I Went Viral After Taking the Civil Service Exam on a Talent Show

Pei Youning had worked herself to the bone in her previous life and finally passed the civil service exam. But on her very first day at work, she transmigrated into a talent competition novel set in the entertainment industry.

In the story, Pei Youning couldn't sing or dance, had zero social skills, and relied on marketing her beauty and putting others down to climb the ladder. Before she could even debut, she'd made herself the most hated person on the internet.

The show's official Weibo account was overrun. Hundreds of thousands of netizens demanded that she withdraw.

She could withdraw, sure, but first she had to pay 30 million in breach-of-contract fees.

Pei Youning thought for two seconds, took out her phone, and opened the Higher Education Student Information website.

Great, she had a bachelor's degree.

She could take the civil service exam again!

At the first performance, the other contestants were busy memorizing lyrics and choreography, each of them wishing they could split themselves in two.

Pei Youning sat in a corner of the waiting area, quietly working on civil service exam questions.

The livestream camera panned over to her, and netizens started mocking her.

[Trying so hard to look serious. Do you even know how to read?]

[Daily question: When is Pei Youning going to get out of showbiz?]

[Wait... Everyone from City C is from the south. Some people from City C aren't teachers. Which of the following can be deduced?

A: Some people from the south are teachers

B: Some people from the south aren't teachers

C: ...

D: ...]

[What kind of trash question is this?]

Pei Youning: Easy. The answer is B.

Netizens: [???]

They checked the answer, and it really was!

At the second performance, each group livestreamed to campaign for votes. Everyone had to perform a talent, and her teammates all showed off their best skills.

When it was Pei Youning's turn, she couldn't sing, but she could rattle off a thousand-character policy essay without missing a beat.

The netizens started mocking her again. [Heh, did she plagiarize it? She must've been sobbing under the covers all night while memorizing her script!]

[Wait... This is last year's civil service exam question. The plagiarism check says it's completely original!]

Netizens: [???]

[Let me test her with a question!]

Then came the second question... and the third...

The campaign livestream turned into a civil service exam tutoring session in the blink of an eye.

Passersby: [???] Did I wake up in the wrong world? I wandered into a lecture by a master teacher!

Pei Youning went viral every time she livestreamed. She sparked a nationwide passion for studying, and even official media accounts liked and reposted her videos!

Her haters fell to their knees in apology. [Ningning isn't an idol, she's a mentor!]

[Without Pei Youning, who else will give me free lessons?]

[I hereby declare Pei Youning the best civil service exam teacher!]

Pei Youning became famous, and she passed the exam!

The first version of this blurb was written in May 2023 and revised on November 21, 2024.

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