I Became a Sensation by Making Life Difficult for a Top-Tier Star

The blurb is as follows

After a car accident, Li Zhihe transmigrates into a book. It is a sweet romance set in the entertainment industry. The male lead is a newly risen top-tier star, while the female lead is an idol who debuted as the center of a girl group formed through a survival show. Li Zhihe has transmigrated into the role of the male lead's disposable ex-girlfriend.

Her main task is to take over for the original owner, who has gone on strike, follow the novel's plot to the end, and make life difficult for the original owner's ungrateful ex as the story unfolds.

Li Zhihe: That's it? Making life difficult for a scumbag is easy!

She never expected that, while making things difficult for her top-tier star ex, she would unexpectedly become a huge hit!

[1] Li Zhihe and the top-tier star appear together in the survival show's finale.

When the program announced the news, online commenters said Li Zhihe was once again trying to ride the top-tier star's coattails. She couldn't even do her day job as an actress properly, so why show up on a singing and dancing show to embarrass herself?

Then Li Zhihe sang a love song, the very song the top-tier star had written for her years ago.

Many viewers were moved by the emotion in her singing. "So the top-tier star really did love her that much. It wasn't all one-sided on Li Zhihe's part!"

Some musically knowledgeable viewers noticed that her technique was practically textbook-perfect. "Li Zhihe sings better than the contestants. If she entered the competition, she could absolutely debut as the center."

This was supposed to be the key moment when the top-tier star witnessed the female lead debuting with her group. Instead, Li Zhihe turned it into a scene where he was still hung up on his ex, prompting the female lead to misunderstand him.

Li Zhihe successfully got under the top-tier star's skin, and the song she sang became a hit overnight!

[2] Li Zhihe and the top-tier star appear together on a quiz show.

At the start, she deliberately acts foolish and clings to him, dragging him down so he won't win.

The live comments misunderstand her: "Li Zhihe is so dumb. She gives herself away as the undercover player right at the start. Poor top-tier star, stuck with a useless teammate."

Later, Li Zhihe wins the game, and the comments completely change their tune: "I apologize for misjudging Li Zhihe. She was born for variety shows. I watch every roundup of iconic variety show moments. If she's not in it, I'm not watching!"

Li Zhihe wins the game and gains a surge of popularity, while the top-tier star is criticized for being a sore loser and showing no grace.

[3] Li Zhihe goes on an educational variety show. At first, viewers say, "With her education, she thinks she's qualified? Unless she gets a new brain overnight."

As it turns out, Li Zhihe scores highly on the competition questions and gets to stay in a luxurious villa, while the top-tier star does so poorly at studying that he can't earn any points and is banished to a deserted island.

Later, viewers realize the top-tier star really is stupid. With a brain like his, he couldn't possibly write good songs. So other people wrote them all along!

P.S. 1. A short story, focused mainly on careers.

2. The original female lead is not vilified. The original male lead, the top-tier star, is a villainous supporting character. He is not based on anyone real, so don't associate him with real-life show business.

Theme: Stay strong and persevere to create a better life.