Lin Wan binds herself to the “Labor Is Glorious” System and travels to factories across different decades to work as a female laborer.
At a textile mill in the 1950s, veteran worker Hao Jianhong scolds her: “You little girl, you can’t even work a spinning machine, and you think you can be named a model worker?”
Lin Wan buries herself in practice and innovates weaving techniques. Hao Jianhong is left speechless: “Your hands... are steadier than mine, and I’ve been weaving all my life!”
At a machinery plant in the 1960s, the workshop supervisor slams the table: “A woman working on machine tools? Ridiculous!”
Lin Wan quietly designs plans for a new machine tool. The supervisor stares at the machine in operation, dumbfounded: “Th-this has doubled our efficiency?”
At a steelworks in the 1970s, her coworkers mock her: “With those skinny arms and legs, you think you can smelt steel?”
Lin Wan improves the steelmaking process, and the factory newspaper runs a front-page headline: “Comrade Lin Wan: A Pioneer of Technical Innovation Amid the Sparks of Steelmaking!”
At an electronics factory in the 1980s, a Hong Kong businessman gives her a hard time: “What would a mainland girl know about precision components?”
Lin Wan leads her team through a technical breakthrough, and their products are exported overseas. The businessman smiles obsequiously as he presents an order: “Engineer Lin, you’re the real expert!”
In the 1990s, a food factory is on the verge of bankruptcy. Lin Wan submits a proposal to invest in the company in exchange for shares.
Just as the dying factory comes back to life, the System suddenly prompts her: “Ultimate energy unlocked. Host, would you like to return to your original world?”
