Chapter 1 Can he become my ex-boyfriend? ...
#Fang Yucheng Joins Our Past#
#OurPastStoryOfficialAnnouncement#
#Chinese entertainment industry has its own despicable dating reality show#
Less than half an hour after Fang Yucheng's behind-the-scenes photos were released, the discussion surrounding the variety show "Our Past" had already surged.
Riding on Fang Yucheng's popularity, the program's publicity team released a lot of promotional photos.
Although the full list of participating guests has not yet been announced, it has already whetted everyone's appetite.
Whether it was the official account or the marketing account that initially posted the Reuters report, the comment section was quickly taken over by fans within just half an hour.
Thank you everyone for your attention to Fang Yucheng, the youngest nominee for the Golden Feather Award. Welcome to the hit drama "Night of Longing." Fans support all of Yucheng's decisions and will follow him every step of the way.
[Who can truly understand the value of Miller Kang's, Richard's, and other high-end brand endorsements in China? Not only is he the youngest TV King, but he's also the most responsible idol to his fans. Trust Yu Cheng, and look forward to "Our Past"]
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Regular internet users are already used to Fang Yucheng dominating trending topics and comments.
Even after seeing the introduction to this variety show, quite a few people still happily rolled in to comment, "Don't you guys know what show your idol is on? /winking emoji"
The reason is simple: the variety show "Our Past" is a dating show where participants bring their exes along.
However, to their disappointment, Fang Yucheng's fans did not react as strongly as they had expected.
"As expected of the older brother, he looks so handsome in the photo!"
Reminded by those around her, the girl with her high ponytail lowered her voice. Amidst her friend's helpless expression, she exclaimed rapidly, "I never expected my brother to participate in a dating reality show. I wasn't interested at first, but I heard that Meng Shuning will be invited to the show!"
"If this is true, my favorite Meng Xiangcheng couple will be appearing together!!"
Just as she excitedly clicked into the guest photos released by the program team and chuckled at them for a few seconds, she saw a familiar face, and her expression instantly turned cold.
"What's wrong?"
Her friend's question brought her back to her senses, and the girl with the high ponytail frowned and began to speak out: "This show has Mu Jiu again. What kind of gloomy ghost is she? Once you get involved, you can't get rid of her. You'll see her wherever my brother is. It's so unlucky."
"She'll definitely cling to her brother again on this show, and then the whole internet will be searching for his solo clips."
Before she could finish speaking, a large shadow suddenly fell in front of them, attracting their attention.
When they looked up, all they saw was intense darkness.
She was a woman holding a black veil parasol, her face adorned with pale yet ornate Gothic makeup. The veiled hat on her head, along with the layers of black Gothic dresses she wore, resembled a torn spiderweb, enveloping her unusual appearance with a decadent yet chilling beauty.
At this moment, the other person's eyes were staring blankly into the distance, looking gloomy and terrifying.
The sun was scorching hot today, and it was quite unusual to see someone wearing a long, fully covered dress in this kind of weather. But it only made people glance at it a couple of times without it seeming strange.
"Are you cosplaying like this in this hot weather?"
The girl with the high ponytail muttered something under her breath, but her attention was quickly drawn to the vibration of her phone.
She continued to chatter on and on about Mu Jiu's bad points with her friend, so engrossed in her conversation that she didn't notice the wind she created, which made her black dress sway gently like a bouquet of flowers as she walked away into the distance.
The golden sunlight gradually lengthened, and not long after they passed each other, the woman in the black dress, dressed in the middle of summer, glanced at the silver watch face on her wrist.
Ten, nine, eight...
Mu Jiu counted silently in his mind while keeping an eye on the activity at the entrance of a certain shop.
As she counted down to the second-to-last house, the door in front of her was suddenly pushed open. She knowingly tilted the parasol in her hand slightly, and looked up with a smirk.
Because of her makeup, her smile carried a slightly eerie quality, but the threatening expression had not yet fully formed.
Mu Jiu watched helplessly as a large, sad frog squeezed out of the doorway.
A robust, sad frog.
"What's up?"
His round "belly" bulged forward.
Those large, bright eyes, as if they had been crying for three days and three nights, were staring at her with a rather oppressive force.
"..."
Mu hesitated for five seconds.
A polite greeting lingered in my throat for a few moments, but I swallowed it down without thinking.
Then she raised her wrist and glanced at the time.
Time of appearance √, street number √, store name √. Although it's regrettable, the sad frog in front of us should be the target of this negotiation.
I spent hours carefully applying my makeup early in the morning to avoid being recognized by passersby, but it was all for naught in front of this bright green mascot.
This psychological shock was no less than if Mu Jiu had woken up today to find herself the villainous female supporting character in a novel.
Yes, in short, she transmigrated into a book, and even transmigrated into the body of a villainous female supporting character with the same name as herself.
The plot of the book is roughly about how the male and female protagonists broke up years ago due to a misunderstanding. After appearing on a dating reality show called "Our Past," as celebrity exes, they repeatedly trended on social media for their dramatic reconciliation and sweet moments. After a series of hardships, misunderstandings, and entanglements, they finally understood each other's true feelings and ended up with a happy ending.
The original owner of the body represents their hardships, misunderstandings, and struggles.
The character is responsible for constantly provoking the female lead during the live variety show broadcast, interrupting the male and female leads' date at crucial moments, and forcibly creating misunderstandings between them.
It wasn't until the very end, when a fanatical CP fan opened the box offline and threw acid at her, that the original owner of this villainous supporting character, who had caused trouble for most of the book, finally made her exit completely.
When Mu Jiu transmigrated, the original owner had already signed a contract for the variety show and was preparing to agree to the company arranging for another male artist to pretend to be her ex-boyfriend.
If the original storyline had unfolded as it was, she and the male celebrity would have portrayed a longing for and blessing of their "previous relationship" in the trailer.
But when he actually moved into the dating show house, the other person quickly fell in love with the female lead and competed with the male lead for her heart from beginning to end. He was elevated from an extra to the status of a devoted second male lead and made a fortune after the show ended.
Mu Jiu definitely doesn't intend to continue according to the plot of the novel.
But she couldn't afford the penalty for breaking the contract, so she still had to participate in the show.
This means that she needs to find someone else to be her "ex-boyfriend".
She glanced again at the burly, green, sad frog with its big, bright eyes.
"If you need something, please hurry, I haven't finished handing out the flyers yet."
Sad Frog impatiently grabbed a stack of flyers and shoved one at her in a menacing manner.
"..."
After calming his wavering emotions, Mu Jiu readily put away the flyers.
Then, she slowly raised a friendly and reliable smile: "I'm sorry, Teacher Ling Zhao."
Upon hearing the name, the Sad Frog costume suddenly trembled and then took a step back warily.
Even though those two lifeless eyes revealed no emotion, the atmosphere inexplicably became tense.
Mu Jiu clenched his fists slightly and took a deep breath.
Tomorrow is the trailer recording, and today her agent gave her an ultimatum: she must bring her ex-boyfriend, who is also participating in the show, to the set to sign the contract.
To avoid a true bad ending, she had to find a reliable dating partner as quickly as possible.
She should be law-abiding, obedient, preferably someone who has appeared in books, unaffected by public opinion, and like her, want to simply play a background character in a dating reality show.
The result of all these conditions combined is that there is only one person.
Ling Zhao.
When she debuted, she was packaged by the company as "Little Fang Yucheng", and from then on she was caught in a bloody storm. After that, whenever Fang Yucheng had any public appearances, the two of them would inevitably be put together for comments.
Because of the male lead's fans' incredible fighting spirit, his social media accounts have been attacked in double digits.
Under these circumstances, when the female lead in the story took the initiative to extend an olive branch, wanting Ling Zhao to join her studio, he refused without hesitation.
He can withstand the onslaught of social media and resist the charm of the female lead. Furthermore, throughout the entire novel, no dark history of his is unearthed, suggesting his character is at least largely intact.
"Everyone is in a hurry, so I'll keep it brief."
Mu Jiu stared at the wary "Sad Frog" for a moment before revealing an honest and reliable expression and speaking firmly, "Anyway, can you be my ex-boyfriend?"
Silence, a wordless silence, spread between the two.
Two striking figures gazed at each other for a long time under the blazing midday sun.
"Are you skipping too many stages?"
The muffled sound came from under the doll's cover.
At this point, Mu Jiu noticed that the other person's voice sounded clear and bright. If he closed his eyes and listened to him speak, he could probably imagine that he was chatting with a handsome guy.
But as soon as you open your eyes, you can see the grotesque, tearful expression on the green creature's face.
Before Mu Jiu could answer, the voice on the other end suddenly changed: "First of all, let me make it clear that I sell courses, not my body. Even if you agree to enroll in the course, I won't just surrender!"
"..."
Mu Jiu glanced at the brochure for the swimming and fitness course in his hand, his expression remaining unchanged despite the other party's rejection.
There was another very important reason why Ling Zhao was chosen from so many people from the very beginning.
That is, this male celebrity who has such a high level of online popularity and controversy—
He was very poor.
Mu Jiu: "The monthly salary is in the five figures, there's personal insurance, and the colleagues are very respectful and won't easily start fights. It's just that the pressure from online comments is quite high. Besides the daily filming at the villa, there are occasional location shoots and overtime... Are you interested in this kind of job?"
Ling Zhao:!
Upon hearing the salary level, she could sense the other person's wavering, even through the hood.
This is humanity's most primal desire, capable of easily changing a person... no, a frog's attitude. He subconsciously leaned forward, using body language to express his emotional shift.
Compared to her previous indifference and impatience, even her bright, piercing eyes seemed much clearer.
"How can you guarantee that..."
Ling Zhaogang had just recovered from the amount of information conveyed in that sentence when he quickly realized something was wrong.
He suddenly grabbed the stack of flyers he was holding and slapped himself. As he waited for reason to regain control of his mind, Mu Jiu's gentle, patient, and persuasive voice echoed in his ears again.
"The filming period was less than half a year. The main purpose of participating in the variety show was just to get money. Our goal throughout was to avoid being out of character... to prevent the audience from noticing anything, and to try to minimize our presence in the variety show so as not to affect each other's lives after the show ends."
Ling Zhao: "I'm not considering it..."
Mu Jiu: "This is the original contract I signed with the production team. Would you like to check the salary before deciding?"
Ling Zhao felt his head was burning from the high temperature outside.
My heart was racing, my breathing was rapid, and I was completely unable to think calmly.
The woman in front of me would be a qualified MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) agent.
Her tone was kind, her emotions were calm, and her gestures pointed to a string of numbers in a rather guiding way, like a patient demon leading the victim step by step to open the door to evil.
"Even if I saw it, it wouldn't change anything..."
By the time Ling Zhao realized something was wrong, he had already seen the amount on the contract because he had been reading it too fast.
Then, he fell silent.
A note from the author:
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I started writing this, but then this overworked writer is out of work again (why "again"?).
The past few months have been incredibly busy with work, and I'm completely exhausted lately. My little angels, you can save this for later (please don't abandon a socially drained office worker [poor face]).
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