Chinese Drama 2019

Global Granary Recommendation!

The Brightest Star in the Sky (Chinese Drama Review & Summary)

• Genre: Music, Youth, Romance, Celebrity & Assistant
• Release Date: 25 March 2019
• Origin: China
• Cdrama: 44 Episodes
• OST: Beggar by Ztao

Cast:

• Huang ZiTao as Zheng Bai Xu/Bo Xu
• Wu Qian as Yang Zhen Zhen
• Qin Lan – Fang Yi Ren (Bai Xu’s sister)
• Niu Jun Feng as Yu Zi Rui
• Cao Xi Yue as Xia Yuan (Zhen Zhen’s best friend)
• Jiang Long (Rui’s Best friend)
• Chen Yi Fei as Chen Tianhao (CEO)
• Xiao Liu Jia as Du Wanqing (CEO’s Wife)
• Liu Jia Yuan as Ma Lina
• Emotion Cheung as Gu Ye

 

 

Quick Precis:

Huang ZiTao will play Zheng Bai Xu, a rather temperamental singer who is full of talent but has been giving his management a lot of headaches.  It seems all he had known was music since he was young.  He does not know nor really cares how to interact with others.

Then enter Wu Qian as Yang Zhen Zhen, a young woman who is very passionate about music.  She has been tasked to work as an assistant to Bai Xu.

Their working relationship did not start well but as time goes by, Zhen Zhen found out that there is more to Bai Xu than meets the eye.

---

Episode 1

Zheng Bai Xu and Yang Zhen Zhen auditioned at the same time a couple of years ago to be a singer.

Now Zheng Bai Xu is an up and coming pop/rapper idol but Yang Zhen Zhen had finally given up pursuing her dreams because she finally accepted that she was not really good enough singer.

Zhen Zhen, however, continues to be interested in music in a big way that she wanted to work in that area in whatever capacity.

Star Entertainment had open recruitment for their press department and Zhen Zhen applied for a position.  She noticed immediately that Zheng Bai Xu had been signed up as a new artist.

Bai Xu had been giving his management a bit of a headache because he had been continually updating his Weibo account despite being banned from doing so.

His assistant, Xiao Jian, is extremely timid that she can’t control Bai Xu.

Enters Zhen Zhen, who was not the least bit intimidated by Bai Xu.

Purely accidental, she got a job at Star Entertainment because she inadvertently overheard the big boss talking about giving up on her husband who happens to be the CEO of the company.

Thinking that Zhen Zhen would blab, she instructed the HR department to give her a job and the job going at that moment was to ensure that Bai Xu stops posting anything in social media.

Unfortunately can’t be controlled so Zhen Zhen hacked and changed his Weibo password.

Bai Xu was incandescent with rage.

Janice Wu is always reliable to provide a cute and beguiling performance.  Zitao was as cute as well so the first episode is watchable and just hoped more subtitled immediately.

Episode 2

Zhen Zhen was forced to become the new assistant to Bai Xu as Xiao Jian declined to go back to working with the rather temperamental Bai Xu.

Episode 3

Zhen Zhen was tasked to find someone to sing a demo for Bai Xu.  She found Zi Rui, a fellow trainee with her and Bai Xu a couple of years ago.

Zi Rui was really reluctant to do it because Bai Xu was rather nasty to him during their trainee period.

Zhen Zhen, though reminded him that this event might become his stepping stone into making it big in the music industry.

So Zi Rui went to the studio ready to record the demo.

But he was annoyed to find out that the song is credited to been written by Bai Xu was a word for word plagiarisation of his own composition.

But poor Bai Xu really has nothing to do with the plagiarisation.  His management just thought that he would be more relevant as an artist if he was a singer-songwriter.

Zi Rui was ready to take his revenge aided by his friend from the bar.

It so happened that Bai Xu went into the bar.

Episode 4

Bai Xu ended up in a brawl at the bar with Zi Rui and his friend.

Zhen Zhen had to intervene as Rui’s friend ensured that there were paparazzi in the bar.  Poor Zhen Zhen got hit in the arm with a bottle from covering Bai Xu with her body.

Anyway, Star Entertainment was having a problem with cash flow.  They needed investment.

And the way to the money was through the CEO’s mistress.

Lina, the mistress, said that she has contacts that would invest but they require Lina to personally deal with the investment and therefore they wanted her to become the Vice CEO of Star Entertainment.

The Boss has not much choice for the moment having found out that he is ill with rectal cancer.

So he told Lina he accepts their condition.

Episode 5

The wife finally found out that her husband is having extracurricular activities when she saw the selfie taken by Zhen Zhen which also unwittingly captured an intimate moment between the boss and his mistress.

Speaking about affairs, Bai Xu was again in a bit of a bother with the press because an ambitious actress pretended that there is more to her relationship with Bai Xu than mere colleagues in a movie.

Poor Bai Xu is hounded by the press.  He can’t get out of his apartment.

Episode 6

Bai Xu is to do his MV (music video) in Mexico.

Even abroad Bai Xu gets into trouble and even ended up in prison.  He was caught racing illegally.

He spent time in prison as Zhen Zhen could not locate him.  It was all his fault as he threw his mobile away to prevent Zhen Zhen from calling him and knowing where he was at.

He was very annoyed that Zhen Zhen took so long to find him.

He was also in trouble with the music producer as he failed to turn up during the video shoot.  The local crew were annoyed for having wasted their time waiting for a no-show artist.

Episode 7

At last, BAi Xu had wrapped up his MV in Mexico.

A young fan, who was the daughter of his lawyer had told Bai Xu that she can tell that Bai Xu likes Zhen Zhen.  If he is a little nicer to Zhen Zhen, she might like him back.

Zhen Zhen and Bai Xu said in unison, “Impossible”.

When they got back to China, at the airport, Zhen Zhen thought she saw Zi Rui with another girl.  It turned out it was not him.

But Bai Xu noticed that Zhen Zhen had a real crush on Zi Rui.

Bai Xu was badgering Zhen Zhen for an answer to why she fancied Zi Rui and not him.  He said that he was not asking because he really wanted her to like him but was just curious why she likes Zi Rui over him when he is better looking and more talented.

Zhen Zhen said it was because Zi Rui is Zi Rui, gentle and kind.

Bai Xu started to think about why he was bothered that Zhen Zhen likes Zi Rui.  Does he likes her really as the young fan in Mexico had told him?

Episode 8

Bai Xu likes being with Zhen Zhen.  He is relying more and more on her and not happy when she was meeting Zi Rui.

The press conference to introduce Bai Xu’s new record was about to happen.  But the people who were tasked to deal with the presentation were very incapable and loves to cut corners.

Bai Xu was all for canceling his mini-concert but the CEO said that it would be a bad move as the investors have been invited to attend.

In the end, Bai Xu’s father came to the rescue and offered his jewelry showroom as the new venue.

Episode 9

Bai Xu gave a very good performance during the press conference.

But Zi Rui tried to steal the spotlight by singing a surprise song which was first recorded by Du Wangqing and composed by CEO Chen 10 or so years ago.  Du Wangqing who had retired from singing was forced to do a duet with Zi Rui and everyone was commenting on how Du Wangqing still got it.

Bai Xu’s father was ready to buy/invest into Star Entertainment but CEO Chen declined because he was not happy that as part of the contract, Bai Xu’s father will get 51 percent of the company and in effect will own Star.

Bai Xu found out about what happened.  His father told him that since he was not interested in being a CEO to their family business, he was buying Star, or any other same company or even starting one from scratch.

Bai Xu told him that he was a singer, he does not want to manage.

So back to square one for CEO Chen.  The option to negotiate with Ma Lina’s contact was still open to him.

He took the chance as he was desperate to have Star listed on the stock market and grow his company to its limit.

Ma Lina started acting up before the ink had even dried on the contract.

Episode 10

Zhen Zhen went to see Wu Gong to reason with him but she only made it worst because Wu Gong wrote another review which was much more damning.

Bai Xu was so annoyed with her.  He made her promised not to do things without discussing it with him first.

But of course, that won’t happen because as soon as she was able to Zhen Zhen went looking fro Wu Gong to confront him but she did not get the chance as Bai Xu’s fan harassed him.

This time Bai Xu covered for Zhen Zhen when she was interviewed by the agency.  He said that he sent Zhen Zhen to talk to Wu Gong.

Bai Xu also gave Zhen Zhen a gift, which she was happy about.

Ma Lina is now fighting with Du Wangqing for the Vice CEO influence.

Episode 11

Zia Yuan recommended Zi Rui to her boss at Blossom.  The boss then quickly recruited Zi Rui to become an artist at Blossom.

Meanwhile, Star is doing damage limitation to Bai Xu after the Wu Gong debacle.

Bai Xu had to have a heavily chaperoned date with one of his fans, who won the contest.  Bai Xu was very honest and confessed that he had never dated.

Wu Gong though seemed to really have it for Bai Xu.  He was more than a music critic, he was going below the belt with his criticism of Bai Xu which no longer had to do with the profession.  It was personal.

Episode 12

Someone attacked Wu Gong which ended in him being taken to the hospital.

It was ascertained immediately that the attacker was one of the fans of Bai Xu.

Star Entertainment immediately went to damage limitation once again and staged a press conference where they would personally apologise to Wu Gong.

Bai Xu will apologise personally to Wu Gong as well.

During the press conference which was attended by the management and of course the press.  Many fans attended as well.

Apologies were said by various members fo Bai Xu management which did not sit down well with the fans.

Bai Xu said sorry to the fans but categorically refused to apologise to Wu Gong.  He mentioned that Wu Gong had criticised him from the onset, not because of his music but because he came from a rich background.

The press conference then disintegrated into more controversial issues including Bai Xu’s time in jail in Mexico as well as his relationship with Wenwen, an actress who had been revealed as being pregnant.

Bai Xu could not take it anymore and walked out and can’t be found for days.

Poor Zhen Zhen.  If this is not enough, she also heard that Star Entertainment was thinking of selling Bai Xu before he becomes the white elephant of the company.

Zhen Zhen finally found him on a race track.  She glued herself to him and to teach her a lesson, he took her to a bar.

Episode 13

So Zhen Zhen found Bai Xu and then lost him again.  He went to the old family house where his mother was burnt to death.

Episode 14

Zhen Zhen continues to look for Bai Xu, who seemed to be a step ahead of her all the time.

Episode 15

Du Wangqing called Zhen Zhen into her office telling her that Star is trying to recruit  Zirui.  She also said that there will be restructuring at Star and all her problems with the temperamental Bai Xu will lessen.

Bai Xu seemed to be having a schizophrenic attack as he begins to see and have a conversation with Zhen Zhen everywhere he goes.

Her encouragement made him do a duet with a  young singer doing a live performance of one of Bai Xu’s songs.

Zhen Zhen was on a date with Zi Rui but it got cut short because Bai Xu finally called Zhen Zhen to bail him out because he forgot to bring his wallet to the bar/resto.  However, he did not forget to make an ad to promote Wechat and Alipay.

They were talking and doing a mild flirting when Zi Rui called to ask if she sorted things out.

Bai Xu was jealous and grab the phone off her hands.

Zhen Zhen was jumping up and down trying to get the phone back but he said what would you like me to text your boyfriend.  She was still annoyed with Bai Xu and tried once again to take back the phone.  She told him “It’s none of your business, don’t be stupid.”

That was exactly what Bai Xi texted ZiRui.

Poor Zi Rui was upset and refused all contacts from Zhen Zhen.

Bai Zu, to make up with what he did to Zhen Zhen, did a very funny live stream which became very popular.

Episode 16

Bai Zu was once again looking at the ‘raw’ diamond he’s got.  Is he thinking of having it made into a diamond ring?

Zhen Zhen was not replying to Bai Zu’s messages so he went to her house.

The landlady happened to turn up and collect the overdue rent which Bai Zu paid in full.

Zhen Zhen went to Bai Xu’s house with the rent money and to tell him that she was on her last day as his assistant.

Bai Xu would not accept the money but Zhen Zhen was insisting and they both end up by the pool.  With their little debate, the money ended up in the water and Zhen Zhen with them.

Zhen Zhen can’t swim almost drowned despite the water level is only waist-deep.

Bai Xu had to give her an underwater mouth to mouth resuscitation.  So cute.

Episode 17

One of Bai Xu’s delinquent fans who was still a minor, let herself in into Zhen Zhen and Xia Yuan’s house.  She ransacked the place and then brought other fans for an impromptu fan meeting.

Obviously, Xia Yuan was very annoyed and upset but Zhen Zhen took it upon herself to be responsible for the young fan.

Xia Yuan though understandably was not too broadminded so she threw the girl out on the street.

Zhen Zhen is getting used to not being Bai Xu’s assistant and working back at the marketing section of Star Entertainment.

Episode 18

It was Kexin birthday party and Bai was attending.

Meanwhile, Zirui was recording a demo at Star.  When they asked him to join Star, he declined though admitting that he was giving up a once in a lifetime opportunity.  The thing is that he cannot leave his current company, Blossom, because it was going through tough times.  He said why not do a partnership with Blossom?

Zhen Zhen received a suicide call from the young fan of Bai Xu.  The Star management told her to not get involved as she was no longer Bai Xu’s assistant.

Zhen Zhen ignored their advice and went ahead to look for the fan and also called Bai Xu on her way.

The young fan and her mother were having a heated argument on the rooftop of the building.  People had started gathering to watch the commotion.

The fire brigade also turned up and started blowing up a huge inflatable.

Good thing too as Zhen Zhen was accidentally pushed by the mother of the fan and was falling from the building.

Seeing Zhen Zhen falling, Bai Xu jumped to her and gotten hold of her in an embrace and took the force of the fall.

When Zhen Zhen woke she learned that she had been in a coma for a while but poor Bai Xu was all broken up.

Zhen Zhen almost killed Bai Xu.  She was helping him on his way to the toilet when he removed his IV drip which was an antibiotic.

He had an attack and the doctor told Zhen Zhen off.

Zhen Zhen started to seem Bai Xu in a more romantic light.

The hospital is besieged by worried fans of Bai Xu.  He had started trending.  He is popular again.

Episode 19

Yi Ren recounted the reasons why Bai Xu was the way he was.

When they were young, the young Bai Xu was picked on by kids in their neighbourhood.  Bai Xu was a bit delicate and it was up to Yi Ren to protect her young baby brother.

They used to live in the suburb with a new-built house and therefore, often there will be a power cut.  Their mother would usually light a few candles.

One time their mother was alone with Bai Xu in the house.   She lit some candles and forgot about them that caused a fire that razed the house immediately killing their mother.

Someone was able to save the young Bai Xu.

The poor boy was immediately surrounded by reporters taking his photos with flashing lightbulbs.

Bai Xu cannot stand fire nor reporters ever since.

Yi Ren said that Zhen Zhen has such a positive effect on her brother who had never dated before.

Star wanted him to do a commercial for wheelchairs.

Bai Xu categorically said no to Star but then Zhen Zhen sweet-talked him, saying that the company will donate 1000 wheelchairs to charity.

Star was impressed.  And as a reward, they promoted Zhen Zhen to being Bai Xu’s manager.

Episode 20

Zhen Zhen is getting to grips with being Bai Xu’s manager.  She is idealistic but she needed to be more practical.

Blossom is going down fast.  Zi Rui liked his situation in Blossom as he was given a free rein to the choices he makes regarding his music but he may not have any choice than to take up Star’s offer to make him their own.

Episode 21

Zi Rui signed up with Star Entertainment.  He gifted Zhen Zhena lovely neckerchief which she loved so much, she wore it every day.

Bai Xu was not happy about it and used it to clean his shoes and then threw it away.

Zhen Zhen was so annoyed with him.

Xiao Yuan was hoping to get an interview as Zi Rui’s assistant at Star E

Episode 22

Awww what a sad episode for the budding love story between Zhen Zhen and ZiRui.

He dumped Zhen Zhen even before they can really begin a relationship.

Zi Rui was very happy to start at Star E.  He can sing his music the way he wanted to, He can arrange it and rearrange it, safe in the admiration of his music producer.

Then entered the big boss, Boss Chen, who can veto everything and anything in the company.

He overheard Zhen Zhen and Zi Rui arranging a date.

He quickly tried to nip it in the bud whatever relationship these two has.

Being an idol is being a commodity for fans to worship.

This commodity isn’t allowed to have a relationship and be close to female.
– Boss Chen

He reminded Zi Rui that the contract he signed has a proviso as an idol where he is solely a fan property.

Zi Rui as an idol is now someone a fan can fantasize over and over, therefore Zi Rui is not allowed to have a love life in the duration of his contract.  Boss Chen said that he is a commodity and he had to ensure that he is available to his followers.  No relationship, no rumour and definitely no Zhen Zhen.

Zi Rui at first was annoyed, he said he was a musician, not a commodity.

But in the end, his ambition got the better of him.

During his date with Zhen Zhen, he told her how much he likes her, she was in his heart but as she may be aware, he is not allowed to have a relationship.  He said even for her he cannot give up his music.

Episode 23

Zi Rui was of course very upset because he really liked Zhen Zhen.

Zhen Zhen was also disappointed because the Zi Rui she came to like is someone who has integrity.

Zi Rui said to her that he hopes that there is still someone in the company who will be on his side.

Zhen Zhen, despite being upset, was dignified. She had a taste of the ice-cream he bought her and said she will not be that someone and then up and left.  This scene was well scripted, I have to say.

Zhen Zhen was crying when Bo Xu called.

He then found her asleep on her bed and tucked her in.  She had been drinking.  Bo Xu thought that she must have been upset because of Zi Rui.

Ma Lina continues her authoritarian ways with both Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen but these two were not letting her get away with it.

Even Boss Chen told Ma Lina to deal with them herself.

A fan of Bo Xu has been bribing Zhen Zhen, it was good that she was vigilant with how underhanded the fan was.

There was a basketball game where both Bo Xu and Zi Rui participated.

It was a tie score in the end but BoXu blamed Zhen Zhen that he did not score the full shots because of her.

She was confused about why it was her fault.  He just said she was too stupid to understand.

Episode 24

Zi Rui recorded his first song and wanted Zhen Zhen to listen to it but she texted back that she was too busy.

Zi Rui became emotional because he did like Zhen Zhen truly.

Bo Xu was having fans trouble.

Lou Lou set up Zhen Zhen to be vilified by the fans for her alleged seduction of Bo Xu when Lou Lou engineered a little soft toy with a hidden camera that was given to Bo Xu.

The camera captured some fairly innocuous intimate moments between Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen.

Lou Lou was working with Bo Xu former manager.

Some of the pictures were uploaded to fansites.

Fans were now after Zhen Zhen’s blood (so to speak).

Episode 25

Zhen Zhen officially confronted the most vociferous fans led by Lou Lou.  She let them had their say and then she told them the truth and proof with it.

It was damning evidence against Lou Lou.  The fans were mollified but then turned against Lou Lou.

Bo Xu had been made a patron of underprivileged children.   But when he went to the school, the ‘real’ under-privileged were kept in the classroom away from the school presentation with Bo Xu who noticed the anomaly immediately.

Bo Xu became stroppy with the organiser and to pacify him they allowed all the children to attend the presentation.

Boss Chen is being investigated by the tax people.  He asked his wife to approach her father for some help.

Episode 26

Bo Xu was preparing for a concert as one of the artists.  He wanted to sing Collateral Love but everyone, including Zhen Zhen, said it would be too hard.

Zhen Zhen also said that Bo Xu does not have the same range as Zi Rui.  This remark was like red rag to a bull.

Bo Xu asked Shen Shen to get out of the car.  Bo Xu left Shen Shen in a deserted road.

It so happened that a friend of Bo Xu was passing by and offered Shen Shen a ride to Beijing, which she happily accepted.

But before long he got fresh and started touching Zhen Zhen while he was driving like a maniac.

Zhen Zhen tried to take the wheel from him and they ended up crashing.

Zhen Zhen tried to get away but the guy was too fast and too strong.  He had her confined by the side of the car while intent on getting what he wanted.

Thank goodness Bo Xu got there in time and started pummeling the guy.  Bo Xu told him not to touch “my woman”.  Awww

Bo Xu took Zhen Zhen back to his car and drove away.  Zhen Zhen was still shell-shocked from her near abuse.

Seeing that her shirt is torn, Bo Xu gave her his shirt, which she refused categorically. He was so frustrated he threw the shirt out of the car.

Then a few days later, the shirt is trending.

Episode 27

The shirt was indeed Bo Xu.

It was a branded shirt for the limited edition of Love Confession available only in Oxford Street. It can be personalised with the object of affection.

Bo Xu went to collect the shirt from a fashion buyer who picked up the shirt on the roadside.  She asked Bo Xu to prove that it was his and he showed the initial from the inside hem of the shirt he took with his mobile phone.

Just right after, Zhen Zhen called the fashion buyer about the shirt.  The woman would not divulge who she gave the shirt too but Shen Shen asked if she can just guess the initial.

Zhen Zhen asked if it was YZZ but the woman said it was close enough but not in that order as westerners put the name before the surname.

When she found out, she realised that Bo Xu might have feelings for her and she started asking herself if it was mutual.

Because of her new knowledge, she became more sensitive with Bo Xu and more relaxed but remote with Zi Rui, which he noticed immediately.

Ma Lina was forcing Zhen Zhen to make Bo Xu agree to be the support to Zi Rui rather the lead singer.

Episode 28

Zi Rui became the feted star during the concert.  Knowing that his throat can’t take the high notes, Bo Xu allowed Zi Rui to be the main singer while Bo Xu will do the harmony.

During the celebration, Bo Xu was visibly absent which worried Zhen Zhen, who refused to stay for the celebratory dinner to look for Bo Xu instead.

She found him and told him that he should have a hospital check-up which he refused to do.  They were in a racing track and Zhen Zhen challenged him that if she can show him that she’s a good driver, he will grant her wish and vice versa.

Zhen Zhen won and impressed Bo Xu.  She then said that her wish to be granted was for him to have a hospital check-up.

Star E was only a few signatures away from being a listed corporation.  Boss Chen was helped by his father-in-law to iron up the bits.

The father-in-law now was asking Boss Chen when he was going to send Ma Lina packing.

Boss Chen said that he was not going to as Ma Lina was specially sent by his investors.

The father-in-law got upset and said that he has still the documents that could derail the listing of Star E.

Boss Chen got upset with the Father in law as well and said that he was threatening him.

Father in law said that if Boss Chen would continue to make his daughter unhappy why not just divorce her.

Boss Chen got really, really upset and knocked all the medicines he brought for his father-in-law on the table.  He said that there will never be a divorce.  His wife and their daughter, Xiao Xiao are the most important people in his life, more than his own life.

Boss Chen then left without noticing that his father in law was having a heart attack.

And died.

Episode 29

Du Wangqing as absolutely devastated at the death of her father and solely blamed her husband who felt guilty about it.

Du Wangqing told him that she cannot remember a time that she did not love him but now…

Boss Chen was upset as well as he cannot get through to his grieving wife.

Meanwhile, Zi Rui is on the up and wanted to go even higher.

Bo Xu on the hand has some nodules problem which could lead to not being able to sing professionally anymore.

He was understandably very upset.

BTW, I have seen a few Chinese dramas subliminally advertising a cold remedy called 999.  Is it any good?!!!

Episode 30

Finally, there is a more concrete romance.  They kissed!

Episode 31

The day after they kissed was a bit awkward for Zhen Zhen but Bo Xu just made her feel special.  He adored her.  He was touchy-feely and stopped mincing his words and just told her that they were already dating and that from that day on everything she says is the law.

And so far so good.  He was so loved up that he was doing everything he thought would please Zhen Zhen.

Star E has finally been listed with Zi Rui being the star attraction who rang the bell.

Xia Yuan confessed to Zhen Zhen that she had fallen in love with him.  I must say I find Xia Yuan the most annoying character.

Episode 32

Bo Xu almost got kidnapped by his own father.  He meant to take him to America and hold him under house arrest.

Bo xu’s sister though was able to warn Zhen Zhen who rushed into the airport to stop the plane taking off at whatever means.

She reported them for carrying illegal substance.  Though Bo Xu’s father will not forgive her in a hurry, at least it worked.

Now, she and Bo Xu had to hunt for the doctor who was somewhere in Mongolia.

Xia Yuan tried to seduce Zi Rui and almost succeeded but Zi Rui changed his mind at the last minute.

Episode 33

Bo Xu’s father for now allowed Bo Xu to sow his wild oats so to speak.  He thought his son will tire of the upstart Zhen Zhen before long.  He favours Kexin as the daughter in law in the family.

Bo Xu’s father had been buying shares for Star E in the quiet.

Poor Zi Rui was wary of Xia Yuan who was so full-on.  She confessed her love for Zi Rui.

Unlike Zhen Zhen who accepted immediately that Zi Rui put his fledgling career as a singer before her, Xia Yuan thought that Zi Rui was getting emotional (annoyed) because she affected him and must feel something for her.

Gu Ye, the chef who can’t really cook, mentioned that there was a doctor in Mongolia who can cure everything.

Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen decided to look and consult this doctor.

Wangqing had told Boss Chen that Zhen Zhen should be the new manager for Zi Rui as Bo Xu is now redundant as an artist at Star E.

When Boss Chen told Zhen Zhen this development, she declined in no uncertain manner.  She told him that she almost abandoned Bo Xu when she was his assistant but then his star power went up and she was told to assist him once again.  And now because of his health issues, they want for her to abandon him again? She said what kind of manager was she if she can’t support her artist?!!!

Boss Chen was impressed with Zhen Zhen and gave her leave to go to the Mongolian grassland.

They met the kindest most generous man alive, Papa Bao.

Papa Bao was the doctor.  He said that Bo Xu has a little sarcoma in his vocal chord and that it can be cured.

Bo Xu’s sore throat is actually because of stress and he can self cure it.  Zhen Zhen has to support Bo Xu and not to give him stress, don’t make him worry too much but make him happy and confident.

Episode 34

Bo Xu enjoyed their time in Mongolia.  He said that when he was young they used to have family holidays in places like Mongolia.

He loved that he can see the stars twinkling brightly in the blue sky above.  He confessed to Zhen Zhen that probably he will never be the brightest star in the sky.

Zhen Zhen said, “why do you have to be the brightest one, every star in the night sky is shining in its own way.  They all have their own beauty; that’s why the night sky can be this bright.”

Bo Xu was sad to leave the prairie.

Poor Zi Rui is missing Zhen Zhen.  Despite his soaring popularity, he is alone.  Too scared and frustrated that anything he does might cause rumours and embarrassment for Star E.

Dangqing and Ma Lina were still clashing.  Dangqing was celebrating the 1M downloads to Zi Rui’s record which Ma Lina said that still small thing compared to what Bo Xu brings in to Star E.

Episode 35

Zhen Zhen had her debriefing about the Mongolian doctor/adventure with Boss Chen.

Boss Chen more or less told Zhen Zhen that even if Bo Xu recovers, he will no longer be developed in Star E.  He has no value in the company.  Really harsh.

Zhen Zhen and Bo Xu learned that Gu Ye was a Grammy Awards winner.

There seemed to be a history between Boss Chen and Gu Ye, who had agreed to mentor Bo Xu.

Bo Xu never did have a formal singing training and Gu Ye had to start him with the basics like blowing feathers then blowing candles.

Zi Rui is being prepared by Star E for an intensive make-over for the singing contest help by an American company.

Episode 36

Gu Ye is putting Bo Xu on his pace.

But it looked liked it will come to naught as Boss Chen suspended him, meaning he cannot do anything singing until his contract lapses in four- years’ time.

Episode 37

Poor Zi Rui continued to rebuffed Xia Yian’s advances.  He told her that he can’t have any kind of romantic relationship because he was under contract with Star E.

She does not take this seriously.  She just kept pushing and pushing. Until he had to say that there was no vacancy in his heart because it has a lodger.  It was Zhen Zhen.

Xia Yian took her grievance out of Zhen Zhen and left her in a lurch by moving out because the sight of Zhen Zhen makes her angry.

I just hope ZiRui does not end up with flakey Xia Yian, she was a bit psycho.  Not cute at all, but away with the fairies and super annoying.

Episode 38

Poor Bo Xu was literally poor at the moment.  His father had cut him off.  He threw him out of the apartment and being under suspension from Star E, he hasn’t got money.

He had to rely on Zhen Zhen.

Fortunately for him, super annoying Xian Yian had moved out.

Bo Xu was having the time of his life.  He was enjoying the novelty of simple life with Zhen Zhen.  He liked looking for her, going to the park and watch ladies doing their routine exercises.

He told Zhen Zhen that he wanted to have a family with perhaps two children.  They should marry within the year.

Bo Xu had also gone back to Gu Ye to continue his training.

The singing competition had been announced and Zhen Zhen said why doesn’t Bo Xu enter the contest.

Dangqing was aghast at Boss Chen for punishing Bo Xu for the perceived of his father against Boss Chen.  This was the reason why Boss Chen put Bo Xu under suspension.

Episode 39

Ma Lina finally realised that Boss Chen only used her as a pawn to get the investment to enable Stars to get listed.  She also became aware that he had never liked her even for a little bit.  She was well and truly used.

He told her that all decisions for the company and stars, he gives the final say.

Bo Xu went to Star and saw Boss Chen who more or less told him that since he Bo Xu is sick, he will be all alone and take this chance to get to know himself better.

Bo Xu asked Boss Chen if he could participate in the singing competition.  Boss Chen told him that he would not advise it because he if loses then it would be more ore less the end of Bo Xu’s career.

BoXu’s father invited Zhen Zhen for a meeting.  He told her to convince Bo Xu to give up on his music or at least treat it as a hobby and be ready to take over their jewelry business.  He also told Zhen Zhen that he knew she was dating Bo Xu.  He said that BoXu will be marrying a more suitable girl before the year-end.

Zhen Zhen said that he knew his son more that she knew him and should realise that you cannot tell BoXu what to do.

Yi Ren had told Bo Xu that the Blue Flame diamond ring is ready.

Zi Rui is wary of the full-on Xia Yuan.

Episode 40

Master Wu Gong was with his music aficionado colleagues when he heard music that they all liked.  It is a modern genre.

Zhen Zhen appeared to say that the singer was BoXu. The others said it was pretty good but Master Wu Gong said that he did not believe BoXu could sing and compose such a song.

Zhen Zhen brought Master Wu Gong to Gu Ye’s hideaway music studio where they found a gagged BoXu which frightened Master Wu Gong.

He was just about to leave when he noticed a poster of Jeff.  Master Wu Gong was suddenly intrigued when they said that Jeff is Gu Ye.

Master Wu Gong then said that Jeff is his ultimate music hero who influenced his life and career.  Master Wu Gong did not waste time to go to Boss Chen to recommend that Bo Xu should be allowed to join the music contest.

He told Boss Chen that BoXu’s new mentor is Jeff, Boss Chen’s old mentor.

It seems that Jeff’s fall from grace had something to do with Boss Chen because Du Wanqing said that she was going to see their old master to apologise.  Apparently Boss Chen sent Jeff up.

Du Wanqing asked for a conference with the managers at StarE.  She tabled that the four-year suspension of Bo Xu should be lifted at once.

Boss Chen strongly opposed the motion but Du Wanqing said that Bo Xu is well enough.  He was victimising Bo Xu.

Everyone agreed with her leaving Boss Chen frustrated.

BoXu had his final medical exam.  It was an excellent result.  He is almost healed.  He can sing again but just be very aware of what to do and what not to do.  Not to overtax his vocal chord.

Boss Chen finally went to see Jeff.  He said that he came to apologise but what he did ten years ago, he would do it again in a heartbeat.  Apparently he sold himself to the highest bidder leaving Jeff unceremoniously.

Jeff told him that there is nothing to apologise for if the heart does not really feel it.  But he said that it seems Boss Chen had gotten what he wanted with his listed company.  Nevertheless, Jeff said that what Boss Chen gained cannot overwrite what he lost.

Jeff gave him a copy of the song Boss Chen composed all those years ago.  Pure White about his love for Du Wanqing.

Boss Chen started crying because he had lost Du Wanqing love and respect because of his obsession with having Star E being listed and having an affair with Ma Lina.

Gu Ye had left without notice.  He left a letter to Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen telling them not to go looking for him.

He said that he started mentoring Bo Xu because he saw his younger self in him.  Zhen Zhen is the kindest girl he had ever met and Bo Xu is really talented.

Meanwhile, Du Wanqing was going to approve BoXu application for the competition when the forms were taken by Boss Chen.  He then signed them.

Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen have gone to Cancun, Mexico for the contest.  They met a taxi driver called Carlos.

Episode 41

Carlos overcharged BoXu and Zhen Zhen with the taxi-fare.

Gu Ye recommended for Bo Xu to go see Justin who would guide him in his c-pop career.

But when  Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen got to Cancun, Justin can’t be found.

BoXu and Zhen Zhen met up with Zi Rui and Xia Yuan in Cancun.

Episode 42

Bo Xu and Zhen Zhen went sailing.  They went to a yacht party.

They then went to a cenote, an underground river, where Bo Xu proposed to her with the Blue Flame heart-shaped diamond ring.

His romantic gesture did not go as he planned.

Zhen Zhen was not sure about him loving her forever.

But Bo Xu forced her to accept the ring because he said the ring was made solely for her.

Bo Xu was forcing the ring on her finger but she was pulling it.  What do you know the beautiful ring fell into the cenote.

Poor Zhen Zhen was remorseful but Bo Xu told her to forget it.

Bo Xu became rather lukewarm towards Zhen Zhen.  She was treating him as if nothing had happened, she was still cheerful.

Bo Xu went to Los Angeles to find Justin.  They started jamming together.

Episode 43

Zhen Zhen and Bo Xu made up.

Carlos the taxi driver though was watching them and told someone on the phone that they will be carrying out their dastardly plan the next morning.

At the home, Du Wanqing finally found out that Boss Chen was seriously ill.  He had rectal cancer stage II.

Zhen Zhen had been kidnapped on the day of the contest.

Bo Xu went to rescue Zhen Zhen and missed the contest.

Episode 44 – The Finale

Bo Xu had to pay $300,000 for Zhen Zhen ransom.  He had to overcome his phobia of fire to rescue her from the burning house the kidnapper kept her in.

The perpetrators were arrested.

Zi Rui finally won the contest.

Bo xu went diving at the cenote to find the ring.

He told Zhen Zhen that he can’t find her instead would she accept a shell instead?

When Zhen Zhen took the shell off the top of his finger, she found the Blue Flame ring underneath.  Ahhhh

Bo Xu took Zhen zhen to see his father who was not sure of zhen Zhen yet.

She told him that she will let him get to know her by visiting him on a weekly basis just to talk.

Bo Xu new record became the most download in China.  He based the MV for his record on his and Zhen Zhen’s kidnapping and rescue ordeal.

Zi Rui is no. 5 on the chart.

As to Zi Rui and Xia Yuan, they might develop into a romance after all.

Boss Chen went to America for his operation.  Du Wanqing surprised him by going with him.  They had reconciled after she realised that he wanted to make money for her and their daughter because he did fear that he was going to die.

A year later, Zhen Zhen went back to StarE as a new talent manager, she brought back Bo Xu with her.  He had been an independent star.

Her first task as a manager was to find an assistant for Bo Xu.

It is a cute drama.  Janice Wu and Zitao had a lot of chemistry.

The End