The Sweet-and-Sour Romance Diary (Showbiz)

Black-hearted sweetheart bottom & aloof singer top

① Ran Yi was taken in by an orphanage after being found in an open area outside a hospital as a child. Now 23, he has been in the industry for seven years. He has a sweet, lovable nature, a porcelain-doll face that inspires tenderness, and a slender, fair-skinned build. Beneath his little-white-rabbit exterior lies the calculating heart of a big bad wolf. He grew up taking bit parts in all kinds of productions, from the neighbor's kid with only two lines to the number-n male lead with ten lines in a film that never made it to theaters. He has modeled at shopping mall openings and filled in as a warm-up act on niche variety shows. Recently, he became popular as the lucky charm who helped bring together Tang Le, the beloved pairing of C-group's hot new boy band: center Tang Ming and dance leader Yan Le. He's gained a following of older-sister fans and fan creators who make content and ship the pair. His career will take off later on.

② Ran Yi is a black-hearted sweetheart: harmless on the outside, he won't bother anyone who doesn't bother him, and he's cool-headed and strong within. He hides behind his cute appearance and is the perfect match for every male green tea. His most secret joy and unreachable light are both that singer~~.

③ The brightest moment in the career of a minor actor, as he sees it, was playing the third male lead in the award-winning New Year blockbuster Chasing Dreams at age 19. It wasn't because the role made him a little famous or because the film gave him enough name recognition to scrape by on different variety shows and small productions in the years that followed. It was because, on the day of the audition, he accidentally walked into the dressing room next door and met a “national treasure”: Chen Yan, the cool, aloof singer-songwriter who had come to help his director father by singing the film's ending theme. Ran Yi became the first person to hear the song. From then on, a light entered his life, becoming his secret dream and longing.

③ Chen Yan was born into an artistic family. His father is Chen Zhu, a world-renowned director. At 16, Chen Yan helped his father out by singing the ending theme for a New Year blockbuster, and enjoyed a brief burst of fame. He is very low-key, posting only a few original songs on social media over the past several years. His music ranges from rock to cool and ethereal, earning him a reputation as the industry's untouchable beauty. After a brief rise to fame at 16, he went abroad to study, and this year he returned after completing his education. His complicated family life made him rather withdrawn as a boy. He never expected that, at 16, a little white dumpling would wander into his dressing room. Later, he was delighted to discover that it was a black-hearted dumpling with a sesame filling. Later still, his heart was completely taken over by that dumpling.

④ People's perception of Ran Yi keeps changing: from a cute passerby they'd recognize in the corners of various web dramas and variety shows but couldn't name, to Ah Ming, the third male lead in Chasing Dreams, to the lucky charm who brought Tang Le together, and then to the unmasked “Lava's” Chen Yan's cutest “boyfriend dad.” Who would have thought that a bizarre variety show put together through an exchange of resources would become a surprise hit, gradually turning Ran Yi from a “boyfriend dad” into a real boyfriend?

⑤ A sweet little story about mutual healing, with a few variety-show tropes. No real-life inspirations. Please don't associate the characters with real people or real life.

Theme: A sweet variety-show romance, with both career and love flourishing, featuring a black-hearted sweetheart. You won't regret getting invested.