Xiao He unexpectedly gained a criminal cheat skill that allows him to learn all kinds of crime-related abilities.
—But the catch is, he has to keep “stabbing people” to stay alive.
<...That evening, Xiao He's short video went viral, garnering over ten million views and a million likes in just a few hours, becoming the number one trending topic on the music chart that day.
A large number of fans rushed in.
[Group photo in the front row.]
He's so handsome I'm crawling on the floor.
[Brother Xiao, I love your Mu Ze and Shen Jue so much! I'm looking forward to your next work!]
[Teacher Xiao, are you filming a second season? I really love Shen Jue and Jiang Rushuai!]
[Agreed, agreed! I request a sequel with the original cast! I request a sequel with the original cast! Don't make me beg you on my knees—]
"Brother, tell me honestly, how did you learn this swordsmanship? How many people did you have to stab to become so skilled?"
[To be honest, I just watched this swordsmanship frame by frame. It's real skill, not special effects or post-production editing. Xiao He really did shave the bone clean with his sword. That's truly amazing.]
[Haha, this is outrageous! The official team even started a video campaign called "Let's all learn how to use a boning knife," they're actually trying to drag us into it, hahaha—]
I also filmed the same video, come check it out!
The funniest thing was Pu Rong, who left a string of question marks in the comments section after Xiao He posted the video.
[Pu Rong: ? ? ? ? Why are you so handsome?]
Pu Rong then filmed a video.
In the video, Pu Rong is dressed more casually, in an old man's shirt and shorts. He is holding the long sword he used when filming Jiang Rushuai. The background music is the same as that used by Xiao He. However, in the video, Pu Rong is not cutting meat, but drawing his sword and performing various sword flourishes.
As the music reached its climax, a handful of flower petals poured down from off-camera. Pu Rong's sword swiftly slashed horizontally, and the video once again split open with the sharp blade. The two petals that had been split fell slowly onto the sword in slow motion, and behind the sword, reflecting the silver light, were Jiang Rushuai's eyes with a carefree smile, just like the character when he first appeared in the movie.
Unsurprisingly, Pu Rong's video also went viral.
Even though neither of them filmed any disguise scenes, and it was just a close-up of their eyes, it was enough for viewers to recognize each other at a glance. This kind of direct performance in acting left a particularly deep impression.
Furthermore, both videos contain genuine artifacts: Xiao He's boning knife technique and Pu Rong's swordsmanship. These are the skills of the characters in "The Thief Catcher," and they are also the real skills they possess, which makes them even more admirable.
Following Pu Rong, other members of "The Thief Catcher" uploaded videos. Although the video quality was not as impressive as Xiao He's and Pu Rong's, they all attracted many passersby. In particular, one actor who played the thief catcher wielding a meteor hammer was also found by Pu Rong. He was a weightlifter himself. In his video, he first lifted a heavy-looking barbell, then put it down and picked up a large iron ball with one hand, smashing it towards the camera.
However, due to a lack of control over the force, the lens was ultimately smashed.
The actor even tagged director Lin Yipeng in the comments section of the video, sincerely asking whether his phone use constituted a work-related injury related to publicity.