[Urban Fantasy + Entertainment Industry + Spiritual Qi Revival + Mythology Descends + Becoming a God Through Acting]
When delivery driver Wang Chen was dragged in at the last minute to play Erlang Shen, everyone waited for him to make a fool of himself.
But the moment he opened his eyes, the set fell utterly silent.
That wasn't an actor's gaze. It was as if a true god had lowered his eyes upon the mortal world.
After the TV series aired, it became a smash hit across the internet, and Wang Chen activated the "Myth Manifestation System": the more viewers believed in the gods he portrayed, the more faith points he gained, and the more divine powers he could bring into reality.
Play Erlang Shen, and a third eye opens on his forehead; play Ji Gong, and the pills he makes really cure illnesses; play the God of Wealth, and a single blessing gets a fan's company listed on the stock exchange; play Sun Wukong, and the phantom of his golden cudgel sweeps across the Western gods.
Everyone thought it was special effects, a script, a publicity stunt.
Until spiritual qi revival brought mythology into the world, and the Western gods competed for faith. Wang Chen stood atop the East, with the phantoms of a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals blotting out the sky behind him.
Wang Chen: "Don't panic. It's all special effects. Believe in science."
It's very nice to look at, and I'm done tasting it.