You Said We Were Making a Bad Movie, So Why Did You Sweep the Oscars?

[Entertainment industry + delusions of grandeur + reverse trope of losing money + readers demanding updates]

Shen Fei, a third-rate director, awakens the Entertainment Loss System. As long as his movies lose money, he can convert the losses into personal wealth at a rate of 100 to 1!

Desperate to lose money, Shen Fei racks his brains.

He picks the most absurd scripts, casts actresses universally hated online and pretty faces with no acting ability, and hires cheap recent college graduates for the special effects.

To make sure the movies flop, he also insists on zero publicity and releases them during unpopular time slots.

Shen Fei lies in his office, eagerly waiting for his movie to leave theaters so he can get rich.

But on opening day, countless film critics burst into tears in the theater!

“The plot seems absurd on the surface, but it’s actually a profound satire of modern society!”

“He turned the universally hated lead actress into an award-worthy portrait of heartbreak! A genius! Shen Fei is an absolute directorial genius!”

Looking at the box-office report showing over a billion on opening day and a record-breaking run, along with a flood of heavyweight investors showing up to throw money at him and beg to work together, Shen Fei clutched his hair and broke down sobbing:

“Stop hyping it up! I really just wanted to make a terrible movie!”