Born to Be a Superstar

In an age of entertainment at any cost, top-tier stars come and go, but capital lasts forever.

Only obedient performers can survive in this great cesspool. Anyone who resists is doomed.

--Really?

Meng Zhao: I won't. :)

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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is like repeatedly swinging between extremes of ice and fire. One moment, you're in hell; the next, you may already be soaring in the clouds.

Some say bipolar disorder is an illness of geniuses. Just look at Van Gogh and Picasso: those who suffer from it are all brilliant talents.

Others say it's a lunatic's disease, and patients should be locked up in psychiatric hospitals and closely monitored to keep them from endangering society.

Meng Zhao has bipolar disorder.

At seventeen, his life came to a standstill, and he could only stagger between the extremes of black and white.

His younger brother, Meng Ming, was once a top-tier star, but Meng Zhao was content to remain invisible, avoiding himself and the world.

Then, when Meng Zhao was twenty-five, Meng Ming's career took a devastating blow, and he died in a tragic car accident.

Those who knew Meng Zhao thought he wouldn't survive this, either.

Then they saw Meng Zhao again. He was wearing a period costume, and behind his calm gaze burned an unquenchable fire.

He said,