I Went Viral After Lying Flat on a Countryside Variety Show

Only on her deathbed did Chi Wan learn that she was the cannon-fodder female supporting character in an entertainment-industry novel. Though she'd had top-tier opportunities at her fingertips, she'd never treasured them and had ruined her public image completely.

Reborn ten years in the past, on the first day she joined a countryside reality show, Chi Wan decided to lie flat.

Her sweet-and-sour junior, a former idol, and the industry's resident innocent beauty fought to do all the work to get more screen time, pushing Chi Wan aside.

Chi Wan found an empty corner and quietly peeled garlic, staying far from the eye of the storm.

Viewers: [Chi Wan's the only one taking the show seriously. This program has changed my opinion of her.]

Chi Wan: ???

A male celebrity trying to stir up shipping buzz kept flirting with Chi Wan. On a sunny day, he even offered to hold an umbrella over her. Chi Wan waved him off coolly. "I put on three layers of sunscreen. You should use it for yourself."

Viewers: [She even tells people she's wearing three layers of sunscreen? Chi Wan's so genuine and unpretentious. She isn't relying on a fake couple pairing to get attention. I'm a fan now.]

Chi Wan: [...]

The production team once tried every trick in the book to set Chi Wan up, hoping to give her a "high-maintenance diva" persona. But later, netizens spontaneously started calling her the "Buddhist Lie-Flat Queen."

Before filming, nobody could have guessed that Chi Wan would be the guest who brought in the most attention. Whether she was chopping wood on the mountain or fishing in the river, she never complained.

Her haters initially thought she was faking it. Later, they switched sides, started a fan forum, and rallied to clear her name.

[Who could keep up an act for that long? Her wrists were swollen from chopping wood. You think you could fake that? Go on, try it!]

[Agreed. If Chi Wan were that good at acting, she'd have won Best Actress ages ago.]

[Exactly. Isn't acting in a movie more comfortable than going on a reality show?]

After the show aired, viewers came around and started loving her. A major blockbuster found its way to Chi Wan, and the director said she was the leading lady fate had chosen.

Before being reborn, Chi Wan had fantasized countless times about working with this famous director. When she finished reading the script, something stirred deep in her DNA.

A young intellectual sent to the countryside, farming the land and helping usher in a bright new era for the country.

She could keep living in the village and still work in the entertainment industry. How could such a good deal exist?

The movie became a huge hit, and Chi Wan's acting earned recognition. Just as everyone expected, she won Best Actress.

To the audience's surprise, she didn't ride the wave of success. Instead, she built a three-story villa in the countryside and settled into a leisurely life, farming every day and living like a carefree recluse.

The village where Chi Wan lived drew crowds of visitors, and within a few months it became a sensation online. A reporter went to interview her, only to see a man step out of Chi Wan's home.

Was that... Sheng Yuan, the famous singer known throughout the industry for his wild, unruly nature?

The reporter, sensing a scoop, was about to ask what was going on when Sheng Yuan, usually so arrogant and untamed, said, "I have to help my girlfriend weed today. Don't get in the way."

"Note"

The heroine's career storyline drives the plot in the early chapters. The hero won't appear until the middle.

Theme: Keep striving toward the light