Original title: I Really Didn't Mean to Become Famous
After being bound to a System, Fang Hanchi learned that he was the protagonist gong's... ex-boyfriend in a cheesy romance novel.
The novel was long and tedious, and the protagonist gong was a total scumbag and a jerk.
By the time the story began, Fang Hanchi had been dead long enough for the grass on his grave to grow two meters tall. Yet he still lived on in the protagonist shou's resentment and the novel readers' curses.
Fang Hanchi (old man staring at phone on the subway.jpg): I don't get it.
System: Life countdown initiated. Host, work hard to earn Affection Points and exchange them for Life Points.
To stay alive, Fang Hanchi signed up for the talent show from the novel's opening, where the protagonist shou publicly confessed to the protagonist gong.
Fang Hanchi: Sorry, kid. I'm here to build a career.
"Can you sing, dance, and rap?"
Fang Hanchi: A little.
Everyone else: A billion... little bits?
At the ripe old age of twenty-eight, Fang Hanchi joined a boy band survival show. He had only planned to make it to the finals and become a temporary idol for three months.
But the story took a turn no one had expected.
His first-stage performance racked up more views than anyone else's by a huge margin.
He was the MVP of the first group performance.
Later, he was hailed as the ultimate survival-show idol.
But the novel's plot seemed to go off the rails after Fang Hanchi got involved.
His CP with mentor Qin Zhaohai became a huge hit across the internet.
System: It's a minor issue. Don't panic.
Later still, paparazzi photographed them entering the same hotel on Valentine's Day. Fang Hanchi rushed to clarify: It was fake news. They just happened to be staying at the same hotel.
Then a fan asked about their relationship on Weibo.
Qin Zhaohai V: I loved him. I'm pursuing him again now.
Media: ?
Fans: ??
Onlookers: ???
CP fans: Mom! It's the New Year!
Fang Hanchi looked at his ex-boyfriend's haughty face. You bastard, go die!
Theme: Work hard, and you'll have a bright future
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