The Real Princess Goes Viral on a Travel Variety Show [Ancient to Modern]

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"The Top-Tier Star's Younger Sister Is Hated Online, but Becomes a Huge Hit"

Blurb:

Tang Hua, seventeen, died beneath the walls of Xuancheng, built far too high.

She tripped and fell to her death. It was her own fault.

New look unlocked: Tang Hua, 1,021 years old. Unable to eat, touch anything, or sleep without floating around. That's right, she's a ghost.

Tang Hua: Thanks. Ever heard of manners?

Just as she was about to lose it, Tang Hua unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of an entertainer with the same name.

The entertainer didn't have a princess's fate, but she did have a princess complex. As it happened, she was about to join a travel variety show.

Huh? A travel variety show? Eating, drinking, and having fun?

Tang Hua: Now you're talking.

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The theme of season three of the travel variety show Miracle is "Discovering Intangible Cultural Heritage."

Along with its new format and content, the show has also invited a high-maintenance guest.

The guest is so obscure she's barely made it onto the D-list. Nobody knows where she came from, and she's fussy about everything from food and clothing to travel and lodging.

Twenty-first-century netizens are notoriously picky: Where'd they find this princess? Can't they get someone else?

But once the show aired, everyone saw Tang Hua's command of local customs and traditions, her vast knowledge, and her broad experience. She practically put the tour guide out of a job.

Her princess complex is lovable because she's beautiful and gracious, and playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting are basic skills.

But that's not all. She can perform lost ancient martial arts and recreate forgotten recipes with ease, and she's even a language prodigy!

The bigwigs from every industry they encounter on the trip compete to befriend Tang Hua, showering her with antiques, zithers, and opportunities.

The audience, too, gradually comes around as the show goes on.

After the trip, though, the princess is still the same fussy, haughty princess, even pickier than the netizens of the twenty-first century.

Netizens: Outrageous! We Chinese are a proud people who never back down!

The next second: The entertainment industry's number one princess! I want to be your dog!

The four other guests: Make way! There's a line to be the princess's dog! (Not really.)

Tang Hua becomes a sensation. Not only does she rise to fame, she makes it beyond the country's borders during the trip and shows the world what cultural confidence looks like.

Netizens, wiping their drool: She's so beautiful and elegant. She really is a princess, isn't she?

Tang Hua: Yes. You may rise.

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Tang Hua, age 1,021, registered a new social media account.

She casually chose the username TangHua1021.

Nobody knew what the four digits meant.

That is, until a stunning man made a brief appearance during the trip, and his words and actions seemed to hint that he and Tang Hua shared a past.

Curious netizens put their search skills to good use.

Oh, his birthday is October 21!

They shipped them so hard they nearly died.

Tang Hua: I really can't thank you enough. We do have a past. We were enemies in a previous life.

A slightly haughty, high-maintenance real princess X a lovesick monster who's lived for a thousand years

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Xu Linlang, an ambitious trainee with no luck, suddenly died in the practice room. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a book as an infamous, resource-backed celebrity with a top-tier star for a brother, and she was in the middle of threatening to kill herself.

In the original story, she was the younger sister of a top-tier male supporting character. She was spoiled and unprofessional, used her connections to pursue her brother's bandmates, and was even exposed for acting as a middleman and selling their contact information to other female idols.

As a result, she became an "overnight sensation" the moment she debuted, with tens of millions of haters.

Netizens: Hilarious. A clown with scandals all over her can still debut? Can't wait to watch the show.

Her brother's fans: Get lost, you fame-leech, stop riding your brother's coattails!

Xu Linlang opened her eyes to a flood of comments online and promptly tossed her knife aside. Why would a young girl be so desperate? Even infamy is fame!

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To repair his reputation, Xu Shao, a gorgeous face with no singing or dancing skills, whose fans and antis are both top-tier in numbers, brings his scandal-plagued, resource-backed younger sister Xu Linlang on a variety show.

Gossip-loving netizens laugh themselves silly: Repair their reputations? The siblings are about to ruin them for good!

But when the show starts, everyone is surprised to discover that all the singing and dancing talent Xu Shao lacks seems to have gone to his younger sister.

The sister who supposedly debuted after only two months of training turns out to be an all-rounder.

Fans who admire the strong are thrilled, but then the old scandals hit them in the face again. They decide to watch the show and see how things go.

Gradually, everyone discovers an even stranger truth.

The brother is a beautiful slacker. His sister is just as beautiful, but she's a genuine workaholic.

The production crew makes a surprise visit in the dead of night, but neither sibling is in their bedroom.

After searching everywhere, they find the sister dragging her brother to the practice room.

Xu Shao is sprawled on the floor, drenched in sweat and panting, while Xu Linlang sternly lectures him: You don't get to sleep until you nail the new song tonight.

Everyone stares, dumbfounded: Huh?

As the show draws to a close, Xu Linlang uses a two-month intensive boot camp to make up for all her brother's weaknesses, right before everyone's eyes. Along the way, she also clears up every scandal with the truth:

#She's not a resource-backed celebrity. Her surprise debut was all down to her own talent.

#She used her connections to pursue her brother's bandmates? What's wrong with a little perk for his actual sister?

Besides, Xu Linlang is so focused on her career that she's the very definition of knowing her boundaries.

#Someone else was behind the whole story about selling bandmates' contact information. Their future is now in ruins, and they can just go sit in a corner.

The fans who used to worry that Xu Shao would drag down the group are like:

[Having a younger sister is a blessing (hands together)]

The fans who switched from hating Xu Linlang to supporting her are like:

[Having Xu Linlang is a blessing for the entertainment industry's stages (hands together)]

Xu Shao, a laid-back brother who still can't believe it: I took my sister on a variety show, and now our fates have completely changed? My sister is the best! (Gives a thumbs-up.)

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Xu Shao's industry friend and senior is a level above him, an undisputed top-tier star in film, television, and music.

But lately, this top-tier star has been pursuing his precious younger sister, and Xu Shao's alarm bells are ringing.

In response to the star's repeated advances:

Xu Linlang: I'm busy. Not interested. Senior, my career is taking off. Please know your limits.

The senior star smiles: That's fine. I'll wait until you retire.

Xu Shao, who had just been reassured by his sister, immediately jumps up again: What is that guy talking about? Is he cursing my sister?

His actual sister is the best! (Gives another thumbs-up.) May she reign for a thousand generations!

Theme: Knowledge is power