Jiang Zhiyu was bound to a Villain System and suddenly transmigrated from a wuxia world into an entertainment-industry novel.
In this novel, she was the biggest stepping stone on the female lead's path to success. To highlight the female lead's noble character, she had to keep playing a supporting role and serving as her foil.
Jiang Zhiyu thumped her chest and promised, "Don't worry. I'm great at playing villains."
What? She was supposed to viciously insult the female lead after the latter made a mistake while filming, leaving her to get rained on and slapped more than a dozen times?
Jiang Zhiyu: How is that vicious? That's not villainous enough!
So the first time the female lead messed up, she immediately slapped her back and launched into a thorough critique of her acting.
What? She was supposed to bear a grudge because the female lead accidentally exposed the fact that she used a stunt double for her wire work?
Jiang Zhiyu: The female lead never uses a double? No wonder her fight scenes look like she's got muscle weakness.
So in their next scene together, she showed off her qinggong and made her martial arts moves deliberately powerful, leaving the female lead looking utterly humiliated.
What? She was supposed to plot revenge because the female lead accidentally knocked her off her horse during an equestrian scene, breaking her arm?
Jiang Zhiyu: That's it? And I'm supposed to be a villain?
So when the female lead's horse charged toward her, she quickly rode away, then watched the female lead fly into a rage from a safe distance and mocked her.
Once the show wrapped, Jiang Zhiyu felt she had done her job and could leave in triumph.
She asked the System, "Well? Was I villainous enough? Bad enough? Did I go above and beyond?"
System, freaking out: I only asked you to be a stepping stone for the female lead. How did you end up becoming famous?
Theme: Every gold nugget shines brightly.
