Beyond the Camera

The moment Jiang Liyue opened her eyes, she had become Liyue, a disposable heroine in an adventure show starring a team of male leads.

This character had only one purpose: show up, get berated, serve as a backdrop whenever the main cast had their big moments, and finally make a miserable exit to the cheers of the audience.

The System told her: She had to ensure the heroine got enough screen time and keep her popularity from falling below the minimum threshold if she wanted a chance to go home.

Looking at the streams of comments that insulted her the moment she appeared, Jiang Liyue thought: How could I possibly survive if I show up?

So she sat out the competitions, stayed out of the plot, turned around to find cover when the male leads fought side by side, and just wanted to clock out on time when they faced their fated rivals.

Her only survival rule had six words: Don't listen, don't meddle, don't ask.

But gradually, Jiang Liyue realized something was wrong.

The "annoying heroine" hated by the whole internet wasn't as disgusting and obnoxious as people claimed.

The achievements that should have belonged to the original heroine had been casually erased by the cameras.

The "Mary Sue scenes" viewers complained about were actually the result of the original heroine risking her life again and again to survive.

She thought she was just trying to stay alive.

Only later did she learn that she'd taken over a life that had already been killed ten times.

If people were going to make her a stepping stone no matter how much she backed down, then she would stop backing down.

Steal the spotlight, tear up the script, overturn the rules.

Who says the heroine can only be a background character?

This time, she'll make sure the original heroine's glory shines once more on the most prominent stage of all!

Later, chaos engulfed Fei City, the old order collapsed, and thousands looked up beneath the Sacred Spirit Tree.

People said Liyue was the hero who saved Fei City, the sage who ended the turmoil, the one who had overturned an entire era by herself.

Jiang Liyue watched as praise filled the city and stayed silent for a long time.

No...

She only wanted to win back the spotlight. It wasn't that dramatic.

Theme: People pushed to the margins of a narrative also have the right to reclaim their place as the protagonist of their own lives.