Chu Yan had worked herself to the bone, relying on her own efforts to build a prosperous life. Then she was selected to join a survival-and-business variety show. Only after becoming a player did she learn that she was the aloof, otherworldly first love in the male lead's heart in a male-oriented romance novel.
The male lead was her wealthy ex-boyfriend, with whom she had already broken up after a contract relationship. The female lead was her best friend of ten years.
In this survival show, Chu Yan was supposed to become a stepping stone for the leads' mutually redemptive romance, have the female lead expose her as a "greedy businesswoman," and die miserably beneath the male lead's disappointed gaze as he said, "I never thought you'd be this kind of person."
Chu Yan: "..."
She politely turned down the pair's invitation to team up and explored the survival show alone.
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Death Livestream is an extremely popular survival-and-business variety show throughout the interstellar world. Its appeal lies in watching players survive the terrifying monsters in each instance, open shops, expand their businesses, and earn enough money to leave.
One day, the audience discovered an oddball in the livestream: Chu Yan.
In the zombie siege instance, while other players opened weapon shops, supermarkets, and pharmacies, she opened a cosmetic surgery clinic specializing in aesthetic treatments for zombies.
The Zombie King, who was supposed to make every player tremble, shyly pranced into her shop in tiny steps, wearing a floral print: "Sweetheart, want a skin booster injection today? Mwah!"
And so, humans and zombies lived together in peace.
In the deep-sea terror instance, while other players opened martial arts schools, gyms, and swimming pools, she opened an aquarium, perfectly solving the problem of the man-eating sea folk living and finding jobs on the mainland.
The Sea Folk King, who was supposed to destroy the world, ranted in the aquarium, "Any boss who makes their employees work 996 is a monster!"
The visitors all sighed sympathetically. It turned out the sea folk and humans shared the same enemy: decorative lampposts.
And so, humans and the sea folk lived together in peace.
She also opened a barbershop in the Hundred Ghosts Roaming instance, a mahjong parlor in the Bionic Human Crisis instance, and a hot pot restaurant in the Perfect Figure instance...
It was as if she never needed rest. She ran her shops twenty-four hours a day, constantly coming up with new ideas. Anyone who wanted to copy her success had to pay a franchise fee, driving the other players to question their lives.
The interstellar audience: "She's! So! Special!"
While Chu Yan was happily running her shops, the female lead showed up with the male lead, hoping to expose Chu Yan's money-grubbing true nature in front of her current contract boyfriend, a super-rich man.
The female lead: "Is there even a shred of true love between you and him? You're only after his money!"
Chu Yan declared, "Please don't sully our pure business relationship with your filthy love! The only thing I love in this life is money! I will never part from money, in life or death!"
The male and female leads: "..."
Her contract boyfriend, who was money given a human form: "///"
S-So direct!
2022/7/25
Theme: Prosperity, democracy, civility, and harmony.