[Showbiz] I Became Famous Overnight, Then Faded Away

[Mutual pining, childhood friends, an ensemble cast in the entertainment industry]

Kang Yi entered a talent competition and made it to the finals on his pretty face alone, then shot to fame with a high-ranking debut.

In his first year after debuting, he put everything into creating a performance that became a laughingstock across the internet, yet his popularity kept soaring.

In his second year, he became the first and only movie emperor from a no-name award ceremony in Java, while holding firm to his place as a popular young star.

In his third year...

In his third year, his unrequited love turned down his confession. His attempt to have his career collapse failed, and he didn’t manage to disgrace himself as an idol...

In his fourth year, Kang Yi was caught up in scandals and fell into a dispute with his management company.

As long as life went on, he would keep making a fool of himself, so he

“Flopped!”

He flopped all the way to the edge of the world.

That was when his unrequited love asked him, “Do you want to date me?”

Kang Yi, who had already flopped into a heap: ...??

All he wanted was to keep lying there like a puddle of mud.

But the person who had always been gentle and soft-hearted had grown stubborn, insisting on helping him back on his feet.

He could only get back up and try to turn the terrible hand he’d been dealt into a royal flush

“Win.”

Literary version:

Zhou Xuhan’s life was like a little boat that never strayed off course, sailing tirelessly along a route laid out in advance.

One day, she met a little prince hiding on a deserted island.

The little prince gave her all his roses, but afraid of their thorns, she waved them away again and again.

Until one day, the sea rose over the island, threatening to drown everything.

She stubbornly changed course and took him with her, sailing toward the island that would belong to them both.

1. An unconventional entertainment-industry story. The talent competition is inspired by Produce 101 and the Super Girl series, with many original elements.

2. From school days to working life, with no real-life inspirations.