Back to the '80s: The Beloved Patriot Winning Awards Like Crazy

Li Yang, a superstar from the 23rd century, dies in a plane accident while secretly escorting a national treasure back to her homeland. The Central Intelligence System Bureau grants her a reward: a chance at revival and a compulsory binding to the "Patriotism Cup" points system. She transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name in the 1980s, who is found hanging herself in a hospital ward after being forced into a marriage with a mentally disabled man. The original host was coerced by her greedy grandmother, Li Xiuqin, and her foolishly filial father, Li Qinghui, who prioritized their elder brother’s promotion over his daughter’s life. The bride price of one thousand yuan had already been collected to help the uncle’s family.

Upon regaining consciousness, Li Yang suppresses her shock and assesses her new reality. She possesses a system that rewards good deeds beneficial to the country with points, which can be exchanged for money, supplies, and skills. Determined to change her tragic fate and protect her mother, Zhao Wanrou, she confronts her parents. She demands that her father cut all ties with his mother and brother, threatening to leave with her mother if he refuses. Li Qinghui, realizing his lifelong devotion to his family was misplaced and that his wife and daughter suffered under his mother’s tyranny, agrees. He returns home and forces a disownment document, securing a modest separation for his family.

Li Yang then sets her sights on joining the Nancheng Cultural Troupe, aiming to use her talents to rise in society and defeat her cousin, Li Yao, who stole her engagement and identity in the original story. At the troupe, she encounters a group of arrogant Indian foreign delegates who insult Chinese culture and performers. When their translator fails to convey the foreigners' rude remarks, Li Yang steps forward. She speaks fluent English with a sharp wit, defending her country’s honor. She challenges the foreigners to a series of competitions: singing, dancing, and mental arithmetic. Li Yang dominates each contest, humiliating the Indian delegation and winning a bet of seven thousand dollars, which she donates to the local education bureau to build a positive public image.

Her exceptional talents and patriotic actions catch the attention of the troupe director, Jiang Nianxin. Despite opposition from jealous colleagues and the corrupt department head Zhang Xiaoping, Li Yang is recruited as a first-class dancer and appointed captain of the team heading to the Northwest for a year-long tour. She faces workplace bullying from peers like Cheng Miaoxin but handles them with decisive action. Meanwhile, her grandmother and uncle remain unaware of her success, continuing to plot against her. The story follows Li Yang as she navigates the competitive art world, builds alliances, and prepares for the upcoming tour, determined to become a national star and ensure her family’s prosperity.