Zhou Qi had been unemployed for months, his cramped rented room piled high with instant noodle boxes. His job search had been a series of setbacks, leaving him disheartened. Then, a mysterious email, like a shooting star in the dark night, brought him a chance to "get rich overnight"—a challenge to open an abandoned nursing home, with a million-dollar prize. The email seemed to pinpoint his past and inner desires. Despite his many doubts, the lure of a million dollars finally made him grit his teeth and click to apply… Zhou Qi had lost count of how many months he'd been unemployed. The cramped rented room reeked of decay, with instant noodle boxes haphazardly piled in the corner. The calendar on the wall was frozen in time, as if time itself had stopped there.