Passerby A Became Rich After Having His Mind Read

Lin Zhiqiao gets bound to a system, and his starter skill is called the “Gossip Blind Box.”

The good news: as long as he keeps opening blind boxes and feasting on gossip, he can earn huge cash rewards!

The bad news: the blind box’s energy recovers at a limited rate, so the days without any gossip to enjoy are unbearably dull—and his wallet is starving.

The good news: other people’s favorability can be converted into blind box energy, letting him speed up both gossip-hunting and money-making.

The bad news: in a world where overpowered cheats are everywhere, Lin Zhiqiao is nothing more than an utterly unremarkable background extra.

Trying to break through the fierce competition of systems like “universal heartthrob,” “group favorite,” and “chosen one” is basically a fantasy.

But—

Lin Zhiqiao: For the sake of getting filthy rich! I’ll give it a shot even if it kills me! [clenches fist.jpg]

What he does not know is that an unknown bug occurs during the system binding process, giving people in the entertainment industry a chance to hear his inner thoughts.

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On the set of a variety show, Lin Zhiqiao looks at a certain top singer:

[You think you’ve found true love, but you’re actually just a stand-in for a scumbag’s white moonlight. He doesn’t love you at all. Later he’ll torment you physically and emotionally, and you’ll even end up running away while pregnant… And that so-called white moonlight is coming back to the country in just a few days. Too tragic, way too tragic. That bastard is not worth it!]

A few days later, the top singer comes to find Lin Zhiqiao looking refreshed and radiant, then warmly invites him, “Zhiqiao, I still haven’t found the right partner for my new album’s music video. Do you want to give it a try?”

System: Top singer’s favorability +100! Congratulations, host, you have received a bonus of 660,000!!

Lin Zhiqiao, who had not even figured out how to raise the other party’s favorability yet: ? Did a pie just fall from the sky?

At an audition for a minor supporting role, Lin Zhiqiao stares at a certain traffic star standing beside the director:

[Holy crap, what a huge scandal! He sells a single and innocent image in public, but in reality he’s secretly married with three kids and addicted to domestic violence. His wife is already gathering evidence and getting ready to go to court with him. His collapse is basically guaranteed! Anyone who still works with him is just asking to get burned!]

The director’s expression changes abruptly. Not long after, Lin Zhiqiao receives a call from him:

“That small supporting role doesn’t suit you. I think the second male lead is pretty good. Come audition tomorrow.”

System: Director’s favorability +100! A bonus of 880,000 has been deposited!!

Lin Zhiqiao, who still has not had the chance to do anything: ? Are all the big shots in the entertainment industry this friendly?

There is also the gossip about a wealthy family’s “real and fake young master,” the scandal of an idol trainee being a serial flirt, and the “time management” scandal of a famous actor…

Lin Zhiqiao has the time of his life eating up all this gossip, while the assets in his little vault keep growing bigger and bigger!

Later, when everyone is interviewed by reporters—

Top singer, a certain director, and other entertainment-industry big shots: “If it weren’t for Lin Zhiqiao, there would be no me today. I’m very grateful to him.”

Lin “entertainment industry’s beloved darling” “hidden rich man” Zhiqiao: “You probably won’t believe me, but at the very beginning, I really just wanted to enjoy some gossip.”

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Gossip Guide:
1) A silly, money-loving, drama-watching troublemaker of a shou with endless inner thoughts x a big-shot gong (yep)

2) Other people can hear the protagonist’s inner thoughts, but they cannot hear his conversations with the system (very important)

3) The whole story is completely unrestrained and written purely for fun gossip-filled entertainment. There are quite a lot of possible deal-breakers, so readers with many triggers should keep their radar on, qwq