A Superstar’s Side Hustles

After crossing into a parallel world, Lin Xia became a D-list celebrity teetering on the edge of obscurity. As everyone knows, the life of an 18th-tier star is tougher than a stray dog’s.

Life was hard, so Lin Xia got creative. To survive, he dove into a series of unconventional side gigs:

Day 1: House call to unlock a door—earned a hefty ¥200.

Day 2: Fortune-telling stall—raked in ¥500.

Day 3: Street-vending cartoon underwear—pocketed ¥800.

Day 4: Cooking massive village feasts—bagged ¥1,000.

Day 5: Playing the suona (Chinese horn) at funerals—earned ¥500 and scored a free feast.

Day 6: Retrieving a body from the Yellow River—rewarded ¥10,000.

Day 7: Part-time work at a crematorium—netted ¥1,000.

Day 8: Test-sleeping in a haunted house—banked ¥10,000.

Day 9: Professional mourning—made ¥500.

But when his side hustles went viral, fans were utterly dumbfounded: “Are you even a celebrity anymore?!”