Light Music Café, top floor private room.

"Miss Su, I don't know what you mean."

Lu Xuan looked at the woman in front of him, a hint of doubt in his calm expression.

The woman's name was Su Yao.

She had a pure and sweet first-love face, flawless even without filters, a beauty that stirred the soul!

But her personality was surprisingly aloof.

After calling Lu Xuan here, she had only said one sentence.

A strange sentence.

Of course, Lu Xuan could understand her coldness.

After all, her identity was extraordinary. She was once a hugely popular screen goddess, a top-tier diva!

Although she was past her prime now, she had once been glorious.

"I say..."

Su Yao spoke her second sentence since they met: "Let's get married."

"Why?"

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, not taking it seriously.

Because there was no emotional fluctuation of 'confession' in her tone.

Su Yao explained, "Because I want to become popular again."

"If you can help me, I can fund your movie."

"Your situation can't be much better than mine right now, can it?"

"..."

Hearing this, Lu Xuan pinched the corner of his brow.

Indeed.

His situation wasn't much better than hers.

A month ago, Lu Xuan had transmigrated.

His predecessor was originally a very famous director in the industry.

A web series he had independently filmed once sold for a hundred times its profit!

It even helped Lu Xuan win the web series crown that year.

This made Lu Xuan's name explode in the industry, enjoying unparalleled success!

And he earned the title of 'genius director'.

So,

Countless investors approached Lu Xuan, asking him to direct films.

But as expected, something unexpected happened.

Perhaps the first web series had exhausted all of Lu Xuan's talent. After that, all the films he directed without exception flopped.

No matter the subject matter, no matter the script.

As soon as it passed through Lu Xuan's hands, the final box office was appalling.

And his latest film directly bankrupted the investor.

Its score on a certain瓣 was only a mere 2.6 points.

Its upward potential was truly enormous!

Suddenly, Lu Xuan was famous again.

But it was the kind of notoriety that spread far and wide.

No matter the investor, upon hearing Lu Xuan's name, they all ran far away, and none dared to hire him again.

The 'genius director' had also fallen from grace, becoming 'box office poison'.

And he was heavily in debt!

After Lu Xuan transmigrated, his predecessor had left him with such a hellish start.

Originally, he had countless good scripts in his mind waiting to be filmed, but no one was willing to fund him!

Everyone was afraid of losing money.

And Lu Xuan was synonymous with losing money.

Today, in order to get investment, Lu Xuan had made a special trip to Shenghua Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Which was Su Yao's company.

This company was the most powerful one he knew, and he had cooperated with Shenghua once before, helping them earn a lot of money.

Lu Xuan thought they would remember their old friendship and at least invest a few million in him.

Unfortunately, he received the reply:

"Go work in a factory, the entertainment industry isn't for you."

"..."

Lu Xuan once again returned empty-handed.

When he was leaving, he ran into Su Yao in the elevator.

After getting downstairs, she called him here, saying she had something to discuss with him.

With the thought that they were both fellow sufferers, Lu Xuan came along.

As a result, as soon as he sat down, Su Yao dropped a bombshell!

She actually wanted to marry him?!

What kind of divine development was this? Could it be that he was already so handsome that he could rival the handsome readers in front of the screen?!

Lu Xuan lowered his head: "Marriage is possible, but are you sure you don't want to cultivate some feelings first?"

"?"

Su Yao was a little strange: "Why would you cultivate feelings for a fake marriage?"

Fake marriage???

Lu Xuan: "..."

As someone in the industry, he immediately understood Su Yao's plan.

She wanted to take the opportunity to become popular again!

Lu Xuan thought about it carefully. Su Yao's plan was actually very feasible.

She was a celebrity, and she used to be a big star!

For celebrities, scandals were the highest form of publicity.

And among scandals, the most eye-catching and discussed were official announcements and marriages!

If she had a fake marriage with him, Su Yao would 100% be able to top the trending searches again.

Then, taking advantage of this wave of traffic to take on a few good dramas, with Su Yao's strength, becoming popular again would basically be a certainty.

And she also promised him that she would fund his films.

As far as his current situation was concerned, a fake marriage with Su Yao seemed to be the best choice?

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan asked, "Will Shenghua agree?"

Su Yao's brows were cold: "I've terminated my contract with Shenghua."

Because she was unwilling to attend those banquets, Shenghua had frozen her out, only giving her terrible movies to film.

She had gone from a 'screen goddess' to a 'queen of bad films'.

It could be said that they had directly ruined Su Yao's career.

Su Yao felt that there was no need to stay at such a company any longer.

So after the company brought it up, she agreed directly.

And the idea of a fake marriage with Lu Xuan was a thought that flashed through Su Yao's mind when they met in the elevator.

During the short time it took to get downstairs, Su Yao had weighed all the pros and cons.

Without capital support, she, the former top-tier diva, would eventually fade into obscurity.

Why not take advantage of the fact that she still had some heat and go for a big move!

And Lu Xuan was the most suitable candidate in her opinion.

The marriage of a 'box office poison' and a 'queen of bad films' would definitely generate enough explosive buzz!

Moreover, she had learned about Lu Xuan before.

He was a very clean director.

If she officially announced it with him, taking advantage of the popularity of the marriage, there would definitely be production teams that would take the initiative to look for her.

Then, with her acting skills, she would definitely be able to explode again!

As soon as she thought of the high-level executives of the company looking down on her, as if she was 'nothing without them' when she terminated her contract, Su Yao felt a surge of energy.

She wanted to prove that she was definitely not just a pretty face!

Su Yao was currently lacking an opportunity.

And Lu Xuan was also lacking 'a little bit' of opportunity.

"What have you decided?"

"It's possible, but..."

Lu Xuan rubbed his nose: "You have to add money!"

Su Yao: "..."

She didn't expect him to be struggling over this issue after hesitating for so long.

Lu Xuan spread his hands: "There's no way, my current situation can only be described with a couplet."

"The first line: Two, three, four, five, the second line: Six, seven, eight, nine. The horizontal scroll: North and South."

"Pfft—"

After understanding it, Su Yao couldn't help but laugh.

"Lacking clothes and food, having nothing?" (The numbers sound similar to the Chinese words for these items.)

"That's right!"

Lu Xuan was a little helpless.

There was no way, he still owed tens of millions over there.

Su Yao thought the man in front of her was quite interesting.

After smiling, she said directly, "Don't worry about the money. When the agreement is signed, I'll pay you the compensation!"

Lu Xuan got the money, Su Yao got the popularity, and each got what they needed.

Reasonable!

A kept man who is still assertive?

Lu Xuan's eyes lit up a bit.

With the amount of scripts stored in his mind, there were still a few scripts with small costs and high returns.

As long as he could get started, Lu Xuan believed that he could definitely make a comeback.

Su Yao: "So, are you in or not?"

Lu Xuan slammed the table and declared decisively, "I'm in!"