There is only one place in the world where going berserk and cursing people is called being authentic, viciousness is praised as eloquence, and throwing one's weight around is celebrated as acting like royalty.
That place is the entertainment industry.
Li Shimi has been reborn three times, and all three times she has worked in the industry.
In her first life, she was a junior screenwriter. A director worked her to the bone, making her revise scripts all night until she died of exhaustion.
In her second life, she was a junior director. She drank until she suffered a stomach hemorrhage, only to be replaced by the producer anyway.
This time, she refuses to put up with it!
She'll become an actress, earn astronomical paychecks, throw tantrums and act like a diva. She won't take a single insult lying down. She'll take on this pack of unscrupulous colleagues head-on!!!
In her first year in the industry, Li Shimi landed a leading role by throwing a fit on set, and the TV series she starred in unexpectedly became a huge hit.
In her second year, she acted like a diva at a dinner party and secured a film project. After it became the year's box office champion, she raked in 300 million in profit sharing as its star.
In her third year, after one too many useless teammates tested her patience, Li Shimi slapped the table and decided to ditch them and put together her own projects.
Thus was born a tyrant of the entertainment industry.
On Li Shimi's sets, she is the emperor. She writes the script, takes the lead role, and directs the show.
Wherever she goes, she tells off anyone she dislikes, and anyone who dares defy her is out the door.
Her collaborators hate her to the point of gritting their teeth. But to the bullied junior staff, and the audiences sick of being poisoned by terrible films and TV dramas, Li Shimi is someone else entirely.
Bad temper? That's an artist expressing her true feelings!
Meanwhile, those actors who throw their weight around suddenly learn to be polite in front of her.
Sharp tongue? That's how she writes lines that wake people up!
Meanwhile, those out-of-touch executives who boss everyone around get a tongue-lashing and suddenly learn to do their own jobs.
Connections? My sister is young and already has the achievements to show for it. Who's riding whose coattails?
Meanwhile, those talentless stars propped up by powerful backers realize there's always someone better and stop throwing their weight around.
Years later, after Li Shimi wins numerous awards at home and abroad for a film she wrote, directed, and starred in, a saying begins circulating in the industry:
Li Shimi is like chocolate: people can eat it without harm, but dogs die from it. If you call her a tyrant, then what does that make you...?
#The heroine starts out as an actress, then moves on to directing once she has mastered her craft.
Theme: Love your work, and do it well.