Transmigrating as the Supporting Male Lead's Sweetheart

In this industry, whoever holds the power, and the money gets to call the shots.

Yan Yan was from Yaxing Entertainment, a company that, while not as influential as Shengyu, was still one of the top players in the industry. Yan Yan was undoubtedly Yaxing's biggest success in years.

Floral Journey, the variety show they were filming, had investment from Yaxing Entertainment.

In showbiz, certain things don't need to be said explicitly; everyone understands the game. The producer mentioned that the investors had requested more focus on Yan Yan's footage and a reduction in Tang Tang's screen time. It was easy to figure out who was behind this.

They had been filming for over 20 days. On the surface, the cast seemed to get along well, but tensions had always been there.

Because Yan Yan had such a stellar reputation before, the production team initially thought Tang Tang might try to sabotage her behind the scenes. But after more than 20 days, it turned out the one secretly causing problems was someone they hadn't expected—Yan Yan.

They were asked to increase Yan Yan's screen time to help her gain more fans.

It sounded good in theory, but after seeing Yan Yan's performance over the past 20 days, even if they gave her all the footage, it wouldn't help her gain many fans. In fact, it might cause her to lose some.

Unfortunately, the producer didn't believe this.

Yan Yan had been popular for so many years and had a near-perfect reputation as an "all-around artist." The producer was fully convinced that Yan Yan's footage would look great on screen. Meanwhile, Tang Tang—who had barely been in the industry and was already plagued by scandals—was someone the producer didn't believe could turn out well.

And, as the producer pointed out, this was Yan Yan's first appearance on a variety show. Do you know how many people were eagerly waiting for Yan Yan's debut?

The director wanted to throw all the footage in the producer's face and make him see just how fake this "all-around movie queen" really was.

But he didn't dare.

After hanging up, the director felt incredibly frustrated.

As a director, his priority was the quality of the show. If they pushed Yan Yan as the main focus, he could guarantee that the ratings for this season would hit a record low.

But what could he do?

Yaxing Entertainment had invested a significant amount in the show, and if they decided to apply pressure, even as the director, he wouldn't be able to say no.

After all, the investors call the shots.

And on Tang Tang's side, she was just a newcomer. Even though she had signed with the biggest company, Shengyu, that company had countless A-list and B-list celebrities. Why would Shengyu risk offending Yan Yan or Yaxing Entertainment for a newcomer like her?

This world, and this industry, is filled with so many frustrating and disgusting realities. The director felt a deep sense of sadness, thinking about the inevitable ratings disaster and how Tang Tang was being sabotaged by Yan Yan for no reason.

When the director conveyed the higher-ups' instructions to the post-production team, they were so angry they almost smashed their computers.

They had been editing the footage for days, watching Yan Yan's carefully curated persona fall apart, seeing her nitpick, bicker over trivial matters, and

get jealous for no reason. It had made them increasingly frustrated. Now they were being told to reduce the interactions between Tang Tang and Mi Yue, which they loved watching, and instead increase Yan Yan's screen time? It was downright infuriating.