Qiao Tian transmigrates into an old-fashioned novel disguised as a sci-fi story. In the original, the F4 of a prestigious academy torment the delicate heroine in body and spirit, and Qiao Tian's role is the heroine's lackey.
The first male lead is an unruly mecha pilot.
The second male lead is a gloomy, world-weary genius scientist.
The third male lead is a flamboyant playboy.
The fourth male lead is a military bigwig who barely speaks.
The heroine and the four men take turns starring in a melodramatic prime-time romance, while Qiao Tian, the lackey, seizes every opportunity to sell her products.
The heroine accidentally knocks over the first male lead's lunch. In the book, this is the reason he bullies her. Qiao Tian steps in: "Hey, why not let me replace it with my lunchbox?"
The first male lead says, "Who'd eat that garbage-planet stuff you brought..." But when Qiao Tian opens the lunchbox, he exclaims, "This is delicious!"
Qiao Tian advertises in a hot campus forum post: "For just 998, take home the spirit vegetables that even the F4 say are delicious!"
A commenter says, "So we're using the opportunity to sell stuff now?"
The heroine goes to the library to clean, but knocks over a bookcase and disturbs the second male lead, who's trying to catch up on sleep. He suffers from severe insomnia. Qiao Tian appears: "Hey, why not try the spirit medicine I grow?"
The second male lead says, "Some kind of folk remedy?" But as soon as he smells it, he falls asleep. "Zzz..."
Qiao Tian keeps up the promotion while the buzz lasts: "My spirit medicine is a godsend for insomnia sufferers!"
People's view of Qiao Tian changes from a random passerby in a romance novel to a career-minded person among a bunch of love-struck fools. "Why is Qiao Tian so different from everyone else? I don't want to watch another campus F4 drama about you loving me, me loving him, and him not loving me. I just want to see Qiao Tian lead Garbage Planet in building up its infrastructure."
At first, the F4 see Qiao Tian as nothing but a lackey. Later, every time they go on a date with her, a little person in their hearts plucks petals: "She agreed to go on a date with me. She must like me, right? No, she's just using the buzz to sell stuff. She likes me, she's selling stuff. She likes me, she's selling stuff..."
The plot goes off the rails, and the delicate heroine reveals her true nature as a forceful, dominant flower. "Tiantian, you've been so good to me. When I come of age, which gender do you want me to choose?"
Qiao Tian's pupils shake with shock. Sci-fi really is terrifying. What kind of species is the heroine, if she can choose her gender freely?
The first, second, third, and fourth male leads all circle around Qiao Tian, too. "What's so great about that androgynous tentacle monster? Pick me! Pick me!"
Qiao Tian says, "But I just want to be the greatest farm owner in the entire universe~"
Theme: The heroine stands on her own