Rebirth + national soccer team + comedic slacking + play the pig to eat the tiger
Former national team captain Lin Yuan made a fatal mistake in his first life, ruining his reputation. After retiring, he died horribly in a hot pot restaurant. Now reborn on the substitutes’ bench of the U-19 national team at age 19, he’s ranked even lower than the third-choice goalkeeper!
Having seen enough of the national team’s troubles, he decides to slack off completely this time around: no running, no fighting, no competing with his teammates. He sets out to become the national team’s resident stand-up comedian, even turning the locker room into a branch of Deyun Club!
In a training match, he instinctively makes a world-class pass, leaving everyone stunned. He grins and says, “That’s the footwork I picked up practicing menu recitations. Standard stuff, don’t make a fuss!”
Tactical meetings become open-mic nights, team conflicts are settled with jokes, and whenever teammates argue, he cracks wise. The whole team’s morale shoots through the roof.
No one knows that his jokes are actually top-tier tactical advice. His teammates follow them, and score in every match!
In the decisive match of the final qualifying round, he comes on as a substitute in the 89th minute. One joke leaves the opposing goalkeeper baffled, and he scores the easy winner to seal qualification!
The world laughs at him as a soccer clown. He scores just three goals in his career, yet leads his team to lift the World Cup.
Then a documentary airs, revealing cabinets full of tactical notes and footage of him reviewing matches alone late at night. The whole internet is moved to tears:
The funniest man of all was the true heart and soul of the national team!
