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Golden Lily Hotel, 12th floor.
Jiang Yan had just arrived at the door of Room 1206 when his agent called.
"Jiang Yan, the male second lead in 'I Only Like You' is yours now. This opportunity is rare for newcomers. If you still want to make it in this industry, I advise you not to do things that will ruin your future." The agent's anger came through the phone.
"Whether it ruins my future is for me to decide." Jiang Yan hung up decisively and turned off his phone.
As he knocked on the door with force, angry shouts came from inside.
"Who the hell is making noise... oh, it's Jiang Yan. Have you made up your mind?" A man wearing only a bathrobe, with a chubby face and squinted eyes, opened the door and looked Jiang Yan up and down.
"Mr. Yan, you promised that if I followed you, the male lead in 'I Only Like You' would be mine. Is that promise still valid?" Jiang Yan asked, slightly displeased, pointing at the person on the bed.
"Of course." Yan Wei reached out to touch Jiang Yan's face, but Jiang Yan blocked his hand. "Won't you invite me in?"
"Come in quickly." Yan Wei stepped aside, but his eyes didn't leave Jiang Yan, finally settling on his buttocks.
Once inside, Jiang Yan saw someone lying on the bed, their face flushed, breathing heavily – clearly drugged.
"Mr. Yan, usually Duan Yue and I are rivals competing for resources. Are you planning to take both of us at the same time?" Jiang Yan asked somewhat discontentedly, pointing at the person on the bed. "Then I'd rather not come this time."
After saying this, he intended to leave, but Yan Wei quickly stepped forward to stop him, smiling, "How could that be? With you as my little fairy, why would I still care about others? Look at you, quite jealous, huh?"
Jiang Yan's appearance was top-notch, even in the entertainment industry, especially with his fox-like eyes that were endearing to anyone. Duan Yue's appearance could only be described as delicate; how could he resist the temptation of good food and luxuries?
Struggling to catch his breath, Duan Yue saw Jiang Yan with surprise. "Jiang Yan, it's you..."
"Duan Yue, I thought you were so noble. Now you've come running just for a role. Too bad drugging yourself doesn't work. The male lead in 'I Only Like You' belongs to me." Jiang Yan stepped forward and unceremoniously pushed the person out.
Efficiently closing the door, Yan Wei's hands wandered over, "Little Yan Yan, you've driven my person away. Tonight, you must accompany me well."
Jiang Yan blinked his fox-like eyes, taking the initiative to hold Yan Wei's hand and lead him into the room, smiling, "Of course, tonight I'll make you feel like you're in heaven and hell, but don't forget what you promised me."
"As long as you serve me well, any male lead you want in the future will be within your grasp." Yan Wei tried to reach out and touch Jiang Yan's face, but Jiang Yan pushed him onto the bed instead. Yan Wei lay on the bed, ready to enjoy.
Grabbing Yan Wei's hand, Jiang Yan's face showed a hint of cunning as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his body and shackled Yan Wei's left hand to the bedpost.
Yan Wei was momentarily stunned, then grinned lasciviously, "Didn't expect you to like this, alright, I like it. Come on, use any move you want, but be gentle."
Jiang Yan winked, "Then I won't be polite."
Getting up, he grabbed two bottles of beer from the table and smashed them directly onto Yan Wei's head, to Yan Wei's increasing horror.
"Jiang Yan, have you gone crazy? How dare you smash me with a beer bottle. Let me go, I'll kill you." Hot liquid flowed down from his head, streaming down his eyebrows.
Surprised, Jiang Yan muttered, "This guy's head is really hard. Even after getting hit, he's still not knocked out. Looks like I'll need another bottle."
Yan Wei exclaimed urgently, "Jiang Yan, if you dare touch me, I'll blacklist you..."
Another bottle came down, and this time Yan Wei passed out completely.
Jiang Yan also sat on the sofa, looking terrified.
The cheerful voice of the system sounded in his mind, "Erhuo, congratulations, you've finally activated the main storyline, completing 5% of the storyline progress."
Jiang Yan frowned, "Did you know it would turn out like this? Why didn't you remind me earlier? I was so anxious."
The system covered its face in sorrow, "Erhuo, how could you think that of me? You're my host, we're definitely in this together."
Rubbing his temples, Jiang Yan said, "Put down what you're holding before you say that. Also, it's 'inseparable,' how many times do I have to tell you not to misuse idioms?"
The system quickly dropped what it was holding and wiped its mouth.
Originally, in this plot, Jiang Yan was supposed to injure Yan Wei after saving Duan Yue from being r***d by him.
But was he the kind of person to sacrifice his dignity for survival?
Actually, he was. Before the knocking on the door, he had already decided to follow the plot. While in the room, he suddenly thought that the key point of this plot was to rescue Duan Yue and injure Yan Wei. Could he eliminate the part where he was r***d?
Fortunately, he made the right bet, or else he would have been fried crispy again.
Looking at the person passed out on the bed, Jiang Yan smiled with a hint of malice in his fox-like eyes.
The system trembled, "Erhuo, what do you intend with that lewd expression?"
Rubbing his chin, Jiang Yan said, "This fatso must have some money on him. There should be quite a bit of cash."
The system was anxious, "Erhuo, calm down. This is considered robbery, it's illegal."
"Beating someone is also illegal, but I still did it because of you. Found it." Jiang Yan found a wallet in Yan Wei's pants but unfortunately, it only contained various bank cards, not a single bill.
Annoyed, Jiang Yan went back and kicked the person on the bed twice. "Leaving without money, a pseudo-rich."
Reluctantly leaving the hotel, watching the cars coming and going at the entrance, Jiang Yan stomped his foot silently. "I should have taken that fatso's phone to sell."
Enjoying the night breeze as he rode on the road, surrounded by unfamiliar surroundings, Jiang Yan thought about how just over three months ago, he was a handsome and wealthy young actor in the entertainment industry. He had just won a newcomer award and then died in a car accident, a case of 'heaven envies talent.'
After his death, he was bound to a system codenamed '888' in his brain, which required him to transmigrate into a danmei novel to help the protagonist complete the storyline.
"Every time an author writes a book, it forms a natural plane in the universe, each with its own rules of operation. However, recently there have been many reincarnators and transmigrators disrupting the plotlines. There are even invaders injecting viruses into the planes, disrupting the overall plot development. Your task is to go into these novels and save the collapsed plotlines, guiding the protagonist to successfully get together," said 888.
Jiang Yan lifted his head arrogantly and retorted, "I refuse. Why would I, a well-off second-generation, go and become cannon fodder to save a novel's plot?"
888 calmly replied, "You died in a car accident in your original world. If you can complete the task properly, you'll get a chance at reincarnation. Since you're determined to go back, we won't force you. I can..."
Jiang Yan interrupted with a grand gesture of sacrifice, "If I don't go to hell, who will? Let's go and save the plot, 888!"
888 urgently corrected, "You're the 888, not three-eight."
When Jiang Yan opened his eyes again, he found himself in a world from a danmei novel titled "The CEO and His Contract Husband," where the main plot involved the protagonist, Jiang Yan, getting accidentally drugged and having a one-night stand with the lead, Jiang Qianren.
The storyline progressed with Jiang Qianren gradually falling for Jiang Yan, but facing obstacles due to misunderstandings caused by the return of Jiang Yan's ex-lover.
Jiang Yan, identical in name and surname to the protagonist, was not an antagonist but a supportive friend who ultimately sacrificed himself for Jiang Yan's love interest.
Disgusted by the melodramatic plot, Jiang Yan realized he needed to follow the main storyline while making strategic alterations to avoid punishment from the system.
Returning to his humble dorm room after a day's work as an entertainer at Teng Entertainment, Jiang Yan struggled to adapt to his new life.
Upon waking up, he found numerous missed calls from his agents, but he ignored them and headed downstairs to a nearby breakfast shop with only fifty yuan left in his pocket.
Feeling hopeless, he lamented to the system, "888, am I going to be the first transmigrator to starve to death within three months?"
888 reassured him, "Eruo, don't be sad. You won't starve. You'll have prison meals soon. And please call me 888."
As he lamented, a police car pulled up in front of him, and he was arrested in front of his colleagues.
As he was being taken away, he coincidentally encountered Jiang Qianren, who looked pale and distressed upon his return, adding to Jiang Yan's misery.