I Donate the Entire Box Office: I Make Films Only to See People Off

Gu Yan graduated with a degree in directing, only to find himself unemployed from the moment he entered the industry. Just as he was falling into poverty, he unexpectedly became bound to the Regret-Redemption System. The System randomly selects profound regrets left behind by the deceased and generates a one-of-a-kind screenplay. Gu Yan must turn it into a film. After its theatrical release, all box-office earnings are donated anonymously in his name to charities related to that regret. All he himself receives are the System's rewards: directing skills and filmmaking technology that surpass the times. And so, a madman appeared in the film industry. He made a film about a modern war that nobody cared about, just to redeem the regret of a veteran who couldn't bring his comrades home. When it premiered, the entire internet was in tears. He made an art-house film nobody believed in, just to recreate the lost youth of two lovers who had missed their chance, making countless viewers cry in theaters until they could barely breathe. Every one of his films was a box-office smash, yet he still lived in a rented room and ate instant noodles. He was hailed as the poorest director to earn tens of billions at the box office, and as a saint who was nothing like a saintly do-gooder. When interviewed, Gu Yan simply said, calmly, “Me? I'm just a ferryman, helping people bid farewell to this world.”