An Idol's Plan to Restart Their Career in Ancient Times

01.

Tan Shuyi, a natural-born idol, transmigrates into the body of a pipa player famous far and wide. She's about to take the stage.

But she doesn't know how to play the pipa at all.

A million ideas flash through her mind: climb a wall, jump out a window, pretend to be sick... Anything to escape.

If this were modern times, getting humiliated onstage would just mean being laughed at, losing fans, getting dropped by her agency, and paying damages... As long as she could get over it, at least her life wouldn't be in danger.

But in ancient times, who could guarantee she wouldn't die?

02.

Pei Ketan, a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. His post looks like an idle sinecure, but in reality, he's the emperor's fixer.

He loves listening to Lady Furong play the pipa, but one day she suddenly becomes unable to play. Not only that, the emperor's maternal uncle gives the celebrated beauty of the capital, Lady Furong, to him as a concubine.

Pei Ketan keenly senses that some earth-shaking conspiracy must lie behind it all.

So he willingly sells himself and becomes her talent manager. Before long, he is ready to obey any command and serve at her direction.

03.

Of course people in ancient times were fans, too.

Fans crowd around the stage, cheering for the performances of famous men. Throwing fruit until carriages overflow and watching Wei Jie to death, the ancients were every bit as enthusiastic about celebrities as people today, if not more so.

What if the boy band doesn't have enough members? Then hold open auditions!

Only those with the best talent, the most impeccable conduct, and the strongest public support qualify to join us and debut as a group.

Come on, everyone. Learn how to be an idol with me.

Reading Guide:

1. If there's a ranking event, updates will follow its schedule; otherwise, updates will be every other day. New chapters go up at 7:00 p.m. I have plenty of chapters saved up, so you can count on me to finish the story. I always reply to comments, and I might even send a little red packet.

2. This is a lighthearted alternate-history story. The business, idol, and commercial aspects are all nonsense, so please don't take them seriously.

3. One-on-one romance, happy ending, with a modern-day bonus story. There are absolutely no other romantic storylines for the male or female lead.

Check out my completed story, "I Opened a Divorce Mediation Office in Ancient Times," on my profile. It's another lighthearted alternate-history story, featuring a shady lawyer and a wicked vice minister.

Also, here are some upcoming stories, my dears! I'll start whichever one gets a favorite first, so take a look and favorite the premise you find more interesting. Please, please, please! Sending you a big heart!!

1. "Better to Be a Street Wanderer Than an Evil Mother-in-Law"

A young woman transmigrates twelve years into the future and becomes an evil mother-in-law. She bravely kicks everyone to the curb.

2. "A Salary of Two Hundred Thousand a Month. Stay by My Side"

Can you stop pretending to love me? Do you think I don't know you just don't want to pay me a year's worth of compensation?

3. "Illuminating the Dust"

Take him down. Put up with it for a moment, and he disturbs my cultivation. Take a step back, and he disrupts my resolve.

Theme: Gold shines wherever it is