Showbiz: When You Play a Villain, Just Tone It Down a Little

Lu Bei transmigrates to 2007. With a face like a demon's, he becomes an extra.

Born without eyebrows, with slanted eyes, a row of jagged teeth, and an inverted triangular face, he looks like a living demon who has stepped out of the real world.

On Lu Bei's first day as an extra, his demonic appearance scares the director into having a heart attack and dying.

Word of Lu Bei's demonic looks soon spreads throughout the entertainment industry.

At last, Lu Bei starts getting roles, all of them villains.

Lu Bei: Director, how do I play a villain?

Lin Chaoxian: Just tone it down a little.

Du Qifeng: Yeah, just rein it in. Don't overdo it.

Ning Hao: I made this film specifically for you. It's a movie where the villain wins.

Audience member: When Lu Bei plays the villain, I'm genuinely afraid he'll beat the hero to death.

Audience member: This is the first movie I've seen where the villain wins...

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