I'm really good at this.

This TV series was originally just a clichéd love story disguised as a fantasy/martial arts drama.

It's a melodramatic love story about the Heavenly Emperor descending to the mortal realm and encountering a quirky mortal girl. The two bicker and misunderstand each other for over fifty episodes. After finally getting together, the girl dies, and the Heavenly Emperor returns to the Heavenly Palace to live a lonely life for ten thousand years.

Hmm... According to Zhang Hong, this is a very low-budget version of the domineering CEO falling in love with me or the omnipotent alien falling in love with me from his previous life.

It's basically about finding a few young, popular male and female celebrities with absolutely no acting skills, and then using their terrible acting—shouting, yelling, and wide-eyed acting—to rip off their fans' wallets.

But nowadays, young girls and middle-aged women who watch TV dramas really like this kind of thing!

This is also why Sun Zheng doesn't care much.

He didn't want to come to this film crew, but Zhang Hong was the young director he had the most faith in.

Now that Zhang Hong has driven away the investors, this drama is something he can choose not to film, and it's perfect for him to use as his first TV series for practice.

Yesterday, while lying on the stretcher, I insisted that Zhang Hong not act rashly, firstly because I was in a fit of anger, and secondly because I was afraid that Zhang Hong would really run away.

However, it now seems that this step was the right one.

Whether Zhang Hong's revised script is interesting or not is another matter, but I'm afraid the TV stations wouldn't dare to accept it if it were filmed.

Sun Zheng pointed to the script and said, "Your adaptation is indeed quite novel, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Hong countered, "Then, Uncle Sun, would you like to see it?"

"Of course I want to, just reading your script description makes my heart ache like it's being scratched by a cat." Sun Zheng smiled slyly.

Then he looked conflicted and said, "But you know, the changes you made, with all the kissing and hugging scenes, it's probably..."

Zhang Hong didn't refute, but instead posed a soul-searching question: "You really don't want to watch?"

Sun Zheng fell silent.

To be honest, although he was quite handsome, as a middle-aged bachelor, he couldn't deny his own soul.

"I'd like to see it. But I'd better not say anything, I'm a little scared."

"That settles it!" Zhang Hong clapped his hands. "It's just the two of us here. You want to watch, and I want to watch, which means everyone wants to watch! So what's there to hesitate about?"

"But..." Although he couldn't betray his own soul, Sun Zheng couldn't betray the market either. "TV dramas are still mostly watched by young and middle-aged women. Who's going to watch this? You might as well make something else."

Zhang Hong stared with dead fish eyes: "You see? And that thing even passed censorship?"

"but......"

Sun Zheng stopped before he could finish saying "but," because someone else had arrived.

"Um... Hello Director Sun, hello Director Zhang."

The two turned around at the same time and found a young man standing at the door.

The man was carrying a fruit basket. He was about 1.75 meters tall and had a very androgynous appearance, but he was exceptionally handsome.

"Luo Yun?" Zhang Hong raised an eyebrow. "What brings you here?"

This young man is named Luo Yun, and he is also an actor.

To be precise, he was originally the second male lead in "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World".

But he shouldn't be here.

After all, he is also a contracted artist with Jixing Culture Communication.

He's a fresh-faced newcomer to the entertainment industry.

He recently won the championship in an idol talent show, and "Cloud Falls into the Mortal World" is his first drama after entering the entertainment industry.

However, after Zhang Hongsun and the other party broke up, he should have already withdrawn.

Hearing Zhang Hong's question, Luo Jun smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

He scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile, "Director Zhang, I've come to visit Director Sun."

This was just a side effect; actually, he squatted at the hospital entrance every day just to wait for Zhang Hong.

Sun Zheng nodded: "You're very thoughtful. Don't just stand there, come in and sit down."

Luo Jun then bowed and walked in.

After placing the fruit basket, he didn't sit down but continued standing by the bed. He then bowed deeply to both Sun Zheng and Zhang Hong, saying, "Director Zhang, Director Sun, please give me a chance!"

"Opportunity? What opportunity?" Zhang Hong was completely bewildered. "Didn't your company, Jixing, stop filming?"

"That's the company's decision!" Luo Yun gritted her teeth and said, "I'm planning to break my contract with the company! I want to act!"

Before Zhang Hong and the other man could speak, he blurted out everything.

"When I went on that variety show, I was aiming to become an actress! Actually, I'm a student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy! I have no desire to be an idol! And to be honest, the person they're really promoting right now isn't me; there are several trainees ahead of me in the queue! Director Sun, I practically grew up watching your TV dramas! And Director Zhang! I especially loved your graduation project!"

Sun Zheng smacked his lips, seemingly savoring the sweet taste of the banana.

He didn't speak, he just looked at Zhang Hong.

After all, Zhang Hongcai is the director.

Zhang Hong seemed thoughtful: "Then what about your penalty for breach of contract...?"

He's just stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside.

If others have a good attitude, then his attitude won't be bad either.

"You two don't need to worry about the penalty for breach of contract," Luo Jun said with a shy smile. "My family has a little money, so three million in penalty fees... is nothing to me."

Sun Zheng looked at Zhang Hong: "Little Zhang, look at this..."

"Tsk." Zhang Hong clicked his tongue, squinting, and said, "Uncle Sun, Director Sun, isn't this kind of love scene appealing?"

He didn't say "Why do you have to bring in young, handsome men?" to Luo Yun's face.

Sun Zheng sighed, "It smells good, but the script wouldn't pass censorship at all. And even if it did, who the hell would dare to buy it?"

He earnestly advised Zhang Hong: "These days, everyone looks at big data. The main audience for TV dramas is women aged 16 to 55, who make up more than 60% of all viewers. If you film two girls, how could they possibly watch it?"

"That's still not possible..."

You can't just hire a young, handsome guy to solicit customers! What's the difference between that and pimping?

And this pretty boy looks so effeminate, how can we watch the TV series he makes?

Are you suggesting we make him dress up as a woman?

Ok? !

Zhang Hong's eyes suddenly lit up.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Uncle Sun, what if... I mean, what if we made a popular, albeit clichéd, historical romance drama? What do you think?"

Sun Zheng pursed his lips: "The original script was a period romance drama."

And it's just as clichéd and universally loved.

"That's not what I meant." Zhang Hong chuckled strangely. "Look, the Heavenly Emperor's character was changed to be female. But because the Heavenly Realm has strict rules and all immortals were born from chaos, there's some male chauvinism, so women aren't allowed to become empresses. So, although the Heavenly Emperor is female, she's always disguised as a man."

He got more and more excited as he spoke: "Now we have a reason for her to descend to the mortal realm! She wants to experience all sorts of things on Earth so she can go back and change the heavenly rules! After descending, she's been disguised as a man ever since! I've seen our original second female lead; she's the kind of actress who's particularly heroic, and she's 1.78 meters tall! Casting her as the Heavenly Emperor would be absolutely no problem!"

"And then, the female lead is actually the empress of a country where women are revered! She's actually a man! But because her country is matriarchal, she usually finds husbands from abroad to marry into the family, and then kicks them out once she gets pregnant! So her mother, the previous empress, raised her like a daughter from a young age! Plus, she's incredibly beautiful and usually dresses as a woman! That makes perfect sense!"

"After that, he finally couldn't take it anymore and escaped! He happened to run into the Heavenly Emperor who had descended to earth! So, it's a story of a Heavenly Emperor disguised as a man meeting a female empress disguised as a man on earth!"

"In the end, the Heavenly Emperor sacrificed his body to protect the Empress, who had revealed her true male identity! Then, his spirit returned to the Heavenly Palace, reverting to his male form! The Empress wandered the world searching for him! A hundred years later, the 'Empress' ascended to heaven, and the two met again in the Heavenly Palace!"

"This way, whether you prefer heterosexual, homosexual, or lesbian content, you'll find something to enjoy!"

Zhang Hong snapped his fingers: "Uncle Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Zheng was dumbfounded.

After a long pause, he gave a thumbs up: "Xiao Zhang, you're a fucking genius!"

It's hard to tell whether he was being sincere or sarcastic.

Zhang Hong took it as a compliment.

So he turned around and looked intently at Luo Yun.

"Xiao Luo, what do you think?"

I don't think it will work; this kind of thing will never become popular.

But Luo Yun dared not say that.

"I think this script is fantastic; it might actually come to fruition."

He said that against his conscience.

"That's not what I meant," Zhang Hong said with a wicked smile.

He looked Luo Yun up and down, making him break out in a cold sweat: "What I mean is, are you interested in challenging yourself and doing a cross-dressing role?"

Luo Jun was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

So they're casting him as the Empress?

So, is this the male lead or the female lead?

P.S.: Two updates a day will resume tomorrow~

By the way, I glanced at the later chapters, and the shortest is over 2600 words, the most are generally over 3000 words, and the longest is currently 3800 words.

The next two updates will be 5000-6000+ words per day during the new book period, which is absolutely conscientious.

So, I'm asking for your votes as usual~