[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-363":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297661,1723,"Chapter 363: Jiang Ci Picks a Bride, Everyone Tries to Dissuade Him","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-363",363,"\u003Cp>Chapter 363: Jiang Ci Picks a Bride, Everyone Tries to Dissuade Him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci took that bottle of water and drank a few sips, his slightly muddled mind clearing a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he returned to Spark Media, the night outside the window was already deep and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan, however, showed no sign of fatigue. One phone call dragged the head of the Public Relations Department out of bed and assembled an emergency meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole department was brightly lit, the atmosphere solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting now, we split into two tracks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan stood before the whiteboard, tapping the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First track, coordinate with CCTV. The Spring Festival Gala news—if the official side stays silent, we are not allowed to leak a single word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All related personnel must sign the highest-level confidentiality agreement. Anyone who lets information slip will pack up and leave immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second track,” her voice dropped,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“closely monitor online public opinion about King of Extras.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Huai’s investment won’t stay hidden for long, and with the Spring Festival rumor, we’ll soon be in the eye of the storm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember, all negative comments about the film—do not delete posts, do not manipulate reviews, do not respond.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Public Relations Director looked stunned. “Sister Wan, are we just going to let them smear us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan turned, her expression icy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let them insult us. The uglier they scream, the better. When the movie premieres, all those insults will translate into the loudest box office achievements on the charts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, the suburban film base outside Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meeting, which had lasted until dawn, erected a public-opinion “bulletproof shield” around the battered ship that was King of Extras,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Lin Wan knew the true hard fight wasn’t online; it was right in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place had once been an abandoned factory area—broken walls and ruined pillars, exposed rebar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Zhiyuan’s so-called “renovation,” it looked even more dilapidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan wore a bespoke coat and seven-centimeter high heels. As soon as she stepped onto the set, the sole of her shoe felt soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a steamed bun, already sprouting green fuzz, was stuck to the heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan looked up at Gu Zhiyuan, who was directing workers to pile a heap of scrap even higher, and squeezed out a few words through her teeth: “Gu Zhiyuan, are you insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiyuan turned at the sound, showing no guilt; instead he bounded over excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Screenwriter Lin! Look! Texture! This is what I mean by texture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the mountain of junk, eyes shining: “This is where the protagonist Chen San lives! I call it the real-life ‘cage-city’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every corner reeks of life’s sour stench!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan rubbed her temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci, on the other hand, adapted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He skirted around Lin Wan, squatted beside a pile of suspicious-smelling debris, and pointed at a ripped sofa with filthy stuffing showing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sofa’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lin Wan and Gu Zhiyuan looked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci pressed the greasy armrest with his hand, feeling the protruding spring stub dig under his palm, and evaluated seriously: “This sofa’s good. If you sit on it, your lower back will be jarringly uncomfortable, you couldn’t sit up straight even if you tried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect, because Chen San is someone who can’t hold his back straight in life, but there’s still an inner grit pressing inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That feeling—it's right on the money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiyuan, delighted to find a kindred spirit, slapped his thigh loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! It’s exactly this vibe! Jiang Ci, you get me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, then solemnly declared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve decided on the casting for the female lead ‘Liu Piaopia o’—I’m giving you full authority!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan was taken aback. “Let him do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiyuan pointed at Jiang Ci as if it were obvious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Only a pervert like him can truly understand that pain and beauty of struggling in the mire yet forcing a flower to bloom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trust his eye!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, Spark Media’s official account released a casting announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Extras crew publicly recruited for the female lead “Liu Piaopia o.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the film had been dismissed across the internet since its inception,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the names “Gu Huai fully funding” and “starring Jiang Ci” still dropped a heavy bomb into the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless talent agencies turned their gaze to that ruined factory in the suburbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On audition day, the bumpy dirt road outside the film base was completely clogged with entourage vans and luxury cars of every kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of glamorous young actresses, each followed by three to five assistants, pinched their noses and gingerly stepped across the patch of ground mixed with mud and unknown stains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>entering that odor-filled “cage-city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the makeshift audition area, their faces were full of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci sat on the judges’ bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called judges’ bench was a platform temporarily made from a few empty beer crates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiyuan and Lin Wan sat beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first actress to audition walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a currently trending young star, wearing a designer, expensive pair of deliberately “ripped” jeans and an expertly applied “no-makeup” makeup look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she entered, she covered her nose and, in an affected voice, began:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, it’s so dirty here. I’m so unfortunate to have to come to a place like this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pinched her voice, trying to perform Liu Piaopia o’s misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci watched her without expression, and before she could continue, he cut in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you here to play a dancer, or a disguised princess visiting the poor to experience hardship?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young star’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci: “Next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agent behind her changed expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>about to speak, then was cowed by Jiang Ci’s cold stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next two hours became Jiang Ci’s torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than twenty actresses came one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They either turned the low-tier club girl into a nightclub queen, eyes full of “I’m the most beautiful in the world” arrogance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or made the role into a fragile, innocent little white flower, squirting eye drops for the camera and lamenting life’s injustice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if a domineering CEO would descend at any second to rescue her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another current hot young star, Li Feifei, came in. Her agent, Sister Wang, had clout in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feifei performed a scene where a customer had been forcing her to drink; she acted pitifully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a tear slipping from her eye, posture delicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci didn’t even wait for her to finish and knocked on the table: “Next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Wang immediately stepped forward, her practiced smile carrying pressure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Jiang Ci, Feifei is sincere for this role. You’re not even giving any concrete direction, isn’t that a bit—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci didn’t look at her. His gaze fell on Li Feifei’s hands, which had just had a French manicure, and he asked slowly: “If Liu Piaopia o washed cups in a nightclub for three years, what would her hands look like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feifei froze and instinctively hid her hands behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci looked up at Sister Wang, his tone calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sincerity isn’t just words; it’s hidden in the gaps between nails. Your sincerity is too clean. Our crew is poor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not acceptable. Next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Wang’s face instantly flushed a dark purplish color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that small clash, the set’s atmosphere grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci looked at the remaining actresses, now even more nervous, and finally leaned back in his chair and said the line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t understand what poverty is, what struggle is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words pierced the actresses’ façades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several actresses who had been scolded turned ashen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in the end all left angrily, flanked by their agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auditioned actresses were gone, yet the female lead role remained unfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhiyuan tore at his hair and wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over! All over! Is there no one poor left in entertainment? How can there not be a single person who can act poor?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan rubbed her brow, exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a commotion broke out toward the set entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get away! Don’t touch me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh no! Could it be… did those actresses who got cut call their fans to make trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","328b6e32b426861a0fcd5de63037b8fdab14779df0e6560dbfcdc454fd5ed5aa","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-364","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-362",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]