After I Transmigrated as the Villain, I Became a Big Shot by Slacking Off

1. Lin Chen, a modern-day overworked office drone, is a 28-year-old internet programmer who’s spent years working 996 hours. Cautious and skilled at slacking off, he knows all the tropes of web novels. Just before dying suddenly, he finished reading The War God Prince’s Beloved Darling, and knows all too well the tragic fate of the villain who shares his name, Lin Chen.

2. In the book, Lin Chen is the son of the Grand Tutor. Though born into a prominent family, he is narrow-minded and infatuated with the heroine, Su Qingyuan. He repeatedly targets the male lead, Xiao Jue, a War God Prince, and is ultimately stripped of his cultivation, has his family estate confiscated, and sees his entire clan exterminated. He dies a gruesome death. The villain’s actions are all forced by the plot, and he has no free will.

3. After working overtime for 48 hours straight, Lin Chen slumps over his computer and dies suddenly. His soul happens to transmigrate into the book, at the crucial moment when the “villain Lin Chen” has just offended the male lead and is about to face his revenge. The story is still in its early stages, and the villain has yet to make any irreparable mistakes.

4. Lin Chen gives up on pining for the heroine and opposing the male lead. His strategy is to lie flat and save himself: avoid every plot landmine, keep himself and his family alive, and eventually build a peaceful life in ancient times, free from the plot’s control. Later, he may even advance to “rewriting his fate and taking control of his life.”