Chapter 27 Transmigrated into a D-List Celebrity I

Chapter 27: I Transmigrated into a D-List Celebrity (Part 1)

"Congratulations, host, on passing the trial task."

"Trial task?"

"Yes, host. The real tasks begin now."

After 006's explanation, Shu Xian finally understood.

The first world was a trial to see what type of tasks suited him best, so the main system could assign minor worlds based on his compatibility.

From now on, tasks would come with a likeability meter and a task tracker that could be checked anytime.

Each task would have assigned points, which could be used to purchase items from the system store.

No wonder there were no points for the previous tasks—they were just trial runs.

However, during that time, Shu Xian had managed to milk the system quite a bit.

The 'Invulnerability Buff,' limited to one hour, was actually worth a thousand points.

He also snagged a permanent pain-free status that could be activated anytime.

He had one more condition in mind, but Shu Xian hadn't thought of it yet.

"Need a break, host?"

"No, let's start the task directly."

"Alright, but I'd like to remind you, host, maybe don't say goodbye before leaving in the future."

"It only makes them sadder after you're gone. It's better not to get so emotionally attached from the start."

What 006 said made sense.

Shu Xian nodded.

"I understand."

"Good. Starting your next task now. Beginning transmission..."

"Shu Xian!"

"Shu Xian! The director is calling you."

A fellow participant next to him gave him a gentle nudge.

"Huh? What?"

Shu Xian looked up at the man who looked annoyed—he must be the director calling him.

"I asked, which contestant has caught your eye?"

The director impatiently repeated the question.

Shu Xian glanced around the room. Both men and women were all strikingly attractive.

Having just transmigrated, he was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he replied, "Um, not yet. I'll need to get to know them better to know."

A few guests gave him disdainful looks upon hearing his words. Everyone knew this nobody was only here for the A-list movie star.

"Get to know them better," indeed.

If this aired, he'd be ripped to shreds by the star's fans.

Shu Xian endured the awkwardness and finished the opening interview. Only after returning to his room did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Can't you do a better job with the transmission? What if I said something wrong while being thrown into the deep end?"

It was nerve-wracking. The situation was even more stressful than giving a speech in front of the class back in school.

"Your character is a dim-witted D-lister who constantly leeches off the movie star's popularity. It doesn't matter if you say something wrong."

...

So blunt, huh.

"Send me the plot."

"Alright, host. Please receive."

Shu Xian flipped through the plot in his mind while memories belonging to the original body surfaced.

Simply put, his existence was to serve as a foil for the male protagonist, highlighting his kindness and goodness through contrast.

The male protagonist was named Li Ye, also in the entertainment industry. Unlike Shu Xian,

Li Ye came from a poor background. To pay for his mother's surgery, he worked at a bar where a talent scout discovered him, changing his fate.

He climbed to his current third-tier status entirely through his own hard work.

In the story, he was the white moonlight for many fans.

As for the main love interest, there was no specific character in the book—it was an open ending.

Thus, many outstanding men would be drawn to the male protagonist's hard work and resilience.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a gambling father, a sick mother with no money for treatment, a sister in school, and his own broken life."

Truly fitting for a novel, the sense of destiny was overwhelming.

He couldn't help but want to be nice to him.

"Alright, stop overthinking."

"Li Ye has already earned enough money for his mother's treatment. His father was also sent to prison by him for gambling and brawling."

"Besides, he only has a younger brother, no sister. He's not broken at all and could probably punch your head off with one hit."

Shu Xian was displeased. What did he mean by "punch your head off"?

"Whose side are you on?"

"Ah, just kidding. I just wanted it to rhyme."

006 had a little rap dream too~

"Hmph, then what's my task?"

"Your task is to steal the 'gaze' of Li Ye."

Gaze?

"That means everyone who likes him—you have to steal their attention. Reaching a favorability score of sixty counts as success."

"There are so many people who like him, how am I supposed to steal all of it?"

"The system will give you prompts. Just focus on stealing the 'gaze' of the key figures."

"Alright."

The original body Shu Xian transmigrated into was from a pretty wealthy family.

His parents' doting let him chase after stars recklessly, and his older brother couldn't stand him either.

The original host just loved to stir up trouble, and later, his family's business was ruined by Li Ye's admirers.

The whole family ended up homeless.

Anyway, the ending was quite tragic.

"006, if I'm here now, where did the original host go?"

Shu Xian was curious.

"If a task requires our intervention, it means there was an issue."

"Before the host arrived, the original plot was handled by AI simulation to carry out tasks, which is why there were some ridiculous scenes when you transmigrated."

"As for the original host, he never really existed. It was a plot hole, so you're here to patch it up."

"Hmm, got it."

That's pretty wild.

Shu Xian looked at himself in the mirror. The AI's handling was indeed a bit off—it had dyed his hair all sorts of colors.

Classic.

With this hairstyle, no wonder no female guests would be into him.

After this dating show, he'll dye it back and become a handsome guy,

charming all the ladies.

In the original plot, Li Ye is also joining the dating show tomorrow. Li Ye will be responsible for attracting the male guests' attention.

And he'll be responsible for attracting the ladies' attention, hehe.

Time for some sweet romance.

006 seemed to sense his thoughts and said:

"Please focus on getting the mission progress to at least halfway before daydreaming."

"Besides, based on my years as a system, I estimate you probably like guys."

"Don't lead the ladies on."

"?"

He's never even been in a relationship, so how would he know? He doesn't believe it.

Hmph.