With Jiang Yuyan, a universally recognized powerful female lead, already setting such a high bar, how would their heavily funded drama be broadcast?
Just as Zheng Yueshan and Wang Tian were desperately trying to blacklist Jiang Ling, an event occurred that sent the heat surrounding the role of Jiang Yuyan soaring once again.
"Lingzi, Lingzi, hurry and open your phone, check Baiyulan.com."
On the other end of the line, Sister Sa spoke with an excited, almost distorted voice.
"What Baiyulan.com, what happened?"
Jiang Ling had been staying home lately, idle and engrossed in novels with transmigration themes.
Last night, she stumbled upon a story about a female protagonist who traveled to various abusive novel worlds, performing all sorts of elaborate maneuvers to retaliate against and thoroughly abuse the villainous CEO male leads.
The male lead had someone cripple the female protagonist's brother, intending to force her to donate a kidney to his white-lotus-like, green-tea girlfriend for medical expenses.
The female protagonist was even more ruthless. Not only did she personally cripple the male lead's brother, but she also found seven or eight male escorts from nightclubs to gang-rape him, taking photos and videos of the process and posting them online, causing the male lead's entire family to lose face.
While such actions might be morally questionable and not align with mainstream values, watching it was incredibly satisfying.
Responding to violence with violence, evil with evil, and poison with poison – this was the optimal approach.
Jiang Ling felt a deep sense of regret watching "Goodbye My Princess" in her previous life.
If she had been Xiao Feng, with her entire clan massacred by Li Gouzi, she wouldn't have foolishly taken her own life.
You destroyed my family, and I will destroy yours.
Even if it cost her life, she would torment and kill every single one of your most cherished and valued relatives, one by one.
This transmigration novel, which featured the extreme abuse of a villainous CEO male lead, struck a chord with Jiang Ling's desire for catharsis, and she found herself reading until three or four in the morning without realizing it.
Woken by Sister Sa's call, Jiang Ling's mind was still a bit hazy.
"Baiyulan.com, it mentioned you playing Jiang Yuyan, hurry and look!"
Hearing this, Jiang Ling was immediately baffled.
The Dragon Country of this parallel universe was somewhat different from her previous life.
Due to its highly developed economy, each industry had its own heavyweight websites.
And Baiyulan.com was the most authoritative and official website in the entertainment industry.
The content reported there generally featured national-level actors and films and television dramas with profound historical significance and positive energy.
It was called Baiyulan (White Magnolia) because it hoped that artists in the entertainment industry would conduct themselves with integrity, like the white magnolia flower, and refrain from internal strife and chaos.
Although the role of Jiang Yuyan was a top-tier female villain, she was, in essence, merely a wicked supporting character. How could she be mentioned on Baiyulan.com?
With questions swirling, Jiang Ling picked up her phone and navigated to Baiyulan.com.
Indeed, as she looked at the section in the lower-left corner, Jiang Yuyan was prominently featured.
The title was even more striking— "There's a Leading Lady Called 'Yan Huang'!"
And the name of the article's author surprised Jiang Ling even more.
Hong Xiulan!
Jiang Ling knew this name all too well.
This person was one of the five founders of Baiyulan.com, and also the recipient of the first Grand Slam Film Empress award for film and television.
What did it mean to be a Grand Slam Film Empress?
It meant that she had won every major award related to filmmaking.
Now in her eighties, she was not only a national first-class actor, receiving special allowances, but also a highly respected elder artist recognized by the industry for her moral integrity and artistic achievements.
Jiang Ling was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had no connection with this elder artist, and she had been retired for many years. Why would she think of writing an article about the character she played?