Chapter Summaries

Meng Feixuan pursued his study of CP fandom by creating popular Xuanran content, escalating the rivalry with Wangran. The variety show Somewhere Else with You premiered to record ratings, and longtime Wangran fan Cao Paoli watched with her roommate Yu Man, ready to analyze Xie Ran and Fang Huiwang’s interactions.

• Xie Ran learned that Meng Feixuan had become the top creator in the Xuanran fandom under the account name "Meng Feixuan Alt Account."
• Meng Feixuan explained that he studied CP fandom by creating works about himself and Xie Ran, though fans criticized them as formulaic.
• Xie Ran questioned the most-read work Meng Feixuan showed him, and Meng Feixuan proudly admitted that he had posted an English translation through an external link because it was banned domestically.
• Ambition Studio and Wangran fans tried to defend Wangran’s ranking as the rivalry with Xuanran intensified.
• Somewhere Else with You premiered to record ratings, and Cao Paoli watched with her roommate Yu Man, prepared to collect evidence for Wangran.

Yu Man and Cao Paoli watched Xie Ran ignore Fang Huiwang, split from him, and enjoy a luxurious vacation while the other guests worked on Somewhere Else with You. Before the episode ended, viewers were condemning Xie Ran online, and the criticism had reached the trending topics.

• Yu Man and Cao Paoli began watching Somewhere Else with You, and Yu Man was struck by how powerful Xie Ran seemed.
• Xie Ran barely interacted with Fang Huiwang, then agreed to split up with him during an argument about Fang Huiwang's stock-trading plan.
• While the other guests worked at a tourist attraction, Xie Ran ate breakfast, swam, relaxed by the beach, and visited an art museum.
• Yu Man and Cao Paoli were baffled by Xie Ran's leisurely scenes, which contrasted sharply with the other guests' hard work.
• Viewers reacted online to Xie Ran's behavior, and calls condemning him reached the trending topics before the episode ended.

Xie Ran’s unusually relaxed day on the show drew online criticism until the settlement revealed that he had earned more than all the other guests combined. His popularity surged, and viewers began questioning the Wangran CP narrative as a post about his conflict with Fang Huiwang surfaced.

• Viewers criticized Xie Ran for seeming to enjoy himself while his teammates worked, and Fang Huiwang’s fans used the backlash to praise Fang Huiwang.
• Snowball TV revealed that Xie Ran’s earnings exceeded those of every other guest combined, and he ended the episode ordering the hotel’s most expensive meal.
• The episode topped national ratings and sparked widespread discussion, while a Fang Huiwang fan who had vowed to livestream herself eating shit deleted her post after Xie Ran’s earnings were revealed.
• Xie Ran gained followers and attention after a clip showed him speaking fluent English and discussing finance with the hotel manager.
• Netizens questioned the Wangran CP narrative, and a hot post brought Xie Ran and Fang Huiwang’s conflict into the open.

A viral comparison post argued that Xie Ran had surpassed Fang Huiwang in achievements, and the second episode of Somewhere Else with You further boosted Xie Ran’s reputation. Ambition Studio finally responded by announcing Fang Huiwang as a Lansi brand ambassador and promoting Nangong Xu’s debut EP, which involved Quest Technology’s Heavenly Sound Idol Studio.

• A popular post compared Xie Ran and Fang Huiwang’s careers and concluded that Xie Ran had taken a decisive lead, prompting online debate about their relationship and the show.
• The post damaged Fang Huiwang’s public image, while Ambition Studio stayed silent as the second episode of Somewhere Else with You aired to record viewership.
• Xie Ran made another large profit from stocks in the episode, and the mystery of who photographed the New and Old Xi filming location was revealed, further increasing his momentum.
• Ambition Studio reposted Lansi’s announcement naming Fang Huiwang a brand ambassador, and Fang Huiwang shared the news on Weibo.
• Ambition Studio announced Nangong Xu’s first solo EP, jointly made with Black Star Studio and Quest Technology’s Heavenly Sound Idol Studio, surprising netizens amid rumors about Quest Technology and Meng Feixuan.

Fang Huiwang’s remade virtual idol Nangong Xu became a hit, boosting Ambition Studio and turning public opinion against Xie Ran and Meng Feixuan. After learning Heavenly Sound’s investment had stabilized the studio, Fang Huiwang asked about Meng Feixuan’s current situation.

• Nangong Xu’s upgraded MV featured a digitally recreated Tomorrow’s Star stage and a duet with Fang Huiwang, drawing widespread praise and comparisons to Meng Feixuan.
• Leaks about Fang Huiwang securing the Lansi partnership himself improved his reputation, while online commenters blamed Xie Ran and speculated that Quest Technology had abandoned Meng Feixuan.
• Kuang Youfang told Fang Huiwang that Heavenly Sound’s investment had eased Ambition Studio’s finances, doubled its valuation, and shifted public opinion against Xie Ran Studio.
• Fang Huiwang dismissed public sympathy as meaningless without strength, then asked Kuang Youfang about Meng Feixuan.

Fang Huiwang expected Xie Ran and Meng Feixuan to fall, but Xie Ran’s Stardust endorsement and Meng Feixuan’s claim to a tournament prize disrupted his plans. Meng Feixuan ended the chapter by challenging Nangong Xu to a showdown.

• Kuang Youfang told Fang Huiwang that Quest Technology had withdrawn from working with Xie Ran Studio and that Meng Feixuan’s valuation had fallen.
• Fang Huiwang celebrated Nangong Xu’s success and planned to use Wangran CP nostalgia to damage Xie Ran and Meng Feixuan.
• Kuang Youfang alerted Fang Huiwang that Xie Ran had landed an ambassador deal with luxury brand Stardust, prompting online comparisons with Fang Huiwang’s Lansi endorsement.
• Meng Feixuan posted that Quest Technology had refused to recognize his Fight the Landlord Championship win or pay him the 50,000-yuan prize.
• Meng Feixuan challenged Nangong Xu to a direct showdown.

Meng Feixuan challenged Nangong Xu online and drew attention to a livestream of the Mark Cup Fight the Landlord championship. Xie Ran and Meng Feixuan appeared together on camera, leaving viewers amazed by how natural Meng Feixuan seemed.

• Meng Feixuan posted that he had won the Fight the Landlord championship and wanted to compete against Nangong Xu, prompting netizens to doubt the post was really his.
• Kuang Youfang laughed at the apparent publicity stunt, but Fang Huiwang suspected Meng Feixuan might have posted it himself.
• Meng Feixuan announced a livestream of the Mark Cup Fight the Landlord championship, and netizens flooded into the room.
• Viewers saw Xie Ran sitting in the studio conference room and Meng Feixuan appearing as a flawless, handsome holographic idol.
• Xie Ran questioned the tournament’s name, and Meng Feixuan joked that he had avoided calling it the Feixuan-Ran Cup to seem low-key.
• Meng Feixuan greeted the livestream audience while Xie Ran turned toward the camera.

Xie Ran had Meng Feixuan demonstrate his extraordinary ability by competing in Quest Technology’s Fight the Landlord tournament on livestream. As Meng Feixuan rapidly defeated each viewer who joined, the audience began to realize that his intelligence and gameplay were not scripted.

• Xie Ran decided to hold a Fight the Landlord competition after Meng Feixuan won Quest Technology’s online tournament and was slighted by Ambition Studio’s publicity about Nangong Xu.
• Guan Shunan announced that viewers could enter the competition and receive one thousand yuan, while the comments joked that the game was rigged in advance.
• Xie Ran selected a viewer and opened a live game room with Meng Feixuan, beginning the Mark Cup Fight the Landlord Championship.
• Meng Feixuan and Xie Ran defeated the first viewer in under two minutes, and the livestream showed Meng Feixuan playing with superhuman speed and accuracy.
• More viewers entered and lost to Meng Feixuan, who imitated the game’s voice effects and teased the other players as he played.

Fang Huiwang erupted after a viewer insulted him while praising Meng Feixuan, prompting Kuang Youfang to suspect he was jealous of Meng Feixuan. Meanwhile, Meng Feixuan’s live response to a viewer’s gift convinced viewers that his real-time intelligence surpassed current virtual idols.

• Fang Huiwang slammed the table and shouted that Meng Feixuan could stay young because he was fake.
• Kuang Youfang wondered whether Fang Huiwang saw Meng Feixuan as a romantic rival and felt jealous of him.
• Kuang Youfang focused on the livestream, where Meng Feixuan’s thanks for a viewer’s rocket stirred up the audience.
• Viewers recognized that Meng Feixuan’s real-time interaction showed a level of intelligence beyond existing virtual idols.

Meng Feixuan’s Fight the Landlord livestream amazed viewers and attracted Quest CTO Lan Zhi, whose challenge helped demonstrate the idol’s advanced intelligence. After the livestream ended, Meng Feixuan taunted Nangong Xu, and recordings of his performance spread throughout the entertainment and technology industries.

• Kuang Youfang accused Xie Ran of arranging actors, but Meng Feixuan continued defeating contestants during the livestream.
• Lan Zhi joined the game, and Xie Ran asked him to return Meng Feixuan’s prize money if Meng Feixuan won; Lan Zhi agreed to pay the champion regardless.
• Meng Feixuan played more than twenty rounds against an algorithm system, and Lan Zhi invited him to play Go after noting the card game’s limitations.
• Meng Feixuan complained that losers had no right to call the game simple, and Guan Shunan announced the championship’s conclusion and ended the livestream.
• Before the screen went dark, Meng Feixuan taunted Nangong Xu, and recordings of the livestream spread widely as technology experts analyzed his abilities.