As the climate warms, temple caretakers across the city go on vacation together. Taking advantage of their absence, spirits who have slept for a hundred years seize the temples and impersonate deities to collect offerings.
They're just not very good at the job.
Someone prays to get into one of China's top universities, only to end up on bus route 985.
Someone prays for a soldier boyfriend, and their older brother promptly enlists.
Someone prays to get rich, then gets laid off the next day and cries like a dog over their severance pay.
The lotus spirit, serene as still water, says, "Let things take their course. Everything happens as it should."
The willow tree monster hands out business cards and works the diplomatic circuit: "Want more offerings? Scan the code and follow us to get a blessed red string."
The dandelion, stressed out and losing hair, asks, "Why is that statue of the God of Wealth moving..."
Then the new financial consultant slaps a pile of messed-up accounts on the table:
"Do you people even know what a KPI is?"
The spirits tremble in fear. This human is terrifying.
No one knows that he's the true God of Wealth of this temple. He'd only just awakened from his statue when he was forced to take a pay cut and start working again.
To reclaim control of the temple, he bears the humiliation and pretends to be a temp worker.
Six months later...
The God of Wealth looks at the lotus spirit sunbathing, and his heart skips a beat.
Wait, he's here to reform the workplace, not fall in love!
Couple: The money-minded true God of Wealth (top) x the go-with-the-flow lotus spirit (bottom)
A chaotic mix of spirits.
Theme: Your wish has been reassigned. Please accept this other kind of happy ending.
