Lin Sen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Sen (林森)
Alias(es)	SenSen; “Young Master” 2 47
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lin Family / Lin Corporation; investor in Wilderness Survival and Trainee 1 42 43
Occupation/Role	Wealthy second-generation heir, entertainment investor, and Trainee contestant 1 46 47
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Lin Sen retains memories of a previous life in which he struggled in the entertainment industry and feared poverty. Reborn into the wealthy Lin family, he compensates through conspicuous spending and an intense attachment to the security his current wealth provides. 46 47

In the prior timeline, Jiang Fang died during the opening parachute jump of Wilderness Survival, causing the program to end and inflicting severe losses on Lin Sen as its largest investor. Lin Sen expected this outcome to remain unchanged, joined the show partly to approach the future-successful Long Aozhi, and was unsettled when Jiang Fang’s survival altered events. 1 20 35

Appearance

Lin Sen is described as a good-looking, delicate-featured young man who carefully maintains a polished image, including deliberate makeup and expressions designed to appear fragile or pitiful. 10 14 50

• Favours luxury clothing, skincare products, accessories, and jewelry. 46 47
• Uses a soft, tearful appearance to reinforce his public persona during conflicts. 10 18
• His extravagant Trainee luggage sharply contrasts with Jiang Fang’s modest belongings. 46 47

Personality

Lin Sen is highly image-conscious and regards public sympathy as a resource. He habitually frames himself as conciliatory, considerate, or unfairly misunderstood while subtly shifting blame onto others. His performances are convincing enough to gain the support of inexperienced contestants and viewers, though more perceptive people—including Jiang Fang and Gu Siyu—recognize his manipulation. 6 10 47

He is opportunistic rather than loyal. Although he privately dislikes Bai Ziyu, he comforts him publicly in hopes of benefiting from Bai’s fanbase; similarly, he attempts to secure Long Aozhi’s favor while quietly resenting being treated as a subordinate. 6 9

Lin Sen’s insecurity becomes especially apparent when Jiang Fang outperforms him. He responds to humiliation with resentment, staged vulnerability, paid rumors, and attempts to use capital to regain control, but these schemes repeatedly backfire. 49 50

Abilities & Skills

Social Manipulation

Lin Sen uses carefully worded apologies, soft displays of vulnerability, and indirect accusations to make others defend him or blame his opponents.

• Publicly comforted Bai Ziyu while privately enjoying Bai’s conflict with Jiang Fang and hoping to win Bai’s fans. 6
• Turned Bai Ziyu’s criticism after the failed fishing trip into a tearful apology intended to gain Long Aozhi’s protection. 10
• Used fake sweetness in the Trainee dormitory to imply that Jiang Fang had mistreated or misunderstood him. 47
• His tactics are less effective against people who recognize the performance, such as Jiang Fang, Qin Yan, and Gu Siyu. 2 14 47

Capital and Entertainment Influence

As an investor and Lin family heir, Lin Sen can use money and industry connections to influence productions and public discussion.

• Served as Wilderness Survival’s largest investor. 1
• Invested in Trainee and arranged for Jiang Fang to receive an invitation, intending to turn him into a public foil. 42 43
• Commissioned marketing accounts and paparazzi to spread claims that Jiang Fang was tone-deaf, uncoordinated, and admitted through connections. 50
• His influence has limits: his Wilderness Survival investment lost more than ten million yuan, and his smear campaign ultimately generated publicity for Jiang Fang instead. 42 50

Equipment / Items

• Wilderness mystery-box supplies — A lighter, insect repellent, and a small pot; his supplies were among the more useful sets on the island. 3
• Mosquito repellent — He kept it for himself during the snake crisis rather than sharing it with Jiang Fang’s group. 22 25
• Luxury luggage — Two large suitcases containing designer clothing, high-end skincare, accessories, and jewelry for Trainee. 46

Relationships

• Jiang Fang — Rival and primary target of Lin Sen’s schemes. Lin Sen attempted to pressure him into apologizing, later arranged his Trainee invitation to humiliate him, and spread rumors against him; Jiang Fang repeatedly exposed or overturned these plans. 2 43 48 50
• Bai Ziyu — Uneasy ally and fellow manipulator. Lin Sen publicly defended Bai to court his fanbase, but privately disliked him; their rivalry became visible after Bai burned their fish and blamed Lin Sen for the failed fishing trip. 6 10 18
• Long Aozhi — Temporary wilderness teammate. Lin Sen sought his support through displays of vulnerability, while privately bristling when Long treated him like a subordinate. 9 10
• Qin Yan — A celebrity whose approval Lin Sen unsuccessfully sought. Qin repeatedly ignored or refused him, including rejecting his request for sweet potatoes and his invitation to fish. 2 12 14
• Lin Sen’s father — His father reprimanded him for losing more than ten million yuan through Wilderness Survival and ordered him to reflect on his failure. 42
• Gu Siyu — Trainee dormmate who quickly recognized Lin Sen’s falsely vulnerable behavior as calculated “green-tea” manipulation. 47

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Wilderness Survival*

Lin Sen begins as the program’s largest investor, whose interests would have been devastated by Jiang Fang’s scripted death. After Jiang survives, Lin Sen initially poses as a mediator and asks Jiang to apologize to Bai Ziyu, while attempting to gain Qin Yan’s approval. 1 2

He follows Jiang Fang’s group to the safer campsite after avoiding a direct commitment, then publicly consoles Bai Ziyu while privately enjoying their conflict. His lack of wilderness experience leaves Fang Yi responsible for helping him establish camp. 4 6

After Jiang Fang refuses to provide free food, Lin Sen proposes that he, Bai Ziyu, and Long Aozhi catch fish themselves. The expedition fails, leading to an escalating contest of indirect blame between Lin Sen and Bai Ziyu that viewers dub “Green Tea vs. White Lotus.” 9 10

Lin Sen later prevents Bai Ziyu from discarding dangerous snake eggs despite Jiang Fang’s warning. When the resulting snake swarm traps his group, he panics and begs Jiang Fang to call back the kitten for help. 20 22

Fallout and the *Trainee* Scheme

After Bai Ziyu’s exposure, Lin Sen hopes that Jiang Fang and Bai will continue fighting so he can benefit from the conflict. He also realizes that Jiang Fang surviving has changed the future he remembers. 34 35

Following his father’s punishment over the failed Wilderness Survival investment, Lin Sen invests in Trainee. He arranges Jiang Fang’s invitation because he believes the original Jiang Fang’s lack of singing and dancing skill will make him easy to humiliate. 42 43

*Trainee*

At the competition venue, Lin Sen arrives with conspicuously expensive luggage and unsuccessfully tries to encourage other contestants to view Jiang Fang as an entitled celebrity. He is then assigned to Jiang Fang’s dormitory, where he begins using a falsely sweet, vulnerable persona around their roommates. 46 47

During the initial evaluations, Lin Sen deliberately spreads Jiang Fang’s supposed “tone-deaf” and uncoordinated reputation, loudly exaggerating expectations so that a poor performance would humiliate him. Jiang Fang instead receives the first 3S rating of the competition. 48 49

Forced to perform immediately afterward, Lin Sen panics, loses the beat, deliberately twists his ankle to create an excuse, and receives a D-tier rating. His subsequent paid smear campaign against Jiang Fang cannot be withdrawn in time and becomes publicity for his rival. 50

Notable Quotes

“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Ziyu, don’t be angry. I only wanted everyone to get along.” 10

“How could that be? I know you’re amazing, Jiang Fang.” 47