Seven attribute points

As expected, Wang Liang handed Xiao Ming a script.

"Ephemera", an old friend!

"I thought you were going to ask me to play the emperor?"

Xiao Ming flipped through the completely rewritten script. Wang Liang, now entering middle age, had written and directed "Mayfly," her breakthrough film. She'd previously described it as having unique tastes, but more bluntly, as a hipster-shy, niche type. Although Xiao Ming's appearance didn't yield critical or commercial success, she had decided to turn to commercial filmmaking.

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Xiao Ming looked at the script and couldn't say it was exactly the same as the first week, but he could say it was very different.

In the first week, Wang Liang chose a classic upright protagonist, and the story is also a cliché but everyone likes to read it, exploring the big picture of contemporary issues.

In this script, the protagonist is a treacherous minister who has both good and bad reputations. In contrast to the short-lived dynasty, she lived a long life. She fawned, excluded dissidents, usurped power for personal gain, misled the monarch, killed loyal officials, abused her power, and controlled people with violence. She did everything that a treacherous minister in history could do. She also relied on collaborating with the enemy and selling out her country to choose another monarch, and she did it more than once. She was able to save her life every time and finally died of old age... As famous as her mediocre abilities and superb flattery skills, she is also considered a famous beauty in history. However, due to too much criticism, this is also considered unpopular knowledge.

Now that we've discussed the criticism, as for the reputation, that's a later-generation glamour. From a modern perspective, Jiang Yan's actions are perfectly reasonable. She was just a normal woman with ambitions for herself. Although she hadn't achieved anything, relying entirely on flattery to curry favor with her superiors to gain equal or even greater benefits than diligent employees, although she was reckless and promiscuous, disregarding moral principles, although she was foolish, mean, easily deceived, and lacked integrity and dignity, she was still a woman! She was just a person constrained by feudal society, doing what she did simply to survive. Doesn't the fact that she lived this long prove her wisdom? She was also innocent.

The above are the relatively objective evaluation of Jiang Yan by the main channel that Xiao Ming watched and the amateur evaluation of Jiang Yan by the male channel.

Although the main frequency does not restrict the user's gender, most of them are used by women.

"Hmm...it's fine if you asked me to play a non-human being at first, but now you're asking me to play a villain!"

Moreover, the plot is written completely according to historical facts, so there is no room for pairing her with a handsome man to wash away her affectionate character.

Even though society is more tolerant of negative female characters, many people still create them. But that doesn't mean people have lost their moral values, or that such characters can be protagonists...! Xiao Ming played a villain in his first week, and because being the protagonist didn't conform to mainstream values, he was whitewashed by fans everywhere.

I castrated him, Xiao Ming was completely furious!

"Hey, don't be angry. You're really insecure about your face, aren't you? With your charm, no one would praise you for playing a villain."

"That's true." Xiao Ming agreed. "What are you trying to say? Don't you know how bad Jiang Yan's image is? He's not handsome at all! Don't drag me down with your own hobbies!"

"Xiao Ming, you want to act, right?" Wang Liang said with an expression that seemed to see through everything. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be here arguing with me."

Xiao Ming gestured: "Increase the pay."

"Tsk." Wang Liang felt anxious. "I finally saved up some money, and it's all gone to a debt collector like you."

Xiao Ming was confident: "Then don't treat me."

"How is that possible! Without you, how can I take the photos I want and make money?!"

[At 17, filming for the third sci-fi film has been completed, and the fourth is in the works. Filming for the TV series "Your Scene" has wrapped, and the project "Mayfly" has officially launched. ...Work report completed.]

Xiao Ming suspected that she was banned from the game, as she couldn't find Jiang Shenlan.

Because the mayfly had undergone a butterfly effect change, she was also curious whether Jiang Shenlan would change.

"...Animation industry?" Xiao Ming scratched his ears, suspecting he had misheard.

"Yeah," Xiao Qian sighed. "It's said that she dreamed of becoming an anime star after watching one of your movies in middle school... What a strange connection."

This is completely unrelated across dimensions!

"Are you saying that my appearance has a powerful impact beyond the dimension? Hehe, I admit that she has good taste."

Her 200+ charm is not made of cement!

Xiao Ming doesn't know why cement is used to describe it, but it sounds impressive anyway!

So she lost her position as a director? Xiao Ming pondered on the toilet.

It would be bad enough to just change, but changing directly outside the industry is even more outrageous. How can it not be outrageous to deviate from the original spectrum?

Xiao Ming held out his hand: "Xiao Qian, pass me the paper."

"Boss, how come you ask for a script like going to the toilet?" Xiao Qian, who has been resistant to Xiao Ming's charm by nature, took out an S-level script for Xiao Ming to choose from.

After all, meditating on the toilet is just an action. How could Xiao Ming be written down while he was using the toilet?

In fact, this is the normal process. It’s just that her previous talent buff of meeting a noble person was too strong, and people always brought scripts to her, so she didn’t have many opportunities to choose personally.

"Drip, drip! Drip, drip!"

"It's Aites calling..." Xiao Qian said with a guilty look on his face, "Xiao Ming, didn't Sister Ai receive instructions from Director Wang to ask you not to overlap with other projects?"

"Well, who cares?" Xiao Ming hung up the phone.

Xiao Qian gave a disapproving expression. "Boss, I think it would be better if you were more devoted to the crew. After all, there are as many paparazzi watching you as cockroaches. The risk of you being exposed for overlapping projects is too great...and then it'll be our studio that gets targeted!"

It's all tears if I say too much. Xiao Ming loves to run and act. Her fans praise her in front of her, but behind her back they all curse the studio for exploiting child labor. I feel sorry for Ming. Damn it, as a boss with shares and the darling of the whole studio, who dares to exploit her!

Although he earned a lot of money despite doing less work, Xiao Qian, who was ranked third and received the most criticism, shed tears of regret while holding the money. Oh yes, the first and second place were Wang Liang and Aites respectively.

Although they were scolded, the studio absolutely protects the privacy of its employees, and Xiao Ming only plays good roles, so Denghuo (the nickname of Xiao Ming's fans) are just making trouble online and cannot hurt anyone's real money.

However, this can also be considered a fan abuse strategy. Although Xiao Ming is not a traffic star, having loyal supporters is not a bad thing for Xiao Ming.

"I don't." The expected reply.

Xiao Qian knew that she couldn't persuade him, and she was just going through the motions.

Xiao Ming discovered an interesting script, a chaotic work filled with popular Internet elements such as time travelers, reborn people, reincarnated people, and system hosts.

The most interesting thing is that these are all men, and their goal is to capture the protagonist.

So it’s a film where the ancient indigenous protagonist fights against the super-dimensional Dragon Aotian?

"How did this get in here?" Xiao Qian was surprised. "Boss, this is a male-oriented web drama... Turns out the director and screenwriter are reliable, no wonder they let it in."

Xiao Ming was puzzled: "Are there male-oriented TV series?"

"There's no gender distinction in the film and television drama categories; it's something we created spontaneously. Male authors' work isn't considered mainstream, but it's quite popular with young boys. Those in the industry who want quick cash or aren't particularly skilled tend to dabble in it," Xiao Qian explained. "Everyone has their own choices. If we can make money in it, it's a good market."

"But these two are eccentrics," Xiao Qian explained dutifully. "Zhou Gufeng and Zhou Xiuping, twin sisters, one a director and the other a screenwriter. They're renowned commercial geniuses in the industry, and their abilities are generally decent. They just love picking up shit, uh, and proving their talent by adapting male-oriented novels into serious dramas."

Xiao Ming put down the script and said, "Why didn't I know them before?"

"You're busy."

"Yeah, that's it, those two."

At 18, you met with Director Zhou and Writer Zhou. They praised you profusely and then asked if your pay couldn't be reduced any further. You chuckled and asked if it was like buying eggs at your supermarket. They sighed and decided they couldn't afford to pay you back, so they signed a contract.

"I disagree!" This time it was Wang Shang who charged forward. "Why are you doing web dramas again? And a badass one at that? Do you understand the discrimination chain in our film and television industry? There are more men than men, but they don't get rid of the filth! Are you trying to lower yourself to the lowest level? The point is, I don't even have the face to ask you to film a movie!"

Wang Shang has now been admitted to A Film, Television and Drama University and is a classmate of Xiao Ming.

Of course, Xiao Ming missed the college entrance examination in the first week due to filming, and forgot about it in the subsequent simulation and didn’t get into college...but it doesn’t matter now.

Xiao Ming immediately retorted: "You're such a jerk. Keep your mouth shut. How can a woman filming something made up by another woman be considered awesome? No one has that kind of thing. If you question my taste, I'll find someone to fuck you."

Wang Shangning choked: "Second sister, don't talk about eldest sister. Wash your mouth first before you talk about me."

Wang Shang didn't say anything else. Wang Liang was concentrating on filming. Moreover, they had worked together for many years and had seen through Xiao Ming's character. He also knew that she would not delay the progress of the crew, so he simply let her go.

After joining Zhou Gufeng and Zhou Xiuping's crew, Xiao Ming found that the atmosphere was better than he had imagined, and there were fewer male actors than he had imagined.

There are only four in total, and they are the main attractions.

But they all have good looks, some are bright, some are pure, some are sexy and some are gentle.

Her age is similar to Xiao Ming's, and she is worthy of being included in the harem at first glance.

It seems that other stats except for the face are not very good. Xiao Ming is picky.

The first person to speak was a seemingly innocent and fresh-looking guy. His name was negligible, he was fifteen years old, which just fit the role. Xiao Ming even forgot which role it was, but the other party asked to act opposite Xiao Ming.

The crew members' eyes on the innocent man changed now. What's the point of acting with a male star who is just a vase? How can his acting skills be rubbish? Who doesn't understand that? I didn't expect that at such a young age, he would want to take shortcuts like this. Men just like to make money without doing anything.

The sexy guy is the second youngest among the boys. He seems to be rescuing the innocent guy, but in fact he is stepping on himself and praising Xiao Ming secretly. Then he performs some small actions that are close to the truth, and behaves in a very scheming and cocky way.

Mingyan is the same age as Xiaoming and is the oldest. He speaks in a carefree, tomboyish tone and steps on all the boys. He then casually and frankly praises Xiaoming's might and dominance.

The gentle man said nothing, just brought a cup of milk tea to Xiao Ming and smiled gently and harmlessly.

Xiao Ming didn't expect these male stars to get into the role so quickly, and she ran to the director's area.

Er Zhou is humble in front of Xiao Ming and is the one who has the final say in his own crew. However, with Xiao Ming's investment, he now has the final say.

At the age of 19, your work "Ephemera" won an award.

System, are you at a loss for words anymore?

Xiao Ming was speechless. How did this game system become the annual work summary?

…Is my life just work?

Xiao Ming discovered the sad truth.

It's not sad. Xiao Ming, who attended the banquet, was very happy as he ate mashed potatoes with cheese, fried baby cabbage with sausage, and clear mutton soup.

Chang Ming has a slight difficulty in making choices. She usually makes do with fast food because it is convenient and she doesn't have to choose. Occasionally, she takes the time to order takeout. She only eats well when she is with her sisters. Therefore, she has many friends... and they all eat for free.

In the game, there is no worry, she can eat the ready-made food that interests her and enjoy the taste.

Xiao Ming was at a banquet, a celebration party for winning an award.

Xiao Ming has gotten used to it as this happens every year.

After eating and drinking, Xiao Ming went to the balcony to look at the stars.

Wang Liang was there too. Maybe because she had been drinking, she grabbed Xiao Ming's shoulders and started patting him.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Ming pushed her away.

Wang Liang waved his hand: "I didn't drink."

She took out a cigarette, and Xiao Ming lit it only after saying he didn't mind. She lit it, but didn't smoke it, leaving it there to burn. "I thought people would automatically mature when they reached middle age, but it turns out they just became soft-boned."

From Wang Liang’s behavior in the first episode, it can be seen that she no longer shoots fun things, so Xiao Ming and Wang Shang cooperate more.

"Ah, I'm so glad I met you when I was young and wildest. Even now, I can still keep most of my original intentions and do what I want to do."

"Kid, oh, it's not right for me to call you kid now, but you're still so young compared to me! ...In my heart, you're my best partner."

She stretched out her left fist, and Xiao Ming responded with a cloth fist.

"You've ruined the atmosphere!" Then Wang Liang turned his fist into scissors.

The two of them played a game of guessing the number.

Day and night, Xiao Ming was immersed in her performance in a TV series. She'd been met with a fair share of criticism during the initial press release. Of course, no amount of criticism could reach Xiao Ming. She was just an innocent little girl. What had she done wrong? She was a big-name actor who'd been demoted! She was the ultimate victim. Alas, the inhuman studio! Alas, the filthy adults! Alas, the incompetent little bastard!

They filmed the show while it was being broadcast, and the public opinion changed once it was aired. Everyone pointed at it and praised Xiao □□ for her good eyesight, superb acting skills, and her ability to strike from a lower dimension, which was unparalleled in the world. They said that Er Zhou was able to turn decay into magic as usual, that they had wrongly blamed the studio, and that the male star, oh, no one said anything.

After all, is the TV series really, as Xiao Ming claims, a story about indigenous people fighting against the super-dimensional? The main perspective is entirely on the protagonist, and which of those extraordinary men wasn't used and then killed off? Fortunately, with Jiang Yan's negative image as a role model, Xiao Ming's portrayal of a negative protagonist is acceptable. Although her role is flawless in any way, what's her fault? She's simply rebelling against an imposed will, rejecting uncontrolled and unintentional emotions.

You're asking about benefits? Are you talking about the benefits she received? The benefits she saw? Haha, it's just mental compensation. After all, she is a human being with human rights. She should earn back what was asked of her.

To be honest, the original plot is really like this. Zhou Xiuping only changed the logic and details. Male authors who love male characters all agree with the story of Su "female protagonist". What's there to say about her role being bad?

[Twenty years old, a new year brings an even stronger you! Full of energy, you can't wait to embark on a new journey! Yes, abroad—]

Although he has won international awards, Xiao Ming is not as well-known abroad as he is in China. To be more specific, it is like all the lights are on in China, while only half of the lights are on abroad.

Good wine needs no bush. Wang Shang is still far from being an internationally renowned director. Xiao Ming, who didn't get to ride in his friend's car, started his own business.