Ling Lingyao is an actress who starred in a soap opera that became a source of entertainment for Wang Zhi's team during a rare moment of relaxation in their residence. The team gathered on the sofa to watch her performance, finding enjoyment in the painfully boring plot as a brief respite from their dangerous survival circumstances. Her presence in the narrative represents the remnants of pre-apocalyptic popular culture that the tower's inhabitants still consume and find comfort in during their downtime. She is referenced as the star of the show they watched together.
