Showbiz: Starting Out as a Fake Director

He became famous across the country with a single microfilm, sparking a wave of copycat productions.

He earned nearly two hundred times his budget at the box office with a low-cost film, proving to the world that small-budget movies can be great, too.

He achieved huge success with a science fiction film the market had written off, ushering in a new era for domestic sci-fi cinema.

In an era when traffic is king, he's a breath of fresh air: he never casts pretty-boy idols in his films and TV dramas.

The films and TV dramas he writes, directs, and stars in sweep every major award, smashing ratings and box-office records.

"Director Zhang Shu, I hear you've never had any formal training in directing or acting?"

"All right, I'll come clean. I'm a self-taught genius!"

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