Hu Qianyu, an unknown director buried in the film industry, is reborn at age twenty-two.
Looking at the streets of 2008, when the film industry was full of golden opportunities, she seizes her chance to start over and vows to make a classic that will shake the world.
The next second, the System coldly announces:
[Make an absolutely terrible movie with an overall rating below 2.0 on every platform]
Hu Qianyu: ...
So I have to finish the mission before I can worry about art, huh!
A newcomer screenwriter offers her a polished, high-quality script?
The plot is too rich, the pacing too gripping. No good.
Replace it with a hack who phones it in and milks the budget!
A top actress volunteers, with award-worthy acting?
She's too good, and could raise the rating. No good.
Replace her with an ugly son or daughter of some tycoon!
Cut corners on costumes, makeup, and props wherever possible. Skimp on filming. Let the plot's logic crumble to dust.
On the day filming wrapped, Hu Qianyu looked at the finished movie, deeply satisfied.
With a disaster like this, a 2.0 rating was guaranteed.
But after it premiered, its rating skyrocketed and the reviews exploded with praise!
Audiences called it the year's greatest satire, the pinnacle of dark comedy, and a masterpiece packed with sophisticated metaphors!
Hu Qianyu looked at the rating surging toward 9 and covered her face in despair.
She really only wanted to make a terrible movie. What would it take to get a rating below 2.0?!
Theme: Even a genius needs to pour in hard work
