Hong Kong crime films + System + comedy + passionate action + transmigration + ensemble cast
Lin Huan, a goofy internet user from the 21st century, wakes up one day in 1980s Hong Kong. Here, the boss of Causeway Bay is called Chan Ho-nam, the fearless cop in the Serious Crimes Unit is Chan Ka-kui, an old man selling talismans in Yau Ma Tei calls himself Uncle Jiu, and Mr. Ko Chun likes to show his hand on gambling boats whenever he gets the chance. But the biggest shock is that Lin Huan discovers he can earn “Joy Points” and unlock all kinds of outrageous tricks simply by making people laugh like pigs.
Other transmigrators awaken Systems that help them fight and kill. Lin Huan’s System is called “Laughing Culture”: he wins fights with trash talk, solves cases with jokes, and chases ghosts away with painfully bad puns. The underworld knows him as “Happy Boy.” A gangster boss tries to hack him to pieces, only to laugh so hard at Lin Huan’s funny face that his hands go limp. A zombie tries to bite him, but Lin Huan’s rap throws it offbeat. Everyone thinks he’s a nobody, until the day he grabs a Dragon-Slaying Saber to protect his friends. It’s actually a prop, but one swing smashes the gates of the entire Hung Hing headquarters.
This is a Hong Kong crime story packed with laughs and heart-pounding action. Guided by the principle, “If you can talk your way out of it, don’t fight. But if you do fight, make sure they don’t survive,” the protagonist stirs up a storm in 1980s Hong Kong and becomes a legend across the city with nothing but his quick tongue.
Funny novel is pretty good