Protagonist Selection Plan

Coming next: My Job as an Agent, Yet I Keep Trending. What Can I Do? (working title). The blurb is at the very bottom. Feel free to add it to your reading list!

On his way to work as usual the morning after staying up until 3 a.m. to revise a PowerPoint at the demand of his bald, useless boss, overworked office drone Zhang Jue

is pulled into a protagonist selection contest that only the most lavish, top-tier leads get to enter (also known as Protagonist 101).

Everyone is a protagonist.

Some face danger and use their skills to make sure the villains never get away.

Some confront injustice and fight to restore justice to the world.

Some are afraid, but bravely face their fears.

And then there's someone who

flatters his superiors,

joins the dark forces rather than opposing them,

and runs away the moment danger appears.

Ordinary human Zhang Jue, who has no special skills and has been forced to join a reality show alongside a bunch of protagonists, says: Thanks, but I'm just an ordinary office drone. My only job is to go to work.

The big and small bosses who got taken out for interfering with his work life: Sob.

Also known as: I'm Just an Office Drone, and Going to Work Is Hard Enough. Why Am I Being Made to Compete in a Reality Show with These Chosen Protagonists? Is Something Wrong Here?

[Before You Read]

1. Feel free to criticize the author or the plot, but please don't insult other readers. Everyone has their own tastes. We read for fun, so don't let anything ruin your day. If you're unhappy, just close the page.

2. There are lots of characters in this story, and I'm not sure whether the protagonist will stand out too much early on.

3. Don't assign any character to a faction in advance. Anyone could be good, neutral, chaotic, or evil. The author's brain is limited, so please don't expect too much logic.

4. It's a serious story. Probably.

5. The author has a good track record. Whether the writing is good or not, once I start a story, I'll finish it.

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Coming next: My Job as an Agent, Yet I Keep Trending. What Can I Do? (working title)

Jiao Yue is the hottest agent in the entertainment industry, a top-tier star whose name trends even more often than her clients'.

Then the company finally fires her.

The top-tier star she personally trained blocks her immediately.

Fans applaud and celebrate, sharing giveaways on social media to mark their idol's escape from a living hell.

Gossip accounts dig up her "dark history" of using her artists' fame to promote herself, making it impossible for countless rookies to get their break.

Everyone sighs: Good riddance to this blight on the entertainment industry!

Just as everyone assumes she will disappear and leave the entertainment industry for good,

less than six months later,

she's back in the headlines with a breakout rookie?

Wait, that rookie is ridiculously good-looking!

And later

The top-tier star with an enchanting, clear smile, who went from supporting roles to becoming a box-office king with over ten billion in ticket sales, belongs to Jiao Yue.

The rookie hailed by countless famous directors as an acting prodigy and their dream collaborator belongs to Jiao Yue.

The musical genius who once publicly clashed with a variety-show director and was subsequently blacklisted, but whose anonymous songs all top the charts, belongs to Jiao Yue.

Even that popular online influencer everyone follows for fun belongs to Jiao Yue...

Jiao Yue: I'm just an utterly ordinary agent who happens to dominate the trending topics.

Onlookers: No, you don't just dominate the trending topics. You've taken over the entire entertainment industry!

Theme: Fight for your own destiny