Welcome to the knockoff dating show!!!
The male and female leads in dating-show novels are something else. Sparks fly between them every day.
Director Ji Xia: "That's pretty rare, right? Heh. I've got four couples here."
Every dating show has a director who gets pushed around, but who remembers the extras' plotlines, anyway?!
Welcome to the knockoff dating show. We've got a greasy CEO, a secretly married award-winning actress, an obscure young star, singers who are terrible at both singing and dancing... and a director who's given up.
Ji Xia looked at this bunch of "useless oddballs" and gave up. "Let them do whatever they want. A script? Not in this lifetime. We'll just film their daily lives and somehow make ends meet."
As she said this, Ji Xia was sipping coconut water, sprawled on a beach chair.
Blue skies, white clouds, sunshine, the guests doing the work, and the director on vacation. Perfect.
The leads' lives were drenched in melodrama, enough to move heaven and earth, with collateral damage for miles around.
Director Ji, the laid-back slacker, sat back and thought: None of this has anything to do with me.
And yet...
Day one: A wild man abducted the sponsor. The director grabbed a weapon and went to fight.
Day two: A tsunami hit. They had to survive on a deserted island, and the dating show's future was in jeopardy.
Day three: The goofy guests started breaking up couples.
Day four: The guests made a mess of everything, the director left all the problems unresolved, and the viewers got furious. The tiny show became a hit!
[Warning! Warning! The original plot has deviated!]
Director Ji: "Uh... I just wanted a vacation. I'm tired. Let's just destroy everything."
Viewers: "No! We've been putting up with you for ages! We want the director on camera! Show us more of our favorite cast members! What can we VIPs not watch? We want Director Ji working all year round and making tons of shows. Don't make me get on my knees and beg!"
...The male lead...
The replacement guest was a cool guy.
The new guest showed off his singing voice and unleashed a soul-stealing, life-taking attack on the director.
The cool guy had a chilly air about him and a brooding gaze. "Director, what do you think of my singing?"
Ji Xia clapped her hands. "It was like hearing funeral music. My ears went numb for a moment."
If I have done something wrong, punish me according to the law.
The cool guy looked cold, his ears turning red. "I like... listening... Take it or leave it..."
Ji Xia: "???? What do you mean, take it or leave it?!"
The staff gasped. "We're livestreaming, Director!"
Cool guy: She actually praised me, saying "Your singing is so lovely it makes my ears clear." I think she likes me.
The manager, who saw right through him: "Hmph."
Theme: Life holds endless possibilities