[Screenshot dated 2020.10.29]
Chong Yun, an obscure singer who sings so off-key it's enough to make the earth swallow him whole, has the misfortune of falling off a cliff during a backpacking trip. When he wakes up, he finds himself surrounded by a bunch of long-haired Taoist priests in shabby robes, each with a decent-looking face.
But a dog is still a dog, and can't spit out ivory:
"Shh, don't talk."
"We didn't save you for any particular reason."
"It's just that you have an extraordinary physique and amazing talent."
"We'd like you to become the head of our temple..."
"We don't ask for much. Just help us get enough to eat."
"No way," Chong Yun refuses flatly. "You can ask me for money, or ask my agency for money, but you can't make me become a charlatan who deceives people!"
The priests smile sweetly:
"Don't rush us. We haven't finished. What we wanted to say was..."
"We're still some distance from the bottom of the cliff."
"So if you don't agree..."
"We'll..."
"Let~ go~!"
Chong Yun: "...Ahaha, head of the temple, right? I'll do it! I'll start right now!"
*
Even after his side gig becomes his main job, Chong Yun doesn't give up on his musical dreams.
The temple is thriving, and in the midst of his busy schedule, he uses his first earnings to release a single. To everyone's astonishment, it shoots to the top of the charts at an incredible speed.
Online reviews:
"She really is unbelievably awful at singing!! She's completely tone-deaf, it's enough to make your ears ring!!"
"But!"
"I got every math problem right while listening to this song!"
"My grandpa heard it and then plowed our fields for fifty miles with our ox!"
"My terminally ill father-in-law happened to hear it, and when he went for a checkup, his tumor had actually shrunk?!"
"My mother was on her deathbed, but after hearing it, she came back to life!!"
Could this cursed, catchy, off-key song really have the miraculous power to bring the dead back to life and restore the body to its pristine state?
Listen! Just listen to the damn thing!
And just like that, Chong Yun became a huge star in the entertainment industry~
* The female lead isn't a Taoist priest, just the person in charge.
* Workers have their own souls, and working makes you a cut above the rest!
* With a temple to lean on, life is easier. Working is glorious!
* This story is also known as "Temple Employee"
Theme: Hold on to both your job and your dreams.