[Feel-good power fantasy + no frustrating setbacks + unhinged humor + transmigrate into a survival show + reverse retirement System + lie flat your way to godhood + misunderstandings + showbiz]
Lin Mo transmigrates into a survival show as an independent trainee and gets bound to the [Reverse Retirement System].
As long as his popularity stays low, his ranking stays poor, and he gets eliminated, he can claim a huge retirement payout and go home to lie flat.
So he does everything he can to slack off.
At the initial evaluation, he tries to sing badly, but his voice shatters the sound system, and the mentors declare him a god on the spot.
During the theme song performance, he tries to phone it in, but gets caught with his hands in his pockets and yawning. The whole internet edits him into the pinnacle of world-weary aesthetics.
At the live show, he tries to lead his team to a disastrous performance. But when the backing track cuts out and his microphone goes dead, he casually taps out a rhythm and turns the stage mishap into a legendary moment watched around the world.
“Don’t vote for me. I really don’t want to debut.”
His fans charge up the rankings through tears. “He doesn’t not want to be famous. He just doesn’t want us exploited by the script.”
The more Lin Mo tries to quit, the more hooked the audience gets. The more genuinely he breaks down, the more the whole internet sees him as clear-eyed and sincere.
Then, with 52 million votes and a commanding first-place finish, the full retirement payout window closes.
Only then does Lin Mo understand: the truly terrifying thing isn’t a performance going wrong. It’s that the harder he tries to mess up, the more the world treats him like a god.
The plot direction, the psychological description and analysis of the characters, and the dialogue between the characters are so familiar. I feel like the AI skits on my mother's mobile phone are performed every day, giving a perfect meal to all those who have never eaten before [smile][smile][smile]