Chinese Drama 2019
The Next Top Star (Chinese Drama Review & Summary)
The Next Top Star poster
- Genre: Show Business, Entertainment Industry, Actor&Actress Life
- Date Released: 4 July 2019
- Origin: China
- Cdrama: 15 Episodes
Cast:
- Sienna Li as Gui Mi Mi
- Dennis Oh as Luo Cheng
- Xu Kai Cheng as Bai Li Lan
- Vanessa Wang as Guan Tan
- Liu Jia Xi as Gu He Qi
- Qu Ying as Serena
- Liu Jia Xi as Bai Xin Yu
Episode 1
The drama started with the suicide of an actress.
A talent agency is having a press conference with all their stars including Mi Mi who had become an overnight success at the age of thirty, which is actually too old to start in the entertainment industry.
Being an older newbie is a cutthroat business is too scary. It is an obstacle course litter with danger.
During the photoshoots, the starts scrabbled where to stand. The young pretty ones opt to stand next to the up and coming pop-star, etc, so it was easily to offend anyone.
MiMi accidentally stood on the dress of Guan Tan who gave her such a killer look.
When she was finally in her dressing room and having trouble zipping her change, a pair of hand belonging to Luo Cheng tried to zip her but then again tried also to pull it down.
Luo Cheng and MiMi has history. They used to go out seven years ago. Luo Cheng wanted to rekindle their romance but MiMi was adamant.
Their agency manager found them and told MiMi that it was time to meet the investors.
Luo Cheng, however, was bound for the airport for some business.
During the party, MiMi met many and somehow, she started feeling dizzy.
She was almost collapsed in the loo when a man tried to take her in one of the hotel rooms. Guan Tan though found them in the toilet and threatened to call the police if the man did not let Mi Mi go.
Guan Tan gave MiMi a lift. During the ride, they heard on the radio that the reason for the suicide of the actress was shame and embarrassment because she had been drugged and woke up in a strange bed. Her career was over.
MiMi said to Guan Tan that she was staying at the agency hostel for the night.
While outside the hostel, she decided to call Luo Cheng.
She was in the middle of a call when a couple of men grabbed her and bundled her into a van.
Guan Tan looked on her mobile phone and had a rather satisfied look.
Episode 2
MiMi woke up in a hotel room. She then heard that she had been kidnapped by the order of Guan Tan.
Then another woman came who was an agent. She told MimI that she would help her escape but she had to do something in return.
The agent wanted MiMi to wine and dine some of her client.
MiMi of course declined but the woman told her she will give Mimi some time to think about it, she then left the room.
MiMi removed her dress and then put several red wine bottles on the dress and then threw it from the balcony.
The agent and the three men thought that MIMI jumped off the building.
While they were otherwise occupied MiMi sneaked out of the room and into the elevator which had Guan Tan in it.
She was alarmed at the sight of Guan Tan, who slapped her to calm her down.
It was not her fault, they used her name.
The one who knew she was drugged was Bai Xin Yu.
Episode 3
This episode is mainly about Bai Xin Yu, a young sexy actress who was so ambitious she uses her body to get what and where she wants.
Bai Xin Yu was desperate for instant stardom and reckoned that the fastest way was to get as many endorsements as she can get.
She started sleeping with a second-generation heir who could ensure to get her the stint for being the ambassador for Emmy.
She actually hates demeaning herself but her ambition overrides her shame.
During the announcement of the Emmy ambassador, Bai Xin Yu was so sure of herself she was shocked when Gui MiMi’s was announced as the new ambassador for Emmy.
Bai Xin Yu complained to the woman rep of Emmy.
She got flowers whacked on her and thoroughly humiliated. The Emmy rep was the fiancee of the second-generation chaebol.
The kind-hearted MiMi interrupted the cat-fight between the women.
Episode 4
Because MiMi interfered with the catfight, she lost the ambassadorship, whcih then offered to Guan Tan.
Guan Tan found out from her ex-boyfriend, Chu Yu He, the son of a real estate tycoon, that he used his connection for her to get the Emmy job.
Having found this out, Guan Tan, turned it down.
She was told by Serena that there will be a big equestrian campaign and it would not hurt for Guan Tan to learn to ride.
She went to a riding club and bumped into MiMi who was a member.
She was talking to MImi when all of a sudden a child came running in with his father , Lou Cheng, in tow and calling MImI as Mama.
Episode 5
MiMi met up with Bai Xin Yu because she pitied the girl for the current scandal she was in.
Bai Xin Yu apologised to Mimi that because of her she lost the ambassadorship.
MimI was quicked to reassure her that she was back being the ambassador as Guan Tan turned it down.
Xin Yu was so annoyed she asked her brother, Bai LI Lan to revenge her.
Bai LI Lan was only too happy to help.
The mother of Meng Meng, Lou Cheng illegitimate child was so jealous because pictures of MemgMeng with MiMI and Lou Cheng trended online, They looked like a happy family.
Bai Li Lan and the mother came to visit MiMi during her equestrian shoot. The woman pretended that she wanted to hire Mimi to be part of drama.
She hugged MimI tightly before MimI went to shoot the ad.
They watched MimI being thrown off and kicked in the stomach by the horse.
The mother wore a strong perfume which had the semen of a stallion which made the mare buckled up.
Episode 6