From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

"According to Article 59 of the Civil Servants Law, civil servants shall not hold concurrent positions or engage in profit-making activities in violation of regulations. Based on this provision, Mr. Chen, Tianyu Entertainment Company must terminate my contract."

"Lin Ye, the penalty for breach of contract you signed is 100 million yuan. Do you think you can get away with it by passing the civil service exam? You're too naive!"

"Mr. Chen, are you saying you're trying to force government officials to break the law?"

"Lin Ye, are you kidding me?!"

Fucheng People's Court, Furong Province.

The Seven-Colored Rainbow Mediation Room.

A handsome young man in an executive jacket sat in a chair, looking at the raging fat man across the long table, and kindly reminded him:

"Mr. Chen, why don't you ask your legal counsel?"

Chen Shanmei turned and glared at the lawyer beside her, who sighed and whispered in her plump ear:

"Mr. Chen, according to the Civil Servant Law, civil servants are indeed not allowed to hold concurrent positions. At present, the most beneficial solution for Tianyu Entertainment is... to terminate the contract."

Chen Shanmei's eyes widened. "Do you know how much resources our company has invested in Lin Ye? Terminate the contract? Fine, but not a penny less in the penalty!"

The young man, with the air of a veteran cadre, calmly began to speak:

"President Chen, I was discovered by Tianyu Entertainment when I was twenty years old. It has been seven years since then, and the benefits I have brought to the company have far exceeded the resources the company has given me."

"I'm getting old now, and I'm not as popular as I used to be. So you're letting me go drink with Mrs. Zhang so that she'll invest money in the company."

"I don't want to, so you want to freeze my career and even send people to threaten me. I don't want to live like this anymore."

Fatty Chen glanced guiltily at the prosecutor beside him, who had been wearing a stern face. "Lin Ye, don't make baseless accusations! Tianyu Entertainment would never allow our artists to engage in such activities! In short, if you want to terminate your contract, pay 100 million!"

Lin Ye raised his eyes, revealing a pair of clean eyes, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, I forgot to tell you, I received a notice yesterday that I've been assigned to the Tax Department of the High-tech Zone. I remember Tianyu Entertainment is located in the High-tech Zone, right?"

After half an hour.

Lin Ye walked out of the mediation room, looked at the clear sky outside the window, and muttered to himself.

"Earth's method really worked! But, while it was great, what's next?"

He came from Earth and was also named Lin Ye. In his previous life, he also passed the civil service exam and was then assigned to a poor village as a poverty alleviation official.

That place was too poor. Lin Ye, who grew up in the city, lived a life worse than death. It took him half a year to adapt, and he was just about to make a big splash.

As a result, something went wrong.

A little girl in the village suddenly fell ill. It rained heavily that night, and Lin Ye discussed with the villagers about sending the child to the county the next day.

However, Er Yatou did not survive that night.

Later, Lin Ye was transferred back to the city and returned to the familiar metropolis, but he had nightmares every night, dreaming that Er Yatou asked him why he didn't save her.

Lin Ye was tormented. One morning, while yawning, he drove to work and hit a stroke of luck while driving against traffic.

Upon waking up, Lin Ye found himself on a parallel world planet called Earth, where everything was roughly similar to Earth. The body he had transmigrated into belonged to a top-tier celebrity.

The roof collapsed and water flowed down.

As for the reason for the house collapse, it was quite a tragic incident.

The competition for popularity on Blue Star is fierce. The original owner of this body is already twenty-seven years old and is gradually being replaced by younger, fresh-faced men. So the company arranges for him to accompany rich women to extract the last bit of value from him.

Mrs. Zhang was too ugly and had body odor. The original owner of this body resisted to the death and was therefore blacklisted by the company.

The original owner of this body was dissatisfied and went to the company to cause trouble. He accidentally pushed the boss's female secretary, but someone took a picture and posted it online, saying that he hit a woman.

Although the matter was later clarified, the house had already collapsed by the time it was half destroyed.

The original owner of this body was in despair. After squandering all the money he had earned over the years, he chose to commit suicide, which is how Lin Ye ended up in his body.

Lin Ye had only been in the world for a few days when the company sent someone to threaten him, saying that if he didn't go to accompany the rich woman, he would have to pay a penalty for breach of contract.

Fortunately, Lin Ye remembered a case from Earth, so he chose to take the civil service exam.

In March of this year, Lin Ye took the written exam for the provincial civil service examination in Furong Province, and in June, he took the interview and passed successfully.

And that's how the scene just now unfolded.

Ultimately, Lin Ye and Tianyu Entertainment reached a settlement, with Lin Ye compensating Tianyu Entertainment for a total of 100 million yuan in training fees, and the two parties peacefully terminated their contract.

The original owner still had a small apartment left, which could be sold for around 120 million, which was enough.

Standing at the entrance of the courthouse, Lin Ye closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the air of freedom.

"Lin Ye, you lied to me!"

Chen Shanmei, heavily pregnant, caught up with him, her triangular eyes filled with anger.

"You do have connections, but you didn't use them to get to the Tax Bureau; you used them to get to the Zhanghua County Poverty Alleviation Bureau, right?!"

Lin Ye smiled, his perfectly aligned teeth gleaming white. "President Chen, we've already terminated the contract, why are you still dwelling on this?"

Chen Shanmei sneered, "Lin Ye, you want to create a poverty alleviation persona and return to the entertainment industry? Ha, it's not that easy."

Lin Ye shrugged. "President Chen, there are many paths in life. I think helping a poor village get out of poverty and become rich, and changing the fate of the villagers and children, is more meaningful than being a tool for capital to sell smiles."

Chen Shanmei laughed until tears streamed down her face. "Lin Ye, we all know what kind of person you are, so what the hell are you pretending for!"

The ride-hailing car Lin Ye had called arrived. He ignored Chen Shanmei and got into the car.

Watching the car drive away, Chen Shanmei's fat face was filled with gloom as he took out his phone.

"Buy Lin Ye a trending topic! Spend money? I'll throw money at him and block his path!"

the next day.

#The rooftop streamer who collapsed actually went to help the poor#

#Lin Yezhanghua County Poverty Alleviation Department#

With the emergence of several trending topics, almost everyone knows that Lin Ye successfully passed the civil service exam, terminated his contract with Tianyu Entertainment, and went to the Zhanghua County Poverty Alleviation Office.

The entire internet is buzzing with excitement.

"Lin Ye? Poverty alleviation? Can these two words be put together?"

"Zhanghua County is a nationally renowned impoverished county. If Lin Ye can last three days, I can eat!"

"The people of Zhanghua County are truly pitiful; they've been used as tools to whitewash their image!"

"Wait, where exactly is Zhanghua County?"

Meanwhile, at the foot of a mountain 2613 kilometers away from Fucheng.

Zhanghua County.

The taxi drove into the county town along a winding mountain road.

The main road has only two lanes, with cracked asphalt surfaces. Tractors carrying sand and gravel drive by, raising clouds of dust.

A sparrow was startled and flew up from the utility pole with a picture of a man with hemorrhoids on it. It landed on the roof of a dilapidated four-story building next to it. A window of a house below was missing a pane of glass and was covered with a poster.

The poster reads: "Join hands in the fight against poverty, and create a better tomorrow."

The taxi driver sighed, "I haven't been to Zhanghua County for over twenty years, and it's still as poor as ever."

Lin Ye opened the car window, and the flying dust mixed with the smell of chicken, duck and dog excrement rushed in, which felt strangely familiar.

But more than anything, I felt frustrated and anxious.

I must have lost my mind!

Lin Ye's second uncle has some connections, so it's not impossible for him to be given a more comfortable position.

For example, the tax bureau of Fucheng High-tech Zone is a powerful force over Tianyu Entertainment. Even Fatty Chen would have to kneel down before them.

But for some reason, Lin Ye blurted out, "Uncle, I want to go to Qiongyu Village in Zhanghua County."

My second uncle was surprised. "Qiongyu Village? That's the poorest village in Zhanghua County. Why do you want to go there?"

Lin Ye replied, "I want to go find someone."

Uncle was even more surprised, "Qiongyu Village has absolutely nothing to do with you, who are you going to find?"

Lin Ye's answer left his second uncle speechless: "I don't know him either."

He gave up a prestigious and stable job and chose to go to the poorest village in a poverty-stricken county, all to find someone he didn't know.

Lin Ye's second uncle thought he was crazy, and Lin Ye himself also felt that he was sick.

Lin Ye took out a plastic bag from his backpack. Inside the bag was a stack of envelopes. He opened the envelopes and picked up the slightly yellowed letters with familiar, childish handwriting.

"Brother Lin Ye, I'm Little Ear. The rapeseed flowers outside the village are in bloom, a vast expanse of golden yellow, so beautiful! You should bloom everywhere like the rapeseed flowers too!"

"Brother Lin Ye, Teacher Su took Xiao Erduo to pick jujubes today. They were so sweet! I'll send you a bag. Keep it up!"

"Brother Lin Ye, Teacher Su said the innocent will clear themselves. Little Ear believes you definitely won't hit anyone. Don't be discouraged, keep going!"

"Brother Lin Ye, if you're tired, come play in Qiongyu Village! Little Ears and Teacher Su will take you to pick sweet dates!"

As Lin Ye looked at the letters, a gentle smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

When he first transmigrated, Lin Ye still frequently dreamed of Er Yatou, until he saw the letter from Qiongyu Village in Zhanghua County.

This girl named Little Ears must be a fan of the original owner of this body. She kept writing letters to Lin Ye, but the original owner just threw them away and left them to gather dust.

During that time, Lin Ye was subjected to online harassment and dared not go out. He accidentally discovered these letters.

After reading the letter Xiao Erduo wrote to him, the Er Yatou in Lin Ye's dream was no longer bloody.

Lin Ye looked it up online and found that Zhanghua County was a well-known impoverished county, and Qiongyu Village was the poorest village in Zhanghua County.

Lin Ye laughed at that moment.

Is this his destiny with poverty alleviation?

So, after passing the civil service exam, Lin Ye asked his second uncle for help and got his position transferred to the Poverty Alleviation Department of Zhanghua County.

What you didn't do well in your past life, try again in this life.

"arrive."

The taxi driver's voice rang out, and Lin Ye snapped out of his daze, paid the fare, and got out of the car. The driver glanced at him and finally confirmed it.

"Are you the big star who did poverty alleviation?"

Lin Ye slung his canvas bag over his shoulder. "I'm a staff member of the Poverty Alleviation Department of Zhanghua County, not a celebrity."

The driver laughed and said, "Then do your best and try to last a month!"

The taxi started moving, and Lin Ye yelled at the car, "You believe I can keep this up for the rest of my life?"

The car screeched and nearly crashed into a utility pole, then quickly drove away.

Lin Ye snorted and stood in the small courtyard, looking around.

In the middle of the courtyard was a small, round pond, now dry. In front of it stood a dilapidated, gray-white three-story building, with grimy cement steps leading upwards, their destination unclear.

This is the Zhanghua County Government Office.

Lin Ye stood in front of the small building, looking at the dried-up pool, the mottled walls, and the filthy steps, and suddenly gave a bitter smile.

In fact, he himself was not sure how long he could hold on.

Click!

A sudden sound rang out, and a flash of blue light appeared before Lin Ye's eyes, revealing several pale blue characters in the air:

[Transmigration is no easy feat, but the system offers guidance. Given the host's dilemma and indecisiveness, we are providing you with two systems to choose from.]

[Poverty Alleviation Map System: A Guide to Rural Revitalization]

[Entertainment Industry Comeback System: Lyricist and Composer Master]

Lin Ye was stunned. This was... a cheat code from a novel?

He subconsciously reached out his hand, his palm passing through the pale blue text in mid-air, creating light blue ripples, but the text remained.

choose?

Lin Ye asked himself, "How should I choose?"

Three more lines of text appeared within the blue light:

[Stepping onto the steps before us, we obtain a blueprint for revitalization, leading to the unsung path of poverty alleviation through hard work and quiet dedication.]

[Turning around and walking out of the county government courtyard, he gains the help of a master lyricist and composer, returning to the glamorous and dazzling entertainment industry.]

[Please select from: ten, nine, eight...]

Lin Ye, wearing an executive jacket and carrying a canvas bag, stood in the old courtyard, looking at the dirty stone steps in front of him, and remained silent with his head down.

[Five, four, three, two...]

With the last second of the countdown, Lin Ye lifted his foot and stepped onto the cement steps stained with black spots.

[The host chooses the path of poverty alleviation and obtains a poverty alleviation support system.]

The light blue text changed, and then a white virtual panel appeared.

In the center of the panel is a map, and on both sides are several rows of labels.

The map was completely black, and the labels were blank.

Only four large characters are displayed at the top center of the panel—

[Revitalization Guide]

The scene before him was somewhat ethereal and unreal, but the stone steps beneath his feet were solid and firm. As he climbed the stone steps to the second floor, Lin Ye's anxiety and restlessness gradually subsided.

No matter what, now that I've made this choice, I'll walk this path to the end, even if I have to crawl on my knees!

I wronged Er Ya in my past life, and I must give Xiao Erduo an explanation in this life.

But what exactly is the function of this "Revitalization Guide"?

Lin Ye submitted his personal documents to the County Human Resources and Social Security Department's Management Section on the second floor. While waiting to complete his onboarding procedures, he began to study this "golden touch."

The map was completely black, and the labels were all white; you couldn't make out anything.

At this moment, several lines of light blue text appeared on the side of the virtual panel:

[After the host officially joins the Poverty Alleviation Department, poverty alleviation tasks will be issued. Completing the tasks will earn "Poverty Alleviation Points," which can be used to exchange for poverty alleviation skills and unlock the encyclopedia function.]

[Tip: Poverty alleviation skills and information can be viewed in the Poverty Alleviation Shop]

Poverty alleviation e-commerce platform?

With a thought, Lin Ye flipped the virtual panel, seemingly entering a place resembling a supermarket.

There are two rows of shelves inside, one on the left and one on the right. The label on the left reads "Poverty Alleviation Skills".

Lin Ye glanced at the skill names: trekking through mountains and rivers, skillful farming, house repair, road repair expert, and so on, there were dozens of them.

The shelf label on the right reads "[Encyclopedia Function]".

There were still dozens of them, with various names at a glance: resource search, dilapidated building scan, water source exploration, poverty alleviation index display, etc.

Lin Ye was about to check the descriptions of these [Poverty Alleviation Skills] and [Illustrated Guide Functions] one by one when a colleague from the management section came over.

"Comrade Lin Ye, your formalities are complete. Go report to the Poverty Alleviation Department. The director's office is on the third floor, the third room on the right."

"OK, thanks!"

Lin Ye nodded his thanks, then went up to the third floor, turned right and walked along the long white tiled corridor until he arrived at a light green wooden door with two small holes in it.

A sign hangs above the wooden door: Office of the Director of the Poverty Alleviation Department.

Just as Lin Ye was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, pale blue text appeared before his eyes again.

[Poverty Alleviation Task 001: Gain the trust of the Director of the Poverty Alleviation Department of Zhanghua County and obtain the appointment as the poverty alleviation village head of Qiongyu Village. Reward: 100 poverty alleviation points]