Shanghai Loser

Rui lived a comfortable life with a loving family, a promising career as a gourmet writer, and a fiancée named Honghua, a college student. His childhood friend Zihao, however, had joined Heiban, a powerful criminal syndicate based in Shanghai with extensive influence across China. Rui remained unaware of the danger until he helped some street children, an act that led to the destruction of his life at Zihao’s hands. After losing everything, Rui vows to seek revenge against Zihao for the betrayal and devastation he caused. Set in 1999 Shanghai, a city marked by social pressures and fear, Rui’s story unfolds as he moves from a life of privilege to one driven by vengeance.