The socially anxious young man Lin Feng inherits his grandfather’s battered fishing rod. He plans to make a living through fishing livestreams, but on the night of the full moon, he catches a glowing fish that forces him to sing nursery rhymes. From then on, his livestream takes a bizarre turn:
A spirit turtle from the cultivation world pesters him to play chess every day, and when it loses, it sprays water all over the camera. A mechanical fish from a sci-fi world treats his power bank as its main food and secretly hacks into his phone to change his livestream title. Even a young dragon from the immortal cultivation world shows up. One splash from it is enough to send it trending, and viewers rave that it has “the best special effects in Chinese productions.”
Even more absurdly, the creatures he catches recognize him as their master, and they’ll only behave if he fulfills their bizarre demands. Anything he catches on a full-moon night can trigger a rift in space-time, drawing “stowaways” from other worlds and turning his livestream into a cross-species hunt in a flash.
Lin Feng: “I thought I’d make money fishing. How did I end up babysitting creatures from every world?”
The fishing rod rolls its eyes. “You good-for-nothing Host, your ancestors were River Guardians. This rod can stabilize rifts in space-time. Get out there and take responsibility for protecting Earth!”
The platform’s staff lurk in the livestream, acting as “special-effects stand-ins.” A hater goes undercover and becomes a key member of his fan club. After a rival who questioned him is slapped flying by the spirit turtle, he kneels down and begs to become its disciple... Amid the chaotic antics of his daily livestream, Lin Feng grows from a socially anxious man who hides behind the camera into a River Guardian willing to face crises threatening all worlds.
But when he finally catches the space-time anchor fish that can close every rift, he must face the ultimate choice: send his noisy “family” back home, or hold on to the bonds they have formed across countless worlds?
“Everyone, we’re not fishing today. Let’s talk about how to pack a dragon fish’s luggage...” Lin Feng wipes his face as he speaks to the camera. Behind him, a glowing
