Suffering from severe burnout, programmer Lin Yu hovered near the edge of danger due to exhaustion. To save his life, he obtained a brass pedometer from a mysterious watchmaker that monitors mental and physical energy expenditure, forcing him to decelerate amidst extreme workplace pressure. However, facing the harsh pressure of a ruthless boss and relentless work crises, he constantly risks violating rules, collapsing, or being eliminated. In this battle against a morbidly fast-paced environment, Lin Yu attempts to withstand overwhelming resistance, break the gears of involution, and find a breakthrough to save himself and his beleaguered colleagues.