[Failed college entrance exam] + [Urban fantasy] + [Great figures taking the wheel] + [Dimensional domination] + [All-around academic genius] + [Entertainment industry shockwaves]
Synopsis:
Jiang Chen fails his college entrance exam. Desperate to make ends meet, he joins a food variety show called Star Chef Next Door as an amateur kitchen assistant to earn appearance fees. On the eve of the assistants’ big cooking test, Jiang Chen jolts awake in the middle of the night.
[You have caught the attention of the great figures of history. Choose your hero.]
1. “Wild Game Divine Farmer” Yi Yin
2. Su Shi, “Friend of Huai Min”
3. “Helmet Hot Pot” Kublai Khan
4. “Tongue Immortal” Xun Xu
5. “Wild Monster Turnaround” Ji Xiaolan
Jiang Chen thinks it’s just a dream. Since the exam dish happens to be Dongpo pork, he casually picks Su Shi.
Little does he know that the next morning, a middle-aged man in a blue robe is waiting at his door, knife in hand. “So you’re the one who summoned me. No problem. I’ll pass on the craft I’m proudest of.”
Jiang Chen: “Uh, System, are you actually serious?!”
Three days later, at the big test, Lin Feng, who has always ranked last and was about to be cut from the show, takes first place, leaving the head chef stunned.
From then on, Jiang Chen’s life takes a different turn.
He calls on Wang Xizhi to write calligraphy, and even the discarded sheets sell for a fortune;
He calls on Hua Tuo to perform acupuncture, and leading medical experts line up for appointments;
He calls on Li Bai to write poetry on the spot, and the chairman of the Writers’ Association steps down overnight;
He calls on Zu Chongzhi to teach mathematics, and a genius scholar drops to his knees and begs to become his student!
The whole internet goes wild: You call this a failed student? This guy’s an all-around genius!
