[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment-":3,"chapter-i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-700":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Became Famous by Burning Incense",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1941864,2650,"Chapter 700: The Highest Realm of Clickbait","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-700",700,"\u003Cp>Jin Li’s team contacted One Billion Media to convey her intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui Lingfang specifically asked about the copyright situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jin Li says this script seems to be from a globally viral suspense movie. I’m asking you: did you adapt it from that movie, or is it exclusively original?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contact person at One Billion Media was just about to say it was exclusively original, as they had never heard of any original work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scripts they accepted had been screened against secondary adaptations from the start; everything had to be original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as the words reached their lips, they suddenly became cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt that an agent wouldn't ask such a question without reason. Could there really be a problem with this script?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there wasn't, they had to answer carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this to themselves, the contact person said with extreme gravity: \"I am not aware of the situation regarding this, but I will go and ask right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest assured, if it is exclusively original, we will absolutely not ride the coattails of other movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is adapted from another movie, we will absolutely secure the rights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contact person spoke with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone in the film and television industry, they knew the rules too well: the line between original work and plagiarism must be clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a project starts with a plagiarized script, no matter how excellent the actors' performances are, how good the production team is, or how well the director shoots it, they will be torn to shreds by the audience and roasted for 800 rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui Lingfang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the truth, at least One Billion Media’s attitude was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made it something worth discussing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, once the news broke that \"Counterattack\" was postponed to October,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other three top magazines that hadn't yet confirmed their October cover stars were frantically targeting Jin Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their internal assessments, they unanimously agreed that \"Counterattack\" was highly likely to break into the top 10 of the domestic box office history, becoming the new 10th or even 9th place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the domestic box office rankings, the gap between 9th and 10th place wasn't large—only 200 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this film could maintain its current momentum, climbing to 10th place would be no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even 9th place was worth a shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the probability of breaking into the top 10 was so high, how could the three top magazines give up such a great hot topic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the October cover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jin Li’s \"Counterattack\" could officially set a new top 10 box office record in October, and that was paired with their cover, wouldn't they be betting on a massive hit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, online magazine sales would be guaranteed, and offline copies would be snatched up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, their annual performance would be secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the three top magazines actually felt a bit envious of \"Jinse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their unique vision, they had struck first and signed Jin Li for the September cover, successfully avoiding the October battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had signed Jin Li for September, they wouldn't have been dragged into the October tug-of-war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three companies were constantly bidding against each other to get Jin Li, driving up the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of the negotiations, each was willing to offer a portion of the magazine's sales dividends, just like Jinse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the three companies' offers on dividends were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they had learned of each other's offers through other channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some magazines, wanting to win Jin Li over as quickly as possible and end the matter, were already prepared to increase their offers to Morning Dawn Entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Jin Li also heard about the situation with the three top magazines from Sister Fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To compete for her October cover, the three top magazines were practically at each other's throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the people in charge met, they would point fingers and curse at one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the dividend rates offered by these three companies were already two percentage points higher than what Jinse had given her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li pondered for a moment and asked: \"So how are the talks going now? Has anything been decided?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui Lingfang shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still talking. Two of them have already approached me, intending to raise the dividend ratio again to win your participation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, do you have a preferred magazine? If you do, we can be more proactive in approaching them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li also shook her head and said honestly: \"I don't usually read entertainment magazines, so I can't say I like one more than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I think continuing this malicious bidding isn't appropriate; there's no need to raise the stakes any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continues, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of regulators. I can take the money I deserve, but I won't be greedy for money I shouldn't have. Let's just pick one of the three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li paused, her eyes questioning: \"Do you have any recommendations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nianhua\" immediately popped into Sui Lingfang's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it; \"Jinse Nianhua\" rolled off the tongue easily, and she had a deeper impression of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li had already signed with Jinse, so if she could sign with Nianhua next, it seemed quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among the three top magazines, Nianhua was also a very sincere one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Fang said hesitantly: \"Then let's go with 'Nianhua.' You haven't shot for them yet, and their magazine is very poetic—it has more of a Chinese aesthetic than Jinse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li didn't hesitate anymore and said: \"Fine, then we'll take this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she accepted \"Nianhua,\" Gu Cheng called her that same day to ask: \"Did you accept 'Nianhua'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li was a bit surprised: \"Yes, how did you know? I haven't even signed the contract, just confirmed the intention. Is the news leaking that fast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng smiled lightly: \"Because I signed the September cover for Nianhua. Their person in charge was just bragging to me on WeChat, saying they used all their might to finally secure you during the October cover battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li laughed: \"It seems you have a pretty good relationship with the person in charge at Nianhua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng said: \"I have a childhood friend who works at Nianhua, but he's not an editor; he mainly handles advertising acquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of your legendary history in the advertising world, he was the most proactive in urging the editor-in-chief to cooperate with you. He really wants to work with you, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li felt embarrassed: \"They aren't any great achievements. My results in the advertising world are just so-so; it's all thanks to the netizens' kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng smiled: \"Regardless, the products you endorse bring great help to the brands, and that's what matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your help, the Yajun Ladies' Watch successfully broke through its niche, driving sales for several previous ladies' watch models. Their ladies' watch department's performance this year is estimated to be dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continues, perhaps the Zodiac series will even overshadow this year's men's watches, leaping from the most neglected department to the most popular one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li was a bit stunned: \"It's not that exaggerated, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I remember correctly, before launching the Zodiac series, Yajun didn't focus much on ladies' watches this year—they only launched three models during the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frequency of new ladies' watch releases is far lower than the men's side. If the two departments' overall performance were to compete, the ladies' watch department shouldn't be able to surpass the men's department, after all, they missed half a year of sales growth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng smiled and offered a hint: \"Although there are more new releases on the men's side, they haven't produced a single hit watch. Moreover, the new releases weren't the best-selling 'Li' series, but other Six Arts series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it matter if there are many new releases? It's far from the power of creating a hit series.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two talked from magazines to endorsements, and from endorsements to announcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they returned to the starting point, discussing the magazine shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng asked her: \"You confirmed 'Nianhua' for the October cover, but what about your September cover? Surely you were booked long ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As \"Counterattack\" was the biggest hit of this summer, even he, the tool-man male lead, had received inquiries from the four top magazines about whether he could come for a big cover shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as the absolute protagonist of the film, Jin Li must have received invitations early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"Yes, my September top magazine cover was booked by 'Jinse' long ago. Originally, the other top magazines weren't particularly enthusiastic about my October cover; they were just making symbolic inquiries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was only after the news of 'Counterattack's' schedule postponement was released that they became incredibly proactive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng raised an eyebrow: \"Isn't that normal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as 'Counterattack' successfully refreshes the domestic box office record for 10th place, you will become the 'fastest actress to break the 10 billion achievement mark' in the entertainment industry, and also the youngest '10-billion-box-office actor.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason you aren't called a '10-billion-box-office Best Actress' is because you are still missing a Best Actress title.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most important award in an actress's career, every actress wants to win \"Best Actress,\" as it represents the glorious achievements they have attained in their acting career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jin Li also knew that she was still a bit short of being a \"Best Actress\" or \"Best TV Actress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had nothing to do with her being too young, but rather with the scripts she chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only took on scripts with a strong commercial nature, and the only one that wasn't was too narrowly defined—it was a character biography.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other scripts had large emotional fluctuations; as long as the actor's acting skills were up to par, the audience wouldn't be taken out of the experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these dramas couldn't fully reveal the level of her acting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a drama, if one could only feel that the acting was god-tier based on a few highlight moments of less than 5 seconds, that would be unqualified for a powerful actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An actor's acting skills being affirmed lies not only in those highlight moments, but also in whether they can carry the entire drama from beginning to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first second of the movie to the very last second, one should be able to feel the shock brought by her acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li thought of Gu Cheng's film and television achievements and was just about to jokingly tease him for being one of the male actors among the new generation who could carry a drama, when she suddenly heard Brother Guang's voice coming from Gu Cheng's phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Guang's voice was intermittent, as if he were reminding him of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Gu Cheng's voice came through again, asking her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, for your September big magazine cover, you confirmed you signed with Jinse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"Yes. Why is it so noisy on your end? Are you going to attend some announcement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng: \"No, I just finished an event, but the traffic outside is terrible, so I haven't been able to leave. I've just been chatting with you in the lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A staff member just walked in, heard part of our conversation, and left quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Guang thinks he must have discovered something, so he reminded me to be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li blinked: \"Then be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng smiled lightly: \"What to do, baby, I can't help it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always felt he was using a double entendre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit racy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Cheng hung up the call with Jin Li, he told Brother Guang his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's choose Jinse. No need to pick anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Guang's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly: \"Are you sure? Jinse offered the least amount of stakes in the October big magazine cover battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nianhua had already secured Jin Li's October big magazine cover, and the other three companies had no chance, so they all turned their attention to Gu Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest topic this year was undoubtedly the movie \"Counterattack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they couldn't compete for the absolute female lead, they could at least compete for the absolute male lead, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many netizens complained that as the male lead, Gu Cheng's screen time wasn't as much as the female lead's partner—that is, not as much as other important supporting roles—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>netizens never denied that Gu Cheng was the absolute male lead of this drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because only his character had a romantic subplot with the female lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much of a background character his screen time made him, he was still the absolute male lead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So once Jin Li couldn't be won over, the other top magazines raised their prices to find Gu Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Cheng had long since decided to give the September big magazine cover to Nianhua and had to choose the October one from the other three. Jinse was the least proactive in their offer, as if they had calculated something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after learning of Jin Li's choice, Gu Cheng was truly willing to jump into it voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Guang watched Gu Cheng smiling with such spring-like triumph and couldn't help but shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Yi always says Little Lin is love-brained, holding her phone and not letting go as soon as she falls in love, but I think you're no different—love-brained, love-brained, love-brained!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed fiercely and resignedly picked up his phone to contact Jinse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wave is called \"the willing fish takes the bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gu Cheng also confirming his October big magazine cover, the battle for the \"Golden September and Silver October\" among the four top magazines came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As September drew closer, more and more gossip leaked by netizens emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, someone exposed Jin Li and Gu Cheng's magazine shoots for September and October.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One chose Jinse Nianhua, one chose Nianhua Jinse—how can they be so in sync? Was this intentionally arranged by the magazines, or did the two stars choose it this way on purpose?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just saw the news; Jin Li and Gu Cheng have both been in the magazine building for cover shoots these past few days. Indeed, one went to Jinse and one went to Nianhua. Currently, it seems this leak is half-confirmed. We can look forward to it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Clearly, the two have almost no joint announcements, but why do I taste an atmosphere of dating on the public dime?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Last year I would have waited for their official announcement, but this year I'm not waiting. In my heart, I've already defaulted to them having announced it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was just gossip, the team didn't come forward to claim it, and the magazines didn't release any news in advance to market it, so it didn't cause a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until September was almost here, with only about a week left,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that \"Jinse\" and \"Nianhua\" finally unleashed their big moves, promoting news about Jin Li and Gu Cheng everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the whole internet knew that the two not only dominated the September and October top magazine covers, but they were also shooting for the same magazines, just at different times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a netizen had a whimsical comment that was pushed to the top of the trending list by the whole internet, landing at number one on the topic list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No need to wait, I'd like to call this the whole internet's official announcement—they are definitely together!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This comment had tens of millions of likes, and the topic the netizens specifically created for this comment was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Gu Cheng and Jin Li have officially announced!#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the highest realm of clickbait?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>??Because it's the wrap-up, I've been writing more romantic subplots lately, and the career subplot is also starting to pick up speed~ \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I am wrapping things up, I have been writing more emotional arcs lately, and the career arcs have also started to pick up speed, haha~\u003C\u002Fp>",2689,"2026-06-15T03:50:02.582Z","2026-06-18T03:46:55.665Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","bde295cf6514bcffc7eae4c91e770fef596eb3c9d283a22954260556999c99ab","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-701","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-699",794,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-famous-by-burning-incense-cover.jpg"]