Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration)

The matter of inviting Jing Ge to discuss the script was over, a situation all four of them understood but chose not to confront directly. Even without explicitly addressing it, they all surmised that Mu Linshi’s days ahead would be far from pleasant.

Mu Linshi, like Shen Wan, was a newly debuted small-time artist. Her face wasn’t as attractive as Shen Wan’s; she wasn’t the type directors typically favored. She was quite tall, and her smile wasn’t seductively beautiful or sweet. She had a naturally stern appearance. One could only say her figure was indeed nice and her acting passable.

Her ability to curry favor with Mr. Huang relied entirely on her promise to deliver Shen Wan to him.

Last night, when the drunk Mr. Huang came to this room and found it empty, he made a mental note about Mu Linshi. He figured since Mu Linshi had booked the room, he might as well call a starlet to keep him company.

But this morning, Mu Linshi barged in and disrupted his tryst with the starlet, even rudely yanking off the blanket. Such a scene would be unpleasant for anyone.

In that moment of panic, he had actually glimpsed Jing Ge standing at the door. He was startled for a second but pretended not to notice. His three parts anger instantly became nine parts, and he hurled pillows at Mu Linshi, creating the impression that in his fury, he hadn’t seen Jing Ge.

In fact, with Mu Linshi bringing Jing Ge over, Mr. Huang could pretty much piece together the truth of the situation.

If Jing Ge had feelings for that little artist Shen Wan, and she hadn’t left last night but had been touched by him, he might have been in serious trouble. Despite his intense hatred for Mu Linshi’s trick and attempt to take advantage, Mr. Huang’s mind was crystal clear at that moment.

The person in his arms now was just a minor starlet. Jing Ge had been in the industry for many years and was used to such things. As long as it wasn’t Shen Wan, he believed Jing Ge wouldn’t care about what he saw. Sure enough, his guess was correct. He pretended to be furious and not to have noticed Jing Ge, berating Mu Linshi harshly. Jing Ge seemed completely uninterested in these matters, even taking a couple of steps back, clearly not wanting to get involved.

Then Mr. Huang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to berate Mu Linshi rudely until her eyes were red with tears before he stopped. In any case, he had abandoned any thoughts about Shen Wan. Mu Linshi’s actions were clearly intended to set him up. Still wanting benefits? Dream on! If he didn’t teach her a good lesson, he wouldn’t be named Huang.

At this moment, Mu Linshi, with her gloomy expression, was indeed thinking about how dissatisfied Mr. Huang must be with her and was considering how to salvage the situation. She still hadn’t given up on the idea of sending Shen Wan to Mr. Huang, wondering if she could somehow mend their relationship. Little did she know that Mr. Huang was very wary of Jing Ge and didn’t dare to have any such thoughts anymore.

It was because Jing Ge kept a low profile in the entertainment industry and had never publicly revealed his background. Apart from a few high-level executives who knew, how could a newly debuted small-time artist like Mu Linshi know about his background? If she had known, she definitely wouldn’t have dared to do this. Ten Mr. Huangs combined were no match for the Jing family.

“I heard you’re going back to your hometown for ancestor worship. When are you leaving?” Jing Ge asked Shen Wan.

Shen Wan replied, “This afternoon.”

“Oh, is that so? You’re heading home now, right? How about I give you a ride?” Jing Ge felt that this little woman was different from before. Previously, she wouldn’t even dare to look at him, and he quite enjoyed teasing her shy demeanor.

Now she dared to look at him directly with those big eyes. It was quite interesting.

So, was she pretending to be a little white flower before? If so, that would be truly fascinating.

Shen Wan saw through Jing Ge’s thoughts and inwardly snorted. She had many more interesting aspects.

For instance, she could punch his chest with her little fists! One punch for each overactive imagination!

Jing Ge sensed Shen Wan’s meaningful gaze and grew increasingly intrigued, wishing he could open her up and see what was really inside her head. Little did he know that Shen Wan was imagining how to punch his chest with her little fists.

“No need to trouble yourself. I’ve already arranged to ride with Actress Fu.”

Fu Qingman was still puzzled, wondering when she had agreed to take Shen Wan home. But seeing Shen Wan wink at her, she immediately understood.

Shen Wan had no desire to get involved with Jing Ge. She suspected yesterday’s near-incident was related to him. Mu Linshi’s gaze at Jing Ge, with its undisguised adoration, was too obvious.

“Yes, it’s on my way, so I can give Miss Shen a ride.” Fu Qingman, being the award-winning actress she was, lied without a trace of deception, as if it had been the plan all along. Even if it hadn’t been before, wasn’t she about to make it happen now?

Jing Ge naturally couldn’t insist further, though his face showed some disappointment as he looked at Shen Wan. But Shen Wan paid him no attention, simply waving goodbye and indicating she was leaving.

“When shall we discuss the script together?” Jing Ge suddenly asked.

Shen Wan paused and turned back, “I’ve already memorized the script backwards and forwards. Let’s discuss it on set. Once filming starts, there will be plenty of time. Especially since you, as the male lead, have many scenes, and a lot of my scenes are related to yours. We’ll have ample time.”

With Shen Wan putting it this way, Jing Ge certainly couldn’t find an excuse to meet privately. He sensed that she seemed unwilling to be alone with him. Thinking about it, it made sense. She had always been avoiding him before, not wanting to give people something to gossip about, only speaking to him more when on set.

“Alright then.”

But Jing Ge didn’t believe that Shen Wan had really memorized the script backwards and forwards.

The other two didn’t believe it either, thinking she was just boasting.

[188 was a bit puzzled: “Wan Wan, when did you memorize the script? I don’t remember the novel’s plot describing the script content.”]

Shen Wan: “Actually, I was just boasting. But since I’ve said it, by the time we’re on set, I’ll definitely have it memorized backwards and forwards. Don’t you believe me?”

[188: “No, I believe you. You have ten thousand ways to cheat.”]

Shen Wan praised him: “188, you’re so smart. I’m going to use money to make things convenient in all sorts of ways.”

Hearing this, 188 had a very bad feeling. Using money to make things convenient in all sorts of ways? What was she planning to do??

Fu Qingman dropped Shen Wan off at her residential complex. Just as she was about to leave, Shen Wan suddenly called out to her, “Actress Fu, why don’t we exchange phone numbers or some other contact information?”

Perhaps because Shen Wan’s behavior today had been interesting, Fu Qingman agreed. They exchanged phone numbers and added each other on a social media platform. This time, Fu Qingman really did drive away.

As soon as Shen Wan returned to her rented apartment, she called her agent, Su Jiali. Su Jiali was a woman just turning thirty, who appeared very serious and efficient, even somewhat stern. But she was actually quite decent. At least in the entertainment circle, she wasn’t the type to kick someone when they were down. Because of this, Shen Wan had no intention of changing agents, even though Su Jiali managed quite a few artists. She didn’t mind this.

She only needed an agent who wouldn’t create additional trouble for her and would handle all the bothersome issues.

So all she needed to do was work well here, and incidentally win over her wife. Along the way, she’d have some fun with those big shots who had taken a liking to her. She had never experienced being fought over and didn’t know what it felt like.

188 listened to Shen Wan’s soliloquy without directly exposing her. If she flirted with Fu Qingman a few more times, that woman would definitely take the bait. By then, forget being fought over by big shots; Fu Qingman probably wouldn’t even tolerate anyone batting an eyelash at her.

“Going home for ancestor worship?” Su Jiali frowned. “Filming starts in a week. There’s nothing scheduled for you these few days, so it’s fine if you can make it back in time.”

“Don’t worry, Sister Jiali. I promise I’ll be back in time. I won’t let you down.”

“Good to know. This role of yours has quite a decent amount of screen time. If you perform well, it might be your chance to break out. Even if you’re going back home for ancestor worship, don’t forget to take the script with you. Study it whenever you have free time, even when you’re in the car. You’ve just debuted, and your ideas are different from many others. You’re unwilling to take shortcuts. If you want to last long in this industry, you need to build a solid foundation.”

After a series of reminders from Su Jiali, Shen Wan agreed, and only then did Su Jiali end the call.

After hanging up, Shen Wan immediately asked 188 to book her a flight to a certain country. 188 was very confused. Wasn’t she going back to her hometown for ancestor worship? Was her hometown abroad?

“Wan Wan, why are you going abroad?”

“This identity of mine comes from an ordinary background, without much family wealth. You should know that it’s quite difficult to survive in this industry without some financial backing or connections, right?”

[188 was still confused: “What does that have to do with you going abroad?”]

“It does. I want to go abroad to make some money to use here.”

[188 asked timidly, “You’re not planning to rob a bank abroad, are you? Wan Wan, I’m warning you, your current identity is the female lead of this book. You can’t do such things; it would look bad. If you need money, why not just exchange your space coins for the currency here? It’s a one-to-thousand exchange rate. I remember you still have about ten thousand space coins. If you just take out a few thousand space coins, you could exchange them for several million. That should be enough to spend.”]

“I don’t think a few million is enough. The entertainment industry burns through money quickly. You’re still young, you don’t understand.”

188 muttered to himself that the entertainment industry didn’t burn through money; what burned through money was raising a wife. Yes, raising Fu Qingman was what really burned through money.

[188: “How much money do you need?”]

“No amount is ever enough. Anyway, let me go make some money first, then do some investments. That way, the money will keep coming in endlessly.” Shen Wan’s eyes lit up. “Why don’t I learn from them and play the stock market? I saw on the forum earlier that those hosts are really good at stock trading. They invest a few hundred thousand and multiply it dozens of times in no time. It makes me envious.”

188 snorted inwardly. Since when did his host know how to trade stocks? He didn’t know about this. If it was about investing and playing the stock market, wouldn’t it be best to leave it to him, an intelligent system? He might not be the best at everything, but when it came to data analysis, he was definitely top-notch.

No matter how much 188 inwardly criticized Shen Wan for daydreaming and learning to play stocks from other hosts, Shen Wan still boarded the plane to that country. On the plane, she closed her eyes and communicated with 188.

[188’s voice was still trembling: “What? You’ve spent all the money? What did you buy this time? This world isn’t a supernatural or xianxia world. What will you do when you need money to buy props?”] Most importantly, what on earth had she bought again? He was really too worried, it was too difficult.

[188 reluctantly asked: “What high-level prop did you buy that used up all the money?”]

Shen Wan: “Nothing much. Besides, I’ve bought all the props I need, and I bought skins for you too, right? Those ten thousand space coins would just gather dust in the account. It’s better to spend them and put them to use.”

188 didn’t want to hear this. He just wanted to know what she had bought.

Shen Wan finally said, “I bought a super lucky charm.”

Hearing this, 188 felt faint. A super lucky charm?? What on earth was that? He quickly scanned the description of the super lucky charm and found that when used in a small world, it could maximize a person’s luck to the extreme for twenty-four hours. During these twenty-four hours, whatever this person did would be the luckiest. Moreover, there were no side effects after use.

[188 was utterly speechless. “It’s a good item, but the duration is too short. Ten thousand space coins are gone for just twenty-four hours? What can you do in that time? It would have been better to exchange it for money in this small world. You would have had ten million. Then let me help you invest it, and you’d have a considerable income every month.”]

“That’s too slow. I want to get rich overnight! Ten million invested in a film would be gone just like that, and it would only be a mediocre one at that.”

[188 took a deep breath. “Wan Wan, we need to be practical. This kind of thinking can be addictive.”] He felt his host was about to go astray. What should he do? Should he try to persuade her? But the item had already been bought, and the system store didn’t accept returns.

“That’s why I’m going abroad to buy lottery tickets. Their jackpots are huge. I’ll come back once I’ve won a few hundred million.”

To this, 188 had nothing to say.

“Let’s get rich, I’ll call you this for the next few days. The more I say it, the more likely we are to get rich.”

What else could 188 do? When showing off, he could tell others he was their daddy. When the host wanted to get rich quick, he became the one to make them rich. He suspected that when the host chose him, it was because his code number seemed particularly auspicious.

Shen Wan got off the plane that day and went around to various places selling lottery tickets. Early the next morning, she used the super lucky charm and spent most of her money buying a string of numbers. Faced with her all-or-nothing approach, 188 was already feeling hopeless.

What happened next was that Shen Wan became an extremely lucky person.

Shen Wan sat in a restaurant to eat, and the waiter told her she was today’s lucky customer. Whatever she ordered would be completely free.

188’s mood improved a bit. At least the super lucky charm was working well.

While walking, Shen Wan was stopped by someone who said she was the 188th customer to pass by, their lucky customer, and they wanted to give her a gift.

Later, as she strolled down the street, similar things kept happening. By the time she was ready to return to the hotel, she was laden with bags, all from big brands.

At the hotel entrance, the hotel staff actually told her that her room number was the hotel’s lucky number, and she could stay for free for the whole week, with all food and drinks included.

Shen Wan returned to her room hugging a pile of things, her smile never leaving her face.

“It feels great when good things fall from the sky.”

[188: Come on, Wan Wan, repeat after me: Money corrupts, wealth rots. There’s no such thing as free lunch falling from the sky. Don’t forget your identity. You can’t stay here forever. There’s only one lucky charm, with a twenty-four-hour effect. Once it’s over, it’s gone. Don’t get addicted, don’t get addicted.]

After finishing his speech, 188 came to his senses and found Shen Wan hugging a big doll, fast asleep. He sighed and prepared to chat with his partner about how to bring back a host who had been corrupted by money and was about to go astray.

A few days later, Shen Wan won the super jackpot, amounting to 6.8 billion US dollars. Even after taxes, it was still a huge sum. Seeing this figure, 188 finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Wan returned to the country with her windfall, and that very day, she boldly threw several million into the stock market, dreaming of waking up to massive gains.

The next morning, Shen Wan remembered the money she had invested in the stock market yesterday and excitedly asked 188, “How is it? Did it go up? How much did it rise?”

[188 hesitated, “You better look for yourself.”]

Shen Wan opened the app and saw that not only had the stocks she bought not risen, they had dropped considerably overnight. Seeing so much money vanish, she tossed her phone aside angrily, “I actually lost money? And so much?”

188 sighed. Did she expect to only win and never lose? Throwing money in without any analysis, it’s a wonder she didn’t lose everything.

“Brother 8, I’ll leave the investment matters to you then,” Shen Wan’s attitude suddenly changed. “Keep half for me to spend, and you can invest the other half. The more money you make, the better. When we’re done here, I’ll buy you skins with my salary, and I’ll even send a few couple outfits to your partner.”

Hearing that his partner would get a share too, 188 didn’t have time to mock his unscrupulous host’s behavior and quickly agreed.