"Ding dong,"

Hao Jing, who was brushing his teeth, unlocked his second-hand touchscreen phone to read the text message.

"[Hua Long Bank] An amount of 30,000 has been credited to your account, your balance is now 31,403.6!"

"After waiting for such a long time, the final payment for the film has finally arrived!"

This was the remuneration for the previous movie. Due to financial issues, even though the movie was completed a month ago, he had only just managed to receive this final payment.

With foam still around his mouth, Hao Jing hastily dialed a number he was incredibly familiar with.

"Hello, yes, I'm Hao Jing."

"I recently saw the Rural Library Donation Program, can I donate a library with 30,000?"

"Alright, I'll donate 30,000, is it still the same bank card?"

Hao Jing transferred 30,000 from his bank card to the bank account given by the other party.

"Your account has spent 30,000, balance remains 1,403.6!"

The 30,000 was swiftly transferred to the other party's account and words of gratitude came through the phone.

"For my generous act, they want to invite me to participate in the school's inauguration ribbon-cutting?"

"I'm really sorry, I'm quite busy recently."

Looking at the balance in his account, Hao Jing still chose to decline.

"Would it be possible to add my name to the library donation? Hmm, okay. You guys can arrange that."

After hanging up the phone.

Hao Jing let out a deep sigh, a hint of helplessness surfacing on his face.

"Damn system, are you planning not to leave me any money..."

Correct, Hao Jing is a traverser.

He has been in this world which is 90% similar to Earth for three years now.

As soon as he traversed here, he awakened a mysterious system.

Named "The Philanthropic Movie Star System."

But the only way to activate this system is to be an actor, and use the money earned from acting for charity. He can only keep up to 1% for personal living expenses.

Otherwise, the system will depart from his body and forcefully impart a lifelong curse of misfortune upon him.

Such an outrageous system, Hao Jing has never seen even in web novels from his previous life!

Thankfully, with his strenuous overtime work for three years, he finally managed to scrape together a million.

Except after earning a million, he's still so poor that he probably can't even afford a train ticket. That's probably just his luck.

Just at this moment, the system inside Hao Jing's mind made a clicking noise.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have completed the task of donating a million within three years!"

"The Benevolent Movie Star System, fully activated!"

"Host, for every donation of one million, you can get one lottery draw opportunity."

"The lottery draw system is officially opened, lottery chance: 1!"

Just a moment ago, Hao Jing, who had a troubled look on his face, instantly became joyous.

Finally, it's here!

For all the money put forth, the system rewarded Hao Jing with a lottery draw chance.

Brimming with excitement, he mentally screamed:

"Draw!"

"Congratulations to the host, for acquiring the talent, 'Villain Mastery!'"

"Villain Mastery: When you play a villain role, your acting skills will increase a hundredfold! Your temperament, language habits, and voice tone will all change to match the role."

Upon seeing the talent he had drawn, Hao Jing found himself momentarily stunned. He's been wrongly accused of being an infidelity-involved man, let alone playing villains in film sets.

Even the system insists that he should specialize in playing villains!

Is this just a setup for him to walk down the path of evil?

But, putting this thought aside, this talent can actually help Hao Jing in securing the role.

The role he is auditioning for today was recommended by his good friend.

The new play directed by Director Xu Ke, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", included the character Yuhuatian.

This was certainly a prominent role. Although it was a villain role, there were many competitors going for it.

After glancing at his phone for the time, Hao Jing wore a T-shirt and dashed out from the rental house in the city village.

He scanned a shared bicycle and quickly pedaled toward the audition.

...

Hengdian, Huaheng Hotel.

Young men and women dressed neatly were sitting in the room, all of them were actors coming to audition.

Hao Jing stood out among all of them, not only because of his exceptionally handsome face and tall figure.

But also because when Hao Jing appeared, the attention of the people around him would frequently shift to him. He became the main topic of their conversation instead of the play!

"Isn't this supposed to be a big production led by Director Xu Ke? How could someone like Hao Jing, a notorious cheater, receive an audition invitation?"

"Don't you see who he is! Three years ago, he cheated right after marrying an award-winning actress, thus dramatically increasing his popularity. Over these years, he has received a ton of roles. To be frank, this kind of scheming personality is wasted on acting!"

"Hey, are you guys talking about his upcoming audition?"

"What else could it be? Given his infamously scandalous reputation, he can only scoop up a villain role."

"Hahaha, previous directors have done the same. He is a professional villain!"

Hearing the mocking voices around him, Hao Jing's face remained unchanged.

After three years in this world, he had endured too many insults.

The original host, Hao Jing, had a remarkable past before his time-traveling adventure.

He was pursued by the blooming movie star, Shu Ya after graduation and they went from dating to being married.

However, a few months later, Shu Ya grew tired of the original host and began to cheat on him secretly.

When he finally discovered her betrayal, Shu Ya turned the tables and slandered Hao Jing.

A brief essay and blurry photo suddenly became the irrefutable evidence of Hao Jing's infidelity.

Overnight, Hao Jing transformed from an envied man to a despised rat.

He tried to explain, alas, very few cared for the truth; they were only interested in sensational stories.

The original host subsequently fell into depression and, three years later, the current Hao Jing took over his body.

Ignoring the whispering gossip around him, Hao Jing drifted into indifference, and the actors soon lost their interest in him as well.

A multitude of orderly footsteps echoed in the hallway.

Thump, thump, thump!

A group of people, exuding a stronger aura than Hao Jing, approached the audition room. Among them were several black-clad bodyguards, surrounding four brightly dressed female assistants.

Through them, one could finally catch a glimpse at an imposing man at the center.

The man completely ignored everyone in the lounge and arrogantly made his way into the audition room.

Such a brash entrance naturally ignited a wave of chatter in the lounge.

"That's Cai Mingyuan."

"A big internet celebrity acting? Wonder what role he's going to play."

"With such a grand entrance, I'm sure his backer has already secured him a role, just a walk-on, probably."

Hao Jing listened silently, not uttering a word.

Having navigated the entertainment circle for some years, he was well accustomed to these big shots, each one of them too influential to offend.

However, most actors do care about their reputation, refraining from such behavior as cutting in line. Of course, there are also a minority who enjoy throwing their weight around.