Three years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, Li Churan’s acting career is just like his temper: it flares up at the slightest spark, then fizzles out just as quickly.
Determined to prove himself, he grits his teeth and signs up for the comedy variety show Creative Comedy Season.
Backstage at the auditions, he spots someone leaning against the wall, playing on his phone: Xie Lei.
The despicable man who “pulled strings” to steal the lead in Li Churan’s graduation play four years ago.
Li Churan feels his blood rush to his head, alarm bells ringing in his mind: Perfect. It’s time for revenge.
He never imagined that the first step of his revenge would be the show’s ridiculous “dream team” scheme
he and Xie Lei are forced into a temporary comedy duo.
Fate throws them together, and these sworn enemies are forced to share a group (not a home).
Li Churan decides to make a few little moves:
During an interview, he “accidentally” reveals the embarrassing story of how Xie Lei, allergic to peanuts, once hugged a tree and shouted his name, hoping to shatter Xie Lei’s tall, handsome image in front of his fans.
But things soon take an absurd turn:
Netizens dig up every scrap of sweetness from their interactions and go wild shipping them, insisting they’re an enemies-to-lovers couple?!
Even more terrifying, clips of their “love-hate” antics go viral, and their ship’s fan forum springs up overnight.
Li Churan sees #ThanksLi trending and nearly passes out.
Meanwhile, Xie Lei, the one who started it all, has somehow become a forum moderator. His username is unmistakable: [Has Li Churan Blown His Top Today].
Li Churan tries to make a run for it in the middle of the night, ready to hitch a ride on a train, but Xie Lei corners him backstage.
Leaning lazily against the wall, the man traps him in the narrow space and says with a smile,
“Why run? Don’t you want to know the truth about why you were replaced in the graduation play?”
