Tian Chuxi
Heeding Advice, I Became a HeartthrobContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 3Appearance
- 4Personality
- 5Career
- 5.1Acting
- 5.2Music
- 5.3Guangrui Media
- 6Relationships
- 7Story Role / Major Arcs
- 7.1Hangzhou Hotel and Web-Drama Collaboration
- 7.2Filming Accident and Rescue
- 7.3Completion of the Web Drama
- 7.4Beijing Scandal
- 7.5Concert Breakthrough and Confession
- 8Notable Quotes
- 9Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Tian Chuxi (田楚曦) |
| Alias(es) | Sister Chuxi |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Tian Chuxi's studio; later Guangrui Media 220 423 |
| Occupation/Role | Actress; web-drama lead and producer; aspiring singer 194 199 358 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 194 |
Background / History
Tian Chuxi is a popular post-2000s rising actress. Her leading role in a hit costume romance drama made her widely recognizable before she met Zhang Yang at the InterContinental Garden Hotel in Hangzhou 194.
She later launched her studio's first web drama on a limited budget. Seeking an authentic filming location and a suitable performer for the role of a five-star-hotel heir, she approached Zhang Yang to use his hotel and persuaded him to make a cameo opposite her 198 199.
Appearance
Tian Chuxi has a delicate, youthful appearance that is described as more striking in person than on camera. Her public image combines an ethereal, fairy-like quality with an innocent yet alluring presence 194 195.
- Delicate, petite, fair features and bright eyes 195 353
- Long black hair, often concealed beneath hats, masks, and sunglasses in public 195 266
- A slim figure maintained through controlled eating and regular private training 199 216
- Carries a recognizable celebrity aura even when dressed casually 198 266
Personality
Tian Chuxi is professional, disciplined, and highly conscious of her career. She maintains a controlled diet, works out after indulgent meals, and initially states that she has not considered romance because her career is rising 199 216.
She is also creative and persistent in pursuing her projects. She personally identifies Zhang Yang as the ideal actor for her drama's hotel-heir role and successfully convinces him to join the production through a direct appeal to friendship 198 199.
Her dedication can become reckless. To make a car-crash scene feel authentic and reduce production costs, she refuses a stunt double and insists on filming in dangerous mountain conditions, resulting in a real accident 220. Afterward, she shows vulnerability, gratitude, and increasing trust in Zhang Yang 221 225.
Despite her celebrity status, Tian Chuxi is approachable with fans, willingly taking photographs, answering questions, and sharing her private WeChat with Liu Chang and Han Lu 266.
Career
Acting
- Rose to prominence as the female lead of a popular costume romance drama 194.
- Produced and starred in her studio's first web drama, filmed partly at the InterContinental Garden Hotel 199 220.
- Cast Zhang Yang as the drama's second male lead, revising his material to give him additional scenes 199.
- Insisted that a major farewell kiss scene be filmed without camera-angle substitution in order to preserve its emotional impact 225.
- Continued filming after recovering from the mountain accident and completed the production with Zhang Yang 225 226.
Music
Tian Chuxi's guest appearance at Ouyang Feifei's concert dramatically increased her public attention. Zhang Yang applied the temporary Starlight Splendor BUFF to her, maximizing her on-stage appearance and charm; her performance drew overwhelming audience response and overshadowed the concert's host 354 355.
- Major music-industry figures later approached her for collaborations following the concert 358.
- Decided to explore a music career alongside acting after receiving Zhang Yang's encouragement and support 358.
- Zhang Yang later planned to guide her toward music while Ouyang Feifei focused on film and television work 429.
Guangrui Media
After acquiring Guangrui Media, Zhang Yang offered Tian Chuxi the company’s top female-star position. She accepted despite generally disliking dependence on others, citing her trust in him 423.
- Joined Guangrui Media alongside Ouyang Feifei 423.
- Was expected to receive concentrated company resources and potentially become a leading member of the new generation’s “Four Rising Starlets” 423.
Relationships
- Zhang Yang — Began as a business contact when Tian Chuxi sought use of his hotel and asked him to cameo in her web drama. Their relationship deepened after he rescued her from a ravine, then became romantic and intimate; she later confessed that she had fallen in love with him 199 220 225 358.
- Sister Sun — Her manager/assistant, who handles Tian Chuxi’s schedule, accompanies her during hotel negotiations, and raises concerns over production and safety decisions 195 199 216 225.
- Yu Kaili — General manager of the InterContinental Garden Hotel; received and coordinated Tian Chuxi’s stay, autograph request, dinner invitation, and filming proposal 194 195 199.
- Luo Wenzhou — Son of one of her drama’s investors. He repeatedly pursues Tian Chuxi despite her lack of interest and follows her manager to a private training club; Tian Chuxi threatens to report his conduct to his father 216.
- Ouyang Feifei — Fellow actress and concert host whose event Tian Chuxi attended as a guest performer. They later joined Guangrui Media together 354 355 423.
- Song Yumeng — Zhang Yang’s cousin and an enthusiastic Tian Chuxi fan; Tian Chuxi privately meets her and helps arrange a backstage meeting with Ouyang Feifei 353 354.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Hangzhou Hotel and Web-Drama Collaboration
Tian Chuxi first stays at Zhang Yang’s InterContinental Garden Hotel for promotional work, politely declining a dinner invitation because of her schedule. After meeting Zhang Yang in person, she proposes using his hotel as her studio’s filming location and asks him to appear in the drama 195 198 199.
Filming Accident and Rescue
During production, Tian Chuxi refuses a stunt double for a dangerous car-crash scene. Her vehicle falls into a ravine, leaving her injured, soaked, and hypothermic. Zhang Yang descends to rescue her, shelters with her in a cave during the storm, dries her clothing, and keeps her warm until they are rescued the next morning 220 221.
Completion of the Web Drama
Following the accident, Tian Chuxi resumes filming. Her final scenes with Zhang Yang include a real on-screen kiss, and she later privately kisses him in gratitude after the wrap party 225. Zhang Yang’s successful participation completes the system mission tied to helping Tian Chuxi star in her studio’s debut production 226.
Beijing Scandal
When paparazzo Xiong Cai obtains compromising photographs, Tian Chuxi fears the collapse of her carefully maintained single, scandal-free public image. She entrusts Zhang Yang with resolving the blackmail attempt, explicitly citing his rescue as the reason she trusts him 277 278.
Concert Breakthrough and Confession
At Ouyang Feifei’s concert, Tian Chuxi’s system-enhanced stage appearance turns her into the night’s most discussed performer and brings major music-industry attention 354 355. During a later stay in Yinghai, she relaxes away from public scrutiny, spends time touring the city with Zhang Yang, and confesses her love to him by the sea 358.
Notable Quotes
“I realized... I think I've fallen in love with you. What should I do?” 358
“You even saved me. If I don't trust you, who can I trust?” 278
Trivia
- Tian Chuxi’s public image is described as pure and unworldly, with no prior scandals noted by online commenters before Xiong Cai’s blackmail attempt 277.
- She has a private apartment at Banyue 108 in Beijing’s China World Trade Center CBD 277.
- She prefers controlled-calorie meals and treats workouts as necessary after eating rich food 199 216.