1: Chapter 1: He wanted to give up immediately after transmigrating, but the penalty for breach of contract was five million.

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Lu Li was woken up by a ringtone.

Groggy, he fumbled toward the head of the bed, sleepiness from staying up late browsing short videos last night still lingering in his mind.

As his finger answered the call, he heard a sharp female voice come from the other end.

"Lu Li! You're still sleeping?! News came from Heartbeat 72 Hours, you're joining the cast tomorrow!"

Lu Li's mind went blank.

What the hell? Heartbeat 72 Hours? Isn't that the hottest dating reality show recently? Its viewership easily reaches millions.

But the problem was, he was a pure sigma male who found romance shows too sickeningly sweet even just to watch, so why would the Program Team look for him?

"Sister Wang, did you dial the wrong number? Can someone like me, an eighteenth-tier nobody, catch their eye?" Lu Li couldn't help but yawn as he said.

The other end of the phone was silent for three seconds, followed by a sneer.

"Catch your eye? The director group's exact words were that they were short on funds and needed someone to make up the numbers, and it just happened to fall on you."

Lu Li: ...

Fine, that really stings.

"Hurry up and pack your things, your ticket is already booked. Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, the Program Team's car will come to pick you up for the airport." Sister Wang said and was about to hang up.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! Sister Wang, can I not go? I just want to lie down at home."

Lu Li instantly panicked. Anyway, he was just a nobody; rather than working himself to death, he might as well slack off lying at home.

"The contract is signed, the breach of contract penalty is five million, don't be late tomorrow."

"..."

Beep beep beep! The call was hung up.

Lu Li stared at his phone screen, sinking into deep thought.

When did he sign the contract? Why didn't he remember it?

Just as he was thinking, a wave of intense headache suddenly struck.

Following that, countless unfamiliar memories, like floodwaters from an opened sluice gate, rushed crazily into his mind.

He wasn't the Lu Li of this world; he was a Lu Li from another world.

In that world's Mandopop music scene, there were Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Joker Xue, and countless well-known classic hits.

Meanwhile, the entertainment industry in this world...

Lu Li suddenly realized something, sat up abruptly, and couldn't help murmuring to himself.

"Holy crap? Sleeping four hours a day can really lead to sudden death? Moreover, transmigrating right after sudden death, can such a thing fall on me?!"

The next second, Lu Li suddenly grabbed his phone and started searching.

Three minutes later, he was completely dumbfounded.

There was no information about Jay Chou on the internet; instead, it popped up an internet celebrity named Zhou Binglun who looked extremely similar.

As for another renowned JJ, Baidu instead searched out a rich second-generation heir.

As for everyone else, not a single shred of information could be found either.

Lu Li looked at his phone screen, speechless for a long time.

Good grief, not a single one of them had taken off here.

Lu Li's heart began to pound heavily. He slowly lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling, while his mind automatically recalled those famous songs.

One after another.

All of them had never appeared in this world.

However, after pondering for a moment, Lu Li suddenly took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and his gaze turned firm in an instant.

What was he doing? What was he doing?!

Before transmigrating, he had worked himself to death taking on endorsements and commercial performances everywhere for his company, sleeping four hours a day just to fight for a chance to become famous.

As a result, the chance didn't come, and he went cold first—yes, the stiff kind.

Now that he had finally transmigrated, he was actually thinking about getting famous again?!

Screw that! Even with those classic hits now, he wasn't doing it! He was going to slack off! Whoever wants to be this corporate drone can go be it.

After figuring it out, Lu Li simply kicked his legs, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep directly.

After all, when in doubt about anything, take a nap first.

The next morning at eight o'clock.

Lu Li squinted his eyes and reached out to grope for his phone. The glaring date on the screen made him freeze for three seconds.

"Damn, it really wasn't a dream..."

Lu Li stared blankly at the ceiling for a while. The messy memories in his head were still there, and the memories of those songs were also still there.

He slowly sat up, scratched his bird's-nest-like hair, and slowly lay back down.

He lay there for five seconds, then sat up once more.

"Forget it, get up. That's five million after all."

This temporary corporate drone still had to be played out. Of course, whether to slack off or not was up to him.

While brushing his teeth and washing up, Lu Li looked at himself in the mirror. This face was identical to his original face, except that the dark circles under his eyes were a bit heavier.

That was great; it saved him the trouble of getting used to a new face.

As soon as he finished packing his luggage and sat down, a burst of honking came from downstairs.

Lu Li dragged his suitcase downstairs, and a commercial vehicle printed with the Heartbeat 72 Hours logo was parked right at the entrance of the unit.

The driver was a middle-aged man. He glanced at Lu Li without greeting him, and simply confirmed the name list.

"You're Lu Li, right? Get in the car, we have to catch a flight."

Lu Li nodded, stuffed his suitcase into the trunk, got into the car, and found a window seat to sit down.

There were two other people in the car, a man and a woman.

The man wore a mask and sunglasses, wrapped up tightly, holding some unknown book and putting on a profound air there.

The woman had a ponytail and was touching up her makeup with a small mirror. She glanced at Lu Li out of the corner of her eye, then moved her body slightly away to the other side with a hint of disgust.

Lu Li: ...

Fine, unpopular nobodies had no human rights.

But he didn't care either. Anyway, his trip was just to make up numbers, and people probably wouldn't even notice if he slacked off.

Soon, Lu Li took out his earphones, plugged them in, and closed his eyes to sleep.

The flight was at noon, flying to Qiong Province taking about three hours or so.

Lu Li slept all the way through, and by the time the plane landed, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Qiong Province's sunlight was fiercer than expected, and Lu Li had to squint his eyes as soon as he stepped out of the cabin door.

A wave of humid and hot sea breeze hit his face, carrying a faint salty taste.

People from the Program Team were waiting at the airport exit, holding a sign with the large characters "Heartbeat 72 Hours" written on it.

The person picking up arrivals was a young fellow wearing the Program Team's uniform. Seeing Lu Li come out, he looked down at the list in his hand, and then looked back up at Lu Li.

"Teacher... Teacher Lu?"

The uncertainty in that tone was practically overflowing.

Lu Li nodded and said: "It's me."

The young fellow froze for a moment, then hurriedly piled on a smiling face.

"This way, this way, the car is waiting outside."

Lu Li followed him outside, and the sunglasses man and the makeup-touching woman behind were also picked up by other staff members.

The commercial vehicle drove along the coastal highway for about forty minutes.

Lu Li looked out through the car window: on one side was lush tropical vegetation, and on the other was azure blue seawater, with a few surfing figures occasionally visible.

I must say, the Program Team's choice of location was not bad.

When the car stopped, Lu Li realized that the destination was much larger than he had imagined.

This was a resort built by the sea, with white clusters of buildings scattered among coconut groves in an orderly fashion. In the middle was a large expanse of lawn, and in the distance were the beach and waves.

"We've arrived, we've arrived! Teacher Lu, please this way, go to the sign-in desk to register first."

The staff member greeted him warmly, "Please come in."

Lu Li dragged his suitcase into the resort's lobby.

To call it a lobby was more like an open reception area, ventilated on all four sides, where the sea in the back could be seen directly.

The sign-in desk was set up in the corner, and several staff members were busy.

When Lu Li walked over, several people were already standing nearby.

One of the girls was particularly eye-catching, wearing a simple white dress with long hair draped over her shoulders. The lines of her profile were very pretty, and she was lowering her head to sign something.

Lu Li didn't look much and handed over his ID card.

The staff member took it, tapped on the computer a few times, then raised her head with a somewhat subtle expression.

"Mr. Lu Li, right? Your room is in Zone B, 302."

Lu Li didn't ask much either, took the room card, and was just about to leave.

As soon as he turned around, he heard a voice come from behind.

"Is that the one making up the numbers?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it was just enough to reach Lu Li's ears.

Another voice chimed in: "Shh, keep it down. He's a guest anyway."

Lu Li paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

Forget it, too lazy to care.

Right now, he just wanted to find his room, put down his luggage, and find a place to lie down.

By the seaside, after all, it would be a waste not to lie down.