The Salted Fish Goes Viral with the Involution System

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After Jin Xingyue, a top-tier star in three fields, dies from overwork, she wakes up as a minor cannon-fodder character in an entertainment-industry novel, right in the middle of filming a countryside variety show. She also gets a favorites-folder System.

"Hey! Want to gain expert acting skills? Want flawless skin? Want a perfect figure? Just save videos featuring those skills to the System, and you can bring them all home!"

Jin Xingyue, who just wants to go home and focus on her health but is afraid of the enormous penalty for breaking her contract, asks, "Will any video do?"

The System: "Save it, and you'll learn it!"

Jin Xingyue saves [The Complete Guide to Wellness].

The System: "?"

Jin Xingyue, perfectly justified: "You can earn all the money in the world, but if you're dead, you can't spend it. What's the point of being rich?"

The System: "???"

Later, Jin Xingyue puts those words into practice on the show:

While the other guests stay up late rehearsing, Jin Xingyue goes to bed on time for her beauty sleep.

While everyone else fights for screen time and the center spot, Jin Xingyue wanders off to a remote corner to help an old person weave baskets in exchange for wellness tips.

During a deserted-island survival challenge, the stars do their best to maintain their polished appearances, asking for water and wiping away sweat after taking just a couple of steps. Jin Xingyue, eager to eat the freshest food, dives into the water to catch fish herself. In her spare time, she even teaches a little girl embroidery to avoid the cameras.

Her fans are frustrated with her lack of ambition:

"Why are you sleeping? Get out there and show us what you've got!"

"Weaving baskets? Catching fish? Are you here for a country picnic or what!!"

Jin Xingyue: Don't mind me. I just want to collect the show's severance pay and go home when filming wraps.

But later, fans notice that public opinion about Jin Xingyue is gradually changing.

"I'm not a fan, but that beauty mark under her eye is so damn sexy, purr purr."

"My eighty-year-old master saw Miss Jin's Suzhou embroidery last night and jumped right out of bed! Ahhh!"

But fans discover that's not all.

China Cultural Relics Association V: The weaving technique used by Miss Jin @Jin Xingyue has long been lost. We hope to collaborate with her.

The whole internet explodes.

Upcoming novel: After Returning from a Matriarchal Novel, I Became a Hit on a Dating Show [Entertainment Industry], ID: 45486736

Jin Jiuxiao transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, then came back.

For the past ten years, she carefully cultivated her skills while pretending to be a lazy good-for-nothing just trying to survive. She outlasted her elder sister and her mother and successfully ascended the throne. But in this world, she's just...

A vicious supporting character.

A tone-deaf, ill-tempered vase of a villainess in the entertainment industry, who died of depression.

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Jin Jiuxiao, mocked by the whole internet, signs up for a dating show.

The show centers on free-spirited romance, giving performers normally busy with their careers a chance to slow down and spark a love story.

On the first day of filming, a flood of haters pours into the livestream, all waiting to see Jin Jiuxiao make a fool of herself.

But once filming begins...

During the acting challenge, Jin Jiuxiao plays an emperor in a gender-swapped role. Her gaze is decisive and ruthless, and the way she holds a chess piece shows a mind in command of the whole game.

The haters: "? Who are you, sis?"

For the date challenge, Jin Jiuxiao picks a horse ranch. Sitting tall in the saddle, she hits the target with every arrow.

The haters: "It's staged! This is definitely staged!"

For the talent show, Jin Jiuxiao can paint and play the zither, wield a saber and dance with a sword. When the delicate female lead nearly slips, she even rushes over, wraps an arm around her waist, and spins several times to absorb the impact.

The female lead: "?"

During a competition, Jin Jiuxiao gets fed up with how slowly the male guest is carrying her and simply scoops him into her arms, crossing the finish line in a few strides.

The male guest: "?"

That night, #SisIAmYours shoots up the trending list.

The haters: "What the hell? This isn't going the way I expected."

The male guests: "So what exactly are they here for?"

In the final love-choice segment, Jin Jiuxiao receives five confession letters, and gains a crowd of fans who want to marry her.

Jin Jiuxiao: "..."

But that's not all.

Calligraphy Association V: @Jin Jiuxiao, young friend, who did you study under?

Traditional Chinese Painting Research V: @Jin Jiuxiao, your painting style is quite interesting!

China National Archery Team V: @Jin Jiuxiao, have you ever considered joining the national team?

#MomAskedWhyIWasKneelingToWatchTheLivestream#

#IsItTooLateToSwitchFromHaterToFan#

End of upcoming novel excerpt

TIPS:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only. The male lead never loved the original character.

2. More to come when I think of it.

Theme: Don't get caught up in the rat race. Enjoy life.