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Lucas Harrington has two problems: too much money, and too many women chasing it. Desperate to dodge yet another arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: $100,000 a day to rent a girlfriend for New Year's. Enter Joanna Collins—ice queen, self-made millionaire, and the last person who needs the cash. She signs the contract anyway. Over drinks and family dinners, something shifts. Lucas, spoiled heir who's never washed a dish in his life, finds himself in an apron, chopping vegetables. By the time the fireworks fade, he's not just in love—he's trained. Loyal dog, willing slave, whatever she wants.

Once a billiards champion Song Xiaochuans life takes a dark turn after being betrayed by his ex-girlfriend Lin Youyou Forced to quit rigging games he becomes a shadow of his former self unable to even hold a cue after a vengeful Qin targets him Taken in by billiards assistant Zhang Linger Song begins to rebuild his life at the pool hall where he meets the charming and skilled owner Huanjie and her loyal assistant Life seems on track until rich troublemaker Zhou Cheng appears harassing Linger To protect her Song challenges Zhou to a high stakes billiards showdown*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Fayne Carter wakes up as a despised live-in son-in-law, constantly humiliated by his cheating wife and her lover. Just when he's about to snap, he unlocks a game-changing system: spend on his "wife" and get 10x cash back. But Fayne quickly discovers a loophole—any married woman qualifies. From his mother-in-law to his rival's wife, he starts spoiling them all, stacking millions while turning the tables on everyone who once looked down on him.

When high school swim team captain Aidan Crew loses his essential after-school job due to his rich bully Will Harrison standing up for him to his boss, he has no idea how he's going to pay his mother's substantial medical bills and rebuild his college fund, until Will offers Aidan a humiliating, but lucrative job as his pool boy. Aidan reluctantly takes the gig and the two start to fall for one another, but they must navigate the hatred between their families and vicious school bullies, while protecting the secret of Aidan's pool boy gig and the feelings building between them.

Framed at nine by a fake heiress and pushed off a cliff by her own mother, Winter Sinclair survives and is rescued by a mysterious master. Twelve years later, she returns as a metaphysics prodigy, saving tycoons and cracking impossible cases. As her corrupt family schemes against her, each is publicly exposed. While the Sinclairs self-destruct, Winter rises above them, untouchable, unstoppable, and rewriting fate itself.

Top assassin Riley Bishop retires to protect her mother, Jade Lynch, and seek revenge. Once an heiress, Jade was betrayed and abused for years. Witnessing her mother's suffering, Riley becomes the Shadow Queen of an international team. Discovering Jade's ongoing torment, Riley returns to expose the Douglas family's hypocrisy and reclaim the Lynch Group. Old debts, new scores, she's wiping them clean once and for all!

A stolen night. A hidden pregnancy. A son who carries the key to a billionaire's past. When Dr. Presley Raven returns to the city seeking a cure for her child's illness, she collides with the one man she never wanted to see again—CEOv, who now holds all the power. But this time, she's not running. She's fighting for her family, and she'll burn his world down if she has to.

On the day my IVF succeeded, I caught my husband with his pregnant mistress — but then I heard a sound from my unborn child, a past life where forgiveness destroyed me. So I gathered evidence, froze his assets, and served divorce papers before he got home. I walked away with his money and zero regrets. Then the vision revealed the truth: the real father is a global tycoon. I smiled. I still don't need him.

Abby Baker, the girl with great strength, is taken to CEO Rorian Waverly by her fiancé for a business contract. She's devastated, but what she doesn't know is that Rorian has waited fifteen long years for this chance. He's done letting her go.

After his family is murdered, ordinary teen Nathan Hale is reborn by activating the Scholar System. Enrolling at Flowerwall High School, he uses his newfound genius to seek revenge and uncover the Dragonbone mystery. Along the way, he meets Flower Goddess Cora Whitmore. While battling villains and solving the mysteries of his past, romance blooms, sparking an epic adventure.

Born in a rural area, Bella's mom suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Bella faced workplace bully as she was broke, making it difficult for her to become a regular employee. When her mom was about to forget her, she met George Hawthorne. After having one-night stand with him, she received a notice of becoming a regular employee. She hated herself for selling her body to get this and began avoiding him. However, her entanglement with him became deeper. After learning that Bella was pregnant, he took her home and began pampering his little wife.