Chris Abbet, American pop superstar, loses his popularity and status in the music world. He is forced to prep a new Mainland Chinese boy band for their first concert or else lose his contract. The boy band’s sexy studio teacher, who can’t let Chris know she’s his number one fan, gives Chris the courage to reinvent himself to make an unforgettable comeback.

SYNOPSIS:

Act I: Chris Abbet, American pop superstar, performs in Beijing, China in 1999. He continues to perform the same act throughout the years in smaller and smaller venues throughout the world. By 2016, his popularity and album sales hit rock bottom. Nate White becomes CEO of Chris’s record label and wants to change everything about Chris’s act. Chris reluctantly agrees, but hates it. A new young artist joins the label and Chris feels threatened with the artist’s use of the latest and greatest high-technology. Chris walks out of the new artist’s show feeling like dirt. He has lost his musical identity (popularity, authority, innovation). He hides from society until the CEO gives him an ultimatum: prep a new Chinese boy band in Beijing for their first concert or else lose his contract. He hems and haws, but finally agrees.

Act II: Chris travels to Beijing and meets Melody Song, the boy band’s sexy studio teacher, who is also Chris’s number one fan. But in order to keep her job, she must not let anyone know she is Chris’s fan. She also has recently lost her parents, but refuses to grieve. Melody tries to squelch the growing romantic spark between her and Chris.

Chris meets the three band members: Kang, the keyboardist, who is rebellious and hates Chris; Dai, the drummer, who likes to play jokes and has a crush on Melody; and Bao, the bass guitarist, who is a terrible singer, but likes Chris. Chris becomes frustrated trying to get the boys to respect him and take their music seriously. He also butt heads with Melody over the boys’ time rehearsing versus studying.

Midpoint: Meanwhile, Chris’s latest remix album bombs so he must fully commit to mentoring the boys and preparing them for their first concert.

Chris and Melody band together to gain the boys’ cooperation. They succeed in getting grudging compliance. To celebrate, Chris and Melody go out to dinner and get to know one another on a personal level. Chris discovers Melody had lost her parents in a car accident. He realizes the loss of his musical identity needs to be grieved over and dealt with just as much as the death of a loved one. But their romance is derailed when Chris discovers Melody’s maniacal fandom. The boy band conspires to get them back together and succeeds. The boys gain respect for Chris, but more importantly, Chris gains respect for them.

The boys perform at their first concert and are a hit. But Nate breaks his promise to Chris and fails to renew his contract which really pisses off Chris. His agent tries to sign Chris with several other labels, but no one expresses interest except one obscure record label. Chris wants to quit music altogether.

Act III: When the obscure record label offers Chris a contract that allows him free reign over his next project, he takes it. He works diligently on a new song inspired by Melody and Chinese traditional instruments. When she hears it, she cries freely, releasing the pent-up grief over her parents’ deaths. When Chris performs it on stage, the song becomes a world-wide hit. Chris has regained his place on top of the pop charts, status as an innovator, and an authority in the music world. However, he realizes how much pleasure and satisfaction he gained working with the boy band and wants to start a music camp program for young people in China and the United States to help them realize their dreams. He asks Melody to help him and she agrees. This is the beginning of the Second Act of their lives together.