Showbiz: With Bai Lu as My Anchor, I Conquer the Entertainment Industry

Shen Jin is a complicated mystery in the entertainment industry.

He's the only son of the founder of Xingyao Media, one of the country's three entertainment giants, a textbook “young master” born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But people in the industry privately say there's something strange about the heir: he rarely appears in public, reportedly suffers from severe social anxiety, and seems like someone living inside a glass bubble. The glitzy entertainment world may feel more like an ordeal to him.

There's only one exception: his childhood friend, Bai Lu.

Their lifelong bond has made her the “anchor” in his chaotic world. By her side, Shen Jin can almost pass for “normal.” After the college entrance exams, he went to Berkeley to pursue his musical dreams, while Bai Lu plunged into the world of fame and fortune. Starting from the bottom, she fought her way up with sheer talent and resilience until she became a rising star. During the years they were apart, Bai Lu was the one person he longed for, the place he could always return to. Every video call with her helped him endure his grueling studies.

Now he's graduated. He may carry the title of “Xingyao's young master,” but he doesn't want to become a laughingstock who lives off his father, nor does he want bipolar disorder and anxiety to consume him completely. He needs to find his own voice, through the one thing he both loves and excels at: music.

Then an opportunity comes along. The hit music variety show The Masked Singer is searching for a mysterious powerhouse vocalist. Without telling his family, Shen Jin signs up under the stage name “Raven.”

Under the spotlights, wearing a mask, he fears nothing. When his low, stifled rendition of “Under the Sea” rings out, it strikes straight at the hidden despair and faint glimmer of hope that keeps people fighting to survive. Countless souls who lie awake at night, struggling against depression, are deeply moved. The comments flood the screen: “This is what real empathy sounds like!” “I'm crying so hard”