I Became a Top Director Thanks to the Crime Prediction System

My other novel is now available: People in the Modern World, Bound to a Beast-Taming System from the Cultivation World

Director An Zhi transmigrates into the Queen of Bad Movies, responsible all on her own for 80% of the entertainment industry's terrible films. The entire internet is pointing fingers at her and telling her to get out of the industry.

On her first day after transmigrating, An Zhi watches an idol in front of the monitor, pouting, glaring, clutching his forehead, and forcing a bitter smile. In despair, she covers her eyes.

Come on, man! You're playing a murderer, not an adorable little cookie!

Just as An Zhi angrily flings down the script, a mechanical voice rings out: Beep, suitable underling detected.

She has inexplicably become bound to a crime-prediction System. Her mission is to tame top-tier villains with the potential to become criminals into obedient "kittens."

And the idol is highlighted in bold red by the System: 100% potential to become a suit-wearing thug!

An Zhi: !!!? System, you really think far too highly of me!

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In the pouring rain, several police officers pin a criminal to the ground.

The criminal's eyes bulge with fury. "No one figured out it was me all these years! How did you find out?!"

A man stands with his hands in his pockets, his gaze cool. "Your methods were full of flaws. You missed the throat by three inches when you cut it, chose the wrong location to dispose of the body, and picked the wrong time to dump it."

As the man speaks, the atmosphere grows more tense, and the police officers' gazes sharpen.

Until

An Zhi rises lazily. "All right, let's go."

The man lowers the brim of his hat and holds a black umbrella over her. Together they walk into the torrential rain.

Her voice is indifferent. "You've improved at delivering your lines, but you're still not immersed enough in the role."

The man's eyes hold a hint of expectation. "Could you teach me some more?"

An Zhi glances at the System's evaluation of him: Perfect Impostor. She smiles without answering.

When everyone sees the two leave, they breathe a sigh of relief, and the sirens sound again.

They know that as long as An Zhi is around, this man who can imagine crimes without a single flaw will have eyes only for her.

And he'll be law-abiding, obedient, and completely at her mercy.

What they don't know is that he will turn out to be the worst of all An Zhi's underlings.

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When An Zhi announces that she's going to build a Huaguo suspense universe, netizens are furious:

[You can't even make one movie properly, and now you're boasting about building a suspense universe? Are you planning to use those garbage actors you've picked out?!]

Then An Zhi's movies start coming out one after another, each ending with the words "Based on a true story."

Meanwhile, An Zhi helps the police solve one cold case after another and capture one vicious criminal after another. Every year, she takes home all the film and television awards.

Only then do the netizens realize:

[Whoa, every time I thought last year's movie was the best one yet!]

[Seriously, every time I thought last year's villain couldn't be topped.]

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People in the Modern World, Bound to a Beast-Taming System from the Cultivation World

The once-infamous star Jiang Nanxing has left the entertainment industry. As she packs her things to return to her hometown, she passes the calico cat she feeds every day and suddenly becomes bound to a beast-taming System from the cultivation world!

The System: [Astonishing! A genius beast-taming girl with extraordinary bones has been discovered!]

[Genius, fight! Tame the charming yet dangerous ancient ferocious beast, the Tengshe Star-Sun Cat, in front of you!]

Jiang Nanxing stares in bewilderment as the calico exposes its belly and meows seductively. The System calls it "some ancient ferocious beast, what-was-it cat"? It's completely insane.

She opens a cat treat and silently feeds it one. The calico contentedly rubs against her feet.

The System is astonished: [What a genius! You tamed a ferocious beast in just 30 seconds. Your reward is a hut in the suburbs. Please revive and build a sect of your very own, genius!]

This is completely nuts... Jiang Nanxing silently grumbles... What does she need a hut for?

But Jiang Nanxing has no choice. Following the System's directions, she arrives in the suburbs and sees a rundown zoo covering 500 mu, overgrown with weeds...

The System calls this a hut in the suburbs?!

The System: [Give your sect a grand, imposing name, genius girl!]

But then again, the System must have its reasons. Jiang Nanxing waves a hand grandly: "The Starry Zoo Sect" is born!

In the days that follow, the sect keeps growing, with the Cat Cult, Dog Cult, Panda Cult, Tiger Cult...

The rewards from the System grow more and more generous.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nanxing can't manage it all and starts livestreaming job openings...

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At first, a livestream from a zoo appears online. Unable to keep up with the work, the zoo is hiring people from all over.

The streamer introduces the animals one by one: the gentle calico is called the ancient ferocious beast Tengshe Star-Sun Cat; the silly-looking husky is called the Hellish Ferocious Treasure Dog.

And the tiger being chased by the cat and yowling is called the Red-Flower White-Beauty Qilin.

Netizens: What kind of bizarre streamer is this?

Just as they're about to close the livestream, they see the calico breathe fire, the husky spit ice balls, and the tiger weave flower garlands??

And the infamous star Jiang Nanxing says to the camera with a straight face, "Today's magic show is over~ Come apply for jobs clearing snow, removing scorched grass, selling flower garlands, and more! You can watch magic every day, and the benefits are great~"

Netizens: Wait, you call that magic??!

Netizens: Hold on... I have a friend who wants to apply! Or I'd even pay to visit!!

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Character cards thanks to the wonderful author bs

Theme: Never give up