You Asked Me to Find an Actor, So Why Did I Find a Crime Boss?

A film crew urgently needs an actor to play a villain.

Ma Tian happens to be released from prison.

He used to burn, kill, rob, and commit every kind of crime.

But now he's reformed, and has nowhere to put his talents to use.

Having turned over a new leaf, he has no marketable skills and is struggling to get by.

One day, a man at a barbecue restaurant ** assaults a girl. Ma Tian fights evil with evil and saves her, catching a director's attention.

That earns him an audition.

He films Fuse and shoots to fame overnight.

His portrayal of Tony the villain leaves a lasting impression.

Netizens say:

"That's how we do things!"

He's famous now, but the underlings he used to run with are still struggling out there.

Once a big brother, always a big brother.

Ma Tian brings hundreds of his underlings into the film industry.

Other people work their way up from extras to stardom.

But he skips straight from acting to directing.

He starts a film company.

Infernal Affairs: The New World

When his fans find out, they say, "Big Brother, you gave up being a gangster to become a big-time director?"

No System.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons or events is coincidental. Do not imitate.