"A grown man is weaker than a woman? Among 500 contestants, this guy is the only one who fainted the moment he landed on the island. What an embarrassment."
"Is this guy even a man? Stop insulting the word 'man,' please."
"By the way, is he some kind of celebrity? Why don't I recognize him?"
"Looks like a washed-up idol."
"If you're mad about it, your whole family must be mad too."
"Hey, crazy fans, come on, defend him a little more, would you?"
"Hahaha, that lightning really knocked some sense into Chris. Dude got humbled real quick."
"If you don't respect your seniors, karma will hit you hard."
"This weakling should just quit. If he holds us back, it'll be impossible to make it to the finals."
"He can't quit now. Losing a team member so early will lower our final score. Winning the championship will become much harder."
"Why did we even get this deadweight?"
In the live broadcast chatroom, Steve's embarrassing collapse upon landing sparked a wave of ridicule and harsh criticism.
After all, this wasn't just any variety show.
Despite being labeled a "reality survival competition," everyone viewed it as a global event—one even more prestigious than the Olympics. Winning the championship meant bringing honor to their country.
And yet, Steve had already made himself look like dead weight, so it was no surprise that he was getting roasted online.
As the most-watched live program in the world, the show easily attracted tens of millions of viewers—even on regular weekdays. On holidays, the global audience could peak at hundreds of millions.
Naturally, Steve had no idea he was getting flamed online. And even if he knew, he wouldn't have had the time or energy to care.
At this moment, he was far too focused on analyzing the system interface he had just unlocked.
---
System Interface
Host: Steve
Age: 25
Strength: 31
Constitution: 30
Agility: 46
Spirit: 55
(For reference: A normal human averages 60 points in each attribute, with 100 being the limit. Gaining 100,000 popularity points increases an attribute by 1. If an attribute surpasses 100, it takes 200,000 popularity points to increase further.)
Skills:
Singing: Level 3
Dancing: Level 4
Acting: Level 3
Cooking: Level 1
(Upgrading a skill requires 10,000 popularity points per level, increasing with each level.)
Popularity Points: 15,389
(Popularity is influenced by audience reception and naturally declines over time. Updates daily at midnight.)
Lottery Draw:
Low-level draw: 10,000 points per pull
Mid-level draw: 100,000 points per pull
High-level draw: 1,000,000 points per pull
Top-level draw: 10,000,000 points per pull
Mall: Not yet unlocked
Character Favorability: Not yet unlocked
Newbie Benefit: 10 low-level draws for 10,000 points (discounted)
---
Steve stared at his attributes and felt completely speechless. His stats were barely half of what an average person had. He was literally a professional weakling.
However, after going through the memories of this body, Steve quickly understood why.
The original owner had been an idol. To maintain his figure, he had been restricted to eating barely anything. At 185 cm (6'1") tall, he weighed only 110 pounds. He was so skinny that he probably needed to hold onto a pole just to stay upright.
To make things worse, his management company had squeezed every last drop of energy out of him—forcing him into every possible gig just to make money.
It was only when his contract expired that he finally escaped that brutal lifestyle.
But by then, his body was already wrecked.
Today, the combination of exhaustion and extreme heat had pushed him over the edge. He had collapsed from heatstroke, which, in a weird twist of fate, gave Steve the opportunity to transmigrate into this world.
Now, looking down at his pale, frail arms, Steve clenched his fists.
He felt incredibly weak.
That was unacceptable.
If he wanted to survive here, he had to get stronger.
Forget about being a celebrity for now—if he didn't start improving his body, he might actually die.
---
After analyzing the system, Steve realized that his strength was directly tied to his popularity points.
To get stronger, he needed more points.
To get more points, he needed people to like him.
The more fans he had, the higher his popularity would rise.
In other words, he still needed to go down the path of being a star.
Steve smirked.
That wasn't such a bad thing.
In his previous life, he had been a nobody—just another factory worker, doing the same repetitive tasks every single day, struggling to make ends meet.
But now?
This was a golden opportunity.
Even better, while this world's entertainment industry shared similarities with his old world, it also had major differences.
This was a blessing for him.
It wasn't plagiarism—it was cultural continuation!
Yes, that sounded much better.
After all, how could it be plagiarism if these works never existed here in the first place?
---
Steve glanced at the hovering drone cameras recording his every move.
He knew people were talking trash about him right now.
Let them.
It didn't matter.
Right now, the only thing that mattered was becoming stronger.
Looking back at his popularity points, he sighed.
10,000 points weren't enough to improve his attributes.
Still, at least the system was kind enough to provide a discount for beginners.
A full 10-pull low-level lottery draw for just 10,000 points.
Sure, it was called a "low-level" draw, which already sounded like a scam…
But it was the only shot he had right now.
Without hesitation, Steve selected the 10-pull lottery option.
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"Are you sure you want to spend 10,000 popularity points on a low-level lottery draw?"
"Yes."
"Ding! Beginning the lottery draw…"
"Congratulations! You received: 'Thank you for your patronage' (x1)."
"Congratulations! You received: 'Thank you for your patronage' (x1)."
Steve's face turned dark.
Two "thank you" messages in a row?
He knew it was a scam, but this level of scamming was ridiculous.
Thankfully, it was a discounted pull. If he had spent 100,000 points on this, he would've cried.
---
"Congratulations! You received: 'Wild Survival Knowledge Encyclopedia' (x1)."
Steve's eyes lit up.
Now that was useful!
---
"Congratulations! You received: '10-hour Novice Protection Period.'"
"Congratulations! You received: 'Scrubbing Bath 18 Styles, Level 1.'"
What the hell was this?
A useless bathing skill?!
---
"Congratulations! You received: 'How to Quickly Put on a Quilt Cover, Level 1.'"
Steve: …
His face darkened even more.
---
"Congratulations! You received: '1-Minute Strength Doubling Experience Card.'"
"Congratulations! You received: 'Performance Skill +1 Level.'"
"Congratulations! You received: 'Kato God's Hand, Level 1.'"
"Congratulations! You received: 'Diving, Level 1.'"
…
Wait a minute.
Wasn't this supposed to be a serious survival game?
Why was the system throwing him random nonsense?
"Brother System… are you sure you're not going astray?"
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