Jiang Ye looked embarrassed and wanted to explain, but ultimately remained silent.
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Lu Shilan, who had nothing to do with it, spoke up.
"Director Sang, Sister Jiang definitely didn't do it on purpose. Her professional ethics used to be widely praised throughout the industry. It's just that now she's married and has a young child, so accidents are bound to happen..."
Jiang Ye saw that Lu Shilan had explained on her behalf, and although it wasn't her intention, she still gave her a grateful smile.
Sang Yang, being a woman herself, didn't say anything more, and simply waved her hand, saying, "Alright, let's get started quickly, we've already wasted several minutes."
Ye Jin, who was standing to the side, felt something was off about their conversation.
On the surface, Lu Shilan was explaining Jiang Ye's lateness as having a reason, but there was also an implied meaning: she has children, there are many things to do at home, and accidents often happen, which means that today's lateness was not accidental.
Would a profit-driven company hire such an employee? Especially for an actor, a job that requires a lot of concentrated filming over a period of time.
Every day filming is delayed after it begins costs more money, and no investor would be willing to be a sucker and cast someone who frequently needs to take time off as the lead actor.
Ye Jin had a bad feeling. Lu Shilan and Jiang Ye clearly knew each other before. Could they be characters from some novel?
Thinking this, she quickly opened the system and began searching for the two people's names.
Soon, the system displayed a novel containing both of their names.
Ye Jin quickly clicked in and glanced at it, then was also unusually shocked.
[Holy crap! It actually is a reincarnation story set in the entertainment industry! The fans didn't actually create a fake character!]
The novel is titled "Rebirth: I Became a Movie Queen in the Entertainment Industry," and the protagonist is naturally Lu Shilan, who is standing in front of us.
In her previous life Lu Shilan accidentally became an internet celebrity, but she failed to seize the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry. Instead, she became immersed in the bubble of love woven by her rich second-generation boyfriend, got married, had children, and devoted herself to taking care of her husband and children after marriage. In the end, her marriage broke down, and she gained nothing.
Meanwhile, her good friend Jiang Ye, who was an internet celebrity, seized the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry. Through her own efforts, she gained a foothold in the industry and eventually became a top actress, winning the Best Actress award.
Reborn, Lu Shilan didn't want to be like she was in her previous life, so she vowed to make something of herself in this one.
So, after her rebirth, she dumped her scumbag ex-boyfriend and, taking advantage of her precognitive abilities, seized the opportunity to successfully enter the film and television industry. She landed several decent supporting roles and gradually gained some fame.
Up to this point, the story is still considered a rebirth and inspirational female protagonist novel. However, she gradually becomes dissatisfied with those minor roles that only make a small ripple.
Her acting talent is nowhere near as good as Jiang Ye's in her previous life. At this rate, who knows when she'll ever become a top actress.
Lu Shilan's most familiar way to quickly rise to fame was through her former best friend, Jiang Ye. By using her foresight, she snatched several resources from Jiang Ye, rapidly elevating her own status.
Soon, Jiang Ye reached a crucial step in her rise to fame—becoming the female lead in the web series " The Legend of Lily of the Valley." This low-budget web series was ignored when it started filming, and the production team was even desperately poor, but it became a dark horse after its release.
Jiang Ye, as the female lead, also gained popularity and officially became a second-tier actress, with her momentum even approaching that of a first-tier actress.
Lu Shilan made many preparations to win this role, and even lowered her own salary, showing that she was determined to get it.
However, to her surprise, she still lost to Jiang Ye in the interview.
The director and producer at the time commented that she was too distracted when it came to acting. Although Jiang Ye was not as well-prepared as her in other aspects, she had a much stronger grasp of the character.
An actor's acting skills are the most important factor in a role, so they ultimately decided to choose Jiang Ye.
Lu Shilan felt deeply distressed. Was she truly powerless to change her fate? Why, despite all she had done, did fate still choose Jiang Ye?!
Having been reborn, she refused to accept her fate and decided to completely kick Jiang Ye out of the game, so that Jiang Ye could no longer compete with her for roles and opportunities.
In a society governed by the rule of law, she naturally couldn't do anything to endanger Jiang Ye's personal safety; she could only let Jiang Ye withdraw on his own and lose his competitiveness.
What could be more effective than love in making a woman willingly give up her career? Just like she was in her past life.
She and Jiang Ye were close friends, so she naturally knew very well what kind of man Jiang Ye's ideal type was.
She quickly spent money to create the "perfect man" in Jiang Ye's mind, and the two fell in love soon after meeting.
At the same time, she hired a PUA master for the man, guiding him step by step to coax Jiang Ye into marriage, after which he returned to his family.
In this way, Jiang Ye naturally could no longer compete with her.
Of course, there were still many unexpected events during this period. Jiang Ye would occasionally think about returning to the entertainment industry and rebuilding her career, such as this time striving for the female lead in " The Phoenix First Rises ".
However, in the original storyline, she was first delayed by family matters and was late, and then her husband deliberately called her back, so she didn't have a chance to audition. Naturally, the role fell to Lu Shilan.
Lu Shilan became a sensation with this drama, joining the ranks of top-tier actresses. Her career continued to rise, eventually leading her to win the Best Actress award.
Jiang Ye returned to her family completely. Even after discovering her husband's true colors, she dared not divorce him because of her child, and could only continue living in a daze.