Five Haters System: The Comeback of an F-List Star in Chinese Showbiz

Chen Mo, a washed-up nobody, accidentally binds himself to the [Variety Show King System] and is forced to join the first season of Hahahahaha, a show known as “variety TV hell.” He thought he was only there to make up the numbers, but then At the Zhoushan docks, he sang “Worries” so movingly that he made an entire street cry, and the video went viral across the internet. While hauling bricks in Jingdezhen, he triggered a hidden mission and had an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage chasing after him to take him as a disciple. Beneath Xi’an’s city walls, he went head-to-head with the production crew, whose directors were driven to despair by his unconventional tactics... Deng Chao patted him on the shoulder. “Xiao Chen, are you really here to take part in the show, or are you here to wreck the set?” Lu Han shook his head with a laugh. “I thought I was here on vacation. Turns out I’m here to witness the birth of a monster rookie.” Chen He wailed, “Director! This guy’s cheating! Can’t you ban his account or something?” Meanwhile, Chen Mo watched the notifications pop up one after another on the System screen [Ding! Iconic moment “Street-Side Singing King” achieved. Popularity +100,000!] [Ding! Hidden achievement “Production Crew’s Nemesis” unlocked. Special skill “Spot Rule Loopholes” awarded!] [Ding! Host’s popularity has surpassed one million. Main quest unlocked: Become the nation’s top variety show king!] He quietly put the screen away and smiled at the camera with an innocent, harmless look. “Chao-ge, where are we going to set up the production crew next... I mean, where are we going to experience life?” This is a comeback story that begins with Haha. From an understudy nobody cared about to the most unpredictable “wild card” in Chinese entertainment; From a 50-yuan survival challenge to building an entertainment empire of his own.