Lu Renjia was a 996 programmer in his previous life. In this one, he's a good-for-nothing with a mixed Five Elements spiritual root.
On his first day after transmigrating, a spiritual-root test reveals that he has all five elements, which cancel each other out. Everyone laughs. He doesn't panic, because the tattered book in his arms tells him someone will break off an engagement tomorrow.
The next day, before the young lady who came to break off the engagement can say a word, he nods. "Agreed. What's the penalty fee?"
Young lady: ???
Tattered book: Drama points +10.
Lu Renjia gets it. Everyone in this world is an actor, and he's the extra without a script. So what if he's an extra? Extras can steal the spotlight, too.
He steals the show from engagement-breaking stories, face-slapping stories, reborn heroes, and System Hosts. As he keeps stealing scenes, he goes from the menial servants' peak to the top of the outer sect, then from Zhongzhou all the way to the Heavens Beyond.
Until he meets the person who writes the scripts.
That person has no face and speaks softly. "Do you know? Every time you steal a scene, there's a story that no one will read anymore."
Lu Renjia falls silent for a moment, then asks, "Does anyone write your story?"
For the first time, the faceless figure is stunned.
Another unemployed programmer, what a pity