Lin Jing is the greatest martial artist in the world, but unexpectedly transmigrates into a male-oriented power-progression novel.
In the book, she's a nobody in the entertainment industry, hated by everyone. After an accidental entanglement with the original male lead, his fans spend three days and nights abusing her online, accusing her of clout-chasing.
Then she joins a talent show, where her one stunt after another makes her a target of public outrage. In the end, unable to withstand the cyberbullying, she dies by suicide.
Lin Jing looks at the balance in her bank account, then at the endless posts on Weibo telling her to leave the entertainment industry.
She falls into deep thought.
In the end, afraid of starving to death, Lin Jing decides to compromise.
She won't quit the industry, but she won't strive to climb the ladder, either.
She'll be a minor celebrity at the very bottom of the industry!
She can earn a decent living by working steadily, make lots and lots of money, and stay out of the spotlight enough to get less hate!
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A survival variety show set on an island puts out a call for guests. A marketing account jokingly calls it “Pick the celebrity you hate most and send them on the show to suffer.”
The original male lead's fans vote Lin Jing into first place.
Once the official account announces the lineup, filming begins for the show, whose guests are dubbed “an entire cast of villains”!
Before filming, netizens gather online to see how badly the guests will fight, placing bets on how long it will take before they can't take it anymore and break their contracts to quit.
But the leaked clips and trending topics turn out to be:
#CanLinJingReallyWalkOnWater?
#FunnyHowLinJingClaimsSheCouldntHurtAFl y
#“Delicate”LinJingPullsACoconutTreeOutByTheRoots
#SorryButCouldTheseActorsIdolsDirectorsAndRegularPeopleStopFightingForMyGirlsAttention?
#FamousMastersSuccessorRushesToTheIslandOvernightToBecomeLinJingsDisciple,CallsHerTheFoundingGrandmaster
Once it airs, the show takes over platforms at home and abroad, with its popularity and buzz remaining sky-high.
Her haters suspect it's a new kind of entertainment-industry publicity stunt, and that some powerful backer is promoting a newcomer.
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But the fans eagerly waiting for their own girl to get a big break can only spot her in the corners of various event announcements:
Filming a period-style music video for a famous boy band.
She stuns everyone with ten seconds of sword dancing in red robes, and netizens hail her as a person born for the ancient world.
A top influencer with tens of millions of followers and experts from all walks of life repost the clip. Overnight, countless fans switch allegiance and stay up late swooning over her.
She beats a group of actors at an audition, and a famous director invites her to perform the martial arts scenes in his film.
The film sweeps awards at home and abroad. Nominated for Best Newcomer, Lin Jing walks the red carpet.
While other celebrities compete to outshine one another and give interviews, Lin Jing rolls up her sleeves, holds her trophy in one hand, lifts her skirt with the other, and slips past a throng of reporters. “Sorry, coming through. I've got another engagement to get to.”
Lin Jing is dedicated to picking up jobs everywhere in the entertainment industry. Netizens praise her: “Wherever there's an entertainment industry, Lin Jing is there working.”
Then one day, Lin Jing suddenly realizes:
Has she become a huge star?
January 5, 2025: I changed the blurb. Sorry to everyone who bookmarked the old one. If you don't like the new version, feel free to remove it from your collection.
I doubt this is a power-progression story or a step-by-step comeback. At its core, it's a silly, no-brain story.
There is a male lead and a romance: a rich, lazy young master who is arrogant, vain, and an expert at convincing himself the heroine is in love with him.
Theme: Work hard! Work hard!
