Su Beiyin transmigrates into an old-school entertainment-industry novel as the foil to the heroine.
The heroine is a nationally adored little sister who shoots to fame, cherished by the male lead, the other male characters, and her fans alike.
Su Beiyin is a foolish, troublesome love-struck heiress who squanders her family fortune. After her fiancé, the male lead, schemes to send her onto a supernatural variety show, she dies by accident, conveniently sparing him even the trouble of breaking off their engagement.
[You have become the Lord of the Underworld]
[The current world is on the verge of collapse. Gather faith to rebuild the Underworld and restore the reincarnation system.]
[Mission One: Repair the Underworld's gates and give them an imposing name.]
The new Lord of the Underworld, Su Beiyin, who has been steeped in Chinese mythology and entertainment: Ha, gather faith? A supernatural variety show?
Then she picked up her brush and wrote: [Fengdu City]
From now on, Huaxia is your surname, and Fengdu is your given name.
And me? Call me the Great Emperor of Beiyin.
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After the supernatural variety show was announced, the haters said:
[She wants to stick her nose into every show. A supernatural show? Is Su Beiyin even qualified?]
Then the show aired, and Su Beiyin swept the competition.
“Please, tell me where my daughter is...”
“Northwest. A wooden cabin, with an apricot tree planted outside the door.” Su Beiyin looked at the figure beside the haggard couple. “She asked me to tell you that she loves you very much.”
#Thanks to concerned citizen Su for helping bust a criminal gang#
The haters: Sob, my face hurts! May those criminals rot in hell!
Su Beiyin livestreamed fortune-telling, and netizens mocked the ruined heiress for scamming people out of their money.
“You've committed heinous acts and squandered your ancestors' good karma. A bloody calamity is about to befall you.”
“Your fate is plagued by romantic entanglements. Watch out for the man beside you.”
A crooked property developer was hospitalized after a car accident, and a female CEO sent her cheating, murderous husband to prison.
Tourists: Master! Please read my fortune!
Later, in ghost-hunting livestreams and supernatural novels, netizens began to notice Su Beiyin appearing at all kinds of strange events.
Her fans: Wow, she isn't even pretending anymore!
Su Beiyin: Please believe in science. Everything can be explained!
#Have you heard of Huaxia's Underworld?#
You think the King of Hell says you die at the third watch, and nobody can keep you till the fifth.
But in reality
Horse Face: Ox Head, let's hit the plaza for some square dancing after work!
Judge: Meng Po, um... want to go to King Yama's matchmaking party together this weekend?
Meng Po: Count me out. I'm going back to watch the Emperor's livestream!
Su Beiyin: Hey, want a job in the Underworld? No age limit for souls, six types of insurance and two housing funds, plus reincarnation included!
The people waiting to see her make a fool of herself: This isn't how the plot is supposed to go! Why is she getting more and more famous?!
Reader's Guide:
1. The heroine doesn't act in dramas. She only appears on one supernatural variety show, which includes livestreams, comments, and online reactions. She will leave the industry later on.
2. Not scary, and fairly lighthearted. The Underworld is my own take, with plenty of original worldbuilding. The whole story is fictional, and no countries, people, or celebrities are based on real ones.
3. The male lead is a tiny, rundown city and the embodiment of the Underworld. He's mostly asleep early on, and there isn't much romance.
4. The supernatural and ghosts are fictional. Please don't apply them to real life. Reject superstition.
5. I may polish the blurb before the story begins, mostly by revising the skit. The story itself won't change.
Revised 22.2.27 and 22.7.10
Theme: Believe in science and reject superstition
