After spending several years struggling in the big city, Lin Yu finally loses his job.
With what little savings he has left in his pocket, he drags his luggage back to a small fishing village on the South China Sea, planning to live out his days in the old house his grandfather left him.
But on his first day back, he finds a rare, premium green crab in a crevice between the rocks, exposed by the receding tide.
One pot of green crab congee smells so good that tourists can’t tear themselves away.
From that day on, Lin Yu repairs fishing boats, gathers seafood, casts nets, grows vegetables, and dries fish. His life grows brighter and brighter.
Lights glow in the once-dilapidated courtyard, the quiet pier comes alive again, and the island, deserted for years, slowly becomes a place everyone longs to visit.
The tide ebbs and flows, and the seasons pass with three meals a day.
After years of struggling in the city, Lin Yu loses his job and drags his luggage back to his island hometown.
On his first day home, he finds a premium green crab in a crevice between the rocks, and at that very moment, activates the Island Life System.
Gathering seafood earns upgrades, fishing brings rewards, and cooking signature dishes unlocks the locations of rare seafood.
From then on, while everyone else goes home empty-handed, Lin Yu piles flower crabs, splendid spiny lobsters, and large yellow croaker at his feet.
His pot of green crab congee goes viral, his seafood banquets sell for sky-high prices, his old fishing boat is replaced by a luxury fishing yacht, and his leaky old house becomes a seaside restaurant.
He helps the whole village raise oysters, dry fish, and open guesthouses, transforming their quiet island into a popular vacation destination, step by step.
A reporter asks him the secret to his success.
Lin Yu looks at the hold full of seafood he has just brought ashore and replies with a smile:
“I’ve got good luck. There’s always something in the sea waiting for me to find it.”
