Slacking Off on a Dating Show: I Became a Top-Tier Star by Sleeping

[Dating reality show] + [theme: doing the bare minimum] + [laid-back big shot character] + [lighthearted style] + [the whole internet eventually comes around]

Mocked as “the poorest contestant in history” from the start, Jiang Chen only wants to take a paid vacation on a dating show and coast until filming ends. While a top-tier star sweats it out in the gym, he sleeps on the sofa until day turns to night. While the actresses compete to make the most exquisite breakfasts, he gets by with a carton of cold milk and some dry toast. Everyone thinks he’s just a background extra there to fill a slot, and waits for the whole internet to curse him into quitting showbiz.

But who could have guessed that he’d turn down a seaside villa in favor of a sofa, and become the “Sofa Hero” worshipped by the whole internet? That one casual mention of the “Maillard reaction” would turn a top-tier star’s kitchen disaster into a science lesson? That even though the whole internet was certain he’d get zero votes, he’d be happier than anyone?

When he casually strums his guitar and plays a masterpiece, the whole internet erupts: We told you to take it easy, not to crush everyone with your next-level skills!