Crossdressing: I'm a man, bound to the All-Powerful Movie Queen System.

The air froze in that instant.

Yu Zheng blinked.

Blinked again.

He held the ID card up to his eyes, looked closely, and even used his finger to pry at the character "男" (male) to see if it was a sticker.

It couldn't be pried open.

it is true.

Yu Zheng raised his head and looked at the stunningly beautiful woman in front of him, with long flowing hair, fair skin, and even her eyelashes exuding a kind of ethereal charm.

He looked down at the word "male" on his ID card.

The CPU is fried!

"Oh……"

Yu Zhengqian chuckled and shoved the ID card back into Jiang Bai's hand:

"Jiang Bai, you've taken this joke a bit too far."

"Young people these days really go all out to create something interesting."

"Where did you get this fake document? It's so realistic, it almost fooled me."

He doesn't believe it!

He would never believe it, even if you beat him to death!

Just now in the studio, every smile, every tear, and the boneless tenderness when she hugged Zhou Yafu.

How could it possibly be a man?!

If this is a man, then what's the point of having women?

If Jiang Bai were a man, wouldn't all the actresses in the world want to find a block of tofu and kill themselves?

He didn't believe it!

Looking at Yu Zheng's "Are you kidding me?" expression.

Jiang Bai knew that he had to resort to drastic measures.

He cleared his throat.

Turn off the [Androgynous] skill.

The vocal cords vibrate.

The originally clear and sweet female voice disappeared.

Instead, it was replaced by a deep, magnetic, and masculine standard bass voice:

"director."

"I'm not joking."

"This certificate is genuine."

"I really mean it."

"I'm a man."

boom!

These words were like several depth charges, exploding in Yu Zheng's mind.

The smile on Yu Zheng's face instantly froze, gradually cracked, and finally turned into a blank.

His eyes widened, and his mouth opened so wide it could fit a fist.

A trembling finger pointed at Jiang Bai:

"You...you..."

sound?

That sound?!

So deep and resonant? So profound and low-pitched?

That's an incredibly deep, manly voice, even deeper than a deep bass cannon!

The stark contrast between sight and sound caused Yu Zheng's worldview to collapse instantly.

"Sorry, director."

Jiang Bai continued in a male voice, his tone full of sincerity:

"I really didn't mean to hide it."

"Actually, the main reason I came this time is because your assistant, Xiao Liu, was so enthusiastic and insisted on dragging me here."

"I never expected to be elected."

"Now that the role has been decided, I can no longer lie to you."

"I'm a man, I can't play Empress Zhang Yan."

"so……"

Jiang Bai paused, his face showing an expression of "I'm also very sorry," but inwardly he was screaming:

fast!

Reject me now!

Get angry! Throw the script in my face and tell me to get out!

That way I can retire with a million dollars!

"System, just you wait and see."

"This is a sure thing."

"Who in their right mind could accept that Empress Zhang Yan was a man?"

"Yu Zheng will definitely be furious and terminate the contract!"

however.

The system's voice sounded softly:

[Host, although I don't understand human emotions.]

However, based on my analysis of the target (Yu Zheng)'s heart rate, pupil dilation, and micro-expressions...

His current state doesn't seem like anger.

It's more like...extreme excitement.

"ha?"

Jiang Bai was taken aback.

excited?

You call this excitement?

He looked at Yu Zheng.

I saw Yu standing there, his chest heaving violently, his breathing rapid.

The expression on his face went from shock to blankness, and then...

A strange flush.

His eyes grew brighter and brighter, frighteningly so, like Columbus discovering a new continent.

"A man..."

"It's a man..."

Yu Zheng circled Jiang Bai twice, muttering to himself, as if admiring a rare treasure.

"That figure, that bone structure, that aura..."

"Is it really a man?"

"Oh my god!"

Yu Zheng suddenly slapped his thigh and let out a strange, earth-shattering scream:

"Brilliant!"

"That's brilliant!"

Jiang Bai: "???"

The script is wrong!

Director, have you been driven mad by some kind of provocation?

"Director, are you... alright?"

Jiang Bai cautiously took a step back. "Well, since I'm a guy, this role is definitely not suitable for me. So, I'll pay you the money first... oh no, I mean, I'll be going now?"

"Walk?"

Yu Zheng grabbed Jiang Bai's arm with terrifying strength.

His eyes were burning with a fanaticism, like a madman's.

"Why are you leaving!"

"Who said you could leave!"

"Who says a man can't play Zhang Yan?"

"I want you!"

Jiang Bai was dumbfounded: "Director, I'm a man! Zhang Yan is the Empress! And she's supposed to have romantic scenes with a male actor?!"

"So what!"

Yu Zheng waved his hand, his heroic spirit soaring to the heavens:

"This is art!"

"That's the real contrast!"

"That's the real bombshell!"

Yu Zheng became increasingly agitated as he spoke, spittle flying everywhere:

"Just imagine, what if the audience knew that the Empress Zhang Yan, who made them cry their hearts out and was so beautiful that she could topple kingdoms, was actually a man..."

"How high will this topic generate?"

"How many days will this trending topic last?"

"Beauty's Rival in Palace" has become a viral sensation online even before its release!

"and……"

Yu Zheng stared intently at Jiang Bai's face:

"I've seen so many actresses, but none of them have your kind of spirit."

"True beauty transcends gender!"

"As long as you act well, as long as you're beautiful, who cares what's in your pants!"

"I've signed you!"

"Not only do you want to sign, I'm also going to add more scenes for you!"

Jiang Bai was completely dumbfounded.

Looking at the director in front of him, who had already fallen into a state of madness, he felt like he had dug a huge hole for himself.

What the hell is this brain circuit?

In order to create hype and generate buzz, they're not even going to restrict gender anymore?

"No, director, this isn't convenient!"

Jiang Bai attempted a final struggle:

"I need to change clothes on set, right? I need to use the restroom, right? I need to put on makeup, right?"

"If this gets out..."

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Yu Zheng patted his chest and guaranteed:

"These are all minor matters!"

"I'll arrange a private dressing room for you!"

"A private lounge! The kind with its own bathroom!"

"Nobody knows you're a man except me!"

"I will protect you very well!"

"This isn't just your secret, it's our crew's biggest trump card!"

"Just focus on your performance!"

"I'll increase your fee by another 20%! Consider it compensation for emotional distress!"

Jiang Bai: "..."

It’s over.

It's completely over.

This time, there's no way to escape.

Not only did the salted fish plan fall through, but it also cost several months of his time, and he had to dress up as a woman and play the empress every day!

Moreover, he was someone the director "specially protected"!

What the hell is this?!

Looking at Jiang Bai's lifeless expression, Yu Zheng thought he had been moved by his sincerity.

He patted Jiang Bai on the shoulder happily:

"Alright, it's settled then!"

"Get a good rest tonight, and come to sign the contract first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Remember, from now on on set, never speak in a male voice except to me!"

"You must always remember, you are Zhang Yan! You are the most beautiful empress of the Han Dynasty!"

After saying that, Yu Zheng hummed an even more cheerful tune than before and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Jiang Bai was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

"system……"

Jiang Bai shed tears of regret in his heart.

"My one million..."

"My dream of lying down..."

Jiang Bai wanted to cry but had no tears.

If he had known this would happen, why would he have confessed at all?

Well, what I intended to do was scare the director away, but I ended up bewitching him instead!

This darn charm level!