Entertainment 2000: This Actor Is a Bit Weird

Dispatched from the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era straight into the year 2000, Bi Sheng—a veteran imperial secret agent—accidentally stumbles into the modern entertainment industry. Armed with a lifetime of lethal surveillance experience, his hyper-realistic portrayals quickly terrify his colleagues. "Director, he doesn't look like he's acting as a murderer; I suggest we investigate him!" protests a co-star. Meanwhile, top actors lament being compared to his chillingly authentic skills, and bewildered actresses wonder why his downtime consists entirely of martial arts training and eating spicy gluten snacks. Unaware of modern cinematic conventions, Bi Sheng simply plays every role with deadly earnestness, leaving everyone to wonder how an undercover relic inadvertently became the nation's reigning Best Actor.