Loanedheart

He died betrayed—by the woman he loved and the company he built.
But in his next life, he returns with a secret weapon:
a realistic, ruthless Entertainment Industry System.

She’s just a stunt double, always bruised, always overlooked.
Until he meets her on a blind date... and marries her in secret.

Now, he builds his empire from the shadows,
while she climbs from the background to the center stage.

But fame comes at a price.
Scandals, sabotage, and whispers of betrayal return.
And the system warns: “One wrong move, and you lose everything—again.”

Will he rise to the top and rewrite his fate?
Or will love once again become his greatest weakness?

Retake: A life beyond the Lens

The flames Yan Shaoxing lit were still spreading.

But in the war room of SkyInk, three moves were already being prepared.

Move One: Media Reversal

Agent: Jiang Yue

Now she stepped back into the storm.

A livestream was scheduled without announcement.

Just Jiang Yue, seated in front of a white backdrop, her face bare and lit with one soft keylight. The only accessory she wore was a single scarf — charred, frayed at the ends. The one she nearly burned alive in.

She stared straight into the lens.

"You've all seen me bleed. You've seen me fall. But you've never seen me choose to run."

"SkyInk is my home. I signed on as an actress. I became a witness. And now, I'm ready to fight for the company that let me be more than a product."

"If this is war — then I am not a casualty. I am a weapon."

System Trigger: Emergency Influence Override

Condition Met: Public Declaration under Industry Attack

Jiang Yue Influence Surge: +12.4%

BP Boost to SkyInk: +9.6 (Public Perception Injection) Passive Buff: Voice of the Storm activated — Crisis response clips tagged with FL name gain +33% engagement

Move Two: Old Contact

Agent:  Zeyan

He didn't trust many people. But he trusted one man from his previous life's spiral.

Shen Ruoqi — once a data black-market broker. Now a cybersecurity ghost.

They met in an underground server café, coded doorways hidden behind a 24/7 laundromat.

Zeyan dropped the burnt server log onto the table.

"Find the root. Trace the breath in the fire."

"You always did bring me the best puzzles. Let me see what this bastard laced the fuse with."

System Interface: External Sync Permitted — Ghost-Level Analyst Authorized

Ruoqi Infiltration Progress: 17%

Estimated Root Access Time: 14 hrs

Anomaly Detected: Multi-layer bounce signature, routed through 4 old SkyInk shell corps One of them still active — as a NovaLine donor pipeline.

Move Three: System Awakening

Agent: SKYCORE

The system's core pulse dimmed for exactly 9 seconds.

Base Trust Protocol Compromised

Standard Operating Framework Insufficient

Triggering Legacy Backup Mode:

SKYCORE ALGORITHM SHIFT: Sovereign Strategy Layer - Unlocked

Status: First-time Activation in System History

1.Autonomous Scenario Modeling

2.Independent Strategic Execution (Under ML & FL Approval)

3.Legacy Threat Simulation Based on Rebirth Memory Archives

Immediate Output:

1. Recommend Controlled Studio Leak of Abandoned Project "Dreamwalkers" to Preempt Downgrade Coverage.

2. Schedule FL-Centric Reality Docuseries to Humanize Stakeholders.

3. Force NovaLine PR diversion by exposing one of their scandals via sister media shell

System: [Confirmed. Initiating Counterflare.]

An anonymous blog dropped a NovaLine HR email leak showing internal cover-ups for payment delays and talent mistreatment.

A trailer for Jiang Yue's raw documentary appeared out of nowhere: "Retake: The Moments Between."

And a 5-minute preview of Dreamwalkers — the never-released, high-concept animation Zeyan once shelved — trended at #3 globally within two hours.

Corporate Reputation Restored to Tier B+

FL Reputation: Peak Active Influence Maintained

Ruoqi Status: Tracing IP into Hong Kong Cell Servers

Alert: Y.S. Signal Detected in Macau — Moving

Zeyan stared out the SkyInk boardroom windows.

Behind him, chaos. Before him, war.

Chapter 31: Counterflare