Jiang Ling said with a determined expression.
With classic roles arranged by the system, coupled with the superb acting skills honed over twenty-plus years in her previous life.
As long as she didn't actively court disaster and played every role with dedication, sweeping all domestic awards should not be a problem.
"By the way, I have a friend who is recently preparing to shoot a historical palace drama and is short of one role. I've read the script, and that role is very profound with immense dramatic tension. If you were to play it, it would surely become a classic. I wonder if you're interested?"
"What kind of role?"
Jiang Ling vaguely guessed that the role was likely Zhao Hede from "The Legend of Concubines," and her heart bloomed with joy. However, she maintained a poker face and calmly asked.
"She's a ruthless and cunning imperial consort..."
The man with the beard then concisely explained the general situation of Zhao Hede's role.
After listening, Jiang Ling curled her lips and smiled, "A vixen? Heh heh, I like it. Can you help recommend me?"
It was as if a pillow arrived just when one was dozing off, it couldn't be better.
"No problem, I've already spoken with my friend. You'll go for an audition first, and if everything goes well, you'll sign with the crew."
"Alright, thank you, Director Zhang, for your support!"
Jiang Ling's tone was filled with gratitude.
The man with the beard smiled, "Don't be so polite, it's your own merit. My friend has a bad temper and high demands. If you didn't have solid skills, I wouldn't dare recommend you to him."
Actually, this call inviting Jiang Ling for an audition should have been made by Wang Jianzhong himself.
However, after Wang Jianzhong reprimanded Lu Wenwen and kicked her out of the crew, she immediately wrote a lengthy post on Weibo, accusing him of bullying, disrespecting women, and even having her clothes stripped off, calling him an old pervert.
Unsuspecting fans then started cyberbullying him and his family.
Wang Jianzhong had experienced such incidents many times before. A dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water, so he didn't care at all.
But then he thought that Lu Wenwen had risen to fame through traffic manipulation, and Jiang Ling had followed the same path back then.
Birds of a feather flock together; these two might know each other.
What if Jiang Ling saw Lu Wenwen's post and considered him a disrespectful old pervert, refusing to act? What would happen to the role of Zhao Hede?
Wang Jianzhong had no choice but to ask the man with the beard to help invite Jiang Ling for an audition.
After ending the call with the man with the beard, Jiang Ling was filled with excitement.
A likable role could change an actor's destiny.
In the current fiercely competitive entertainment industry, for someone like her, burdened with negative rumors and disliked by the public, making a comeback was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
There was only one path ahead of her: constantly acting.
Playing every role given by the system well, gaining favorability through her characters, and making the audience like her again.
The next day, Jiang Ling took the earliest flight from Shanghai to Hengdian World Studios.
The audition location was at the Qin King's Palace.
The Qin King's Palace was an ancient palace built more than ten years ago by a top-tier director in the industry for the historical epic "The Emperor and the Assassin."
The entire palace covered a vast area, with intricate and meticulous designs, perfectly restoring the appearance of the Qin and Han dynasties.
Being there gave one a sense of having traveled back a thousand years.
Jiang Ling, dressed in a soft off-white casual outfit and wearing sunglasses, arrived at the set of "The Legend of Concubines."
"Director Wang, hello, I am Jiang Ling. Director Zhang kindly recommended me, and I am here for the audition."