This Top-Tier Star Has a Run of Bad Luck [Entertainment Industry]

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Cool, unlucky bottom x gentle, lucky, jealous top

Ning Huaiyi has never been blessed by fate. When he was five, he was abandoned at an amusement park during Children's Day.

He was adopted many times while living in the orphanage. The families all chose him for his good looks and good health, but something always went wrong after they took him in. He has lost count of how many times he was "returned."

He was even picked up by an obscure entertainment company and nearly lost his life.

Later, he met a manager who told him about a chance to make money and become famous. Was he interested?

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With his perfect pitch, he made it through the brutal auditions and joined Dynasty Entertainment, one of the country's three biggest entertainment companies, as a trainee.

But why is every trainee here so impressive?

A celebrity's child, an online singer, a young tech tycoon... With a lineup like this, they were bound to hit their peak the moment they debuted!

Right?

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Ning Huaiyi is about to debut as a prospective member of a boy band.

Then he discovers...

Why is this boy band's fate just as miserable as his own?

The trainees have changed twice, and a few days before their debut, the members get along about as well as peanuts in their shells.

A month after their debut, one member is exposed for school bullying and forced to leave the group.

Six months after their debut, the dance leader has to step back from group activities because of a leg injury.

Ning Huaiyi: ...

Should he really go pray for good luck?

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Xu Zhi joins the group as a new member, and everything seems to start getting better.

In their second year after debut, they finally win a proper award.

He appears on a music variety show and gives his group a boost.

At last, they're able to film a variety show, collaborate with singers from abroad, hold their own concerts, and even perform on the country's most prestigious stage...

Finally, they reach the top!

Ning Huaiyi suddenly thinks, I'm actually pretty amazing!

Xu Zhi: ^_^

Take a look here!!!

1. The story of an unlucky young man leading a team with equally troubled fortunes to the top, becoming a top-tier star himself, and falling in love with a teammate along the way.

2. Two male leads: Ning Huaiyi is the bottom, Xu Zhi is the top. The top officially appears in Chapter 13 and joins the group late. He's been secretly in love with the bottom all along, but the bottom spends the early part of the story focused on his career and is slow to pick up on romance.

3. An alternate-universe entertainment industry, with no real-life character models. The author made up the entire plot.

4. Slow burn | Slight ensemble focus | Coming-of-age | Showbiz

5. A planned million-word epic about a minor character becoming a trainee, then a rookie idol, then an established idol, and finally a top-tier star in music, television, and film. The trainee arc includes plenty of school life, making it a good bedtime read.

Theme: I climbed to the summit and reached out to pluck a star.