After he transmigrated to the Zhengde era, short-video creator Tang Ren became Tang Bohu's unloved good-for-nothing cousin.
When modern marketing strategies landed in Jiangnan during the Ming dynasty, a rap version of The Analects, exam-prep guides modeled on the Five-Three, and livestreamed paintings from Taohuawu forced the Four Great Talents to form a group and debut as Ming dynasty top-tier stars.
He manufactured trending topics, made chemistry videos, and day-traded stocks while delivering takeout. He turned the literary world into show business and the imperial exams into a talent competition. He used a fireworks show to foil Prince Ning's rebellion, exposed Liu Jin's corruption with short videos, and even drove Wang Yangming so mad he wanted to erase his conscience.
“You write poetry for elegance. I write poetry for traffic!”
The good-for-nothing cousin turns the Ming dynasty upside down. Watch a modern overachiever make a name for himself in ancient times.
