Wen Xi died from toxic gas while visiting a pickling company, then transmigrated into a novel about the entertainment industry as a minor, cannon-fodder character with the same name. She was the kind of supporting character who had only two scenes.
In the book, she listened to her agent's lies, bribed hotel staff, and tried to sleep with a powerful man to climb the ladder. Little did she know that her agent had already switched sides and contacted paparazzi to expose her plan.
After enduring a prolonged online hate campaign, she broke down and took her own life in despair.
When Wen Xi arrived, none of this had happened yet.
She couldn't afford the contract termination fee, so she decided to wait it out. Her contract would automatically expire at the end of the year.
For a better quality of life in the future, Wen Xi secretly took up her old trade: making pickles.
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A livestreaming platform launched a celebrity dating show. They had dangled the offer in front of a bunch of young actors and actresses to attract viewers, but the actual lineup left everyone stunned.
The cast was full of washed-up celebrities with no variety-show skills and no fans. Even the audience consisted of the platform's haters.
The other guests all pretended to be in love, working hard to gain fans.
Wen Xi was the only one who woke up every day thinking about pickles, ignoring the other guests, the cameras, and the production team.
All the haters waited for the show to crash and burn. But as they waited, the dating show unexpectedly became a hit with older viewers, who tuned in religiously.
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A male guest flirted with Wen Xi. She didn't get the hint. "Want a jar of pickled cucumbers to cut the grease?"
A female guest was unhappy that the person she liked was paying attention to Wen Xi, so she secretly tripped her up. Wen Xi magnanimously let it go. "You must really be hungry. Want some spicy lotus root?"
The production team had never seen anyone so slow on the uptake. They gave Wen Xi a private talking-to, but all she did was ask for money. "Dating takes a budget. Pay me for the pickles."
The haters attacked every guest indiscriminately, and the show's viewership reached an unprecedented high. Wen Xi happily showed off her shop on camera. "Getting angry is bad for your health. Radishes are as good as ginseng, so take care of yourselves while you watch the show."
By the end of the program, Wen Xi's reputation had completely turned around, and she had gone from a washed-up nobody to a household name.
Young people knew her because nothing could get a rise out of her.
Older people knew her only because she made the best pickles around.
Wen Xi never expected that as she kept selling her pickles, they would become a trendy must-have for everyone.
P.S. The female lead loves money and is very career-minded.
Theme: The brave are invincible
