Lying flat isn't giving up. It's about rediscovering the meaning of life.
Having someone by your side to lie flat with is the real joy.
Zhang Fan is an IT programmer in the 21st century. With AI replacing so many jobs and roles, he works hard to avoid being replaced, doing the work of three people on his own and staying late every night until two in the morning. At last, while fixing a bug, he collapses at work after another late night. At the same time, in another world, a recent graduate also named Zhang Fan is looking for a programmer job. After three months without finding work he likes, he gets drunk late at night and gives up on himself. He eventually dies from staying up too late and drinking too much. The Zhang Fan from the 21st century transmigrates into this world. Having seen through the grind of life, he stops working himself to the bone for a thankless job and joins the scrap-recycling business instead.
