Chapter 6: Spotting the Opportunity

Chapter 6: Spotting the Opportunity

Scrolling through the trending topics, five out of the top twenty were related to Ding Qian Kun, along with two about Qing Sha.

[Which actress in the Entertainment Industry is suitable to play Qing Sha?]

[Please delete Qing Nü Shen’s scenes!]

Marketing accounts listed several actresses who could portray Qing Sha, but the top comments were flooded with phrases like "Hands off my goddess!", "Kick out my goddess!", and "We’re not interested—stop stirring trouble, marketing bots!"

Fans of every actress were actively avoiding this role.

Yet, An Wen saw an opportunity. This drama had a powerhouse team, a bestselling novel as its source material, a male lead who was a top-tier idol, and a female lead with widespread popularity and a stellar reputation.

Standing out in such a project would be like taking a shortcut to success!

But the role also came with huge risks. An Wen was almost certain she wasn’t the only one who had noticed this chance.

Seeing the director’s name frequently mentioned in the trends, An Wen searched for Ye Qiaofeng—only to find he had over 40 million followers. Clicking into his Weibo, she understood why: he was a strikingly handsome young director.

The original owner of this body had cared only about academics, leaving no memory of entertainment news, so An Wen had to gather all this information herself.

Adopting the strategy of "to catch the bandits, first catch the king," she scoured Ye Qiaofeng’s Weibo and news articles until 11 p.m.

Though only 28, Ye Qiaofeng had already won the Feiying Best Director Award for War Smoke and the Huatian Best Director Award for his remake of the martial arts classic Mandarin Duck Sword, catapulting a wave of actors to fame.

His drama Flower Fairy three years ago had skyrocketed the lead actress’s popularity and reputation, earning her the titles of Feiying Goddess and Best Actress. In the television industry, he was known for his bold innovations, and among directors with both critical acclaim and commercial success, his style was the most versatile.

And with looks like his, no wonder he had so many fans!

Most importantly, An Wen discovered that Ye Qiaofeng loved reading. Digging through his Weibo, she found an old post related to Ding Qian Kun.

Thus, starting tomorrow, she decided to read the original novel Ding Qian Kun thoroughly and master the role of Qing Sha.

Originally, she had planned to attend drama school in university and enter the Entertainment Industry through formal training, but a role and opportunity like this were too rare to pass up.

The next day, while the Rocket Class students attended lectures, An Wen read the novel. During breaks, she read the novel. Even while eating, she held her phone, engrossed in the novel.

Fortunately, the Rocket Class had a strong academic culture—students studied diligently without strict supervision—so no one noticed An Wen reading novels all day. No one would believe that, on the brink of the life-or-death Monthly Exam, she had spent an entire day on fiction.

Male-oriented web novels were notoriously long. After a full day, An Wen still hadn’t finished—no wonder people online said they’d been following it for four years.

The book was incredibly engaging, with twists and turns that kept her hooked, delivering constant thrills that left her exhilarated.

Even after dinner and a shower, she kept reading until her eyes grew heavy, then drifted off to sleep with her phone beside her.

The next morning, she had only reached the 25% mark—after reading nonstop the entire day before. At this rate, she had no idea how long it would take to finish, let alone analyze Qing Sha’s character.

She couldn’t dissect every character and scene—the drama couldn’t possibly adapt everything, or it would span over a thousand episodes.

So An Wen decided to skim through the novel quickly first, then slowly analyze Qing Sha’s role. Male-oriented novels were all about leveling up and fighting monsters, and Qing Sha didn’t appear often. That would be enough.

Following this approach, An Wen skimmed through the novel quickly, skipping some fight scenes, yet it still took her three days to finish reading it. On top of analyzing the characters, she strained her eyes daily, and unknowingly reached the time for the Monthly Exam.