Siheyuan: The Remarkable Life of Xu Damao, an Old Rogue

Xu Damao, a modern-day man from Daxu Village on the outskirts of Beijing, happens to visit the capital and unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Xu Damao from the fan fiction Love in the Courtyard. A well-read fan of web novels, he discovers that he has become the sworn enemy of Silly Zhu, the only good person in the courtyard! The entire courtyard is against him!

To survive there, and to save this silly young man while breaking the retirement-minded clique's control over the courtyard, Xu Damao draws on his knowledge of the plot. First, he beats Silly Zhu into submission, then drives a wedge between the three courtyard elders, successfully establishing himself in the neighborhood.

Later, while showing movies in the countryside, Xu Damao discovers that his late grandparents and parents are living in this world too. This gives his life even more purpose...