Jiang Ling paused, then scoffed, "Furthermore, you adamantly claim I'm a reborn person. Then why do you know I'm reborn? If I am reborn, then what are you?"
She had transmigrated to this parallel universe with no intention of targeting anyone or seeking revenge. All she wanted was to act well and live this life.
Who knew that An Qiuyan, the original female lead, would be like a clown, jumping around and repeatedly causing trouble for her? Did she really think this great aunt was easy to bully?
"Why aren't you speaking anymore?"
Jiang Ling's face was filled with disdain and disgust. "Weren't you very arrogant just now? Weren't you full of imposing presence? Didn't you say you were going to expose me as a reborn person? Why aren't you doing it? Do you want me to invite the major media outlets for you, so you can perform like a monkey in a zoo in front of them?"
An Qiuyan's face flushed and turned pale, filled with embarrassment and hatred.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't get smug, I... I will make you realize my power..."
Leaving this harsh threat in exasperation, An Qiuyan turned and left.
Jiang Ling spat in the direction of her retreating back, "What a piece of work! Ptooey!"
...
To Jiang Ling, An Qiuyan was merely a boring interlude.
Shortly after dealing with her, "Prince Becomes Frog" officially began filming.
Jian Zhou played the male lead, Shan Junhao, and Jiang Ling played the female lead, Ye Tianyu.
As the Napoleon of idol drama directors, Chen Mingzhang had a hit with almost everything he directed, and whoever he wanted to promote became famous.
Major companies knew that Chen Mingzhang had polished the script for this drama for five years, and they all anticipated that this drama would be a massive hit in the idol drama scene for the next few years.
Therefore, besides the male and female leads, the second male lead Xu Ziqian and the second female lead Fan Yunxi, along with a host of key supporting characters, became highly sought-after commodities.
Major companies had their eyes on these roles, all wanting a piece of the pie. Even if they couldn't play the male or female lead, securing the second male or female lead would at least give the actors some exposure!
But with Jiang Ling's involvement, everything changed.
The reason platinum artists were called platinum artists was because they possessed abilities and influence that other first and second-tier artists lacked.
The most significant manifestation of the difference between platinum artists and first-tier artists lay in the platinum artists' ability to bring multiple others along.
The film and television industry likened platinum artists to Hermès bags. To buy a Birkin, you had to first purchase a pile of assorted accompanying items.
Similarly, if a production wanted a platinum artist to act, their agency had the right to demand that other artists be packaged along with them into the production.
Ge Ying, the vice president of Liuyun, was responsible for the contract signing. Looking at Chen Mingzhang, she said with a smile, "It's no problem to have Teacher Jiang Ling act. However, I notice the role of the second male lead is still vacant, as is the second female lead, and there are a few scattered supporting roles. Director Chen, what do you think..."
Chen Mingzhang's face turned green.
He had only wanted Jiang Ling to act in his production, how could he have forgotten that platinum artists had the right to bring their entourage?
Chen Mingzhang detested this kind of bundled sales the most.
But there was no alternative, given Jiang Ling's excellent acting skills and the fact that her personal assistant, Jian Zhou, was the perfect fit for playing a domineering CEO that he had been searching for.
No matter how unwilling he was, he had to accept it.
However, Jiang Ling did not make things too difficult for Chen Mingzhang.
Bringing others along was acceptable, but they had to be talented. The male and female leads were crucial, and the second male and female leads were also of utmost importance.
She didn't want to ruin the classic "Prince Becomes Frog" due to nepotism.
Therefore, Jiang Ling gave Chen Mingzhang the choice.