As a video blogger living on the Peninsula, Lan Yu found himself swept up in the rising tide of YouTube-style variety shows, becoming something of a pig riding the wind—lucky, but unexpectedly airborne.

As his popularity soared, he began to gain access to social circles he never could’ve imagined before. To stand out, Lan Yu crafted a playboy persona, playing the role of the "central air conditioner"—cool and charming to everyone—in every episode.

But somewhere along the line, the female idols who appeared on the show with him started taking the on-screen chemistry a little too seriously…