[{"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-724":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},1941888,2650,"Chapter 724: A liar in emotions, a fool in love","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-724",724,"\u003Cp>Forgive Xi Mengze, this honest person, for never thinking she could do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated and said: \"This isn't good, right? I don't want to be a liar in emotions. If I swing the sickle at the truly innocent just to avoid others, I will have a sense of guilt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li raised an eyebrow, \"I was just saying it casually, but listening to your tone, do you already have a candidate in mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she react; she had been tricked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze: \"I just feel, cough cough, I, no, I, I have no candidate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"Right, right, you have no candidate. You don't want innocent people to be hurt, so dear, can you tell me who the innocent person is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze denied three times: \"There is no such person, nothing at all, you heard wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li sighed long: \"Before, you and Yan Xingdong got along well. I thought this person would be Yan Xingdong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even thought he would be the first person to chase you, but I didn't expect all kinds of stars to pop up, and he hasn't taken any action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems my previous judgment was inaccurate; I thought he had a good impression of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze’s eyes flashed, and she said hesitantly: \"You, you... how did you see that Yan Xingdong had a good impression of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li said bluntly: \"Is this hard to see? To understand a field he has never understood, he chased after you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have never heard that Yan Xingdong likes to read manga. He has debuted for a long time, and he has never revealed it to the media.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he is a boy, yet he reads girls' manga. Don't you think it’s strange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze’s words stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"Also, don't you think you chat quite frequently? Are you still chatting recently? Does he know you are being chased?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze said in a low voice: \"We chat every day. He reports his schedule to me, and he also says good morning and good night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes we even video chat, just purely wanting to talk to me. I think our friendship is quite pure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li said meaningfully: \"Oh, pure friendship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze said in a low voice again: \"He should know; the frequency of him chatting with me recently is very high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after this was said, Xi Mengze’s phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at it; it was a WeChat video call from Yan Xingdong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, Jin Li understood everything; Yan Xingdong was here to check on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She patted Mengmeng’s shoulder, \"You should consider the suggestion I made carefully, and I feel that you are not without feelings for Yan Xingdong, otherwise you wouldn't be so hesitant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, if you really don't want to fall in love, then don't give everyone a chance. Talk to Sister Fang, find a time to make it public, and eliminate all hidden dangers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Mengze nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked into the room and didn't answer the phone outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li opened her phone and saw a WeChat message from Qiguan Mingzhu, which was the news that *Return to Youth* had gone online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the blog, Qiguan Mingzhu’s account had already reposted it. Jin Li copied her copy, changed a few words, and sent it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Netizens immediately came to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This short drama is a bit awesome, able to let Jin Li and Qiguan Mingzhu advertise together】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Horizontal screen short drama, this is a high-quality short drama, I thought it was a vertical screen small short drama】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Eh, this director’s first work *False Face*, I like it very much! So she released a new work again!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Am I the only one curious about the relationship between this crew and the two of them?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Actually, you just need to check it. People in the short drama circle all know that this director got the investment from Jin Li and them...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Jin Li’s investment eye is too good, can you look at my business plan?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The online release of *Return to Youth* was originally quite obscure because it used unknown actors, so there was no promotion at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, small transparent actors don't have many fans, and some are pure newcomers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after being promoted by Jin Li and Qiguan Mingzhu, everyone flocked to watch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter if they didn't watch it, but once they did, they found that this film was interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it used the rebirth trope, it was different from the rebirth cool text that people understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drama exposed the shortcomings of several protagonists with limited experience, and it was filmed around their shortcomings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they lived a second life, relying on foresight to embark on a different path, this path was based on the information learned from the previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they actually never broke through themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Male Lead A heard in his previous life that doing clothing would make a lot of money, so he went to do clothing, wrote down all the buying points he could think of, and then practiced them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He eventually became a large clothing distributor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this path was also based on the life experience he thought of in his previous life; he didn't transcend the limitations of experience he received in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had already lived a second life and had more possibilities, and could live a more generous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides doing clothing, he could also try other professions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because he was afraid of failure, he only walked the path he thought was successful in his previous life, cutting off other possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other characters were the same; the achievements they obtained were all related to the experience of their previous lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, for a rebirth drama, this filming method is completely fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people stumbled and took many detours in their previous lives; living a second life, they only need to walk toward the most correct path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to try things they have never tried before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this drama was filmed very ironically; it is not a cool drama in the sense, but magnified the limitations, giving people a certain space for thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living a second life, is it to follow the successful experience heard in the previous life, or to try possibilities never thought of before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drama has several protagonists, and the one with the highest achievement was instead an ordinary person in the previous life who became an elite after hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time living a second life, because she came into contact with more opportunities in the previous life and understood more information channels than others, she was more successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many netizens felt it was a pity that it wasn't filmed as a movie after watching this drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It’s a pity that such script quality is in a short drama. There are strong emotional conflicts, and the logical depth required is also there.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The ending is clearly very cool, but it gives people a feeling of regret and abrupt ending】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I think it should be filmed as a comedy】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【1, a comedy can maximize the black humor in the script】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Can you release a movie version, even if it’s an online big movie?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call to film it as a movie online is quite high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the popularity of this high-quality horizontal screen short drama is indeed very large, and after the promotion of two first-line stars, it has shown a trend of breaking out of the circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the director really thought about whether it could be filmed as a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking twice, she gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspiration is fleeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When filming this drama, the crew encountered many problems, and the script was revised several times; it can be said that it was filmed very tortuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, she was doing her best, using all she had learned in her life, holding the mentality of filming it as the last drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that state, she had already expressed the thoughts, composition, and pictures she wanted to express in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this story, she had already done everything she could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if it were to be filmed as a movie, the director couldn't guarantee it could be filmed more wonderfully than the short drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had no confidence, why bother remaking it as a movie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just reheating leftovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She considered herself not having the fan base that could support her reheating leftovers without being abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an era where as long as you haven't appeared in front of people for a period of time, you will be forgotten, or if you fail once, it is very difficult to turn over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step she takes must be very cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The popularity of *Return to Youth* online was quite good, and Jin Li and Qiguan Mingzhu both paid attention after promoting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their spare time, they also asked the director what her plans were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As investors, they were giving the director peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both expressed that if she really wanted to film it as a movie, they were willing to support it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, they received the news of the director’s refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the director video-called the two, she looked very hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know if doing this is right, but I feel that I have used all my life’s learning to film this story. Using a short drama as a carrier to present this story is the best I can do within my ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were changed to a movie, I wouldn't necessarily be able to find the previous state. I’m worried it will be filmed below expectations, worried that netizens’ expectations will fall through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li said very decisively: \"Then don't film it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director was stunned and asked in a low voice: \"But if you don't film it, won't you feel it’s a pity? It clearly has such great popularity, but I didn't grasp it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could film it better, maybe I could enter the film circle in one fell swoop, rank as a new director, and you could also earn more money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li smiled: \"If you want to rank in the film circle, then directly film a movie that can be released in theaters, instead of filming an online big movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I don't have very mature channels, I can introduce some connections for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The film circle has never been far from you; it just depends on whether you can make up your mind and whether you want to try to rush in this direction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In addition, for making money, investment was just a whim for Mingzhu and me; we just invested a sum of money casually, we don't rely on investment to make money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The profit share of the movie doesn't even compare to an announcement I and Mingzhu participate in casually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just enjoy the sense of achievement of making money by investing money casually, not really for the sake of making money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu echoed: \"If it were purely for making money, wouldn't it be better to invest in those smaller-cost, more melodramatic short dramas that can cause strong emotional conflicts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li pondered for a while and said: \"And you don't want to film a sequel and change it into a movie; I actually understand it quite well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the story stop at the most beautiful stage, and that’s enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some regrets and defects instead achieved this story, and people will think about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the last trace of defect is really filled, people will instead feel that the classic is no longer a classic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water full overflows, the moon full wanes; stopping at the short drama stage is also quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director didn't expect that the question asked tentatively would instead get an unexpected surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden excitement made her forget her nervousness for a moment, and she couldn't help but ask: \"Jin Li, can you really invest in me to film a movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li said affirmatively: \"Yes, as long as you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director asked hesitantly: \"Do you think I can film a movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"This doesn't depend on me, but on you. Whether you have the ability and whether you want to try, you have to ask yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director hung up the video call with a tangled face, leaving only Qiguan Mingzhu and Jin Li in the group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu was packing her clothes and said amusedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still wanted her to film a few more short dramas to make money, but after what you said, I think her next one is probably wanting to film a movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li said: \"Her aesthetics are okay. If she keeps filming short dramas, I instead feel it’s a waste of talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying a movie is quite good. Maybe she can walk out of her own style and characteristics. If she can personally cultivate a director, it will also be more fulfilling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She changed the subject and asked curiously: \"What about you? I heard from Sister Fang that you stopped all announcements recently and will only start working after the New Year. Now you are packing clothes, where do you plan to go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu paused and said in a low voice: \"I’m preparing to go abroad, um, I might go home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li knew that Qiguan Mingzhu’s family lived abroad all year round, and they also spent the New Year abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why so suddenly? You temporarily changed your itinerary and also paid a large penalty fee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu hesitated and said: \"After chatting with you, I feel that compared to the loss I might face in the future, a beginning that has never happened would instead make me feel more regretful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the words were spoken, she had no psychological barriers and said bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to try with Chen Lin. Missing him, I feel that I probably won't meet such a boy who guards me wholeheartedly again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is enthusiastic and cheerful, just like a clingy dog; I like the feeling of being with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li raised an eyebrow, \"Even so, you don't have to run abroad, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu: \"Still have to. It’s too easy to be recognized in China. I want to live with him for a period of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't find his shortcomings, or if I can endure his shortcomings, then we will be together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Li: \"...Are you falling in love? The progress is too fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who falls in love and starts living together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not going for love; this is simply going for marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rounding up, this is going for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu smiled, her expression a bit arrogant: \"I don't care anymore, I’m slacking off, I just want to be like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see if love is as brilliant as fireworks, but fleeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or if it can treasure that moment of beauty in the bottom of the heart forever, thinking about it repeatedly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene turned back to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qiguan Mingzhu came out of Jin Li’s house, she first returned to her residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process of going back, she thought of a lot, and her mood also rose and fell with the content in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When sleeping at night, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, she got up with a pair of panda eyes, almost sleepless all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiguan Mingzhu felt that she couldn't go on like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she called Chen Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>??Screenshot at 11:55 sharp, everyone vote for monthly tickets early! \u003C\u002Fp>",2611,"2026-06-15T03:50:02.582Z","2026-06-18T03:46:55.665Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9d909c9a3788edbd206de3cd0c6fcf57abeec10e7c57a138fa7e902ece0249f3","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-725","i-became-a-viral-sensation-in-the-entertainment--chapter-723",794,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-famous-by-burning-incense-cover.jpg"]