Leaving the Science Reality Show

Jiang Lin was a dirt-poor young Taoist priest. In recent years, fake fortune-tellers had been running rampant, making life difficult for real Taoists, too.

But things had been different over the last couple of days. Jiang Lin felt that something around him was off.

An app called “Beyond Science Reality Show” had appeared on his phone. Every day, supernatural phenomena played out before his eyes like a movie. Even the house he'd lived in for over twenty years started whining that it was too shabby. It threatened to kill itself if he didn't renovate, telling Jiang Lin he'd have to sleep on the street.

That night, Jiang Lin received a notification from the app: “Beyond Science Reality Show” livestream registration was open, and the winner would receive a ten-million-yuan prize.

Listening to his house wail about needing renovations and new clothes, Jiang Lin decided he'd better bite the bullet rather than sleep on the street.

But he never expected the viewers of this godforsaken livestream to be selected at random!

Jiang Lin took a job as an extra to make ends meet, only for the director to invite him to dinner. “I know you! You're the number one streamer on the leaderboard! Master, save me!”

A popular actress asked for his autograph. “Master, I saw those ghosts screaming when you scared them. I figured your autograph could ward off evil, so give me a few extra copies to stick on my door!”

A top idol said, “Master, are you joining the entertainment industry? I don't mean anything by it. I just want to take a picture with you and post it on my feed!”

Ten months later, Jiang Lin won, just as he had expected.

The app not only gave him ten million yuan, but threw in a man for free, too.

The man held him and nuzzled him. “Aren't you happy? The app even gave you its boss!”

Theme: Stand on your own and create a happy life.