I Dominate the Entertainment Industry with My Styling Skills

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Qi Yanning, the former Grand Director of the Shangyi Bureau of the Yuan Yong Dynasty, was a master of clothing and makeup, known throughout the capital for his unmatched skills.

After his unexpected death, he found himself reincarnated as an entertainer participating in a talent show, hated by the entire internet! Upon receiving the original owner’s memories, the Grand Director sneered coldly, decisively quit the show, and turned to join another talent show as a stylist.

This particular talent show, from the contestants to the production team, had an eccentric aesthetic and terrible styling, earning it the dubious nickname of “Ugly Show 101.” But surprisingly, once Qi Yanning joined, the show started to gain some flair.

A rugged man awkwardly forced into a “pretty flower boy” persona? Qi Yanning pinned him down and gave him a crew cut. A fitted black shirt turned him into the man everyone was thirsting for on the hot search list.

A cute-looking trainee acting greasy? Qi Yanning sneered coldly, scaring the trainee into becoming as timid as a quail. On stage, he remembered to only wink and never twist his mouth. A pink top with suspenders made him the sweetest “little brother.”

A great beauty who feels insecure because of his delicate features? After some thought, Qi Yanning put a silver wig on him, creating a gender-ambiguous AI face that made everyone shout, “Wow, my robot wife!”

The show quickly became popular. Random viewers were ecstatic: “It’s been so long since we’ve had a show that’s so pleasing to the eyes!”

After that, viewers started noticing more and more:

“The once-hated, tacky, and ugly actress has turned into a versatile queen with a full sense of fashion, landing high-end endorsements left and right?”

“No one cares about the plot of the idol drama; instead, the same outfits worn by the characters in the drama are selling out rapidly?”

“The makeup and styling in period dramas have suddenly become diverse and stunning, leaving people dazzled?”

It seemed like overnight, the styling standards in the entertainment industry had been raised a notch.

Viewers: “Did all stylists suddenly have an epiphany? Great, great, keep it up—my eyes love this.”

Qi Yanning chuckled softly: “Isn’t it just about having hands?”

Under the hashtag #DidAllStylistsSuddenlyAttendAdvancedCourses#, someone suddenly revealed:

All these stunning makeovers were done by that contestant Qi Yanning, who quit the show in disgrace after being blackened by the entire internet!

The gossiping crowd was dumbfounded: “So… he was mocked as being terrible at singing and dancing because he chose the wrong path?!”

Good news: Stylists have evolved.

Bad news: Only one person evolved.

Short Scene:

One day, a paparazzo released two photos of Qi Yanning.

One shows him in a black suit with long hair, holding a thin cigarette in his mouth, frowning coldly at the camera.

The other shows him grabbing a man’s tie and pulling him close. The two are almost breathing in sync, with Qi Yanning’s expression appearing both intimate and warning. The other man, slightly bent over and seemingly at a disadvantage, is holding Qi Yanning’s waist tightly, as if showing weakness yet also showing greed.

The hashtag #QiYanningXIntensity# instantly shot up the trending list.

While the onlookers were enjoying the gossip, they quickly dug up that the other man was Ling Cangzhou, the CEO of Chenxing Entertainment.

The comments section was filled with shock:

“Hey, wife!”

“Wait a minute, my wife seems to have a husband!”

“What? My wife’s husband is also my husband?”

While the internet was buzzing over the photos, Qi Yanning and Ling Cangzhou were in a room together.

Qi Yanning sat on the edge of the bed, gripping the man’s chin in front of him. He raised an eyebrow and said, “Was the trending search your doing? Got guts, huh?”

The usually imposing Ling Cangzhou obediently knelt halfway, trying to press his cheek against Qi Yanning’s hand, looking pitiful, “Now everyone knows I’m yours, isn’t that good? Big bro.”

Qi Yanning clicked his tongue, lightly slapped the little rascal, and bit his lower lip.

Ling Cangzhou’s eyes lit up and he immediately moved closer.

A temperamental stylist (uke) x a love-struck big puppy with a hint of tea fragrance (seme), 1v1, HE.

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我靠妆造手艺卷死娱乐圈
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SJB
New SJB rated it
May 23, 2025
Status: Completed
Career line is smooth and dazzling, but the romance is quite lacking which is made up for in the extras by the way. Still, I'd love to see more of them being lovey dovey

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I love how A-ning is not dense or oblivious towards Yuchuan's or his own feelings. I love how the courting phase is paced but once they got together,...... it's just, no matter how the author emphasized that they are a lovey dovey couple, something just felt not.... you know, not quite in place. I even had time to ship A-ning with Alarac and An zai, forgetting we already have an ML. This made reading the extras feel quite disoriented from the main storyline.

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speaking of his relationship with those two it's quite hearwarming and A ning did maintain a proper distance but sometimes I just couldn't help but feel that [just personal pov] no offence he really qualifies for those og protagonists in rebirth novels wo were subtly stringing 2nd and 3rd MLs along.

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Except for these two points, the story is quite enjoyable, especially MC's gradual rise in career and connections. Althoigh the his work seems to be smoothsailing throughout withought major setbacks, author has also mentioned how he's always diligently striving for emprovement. <<less
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WallEyeKnee
WallEyeKnee
September 22, 2024
Status: Completed
Really have to say it was really good in the beginning then it became boring and repetitive using the same trope.

Romance is kinda forced upon , ML love at first sight, big husky but they rarely spend time together because of their busy schedules. So it was more like long distance dating.

ML knows everything and he never fails so there's that.

... more>> The selling point here I guess the details about the make up and styles. Very intricate and detailed, author did some good research.

The cannon fodders here really has no brains plotting against MC, they pop up and get squashed easily.

The novel has alot of interesting elements about fashion and aesthetics but it just get dragged out the repetitive troupe they use to keep MC busy with job after job.

Also abit unrealistic a make up artist can causes so many sensations and success as backstage staff. <<less
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everydaydanmei
everydaydanmei rated it
November 6, 2024
Status: c35
It's not that bad but also not that good. It's pretty mediocre. Since I like reading entertainment circle novel, I guess it's still kinda fun to read, but it's starting to get boring ngl.

MC always wins, MC is always right. He does no wrong. Everyone either loves him or jealous of him. The villains are insignificant to the story. They're so braindead.

ML fell in love with him at the first sight. He's a big puppy gong and the author made it VERY CLEAR everytime he appeared. Oh my gosh, can... more>> you please think of another description for him... <<less
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greypoupon
greypoupon rated it
December 26, 2024
Status: Completed
It follows the same tropes and pacing as a generic entertainment industry novel. MC isn’t an artist but that doesn’t really change anything plot-wise. ML is a CEO. MC face slaps and is really good at whatever he does. There are some bumps among the way but with some help from the ML everything is solved. Even the ending is the same as the other generic novels ... more>>
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A bunch of awards are won and they publicly declare their love for each other. There are even extras where the both of them go on a romance variety show.

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I kept reading because MC is kind of interesting and him and ML are sweet. But it did get repetitive. So read it if you want to scratch that entertainment industry genre itch but not if you want something deeper. <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
October 23, 2024
Status: c30
I truly absolutely LOVING every moments in this novel so far.

I LOVE how most the trainees of variety show MC works with, they look up on MC like he's a Queen Mother of All. Lol

They all so Happy having MC as their Fashion Stylist. Like seeing a Lake full of Water in the middle of Hot Desert. Of course they only do that after the all experienced being 'saved' by MC.

MC is not Saint, he's Strict and Deadly Beauty. He doesn't need to show his anger, but when he's angry... more>> everyone can feel it. But when (good/non evil) people need him, so far he would try to help them with his best. He's no saint but he's far from being Apathetic nor Indifferent. And I Love him for that!

I also LOVE how our ML is such a Puppy. Even though he's a CEO. With his personality I sometimes forgot he's a man of power. Because when he's with MC, he act like a Little brother. Lol. Even though (I think? Unless I missed it) their age or age gap if there's any, haven't been mentioned. Who's older I don't even know? Maybe I need to reread it again just to make sure.

Anyway ML is such a Puppy with hints of Green Tea, like Summary mentioned. But he also doesn't realize that his feelings is so Obvious for our MC. But our MC doesn't act repulsive, or reject his help, nor manipulate him. MC just enjoy ML like playing/act as a Puppy? (I know this sound weird, but what I mean wasn't mean to be any weird. It has no weird kink whatsoever so far, okay 😅)

Anyway so far this novel is one of Top Notch of the newly Translated novel. It remind me of Japanese Makeup/Fashion Manga, but better... ←⁠ (⁠>⁠▽⁠<⁠) ⁠ノ

I can't wait for more, that's it. I pray the rest of the story is as Satisfying till the end of course! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 <<less
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nightshadephoenix
nightshadephoenix rated it
April 18, 2025
Status: Completed
I think a lot of people go into this novel expecting a romance with the entertainment industry as the background, and that's really not what this novel is. This novel focuses a lot more on the growth of MC's career in design and the various outfits and asetics he creates. It reminds me a lot of Rebirth of a Supermodel in that it shows what he creates often through the eyes of the public.

MC's journey throughout the story is very smooth, and while it can be considered repetitive I fell... more>> in love with the author's linguistic tastes in describing all the different outfits. I without holding up for long bouts of drama that the plot moves at a decently quick pace across his various jobs while also making plenty of call backs to people he's met and worked with.

The romance is very sweet and low key. Though not super prominent, it highlights a lot of the good points in showing his work is not his entire life even if he loves it.

Overall, I throughly enjoyed the story. It's not high intensity plot wise or super heavy character development wise, but it's rather beautifully written and worth the read. <<less
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meiwakubunny
meiwakubunny
March 6, 2025
Status: c106
This story is a pretty standard entertainment novel with the same ups and downs as many others of the same genre. It's unique in the fact that the MC is a stylist and makeup artist and that the CP dynamic is not "domineering CEO gong x pretty and silly little star shou" but is instead "Aloof queen shou x loyal puppy gong (who happens to be a CEO". (On a sidenote, I personally believe in puppy seme supremacy but that's just me lol)

Anyways, the point of me writing this... more>> review is to say that.... for a story about the cosmetic/beauty industry, there sure are a lot of men lmfao, , , where are all the women dawg I feel like there should be more female stylists and make-up artists, , , , , , , <<less
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nitan
nitan rated it
February 20, 2025
Status: Completed
It's alright. The story is completed and there's nothing else to add. As in, it feels like it's done and there's not much I want to comment on. The story telling isn't that great, some parts are just saying rather than showing. Alot of the characters are 1D. The CP romantic chemistry feels stiff and while it's interesting it doesn't really have any sparks. It's alright.
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gingko.biloba
gingko.biloba rated it
February 8, 2025
Status: Completed
The whole story revolves on the MC's career. The romance is here and there. It's like the author is immersed in writing the career line of the MC then nearing the end remembers the ML and the lacking build up for the romance that makes their relationship feel unbalanced.

Very generic I must say.
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I know he's the MC but the story really emphasized that everything and everyone's success is due to him (that vibe) making everyone seems like they have no individuality and that they can only be successful if the MC is around

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Shlhtwwmhl
Shlhtwwmhl rated it
May 6, 2025
Status: Completed
— 3.5 Stars

Did I stay up reading this novel for 2 days straight instead of studying for my English finals? Yes. Do I regret it? Also yes. But hey, at least I still kinda enjoyed it. This is one of those fast food novels, it's enjoyable when you read it, but you ultimately forget about it like a week later due to the unmemorable characters and plot. It's filled with clichés, not limited to the cast of 1d side characters whose sole purpose in existence is to get face slapped... more>> by the Gary Stu MC and perfect CEO boss ML, love at first sight for both leads - leading to a fluffy but boring relationship as no sparks fly and repetition, repetition and more repetition. However, these key elements are exactly what I signed up for - resulting in an unhealthy takeaway that tastes pretty good. Feel free to read this if you also want to spread the takeaway joy. P.S. As much as I appreciate the translators, I do want to mention that the translation is pretty inconsistent, especially with the changing pronouns and character name spellings. <<less
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Ladyk18
Ladyk18 rated it
March 4, 2025
Status: Completed
Translation: (4/5 stars) Translation was excellent with minor inconsistencies between both translators.

Character development: (3/5 stars) : I didn’t really see much character development in the novel, but character consistency was on point. However, I found the pairing to be awkward. I can see what the author was trying to do in switching dynamics, with the MC being the cool put together person and and the ML being a comedic sweet person, but it didn’t work out in my opinion. It felt forced. I think it would have worked better if... more>> they had gotten to know each other and then fell for each other instead of ML going all in at the first meeting. I ended up skimming all the parts with them interacting because it felt so off.

Plot: (3/5 stars) this was your typical OP face slapping novel, with MC from an ancient time period transmigrating into an alternate future where his skills make him desirable in his chosen profession. In terms of plot it was wonderful. However, the pairing just brought the whole novel down in my opinion. I think it would have been better as either a bromance or no romance in general.

Novel overall: (3/5 stars) its a good read and definitely is a break out from the conventional ceo x entertainment industry pairing. <<less
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