Selling Bromance with Passion, Working on Credit

The first time Shu Xiaoqi met Lu Heng was in the company's break room.

He and Lu Heng were about to star in a same-sex television drama. Before that, the company arranged for them to appear on a dating show together to raise their profiles.

Lu Heng had broad shoulders and long legs, and wore ripped black jeans and studded shoes. He sat with one leg crossed over the other. Seeing Shu Xiaoqi, he raised an eyebrow. "I don't think this will work. Bro, we're both tops."

Shu Xiaoqi glanced at him and replied calmly, "It's fine, bro. We're just going on a dating show, not sleeping together."

Lu Heng laughed, came over, and slung an arm around Shu Xiaoqi's shoulders. "I like your attitude. All right, then let's really sell it."

Shu Xiaoqi readily nodded and held out his hand. "Let's go."

Lu Heng slapped his palm. "We'll make the fans ship us till they die!"

Their two managers, who had witnessed everything from the side, looked at each other, at a loss for words.

Why did this feel so wrong?

As it turned out, the Heng-Ping-Shu-Zhi CP set the internet ablaze. Fans gushed, "I've never seen a CP sell itself with this much passion. You say there's no chemistry... Okay, that's true, but do you know how hard they're trying?"

Why couldn't fans ship them?

One fan put it bluntly: "Other CPs can't even look at each other after saying something romantic. After Shu Xiaoqi says something sweet, Lu Heng looks like he's about to get excited and high-five him. He's one step away from saying, 'Bro, you're amazing.'"

Another fan delivered this take: "Every time I watch them act like a couple, it feels so exhilarating."

Later, at a fan meeting, the two accidentally fell to the floor, one landing on top of the other while playing a game.

Their eyes locked, and Lu Heng almost couldn't stop himself from kissing Shu Xiaoqi. Then he heard the fans screaming from below:

"Fight! Fight!"

Shu Xiaoqi, Lu Heng: "..."

Theme: There will always be someone who walks the same road by your side