The Sacrificial Royal in the Boy Group Survival Show

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When Yue Zhaolin woke up, his gender had changed.

A talent scout asked if he wanted to enter the entertainment industry and join a survival show — with his looks, he was guaranteed to get popular.

Yue Zhaolin shook his head. “I can’t sing or dance.”

The scout reasoned with him, “With a face like yours, the fastest way to make money is becoming a celebrity.”

Yue Zhaolin still couldn’t imagine living and eating with a hundred other men. “Sorry.”

“As long as you can stick around until the later stages — even if you don’t debut — you’ll play the ‘sacrificial royal’ role and get eliminated. The appearance fee is 500,000 yuan, after tax.”

Yue Zhaolin: “…”

Then again — who can say no to money?

“Deal.”

First appearance: Yue Zhaolin went viral on social media.

First live event: Yue Zhaolin looked so good, he didn’t even seem like he belonged in the same world as his teammates.

The extreme comparisons from netizens brought in a massive wave of popularity.

Yue Zhaolin didn’t mind. Seeing the girls in the crowd holding banners with his name made his heart burn with warmth — he just wanted to give something back for all that passionate love.

The show’s producers suddenly realized… this “sacrificial royal” character might be a little too hard to sacrifice?

Idol looks as if chosen by fate,

Stage presence that made teammates practically disappear,

Peerless ability to charm fans,

Natural-born magnet for explosive chemistry and ship wars,

A walking buzz generator who could send haters, fans, and casual viewers into a frenzy with just one word or gesture…

If they actually tried to eliminate him…

Wouldn’t the whole show crash and burn?!

[Notes for Readers] :

1. The protagonist initially joins for money, not passion or dreams. It’s the fans who move him and awaken his ambition. (If that premise bothers you, please proceed with caution.)

This story has no romantic relationships (no CP). The main character will not develop feelings for anyone. There is no romance subplot — the focus is entirely on the survival show.

2. The talent show format is a hybrid of the international Produce 101 series and Chinese idol competitions. Some elements are fictionalized — you can treat the setting as a parallel universe.

3. This story includes a large number of forum-style segments, resembling live threads posted during the show’s broadcast. These are written in a fan-watching-the-show format.

Associated Names
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男团选秀里的祭天皇族
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iffah
New iffah
July 23, 2025
Status: c48
love the idea, fun to read, and the review from others are valid.

this story is not bad, really.

the idea is good, details about the stage is good too, but the story heavily favored the MC.

... more>> basically, mary-sue (gary-sue) story, but more cringe because the author blatantly show that they favored the MC.

like, 9 : 1 vote between MC and other contestant? That's will be called rigged in real world lol. Let the other contestants happy too, author!!

and, I can't decide which MC real personality is. At first seems indifferent, then calm mature type, and suddenly in one second he seems calculating, then warm at fans. Why he can't be buddy-buddy with his group though? Always acting like he's above others and not afraid showing it but still faking indifference. I kinda frustrated lol. They are in win-win relationship anyway, so being friendly is not wrong for some peoples.

this one man show really cringe, sometimes I scream in second-hand embarrassment (because how weird the author favoring mc) but if you don't use your brain, really don't, and bored, it not bad. <<less
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RayyaYin
New RayyaYin rated it
June 30, 2025
Status: c37
Love the idea but not the execution basically.

Half or more than half of the chapters are "netizens" discussing on social media or live broadcast and it takes away from the story in my opinion.

The MC isn't necessarily OP but the author is making it a one-man show which in my opinion is unrealistic like he gets 370ish votes and his teammates only get 1 or 2....

Idk it's an ok fic if you're bored
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wandering jewel
wandering jewel rated it
June 28, 2025
Status: --
love this so far. Fun to read. Basically strong to stronger MC tbh also hes kind of a mary sue in that everyone loves him and hes the greatest. Literally he wins by a f*ckin landslide every time.

its heavy on outsider pov (netizens discussing mc) which I love but it does take up like. Half a chapter at times.

got everything I love in one novel
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