'Shang-Chi' star Simu Liu is a stock photo king and we have no choice but to stan

Before he was a Marvel superhero, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu used to pose for stock photos. Thanks to fans on social media, these photos are getting unearthed—and Liu is in on the fun, too!

The Chinese-Canadian actor shared on Twitter that he used to model to pay off debts and make ends meet. His stock photos have popped up in ads, websites, magazines, and even accounting books.

Legitimately wondering if I am the greatest stock photo model of all time.

Totally unrelated note, please stop buying these photos. pic.twitter.com/vbcdHGyDyk

— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) February 21, 2020

He shared on Twitter that he was amused finding his photo on an accounting book. "Call @Alanis Morissette because I just died from irony. I did a stock photo shoot in 2014 and it ended up here. I used to be an accountant," Liu tweeted in 2017.  

Call @Alanis Morissette because I just died from irony. I did a stock photo shoot in 2014 and it ended up here. I used to be an accountant. pic.twitter.com/2spNQuG4MH

— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) February 22, 2017

The stock image king tweeted the old images again on Monday, writing "Me laughing at the people who thought we'd flop."

Me laughing at the people who thought we’d flop pic.twitter.com/7UoLqRXlCJ

— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) September 6, 2021

iStock replied to this post, joking "If being a superhero doesn't work out, our door is always open." The actor replied, "Is the door open to share in the hundreds of thousands of $$ you made off those photos cause I was paid a hundred bucks."

Shang-Chi smashed Labor Day box office records, raking in $71.4 million over the weekend.