Entertainment Industry Novels That Feel Very True to Life, with All the Variety Shows and Brand Endorsements 非常接近现实的娱乐圈文，综艺的代言词都有的那种
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Beneath the Paint 颜料之下
[Two Male Leads] [Zuo Tang x Li Yu] [Iris ⚜️ x Sunflower 🌻] Just started getting ratings, and they'll keep rising 🔥 Five years ago, Li Yu, bundled up from head to toe to fend off sasaeng fans, met senior Zuo Tang “in the sunshine” on the first day of school. Sadly, he only remembered he was still wearing a mask after Zuo Tang had run off. By the end-of-term exhibition, the sunny senior had turned into an emo senior, sitting blankly on the floor and staring at his painting. Li Yu sat beside him a
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Reborn as Royalty in the Entertainment Industry 重生之在娱乐圈当皇族
[Entertainment Industry + Rebirth + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Revenge + Favored Heiress] [Career-Driven Female Lead] In her previous life, Xia Youquan made her debut as the center of her group, thinking she was one step closer to her dream. Little did she know that her debut would be her peak. Bullied by her teammates, led into a storm of online abuse, let down by her agency’s inaction, and blamed by her family, Xia Youquan was thrust into the eye of the storm. In this life, she returns to the
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Kicked Out by Mom, I Spent the Night at Reba's Place 被老妈赶出家门，连夜住搬热芭家
[Single Heroine + No System + Entertainment Industry + Hidden Big Shot + Variety Show + Secret Identity Revealed] Deng Zhe only wanted to lie flat, but his mom kicked him out to find a job. Just after stepping outside, he was knocked flying by Reba, who was practicing driving, and ended up becoming her personal assistant. He deliberately plumped Reba up, forcing her to lose weight, and the “dog assistant” became an online sensation. That is, until the recording of Run for Time... Deng Chao: “Let
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Dawnstar Journey: Fan Qiu 破晓星途之范秋
Fan Qiu, a modern-day soul, transmigrates by accident after a car crash into a parallel world governed by ABO rules. She becomes an Omega actress with the same name, currently being brutally flamed across the internet. The original Fan Qiu was blacklisted by the industry giant Xingyao Media for refusing to submit to casting-couch demands. She was branded “overacting,” “possessing inferior pheromones,” and “poorly behaved.” With her career on the brink of collapse and an astronomical breach-of-co
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Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记
In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!)
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The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂
To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon.
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The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起
This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera)
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Who Doesn't Know What You Mean 谁人不知意
Shen Zhiyi gave up her dream of becoming a star and became an online novelist. Ning Yan rose to become a top-tier star in the entertainment industry. The two reunited five years later. Can they pick up where they left off? And can He Yanxi, who has waited so long in silence, seize his second chance? Let’s follow the story of a female author, a top-tier star, and a domineering CEO.
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A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫
[No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga
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Showbiz: I Sang "Daoist Nun" at My Ex's Wedding 文娱：从前任婚礼唱道姑开始
Urban | Transmigration | System | Showbiz | Entertainment | Face-Slapping | Feel-Good | Strong Female Lead She was deceived by a scumbag, blacklisted across the internet, and even the System was counting down to her death. Hu Xing did only one thing: sing. She sang “The Taoist Nun” at her engagement banquet, and her scumbag ex's arranged marriage fell apart. She sang “The Pain That Breathes” on a competition stage, making the whole audience break down in tears. Later, she made one newcomer aft
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Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放，我靠肝经验逆天改命
From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug
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Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我
Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold…
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The Great Ming in the War of Nations 国战之大明
I hope you enjoy the stories in this book. May each of you be the protagonist of your own life! Your support keeps me going. Please leave a review, give it a good rating, and send a gift. Thank you in advance.
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The Variety Show Director Reboots the Original Running Man and Crushes the Traffic Stars 综艺大导演重启初代跑男吊打流量
Welcome home! To all the fans of the original Running Man crew Variety show + original Running Man + entertainment industry + celebrities + director + daily life + System + reality show The original seven-member Running Man team reunites Everyone thinks it will be the veterans' farewell performance! Unlimited funds: rebooting the original Running Man to crush the entertainment industry’s traffic-driven idols!
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The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路
I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it.
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A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士
One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world!
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The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 423Reads—Score—Shelves
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Espionage 谍战
You can run three simulations a day. This is the protagonist's only trump card while undercover in the puppet army's garrison battalion in Chuzhou. The simulations show no images, replay no events, and offer no extra rewards.
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Dark Zone: Survival 暗区突围之生
I’ve just started a new story, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me, and I’ll do my best to write every story well. Please follow for updates, leave a good review, and send gifts (free ones are great too).
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High Martial Arts: Know Yourself and Your Enemy 高武之知己知彼
A new book is here! I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well. Please leave a review, give it five stars, and send a gift. Ant thanks you in advance.
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Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The Stand-In Stole Her Sister's Sugar Daddy 娱乐圈重生：替身抢了姐姐的金主
[Reborn revenge story in the entertainment industry | Stand-in rises to become a mogul] [Plays within plays + forum posts | A multi-man rivalry] In her previous life, Wen Qingxu became the dedicated acting stand-in for her biological older sister, Wen Lingfei. Reborn on the very day she was forced to become a stand-in, she also awakened a golden finger. This time, she would no longer let anyone pull her strings. She would break into the entertainment industry, take all her sister’s opportun
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The Yin Within the Coffin 棺中太阴
When he woke up inside the coffin, the thing pressing down on its lid was poking its head over to sniff him. The spiritual energy in this world had been depleted for eight hundred years, and the Celestial Court and underworld had long since become legends. In their place stood a set of rules, cold to the core: The register is heaven's decree: every cultivator's rank, the prices in the ghost market, and the incense masters' standings in the White Lotus Sect are all recorded in an invisible ledger
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Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈
There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They
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The Nocturne Goes Viral: I Promised Not to Cry, Yet You Still Broke My Guard 夜曲爆火，说好不哭却为你破防
[I got so obsessed with JH that I had to write this little self-indulgent story!] “Zhou Yanbin, you promised you wouldn’t cry.” But she cried so hard onstage that she couldn’t finish the song, while he wrote until his fingertips bled below the stage. Top-tier star singer × the lead singer of his first love: the grandest BE, and the most all-or-nothing HE. He once confessed his love to her through the entire music industry, and he also once pushed her into the abyss with a wedding. Only much late
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Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬
In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him.
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Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年
No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m
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Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级
In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him.
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Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪
Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity…
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Double Crossing to the Sixties, Hauling in 2026 双穿六零，搬运2026
Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a life without scruples. Refuse to wear yourself down with overthinking; when something happens, just lose it. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself miserable. Su Tianci from 2026 unexpectedly transmigrates to the materially deprived 1960s. Two vast eras now lie before him.
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I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？
Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s.
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Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九
Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him.
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Showbiz: From the Start, Big Honey Nearly Smothered Me to Death 娱乐：开局被大蜜蜜闷死
Bound to the Goddess Conquest System, Zhang Hao was reborn into a parallel world, where he became Cai Yinong's nephew. Carrying classic movies, TV shows, and songs from Earth, Zhang Hao entered the entertainment industry. To obtain the System's rewards, he had no choice but to become a playboy, conquering one female star after another and earning rewards from them as he began his journey to rise to the top of the entertainment world.
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Dating Show: A Perfectly Matched Spark 恋综：势均力敌的心动
We long for a [worthy opponent] Yet still [plan every move carefully] In the real world, [love] Always comes with so many [variables] Because love is a [game of strategy] Only by remaining [equals] Can two people stay close and cherish each other for the long haul 16 single men and women come seeking love Alone, they arrive on an isolated island Letting their natural human charm shine Facing the dual challenges of love and survival [To share the joy, we must share the pain] [Through every test,
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The Revival of the Chinese American Democratic Republic 复兴之华夏美洲民主共和国
With the strength of an entire nation behind it, a political group disguised as a corporation arrived at the mouth of the Amazon River in South America in 1615. What changes would this South American butterfly's fluttering wings bring to the world?
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Hollywood, 1990: I Am the Money 美娱1990：我即是资本
I woke up to find myself back in 1990, the golden age. Lin Chen, a ghost from the future, quietly set foot in Los Angeles. It all began with a shocking underdog victory in a championship boxing match at the Tokyo Dome. A name that should have gone unnoticed was destined to resound across the world. He was Hollywood's prophet. When no one else could see the vision, he personally worked the miracle of Forrest Gump, saved the sinking Titanic, and brought the bespectacled boy wizard from Britain to
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Hua Shao Qi Takes You Around the World 花少七陪你看世界
An Li, pen name Xiao Yuer, is a novelist. Just before Season Seven of “Divas Hit the Road” began filming, the original youngest cast member had to drop out at the last minute. Her cousin, the director, roped her in to fill the gap, making her the show’s eighth cast member. Na Ying praised her thoughtfulness, Chen Shu complimented her attentiveness, and Ma Sichun immediately claimed her as a little sister. Only Gong Jun paused when he accepted the signed book she gave him. “The Night Ferry? My si
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This Actor Plays by His Own Rules 这个演员路子野
A reborn story set in the Chinese entertainment industry. After being reborn, the male lead, Li Mufu, has no idea that he is gradually turning into a monster. Only after becoming a megastar does he discover his true form. When that time comes, what should he choose? Become a traditional monster that eats people, or a traditional scumbag in the entertainment industry?
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From the Start, I Accompanied Stephen Chow to Audition for TVB 开局陪星爷考TVB
The story of Chen Mo, Xing Zai, and Wei Zai. Stephen Chow teaches Chen Mo how to make movies, and how to do kung fu and women's soccer. I wouldn't dare hope for a gift. Please just use your fingers to leave a review and ask for an update. Thank you so much.
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Can I Become the God of Variety Shows by Living Off Women? A Tycoon of Capital? 软饭硬吃成综艺之神？资本巨鳄？
[Hilarious + Rebirth + Keep Running: The Original Cast + Five Ha: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha + Go Fighting! + Where Are We Going, Dad? + 50km Taohuawu + Back to Field + Running Man + Korean Entertainment + Chinese Entertainment + Japanese Entertainment + Don’t Miss Out on Good Women, Don’t Let Bad Women Get Away] In 2014, a freak appeared in the entertainment industry. After becoming a sensation, he refused to take part in variety shows, TV dramas, or films, and only wanted to livestream! That would have be
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I Can Simulate Anything in My Sleep, I'm an Immersive Actor 睡觉就能模拟，我是体验派影帝
[Takes acting seriously + No brainless decisions + Constant improvement + Showbiz + Every production tells a standalone story + The System is just an aid. Give it a few chapters, and you'll be hooked!] He's the only Grand Slam Best Actor in the country, and a globally acclaimed master of method acting. He's an ordinary man who rose from humble beginnings, a devoted acting fanatic. Behind every script lies a completely different life. His name is Xu Jing. This is his story.
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K-Pop: I'm Cube's Senior Brother 韩娱我是方块大师兄
[Second-generation group Beast debut + male lead + stunning looks + all-around singer and dancer + songwriting skills + career-focused] Genius boy Sun Cheng'en once entered the star-studded halls of S.M. with the distinction of ranking first in both looks and singing. But an accident cost him his chance to debut, and he left S.M. filled with bitter regret. In 2009, he made a surprise entry into CUBE's debut lineup. As lead vocalist and visual, he became the core of the beast-idol group BEAST. Un
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Top-Tier Star Slacker: From the Start, I Livestream a Cleanup of Showbiz 顶流咸鱼：开局直播整顿娱乐圈
Wu Yuewen was the entertainment industry’s universally recognized top-tier star and pretty face. Warm and modest in public, aloof and lazy in private. After an accident during a livestream, he unexpectedly became bound to a “Truth Filter” System, and from then on was forced to reveal his true nature on camera. Just when the whole internet thought his career was about to crash, he tore off the entertainment industry’s most hypocritical masks with a completely nonchalant attitude. He casually wrot
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Korean Showbiz: They All Want to Freeload Off Me 韩娱：她们都想白嫖我
Su Gou was reborn. He returned to 2010, the dawn of K-pop's golden age. In his previous life, he was a producer cast out and left to drift, dying in silence in a rented room. This time, he'll change his fate. Take over a girl group on the verge of disbanding? No problem. He's made stars out of acts that were worse. Get bullied by the big companies? No fear. He's got ten hit demos in hand. But he never expected that his biggest challenge wouldn't be his career. It would be them. The haughty chair
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I Just Want to Lie Low, So How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star? 我就想当个咸鱼，怎么成顶流了？
[Comedy + lighthearted + one heroine] When Jiang Ye walked onto the stage of Starlight Dream Factory, holding a secondhand guitar he'd picked up for a hundred yuan and looking completely relaxed, all the viewers assumed this contestant would be like the others: hitting high notes, showing off his technique, and doing his best to win over the judges. But who could have guessed that Jiang Ye would sit down onstage and immediately talk back to a mentor? “Contestants brought in through the extra
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Chinese Entertainment, 1999: I Became a Mogul Through Social Savvy 华娱1999我靠人情世故成大佬
Reborn in 1999, Lin Yuan gets into film school and just wants to make a living. But then his novels become hits, and his songs take off too. He casually plays a supporting role, and the leading actress knocks on his door in the middle of the night to go over their script. His teachers treat him like a treasure, and industry bigwigs compete to take him out to dinner. He starts companies, buys copyrights, invests in stocks, and casually helps half the entertainment industry rise to fame. Every gir
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My Years Reading Feng Shui in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈看风水那些年
If you want to learn something real, start reading from Chapter 345. If you’re looking for silly, mindless wish fulfillment, please don’t open this book. Thank you. Readers with life experience, a thoughtful outlook, and an appreciation for life are welcome to give it a try. This book isn’t chasing popularity or hoping to become a smash hit. It’s just waiting for the right reader.
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I Sang the Internet to Tears, and the Diva Rushed to Sign Me 唱哭全网后，天后抢着签我
On the talent-show stage, the entire internet mocked me, saying I'd be out in the first round. My ex-girlfriend threw a wad of cash at my feet. “Sing, then get lost.” I opened my mouth and sang. The rules kicked in: if I made myself cry, everyone in the room had to cry. It wasn't because they were moved. They were forced to. The Queen of Pop messaged someone on the spot: “I want him.” But someone didn't want me to leave this industry alive. The person who killed my parents was sitting in the s
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