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 Main Character's name changed from Ishan to Aiden Silvereye. :)
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 "I have thought a lot about the type of challenge, and I decided that I want to be surprised by you. So your challenge would be to sing one of your original songs."
 When Steven said that, Aiden couldn't help but feel nervous, yet he knew that this challenge was in his zone. Just in the last round, his composing skill had increased.
 "Would you be able to perform it well? I know that telling you to sing an original is a big task."
 Steven said, trying to make Aiden a bit comfortable. They were currently in one of the lounges set up for the judges, and a cameraman was shooting their interaction from a distance.
 "I have a few originals prepared. Though they are not fleshed out, I believe that I would be able to satisfy you."
 "Good. I give you a week to flesh it out. The original doesn't need to be perfect, but I want it to have an essence of its own. That's my only requirement."
 "I won't disappoint you."
 Steven nodded, and Aiden left the lounge.
 'It's not going to be easy, but it's better than I expected.'
 When he had first heard that the judge who would be giving him a challenge would be Steven, he was scared. Steven was infamous for scaring contestants with his harsh tones and judgments.
 He had thought that the challenge he would give would be something way harder. But it was well within Aiden's zone.
 "Hey, can I take a short interview if you are free?"
 As he walked towards his room to prepare for the third round, he suddenly heard Marlo's voice from behind him. Turning around, he saw the latter standing with a mic in his hand and the cameraman whom Aiden had already gotten familiar with.
 "Yeah, sure."
 "So, how does it feel to be famous? Are you checking your phone every now and then to see what people are saying about you?"
 Marlo looked at him. The comments about Aiden on social media were plenty. He and Rachel had gotten the most attention out of anyone else.
 "Not really. I checked my phone for a bit after the broadcast. But currently, I am trying to not focus on it."
 Although he said that, he knew that his social media accounts had been getting a lot of followers after the broadcast.
 "You just got your third round challenge from Steven. Are you confident?"
 Aiden nodded, "Yeah, I am confident. It won't be easy, but I think in a week, I can pull off a song that can qualify me for the Star Week."
 "You got a lot of attention after the first broadcast. Do you think the other contestants have started to see you as a threat because of this factor?"
 Aiden shook his head a bit before replying.
 "Well, it's a competition, and everyone is wary of each other. It doesn't matter if I had more screen time in the broadcast. At the end of the day, it's more about our own skills than the skills of others."
 "Do you have a song already made that you will perform in front of Steven?"
 One song did come to Aiden's mind. It was a song that he had tried to compose three years ago before he came to the United States. Although it was only a half-finished product, he had a melody in mind.
 "Not exactly. I have something nice to show, but it isn't complete, so I need to work on it first."
 Marlo didn't pry further and ended the conversation. This much footage was enough for now. After all, they just needed to show 5-second footage before Aiden's performance.
 "Good luck with your performance. I genuinely hope you make it to Star Week."
 "Thank you."
 Aiden smiled and made his way to his room. As he only had a week, he needed to perfect the song running in his mind.
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 "So, is the preparation going well? We will move to L.A. as soon as the third round ends and start the shooting for Star Week. I want everything to be perfect."
 Gary Benjamin, the producer of X-Star, said to the staff sitting in front of him. They were currently in the meeting room, going over the result of the first round and planning for the next few weeks of shooting.
 Music director, Creative writers, P.R. team head – Every central person of the behind-the-scenes team was present here. Marlo was also sitting right next to Gary.
 "Most of the things are smooth. Even the ratings were pretty good, and with how things are going on, I believe the graph will rise in the coming days. We just need to know who will advance to Star Week to plan further."
 Gary's assistant said while passing over the rating charts and some other files to everyone.
 "Didn't we already have an idea who we would advance to Star week?"
 One of the creative writers nodded.
 "More or less, but it's still on the judges."
 "I know, but we need to promote more popular candidates to ensure that we get good ratings," Gary said while looking over a chart when he suddenly noticed something. "Alex will sing 'The Other side' as his third round challenge? Can he successfully sing it?"
 Alex was one of the few contestants that Gary thought was very marketable. With his boyish charms and good looking face, he could undoubtedly get a lot of core fans.
 "The Other Side is a hard song to sing, even for famous singers. I don't think he will be able to do it."
 The Music director replied honestly. It was an old song that had become a classic because of how difficult it is to sing it. Gary frowned, thinking that it was a waste of an opportunity if he was eliminated so soon.
 "Who's the judge assigned to him?"
 "Andrew."
 "Ask him to change the challenge so Alex can pass." At his words which were akin to order, no one answered. Marlo was the only one who let out a sigh.
 "We can't do that. It would be the same as going in the exact direction as Pop Star."
 Pop Star was the singing reality show that used to air five years ago. It was the most popular show of its time, but there were scandals about how the show was primarily fake and everything was pre-decided.
 It was to the point where reports came out that the show's producers had taken a lot of money to fix the winner and runner up spots for certain contestants.
 These scandals forced the show's cancellation, and X-Star was the new alternative that Panther Network came out with. And this time, the network wanted to ensure that at least the results were genuine.
 "Just telling Andrew to change his challenge doesn't mean we control the results. In the end, it's on the skill."
 "We would still be interfering."
 Marlo was stubborn in his stand, and noticing that the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Gary gave up.
 "Okay, if Alex is any good, he would pass the round on his own." The atmosphere cooled a little as he ended the argument, "Now, let's go over the other challenges."
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 In his room, Aiden was blankly staring at the piece of paper in front of him. He already had the tune figured out and just needed to write lyrics to go with it.
 But that was the hard part about this song.
 Lyrics were going to be the soul of it. Aiden just wanted to make the music on the white canvas and paint it with beautiful lyrics.
 The theme of his song was Life, and it was titled 'Life is a story.' Aiden had gotten the idea to write this when he had watched a movie with the iconic line 'Life is a box full of chocolates.'
 That inspired him to write a song about the happiness, and sadness one goes through in life. But he found it incredibly hard to start the song because whenever he got to it, he would end up with a blank slate even after hours of brainstorming.
 After all, Life was not about one thing. It was incredibly complicated yet simple at times. Describing it in one song almost seemed impossible.
 'I need to think of Life. The good parts. The bad. Even The frustrating bits.'
 After visualising his own life experiences, he started to write some words. Minutes turned into hours as he scribbled some words down and then erased them. This cycle continued for hours as Aiden worked hard to write a song to describe Life.
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 Two years ago, Aiden came to the United States to experience the American Dream. But after sleepless nights of struggle, just when he was on the verge of giving up, a translucent screen flashed in front of him - it was a System!
 A System that would make him embark on a journey to Hollywood. And today, he takes his first step by mesmerising the world through his singing!
 So come and join him, for his journey, has just begun.
 Singing? I'm the best at it.
 Acting? I have Oscars lying around in my bathroom; you can practice your acceptance with it.
 Movie Direction? They call me the king of the box office.
 Novel Writing? Two words: Best Seller.
 From creating the highest-selling music album to becoming the world's most famous superhero - Aiden will do everything to write his own legend.
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 Xia Shen and Yue Qin were a couple who would make others believe in love. It was love at first sight since freshman year of senior high school. They dated through college and got married after they have graduated college. Xia Sheng got pregnant the year after she was out of college and gave birth to a boy.
 Their son was diagnosed with mutism when he was just one year old. Life was tough but days were happy for the couple.
 The company that Yue Qin worked at had a new CEO. The new CEO was a let-them-eat-cake kind of Second Generation Rich. During the company’s annual party, the employees brought along their families. The CEO fired Yue Qin for the simple reason that his son was not able to say nice words to him. He also expressed that the mute boy was bad for the company’s image.
 When Yue Qin returned home, he did not tell his family that he was fired but started looking for a new job.
 The very next day, the CEO was in a car accident and fell into a coma.
 When the CEO opened up his eyes again, he saw the employee whom he had fired the day before, looking at him full of love —
 “Oh, Daddy’s good little boy. Daddy is going to work now. You have to protect Mommy at home today too.”
 Him, on the other hand, could do nothing but throw a temper tantrum in babbling noises.
 Little theater: 
 At the beginning: 
 Watching the couple being lovey dovey. 
 Domineering CEO: One fool deserves another. 
 Laster on: 
 When a woman at the office wanted to pursue Yue Qin. 
 Domineering CEO: Are you trying to break up my family?
 Foolish, Fair, and Sweet Daddy raised in a loving family x Domineering Mother cured by the Foolish, Fair, and Sweet Daddy along with their cute little son and their peculiar family with their domineering CEO friend.
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 No matter male or female, the members of the Hua clan had been loyal for generations, placing the utmost importance on protecting their nation. The monarch and his subjects were in harmony, sharing all kinds of emotions, all due to the ties of comradeship in their hearts. 
 Once the weather cooled, would the favored crown prince fall from power? 
 No. 
 Once the weather warmed, would the loyal and brave marquess estate be disposed of after its use? 
 No.
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 In order to avoid marrying an old man from the neighboring county, she must run away. The first time she escaped, the general entered the city, and she rolled and fell in front of him, no, she kneeled in front of him (really not on purpose). The second time she escaped, the general came to visit her house, and the general caught her (he must have done it on purpose). The third time, she was bruised and battered, almost desperate, and he came galloping and took her into his arms. (He was very well-intentioned.) The general said, ” Although I do not want to hold a favor to you, it is true that you owe me a favor.” So?&nbsp;
 &nbsp;An Ruochen is unwilling to submit to fate and meets General Long three times when she runs away from home. She expects to get help from a powerful man, but she is involved in a secret conspiracy instead. Vicious family, a missing younger sister, a mysterious spy, and power struggles. An Ruochen becomes the key to solving the mysteries and becomes the core of General Long’s heart.&nbsp;
 One sentence synopsis: The right person at the right time changes everything.
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 Ye Jiayao finds herself back in time in the body of Ye Jinxuan. After many twists, she thought that she would finally be able to lead a simple life and achieve her dream of opening the best restaurant in Huai Song. However, there are villains constantly trying to bring her down.
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 What should I do after going to bed at the beginning? 
 Wait online, it's urgent. 
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 Passerby A: "Chen Mo is the most popular singer ever!" 
 Passerby B: "Impossible, Chen Mo is the most powerful acting actor!" 
 Passerby C: "You're not right. Chen Mo is the most talented screenwriter." 
 Passerby: "To play, Chen Moke is the only master director with a cumulative box office of more than 100 billion yuan!" 
 ... 
 Chen Mo said, "How can a screenwriter who can't sing and act become a good director?"
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 Yin Yin is the new bedside mother-in-law who specializes in protecting the safe and healthy growth of children in the world. However, she found that more and more parents do not pay attention to their children’s growth, which leads to the original innocence and cuteness A child’s life is miserable. 
 Yin Yin decided to go down to earth to become the mother of the children and protect the happy lives of those poor children. 
 World (updated in no order): 
 1: A patriarchal mother 
 2: The queen mother who gave birth to a child in hidden marriage 
 3: Mothers of left-behind children 
 4: Single mothers of divorced children 
 5: The mother of a child with autism 
 6: The mother of a disabled child 
 7: “For You” Strong Mom 
 8: The eccentric mother who abused her adopted child 
 9: The real and fake daughter of a peasant mother 
 10: Second child mother 
 11: The Queen Mother of the Nine Sons 
 12: The gold-worshiping mother who holds the upper hand 
 13: Superstitious illiterate mother 
 14: Stepmother whose mother became a stepmother 
 15: The poor mother who abandoned her husband and child 
 16: The Fallen Wealthy Mother 
 17: Abducted college mother 
 18: Divorced mother of blind child 
 19: The loving mother who lacks love for the little father-in-law 
 20: To be added 
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 Lu Chen had a dream, an incredibly long dream.. The dream world was familiar yet at the same time unfamiliar. Singer, actor, freelance writer, he actually went through three sections of different lives in a dream world! When he woke up, Lu Chen thus embarked on a bright road of becoming a perfect superstar!
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 Lin Momo hasn’t had a father or a mother since she was very young and lives with the grandmother who picked her up after being thrown away. One day, a person claiming to be an agent approached her and asked her to pretend to be the daughter of a certain star and participate in the recording of a reality show, and she would be given 20,000 yuan after the filming was completed.
 Looking at her poor family, Lin Momo thought for 2 seconds and agreed.
 This reality show is called ‘Living with Dad’. Dad takes the baby and randomly draws a family background to experience a different life every week.
 The night before the recording of the program, Lin Momo had a dream that after the program was broadcast, only the team of the former singer—Lin Cheng—had bad reviews: the daughter is not cute; the father has no fatherly love; and the father and daughter have no communication at all during the whole process.
 The audience pointed out: ‘He doesn’t know how to take care of a baby at all’; ‘It’s really embarrassing’; ‘There is no sense of presence’, ‘I hate this pair the most’; ‘It’s not good-looking at all, I suggest you go offline’ and so on…
 Later, more black material popped up, Lin Cheng’s career and reputation collapsed completely, and Lin Momo’s 20,000 yuan was also lost. She was forcibly sent to an orphanage with the ‘help’ of Internet celebrities and caring people.
 In order to keep her 20,000 yuan, Lin Momo was determined to perform well.
 However, the father-daughter combination of Lin Momo and Lin Cheng still became the contrast team and the audience reaction is palpably different:
 Other teams: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so cute! 
 Contrast team: Hey, my daughter is so sensible.
 Other teams: It’s great to be a star. 
 Contrast team: The life of outdated stars is so miserable.
 Other teams: This is a parent-child interactive program. 
 Contrast team: This turned out to be a survival show?!
 Other teams: Dad, come on, raise your children. 
 Contrast team who drew the [Unemployed Families] card: Daughter, come on and support Dad!
 Lin Momo: “I have to work hard to make money, otherwise my father will starve to death.”
 Lin Cheng: “I have to work hard to make money, otherwise I will have to take my daughter back to inherit tens of billions of property.”
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 Lin Cheng, who hasn’t ‘appeared’ for half a year, received a call from his agent and was given a contract.
 Lin Cheng: “Appearance fee?”
 Agent: “None.” The appearance fee is 100,000 yuan, but the backer was invited to dinner for 300,000 yuan, so the remainder is negative.
 Lin Cheng: “Script?”
 Manager: “None.” The program team didn’t have time to write one.
 Lin Cheng: “Draw lots?”
 Agent: “Still no.” As the contrast team, there is no right to choose the family background.
 Lin Cheng: “Is there a child?”
 Manager: “Yes.”
 Looking at the ‘fake’ child who looked too much like him, Lin Cheng had a weird feeling.
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 You think too much, cultivation is not like this…
 When Kong Hou steps on the path to cultivation, she learns that all xianxia stories are full of lies.
 A relaxed cultivation story.
 Kong Hou: a traditional musical instrument like a harp. The female protagonist’s name.
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 Betrothed when still in womb by parents, Ai Changhuan is forced to marry a man of 37! Naturally, she wants to run away. However, right before her escape, she finds that this guy is probably gay who shows no interest in a woman. 
 Relieved, she decides to stay. 
 Never has she expected this man with gentle smiles is actually cunning and scheming in heart. Holding her in arms, he smiles, his tone indulgent and domineering, “Honey, be a good girl and stay by my side. One day as my wife, and you’ll forever be my sweet wife.” 
 Only then does she realize that she has been wrong from the very beginning. She jumps to him and scratches him hard out of rage.
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 One of the top expert killers, tired of endless assassinations and having survived a cruel and suppressed life, decided to escape the world’s strictest assassin organization. 
 A chance came during one of the nights when the organization was least prepared, and he fled. However, he discovered that the night he escaped was the night when the organization had sent out many experts and ability type users to capture a phoenix weakened by its rebirth. Eventually, when surrounded and knowing that his situation was hopeless, he desperately shot at the ability user blocking his way. This helped the phoenix break out of the encirclement and grant him his one and only wish – freedom. 
 The assassin’s soul was sent back to his ten year old self. He woke up at a point in time that would allow him to drastically change his fate – he killed the two assassins that picked him up and brought him to the organization. 
 Thus, he began a brand new life. 
 Two naive little girls and one experienced boy living together and filling their days with warm memories of childhood…
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 As a walk-on, he had been the mistress of his sugar daddy for three year. However, they only had met each other for a few times. 
 As a boss, his sugar daddy had tons of lovers. 
 The walk-on: The cake shop is the only thing I love in this world. Lovers? Never want one. 
 The boss: No problem. Nobody wants that. 
 Then, they fell in love with each other… 
 Shameless playboy x heartless rogue 
 1v1, this is not a decent love novel.
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