Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1731 "In the Palm" - Ye Ping'an

The Great An Continent.

The Da'an Continent is located in the western part of the Central Continent, 15,000 kilometers away.

While exploring the Da'an Continent, Jiang Chen had already discovered some of the female leads from four dramas: "The Best Son-in-Law," "A Feast in Yong'an," "When the Wild Geese Return," and "A Smile Follows the Song."

The Great An Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jinxiu and the Kingdom of Susha.

This is a country discovered in the Da'an continent.

The Jiang family's family teleportation talisman was placed in the capital city of Da'an.

When Jiang Chen arrived at the Jiang residence, not only Tang Lili, Tian Ye, Liu Yin, Jian Anjie, and Guo Qingyi were there, but also Zhuang Hanyan, Ruan Xiwen, and Fu Yixiao.

"Ruan Xiwen, are you ready?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yes, I'm ready. I'll make him pay the price." After going to the Fourth World, Ruan Xiwen underwent a complete transformation through her cultivation.

Zhuang Hanyan didn't speak, but the meaning in her eyes was very clear.

"Go ahead and do it. Just let me know if you need anything," Jiang Chen said.

“Okay.” Ruan Xiwen nodded.

Soon, Ruan Xiwen and Zhuang Hanyan left.

Jiang Chen looked at Fu Yixiao.

"I'd like to go back and visit in a few days," Fu Yixiao said.

Jiang Chen nodded, without asking Fu Yixiao what she was going to do.

Fu Yixiao is not the same person she used to be.

"Husband, are you going to search for a new continent next?" Guo Qingyi asked.

“Yes.” Apart from Ni Na and Lan Hong who suddenly joined this time, the others are invincible in the Second World, so the women handle all the affairs on the various continents.

After chatting with Tang Lili and the others for a while, he left the Jiang residence.

After spending some time in the capital of Da'an, Jiang Chen arrived at the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau).

"Su Tangli in the drama appears at the Jiaofangsi at the beginning of the story."

"Unfortunately, the story hasn't even begun yet."

Jiang Chen had no choice but to leave the Jiaofangsi.

Starting from the Second World, there are quite a few female protagonists who can be signed up in the Jiaofangsi.

Fortunately, this is the Jiaofangsi depicted in film and television dramas.

Most of those rich young ladies managed to remain untainted after entering the brothel.

This is similar to that of celebrities in the First World.

In the first world where film and television merge, most stars, especially those who play characters in dramas, are morally upright. But is that really possible in this world of fame and fortune? However, Jiang Chen is a beneficiary, so naturally he wouldn't be anything like that.

Moreover, he also extended his evil clutches to entertainment companies like Tianfeng Entertainment, which he controlled.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Jiang Chen was preparing to leave.

Just then.

A group of people were escorted to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment district).

Jiang Chen glanced at it.

next moment.

Jiang Chen met Su Tangli.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received one intermediate-level military token.]

"A mid-level military token?"

The basic military token can accommodate one thousand soldiers and their equipment, and costs one million taels of silver or ten thousand taels of gold per month. Only the head of a royal family can use it.

Now, after signing in and receiving ten basic military tokens, I have received information that ten basic military tokens can be combined into one intermediate military token.

According to the system introduction, it only takes ten low-grade spirit stones to combine ten basic talismans into one intermediate talisman.

A mid-level military token can accommodate 10,000 soldiers and their equipment. The monthly cost is 8 million taels of silver, 80,000 taels of gold, or 80 low-grade spirit stones. Only the head of a royal family can use it.

This is the first time I've checked in and received an intermediate-level soldier token. I've also received information about how to upgrade the intermediate-level soldier token to an advanced-level soldier token.

You only need to consume ten intermediate-level military tokens to synthesize one advanced-level military token.

The advanced military token can accommodate 100,000 soldiers and their equipment, and consumes 80 mid-grade spirit stones per month. Only the head of a celestial clan can use it.

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Su Tangli is a character in the TV series "The Best Son-in-Law".

In the drama, she is the daughter of Su Changhua. Su Tangli's family was destroyed after her father, Su Changhua, was framed by Prince Yu. She was forced into a life of hardship and humiliation in a brothel, but was later rescued by Xie Xi and hidden in an academy. Seeking revenge, she feigned allegiance to Prince Yu. In his palace, she meticulously planned her revenge, using her gentle demeanor to seduce him while secretly gathering evidence. Ultimately, Prince Yu's crimes were exposed, and Su Tangli personally ended his life, avenging her father.

"I didn't expect to run into Su Tangli here."

"That's just luck."

In the drama, Su Tangli was born into an official family. Her father, Su Changhua, was a famous incorruptible official. However, due to differences in political beliefs, he was framed for embezzling money and arrested. After her father, Su Changhua, was imprisoned, Su Tangli was also exiled to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment district), where she suffered greatly. She was rescued by Xie Xi, who had once admired her, and changed her name to Tang Shengzang to attend school.

There, she reunited with her old friend, Lu Chang, her father's apprentice. Their childhood friendship had been strained by their current social statuses, though both were still working tirelessly to clear their father's name. During her time with Xie Xi, she learned he was the husband of the Princess of Wenshan County. However, Xie Xi's actions created a rift between him and the Princess of Wenshan County, which the princess noticed.

Princess Wen'an, however, tasked her best friend Lu Mingshu with investigating the reason for Xie Xi's changing feelings for her. Lu Mingshu, disguised as a man, went to the academy and, through meticulous observation, discovered the relationship between Xie Xi and Su Tangli. Caught red-handed, Xie Xi attempted to abandon Su Tangli and hire someone to kill her, but Su Tangli saw through his scheme. When the royal family visited the academy, Su Tangli cleverly ingratiated herself with Prince Yu. Both gained what they wanted: Prince Yu was attracted to Su Tangli's resemblance to his mother, while Su Tangli coveted Prince Yu's power. She endured immense suffering in Prince Yu's residence, including being buried alive and monitored by guards, yet she faced it all with composure.

Her feelings for Prince Yu were complex, containing both hatred and a sliver of love. However, after discovering that Prince Yu was the real culprit behind her father's wrongful conviction, she feigned compromise and conspired with Jian Mingshu to bring the true culprits to justice. With the help of others, she brought Prince Yu's faction, the real culprits who framed her father, to justice. But at the last moment, she killed Prince Yu with her own hands, and then they perished together.

"Su Tangli is beautiful, tall, passionate, has a changeable personality, is resilient, persistent, has clear goals, a strong sense of right and wrong, and is vengeful."

"Su Tangli was tortured in the brothel in the drama."

"It goes without saying how much torture one could endure in the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment district).

Jiang Chen sized up Su Tangli.

Of course, Su Tangli is in a very sorry state right now.

"If we hadn't met, it would have been fine."

"Now that we've encountered it, then..."

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

However, Jiang Chen did not go to the Jiaofangsi immediately.

Instead, he was thinking about the military tally.

After combining them, and adding the intermediate-level military tokens obtained from Su Tangli, there are now thirty basic-level military tokens and twelve intermediate-level military tokens.

However, Jiang Chen had no intention of synthesizing advanced military tokens.

Advanced military tokens are practically useless now.

About half an hour later, Jiang Chen entered the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment venue).

Of course, Jiang Chen entered the Jiaofangsi without revealing his identity.

Soon, Jiang Chen found Su Tangli.

"Are you Su Tangli?" Jiang Chen sized up Su Tangli.

Su Tangli glanced at Jiang Chen but didn't say anything.

“I can take you away from the brothel and let you take revenge,” Jiang Chen said bluntly, “on the condition that you become a maid of my Jiang family.”

Su Tangli did not continue speaking.

“You know what you’ll face in the brothel. If you don’t agree, I’ll leave,” Jiang Chen said.

Su Tangli did not speak.

Jiang Chen turned and left.

"I agreed."

Just then, Su Tangli's voice rang out.

“I thought you would disagree. But if you disagree, tonight will be your time to entertain guests,” Jiang Chen said.

Su Tangli's expression changed slightly.

"Walk."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and left with Su Tangli.

Jiang Chen brought Su Tangli to the Jiang residence. "This is my home."

Jiang Chen said to Su Tangli, "In my house, you don't need to worry about being recognized. If you want to go out, just wear this human skin mask." As he spoke, Jiang Chen handed the human skin mask to Su Tangli.

"You want me to leave?" Su Tangli looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

She thought that by agreeing to Jiang Chen's request, she would be confined to the Jiang family home.

“Of course.” Jiang Chen called Tang Lili over and asked her to make arrangements for Su Tangli.

Of course, Jiang Chen certified Su Tangli as a ninth-rank maid.

On the third day, Jiang Chen left the Great An Continent and flew north.

In the Second World, Jiang Chen did not plan to use the Continental Explorer.

Far from the Great An Continent
Thirty thousand kilometers away, Jiang Chen discovered a new continent.

Half a day later.

"The Dafeng Dynasty".

"The Empress?"

"I never imagined there would be an empress in the New World."

Jiang Chen was quite surprised to receive the information he had gathered.

However, Jiang Chen didn't think much of it and went to the capital of the Dafeng Dynasty.

On the way, Jiang Chen obtained more information.

The Dafeng Dynasty, with the reign title "Kangzhou," begins its story in the first year of Kangzhou. The emperor is referred to as a sage in the drama.
The Wu family in the drama, including the emperor, Wu Xian'er, the secretary of the imperial secretariat, Wu Youjing, the Prince of Kangping, and Wu Ankang, are all nobles who are related to the emperor by blood and hold high positions.

The Li family in the drama, including the main villain, Prince Li Zongxu of Langyang, is a former royal family of the Dafeng Dynasty.

"The ancient and wondrous technique Qimen Dunjia used by Ye Ping'an when he broke into the secret room in the drama is a kind of knowledge that combines the concepts of the I Ching, the Eight Trigrams, the Eight Gates and Nine Stars, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."

"Unfortunately, these things are not very strong in this Second World."

Jiang Chen strolled around the capital.

Although the Dafeng Dynasty had only just been established, it came about through a peaceful coup.

Therefore, both the capital city and other parts of the Dafeng Dynasty were very prosperous.

"Now that we have the building completion tool, we don't need to buy a house to install the family teleportation talisman anymore."

"We can buy the mountain now."

Jiang Chen spent half a day buying a mountain 100 kilometers away from the capital.

"Prince Chun's Mansion Building Card..."

Jiang Chen took out the building card for Prince Chun's Mansion.

The Prince Chun's Mansion covers an area of ​​40,000 square meters.

Previously, because there was no quick-build tool, the selection of the site for the Prince Chun's Mansion building card was quite particular.

But with a construction crash course, things are different.

Any structure built using the building simulator can be automatically adjusted to fit the terrain during placement.

"boom!"

A loud bang.

next moment.

A huge mansion appeared before Jiang Chen.

This is the Jiang residence near the capital of the Dafeng Dynasty on the Dafeng Continent.

After a while.

Jiang Chen placed a family teleportation talisman at the Jiang residence, and then posted a mission for the Dafeng Dynasty on the Dafeng Continent in the family contribution hall. As long as the women of the Jiang family accepted the mission, they could come to the Dafeng Continent.

Previously, Jiang Chen personally selected the people, but now that there is a family contribution hall, there is no need for that.

A moment later, Jiang Chen arrived in the Holy Capital.

"Ok?"

As soon as Jiang Chen arrived at the city gate, he saw a woman.

"is her?"

Jiang Chen's gaze sharpened.

next moment.

A system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and obtained the basic spirit boat crafting technique.]

"I already got a low-level spirit boat after signing in twenty times in a row."

"So, now it's about the manufacturing process."

“A low-level spirit boat is the lowest-level spirit boat, similar to a tower ship, with a length of twelve zhang (about 23 meters) and a width of one zhang and six chi (about 3.5 meters), and three decks.”

"The low-level spirit boat is engraved with mirror light arrays all over its body. Not only does it have powerful defensive capabilities, it can also reflect all attacks below the mid-stage of the Martial God Realm."

"The manufacturing process of a low-level spirit boat includes not only the design blueprints and construction methods, but also the method of setting up the mirror array."

"However, it seems that the Jiang family does not yet have the materials for this low-level spirit boat."

"It seems the only option is to go to the Fifth World."

"The Third World may be like the First and Second Worlds, lacking the materials to build low-level spirit boats."

"The Fourth World may have relevant materials."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Ye Ping'an is a character in the novel "Palm of My Hand".

In the drama, her original name was Gu Qing, a healer specializing in mental medicine. Born into a family of doctors, Gu Qing showed a strong interest in mental medicine from a young age. Early in her life, due to the conspiracy of Zheng Yuan, Du Liang, and others, she was implicated in the abduction of women in Tongquan County, witnessing firsthand the suffering of many women, deeply traumatizing her and sowing the seeds of revenge. Later, she changed her name to Ye Ping'an and returned to the capital. Using her wisdom and dream-reading abilities, she collaborated with Yuan Shaocheng to successfully expose the truth behind the abduction, seeking justice for the victims. After her success, she chose to retire from public life.

"Ye Ping'an in 'Palm of My Hand'".

"I never expected to run into her at the city gate."

In the drama, Ye Ping'an's original name was Gu Qing in her childhood. Due to her youthful ignorance, she was manipulated by Du Liang, who used hypnosis to lure many women into his house and make them lose their virginity. By the time Gu Qing realized the terrible consequences of her actions, her parents had been murdered by Du Liang's men. Before her death, her mother told her to seek refuge with her aunt. From then on, Gu Qing changed her name to Ye Ping'an and followed her aunt to learn healing arts, treating the sick and saving lives.

Ye Ping'an cannot forgive herself for the mistakes she made in her childhood and lives in constant self-blame. She is plagued by nightmares every night and needs to burn soothing incense to fall asleep. By chance, she meets two girls, Lu Danxin and Cailian, who escaped from the Imperial Censor Case years ago. They become sworn sisters and vow to avenge their grievances.

Her friends, of course, had no idea that the person who caused their lives of misfortune was none other than Ye Ping'an, standing right in front of them.

Ye Ping'an chose revenge in order to redeem herself. She couldn't and dared not admit the mistakes she had made in the past, so she could only work with her best friends to bring down one bad person after another who had participated in the Imperial Censor Case back then.

Ye Ping'an believed that their plan would surely succeed after Du Liang's death.

However, just as they were about to expose Li Zongxu, their plan failed, and Cailian died unjustly. In order to retrieve the Blood Maiden painting drawn by Li Zongxu, Cailian chased after him alone, but ultimately, she was no match for his overwhelming numbers and died after being stabbed dozens of times.

It turns out that the one who had been manipulating Hai Yiping all along was the masked Wu Youjing. Wu Xian'er had outwardly allied with her, but was actually an undercover agent. Therefore, the final battle became a showdown between Ye Ping'an and the Wu family. Ye Ping'an's report about the smuggled salt hidden under Wu Xian'er's car was intended to provoke the enemy's fighting spirit and lure them into a trap.

The Emperor had tacitly approved Ye Ping'an's investigation of the Censorate's case all along. She was orchestrating the succession, promoting figures like Ye Ping'an and Yuan Shaocheng from humble backgrounds—a strategy of using their influence to eliminate the Li clan's power. However, when their investigation reached the Wu family, she forbade Ye Ping'an from taking action, as Wu Youjing was the face of the Wu clan. Ultimately, Wu Youjing had become a threat to imperial rule, and the Emperor decided to return power to the Li clan. Wu Youjing, weakened, resolved to rebel.

With Wu Youjing's army at the city gates, Wu Ankang refused to send troops to aid him at the crucial moment, and Yuan Shaocheng also defected, even hiring someone to impersonate a Right Imperial Guard. Wu Youjing was utterly defeated and ultimately committed suicide. Only Wu Xian'er remained, ambitious and coveting the throne. She thought her position was secure, only to discover that Ye Ping'an had used hypnosis on her. Knowing she had no chance of winning, she planned to set the city ablaze, perishing together with Ye Ping'an. In the end, Yuan Shaocheng rescued Ye Ping'an from the flames.

With this, the grudge from the Censorate case was finally avenged. When the Emperor rewarded those who had rendered meritorious service, Yuan Shaocheng was promoted to Right Chancellor, and the Emperor granted permission to allow the private salt trade to resume. He had once relied on a powerful patron, but that patron collapsed; now he had his own patron, and a broad road to bringing prosperity to the people had been opened up.

Yuan Shaocheng, born into poverty yet ambitious, and Ye Ping'an's relationship evolves from antagonism to cooperation, and then to a budding romance, their complex personalities permeating the entire series. In the finale, although he climbs to the pinnacle of power through cunning, he chooses to betray the forces behind the scenes at a crucial moment, helping Ye Ping'an break free from his predicament. However, their differing stances destined them to be unable to work together—Yuan Shaocheng ultimately chooses to remain in the court, continuing the power struggle as a "lone minister." Ye Ping'an, on the other hand, distances himself from the turmoil, becoming a legend among the people. The Emperor, looking at the official seal left to Ye Ping'an, is filled with complex emotions.

Ye Ping'an knew that the price of revenge would be terrible. In order to protect her allies, she chose to sacrifice her personal feelings and her relationship with Yuan Shaocheng would end in "forgetting each other in the martial world".

"Ye Ping'an is skilled in using hypnosis and psychological suggestion techniques to guide others into specific psychological states, thereby uncovering their inner secrets or manipulating their behavior. She possesses keen observation and analytical abilities, enabling her to accurately interpret others' fears, desires, and weaknesses, and use these as tools to weave schemes."

"In the drama, she often uses the name of 'dream spying' to enter the target's dream or subconscious through hypnosis and other means to obtain key information. In the Zheng Yuan case, she used this technique to expose the collusion between Zheng Yuan and Du Liang."

Jiang Chen sized up Ye Ping'an.

Ye Ping'an, Jiang Nansun, and others were played by the same actor in their previous lives.

However, Ye Ping'an is a man who wants revenge.

Therefore, Ye Ping'an exudes a gloomy aura.

"What a coincidence..."

"If we hadn't met, it would have been fine."

"Now that we've encountered..."

Jiang Chen looked at Ye Ping'an in the distance and made a decision in his heart.

However, Jiang Chen did not go to Ye Ping'an the first time. Instead, he entered the Holy Capital and headed towards Wan Guo Xiang.

(End of this chapter)