After My Fortune Was Stolen, I Debuted at the Center of a Survival Show

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Wu Song became a trainee at seventeen. She could sing and dance, and her looks were top-notch. Certain she'd become a top-tier star and rise to the very top,

she injured her foot during a talent competition, had her debut spot stolen, and got no screen time on a variety show. Just when she finally gained a little popularity, it was all for scandals.

She lived out the saying, "The harder you try, the more heartbreaking it gets."

Wu Song: "Just a little mishap. I'll let the entertainment industry off the hook for now."

Luckily, a Stardom System appeared. It told her she had failed because people around her had stolen her luck, and gave her the chance to start over.

Wu Song: "I knew I'd become famous across half the country! This time, I won't let the entertainment industry off the hook!"

She returned to the year she was twenty. Her company had a spot available in a talent competition. The moment Wu Song opened her eyes, a fellow trainee and friend "kindly" advised her:

"The competition is so fierce. You'd better not go. The company is about to launch a new girl group, and you'll definitely debut."

Wu Song exclaimed that she loved fierce competition.

#Her road to stardom begins here#

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#Let's discuss Wu Song's rise to the top: 6,089 replies#

"It started when she joined the talent competition, I think. She was backed by a big company, debuted as the clear center, and carried the whole limited-time group."

"Everyone thought all she could do was sing and dance, then she suddenly became a producer. She came first in every round of the variety show competition, and her fans were over the moon."

"She can act, too. She got three spots in the year-end CP poll! What kind of universally adored constitution is that?"

"She's more like a walking storm of drama. Any time something happens, she trends, and then everyone starts fighting. She and her fans are all crazy!"

The thread devolved into another heated argument. Just as it was about to go off topic again, someone timidly asked:

"But she really is a phenomenon. How did she do it?"

Wu Song was reading the thread at the time, too. She gave a derisive snort and clattered away at the keyboard: "Oh, maybe it's because she was born to be a superstar."

*As the blurb says, the heroine isn't genuinely kind and pure. She's jealous and very narcissistic, a dark little mushroom.

*There are lots of forum posts and bullet comments, and people will fight back and forth. Not everyone likes her, but she works the hardest.

*Competition formats are inspired by the 101 and 999 series, among others.

*This is a fictional setting, very much so. Opinions expressed in the story belong to the characters and don't represent the author's views.

*Important!! Since this is a girl group talent competition, there will inevitably be female antagonists. If you can't accept that, please don't read!

*The original premise overlapped with my other work, Strange University, so I'm not writing them together. I've changed it to this premise. If you don't like it, feel free to remove it from your collection. Bows repeatedly.

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The Irresistible Dorm Supervisor at a Haunted University

Mo Li was born into privilege, beautiful and delicate, and cherished by everyone around her.

After she was transported into an unfamiliar world and found herself at a university job interview, she knew she wasn't capable of teaching and cautiously asked the interviewer if they needed a dorm supervisor.

The interviewer didn't seem very bright and had no idea what a dorm supervisor did.

Mo Li: "I look after the students' daily needs."

The interviewer was stunned for a long moment, then slowly smiled and hired Mo Li.

Only after starting the job did Mo Li discover that it was a haunted university, and all the students were bizarre monsters.

After graduation, they were assigned to become monster bosses in major cities.

During nightly dorm checks, she was terrified.

A mermaid had turned its dorm room into a swimming pool, leaving everything soaking wet. She gently tried to stop it: "You can't, can't get water everywhere..."

The next moment, the mermaid raised its tail. "It's beautiful. Would you like to touch it?"

An octopus monster that liked to unfurl all its tentacles wrapped them around her ankle. "If you're checking rooms, you have to count every single one."

Mo Li counted them several times in tears before it finally let her go.

Then she entered the room of an unknown monster that could envelop someone from head to toe like a slime.

Mo Li struggled for a long time but couldn't get out. In the end, she had to give in: "I understand. I won't give my dessert to anyone else again."

With all these things going on, Mo Li's life was incredibly full. Every day, she rubbed her aching waist and hoped this batch of students would graduate and leave for their assignments soon.

At last, graduation day arrived.

But the biggest brawl in the university's history broke out as the students were leaving.

Mo Li hid to one side. "Why are they fighting?"

"I heard they all want to take you with them to their assignments. They couldn't agree, so they started fighting."

Mo Li: ?

What kind of monster takes a dorm supervisor along to a new job? Are these monsters lonely or something?

At last, the octopus monster appeared and grabbed Mo Li. "Li Li, come with me first."

Mo Li: "First?"

Octopus monster: "In a month, another monster will come to get you."

Since no one can agree on a winner, Li Li will just have to take turns going to every city!

*This is an indulgent fantasy. The heroine is delicate and adored by everyone, and isn't strong at all. That's the whole point.

*There's no logic. You can tell just by reading the blurb. How could an indulgent fantasy have logic?

*Fictional setting, very fictional. Placeholder for now. I'll add warnings here if needed.

Theme: Hard work pays off