Sometimes Ling Li thinks the thing she regrets most in this life is being so broke she had to sign up for an idol audition.
But what other choice did she have back then?
A fully enclosed training camp, phones confiscated, no outside contact, meals and lodging provided, and a stipend on top of it. For Ling Li, who was drowning in debt at the time, it was like winning the lottery.
Even though she was a hopeless trainee who couldn't even recognize all the notes on the scale, even though her roommate was a boring stalker, even though her fans were fanatical and twisted, Ling Li gritted her teeth and endured.
After all, fear makes you stop, but being broke makes you strive.
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Maybe I'm just a mediocre madwoman. Maybe everything is just my imagination and hallucinations. Maybe tentacles, otherworldly species, and Isheros never existed.
Beneath the stars, there is no gaze of an ancient god, only four billion six hundred million years of time, with dinosaurs and ants coming and going across this land.
Wouldn't that be better?
There's no madness or chaos in this world that you can never escape, only real pain, capitalism, and war.
Is that really better?
Reader's guide:
1. The heroine's moral standards are extremely flexible.
2. World setting: otherworldly species raise humans for idol auditions, and the world is all about entertainment to the point of death.
3. My take on Cthulhu: different from traditional Cthulhu, and not quite as terrifying.
Theme: Cherish life and seek freedom
