Everyone Takes Advice and Imitates Celebrities, but You Start by Playing a God?

Lin Nan was born with a stern face, a piercing gaze, and an imposing presence.

According to ancient books, this was the look of “an immortal, with the majesty of an emperor.”

As it happened, one day a classmate suggested that the online trend of asking immortals for guidance was all the rage. People were imitating all kinds of famous figures, and some were even pretending to be Wu, who had to work a sewing machine. The classmate advised Lin Nan to ask netizens for advice online, saying he might find a way forward.

Lin Nan had always taken advice to heart, so he started a livestream that very day.

[New streamer here, seeking guidance from the immortals.]

“This streamer has an extraordinary air and inspires awe without even getting angry. Why not try playing a divine lord?”

“Good idea. The streamer has an unusual face. Go buy a kasaya and play the Tathagata, sitting in front of the camera and tapping a wooden fish.”

Taking the netizens' advice, Lin Nan bought props and costumes, put on makeup, and studied mythology and folk customs. In the end, he decided to portray the Thunder Department's principal deity, “the Heavenly Worthy of Universal Transformation through Thunder of the Nine Heavens.”

Once everything was ready, Lin Nan wore Nine-Light Cloud-Stepping Shoes and an immortal official's robe, fastened a lightning sash around his waist, and held a male-female whip. He looked as if he had truly become a deity as he sat before the camera, drawing countless viewers who watched and teased him, urging him to show them what he could do.

“By my command, let the power of Heaven and Earth take shape.”

“Thunder God, heed my command!”

Then Lin Nan gave a low shout, forming a hand seal with his left hand and pointing skyward with his right. A deafening clap of thunder boomed, lightning streaked across the sky, and dark clouds surged in!

In an instant, all the viewers were stunned. “Streamer, are you for real?”