Star Dream Fate

Author: Lü Zhancheng
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The novel tells the story of a group of young people passionate about performing arts. To pursue their dreams, they enter Hualing Art College from diverse backgrounds. In their shared journey of striving, they not only achieve outstanding results and great success but also deepen their friendship, love, and family bonds through mutual support. The novel has an uplifting theme, characters, suspenseful plot, light-hearted and romantic style, and is highly readable as a youth fiction. Moreover, the characters in the book possess a strong idol star effect. The renowned Hualing Art College begins its recruitment again, attracting many art enthusiasts to apply. Xu Junji, Cheng Yuxuan, Wei Linjie, and Yang Huiru, young and talented candidates, are among them. High school student Han Xiaoya also comes to support Wei Linjie. An accident makes Huiru and Xiaoya become good friends, and they meet Lin Sitong from the "Come On" store, forming a close-knit trio. Junji, Huiru, and Yuxuan are admitted to their desired departments, while Linjie fails the exam and feels disheartened. Xiaoya recommends him to her mother, Li Nan, the general manager of Yihai Film and Television Culture Company. Impressed by Linjie's potential, Li Nan decides to groom him into a well-rounded idol star.
Ma Jiayong, once a delinquent, comes to Shanghai alone to break free from his past and lives with the Lin family. He meets Lin Sitong through a series of pranks. To help Sitong achieve her dream, he accompanies her to the Hualing Art College specialized class exam. Jiayong is admitted to the Hualing Photography Department, while Sitong misses out on Hualing. Amidst their playful interactions, Jiayong and Sitong develop unspoken feelings. At this moment, a mysterious figure—Mr. R—appears. It turns out that Mr. R is the wealthy heir, Lao Wenxi, who falls in love with Sitong at first sight during a chance encounter. He disguises himself and works at the "Come On" store to get closer to her.