My Lead Singer, My Lord [Entertainment Industry]

Jealous, unhinged rapper X considerate, beautiful, tragic lead singer Huatang launched a reality show billed as a combination of wellness and adventure, inviting seven popular stars to take part in filming. When the promotional photo came out, the fans went wild. How was this a wellness show? It was clearly a show about risking your life! The two top-tier stars standing in the middle of the photo were staring straight ahead, unwilling to spare even a sidelong glance at each other. They looked every bit like sworn enemies. So the day after the promotional photo came out, fans immediately cropped out the two in the middle! Then they put them against a red background and turned the picture into a wedding photo. Passersby: ?? Fans: Seven years! After seven years, they finally appeared together! This is their wedding photo! The two top-tier stars had once been idols from the same company, the same audition show, and the same group. Seven years ago, after the group disbanded, the two starred in a TV drama about a same-sex relationship and played up their pairing for a few months. They haven't worked together since, spending seven years acting as if the other didn't exist. Netizens: People still ship these two? They've even unfollowed each other on Weibo. They must have fallen out ages ago. Fans: That's called keeping their relationship under wraps! They're secretly in love behind the scenes! On the show: Chi Huai deliberately left one bowl unwashed for Yuan Jiacuo, so Yuan Jiacuo had no choice but to wash it himself. Fans: I'm shipping it! A little lovers' game. He just loves picking on the person he likes. On the show: Chi Huai got hurt and singled out Yuan Jiacuo to do his share of the work, deliberately making things difficult for him. Fans: I'm shipping it! Yuan Jiacuo would have helped him even if Chi Huai hadn't asked. Another little lovers' game. Netizens called the fans idiots. How could they ship these two after all that? Their teeth were about to shatter from shipping them, and they still hadn't tasted a hint of sweetness! Then the preview for the latest episode came out, and the comments were still flooded with "I'm shipping it!" In the preview, a guest brought up Chi Huai's new movie and asked whether, like the protagonist, he would still look forward to falling in love again after being hurt by a relationship. With everyone watching, Chi Huai shook his head. "I'm not looking forward to the next relationship. I'm looking forward to making up." The next second, the camera cut to Yuan Jiacuo, but all it captured was his back as he immediately turned and walked away. Fans: I'm sobbing! What is this tragic love story!! Please make up right now. I'll haul the Civil Affairs Bureau over here for you!! Content notes: 1. A fictional entertainment industry, with stories within stories, audition shows, variety shows, and everything else. 2. The story uses flashbacks as a writing exercise. Volumes One and Three take place in the present; Volume Two is the past. Theme: Life should have a satisfying ending, without leaving you longing for what you cannot have.