· Protagonist: Lin Yi. A modern office drone with dual degrees in history and marketing. Well-versed in the art of manipulation and the weaknesses of human nature, he seems lazy and carefree on the surface, but is actually perceptive and worldly.
· Golden finger: A historical knowledge base with perfect recall, a talent for marketing spin, and exceptional improvisational acting and bluffing skills. He can reinterpret any ancient phenomenon through the lens of “business thinking.”
· Transmigrated identity: A penniless scholar in the Great Sheng dynasty, recently forced out of the Hanlin Academy and about to become tutor to a prince confined to the Cold Palace.
· Core conflict: A decaying dynasty faces internal turmoil and external threats. Aristocratic clans control the government, while the emperor is incompetent and suspicious.
