Although he wasn’t exactly penniless, he was no different from when he had just transmigrated over—basically broke, an utterly ordinary, pathetic [beep] loser.

Gu Bai thought for a moment, then shook his head.
Qiguan Rui laughed: “How about gege comes with me to visit the film set?”
After winning the lawsuit, that Condor Heroes production was finally starting, and a new Guo Jing had been cast.

Gu Bai thought for a moment.
Qiguan Rui whispered teasingly, licking his earlobe: “Just think of it as a date with me… okay?”
Gu Bai: “…”
Nimale you’re acting spoiled again!