Parallel world.
Magic City, inside Villa No. 16 in a certain high-end villa district.
"Su Yu, I know it was my fault for cheating this time, but leaving aside the facts, do you bear no responsibility at all?"
"If you hadn't messed around blindly, how would you have ended up with a debt of 500 million?"
"Do you know how anxious I've been?"
"If it weren't to win you a chance to direct movies again and make a comeback, would I have gone to bed with those investors?"
Su Yu: Then if I became an investor and went to bed with those young girls coming to chase their dreams, you wouldn't mind either, right?
"Su Yu, you are too shameless. How could you have such a thought?"
"I can see it now, you're just not a man who is loyal in relationships."
"You're too selfish, you really disappoint me. Let's break up!"
Looking at the chat history on his phone screen, Su Yu was nothing if not shocked.
What is double standards? What is shamelessness? Aren't these right here?
She even resorted to a personal attack.
If she wanted to run away, she should have just said so; did she really have to put on an act?
Here is what happened:
Half an hour ago, Su Yu transmigrated.
His soul arrived inside this man who shared his exact name.
After absorbing the original owner's memories, Su Yu wanted to curse.
To describe it in four words—a catastrophic opening.
In his past life,
Su Yu was a third-rate minor director. Although he wasn't fabulously wealthy, thanks to his parents' hard work and struggle, he lived quite comfortably.
Yet right now,
the original owner was not only a notoriously terrible director with a disastrous reputation in the industry.
He was also someone who couldn't read the room and decided to copy others by dabbling in real estate, trying to pull off some Dream Town project.
The result was:
he had turned himself into the ultimate scatterbrain of a charitable donor, saddled with 500 million in external debt.
As expected:
Investment carries risks, and Su Yu shed two lines of tears.
Speaking of the original owner's life journey, however, it was truly thrilling.
An orphan, raised in an orphanage.
Working through school at eighteen, he entered the Directing Department of the Magic City Theatre Academy.
As for why he studied a major that didn't suit him at all, in the original owner's own words, he wanted to record a better life.
At twenty-two, after graduating from university, he struck dumb luck and made a name for himself in the industry with a short film.
At twenty-three, with the help of a certain older sister, he successfully directed his very first feature film.
The box office was a massive hit, but the critical reception was abysmal.
It was identical to the situation with Director Xiao Si's *Tiny Times*.
At twenty-four, once again with the help of that same older sister, he directed the second movie of his life.
Well...
The situation was basically the same as the first.
And just like that, the original owner marched down the path of making terrible movies and never looked back.
Yet despite how badly he directed, every single time his box office numbers somehow hovered right around the standard line—which was precisely why he always had movies to shoot.
Until this year, when the original owner turned twenty-eight.
He looked back and realized that besides possessing plenty of cold, hard savings and a hollow body, he had absolutely nothing else.
So, he wanted to change his way of living.
He took a new girlfriend and completely drew a line between himself and the older sister.
He began investing in dreams.
Investing and investing, he bumped into this Dream Town project.
He gritted his teeth, let the fever get to his head, and went all-in.
He ended up with absolutely nothing left, plus a debt of 500 million owed to the bank.
"Heh, honestly, with your business acumen, you're not even as good as the auntie running the grocery store at the entrance of my old village."
"Tell me, why couldn't you just direct movies properly? Why did you have to copy others by starting a business and becoming a boss?"
"These days, is there anyone with a shred of ambition who isn't on a bank's blacklist?"
Su Yu sighed in helpless self-deprecation.
After that,
he stood up and walked over to the mirror.
A strikingly handsome face appeared before him.
Aside from being handsome, he was just plain handsome.
Su Yu looked down further.
"Well~ To make the older sister linger and unforgettable, aside from his looks, this capital of his is indeed..."
Suddenly,
a round of knocking interrupted Su Yu's train of thought.
Su Yu tidied himself up a bit and opened the door.
Outside stood a group of court officials and bank staff in uniform.
"Mr. Su, this villa has already been auctioned off. If it's convenient, please pack up your personal belongings. Thank you."
Su Yu was momentarily stunned, only then remembering that this villa had long ago been mortgaged by the original owner.
Now that he couldn't repay the loan and they were auctioning it off, it was entirely reasonable.
Su Yu: Looks like they're planning to write off my debt as a bad loan? Otherwise, how could they dare pull a stunt like this?
"Mr. Su, the final transaction price for the villa was 48 million. You still owe our bank 452 million..."
Su Yu didn't catch the rest, nor did he want to hear it.
"Alright, Mr. Su, if it's convenient..."
"If you happen to need assistance, I personally can provide you with..."
The people from the court and the bank came quickly and left just as fast.
In just this brief moment, Su Yu was already homeless.
Fortunately, there was no heavy traffic around here.
Otherwise, Su Yu might have wondered whether to find a random car wheel and throw himself under it to see if he could transmigrate back.
Or perhaps get another chance to make a choice.
"Without the mother planet's handouts, you simply can't play this game!"
"Right, where is my system?"
As the words fell,
a "Ding~~" sound echoed in Su Yu's mind.
[Detected that the host has triggered a keyword; the Entry System has been unlocked.]
[System Function: Drop Entries!]
[Target Audience: Female Celebrities!]
[Description: The host can cause female stars to drop entries by discussing acting skills with them. The rarity of the entry is related to the female star's favorability toward the host. Note: Each female celebrity only has one chance in her lifetime to drop an entry.]
...
"In other words, the more they like me, the richer the rewards?"
"Haha, this is good, this is really good!"
"But... where am I going tonight? I'm not used to sleeping anywhere except the bed in a five-star hotel suite!"
Su Yu quickly took stock.
Aside from leaving him with a rotten reputation in the entertainment circle and a mountain of bank debts, the original owner hadn't left behind a single hair of anything else.
Oh...
That wasn't entirely true either.
He also left behind a handsome physique.
Su Yu had also figured out moments ago that the historical trajectory of this world was basically identical to Earth's, except for some differences in culture and entertainment.
"So, I can transport superior works from my mother world over here?"
"For instance, *Goodbye Mr. Loser*?"
"In my past life, this movie was a monster that pulled in a crazy 1.44 billion at the box office with a mere 21 million investment!"
"After deducting all sorts of miscellaneous expenses and taxes, the production team still pocketed over 500 million in the end."
"Looking at it this way, the remaining 400-plus million doesn't seem like such a big deal after all!"
"With a system and a motherland's worth of backing, this is what you call a foundation~~"
"The real question is, who's going to invest? Given my current reputation..."
"What a sin~~~"
"The actual problem is still: where am I going tonight?"
Just as Su Yu thought of this,
his phone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone, and the caller ID on the screen displayed Yang Mi.
Su Yu hesitated for a moment.
In his memories, the original owner and Yang Mi were merely ordinary acquaintances who had met a few times, exchanged a few words, and collaborated once.
"Hello!"
Su Yu pressed the answer button.
From the other end of the line came Yang Mi's sweet and soft voice.
"Director Su, I'd like to treat you to dinner and chat about something related to movies."
Su Yu paused for a moment because he saw the system indicating that Yang Mi's favorability toward him was 70%.
Without hesitation, Su Yu retorted:
"Oh? Is Boss Yang preparing to become my investor?"
"That depends on whether Director Su is willing to give me the chance~~"
"I'll send you the address, have your assistant come pick me up."
After hanging up the phone, the corners of Su Yu's mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.
"Speak of the pillow when you're sleepy, and here comes the help. The comeback opportunity has finally arrived~~"
P.S.: New book, please give your boss-level five-star reviews, thank you.