Hong Kong, the 1970s: From Washed-Up Starlet to Media Tycoon

Jiang Yingyue, a celebrated producer who once had the power to make things happen in her previous life, opened her eyes to find herself a "bare-it-all starlet and pretty face" ridiculed by everyone on a 1975 Hong Kong film set. She was drowning in debt, kept as a canary in a cage in Repulse Bay by an old, wealthy businessman, and had a younger brother in tow who was liable to starve to death at any moment.

A hellish start? Jiang Yingyue gave a cold laugh. After awakening the [Best Actress System], she had beauty and acting talent as the sharpest weapons in her hands.

In this golden age of clashing black and white, when gangsters were on the rise, Jiang Yingyue began her climb to the top as a "black lotus."

A rich businessman wanted to use her youth for free? She took his core assets as her first pot of gold, then sent him straight to the gossip headlines!

A gang boss wanted to force her into bed? She skillfully pitted the police against the gangs, letting them tear each other apart, then climbed onto the boss's shoulders to claim the best resources!

Movie moguls, singing sensations, and heirs to wealthy families all fell at her feet, fighting over her and coming to blows.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yingyue simply lounged in her hillside villa, sipping milk tea with black tea, and reading the gossip in the papers. Every day, she asked herself three questions:

"Has my paycheck arrived?"

"Did the box office break records, and did I win any awards?"

"Did my media group ring the opening bell on Nasdaq today?"

"Did I get that 5,000-mu plot of land on the mainland to build a film and TV studio?"

Forget romance. Romance costs money. This is the hard-core money-making story of a max-level expert returning to the beginner village and treating everyone like an NPC to grind for experience.