I Became a Top-Tier Star Before Leaving the Industry [Book Transmigration]

[Sequel: Tea Arts Class, Anyone? [Quick Transmigration]] As the empress of a kingdom, Yu Shuling fought her way through court intrigue until she finally outlived the emperor and became the empress dowager. Then she woke up the next day in a book, as a member of a flop idol group. She was the female lead's sacrificial contrast, described as the group's visual centerpiece, but read as a pretty useless ornament. She was scheming and vicious, a terrible person who made a mess of everything and dated three people at once on a dating show. She was drowning in debt and overestimated herself by seducing the male lead. When she was exposed, she was forced to sell herself to pay it off. The System told her that as long as she played her role as a cannon-fodder character and got face-slapped by the female lead, she would receive a ten-million-yuan bonus after her exit and live comfortably for the rest of her life. In short, she just had to make a spectacular mess of things. Yu Shuling: I'm good at this. * A handsome young esports streamer takes part in a bridal-carry challenge with a female guest. After failing, he implies that she is too heavy. Yu Shuling says sarcastically, "You must have it pretty easy, little bro. Unlike me, I'm tough as nails. Strength's about all I've got." The streamer's fans have just typed, "If you can do better, get up there and try!" when, the very next second, Yu Shuling lifts the female guest with one arm and does ten jumps on the spot. An elite professional sends her a fluttering-heart message: "I hope my other half can cook to suit my tastes, and be gentle, family-oriented, and patient." Yu Shuling: "Hello. A housekeeper from a domestic service agency sounds like your ideal match." The production team arranges a romantic segment. While the other female guests go on shy dates, Yu Shuling turns down an invitation from a two-faced puppy-like guy, makes herself a cup of the sponsor's red date and goji berry tea, and beams: "Red dates are good for your health, goji berries boost your energy. Forget romance, live a long life." After several male guests reveal their true colors, the viewers who had originally wanted to curse Yu Shuling off the dating show all become fans: "How is Lingling so clear-headed?!" * Yu Shuling's miraculous matchmaking-disrupting antics on the dating show make a huge splash, and the once-precarious idol group returns to the public eye. Her manager slips her the boss's room key card. "From now on, just stick to variety shows and play the useless one who draws in viewers. You know what you have to do if you want better opportunities." Yu Shuling understands perfectly. In an interview, when asked about the boss, she showers him with praise: "The boss is wonderful in every way. He's just a little careless. He mistook hotel key cards for dorm key cards and gave each of us one." The boss, who is now blacklisted and estranged from his family: "?" Her haters mock her, saying she's planning to make one last bit of money before leaving the industry when the group disbands. But Yu Shuling turns out to have a perfect knack for variety shows and extraordinary singing and dancing skills. She sings and dances live, and can even show off all kinds of nearly lost dance styles at a moment's notice, leading her teammates to turn the tide. When her contract expires, Yu Shuling plans to retire in peace. Instead, a crowd of former haters turned fans desperately beg her to stay: "Sis, don't go! I can still be your fan!" At the same time, invitations from all sorts of bigwigs pour in. Even the original novel's male lead, who had never thought much of Yu Shuling, and the dog emperor who transmigrated into this world both extend offers to her. Yu Shuling turns around and claims the awards they were after: Forget it. Nothing beats building a career. ==Advance Preview: Tea Arts Class, Anyone?== Lin Feiran, an expert in every kind of tea art and a born drama queen, is about to reach the highest level in her quick-transmigration job and retire. Her final mission is to transmigrate into a disastrous melodramatic novel and play the green-tea female supporting character who loves someone she can't have, only to be face-slapped by the male and female leads after exhausting herself on their behalf. Lin Feiran: "What's the point of only knowing how to act like a green tea? Want to try an all-around tea arts class?" And so Lin Feiran rallies and gets back to work. Scenario 1: You're the "sweet and innocent" girl on a dating show. You're caught dating three people at once and get cursed out. You fail to slander the female lead, get cyberbullied, and leave the industry in a depression. Lin Feiran: "How is dating three people at once enough?" This season of Heart's Plan is packed with eccentric personalities and set to hellish difficulty. The viewers bet on how long Lin Feiran, the sweet little white flower, will last. Yet the sharp-tongued esports player patiently watches romance movies with her, the aloof award-winning actor goes clubbing with her late at night to dance for his health, and the cool guy takes her sightseeing around the island on his bicycle, smiling with gentle affection. Even the female guests on the dating show gather around to fuss over her, bringing her little desserts one day and pretty handmade gifts the next. By the end of the show, Lin Feiran has received seven love letters. System: "...Something's not right with you." [One-of-a-kind White Tea: A Carefree Charmer Loved by All] Scenario 2: You're the male lead's fiancée, but you leave him when he's down on his luck. Years later, he becomes the most prominent CEO in City A, and you can't let go, so you interfere with his relationship with the female lead and meet a tragic end. Lin Feiran: "When love reaches its peak, why can't it be encouragement that pushes someone forward?" When the male lead is at his lowest, after being set up by others, Lin Feiran steps in and acquires his company, keeping him safely in her own cage. When the male lead, torn between love and hatred, finally breaks through every obstacle to come after her, Lin Feiran tears up the contract without a second thought. There is no longer any place for him by her side. [Fragrant Night-Blooming Cactus Tea: A Brief Glimpse That Stuns] After breaking free of her obsessive love, a pop idol plagued by scandals and notorious for throwing herself at people becomes a sensation in the entertainment industry. [Sweet Peach Oolong: The Energetic Girl Is the World's Treasure] A girl humiliated after her engagement is called off becomes the unattainable first love of three powerful men. [Rich and Fragrant Black Tea: I Only Think of You Guys as Bros] A girl from a mountainous region in the 1980s, where sons are valued over daughters, becomes an international supermodel. [Cool Lotus Tea: Untainted by the Mud, Strong Even in Adversity] Couple: drama-queen-level tea arts expert Lin Feiran x gentle tea connoisseur Qiao Mi. The male lead is not the scumbag from the original novel. Theme: Women must empower themselves; that is what matters most.