Honey and the Microphone

Title: Sugar and Microphones

Characters: Taciturn top-tier star idol X bubbly "lucky charm" girl

He is Cui Pumin, the undisputed king of the stage, a top-tier star idol whose every glance can stir up a storm.

She is Qiu Yingying, a third-year media student who becomes an entertainment intern reporter by accident, supposedly to uncover the truth (or, more accurately, to get closer to her idol).

The two should have had nothing to do with each other, but they accidentally "kiss" during a stage mishap, and the video sets the internet ablaze.

In the face of the media storm, Cui Pumin's company makes a shocking decision: it signs Qiu Yingying and has them appear as a "contract couple" on a hugely popular school variety show.

In front of the cameras, they are the internet's beloved "Pudding Couple." He plays guitar for her in the morning light, and she cheers him on loudly at the sports field. Their sweet interactions come naturally.

Behind the cameras, he reminds her, "Your acting is terrible. Don't forget your job."

Only then does Qiu Yingying realize that he isn't some gentle upperclassman, but a "pretender" who treats his entire life like a stage.

But when his ex-girlfriend returns with a secret, when the variety show's script spirals further and further out of control, and when her true identity and motives risk being exposed...

In this romantic game called a "contract," which of them will be the first to blur the lines and give their heart away?