The divorce reality show Old Love, New Flame began filming. Her ex-husband, Li Zeya, showed off his affection with his mistress, Bai Weiwei, while Shen Nianqing lounged in a corner in a gray hoodie, eating potato chips. Bai Weiwei pretended to fall and spill red wine, but a line of giant golden text popped up above her head: "The bag Li Zeya gave me is so ugly." The whole internet exploded. Was there something supernatural going on with this show?
A "lie flat System" appeared in Shen Nianqing's mind: as long as she didn't go out of her way to cause trouble, all the malice directed at her would automatically rebound on its source. Li Zeya tried to humiliate her in public, only to end up looking like Wu Dalang, with a flag advertising baked flatbread above his head, kneeling to propose to her. Bai Weiwei tried to make up rumors about an affair, but her mouth wouldn't obey her, and she blurted out the details of her own cheating instead.
One spectacular scene of backstabbing after another unfolded. Her ex went from CEO to a laughingstock across the internet, while the tax affairs of Bai Weiwei's family came under investigation. Shen Nianqing never stood up once. At the very end, she said, "Forgiving you is God's job. Mine is to send you to meet God. But first, you'll have to meet the prison guards."
The second season was announced, and she was still lying down. When a new guest asked for her secret, she pointed above her head:
"Lie flat, and you can watch them kneel."
**True victory while lying flat isn't about doing nothing. It's about making the bad guys do everything for you.
