Reborn in 2000: Directing in the Age of Coal Tycoons

In his previous life, he was a director whose films grossed billions, but capital had him under its thumb, and he spent his whole career making terrible movies. Reborn in the year 2000, he's once again a failed applicant to the Beijing Film Academy.

That year, coal magnates poured money into the entertainment industry. All they wanted was a pretty leading actress, and they wouldn't interfere with the creative process!

“Got it. This is my golden age.”

With the coal magnate's five million yuan, he makes Crazy Stone, setting off a meteoric rise in Chinese cinema!