Sister Sa said indignantly, "They've really made a clever calculation. Since the drama has already decayed to this extent, they're trying a desperate measure, treating a dying horse as if it were alive. But Lingzi, you've finally climbed out of the mud pit and gained some popularity. If you were to act in this drama, what if you catch bad luck? What would happen then?"
Jiang Ling’s face was full of black lines. "What bad luck or no bad luck? The more you talk, the more ridiculous you sound. The reason things turned out this way isn't that the drama is bad, but that the actors' characters are. As they say, you can know a person's face but not their heart. Even if Guan Suyin is a renowned director in the industry, she can't possibly see through the character of every actor. I have great confidence in this show. Help me contact them."
This was a role meticulously arranged for her by the system, so there definitely wouldn't be a problem.
Sister Sa didn't know where her confidence came from. Seeing that her mind was made up, she had no choice but to look through her phone's call records to call Xiao Xu.
However, before she could even find the number, Xiao Xu's call came in again.
It turned out that Guan Suyin, not having received a reply from Jiang Ling for a long time, thought she was reluctant to take the role because she found it unlucky.
Therefore, Guan Suyin asked Xiao Xu to call Sister Sa again, saying that she was willing to pay an additional fifty million yuan out of her own pocket as Jiang Ling's salary.
As long as Jiang Ling agreed to come and perform the role of Li Shengnan well, this fifty million yuan would be hers.
Guan Suyin was not only talented but also a well-known wealthy beauty in the industry when she was young, and the heir to a certain trillion-dollar enterprise in China. She had more money than she could spend in ten lifetimes.
Her directing was purely out of interest.
She didn't care about making or losing money; as long as she could produce good films, she was willing to spend any amount.
Heavy rewards attract brave women. With fifty million yuan thrown in, no matter how unlucky it was, Jiang Ling would surely be tempted.
Sister Sa didn't expect Guan Suyin to be so generous. Seeing that Jiang Ling was interested in starring, she was happy to go with the flow and readily agreed, saying, "No problem. I'll arrange the fastest flight immediately. We'll be at the film set for a screen test first thing tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Sister Sa immediately opened the app and booked a plane ticket for Jiang Ling.
Seeing this, Jiang Ling knew that the matter was settled.
She would enter the film set tomorrow morning. As long as she used her solid skills to conquer the director, the role of Li Shengnan would be hers.
After booking the tickets, Sister Sa busily urged Jiang Ling to pack her bags and head to the airport.
Modu was not far from Hengdian. Jiang Ling managed to get a short nap, and then she had arrived in Hengdian.
The two found a hotel nearby to stay in.
At eight o'clock the next day, after breakfast, Jiang Ling, accompanied by Sister Sa, arrived at a filming base in the northeast corner of Hengdian.
This was a naturally formed mountainous area, surrounded by densely planted artificial forests.
In the center were clusters of ancient-style buildings, with Jiangnan's small bridges and flowing water, garden pavilions, as well as the vast deserts and Gobi of the Northwest, with weeping willows—the best location for ancient martial arts dramas.
Dozens, even hundreds, of film crews were shooting here every day.
Extras in various costumes came and went, filming in shifts. One moment they were stabbed to death, and the next they would change costumes to play a eunuch executed by imperial decree in another crew.
Following the WeChat location sent by Xiao Xu, they arrived at the set of "Romance of the Jade Bow in the Sea of Clouds."
Xiao Xu had heard that Jiang Ling was coming and had been waiting at the entrance of the film set early.
Seeing them approaching from a distance, he hurried to meet them. "Miss Jiang, we've been waiting for you..."
Before he could finish speaking and was about to enter, a sharp, angry female voice suddenly roared from inside.