Modern office worker Tang Xiaoyin wakes up in the body of the charismatic scholar Tang Bohu. He thinks he's landed in a story about a talented scholar and a beautiful woman, but his situation is hellish from the start: he's charged with treason, wanted across the country, and nearly beaten to death by vicious servants in a woodshed! Worse, apart from reciting a few Tang and Song poems and drawing some abstract doodles, he inherited none of the original owner's talents.
At the end of his rope, he binds himself to the Talented Scholar Survival System, only to find it's a complete rip-off. Its core skill is "make Qiuxiang smile to unlock martial arts manuals"? And so the most hapless Tang Bohu in history begins his hilarious escape. He is hunted by Prince Ning and tortured by the Netherworld Office, all while racking his brain to tell Qiuxiang corny jokes and perform paintings that are basically "smashing a rock on his chest" acts, just to earn enough "talent points" to stay alive.
During his flight, he stumbles into a shocking conspiracy and discovers that the mastermind who framed him is none other than Yang Tinghe, the powerful chief minister. To clear his name, he is forced to put on a talent show before the emperor: fool foreign envoys with Impressionist paintings, bluff his way through a poetry contest by reciting "Prelude to Water Melody," and even impersonate an imperial envoy to stage an undercover operation. Every step is fraught with danger, and every step brings a fresh round of laughs.
This is a journey to clear his name by making people laugh at the risk of his life. Watch as the sharp-tongued, scheming Tang Xiaoyin uses his modern imagination and sincere heart to turn the tables against all odds, uncover the truth, win the heart of his beloved, and discover the meaning of carefree freedom. In the end, he and Qiuxiang will walk hand in hand and laugh their way through the martial world.
