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?!”