The Academic Idol

After all-around scholar Chu Jie dies, he transmigrates into a flower-vase idol who is hated by the entire internet and known as a talentless dropout.

According to the logic of feel-good fiction, he should use his academic skills after transmigrating to face-slap everyone and skyrocket to fame.

However,

Chu Jie tears up the script and posts a statement overnight, quitting the entertainment industry: "You're right. There's always more to learn. I'm going back to studying."

After watching so many scholars tighten their belts to do research in his past life, he knows all too well what it's like to be broke. He really can't hack it in the entertainment industry, where you can make 2.08 million a day just by looking good and maintaining a public persona.

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After quitting, Chu Jie resolves to stay away from popularity and study whatever obscure field he can find.

For example... mortuary science.

However, he never expected that the internship diary he casually wrote would be named the year's most moving piece of writing and make hundreds of thousands of people cry.

The following year, more than 100,000 people applied to mortuary science programs, over ten times the previous number!

Then he changed majors, switching to archaeology, a poor and grueling field where you have to dig in the dirt.

However, he never expected that while excavating a site, he would uncover several skeletons, leading a TV station to turn the discovery into an in-depth documentary series.

That year, the research institute received over 100 million yuan in donations. Its state-of-the-art equipment made neighboring countries, trying to seize its research achievements, so jealous they could barely stand it!

Later, Chu Jie brought countless fields into the spotlight, and more and more fans called him an "academic idol."

Chu Jie, forced to become a top-tier star all over again: ...

He really just wanted to study!

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Deep in the mountains, tea trees stand in rows. He leads his team in bringing a tea variety that represents hope to the public [Tea Science].

In a remote town shrouded in thick fog, he investigates alone and pits his wits against a mysterious criminal [Criminal Psychology of Minors].

Loneliness, being misunderstood, and a lack of funding are the norm for scholars in obscure fields.

They persevere out of sheer passion, painstakingly feeling their way forward through hardship, alone and isolated.

After Chu Jie arrives, they are finally seen.

*A story about national strength through soft power. The first volume has some entertainment-industry content. Readers who dislike that may want to start with the second volume, after the protagonist begins studying mortuary science.

*Mainly about studying obscure fields and putting that knowledge to use.

*The author's skills are limited. If this makes you uncomfortable, please leave. You don't need to tell me if you drop the story. I politely decline writing advice. Thank you.

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The National Team Girl Group Debuted! A silly, feel-good entertainment-industry story with a female lead. Come take a look~

The courtesan Qiao Qian transmigrates into a novel with misogynistic themes, becoming a vicious, brainless female supporting character.

Having suffered oppression because she was a woman in her previous life, she rejects the storyline of women competing against one another and just wants to go wild. Every day, she wonders how to take the misogynistic male characters down with her.

However...

Her three roommates are even weirder than she is.

Teammate One: A weapons master who rises with the chickens every day, practicing with swords and spears through wind and rain.

Teammate Two: An extreme introvert who only comes out at night, yet is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Teammate Three: A stock-trading genius whose abacus clicks away as she makes a million yuan a day.

Not a single one of them wants to be famous. How does that make any sense?

It isn't until they're forced to debut that Qiao Qian discovers...

Every single member of their group is a reincarnated big shot!

A female general, a female painter, a female merchant...

Unable to make something of themselves in their previous lives, they all lost heart and just wanted to slack off.

Qiao Qian panics: This won't do! Go fly high, sisters! I'll go wild and draw the fire for you!

On a traditional music variety show, Qiao Qian publicly calls out a suggestive pop song, then has her teammate pair a suona with a warrior-dancer performance, bringing the house down.

Audience: Wow! These rookies have such solid skills!

On a travel variety show, Qiao Qian condemns the production team's shady tricks, then asks Teammate Two to set up a street stall and sell traditional paintings to earn some pocket money.

Audience: Cultural outreach right here on the spot! This group has real substance!

On a rural variety show, Qiao Qian tears into a nasty father-in-law who wants his daughter-in-law to quit her job and move back to the village to raise the kids. She then has Teammate Three share business tips and help the women in the village get rich.

Audience: These sisters are amazing! I love them!!!

After all Qiao Qian's unhinged antics, her three teammates each show off their talents and take the entertainment industry by storm!

With incredible skills and not a single scandal, they are successively recruited by the National Theater Troupe, the Martial Arts Association, and even the poverty alleviation office. The formerly obscure group is now officially known as the "National Team Girl Group."

But their fans gradually realize that Qiao Qian, the madwoman with the most scandals and the worst temper, might actually have some serious skills.

Teammate One practices with blades and spears, and Qiao Qian spars with her.

Teammate Two plays music and composes poetry, and Qiao Qian dances gracefully.

Teammate Three wears a stylish new hanfu. When fans ask about it, they discover it was designed by Qiao Qian!

Only then do the fans realize that Qiao Qian is also a master of all eighteen martial arts!

Qiao Qian, who pulls all kinds of wild stunts just to draw attention away from her big-shot teammates, yet ends up being the most popular: ... I'm done.

The fans these days are really strange. Why do they always watch TV with a microscope?!

Theme: Study hard and make progress every day.