[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-the-system-makes-me-a-scoundrel-an":3,"chapter-entertainment-the-system-makes-me-a-scoundrel-an-entertainment-the-system-forces-me-to-be-a-home--chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: The System Forces Me to Be a Home-Wrecker, Reba is Ecstatic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1969142,2796,"Chapter 14","entertainment-the-system-forces-me-to-be-a-home--chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>With just this one short shot,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen portrayed several emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down-and-out and inferior!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bitterly pleading!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Self-important!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proud and arrogant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These emotions progressed layer by layer, yet blended with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left Wong Kar-wai stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Best Actor Tony Leung had come,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he might not necessarily have interpreted it better than Su Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi was also deeply shocked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even more shocked than when Su Chen had seen her shirtless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had signed a handsome little fresh meat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Su Chen could clearly rely on his looks to eat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet he insisted on showing off his talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Yang Mi experienced shock, points +1200]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female acting teacher took out a piece of paper and said gently: \"The Xuezhi of today and the Xuezhi of 10 years ago—the difference between them is this string of numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my monthly income. In the next 10 years, the speed at which I make money will only get faster. How will you catch up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen didn't say a word,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>staring straight at the female acting teacher in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, tiger-like light radiated from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, A-Bao was completely ignited with fighting spirit. ===== CHAPTER 39 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His ambition was bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a single line,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just one look allowed the audience to read his inner thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai slapped the table and jumped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Su, your acting is truly amazing, it’s perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before you came, I auditioned many actors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not afraid of offending anyone, but their acting skills are a huge gap behind yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you just a Tony Leung who is decades younger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Much younger, and your acting is no worse than his.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't wait to see your next performance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The successful Bao Zong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wore suits that were all international luxury brands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get into character,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen changed into a more high-end suit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his hairstyle was also made more refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen appeared in front of Yang Mi again, dressed in a suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time she saw this scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she fell for him at first sight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sister Reba hadn't suddenly barged in,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they would probably both be lying together watching the sunrise and sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s outfit was incredibly handsome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about the same as a man seeing a top goddess wearing a bikini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Yang Mi experienced admiration, points +1000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Yang Mi experienced wild fantasies, points +1300]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen was secretly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman’s emotional points are really fast to farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen couldn't imagine\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if Zhao Zhao Liying, Gao Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Zhang Zhang Liangying...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or even that little girl whose name cannot be mentioned\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were all by his side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How satisfying would it be to farm those points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This audition shot was even simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't a single line throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen just had to react according to Wong Kar-wai’s prompts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai said: \"Perform the big-shot air of Bao Zong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the instruction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen straightened his body, put his hands behind his back, and tilted his head slightly upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile hung on the corner of his mouth that was extremely difficult to detect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just like the Mona Lisa’s smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Chen’s smile were any bigger,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would make people feel he was being cocky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any smaller,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would lose the pride and triumph of a successful person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale was just right,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just like Yang Mi’s figure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any bigger, and it would burst!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any smaller, and it wouldn't be fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai was so excited he could barely sit still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sunglasses trembled along with his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perform melancholy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these two words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen put his hands in his pockets, hunched his body slightly, and lowered his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>walking forward with a swaying motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just performed Bao Zong’s infinite glory;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now he was performing his inner emptiness and loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, acting this well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai was also a man of passion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unable to help but curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't look at the fact that Su Chen is only 24,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slightly different from Bao Zong’s age setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this suit with a strong sense of the era,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>plus the slicked-back hair that could add 5 years to his age,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Su Chen’s \"disfiguring\" acting skills\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completely made the audience forget his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Xiaoqing can play a 17-year-old girl,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and an elderly Jackie Chan can jump off buildings in movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen playing a successful person ten years older\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>didn't have much of a sense of incongruity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started as an audition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but by the end, it had turned into Su Chen’s personal performance show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai became an old fanboy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept putting forward various performance requirements,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>constantly admiring Su Chen’s god-tier moments,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>watching with great relish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more satisfying than watching a movie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Chen finished his audition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai couldn't help but applaud for a full minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted Su Chen on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Su, are you willing to be the male lead of this *Blossoms Shanghai*?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi’s legs went weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Su Chen really taken a liking to by Wong Kar-wai and chosen as the male lead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she could understand Wong Kar-wai’s decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s performance just now was too explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That acting skill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was enough to become a textbook for major acting schools. ===== CHAPTER 40 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is enough to become a textbook for major performance academies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s no wonder Wong Kar-wai had the thought of letting Su Chen replace Hu Ge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai promised: \"Just say one word, do you want to act?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll handle everything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen smiled faintly: \"Director Wong, what are you saying? Why did I come here today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I want to act. I grew up watching Director Wong’s films, my admiration for you is like the surging river...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai almost laughed his sunglasses off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid is a sycophant, confirmed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai shook hands with Su Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it’s settled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally planned to use Hu Ge as the male lead, but I suddenly feel you are more suitable than him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go talk to Hu Ge myself, and I will create another drama for him later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The role of A-Bao is yours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s have a meal together later, and before you leave, I’ll give you the complete script to take back and study carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you sign the contract, you can join the crew when you receive my notification.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Chen and Yang Mi left,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the producer on the side raised an objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Wong, using Su Chen... I’m afraid that’s not very appropriate, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid does have a good image and strong acting skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he has no fame! And no traffic or heat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once we sign a contract with him, many production companies will withdraw their investment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capital chases profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many investors were willing to throw money at this drama\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not just because of Wong Kar-wai’s name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also because many were aiming for Hu Ge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing Hu Ge with a nobody—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what happened to the all-star cast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the supporting cast is all-star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the lead is a small fry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that just purely funny?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wong Kar-wai is a very stubborn person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He makes works\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not for box office, nor for ratings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but to film the world in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Ge is indeed very good at carrying ratings;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any drama with him is a hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hu Ge can’t act in movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This *Blossoms Shanghai*, to put it bluntly, is an extended version of a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen has that classic movie face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps with Su Chen as the male lead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ratings will be a big gap behind Hu Ge’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wong Kar-wai couldn't care less about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>relatively speaking, Su Chen is more suitable for the male lead than Hu Ge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong Kar-wai has done this kind of thing more than once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he was filming *Ashes of Time*, he was all kinds of dragging his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid losing money, the investors\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had the leads quickly film a funny movie, *The Eagle Shooting Heroes*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ended up being a box office hit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>far more profitable than *Ashes of Time*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wong Kar-wai didn't care at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only pursued the art in his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New book uploaded, begging for flowers, monthly tickets, and comments! Begging for all support]. ===== CHAPTER 41 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1425,"2026-06-15T09:24:57.162Z","2026-06-15T09:26:37.979Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8c6a51598152d912d775041471827a6bd32609bcbd3dc485872f86b373785e91","entertainment-the-system-forces-me-to-be-a-home--chapter-15","entertainment-the-system-forces-me-to-be-a-home--chapter-13",214,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-the-system-forces-me-to-be-a-home--cover.jpg"]