You Were Told to Play a Thug, Not Be Yourself

Chen Nan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a recent graduate of an arts school.

Through a twist of fate, he takes on an assignment from a production crew: to join five other challengers in playing a hooligan who goes around causing trouble.

At the same time, Chen Nan activates an Impersonation System, and the first person he has to play is Liu Huaqiang.

At a fruit stand.

With a single sentence, he gets the vendor taken in for questioning.

Chen Nan: Boss, is this watermelon guaranteed ripe?

At the school gate.

A rich, handsome young man can only watch as the girl of his dreams is taken away.

Chen Nan: You think you can lay a finger on her? She's mine now.

As the variety show airs live, Chen Nan's astonishingly convincing acting and domineering presence win him countless fans, making him famous across the country.

Viewers: "You're supposed to play a criminal. Play one, understand?"

Director: "Chen Nan asked me how to act like a hooligan. I told him to tone it down by about ninety percent, and he'd be about right."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.