Let's rewind a few hours. After Yin Chengjue drove Rong Yu to the backstage area, he left. Rong Yu waved and watched the car drive away until it disappeared from sight before turning around and walking inside.
Today, my assistant, Xiao Yang, was delayed on the way and didn't have time to go to Yin Chengjue's place to pick up Rong Yu, so he told Rong Yu in advance that he would go directly to the backstage to wait for her.
Rong Yu opened her phone and saw several messages from her assistant, Xiao Yang, saying that he had arrived at the backstage dressing room and had already seen several members of the GCD boy band. He also sent Rong Yu a location sharing message.
The assistant was even worried that Rong Yu wouldn't be able to find the lounge.
Rong Yu silently reflected on herself, wondering when she had ever been seen as having no sense of direction in other people's eyes.
"Heh, you're here really early. Having a sugar daddy to pick you up really makes a difference." A voice floated into Rong Yu's ears.
When Rong Yu turned around, she saw the man leaning against the wall in the corridor.
The men were wearing suits—this was the uniform they were to wear when they went on stage today, as agreed beforehand.
Rong Yu sized the other person up and down, then lifted her foot to walk past him.
"Hey!" Feeling ignored, the man shouted in dissatisfaction, took his hands out of his pockets, and reached out to pull Rong Yu.
Rong Yu subtly avoided his hand and turned her head slightly to look at him.
The lights in this section of the corridor were rather dim, probably because they hadn't been changed for a while. Rong Yu was standing under those lights, and her face, backlit, appeared somewhat dark. Even her dark eyes lacked their usual warm and gentle quality: "Did you forget to take your medicine before you left home today? Was your IQ not properly suppressed by the medicine, which is why you were stupid enough to cause trouble for yourself right before going on stage?"
"What did you say!" The man never expected Rong Yu to say such a thing. The resentment that had been building up inside him suddenly surged up: "Rong Yu! Don't think you're so great just because you have a sugar daddy backing you up! Rich people are just looking for something new. Once he gets tired of you, you're nothing! Do you really think you can be so arrogant for long!"
Rong Yu tilted her head slightly, looking at the man in front of her who was gritting his teeth and speaking with a strong sour tone, and suddenly found it a little funny: "Ming Qian, I don't have any grudge against you, do I? You've been targeting me ever since my debut show, is that interesting?"
The person who ambushed Rong Yu here was Ming Qian.
In fact, Mingqian himself couldn't explain why he harbored such strong hostility towards this man. Perhaps it was when he first saw Rong Yu during his debut, that he noticed the gentle and kind aura emanating from the other person was too similar to the persona he was trying to create for himself.
To put it simply, they had similar personas, and Rong Yu's performance was better than his. Whether it was in terms of interpersonal skills, attracting fans, or even in terms of singing and dancing skills as a trainee, Rong Yu was definitely superior to him.
Moreover, throughout the entire debut program, Rong Yu never stepped down from that highest pedestal.
Even though Feng Changheng, who still had money at the time, bought him a lot of online trolls and smeared Rong Yu many times, he still couldn't get Rong Yu out of that position.
Even in the end, despite his best efforts to get close to and flirt with other trainees, and having his PR team create various pairings for him, attracting more fans to vote for him and boost his ranking, he finally made it to the debut position, but still ended up in second place, still firmly overshadowed by Rong Yu.
That was bad enough. After everyone debuted together, Ming Qian thought she had made something of herself. But then Feng Chengda completely broke off with the Yin family, and Feng Changheng was naturally hit hard. Not only could he no longer squander the money he had before, but he also had to keep feeding it into the bottomless pit of his sick father, Feng Chengda.
Ming Qian originally thought that by getting close to Feng Changheng, he could rest easy and smoothly rise to the top of the entertainment industry. Little did he expect that Feng Changheng would drop the ball as soon as he made his mark. So he had to socialize everywhere and try to make connections everywhere. After climbing around, he finally managed to get into Chang Yue's bed.
But before he could enjoy it for long, Chang Yue got tired of it and started looking for new love. Ming Qian worked so hard to get in touch with him and served him diligently, but all she got in return was a leading role in a drama. How could he be willing to accept that?
If it were just that, he could comfort himself by thinking that this was an unspoken rule in the industry. If he wanted to climb up, he had to pay a price. All the humiliation and grievances could only be avenged when he reached the top.
But Rong Yu's experience made him realize clearly how smooth his future would be if he could find a long-term meal ticket right away!
New TV series, new movies, new variety shows...
Anything can be available, and as long as it's on the show, it will generate buzz and become a hit.
This person is like a ray of light; wherever he goes, he attracts attention and is so dazzling that people can't take their eyes off him.
How could there be such a person in this world? He is good-looking, loves to laugh, has a gentle personality, speaks humorously, can sing and dance, and his words are impeccable.
What's most infuriating is that such a person actually has such good luck. As soon as they debuted, they had a big money backer who gave them whatever they wanted, and whatever they got became a hit.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Mingqian had long harbored deep resentment towards this man who possessed everything she longed for but could not have.
Of course, there was something even more secretive that he never dared to tell anyone.
That is, he has been having the same dream on and off for the past six months.
In that dream, he was pursued by Yin Chengjue, and then naturally became his sugar daddy.
His life is very different from what it is now. He hardly has to do anything, not even hone his acting skills. As long as he wants it, that man will put good things in front of him.
Although the variety show he appeared on wasn't the currently popular "Don't Look Back When It Gets Dark," the TV series he acted in wasn't "Blood Mist," and the movie he starred in wasn't "Ghost," he did act in a popular BL drama adapted from a major IP. Leveraging the drama's inherent strong readership and his on-screen CP pairing with another male lead actor, he successfully stood out among a group of newcomers and became a rising star.
In that dream, the fans who shipped him and the other male lead were far more numerous and powerful than the fans of any of the couples he was currently shipping.
They drew fan art, comics, and videos of him and another person...
Even though the drama has finished airing, these CP fans can still create all sorts of works through their imaginations, attracting even more fans to join the fandom.
This actually has both advantages and disadvantages for him. Although he has many fans, they are fans of both of them, not purely fans. Mingqian is reluctant to give up so many fans and the expected number of fans in the future, so he can only intentionally or unintentionally flirt with that male celebrity to keep those fans liking him. However, at the same time, the existence of these people also seriously affects the various TV series and movies he will star in in the future.
His CP fans won't like seeing him paired with anyone outside of his CP. Once he has a new movie or TV series and makes intimate gestures with other female stars, a large number of CP fans will definitely leave him.
There was no other way but to agree to his manager's suggestion, cooperate with the public relations team, and try to win over the fans and get them to become his sole supporters.
After a series of manipulative tactics, those CP fans were indeed fooled and switched their allegiance to him, becoming his die-hard fans.
Riding this wave of momentum, he filmed several more big-budget TV series, successfully jumping several levels in his career...
Every time Mingqian dreams of this place, she wakes up smiling, only to find the night is desolate and cold, and it's all just a dream.
He didn't sleep in a luxurious villa or on a soft bed, but instead lay on a cold, hard bed, covered with a quilt that was damp and smelly from the continuous rainy season.
Whenever this happens, he opens Weibo, looks at his current number of followers, then scrolls to Rong Yu's Weibo and sees the number of followers on Rong Yu's Weibo increasing every day, and his heart aches again.
Why! Why were they all just dreams!
He's the one who deserves all of this!
What upset him even more was that during this period, rumors about Rong Yu and Yin Chengjue were rampant, and Rong Yu's fan base, after a sharp drop, suddenly surged again.
As a visually appealing idol, Rong Yu has been almost unaffected by rumors and romantic relationships, even those involving being kept by a sugar daddy.
Because of their excellent public relations, fans genuinely viewed it as a publicity stunt to promote their on-screen couple. Furthermore, since Yin Chengjue is not an artist in the entertainment industry, their on-screen couple fans could cast all their votes on various charts for Rong Yu without worrying about splitting the votes!
Why does Rong Yu always seem to encounter such good fortune?
Mingqian felt increasingly upset as she thought about it, and finally couldn't hold back any longer, so she came here to block Rongyu's path.
Fortunately, Rong Yu did indeed come in through this path.
Mingqian thought this to herself, but when she said it out loud, it came out without thinking, and it was tinged with a sour taste.
However, to Mingqian's shock, Rong Yu, who was always polite, gentle and kind in front of others, actually implied that he was mentally ill as soon as she opened her mouth!
To be honest, when Mingqian heard Rong Yu cursing him under his breath, he actually felt a little bit of hidden excitement... He finally caught him! The Rong Yu who everyone thought had such a good image wasn't like that at all!
Rong Yu is just like him! She's faking it too!
There is no such perfect person in this world! Rong Yu is faking it!
Realizing this, Mingqian was secretly excited, his body trembling with excitement. He subtly pressed the record button on the voice recorder in his pocket.
He wanted to say something more provocative to this person, to make them reveal their true colors!
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