The Demon Lord Becomes a Cannon Fodder in a Survival Show Novel [Book Transmigration]

As the feared Demon Venerable of the cultivation world, Li Qiao opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into an entertainment-industry power fantasy novel, as the biggest sacrificial lamb in a talent show: his persona has fallen apart, and the entire internet is hating on him. Li Qiao: What persona of mine fell apart? System: The Taoist persona. You know, the kind who claims he can rip evil spirits apart with his bare hands, draw talismans to ward off evil, and is an expert in the occult. Right now, the original owner has just been scared witless by the variety show's supernatural props. His image is in tatters, and viewers are flooding the livestream with comments calling him a fraud and telling him to get out of show business. Faced with this situation, three black lines silently appear above Li Qiao's head. ...Isn't this all stuff I was doing before I even reached Foundation Establishment? Later, the people waiting for Li Qiao to leave show business are left dumbfounded time and time again. Who is this cool, aloof, and ridiculously handsome young Taoist? Is this dazzling idol who performed a solo sword dance at the showcase and went viral for it actually real? And why are martial arts bigwigs, occult masters, and a world-renowned top medical team all suddenly showing up at the livestream? This is just an ordinary idol talent show! Martial arts bigwig / occult master / top medical team: No, we really do want to learn something from Li Qiao. * According to the plot, Li Qiao is also the official love interest's current boyfriend, and is about to be kicked to the curb by the official love interest, who will soon find true love. Li Qiao is about to break up with him that very night, but when he looks up, he sees the official love interest himself: the youngest top-tier star, a breathtaking beauty as pure and aloof as snow. Most importantly, he looks exactly like Li Qiao's unattainable senior fellow disciple, the one who got away. Li Qiao: I'm going for it. Everyone is convinced Shen Feng will dump Li Qiao in no time. But a year later, the two appear together on a reality show. Li Qiao accidentally breaks the jade dish Shen Feng treasures most, fully expecting Shen Feng to blow up and their relationship to end on the spot. Who knew Shen Feng would indeed frown, but only take Li Qiao's hand and say, "Don't pick that up. What if you cut your hand?" Netizens: ??! Li Qiao is confused too: Where's the official love interest? Why hasn't he shown up yet? 1. A boy band talent-show comeback story, with plenty of swoon-worthy sweetness. The leads get together and go public soon after, so there's no deceiving their fans. 2. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. No real-life inspirations. The competition has many original rules, the protagonist's golden finger is powerful and fantastical, and everyone loves him. Please don't compare it to reality. 3. The love interest's soul is not that of the original love interest in the book. Advance preview: I Only Wanted to Help the Yandere Villain Rise to the Top, but I Debuted in the Center Position Former top-tier star Jiang Zhouyu has been paralyzed for five years. One day, he transmigrates into a book and becomes a wicked sacrificial-lamb character in a boy band talent-show novel, saddled with the task of healing and redeeming the villain. A certain confident System: As long as you melt the yandere villain's heart with love, make him devoted to you, and stop him from turning evil, you'll regain the use of your legs and get a fresh start! ^_^ Jiang Zhouyu: I'm not interested in dating. System: ...??? He may not want to date, but he can't just give up on his legs. After carefully reading the plot, Jiang Zhouyu decides to find another way. Jiang Zhouyu: The ultimate goal is to stop the villain from turning evil, right? I'll help him debut in the center position and reach the top of his career. If he gets everything he wants, what the hell would he turn evil for? System: ...That makes so much sense, I can't even argue. And so Jiang Zhouyu diligently sets out to help the villain build his career. The villain thinks being an idol would be humiliating and has no interest in singing or dancing in a boy band. Jiang Zhouyu provokes him, demonstrates the routines himself, and cheers him on until the villain finally steps onto the stage and shines. After the showcase, Jiang Zhouyu wins the "Audience's Favorite Trainee" award. Jiang Zhouyu: ? The villain is ostracized, framed, and smeared with fabricated scandals. Jiang Zhouyu does everything he can to clear his name. Anyone who mocks or bullies the villain gets a piece of his mind: one gets a scolding, two get a double dose. After the spin-off show ends, Jiang Zhouyu's sharp comebacks are edited into a compilation. It gets a hundred thousand reposts on Weibo, and the top trending topic is "Jiang Zhouyu's comebacks are way too good, hahaha!" Jiang Zhouyu: ?? Elimination is fast approaching, and the villain needs to gain popularity to stay in the competition. Jiang Zhouyu lives by the principle that "if a talent show doesn't ship its contestants, it's doomed to become a flop." He treats the villain with the utmost tenderness in front of the cameras, even throwing himself at him. He's willing to do anything to manufacture a ship. After the show airs, the villain's popularity does rise, but so does the popularity of his ship with Jiang Zhouyu. Their topic takes the top spot, and fans cry out, "Jiang Zhouyu, you have to debut in the center position!" Jiang Zhouyu: ...??? The situation keeps spiraling out of control, nearly driving Jiang Zhouyu to despair. Do you all remember the official love interests? I'm just a sacrificial lamb. My mission is to stop the yandere villain from turning evil and help him reach the top of his career! The villain, who now holds power and has the official love interests under his thumb, smiles faintly. "But I don't want to reach the top of my career. I just want to fuck you." Jiang Zhouyu: ...Shut up. =_,= The pairing is Duan Ying x Jiang Zhouyu. Younger seme. Straight-laced, beautiful, and hopelessly lovestruck seme x beautiful shou who is all about his career and oblivious to his own charm. Theme: Face the unknown future and fight for what you want. Where there's a will, there's a way.