Updates are sporadic. Revising the story.
A foul-mouthed, minor, all-around entertainer who slacks off and does whatever he wants as the bottom * A rich second-generation immortal who wants to break into show business as the overbearing top
The awful company that had kept him under a fifteen-year indenture contract finally went bankrupt.
You Ge, who had spent ten years in show business and was still a nobody, hadn't even had time to celebrate this milestone when the company was bought by a rich tycoon who appeared out of nowhere.
?
No way.
What kind of rich tycoon is obsessed with buying up junk?
Why take on this garbage of a business?
His retirement plans hit an unexpected obstacle. You Ge stormed into the new company to terminate his contract, but in the end stayed out of loyalty (money).
The new boss is great in every way, except he's terrible at making promises.
Zhuang Zong: Our company is the first human entertainment company in the Immortal Realm. Its future prospects are impossible to predict. There are only the two of us right now, but this difficult situation is temporary! Our goal is to become the number one entertainment company in the Three Realms. You have to believe in our company!!
Sir, it's the modern age. Even the dog next door wouldn't fall for such stupid sales talk, okay?
But that doesn't matter.
Dogs don't fall for it, but You Ge does.
:)
As long as there's money in it, he'll do anything.
After hearing this pitch a few times, You Ge figured out how his boss's mind worked. It was just a matter of talking nonsense, right?
He's a singer by trade. This is his specialty (?).
After a few conversations where they kept talking past each other, the new boss became noticeably friendlier toward You Ge.
Zhuang Zong's thoughts: He gets me. He's got connections! We're from the same hometown!!
You Ge's thoughts: I get him. In this absurdly normal world, I'm so precious to have someone who'll go crazy with him!
Each of them had found a way to make sense of things, and if they could keep it up without getting caught, it would all be perfect.
But that's clearly not very likely.
Lazy You Ge is pushed into performing by his hyper-motivated boss.
For the money,
You Ge has sung at midnight concerts where there's applause but no audience,
acted in a weightless xianxia drama filmed entirely on location with no special effects,
and joined a dance battle against a group of bizarre, mismatched creatures.
Huh?
You Ge, belatedly realizing something is off: Should I get out while I still can?
But just as he's hesitating, the boss tries to smuggle in some personal agenda and stops him: I heard dating shows are really popular lately. One of our loyal viewers invested in one, and the two of us have to appear on it together.
The immortals, fluent in the human world's slang: ? Just try telling that to a ghost! You're the loyal viewer, aren't you? Count yourself lucky, and try to keep it together, thanks.
**** A goofy story, illogical and cheerfully brain-melting. Passengers, please take care to avoid it. ****
Theme: Live life with optimism
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