Main Characters
Jiang Yue – The Actress Who Rose from the Ashes
Age: 23
Initial Role: Unknown stunt double; later lead actress in Scarlet Line
Personality: Resilient, calm, emotionally deep, quietly defiant
Skills:
Martial arts/stunt work
Natural stage presence
High emotional intelligence
Flaws:
Represses emotions
Distrusts compliments
Can overcommit to roles at expense of self
Notable Tags:
#SilentStorm
#RedThreadSister
#DigitalPhoenix
Relationships:
Married secretly to Zeyan (ML)
Previously viewed Zeyan as a cold businessman
System Interaction: Gains Popularity Points (PP) and skills via realistic work, training programs, and public emotional impact.
Progression Arc: From nameless extra → breakout star → top-tier actress → global icon
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Lu Zeyan – The Reborn Entertainment Sovereign
Age: 28 (chronologically), mental age ~38 (due to rebirth)
Initial Role: CEO of SkyInk Studios; secretly reborn from a tragic past life
Personality:
Strategic, composed, sometimes ruthless
Deeply loyal to those he chooses
Carries immense survivor's guilt
Flaws:
Tends to over-manage others
Emotionally distant to everyone except Jiang Yue
System:
Entertainment Industry Sovereign System
Doesn't provide money
Offers realistic project evaluations
Includes script valuation, PP/BP economy, system training, deep public data tracking
Progression Arc: From reborn founder trying to regain influence → cultural kingmaker → industry godfather
Unique Features:
System Memory Retention (from previous life)
Purchases scripts/ideas from massive entertainment archive using BP & PP
Can grant indirect system access to Jiang Yue and key staff
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Supporting Cast
Yan Ruiqing – Corporate Viper Queen
Age: 34
Role: Major shareholder of NovaLine Entertainment
Personality: Elegant, cold, manipulative
Skills:
Contract manipulation
Legal sabotage
Entertainment blackmail
Motivation: Crush SkyInk and control national entertainment
Status: Antagonist, but respects Jiang Yue's rise
Theme: "You don't need to lie when you own the script."
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Su Cheng – Pretty Face With Dirty Hands
Age: 25
Role: Actress promoted as "Nation's First Love"; falsely labelled breakout star
Affiliation: Yan Ruiqing's puppet actress
Personality: Arrogant, insecure underneath
Style: Smiling on surface, petty underneath
Notable Plot Points:
Steals Jiang Yue's lines using deepfake
Rigged award nomination to gain fame
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Gu Yuxi – The Queen maker Turned Watcher
Age: 32
Role: Elite PR strategist and narrative manipulator
Affiliation: Unknown—formerly worked for both SkyInk & Ruiqing
Personality: Observational, brilliant, neutral
Belief: Power lies in who tells the story
Twist: Secretly begins to admire Jiang Yue, may flip allegiance later
Tagline: "I write headlines. Not truths."
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Zhou Han – System Interface and Assistant
Age: System-Generated Projection
Role: Virtual assistant of the ML's system, has real-time data integration
Appearance: Clean-suited, ageless male figure, sometimes appears in AR
Functionality:
Calculates BP/PP
Evaluates risk to FL and ML
Offers training programs, script breakdowns
Can simulate market predictions
Quirk: Occasionally uses sarcasm if ignored
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System Economy Reference
Currency -"How It's Gained and How It's Used"
Business Points (BP) Profit from media works, strategic planning, script rollouts Buy scripts, studio upgrades, PR maneuvers
Popularity Points (PP) FL/ML fame, social buzz, real-time online activity tracking Skill upgrades, exclusive training, rare collaboration unlocks
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