Playing Hannibal, I Scare the Judges Out of Their Minds with My Cooking

After transmigrating into the immersive variety show The Ultimate Villain, Lu Chen draws the “Hannibal” character card.

While the other contestants use graphic violence to grab attention, he wears a suit and makes truffle-seared hearts and red-wine-marinated brains, looking as elegant as if he were filming a gourmet documentary.

Viewers call him a “freeloader,” and the judges mock him for having “no villainous presence.”

Until he smiles and asks his patient, “Have you taken care of the body?”

At crime scenes, he gazes obsessively at brain tissue. On livestream, he cooks for a banquet of the rich and famous...

The whole internet freaks out: “What the hell, is this acting?! Is he actually a demon?!”

The production team breaks down: “Please stop boosting the villain’s score!”

Lu Chen ties on his napkin and raises a glass to the camera. “Would you like a serving of tonight’s main course?”