Two scheming, selfish people in a relationship, each calculating against the other: love and hate, a [BLANK], an opposites-attract couple, seven parts fake and three parts real.
Lu Bai is an eighteen-year-old nobody who just debuted in a boy band. Jin Sui is an actor who's been around for ten years and is still rock-bottom obscure.
One has nothing but good looks and struggles to change his image, with haters who stay loyal longer than his fans.
The other has acting chops but no traffic, scraping by with supporting roles.
In an entertainment industry where buzz is everything, they fade into obscurity without a sound.
Neither of them is willing to accept it.
Lu Bai thinks that with his looks, he deserves a fortune even as a pretty face.
Jin Sui thinks he's a good actor, so he should at least be able to win one of the three major film awards.
But no matter how hard they strive, they're always just a little short of getting their big break.
Then one day they happen to appear in the same frame in Hengdian. Though they're ten meters apart, a passerby snaps a photo that somehow conjures up a tale of star-crossed love and a reunion after a long separation.
Thanks to their ship fans, they enjoy a rare moment of minor fame.
Later, the two think it over and decide: fine, let's launch our careers by playing up a ship.
From the first day they start playing up their ship, each is already plotting how to make a clean break, siphon off the ship fans, and turn them into solo fans to help themselves become a top-tier star.
They do plenty of things to split up the ship.
But why are the ship fans getting crazier and crazier?
Wait a minute, did the ship we were playing up become real?
With his back to Jin Sui, Lu Bai pulls on his pants, the dimples above his hips just visible. Jin Sui, lying on the bed, admires the view for a while, then asks, "Maybe we should stop playing it up?"
Lu Bai pauses, then turns back with a smile. "Sure."
The next day.
At an interview about his new song, Lu Bai says through tears, "Brother Jin is a good person. He always looks after me. I hope his future is bright."
At the premiere of his new drama, Jin Sui hesitates before the camera. "There really was someone I liked."
Trending that day:
#CanYouBeFriendsWithSomeoneYouTrulyLoved#
Lu Bai and Jin Sui: Hello? Weren't we stopping?
Jin Sui and Lu Bai: One last sip of clout.
The fans' emotional journey:
1. Whatever this tasty content is, I'll take a bite.
2. Straight guys faking romance? May lightning strike them!
3. Huh? Why are you straight guys going so hard with this?
4. They broke up? Oh no, this is somehow even better. I'll eat it all, every last bite!
Reader's Guide:
1. I don't follow celebrities, and there are no real-life inspirations.
2. They start out with more scheming than sincerity: a truly combative couple.
3. Neither is a saint. They fight tooth and nail over everything.
Theme: Becoming a better version of yourself
