Idol Comeback Plan: Starting from Zero

Blurb:

At seventeen, You Qi is bound to a System and discovers the secrets of the world.

She is the villainess in a popular, highly customizable entertainment-industry simulation game, whose only purpose is to obstruct the heroine's path to success. At the end of the game, her schemes are exposed, and she dies by suicide after jumping from a building.

In the game, she is beautiful and arrogant, ambitious, selfish, and unscrupulous, like a noble young lady spoiled by her family.

But in reality...

Her adoptive father is an alcoholic and a gambler who disappears after piling up debts.

Her adoptive older brother, the only family she has, goes to school during the day and works back-to-back shifts at night to pay off those debts.

The place where she and her brother live is a cramped, shabby den of vice.

It is as though the hands of fate's pocket watch have begun to turn.

Not long ago, You Qi sent an application to the idol academy. Now she has received a reply.

Artemis Academy is willing to give her a chance, allowing her to sit an entrance exam a month from now, despite missing the usual requirements.

And her first appearance in the game is still a year away.

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The System bound to You Qi is barely functional. Apart from the original plot, it has only enough energy to assess You Qi's abilities and the requirements for resources she acquires.

[Name: You Qi]

[Base stats: Acting 558, Stamina 528, Dance 600, Singing 700, Expression 613, Knowledge 841, Poise 700, Fashion 682]

[Current public recognition: 0, Current popularity: Uncalculated, Current ranking: Unranked]

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When she steps onto the stage, the whole world will bow before her.

She is an unrepeatable miracle.

She is an unsurpassable peak.

Gentle, brother-obsessed man × wooden-headed girl

Reader advisory:

▲ An entirely fictional setting, entirely fictional, entirely fictional [highlighted]. My take on the entertainment industry and idols, with idol training inspired by Japanese anime and fairytales.

▲ The plot is the main focus, but romance is also a substantial part of the story. The male lead is her adoptive brother. A non-related adoptive sibling romance, one-on-one, both virgins. He is gentle and brother-obsessed, and cannot live without Xiao Qi.

▲ No real-life inspirations. These are two-dimensional fictional characters, so please don't associate them with real people.

▲ Written for my own enjoyment. Please don't offer writing advice.

××× Thanks to artist Pei Jingshu for the cover ×××

Theme: Growth and hard work