I Joined a Boy Band Audition in My Brother's Place and Became a Star

* [Warning: The secret never gets exposed, not even by the end!] *New novel in the author’s column: "Becoming All Kinds of Animals After I Die" is currently being serialized... "A Dazzling Starbound Journey" is a boy group survival show. The public votes to choose seven out of 101 contestants to debut as an idol group. Jiang Yanxi’s older brother was one of the contestants. But on the day the show premiered, Jiang Yanxi had just walked out of her college entrance exam when she got a call from home. “Your brother sleepwalked and broke his leg. He’ll have to pay a penalty of 300,000 yuan to withdraw. Once you get in there, do your best to get eliminated in the first episode.” Jiang Yanxi: ? “My brother and I aren’t even twins. Our height and looks... Anyone with eyes can tell us apart.” Her parents: “Haven’t you seen how many celebrities use Photoshop and lie about their height?” Jiang Yanxi: ...Fair enough. With no other choice, Jiang Yanxi had to take her brother’s place. ** On the day of the competition, Jiang Yanxi was bound to a top-tier star System. Its mission was to help her successfully debut. Jiang Yanxi: “You mean... you want me to compete against them?” "A Dazzling Starbound Journey" was known for its focus on skill, and was considered the gold standard of idol survival shows in China. Contestant A, for instance, was a popular contestant from last season, an all-round ACE. His good looks were his least impressive quality, and he was the classic beautiful, strong, and tragic type. Contestant B had released an album and held a concert. A video of him singing a cappella had won him over a million fans. Contestant C had won an international rap competition and could switch effortlessly between eight languages. Contestant D was the strongest dancer on the planet, flipping through eighteen consecutive backflips and blowing the whole audience away... The other contestants sang or danced. Even those who weren’t especially good at either had at least one impressive talent to show off. When it was Jiang Yanxi’s turn, she stood silent for three seconds, then launched into the national second set of middle school radio calisthenics: "The Times Are Calling". The System swallowed two fast-acting heart pills. Come on, hurry up and get eliminated. You can still go home for summer vacation. But Jiang Yanxi, who had planned to be eliminated in the first round, somehow made it through the second episode, then the third... And in the end, she debuted... As the undisputed center in the history of survival shows. ** The first time its Host had carried it to victory, the System marveled that Jiang Yanxi was born to be an idol. Her beauty left everyone else in the dust, her professional skills were exceptional, and her talent for winning fans over was beyond anyone’s reach. Becoming famous was as easy as breathing... * Jiang Yanxi didn’t know what it meant to win fans over. She only knew that the sea of lights shining beneath the stage was made up of sincere hearts she could never let down. Reader’s Guide: 1. Her identity will never be exposed. Don’t worry about the heroine being found out or threatened. It won’t happen. None of that will happen. 2. The CP is the System. No dating within the group, and no romance while she’s an idol. If idols date, they’re asking for trouble. 3. The heroine is laid-back at first, but shines with confidence later on. Not too late, around chapter 25. 4. The heroine is an all-rounder. She picks up singing and dancing right away, and crushes the other contestants in both popularity and skill. 5. [Includes lots of forum posts!] They’ll be marked in the titles! 6. She pursues both her studies and her career, and won’t give up school to become a celebrity. 7. A feel-good power fantasy with no logic. Turn off your brain and enjoy the ride. Blurb archived on 2024.11.22 [Preview: "Becoming All Kinds of Animals After I Die"] Cheng Shiyun died in a car accident at the age of sixteen. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a kitten who wasn’t even a month old. Cheng Shiyun took it in stride and licked her paw. Ever since she died, she’d been able to turn into all kinds of animals. The last time, she became a fish at a wet market and nearly got eaten. That was a close call. Overjoyed, Cheng Shiyun ran home, but her mother was allergic to cat hair. What was she supposed to do? After three days without food, Cheng Shiyun was rummaging through the trash downstairs when she saw Xie Shijin, her high school deskmate, carrying a bag toward their house. The bag was full of money! It was August, but Xie Shijin was still wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt. When he raised his hand, revealing a stretch of pale wrist bone, Cheng Shiyun saw countless scars. Xie Shijin got into Tsinghua University, and the government awarded him 150,000 yuan. He spent 20,000 yuan on an urn for his grandmother, 80,000 yuan on a burial plot, and slipped the remaining 50,000 yuan into the milk box outside Cheng Shiyun’s door. After delivering the money, Xie Shijin went home, shut the doors and windows, and turned on the gas stove. But then he heard a girl calling his name again and again, just like she had in his dreams countless times, telling him, “Xie Shijin, don’t be afraid.” Xie Shijin opened the door. The tiny kitten scratching at it stumbled onto his shoe, rolled onto her back, and clawed at his trouser leg, crying as she said, “Xie Shijin, Xie Shijin, you finally opened the door. I’m so hungry.” Xie Shijin stood frozen for a long time. Then he slowly crouched down. He reached out several times but didn’t dare touch her, his hand hovering stiffly in midair. His voice trembled as he asked, “Cheng Shiyun, is that you?” Cheng Shiyun: “Meow!!!” You can understand me! Thank goodness! Cheng Shiyun lifted her fluffy head and rubbed it against his palm, meowing, “Xie Shijin, could you please not die? If you die, no one will take care of me.” On the day he registered at university, Xie Shijin carried a cat carrier. His roommate kindly reminded him, “You’re not allowed to keep cats in the dorm.” Xie Shijin gazed at the little sparrow perched by the window, his expression complicated. Pressing his lips together, he asked, “Can I keep a bird?” His roommate: “?” Cheng Shiyun had turned into a little sparrow again. Unable to fly into the dorm, she anxiously fluttered around outside the window. “Xie Shijin, Xie Shijin, let me in already...” Theme: Everyone has dreams