In a parallel world, Xia Country, the animation industry is booming, the internet is taking off, and the number of young people is at an all-time high. This is the most competitive era in the animation industry, but also its best! Xia Jing, transported across time with memories from a past life, debuted as a high school cartoonist. He created masterpieces in comics and animation, bringing endless joy and delight to readers. He eventually rose to become a legend in the animation industry. "Myth? Legend? His legendary throne was forged by piercing our hearts and freezing our tears. Trash Xia Jing, die!" the audience cried out. Appeared in "5 Centimeters per Second" and "Hikaru no Go"...

[Rebirth + Shenzhen + Entertainment + Internet Business Wars + Global Technological Domination]

In 2025, Li Yun, a programmer and struggling author from Blue Star, died suddenly while researching Japanese art late at night.

In 2000, the U.S. dot-com bubble burst, and an internet winter swept the globe, prompting major global internet companies to lay off employees to protect themselves.

Internet giants like Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba are struggling.

Apple is still in a transitional period.

Lei Jun is still relentlessly pushing for Kingsoft's IPO.

Lotus is also selling off its business to survive.

Many future internet unicorns have not yet been formed.

Li Yun is transported back to 2000, right after being laid off by Tencent. Faced with the massive unemployment wave during the internet winter, Li Yun is unwilling to return to Nanshan to collect rent and retire, so he resolutely goes to an internet cafe...