After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Was it intentionally designed?

Ye Sanqing could only say that she had done her best, after all, the innocent and kind-hearted little white flower persona was indeed not in her comfort zone.

"Alright, alright," Zhu Song said helplessly, then shouted, "Cut!"

Only then did everyone stop performing and start applauding.

"Brilliant!" Zhu Song laughed. "When I gave you this script, I never expected you all to deliver such a wonderful performance. It's a huge surprise!"

“I would like to offer some suggestions…” Ye Sanqing said, “My character is so innocent that it’s a bit unrealistic… How could someone become the biggest beneficiary purely through coincidence? I’m more inclined to believe that she secretly orchestrated everything, but the script doesn’t mention it at all.”

“Why can’t there be such a coincidence?” The people who were leaving gathered around at this time. Ye Wanyin said when she heard this, “Sister, don’t think that others can’t do it just because you can’t do it yourself.”

"I was wondering what felt so familiar; it's this smell." Ye Sanqing looked at her, saying nothing more, only sneering.

"Actually, you haven't discovered the biggest secret." Yin Xiangming instantly dropped his previous dark and sickly demeanor, perhaps because his good performance earlier had put him in a relaxed mood. "I'm the murderer! And yet you still think I didn't do anything."

“I know, I just didn’t want to expose you.” Sheng Hanyu raised an eyebrow. “Because I prefer the current ending.”

"What's so good about this ending!" Cheng Yanye expressed his dissatisfaction with Ye Sanqing's earlier embrace, and immediately voiced his opinion. "Besides, why didn't I even have a chance to resist? Was this a plot device? This isn't fair!"

“There’s no such thing as fairness or unfairness; someone will always be the first to die,” Pei Canxing said. “You just had bad luck; who can you blame?”

"It was really bad. How could we have drawn a same-sex couple role? It almost made it impossible for us to get into character," Ye Sanqing laughed.

"If I draw my sister's card, I'll definitely perform even better!" Ye Wanyin said, clenching her fist.

She had just heard Ye Sanqing say that the character was innocent, and she felt that this role was the most suitable for her.

It's a pity that Ye Sanqing wasn't portrayed as innocent at all, which was a real waste of the role!

"Why didn't you offer to trade with me when you got the card?" Ye Sanqing said. "Do you think I wouldn't perform well if I took your card?"

Are you kidding me? A mentally unstable, crazy young lady who is in love with her brother's same-sex partner? That's a perfect role to play.

Ye Wanyin didn't show any signs of madness or anything about her relationship with Cheng Yanye. She was only concerned with maintaining her image and was even giving pointers on other people's acting skills.

"Everyone acted very well! Mingming too, much better than I expected!" Pan Hongyu said. It was the first time she had seen Yin Xiangming's acting skills, and she didn't expect him to perform so well.

Yin Xiangming had mixed feelings. His mother hadn't really supported his acting career before, and he chose acting because he loved it but couldn't handle the complexities of interpersonal relationships.

So, although he had already performed in several plays and reserved tickets for Pan Hongyu to watch each time, she never attended.

Unexpectedly, today, at a murder mystery game session, I heard the affirmation he had been waiting for.

When he finally received recognition, he found that he didn't seem to crave it as much as he thought.

"How did I become the mastermind?" Mu Zhihong said, pretending not to care.

He can act, but he's not a true actor.

So their behavior was very strange, they didn't seem like the mastermind at all, and everyone felt it was abrupt when the truth was revealed.

The live chat was filled with comments like, "What a pity, the murderer is a semi-newbie."

Didn't he say he'd played it before?

Sigh, at his age, it's unlikely he'd be doing murder mystery games when he goes out for fun, right? So if it was some kind of company team-building activity, it's very likely that everyone was letting him have his way, making him think he's a great guy.

Feel sorry for their company's employees for a second.

[I'm still savoring Xiao Sheng's domineering presence just now; I have to say, the scene was truly harmonious.]

[Haha, I've already taken screenshots. It's a pity everyone wasn't wearing makeup or costumes, otherwise this scene would definitely be a historic moment.]

[You pointed it out and I realized everyone was still wearing winter down jackets and thick coats... then I realized they weren't in some rich man's estate, but in a farmhouse kitchen.]

This proves that everyone's acting skills are quite good, except for a few people.

[Hehe, luckily some people left early, otherwise they would have been the ones embarrassed.]

【Our Chengcheng isn't an actress! Isn't it enough that she's pretty? You guys are being too picky. Are all your followers perfect people?】

It may not be perfect, but it's beautiful enough.

"Do we still need to review and analyze the plot now?" Sheng Hanyu asked the director.

“Everyone can sit down, have some tea, and chat for a while. It’s almost dinner time.” Zhu Song said, looking at the still-heavy snow outside. “Once the snow stops, we might have to arrange for shoveling, otherwise the yard will be too cold when the snow melts.”

"Alright." Ye Sanqing nodded, warming his hands over the teacup.

Actually, everyone was drinking tea from old-fashioned enamel mugs and cups, which had a rustic feel to it...

The more I look at it, the more I feel like I was hallucinating.

[It doesn't look like a 19th-century European manor at all, does it?]

Haha, I'm really looking forward to this script being made into a short film or something. Has anyone seen my request?

Is there a market for this kind of short film?

Whether it works or not, we'll only know after filming! Just use the original cast, and maybe replace two people.

Their salaries must be quite high, so they probably can't accommodate your idea.

[No, maybe there's actually potential.]

"Actually, it would be better to stage it as a mystery play..." A theater enthusiast cautiously remarked from a corner, but few people noticed.

Zhu Song noticed this and had some ideas in mind.

However, it's too early to talk about this now. We need to plan carefully and extend an invitation to everyone when the variety show is almost over.

"I've never played a butler before. If I had time to understand the role, I'm sure I could have done a better job." Deng Lingxuan was still pondering her previous performance after taking her seat.

In fact, her performance was generally fine. She also tried to portray a slightly ambiguous relationship with the young master, but unfortunately, he didn't accept the role at all, so there was nothing she could do.

Cheng Yanye was only preoccupied with why he was a same-sex partner and did not show any jealousy towards the butler or possessiveness towards the young master.

"Xuanxuan has done very well!" Ji Wan praised.

The role he got wasn't easy, but it wasn't a particularly difficult challenge for him either.

Although he had no experience playing a detective, he discovered when reading the script that the character had a very flexible moral compass, so he tried his best to portray this characteristic.

"I think everyone is good, except for you, you, and you." Ye Sanqing pointed to Ye Wanyin, Cheng Yanye, and Mu Zhihong respectively.

"If you can't even handle such a simple role, then don't bother commenting on our acting skills." Ye Wanyin's tone towards Ye Sanqing wasn't her usual polite and restrained manner, whether she was still stuck in the character she was playing earlier or something else.

"I do have shortcomings," Ye Sanqing readily admitted, not believing her performance was perfect. "But what about you? You had the murderer's script but got killed instead. Are you here to play a comedic role?"

"I just realized that Teacher Ye's character traits include mental instability and emotional instability."

Sheng Hanyu read through everyone's character cards and scripts, and couldn't help but feel speechless.

The script is nothing like what it appears to be; no wonder he keeps feeling that his reasoning is flawed.

Ye Wanyin had the opportunity to kill everyone, but for some reason she didn't make a move at several key moments.

Mu Zhihong is the same; the two of them could even work together to eliminate everyone, since they are the biological children of a wealthy businessman, and all that's left is him, the lawyer.

"The script is quite interesting, it's a pity." Sheng Hanyu concluded, and handed the character cards and script to Ye Sanqing.

Ye Sanqing took it and read it with great interest.

Cheng Yanye was displeased with this and said, "That's enough. You're playing someone's lover in the play, can't you get out of character now?"

"Then why did you break character so quickly? Is it because you didn't want to act at all?" Sheng Hanyu wasn't going to tolerate him and immediately retorted, "Even if it's just a murder mystery game, Young Master Cheng can't be so casual about it."

Cheng Yanye, having been rebuffed, stopped talking to them.

He had experience playing murder mystery games, so he knew that he hadn't performed well, but he absolutely couldn't admit to it!

Everyone looked at the script, and occasionally discussed the plot, chatting like this until dinner time.

As the snowflakes gradually decreased, Ye Sanqing went outside and stepped into the snow in the yard, feeling a sense of novelty.

I didn't even look closely; the snow is white.

"The snow on this planet that has never been polluted is all white," the little insect explained just in time.

I really hope that one day we can have this kind of white snow where I live.

Ye Sanqing sighed and looked up at the sky again.

She knew she couldn't see her hometown, nor did she know where it was on this timeline, or whether it even existed in this space at all.

But looking at the sky and pretending that your hometown is in the sky is not without its romantic aspects.