The Factory Director Led the Short Drama Production and Was Praised by CCTV

Lin Chen has time-traveled into the body of a second-generation factory owner. His predecessor has recently passed away, leaving him with a labor-protection products factory on the verge of bankruptcy—specifically, one equipped to manufacture face masks. The bad news is that it is late 2019. The good news is that the era of viral "crooked-mouth Dragon King" web dramas has not yet begun. Faced with this situation, Lin Chen gathers his factory employees and proposes a bold question: "Is there potential in combining cheesy short dramas with product marketing?" While Lin Chen believes it is a viable path, the factory's core workforce—veterans retired from the military—strongly disagree, insisting the scripts must be heavily modified. Consequently, the production takes an absurdly unexpected turn. The protagonist's signature "crooked mouth" line is adapted: "The three-year period has arrived! All overseas Chinese, one hundred face masks per person!" Years later, facing an official commendation from China Central Television, Lin Chen looks into the reporter's camera with a deep sense of exhaustion, wondering aloud: "Whether it was short dramas, gaming, or AI... I just followed whatever trends everyone else was doing because I simply wanted to make money. How did I end up being hailed as a patriot?"