Transmigrating into a Mini-Drama, I Crafted a Persona That Shines in Public

(The rating just went live, and it's guaranteed to rise) (High-powered wish fulfillment warning) [Transmigrate into a drama] + [Villain] + [Cultivation on credit] + [Genius] + [Cannon fodder] + [Mindless power fantasy] Jiang Yuan transmigrated. When other people transmigrated into fantasy worlds, they became either holy sons or Villains. But he wound up in a short drama called *The Emperor's Path: A Contest of Heroes*, as a cannon-fodder character whose scenes could be cut at any moment. Here, the more popular a character is, the more screen time they get. Once no one pays attention to them, all their scenes are edited out, and the character themselves dies for real. To stay alive, Jiang Yuan decisively put himself up as collateral and borrowed one million popularity points in exchange for peerless looks, a natural-born sword bone, an invincible Daoist heart, and an awe-inspiring red-gold bone sword. If he wanted to make a name for himself fast, there was only one way: Show off in front of everyone! So while the protagonist was struggling to rise, Jiang Yuan made a dramatic entrance in red, sword in hand, with his own BGM playing. At first, the audience thought he was just an early-game mini-boss who existed to be face-slapped by the protagonist. But as they kept watching, everyone realized something was off. [Wait, how did he steal the protagonist's opportunities?] [He was supposed to be an early-game Villain, so how did he almost become the number one character in the whole show?] [Listen up, production team: this show can do without the protagonist, but it absolutely cannot do without Red-Clad Bro!] Jiang Yuan: “Three thousand prodigies stand on the steps, yet when they see me, they must all bow their heads!”