The Entertainment Industry's Top Scholar [Ancient to Modern]

[A free 10,000-character bonus story is up, a gift for our lovely readers. Thank you!] Tao Qing, a hot young star whose early résumé included singing in bars before graduating from elementary school, had long been an easy target for online haters and a rich source of jokes for entertainment reporters. Even his fans had to admit that Brother Tao had not a drop of literary knowledge. Troublemaking entertainment reporter: What do you think your character means when he recites poetry in that scene? Tao Qing: “A ruler must be upright; this isn't poetry. The Six Words is a form of literary criticism. The character, Qianjinzi, expresses his aspirations through writing. It fits.” Haters: Is that pig Tao trying to build a cultured persona for himself now? Fans: Big bro must have worked so hard to memorize that. He's so earnest and hardworking. I'm touched! Tao Tanhua, who had just learned how to “speak like a normal person”: ...I just want to get out of my contract and live in seclusion, so I have to act first and earn enough to pay the 100 million termination fee. With an education, there's nothing to fear in show business. He dishes out the angst, shows off when the time is right, and makes money. Before long, he accidentally becomes a superstar, with success in both his career and love life. The proper socialist-brotherhood love interest is Yan Dan, also known as Yan Dansheng. In the past, one was the second-place laureate and the other the third-place laureate; today, one is a professor and the other a star. One travels from ancient times to the present, while the other is reincarnated and eventually regains his memories of his past life. They're both clever and ambitious in the scholarly way, with a corresponding scholarly gentleness, sweetness, and devotion. Set against a modern backdrop. The ancient portion takes place in an alternate Three Kingdoms era. The classical prose and poetry are adapted, quoted, or used however I please, solely to serve the story and characterization. Please read the comments for any warnings before you start, and only dive in if you're okay with them, dear readers~ Sending love~ Theme: Set your heart on the Way, ground yourself in virtue, rely on benevolence, and find joy in the arts.