Chapter Summaries

Song Shi'an bought an expensive violin to prepare for a filming scene, then struggled through hours of painful practice until the system awarded him Swan Song Talent. He tested the new ability and produced a beautiful first note that seemed to melt into the night.

• Ye Qinghe teased Song Shi'an before leaving the set, and Song Shi'an went to a music shop with Lin Fan.
• Song Shi'an bought a violin for 180,000 and regretted the purchase after returning to the villa.
• Song Shi'an practiced violin for three hours, tormenting himself and the nearby residents.
• The system announced that Song Shi'an had completed two-thirds of his milestone task and awarded him Swan Song Talent for zero points.
• Song Shi'an played again after activating the talent, and the first note sounded beautiful enough to surprise him.

Song Shi'an tormented his system with bad violin playing until it begged him to use his skill, then joined Lin Fan at a seaside shoot where his violin performance stunned the crew. The chapter ended with Song Shi'an asking the silent onlookers whether his playing had been any good.

• Song Shi'an discovered the system could hear him and played awful violin music for two days until it repeatedly begged him to use his skill.
• Song Shi'an followed Lin Fan to the seaside set, where the director sent him to get ready before Ye Qinghe arrived.
• The makeup artist and stylist dressed Song Shi'an in an ivory shirt, black trousers, silver chains, and a long earring.
• Lin Fan and the crew were stunned by Song Shi'an's appearance when he emerged from the RV.
• Song Shi'an carefully accepted a collector's violin, then played a beautiful melody that silenced the crowd before asking, "...Not bad?"

After Song Shi'an's violin performance went viral, he returned to the villa and sold the electric scooters sent by brands as a result of his newfound popularity. He finished the day watching anime, only to find that all fifteen scooters had sold and were awaiting pickup.

• Ye Qinghe praised Song Shi'an's violin performance, and staff uploaded a high-definition video of it to D Station, where viewers marveled at his skill and dug into his background.
• Song Shi'an mistook Lin Fan's secretive phone use for a sign that he was dating someone and told him to make time for that person, but Lin Fan feared Song Shi'an was firing him.
• Song Shi'an arrived at the villa and found over a dozen mint-green electric scooters sent by brands hoping to capitalize on his popularity.
• Song Shi'an photographed the scooters and listed them on a secondhand marketplace for five hundred each before making dinner.
• Song Shi'an borrowed Pei Zhiyan's streaming subscription and watched anime, then discovered that all fifteen scooters had sold and booked a doorstep pickup.

Song Shi'an handled a school anniversary invitation and news of a violin performance rights deal before returning to the set for a scene opposite boxing champion Ji Wang. The chapter ended as Ji Wang offered Song Shi'an a light and asked whether he smoked.

• Song Shi'an shipped fifteen electric scooters from his villa, paying 7,500 yuan in shipping fees.
• Song Shi'an received an invitation to Ninghe No. 2 High School's fortieth anniversary, but planned to send a greeting video because filming conflicted.
• Ji Shuyao told Song Shi'an that Changting wanted exclusive playback rights to his violin performance by the sea.
• Song Shi'an returned to filming and learned that Ji Wang, his scene partner playing rival gang boss Cen Li, was a WBC world boxing champion.
• At the set, Ji Wang flipped open a lighter, offered it to Song Shi'an, and asked whether he smoked.

Song Shi'an and Ji Wang filmed a tense negotiation scene, then shared an awkwardly comic break when Ji Wang's fake tattoo turned out to be Mickey Mouse. After Song Shi'an agreed to attend the investors' dinner, he sat beside He Zeyu and listened as the investors talked.

• Ji Wang and Song Shi'an acted out a negotiation between Jiang Chi and Cen Li, with Cen Li forcing an underling to endure a cigarette burn.
• Song Shi'an coughed after smoking a menthol prop cigarette, and Ji Wang handed him water.
• Song Shi'an discovered that Ji Wang's supposed dragon tattoo was a misplaced Mickey Mouse tattoo and laughed at it.
• The director praised Ji Wang's take and asked him to roll lower dice than Song Shi'an, but Ji Wang rolled a two, three, and five against Song Shi'an's three sixes.
• The director invited Song Shi'an to dinner with the investors, and Song Shi'an agreed and took a seat beside He Zeyu.

Song Shi'an faced an uncomfortable dinner with investor Xu Fei, then learned that buyers had discovered his electric scooters were gifts from him. At the harbor, Fang Ruoning watched him fall during a scene and mistook the filming for a real death before the director called cut.

• Xu Fei tried to entice Song Shi'an, but the director warned her that he was Stars Entertainment's ace and focused on his studies.
• Song Shi'an watched a buyer's video about the scooters he had sold, asked the uploader to delete it, and felt relieved when it disappeared.
• Song Shi'an arrived at the harbor early to film and leaned against the pier railing while Fang Ruoning spotted him.
• A staged gunshot sent Song Shi'an falling, and Fang Ruoning believed he had been killed as police actors arrested another group.
• The director called cut, and Song Shi'an got up, dusted himself off, and rubbed his bruised elbow.

Song Shi'an returned to the Capital early and accepted his former school's invitation to attend its anniversary and encourage the graduating students. As the school began planning his visit, Fang Ruoning became determined to pursue graduate study at Jingchen after seeing him at the harbor.

• Song Shi'an reassured Lin Fan after his fall, then left the harbor with him to find food while Fang Ruoning watched from above and asked who he was.
• Fang Ruoning identified Song Shi'an through surveillance footage and stayed up all night searching for him, then announced she would take the graduate entrance exam for Jingchen.
• Song Shi'an returned to the Capital early, agreed with Ji Shuyao to visit his former school, and planned to check on his parents' shop.
• Principal Li Xiang celebrated Song Shi'an's acceptance and told the school director that students would respond to encouragement from their popular former top scorer.
• Teachers debated whether Song Shi'an's visit would distract students, but the principal finalized the plan and ordered departments to submit arrangements for security, procedures, and the venue.

Song Shi'an prepared for and attended Ninghe No. 2 High School's fortieth anniversary, where his appearance drew a large crowd and revealed his connection to the school. The chapter ended with netizens discovering that he had graduated as the school's top science student.

• Ninghe No. 2 High School unveiled a wall of honor celebrating distinguished alumnus Song Shi'an, and students secretly photographed it before the dean chased them away.
• Song Shi'an rejected romance-heavy scripts, learned from Mother Song that the school anniversary was approaching, and wrote a speech for the event.
• Song Shi'an gave Jiang Ye a box of signed posters and merchandise, which Jiang Ye passed on to his sister Jiang Ran.
• Song Shi'an traveled to Ning'an County, got ready for the anniversary, and arrived at school in front of cheering fans.
• Netizens shared photos of Song Shi'an and identified Ninghe No. 2 High School as his alma mater, where he had been the top science student.

Song Shi'an returned to Ninghe No. 2 High School for its fortieth anniversary and spoke to the students as an outstanding alumnus. After reconnecting with Zhou Man and giving a speech, he left the celebration early to enthusiastic farewells.

• Song Shi'an arrived at Ninghe No. 2 High School, greeted the principal, and waved to students watching from the corridors.
• Song Shi'an greeted Zhou Man in the auditorium but struggled to remember who she was, then listened as she spoke about her journey as an author.
• Song Shi'an delivered a ten-minute speech to the students and promised one who called out that they would see each other at Jingchen.
• Zhou Man told Song Shi'an that he seemed like a completely different person, and he replied that people changed.
• Song Shi'an left the auditorium an hour early as students called out goodbyes and urged him to see them at Jingchen.

Song Shi'an surprised the younger students with exam-preparation books before visiting his parents' crowded tofu shop, where he joined the cooking and discovered the customers loved his fried tofu. With the line growing longer, he realized he would be stuck at the wok until midnight.

• Song Shi'an and Lin Fan delivered practice-question books and stationery to all twenty classrooms, then left the school.
• Song Shi'an disguised himself and went with Lin Fan to visit his parents' shop on the busy food street.
• Father Song welcomed Song Shi'an, and he and Lin Fan changed into cooks' uniforms to help serve customers.
• Song Shi'an fried tofu while Lin Fan packed orders, but the line outside the shop kept growing.
• A customer praised the tofu as better than the day before, and Song Shi'an realized he would have to keep frying until midnight.

Song Shi'an worked through an unexpectedly busy night at his family’s tofu shop while customers began linking it to his cooking and online posts connected him to the shop. Overnight, his acting and academic reputation also surged online, and Lin Fan woke to find the attention was largely positive.

• Customers recognized the flavor at Song's Tofu and shared the shop online, while students posted their gifts from Song Shi'an and drew attention to him.
• Song Shi'an discovered that people in the snack group were connecting him to the tofu shop, then closed up with his parents and went to sleep without checking the rest of his messages.
• A viewer praised Xia Yu's exam solutions in Endless Summer, prompting online arguments about Song Shi'an's academic credentials.
• The director of Endless Summer released behind-the-scenes footage and images of Xia Yu's exam paper, reviving interest in the drama and moving its fans.
• Netizens announced that Song Shi'an's new drama Splendid Business Journey would premiere the next day, and Lin Fan woke to find the online response mostly positive.

After Song Shi'an received his fifteen-million endorsement fee, he celebrated wildly and took Mother Song shopping for gold jewelry. Their shopping trip ended with Feng Xiaomei being embarrassed when Song Shi'an bought a huge chain for Big Yellow.

• Song Shi'an woke up when Lin Fan told him his endorsement fee had arrived and found a fifteen-million deposit in his account.
• Song Shi'an celebrated by spinning Mother Song around and dancing with Big Yellow, promising to buy the dog a big gold chain.
• Song Shi'an sent Lin Fan to help Father Song prepare food at Song's Tofu while he took Mother Song to a jewelry store.
• Mother Song tried on several gold designs, and Feng Xiaomei arrived with her daughter and mocked the Song family's tofu shop.
• Song Shi'an told the sales associate to wrap up all the jewelry Mother Song had tried and the large gold chain, which Mother Song revealed was for a dog.

Song Shi'an took Mother Song shopping to help her blow off steam, then discovered that his role in Splendid Business Journey had become a sensation online. The chapter ended with a teammate mentioning the drama after his girlfriend won gold in its promotion.

• Song Shi'an took Mother Song shopping, and Feng Xiaomei berated her daughter after watching them spend lavishly.
• Song Shi'an returned home with Mother Song, and Father Song was stunned by her elegant new look.
• Song Shi'an found Lin Fan furiously arguing online and mistakenly told him to cut the girl some slack.
• Song Shi'an watched the comments on Splendid Business Journey erupt with demands for Wei Jinghong to whip viewers, and the official account used them to promote a gold giveaway.
• Song Shi'an heard a teammate explain that his girlfriend had won gold from watching Splendid Business Journey and realized the drama had followed him into his game.

Song Shi'an attended the first meeting for the film Fiction and learned that he would play Su Fan, a major character with a split personality. After Shen Lingshu gave him the keys to her sports car, he read the script at home and grew unsettled by its strange mysteries and the clues pointing toward Su Fan.

• Song Shi'an reached the top three in a game after his teammates blew themselves up with grenades, then traveled with Lin Fan to Stars Entertainment headquarters.
• Lü Hang presented the film Fiction and explained that Song Shi'an would play Su Fan, a character who alternated between a figure skater and a shut-in novelist.
• Shen Lingshu gave Song Shi'an the keys to her silver-gray sports car, and Lin Fan drove him to a restaurant while Song Shi'an rode along.
• Song Shi'an asked Lin Fan where he had learned to drive so well, but Lin Fan deflected the question by offering him more food.
• Song Shi'an read the script at home and found its uncanny events and unsolved murders seemed to point toward Su Fan.

Song Shi'an agreed to join the high-profile escape room show, only to find himself unexpectedly cast as his university’s representative in a fiercely competitive lineup. When filming began, the crew abducted him in a staged kidnapping and brought him to a dark, remote location, leaving him unsure whether the show had really started.

• Ji Shuyao invited Song Shi'an to appear on Escape to Freedom, and Song Shi'an accepted after seeing the appearance fee and learning the show had no script.
• The show announced a lineup of celebrity and high-achieving contestants, and online viewers and universities turned the episode into a contest of school pride.
• Song Shi'an's teacher announced that he would represent his university, leaving him anxious about competing against the other contestants.
• Song Shi'an set off for filming after bidding farewell to Lin Fan, but crew members pulled a sack over his head and forced him into a vehicle.
• The livestream audience watched as Song Shi'an was taken to a dark, isolated place, where he heard crows and wondered whether the crew had brought him to an abandoned hospital.

Song Shi'an entered a dark hospital escape game where 32 participants had to find six hidden patients while completing three rounds of tasks. The first task began, and Song Shi'an noticed something unusual about the ward room numbers as the group searched for medical records.

• Song Shi'an read the hospital game's rules, which stated that participants would face three tasks and risk random executions if they failed.
• Song Shi'an met Cheng Shuo, who dismissed him as a celebrity brought in to make up the numbers, and Song Shi'an decided to follow him.
• The participants found a computer that assigned them the Requiem task: find three medical records in the wards and deliver them to the director's office.
• Song Shi'an warned the group that he thought someone was behind a ward window, but the room they opened was empty.
• Cheng Shuo and another participant found medical records, while Song Shi'an compared the ward room numbers with the posted floor plan and noticed they did not match.

Song Shi'an found a warning that the safe period had ended and concluded that a thirty-third person was inside the hospital. After the group began a mission to identify six patients, the PA announced that the game's hidden participant had appeared and directed them to room 207.

• Song Shi'an explored the morgue, read a logbook about patients who disappeared or saw others like themselves, and found a phone announcing that the safe period was over.
• Song Shi'an ran back upstairs as people struggled to hold a ward door shut, and he followed Cheng Shuo and the others to the director's office.
• Cheng Shuo inserted three medical records into a computer, which started a one-hour mission to identify at least three of six patients without entering a wrong number.
• Song Shi'an showed the group the phone and argued that its message proved a thirty-third person was present, then sketched a floor plan from memory to help identify the patients.
• A PA announcement said the game's hidden participant had appeared and instructed everyone to go to room 207 in the second-floor psychiatric ward.

Song Shi'an discovered that the hidden participant was mingling with the crowd and had been marked as a patient, then secretly misdirected the others. The patient faction won the round, leaving the contestants and viewers shocked.

• Song Shi'an led the group to Ward 207, where they met the strange woman Chen Yi.
• Chen Yi said she could see things others could not and described how a figure emerged from a mirror on the night she disappeared.
• Song Shi'an noticed that his reflection and Chen Yi's reflection were wrong, and realized the real hidden participant had been among the contestants all along.
• Song Shi'an understood that he had been marked as the hidden participant and was secretly on the patient faction.
• Over the next two days, Song Shi'an steered the contestants toward false conclusions and presented himself as ordinary.
• After the contestants entered the six patient codes, the system announced that the patient faction had won, stunning the eliminated patients.

Song Shi'an was revealed as the hospital game's final patient and returned home after the show ended. He then discovered that viewers were mourning Wei Jinghong's death in Splendid Business Journey, where his performance as the young general had become a sensation.

• Cheng Shuo identified Song Shi'an as the final patient, and Song admitted it while offering the others his last can of luncheon meat.
• The hospital game ended, and Claire praised Song Shi'an's performance and hoped to work with him again.
• Song Shi'an reunited with Lin Fan outside the hospital and joked with him before they headed home.
• Song Shi'an checked his phone and found widespread reactions to a clip from Splendid Business Journey showing Wei Jinghong's coffin returning to Luo'an City.
• Lin Fan told Song Shi'an that Wei Jinghong had become a popular character with an official account on D Station.

Song Shi'an's popularity surged after his variety-show appearance, and he discovered that fans were tracking even his driving lessons. He arrived at a filming kickoff ceremony to find a huge crowd of supporters, including a fan club dedicated to helping him learn to drive.

• Song Shi'an found razor blades among his deliveries, while Chi Xun congratulated him on his comeback in an online poll.
• Song Shi'an searched for a driving school and became a trending topic as online viewers discussed his memory, career, and popularity.
• Song Shi'an began driving lessons, spilled the instructor's tea by braking suddenly, and discovered that someone had filmed and posted the lesson online.
• Lin Fan told Song Shi'an that a large crowd had gathered for the filming kickoff ceremony, and Song Shi'an learned that most of them were his fans.
• Song Shi'an greeted fans and collected their gifts, then learned that the driving-lesson banner belonged to the 'An'an's Driving God Dream Support Club.'