I Asked You to Film the Countryside, Not a Northern Myanmar Industrial Park!

Yang Chen transmigrates into the body of his namesake in a parallel world and enters the First National Young Directors Competition. The theme of the first elimination round is “the countryside.” While the other contestants film rural scenery or villagers’ country life, Yang Chen turns the countryside into a promotional video for an industrial park in Northern Myanmar. “I swear, watching his video makes my kidneys ache.” “He filmed the village dogs like every one of them had several lives on their conscience.” “Is this how cinema taught him to film the countryside? This damn thing is a recruitment promo for an industrial park in Northern Myanmar!” Yang Chen then expands the short film into a full-length drama, Breaking Ice Operation. Not only does it inspire the whole internet to imitate its classic lines, it also turns the village into a byword for fierce local customs. The second elimination round begins. The organizing committee requires the contestants to film a short movie on the theme of “chemistry teachers.” While the other contestants film chemistry teachers giving lessons and conducting experiments at school, Yang Chen instead… Chemistry teachers across the country: Listen to me, thank you, because of you. When the script for Hunting Ice comes out, the entire internet is stunned. “We asked you to film a chemistry teacher. What exactly did you film?” “Ah Wei only wanted to avenge the Opium Wars on our behalf. What did he do wrong?” “Bro, I’m Ren Meina. I want to play the female lead in Hunting Ice. As long as you agree, all future Longwei products will be made available to you first.” And so, a rising star of a director who refuses to follow the usual formulas begins to emerge…