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Shining Alone

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Word count
236K words
Chapters
11
Series
Shining Alone (Starlight Splendor)
ISBN
9787550020832

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Summary

Ye Zhen has fought for four years at K&S, rising from newcomer to within one step of the top-tier diva—yet she hits rock bottom in both her career and her game at the same time. An album credited to music godfather Ji Chong'an but falling far short of expectations drags her into a public-opinion storm, while the company ignores her plight; in Racing the Rivers and Lakes, her luck is abysmal—her fortune rating is negative five stars. Just as she fears she won't get work and can't repay her massive debts, help arrives one after another: to clean up the mess left after his father's collapse, Yun Lin, the young heir who drops into K&S, directly reverses her downward slide by arranging a magazine photo shoot with Ji Chong'an to clear the air and shift online and media opinion about the album. Films, endorsements, and appearances fall into her lap one after another, and Yun Lin has only one goal: to make her the most useful card in his hand so he can advance his overall plan. Ye Zhen reignites her fighting spirit in the game, wins a stunning turnaround in real life, and her feelings for Ji Chong'an slowly heat up; she also secures a promised role in the classic sci-fi blockbuster The Realm of Sin series, which is about to restart. Just as she is about to reach the peak of her life, her ex-boyfriend Xiao Chengyu—a film emperor who left for Hollywood—suddenly reappears.

Editor's review

这是大鱼文化「星光璀璨」系列第5册的娱乐圈逆袭文。和很多只写甜宠的同类作品不同,这本书把「现实片场」与「虚拟江湖」两条线交织在一起:戏里她是台词少得可怜的女主角,戏外她一天二十四小时连轴转;游戏里是脸黑到家的骨灰玩家,现实里还要背着债、接不到活。作者拾柒笔下的叶臻不靠撒娇,而是靠一股不服输的劲头撑住体面;云凛「先利用、后动心」的算计,也给感情线留下足够张力。番外与续作《独占星光·完结篇》进一步补完云凛与「云书不至」的身份伏笔。全书的节奏轻快,对白不矫情,适合想找一本能一口气读完、又有事业线支撑的言情读者。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢娱乐圈题材、看女主角一步步翻身的言情读者
  • 偏爱「戏中戏」与网游双线叙事结构的读者
  • 喜欢清醒事业型女主与腹黑型男主相互拉扯的读者
  • 想找轻阅读、节奏明快、篇幅不长的小说的读者

Not a good fit for

  • 只接受纯粹甜文、排斥算计与利益交换情节的读者
  • 偏好严肃文学或现实题材写作手法的读者

Reading tips

  1. 可先读首章「入行第四年」,再进入网游线的插叙,这样更容易区分游戏与现实的场景转换。
  2. 读到云凛出场后,留意他安排资源的每一步,为后文「云书不至」的身份伏笔留下印象。
  3. 本书结尾留有悬念,建议把《独占星光·完结篇》一并备好,再连着读完。
  4. 书中的《罪域》《帝王策》等作品名均为虚构,阅读时不必与现实影视作品对应。

About the publisher

Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literature and art publisher. Judging from the books in the database, its publishing focus is on foreign literature, world classics, prose and miscellaneous writings, and classic works, while also covering literary appreciation and cultural reading. Representative titles include The Painter of Modern Life, Jane Eyre, Six Chapters of a Floating Life, The Moon and Sixpence, Selected Prose of Ji Xianlin, A Sportsman's Sketches, and Collected Prose of Famous Masters, involving Chinese and foreign authors such as Charles Baudelaire, Charlotte Brontë, Shen Fu, and W. Somerset Maugham, as well as translators including Guo Hong'an, Chen Jinhui, Jing Xing, and Jiao Haili. Overall, the press emphasizes the introduction of classic texts and the compilation of prose works, presenting a publishing profile centered on literary reading and cultural accumulation. As public information is limited, other aspects are not elaborated here.

Contents

  1. Prologue
  2. Chapter One: Year Four in the Industry
  3. Chapter Two: Buried Under Debt
  4. Chapter Three: Adrift in the Martial World
  5. Chapter Four: Knives Hidden Everywhere
  6. Chapter Five: Storms Rise on Set
  7. Chapter Six: Undercurrents Off Set
  8. Chapter Seven: Easy to Help Others
  9. Chapter Eight: Hard to Read One's Own House
  10. Chapter Nine: The Move That Makes the Momentum
  11. Chapter Ten: At Deep Autumn, We Finally Meet

FAQ

《独占星光》和《独占星光·完结篇》是同一本书吗?
不是。前者是拾柒「独占星光」系列的首册,2017年由百花洲文艺出版社出版,ISBN 9787550020832;后者是续作《独占星光·完结篇》,2018年出版,ISBN 9787550025554,两册内容前后相接。
这本书有游戏情节吗?是什么游戏?
有。女主角叶臻是武侠网游《策马江湖》的骨灰级玩家,设定门派为苗疆五毒教;游戏线的运气起伏与她的现实处境相互映照,是本书重要的叙事支线。
书中会出现真实存在的影视作品吗?
基本不会。书中《帝王策》《罪域》《九重天阙》等都是作者虚构的片名与项目,用于支撑「戏中戏」情节,不宜与现实作品对号入座。
结局是完整的吗?
首册停在叶臻事业上升、前男友萧承煜突然现身的节点,属于明显的续作钩子;完整的感情与事业收束需在《独占星光·完结篇》中才能看到。

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