You Asked Me to Shoot a Short Drama, So Why Did I Make In the Name of the People?

After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Hao becomes a low-level screenwriter and director at a short-drama company.

From the start, he’s playing on hell difficulty.

The company has only 270,000 yuan left in its account, all the employees have quit, and investors are at the door demanding answers. Even Su Wanqing, the beautiful, fair-skinned boss, is preparing to sell the company to pay off its debts.

Called in at the eleventh hour, Lin Hao glances at the screen full of domineering CEOs, live-in son-in-laws, and reborn revenge stories, then responds by pitching a realistic short drama, In the Name of the People.

The platforms aren’t interested, his competitors are waiting to laugh, and investors are certain audiences only like watching domineering CEOs get on their knees.

Then the cash-wall scene airs, and the whole internet erupts.

Zhao Dehan becomes a sensation, Qi Tongwei sparks fierce debate, and Li Dakang becomes a phenomenon. Lin Hao manages to drag a small company on the verge of closure back from bankruptcy.

Just as everyone assumes he can only make anti-corruption dramas, Soldiers Sortie bursts onto the scene.

“Living well is what gives life meaning, and doing meaningful things is what it means to live well.”

Then My Chief and My Regiment leaves countless viewers sobbing uncontrollably, The Knockout kicks off a nationwide drama craze, and The Disguiser and Nirvana in Fire follow…