Sister Sa laughed heartily. "Not to mention An Qiuyan, that foot-washing maid, she must be fuming. It's so satisfying just thinking about it!"
Hearing Sister Sa's cheerful tone on the phone, Jiang Ling couldn't help but curve her lips. "If this pair of scumbags knew, they'd definitely be furious. But it's better to keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly."
Sister Sa nodded. "Yes, low profile, low profile!"
"Investing is a sideline; acting is my main profession. Help me keep an eye out for any good scripts recently!"
After only a few days of rest, Jiang Ling found herself unable to sit still.
Perhaps it was because of the 'Fake Becomes Real' god-tier acting skills rewarded by the system, she was eager to try them out.
"Okay, the number of crews and directors looking to cast you has increased significantly compared to before. I'll filter them first, weed out the ugly ones, and then select a few good scripts to send your way!"
"Great!"
Just as Jiang Ling was contemplating indulging her acting passion, the system's prompt sounded in her mind.
[Sensing a classic masterpiece appearing, locking it in for the host!]
Jiang Ling immediately smiled upon hearing this.
Speak of the devil, this system is more considerate than a sanitary napkin.
[Beep! Role locking failed, unable to lock a role for the host!]
"Ah?"
Upon hearing the system's words, Jiang Ling was utterly stunned.
She was completely bewildered and communicated with the system mentally, "Why is this happening? Why did the role locking fail? Is the system malfunctioning?"
The system was her biggest benefit and cheat, her golden finger, after transmigrating.
If it malfunctioned, she'd be at a catastrophic loss.
[Responding to the host, this system is not malfunctioning; all operations are normal. Please do not curse casually, or you will be rewarded with the Empress Dowager Rong's five-star acupuncture treatment package!]
Jiang Ling: "..."
"Since there's no malfunction, why can't the role be locked?"
[Ding! Because the upcoming drama is a masterpiece rated over nine on Douban in its previous life, every character, from the protagonist to the supporting cast, possesses impeccable acting skills. Whichever role the host plays, it will become a classic in screen history.]
"Which drama is so amazing?"
There were already very few masterpiece dramas rated over nine on Douban in her previous life, and those where both the protagonists and supporting actors were classics were even rarer.
Jiang Ling's first thought was the 1987 version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The cast, from the main actors to the supporting ones, seemed to have stepped right out of the book.
[Pure Yuan Scented Musk Chronicle!]
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling's entire body trembled.
The system had spoken so solemnly that she knew the drama she was about to act in was extraordinary.
But she never expected it to be 'Pure Yuan Scented Musk Chronicle'.
In terms of classic status, 'Pure Yuan Scented Musk Chronicle' was naturally inferior to top-tier works like 'Journey to the West' (1986) and 'Dream of the Red Chamber' (1987), but its popularity and heat were terrifying.
Over a decade after its broadcast, there were still a large number of drama fans discussing it online repeatedly, with lines like "Crush her pomegranate lips," and "Sun Dangui's scarlet mandarin-duck bellyband is still tied to that madman's belt..."
Not only that, 'Pure Yuan Scented Musk Chronicle' was recognized by netizens as one of the two best adaptations of online novels in the past decade.
The other was 'Nirvana in Fire'.
Especially in the increasingly diluted domestic drama market, which was often plagued by capital intervention, it and 'Nirvana in Fire' were deeply loved by audiences.
A netizen once commented: "Capital only knows how to churn out industrial sugar to disgust people, with their Mary Sues and Gary Stus, completely unaware that audiences just want to see more Mei Changsu!"