Five Ha: You Were Told to Travel on a Budget, So Why Are You Putting on a Show?

[Ensemble cast from Five Hammers, lighthearted comedy] [Not sure yet whether it will have multiple female leads or one]

One moment, Li Xingye was an entertainment mogul with an Oscar and a Grammy in hand;

the next, after stopping to watch the commotion in gun-happy America, a stray bullet sent him into the body of an obscure singer mocked across the internet for singing off-key.

Good news: his cousin is Deng Chao, and the Five Hammers crew is willing to take him in.

Bad news: head director Wang Zhengyu not only puts him on the show for no pay, but has also arranged a livestream from start to finish, eager to watch him embarrass himself in front of everyone.

Li Xingye grinned. "This variety show couldn't have come at a better time."

With a beat-up guitar, he brings the whole internet to tears;

With one second of a melody, he makes Old Wang's wallet tremble;

With a suona, he plays so well the director starts questioning his life.

While everyone else gets pranked by the crew, he turns the pier into a seafood stall and the woodshed into a barbecue camp, while casually racking up a mountain of emotional points.

The paid trolls attack him? No rush. He sings live and proves them wrong on the spot.

Director Wang sets a challenge? No problem. The rules can be turned against him.

Invitations to CCTV galas, music platforms fighting over his songs, and the whole internet clamoring for new tracks: Li Xingye's career takes off while Wang Zhengyu's blood pressure soars.

Then the sea-fishing competition begins. Li Xingye confidently declares himself the "Little Fishing Prince," but while everyone else reels in a huge haul, he spends the whole afternoon catching nothing.

"I'm fishing like Jiang Taigong: the willing will take the bait."

"So where are the fish?"

"Maybe... they weren't willing."

This is a variety-show journey from being mocked across the internet to becoming a breakout star, along with the hilarious daily battle of Director Wang Zhengyu digging one pit after another and Li Xingye turning them all back on him.

Singing, pulling stunts, exploring the shore, and fishing: the emotional points keep piling up. As for whether Old Wang can still hold on to his dignity as a director, tune in to the next episode.