When crime pays

Alec Su's latest film, The Devotion of Suspect X, knocked Hollywood behemoth Kong: Skull Island off the top slot in China's box-office charts on its first day. Xu Fan reports.

During the recent Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday break, a profitable time for China's movie market, Alec Su worked nonstop. The actor and singer-turned-director traveled more than 21,700 kilometers from March 22 to April 3, touring 15 cities to promote his second directorial feature, The Devotion of Suspect X.

Su, once a heartthrob on the Chinese screen, says he was "anxious" with his career shift.