A Woman in a Man's Body: My Best Friend and I Crossed Over Together to Sell Our Bromance

[The central premise is, "Bestie, in our next lives, let's be male idols and sell fanservice. We could get rich." This is a niche trope, so proceed with caution.] [Lots of forum-style posts, with the entertainment industry as the main plot.] [Important: Selling fanservice is part of an idol's job, not the protagonists' genuine romantic relationship. This novel has no CP.]

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Another year, another season of idols getting exposed. Yet another male idol's career has crashed, with the usual girlfriend spilling the tea and the usual story of him dating several people at once.

Gan Leran complained to her bestie: [By the principle of not dating, I'm more like an idol than idols are. By the standards of being a law-abiding citizen, I'm more like a celebrity than celebrities are.]

Her bestie is Shen Shuyu. They met through their shared love of following idols. Their favorite idols have changed several times since then, but their friendship has lasted.

Shen Shuyu: [A lot of idols sell fanservice like crazy when they first debut to attract fans. Then once they're famous, they start acting like they're disgusted by men. It's basically like biting the hand that feeds them. So unprofessional... Boy bands, just sell fanservice properly! Around anyone outside the group, be like a Walmart shopping bag!]

Gan Leran: [Look at the top comments. The fans are spoiling them rotten, so of course they think they can get away with anything... I'm so jealous of those male idols. I want a life where people dote on me unconditionally too...]

[Bestie, bestie, let's be male idols in our next lives and become top-tier stars by selling fanservice! I'll be the icy gong, and you can be the sweet, adorable shou!]

Shen Shuyu: [What? You're sneaking your own preferences in there. Who's icy? Who's sweet and adorable? I'm going to be the favored one, number one, okay? Even if I'm no good at my job, all the best opportunities will come my way.]

Gan Leran: [I want to be an idol with max stage presence, a knack for stirring up a storm, and everyone, whether they love or hate me, hanging on my every move.]

And so the two of them indulged in their fantasies.

The next day.

Gan Leran opened her eyes and transmigrated to a parallel world ten years in the past, where she'd become a man. One look at herself in the front-facing camera, and she was so handsome her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Just this face alone was enough to get her started!

Her bestie had transmigrated too, becoming a blond, blue-eyed guy handsome enough to make her heart tremble.

The two of them had finally found kindred spirits. Bestie, bestie, let's sell fanservice!

We're coming for the top-tier star spots in Chinese entertainment!

We'll sell strength, rake in the cash, and sell our way to a dazzling life.

With the two of us working together, the time has come to sell fanservice seriously, stick to the principle that idols don't date and the principle that celebrities don't break the law, enjoy life, no, work hard to become exemplary professionals!

[The comprehensive list of things to be aware of:]

1. Readers who don't follow idols might not understand why anyone would sell fanservice. Basically, it's a low-investment, high-return way to promote an idol. So selling fanservice is a necessary part of the job, and agencies also evaluate its effectiveness. In other words, it's part of an idol's professional skills. The goal is to make money from fans, so it's a purely commercial act with no genuine feelings behind it. The two of them will never date, and dating is never going to happen.

2. This is a work written to indulge my personal tastes. There's nothing profound here and nothing to think deeply about. Just switch off your brain and enjoy the fun.

3. The premise comes from a video on a short-video app: "Bestie, let's be guys and sell fanservice in our next lives too."

4. The protagonists aren't based on real people. If they were, they'd be so unpopular they'd hit rock bottom and never recover.

5. Comments that project real people onto the characters may be deleted. We're in different worlds, so let's each enjoy our own. XOXO.

6. This novel has a different flavor from the Yue Mi story next door. There won't be any CP-fan baiting, and the protagonists will act, including in roles with romantic pairings. Red alert!

7. Every brainless wish-fulfillment novel needs a place to check your brain. Here's one: (, )

[Discussion of the perspective-label issue]:

The site has specific rules for how a protagonist's perspective is labeled. According to those rules, since the body never changes, the perspective is male, and the protagonist has no romantic storyline, this belongs in the no-CP category. There is no perspective-label mismatch, and it's not a multi-category story.

The emotional theme I've chosen is [friendship].

Theme: Life needs a career to give it purpose.