A Scummy Alpha Director is Always Breaking Character - Chapter 1

Chu Yu opened her eyes.

In her field of vision were countless camera flashes, flickering frantically toward her. The stinging brightness made her instinctively squint.

Where was she?

Before Chu Yu could process her surroundings, a melodious, smiling female voice spoke from beside her: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to collaborate with Director Chu Yu on the new film Eden. I hope we can create a story together that everyone will love.”

She turned her head toward the voice and froze instantly.

Standing next to her was an exceptionally radiant beauty. She could swear on her life that she had never seen a girl so beautiful.

The woman wore a black evening gown, her jet-black, waist-length hair swept to one side. Chu Yu could clearly see her swan-like neck and the crystal-clear tassel earrings dangling from her lobes. On the back-left side of her neck sat a pheromone protection patch, yet Chu Yu could still vaguely smell a sweet, captivating floral scent emanating from her.

Chu Yu subconsciously swallowed.

Realizing that staring blankly at someone’s beauty was rude, she quickly pulled her thoughts back.

Wait… the “Director Chu Yu” she mentioned… was that her?

She could even hear the thumping of her own heartbeat.

The next second, a notification chime rang in her head:

[Model Scummy Alpha System Initializing…]

[Host Binding Successful.]

[Mission Issued:]

[Please immediately reject the collaboration mentioned by Lin Yi in public. Humiliate her acting skills and make her lose face in front of the reporters.]

Chu Yu: Whaaaaaat?

Asking her to reject a beauty like this? Absolutely not!

Wait… Lin Yi?

It clicked. Chu Yu realized she had a 99.9% chance of having transmigrated into a book—specifically, the entertainment industry GL (Girls’ Love) novel she had stayed up late reading yesterday. Lin Yi was the female lead of that novel, a world-renowned Best Actress.

As for herself…

There was indeed a director named Chu Yu in the book. She was the most notorious villain—a director who, through sheer luck, had directed several box-office hits. She used her resources and power to torment actors, specifically Lin Yi. The more Lin Yi’s fans cursed her, the more paranoid and malicious she became. She was a complete basket case.

What happened to that director again?

Right, she was killed in a car accident.

After her death, Weibo was filled with celebration; everyone was thrilled that “heaven had finally claimed the villain.” Lin Yi’s career flourished afterward; freed from her shackles, she worked with better directors, broke into the international market, and won a Lifetime Achievement Award.

…She was essentially Lin Yi’s disaster star.

However, looking at the current situation, it seemed she had transmigrated to a point near the beginning of the novel.

Good, good, Chu Yu thought, breathing a sigh of relief. She hadn’t done too many terrible things yet; she shouldn’t be universally hated just yet.

The system, seeing Chu Yu ignoring it, spoke again: [Host, please execute the mission immediately: Publicly reject Lin Yi and humiliate her.]

Chu Yu: No.

She was more than happy to have such a stunning beauty act in her movie. How could she possibly hurt her in front of all these reporters? She wouldn’t do it!

[Does the Host wish to abandon the mission?]

Chu Yu: Yes.

[Mission failure detected. Entering Loop System.]

Chu Yu: Huh?

Before she could react, a flash of white light pierced through her heart. Clutching her pained chest, she heard that beautiful voice again: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to collaborate with Director Chu Yu…”

Chu Yu: Oh, so that’s how we’re playing?

She refused again. She didn’t believe it—how many times could this system loop? Rules are made by humans; if she kept refusing, the system would eventually give in.

During the third loop, Chu Yu tried to go against the system’s script by smiling and playing along: “I am also very happy to have an excellent actress like Teacher Lin join my new film—”

Another bolt of white light hit her chest.

[Violating the plot direction. Re-entering loop.]

Chu Yu: “…”

By the tenth repetition, Chu Yu clutched her numbed chest and helplessly raised the white flag.

The melodic voice rang out once more: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to collaborate with Director Chu Yu on the new film Eden…”

Chu Yu gave a faint, cold smile and arched an eyebrow. “I wasn’t aware we had a collaboration?”

The smile on Lin Yi’s face faltered.

The reporters’ flashes grew even more frantic. “Director Chu, what do you mean by that?”

“Didn’t you officially announce Lin Yi as your lead a month ago?”

“Today is the press conference. Are you changing lead actors at the last minute?”

A press conference? Chu Yu blinked.

She suddenly remembered the plot. In the book, Chu Yu humiliated Lin Yi at the press conference, calling her a “useless pretty face.” Afterward, she signed a second-tier starlet as the lead and pushed that starlet to become the new Best Actress. Not only that, but in an industry where directors held 80% of the power, she blacklisted Lin Yi, sabotaging her career at every turn.

Thinking of the impact this would have on Lin Yi, Chu Yu felt a pang of guilt.

Dizzy from the flashes, she bit her lip and tried to soften the blow: “It’s because… the filming schedule for my new movie has been adjusted, so we need to recast.”

[Public rejection of Lin Yi: Achieved. Public humiliation and loss of face: Not achieved. Entering Loop.]

Chu Yu: Again?! She felt like she was going to cough up blood.

“I am very happy to have the opportunity to collaborate with Director Chu Yu…”

After Lin Yi finished speaking, she waited a few seconds. Hearing no response, she turned around and saw Chu Yu looking at her with teary, puppy-like eyes.

Chu Yu had very bright, expressive eyes. Back when Lin Yi first met her, she had fallen in love with those eyes at first sight. Now, those eyes were staring at her with such grievance, tears pooling as if they would spill over any second.

Lin Yi was startled. She didn’t know when she had offended this “puppy.”

“Director Chu?” she whispered. “Are you alright?”

Lin Yi’s concerned gaze made Chu Yu feel like a monster—or rather, that this “Model Scummy Alpha System” was a monster. Why did she have to be “scummy” to such a gentle, beautiful sister?

Chu Yu thought silently: Sister, I’m sorry, I really don’t mean this…

Lin Yi pulled a soft tissue from her bag and handed it to Chu Yu.

Chu Yu instinctively took half a step back. The pain of having her heart pierced repeatedly was too much. She didn’t dare show any kindness to Lin Yi in front of the cameras. For the sake of her life, she couldn’t afford another loop.

Lin Yi’s outstretched arm froze in mid-air. Her eyes dimmed.

Chu Yu looked away, roughly wiped her tears, and put on a mocking smirk. “I wasn’t aware we had a collaboration?”

Flashes went wild.

This young, beautiful girl—already a director with three blockbusters—wore a contemptuous smile. She looked Lin Yi up and down with a critical, judgmental eye.

As if her words weren’t sharp enough, she suddenly leaned into Lin Yi’s ear. Her fingers gently brushed against Lin Yi’s protected gland.

The gesture was incredibly invasive. For any Omega, the gland is the most sensitive and private area. Chu Yu’s action effectively told the world that she was a “Scummy Alpha” who didn’t even care to keep up appearances. Tomorrow’s tabloids would surely dig up every Omega Chu Yu had ever worked with, speculating about “unspoken rules.”

Of course, there were none. Chu Yu was strange; she only ever seemed to target Lin Yi. With others, she remained strictly professional. Only with Lin Yi did she seem to flip a “special switch.”

Well, she did have a switch: The Model Scummy Alpha System.

[Scummy Alpha Persona established successfully. Reward points +1.]

Chu Yu: …Do you dare give me back control of my body now?

[Because the Host did not cooperate, a mandatory ‘Newbie Tutorial’ was triggered. If the Host cooperates with future missions, body control will be returned.]

Chu Yu couldn’t control her hand. In fact, seeing herself stroke Lin Yi’s gland on camera made her more shocked than Lin Yi was. Even through the protection patch, the moment her fingertip pressed against the soft gland, an intoxicating scent of cherry blossoms swirled around her nose.

Chu Yu dazed for a moment.

Lin Yi frowned slightly and took a discreet step back, distancing herself. The young Best Actress had a look of restrained resentment in her eyes, yet she maintained a graceful smile.

She was always so perfect. No matter what happened, she could always smile so beautifully.

That was exactly why the original Chu Yu tormented her. She wanted to prove she was “different” to Lin Yi, but the more she tried to prove it, the more she pushed her away. The original director hated Lin Yi’s perfect smile and her composure.

She curled her lips and lifted her chin. “You want to act in my movie? Great Best Actress… is your acting even up to par?”

Chu Yu heard her own voice emphasize the word “Best Actress” with biting irony. Lin Yi was the youngest Best Actress in history, and because of her age, she faced much criticism from older actors’ fans, despite her talent.

But what did that matter? The young director smiled like a pretty little fox. She was the director; if she said the acting was bad, it was bad.

Seeing the smile in Lin Yi’s eyes turn cold, a strange sense of satisfaction bubbled up in Chu Yu’s heart. Hate me, then. If you can’t love me, hate me.

This thought terrified Chu Yu. The original owner of this body wasn’t just a “Scummy Alpha”—she was a psychopath. If Lin Yi slapped her right now, it would probably just make the original owner feel “good.”

But Lin Yi knew how to retaliate more effectively. Her smile became even more perfect, more beautiful, more sweet… and more piercing.

“From now on, I will not act in any film by Chu Yu,” Lin Yi said with a smile. “Director Chu, are you happy now?”

Chu Yu stared at her blankly. Was she happy? Why did her heart hurt so much?

[Mission: Publicly reject Lin Yi (Achieved). Publicly humiliate Lin Yi (Achieved). Reward points +2. Body control returned.]

The flashes continued to pop. Lin Yi lifted her skirt and walked off the stage, disappearing backstage in the blink of an eye.

“Director Chu, you publicly humiliated Lin Yi—is there a conflict between you?”

“Director Chu, now that you’ve rejected Best Actress Lin, who will be your lead?”

“Director Chu…”

Chu Yu heard nothing. She managed to mutter, “I’ll make an official announcement later,” then ignored the reporters’ shouts and bolted off the stage.

She ran toward where Lin Yi had disappeared.

Sister, please don’t go.