Taking the Chinese Entertainment Industry by Storm After a Boy Band Audition

On the eve of filming the boy group survival show "Brilliant Rough Stone," He Zhou had a strange dream. In the dream, he played the villainous mastermind, running wild on the show. He easily made it into Class A through "backdoor connections," then repeatedly stole the center position and other contestants' parts during performances, while bullying them through cold-shoulder tactics and other schemes. He successfully became the public enemy of the show's fans, widely regarded as the "real prince" of Brilliant Rough Stone. A sweeping campaign to take down the "prince" began. On debut night, He Zhou was the cannon fodder targeted by the campaign. Just as everyone expected, he failed to make the debut lineup by a single spot. Meanwhile, the real prince stayed safely under the radar, successfully making the debut lineup and accepting all the praise and applause. After waking up and seeing the familiar script handed to him by the production team, He Zhou fell silent. It seemed he had only two options. One: quit the show. Two: obediently play the sacrificial cannon fodder. A top student who had crushed countless exams and come in first every time had this to say: If people can treat you like cannon fodder, you haven't worked hard enough. If they can sacrifice you, you aren't strong enough. He was tired of steamrolling everything. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to turn up the difficulty a little? So He Zhou accepted the sacrificial-cannon-fodder script without batting an eye, determined to show everyone what a true survival-show devil looked like. Before the show officially aired: "Fake top student He Zhou, stop using shameless publicity stunts and get out of Brilliant Rough Stone!!" "I-fans won't tolerate a useless pretty boy sullying the stage!" Six months after filming began: "Emperor He ascends the throne! The god of survival shows is about to appear before his most loyal followers!" "Tremble, Chinese entertainment industry! Your emperor has arrived!" Reader's guide: 1. Male lead's perspective, no romance. Ambitious, aloof beauty. Characters are not based on real people, so don't project real people onto them or mention real-life celebrities. 2. A classic survival show, passionate but slow-paced! The competition format is inspired by the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Produce 101-style shows, with plenty of original elements. 3. The novel contains lots of forum posts, scrolling comments, over-the-top passionate speeches, and fan-circle shipping. Please be aware. Theme: Everyone's dreams are sparkling diamonds