The All-Around Empress Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm

[My new story, I Went Viral on Variety Shows with Word Magic, is now open for follows and favorites! Blurb below.]

Kan Zhi, daughter of a prime minister, younger sister of a general, and empress of the realm, is an expert at everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting to horse riding and archery.

Her biggest daily headache is figuring out how to torment the dog emperor's concubines and the wicked old empress dowager.

Then she transmigrates.

Into the body of a resource-backed little model with a scandal-ridden reputation and no professional skills whatsoever.

Her greatest joy in life is doing anything and everything to boost her scumbag boyfriend's career.

Even when his fans call her a shameless clinger, throw rotten eggs at her, and photoshop her face onto a memorial portrait, she refuses to claim the title of his sister-in-law.

Kan Zhi, who has never put up with the slightest grievance since birth, faces the hopeless romantic Kan Zhi: ...

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Xiang Ming assumes his secret girlfriend, Kan Zhi, is no longer worthy of his social standing. He deigns not to break up with her.

But she not only fails to be grateful, she becomes even more arrogant than he is, despite his status as a rising star:

- When he apologizes to her in public to cultivate his image, Kan Zhi sneers:

"Just because you apologized, I have to accept it? Why should I?"

- During a livestream Q&A, Kan Zhi casually replies to a comment:

"I respect all the other teachers, but that person doesn't deserve my respect. Get it?"

Xiang Ming watches helplessly as Kan Zhi grows more and more different from her old self, and more and more famous.

Later, he also discovers that the wealthy heiress he's been scheming to get close to has less money than a single finger of Kan Zhi's family fortune.

Xiang Ming: ???

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At a reception, Kan Zhi meets a man who looks exactly like the dog emperor.

She ignores him and turns to chat and laugh with a handsome blond, blue-eyed man.

That night, the bastard hauls her into his globally limited-edition supercar, his eyes dark and his voice cold. "You like Westerners?"

Kan Zhi scoffs and lifts her chin. "Try being mean again. You still think you're the emperor?"

She shoves him away and makes to leave.

"Wait."

The man gently catches the hem of her dress, his expression instantly turning dejected. "I'll call the stylist to dye my hair right now. Do you like blond, brown, or red hair?"

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Reader's Guide:

1. Happy ending. The main focus is the plot, with romance on the side. The male lead is a good guy. No spoilers, just keep reading and you'll see.

2. A feel-good, sweet story meant to make you smile. Expect a mountain of liberties with canon.

3. Please don't confuse the characters' opinions with the author's. Kind discussion in the comments is welcome.

Blurb for the upcoming story I Went Viral on Variety Shows with Word Magic:

Today's hot new gossip on the forums! Yun Miaomiao, the first person on the entire internet to put out a press release claiming she can catch ghosts and to force a mystical medium persona, is going on a livestream variety show!

[Going on a livestream variety show? Is this woman trying to go viral by being hated? How confident can she be about her public image?]

Her haters catch wind of it and show up early in the livestream chat, ready to curse Yun Miaomiao out.

At first, they want to call her ugly, but then they realize Yun Miaomiao looks ethereal even without traditional clothes, and somehow pulls off her outdoorsy outfit perfectly.

So the haters change tack and try to call her lazy and a liar. But then they find that no matter how outrageous her words are, they come true:

While everyone else struggles to climb a cliff to collect bird eggs, she says, "If only some little birds would lay a few eggs somewhere low down."

Haters: Ha! Why not say they'll lay them right at your feet?

Before long, a nest of freshly laid, still-warm eggs appears at Yun Miaomiao's feet.

While everyone else struggles to climb trees to pick fruit, she says, "If only some monkeys would come help out."

The haters seize their chance: You think you're the king of all beasts? Wake up, it's broad daylight!

Before they can finish, a bunch of thieving macaques that usually do nothing but steal from people pick a pile of fruit for Yun Miaomiao.

All the haters: ...

Is your mouth blessed or something?

In the end, the haters can only cling to the first bit of dirt they dug up and yell: You can't catch a damn ghost! Ghosts won't be reincarnated just because you say so!

But before long, Yun Miaomiao catches a vicious ghost right in front of them, performs a ritual, and sends it off to be reborn.

Yun Miaomiao: I'm no great talent. My word magic isn't all that good, but catching ghosts and drawing talismans is a piece of cake. This is easy stuff.

Everyone: ...

She really can catch ghosts.

Wait, hold on.

You call that level of word magic "not all that good"???

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Theme: Stand on your own feet and work hard to build a fortune