At that moment, inside Su Weiwei’s home, Su Xiaolai looked triumphant, her face shining as if she had just won a great battle.
“Sis, wasn’t I super brave just now? Wasn’t I awesome?”
Su Weiwei generously gave her a big thumbs-up. “Brave! Awesome! Come on, let’s eat.”
The two sisters happily set the dishes on the table and began eating with joy.
“By the way, who were you on the phone with just now?” Su Weiwei asked casually.
Su Xiaolai pouted. “It was a director. You know General’s Beloved Consort is casting right now? I wanted to audition for the eighth female lead, but negotiations keep stalling…”
She sighed. That was a big production after all!
The industry was buzzing that this show would definitely become a hit.
The eighth female lead was just one of the emperor’s consorts—a disposable character under the female lead’s feet, who wouldn’t even survive three episodes.
But Su Xiaolai figured, even just having her face on screen would be good.
Su Weiwei, however, said firmly, “Don’t take that show!”
In her previous life, the drama had been hyped to the skies during promotions, but ended up flopping miserably.
Not only did it flop, but because the actress playing the female lead insulted national heroes, she was permanently banned from the industry.
In the end, the production had to awkwardly replace all of her scenes with CG face swaps of another actress—but even then, nothing could save it. The drama sank without a trace, losing huge sums of money.
Su Xiaolai blinked in confusion. “Why not?”
Su Weiwei pinched her fingers together dramatically. “Because your sister calculated it—the show is destined to flop!”
Su Xiaolai laughed, scolding her playfully, and the two sisters roughhoused for a while.
When they had their fill of messing around, Su Weiwei grew serious again. “Xiaolai, I don’t think you should pick roles just because you think they’ll make you famous. That won’t help you grow at all.”
“You should choose roles for the sake of your dream. Even if it’s just a web drama, it’s better than fighting tooth and nail for some throwaway part.”
Su Xiaolai was stunned.
Su Weiwei patted her head gently. “Don’t forget your original intention. Once someone’s heart is filled with greed, there’s no more room left for dreams.”
Su Xiaolai was moved to tears.
Her sister was right!
Her sister’s words always made the most sense!
She would listen to her sister!
“Sis, I understand now. So what should I do next?” Su Xiaolai asked obediently.
Su Weiwei thought for a moment. “Isn’t there a web drama right now called Bottom of the Food Chain?”
Su Xiaolai chewed on her chopsticks and nodded. “Yeah, it’s about to wrap filming.”
Su Weiwei thought to herself, Perfect.
That drama was a BL adaptation. To get past censors, the producers had forcibly inserted a female lead.
In her past life, while hiding away in the countryside, Su Weiwei had only her phone to keep her company, and she remembered clearly—this show had unexpectedly exploded in popularity.
It hadn’t just gone viral all across China, but even abroad. Even a tiny role, like a boy carrying water, had become a star.
The only one who flopped was the inserted female lead. Because of the forced additions that ruined the dual male-lead dynamic, the more popular the drama became, the harsher the backlash against her was.
Su Xiaolai said, “That drama’s already filmed, except for the female lead’s parts. They still haven’t cast her. But since the role is so small—and it’s a BL drama—everyone knows the audience will hate her. If they actually shoot those scenes, she’ll definitely get scolded.”
“The producers want a decent actress, but of course, decent actresses don’t want this thankless job.”
Su Weiwei nodded. “Then you should take it.”
Su Xiaolai: “Huh?”
Just a second ago she thought her sister was full of wisdom—why did her advice suddenly sound so contradictory?
A BL adaptation web drama? Ninety-nine percent chance it would flop! Especially since Bottom of the Food Chain was a fantasy genre drama—those almost always tanked every year.
But not wanting to disappoint her sister, Su Xiaolai gritted her teeth and agreed.
“Alright, I’ll go audition tomorrow.”
If it flops, then so be it!
For her sister’s sake, she’d risk it!
Little did Su Xiaolai know, this was the very opportunity that would launch her into stardom—the turning point of her fate…
Su Weiwei didn’t explain further. After all, how could she possibly tell anyone she’d been reborn?
She only reminded Su Xiaolai to film earnestly: not to force extra scenes, to truly understand the role, and to respect the original work.
Su Xiaolai obediently promised.
Just then, Su Weiwei’s phone chimed with a text message.
She pulled it out, and her face lit up instantly.