[My concurrently updating novel: "After My Persona Crumbled, I Became Famous." The blurb is below this one. Visit my author page to add it to your collection. I hope my little darlings will give it a save~]
Blurb:
Qi Xiaoyue spent centuries as a senior civil servant in the underworld. She was welcomed wherever she went and carried wherever she sat. Every ghost bowed before her, and even the King of Hell didn't dare challenge her to her face. Unexpectedly, after being reborn, she ended up in the body of a timid girl with no presence at all, someone everyone could bully.
Qi Xiaoyue: "So I'm here to experience the hardships of ordinary people?"
To adapt to her new identity, she brought the same dedication she'd shown as a civil servant to her studies. She hid her true strength, studied hard, obeyed the law, believed in materialism, and upheld the core socialist values.
She thought she could live a peaceful life like this forever, until one day, a blind ghost who had died unjustly came to claim her life...
Everyone in the supernatural world thought Qi Xiaoyue couldn't lift a finger or carry a load. She couldn't chant a spell or draw a talisman, and even when paying respects to her ancestors, she acted like a bashful young lady.
Her only purpose was to give the supernatural experts, who hunted ghosts and demons from nine to five, something to laugh about over tea.
They thought Qi Xiaoyue would spend her whole life as a pretty ornament, clinging to powerful people for support. Until one day, after everyone had exhausted themselves summoning a Ghost King, he appeared with a face of mangled flesh and a vicious expression. Ignoring everyone's looks of reverence and fear, he respectfully bowed to Qi Xiaoyue, who was hidden behind the crowd, and said, "Greetings, my lord."
From then on, the supernatural world learned to keep quiet...
A forum post appeared: [Let's expose that hidden big shot who we mocked as an elementary-school kid for half a year]
[Extra Scene]
Watching Qi Xiaoyue slash through the encirclement, blood spraying everywhere, Ying San smiled with elegant confidence. "See that?"
"...Huh?" The young heir from a powerful family was stunned.
Ying San calmly smoothed a wrinkle from his sleeve and parted his thin lips. "That's my wife."
Everyone: "..."
A superpowered, ghost-tearing little firecracker x a refined scoundrel, a noble young master who secretly pursues his wife with a fake smile
"After My Persona Crumbled, I Became Famous"
Yu Congxue coasted on her looks in the entertainment industry her whole life.
She just barely got by, but learned one thing:
Fans who love a pretty face are fickle, and true love is hard to find.
In this industry, only talent stands the test of time.
Given another life, she decided to try a different approach.
She would rely on her talent instead.
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The public thought Yu Congxue played the role of a pretty ornament to perfection. In an entertainment industry where public personas kept crumbling, Yu Congxue stuck to her part as a beautiful airhead: spectacularly stupid and calculatedly manipulative.
Before, netizens saw her as:
"She bought her way into the cast, gets away with everything because she's unpopular, and slept her way to the top!"
"A heartless schemer, a terrible actress, and useless at both singing and performing!"
Netizen 1: "Even if my favorite celebrity gets exposed and my whole world falls apart, I still won't watch a single show Yu Congxue acts in."
Netizen 2: "I'll say it now: if Yu Congxue gets famous, I'll livestream myself eating a keyboard upside down."
Netizen 3: "Yu Congxue is the trashiest actress I've ever seen. Anyone who likes her has to be an idiot, right?"
Later...
Watching the graceful, expressive woman on the big screen, captivating with every glance and smile:
Netizen 1: "I take it all back."
Netizen 2: "Where do I get my keyboard?"
Netizen 3: "Waaah, I found the most gorgeous woman alive! Sis, take the road to stardom! Aaaaaah!!!!"
Yu Congxue, who accidentally got a script about turning the tables after being reborn:
"Sorry for keeping it hidden for so long. The truth is, I'm not just a delicate little flower. I'm also a brilliant actress."
A story about winning over audiences and top-tier stars with acting talent.
The heroine is talented and beautiful, clever and armed.
Also known as "The Year I Made My Mouthy Haters Eat Their Words" and "After My Pretty-Ornament Persona Crumbled, They All Seemed to Fall for Me"
Theme: Talent is what truly matters
