In the lobby of a small hotel in Shanghai, Lin Shi, the manager of a company called "born star royal entertainment," greets a young actress named Zeng Lillii, who has just been cast as a space traveler in a new production of the web series "The Hermit Concubine." The actress, who is also known by the stage name "yi yun," tells Lin that the company is looking for her because she is a "mice" in their eyes, and that she is "not even a nobody" .