Wu Shuyi

A magician arrives in the reclusive coal empire of Luocha, triggering widespread panic in a society already simmering beneath a fragile peace.

Famous psychology professor Ye Yuandong is invited by a popular movie star Anya to consult on a new movie about hypnosis. He arrives at a private villa where he meets a group of filmmakers - actors, screenwriters, directors - who begin discussing a plot suspiciously similar to a case from his own life.