The little-known actress Tong Yan was at the end of her rope when she suddenly got bound to a character-raising app. The game System said that as long as she pleased players and encouraged them to spend money in-game, she would receive all kinds of generous rewards.
Pleasing players and getting them to spend money would earn her a fortune in funds and resources. Was it worth it? Absolutely!
Having lived in poverty for so long, Tong Yan plastered on a smile, gritted her teeth, and went for it. As it turned out, her game strategy worked brilliantly. Countless players poured money into the game for her, making her path to stardom smooth sailing and sending her career into overdrive.
Tong Yan was quite satisfied with the arrangement, until one day at a lavish celebration banquet, she received feedback from the System. It said that the big-shot players who had spent money on her had all reached the maximum achievement score, and that the game could now switch to real-life character-raising mode. The chibi game graphics would become real-life visuals. As a reward, the System also revealed the identities of the players who had maxed out their spending.
That was when Tong Yan realized that every one of those big-shot players was someone she couldn't afford to offend: award-winning actors and actresses, screenwriters and directors, legendary singers, and even... the wealthy young heirs of Jiangcheng, the people she absolutely couldn't afford to cross?!
And on that very day, they were all at the celebration banquet. The instant the game visuals turned into real-life ones, they all seemed to realize something at once and turned to stare at Tong Yan...
Tong Yan: ...Holy crap?! The game System set me up! What kind of massive identity-reveal nightmare is this? Um, everyone, please don't be mad. I only wanted to make a quick buck and leave. I've made enough now, so can I quit the industry? Please? QAQ!
Theme: Hard work pays off
