Zhong Yinyin transmigrated into a book, becoming the female supporting character who served as a foil in an entertainment-industry novel. In the original story, Zhong Yinyin was notorious for her shameless behavior and constant publicity stunts. She existed only to set off the kindhearted, innocent female lead, was vilified by the masses, and eventually died in despair.
After transmigrating into the book, Zhong Yinyin also got bound to a "Refuse to Be the Foil" System. The adorable System gently comforted her: "We don't have to be the foil anymore. We really don't!"
Zhong Yinyin waved dismissively and retorted, "I'm definitely going to be the foil, but there are other ways to do it. How boring to solve everything with just one approach."
When a wildly popular romance reality show, featuring a dramatic love triangle between the original novel's award-winning actor male lead and innocent female lead, offered Zhong Yinyin a contract, she didn't hesitate. With a wave of her hand, she signed on for a different variety show instead.
"You should watch other people fall in love, and you should be there in person for the arguments. That's what makes it fun."
System: "??" She's gone off the main plot.
When people learned Zhong Yinyin was joining the variety show Live from the Mediation Room:
Gossip fan A: "When have we ever heard Zhong Yinyin say anything sensible? She's going on a variety show to recite lines? Can she really say that?"
Gossip fan B: "If she can get attention by playing the teary victim, I'll actually respect her. Then again, there's no publicity stunt she wouldn't pull. I'll just keep quiet."
On the first day of filming, a female guest complained that her husband had a short temper and sometimes hit her. Her husband said that men generally only hit women when they've crossed a line.
The panel asked, "Then, Ms. Zhang, what line did you cross?"
Before the guest's husband could answer, Zhong Yinyin couldn't take it any longer and cut in: "Nothing about him is big except his temper."
"A real man never hits a woman. He just bangs his head against a wall to face the reality of his own failure."
The panel: "???" Why isn't she following the script?
The audience: "!!!" That was such a direct takedown. Love it!
On the second day, Zhong Yinyin called out a cheapskate. On the third, she took on a wicked mother-in-law. On the fourth...
Zhong Yinyin became an overnight sensation. Viewers declared, "She's so badass, I love her!" And so she earned the nickname Badass Sister.
A reporter asked her, "Ms. Zhong, what do you think of the nickname Badass Sister?"
Zhong Yinyin smiled faintly. "I just said what most viewers were thinking. You call that badass?"
From then on, her reputation as Badass Sister was firmly established.
The original novel's female lead watched Zhong Yinyin grow more and more popular, so furious she nearly ripped her skirt to shreds. She gritted her teeth and snarled, "Weren't you supposed to be my foil? Damn it, even stealing her luck isn't enough?"
Theme: Love life