Yingnuo’s 50th Book

After waking up, Fang Yiai finds himself the son of a Tang dynasty chancellor. He’d planned to lie flat and enjoy a cushy retirement on the strength of his powerful family, but who could have guessed his mind would be stuffed with pop culture from his past life? He gets an itch all over if he doesn’t plagiarize: the instincts of a born copycat author have awakened! One casual performance of “Prelude to Water Melody” has Li Bai and Du Fu begging to become his students. One impromptu modern guitar song has the star courtesans of Pingkang Ward weeping and begging to marry him! Just when he thinks he can coast on his “talent” and enjoy himself, Princess Gaoyang, the emperor’s favorite daughter, grabs him by the ear and roars, “Fang Yiai! Where’s the next episode of Empresses in the Palace? If you don’t finish it, I’ll present your The Golden Lotus to Father Emperor!”

Fang Yiai is instantly dumbstruck. To save his life and his good name, he can only bluff the princess: “Instead of reading the book, why not have real people act it out? Interwoven light and shadow, emotions exploding everywhere. I guarantee you’ll cry your eyes out!” To his utter surprise, Princess Gaoyang, this domineering fan, immediately sees the incredible potential of theater. She invests on the spot and forces him to transform from a copycat author into the Tang dynasty’s greatest screenwriter! From then on, Fang Yiai is forced to embark on a wildly successful life: casting talent from brothels, creating a top-tier girl group, using face-slapping comebacks to put the powerful in their place, and eventually building an entertainment empire! This is the hilarious legend of a lazy office worker forced to become the godfather of entertainment, who also happens to steal away a proud princess!