The Ace Undercover Agent Is Forced to Become a Great Director

[My ongoing novel, It's a Boy Band and the Savior of the World!, is waiting for you. See the blurb at the very bottom.] Blurb: After his undercover mission ended, top undercover agent Qiao Yiqiao was finally ready to retire. But he faced a thorny question: What was he supposed to do with the hundred or so underlings he'd been managing? A weapons expert, a master of acupuncture, a ghostly hand who could count a thousand things in an instant, an explosives maniac... Every one of his underlings had a unique talent, and they were all ambitious. It was only thanks to Qiao Yiqiao keeping them in check that they hadn't caused a catastrophe. To stop them from unleashing a storm of violence, Qiao Yiqiao had no choice but to find them a respectable job where they could let their natures run free. Like... acting. Everyone knows villains are the hardest roles to play. Under director Qiao Yiqiao's guidance, his underlings went on a rampage... in movies and TV dramas. Their first role was in a youth film, which unexpectedly earned a reputation as a modern-day Encouragement to Study. Audience: Shaking in terror. That villain is way too unhinged! If we don't study hard, will they come after us? QAQ! Then they made an obscure prison movie, and it went on to win every major award that year. Audience: I'm covered in goosebumps. Was that final interview really not footage of an actual crime boss? Next, they took on an even more obscure musical, and somehow made Chicago into The Godfather. Audience: Damn, life in the underworld is terrifying! Mom, I want to go home!!! One after another, productions that should have flopped became huge hits, all because their villains were played so convincingly. Qiao Yiqiao had only wanted to help his underlings make a living. Instead, he became a top director, and all his performers became A-listers. It was nothing short of a miracle in the industry. "The national crime rate has fallen for three years in a row. Officials say your films have played a major part. Is that true?" "Are your works based on your own experiences? How do they feel so real?" "How do your actors immerse themselves in their roles?" Qiao Yiqiao humbly replied: "I made up all the stories. They're not based on anyone." "As for the actors... I just ask them to tone it down a little when they perform." *An over-the-top entertainment-industry comedy. The setting is entirely fictional, with lots of original worldbuilding and no logic. Please don't yell at me, 555. *The underlings just look a little fierce. They've never broken the law. Since Qiao Yiqiao brought them under his wing, they've been working hard to hone their skills and learn a trade and cultural knowledge. Here's another ongoing entertainment-industry novel with no romance. Give it a look: It's a Boy Band and the Savior of the World! Qiao Xia, the youngest and visual member of the floundering boy band SyU, suddenly split his soul. Every night, he transmigrates into a slime and wriggles around in a Western fantasy apocalypse. His bandmates, whom he gets along with incredibly well and stays up talking with by candlelight every night, have also been acting strangely lately. Using the keen senses he gained as a slime in another world, he investigated carefully and uncovered an absolutely absurd truth: All five of them had split their souls! The warmhearted leader became a supremely gifted... demonic cultivator in a xianxia world. Goal: Ascend through the demonic path and save all living beings. The socially anxious lead vocalist became a merfolk commander aboard a starship. Goal: Repel the enemy and save all races. The unhinged dancer became a healing-type guide. Goal: Soothe sentinels and save humanity. The robot-like rapper became a classical gentleman. Goal: Pass the civil service examinations and save his people. The five stared at one another: Bro, you were saving the world every night too? Every world was on the brink of destruction. Luckily, the five brothers could share resources and discuss plans together. The only tricky part was that they had been utterly ordinary until their nighttime adventures and newfound skills in other lives suddenly made them famous. "I thought the leader was all about being gentle. Since when can he do sword flourishes?!" "The lead vocalist unlocked another high note! Incredible!!" "Cultural workers need to be cultured! His new rap lyrics are amazing!" The five scratched their heads. Their floundering group was getting more and more popular. How were they supposed to find time to save other worlds? Oh. This world was going to be destroyed too... In that case, never mind. #The five brothers try to turn every performance or variety show into a lesson in apocalypse survival skills# #They get even more famous because their style is so unusual# #One more absurd boy band in the Chinese entertainment industry# Theme: Stay positive and live life with optimism.