Editing Ruby Lin (section)

===Another Milestone: 2006–2009 ===
[[File:Ruby Lin 1976.jpg|thumb|Lin in 2007]]
In 2006, Lin's starred in the television series ''[[Ancestral Temple (TV series)|Ancestral Temple]]'' where she further expanded her acting range.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/p/2006-08-25/14551216719.html|script-title=zh:大祠堂：區別於其他宅院戲的"宅院戲"|trans-title=Ancestral Temple: Distinguishes itself from other manor dramas|date=August 25, 2006|publisher=sina.com|language=zh|access-date=January 3, 2008|archive-date=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526012622/http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/p/2006-08-25/14551216719.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After three months of filming in [[Huang Shan]], China, the series was completed at the end of October 2006. Its broadcast by [[China Central Television|CCTV]]-1 was planned for 2008. On June 6, 2006, Lin won the Most Popular Actress in Taiwan award at the 2nd Chinese TV Drama Award ceremony in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv2.ewang.com/paihangbang.php|script-title=zh:第二届电视剧风云盛典最受欢迎男女演员|trans-title=Most Popular Actor/Actress at the 2nd Chinese TV Drama Award|date=November 22, 2006|publisher=tv2.ewang.com|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010212539/http://tv2.ewang.com/paihangbang.php|archive-date=October 10, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She has also been regularly featured in polls as one of the Top 10 contemporary Chinese actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2006-12-19/15461377125.html|script-title=zh:林心如三部央視大戲接連出鏡|trans-title=Ruby Lin will have 3 major CCTV dramas airing|date=December 19, 2006|publisher=sina.com|language=zh|access-date=January 3, 2008|archive-date=February 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211113651/http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2006-12-19/15461377125.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of 2006, Lin bid farewell to her management company Zhong Jie, after a 10-year relationship, and on November 30, 2006 ceremoniously signed with [[Huayi Brothers]] Film and Television group for a reported $10&nbsp;million.<ref name = "fee">{{cite web | url = http://ent.qq.com/a/20061130/000335.htm | title = 蘇有朋林心如簽約金鎖不迎駕 Alec su and Ruby Lin signing contract, Jinshuo did not welcome them | date = November 30, 2006 | publisher = qq.com | language = zh | access-date = January 3, 2008 | archive-date = February 22, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070222161948/http://ent.qq.com/a/20061130/000335.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Hua Yi Bros. is (as of 2011) the largest management and domestic movie-making company in China. In September 2007, she guest-starred in CCTV's historical drama ''[[Su Shi|Su DongPo]]''. In this series she played the first wife of Su Dongpo (writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and statesman of the Song dynasty, one of the major poets of the time), played by [[Lu Yi (actor)|Lu Yi]].

After filming the [[Digital cinematography|digital film]] ''[[Evening of Roses]]'', Lin took on more challenging roles. In late 2007, she co-starred as [[Daji]] with [[Ray Lui]] in ''[[The Legend and the Hero 2]]'' (also known as ''[[Fengshen Yanyi|Fengshen Bang]]''), one of the major vernacular Chinese novels written during the Ming dynasty. After speculation over who would receive the leading role of Daji (who was known for her beauty and cruelty which ruined a dynasty), the role was offered to Lin. When Lin committed to play Daji, she could not escape comparison with [[Fan Bingbing]], who played the same role in the first part of the series. Lin's performance received generally positive comments from media. ''NetandTV'' commented, "In comparison to the previous version, the bright spot in this new version's Daji gets a new makeover. Ruby Lin's look gave Daji a brand-new definition".<ref name="25d">{{cite web | url = http://news.netandtv.com/movie/dyrt/2007-12/7/14_56_18_884.html | title = 《封神榜》呂良偉扮昏君 林心如演繹新版妲己 Ruby Lin Plays A New Version of Daji | date = December 7, 2007 | publisher = Netandtv.com news | language = zh | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20071208200044/http://news.netandtv.com/movie/dyrt/2007-12/7/14_56_18_884.html | archive-date = December 8, 2007 | df = mdy-all}}</ref> Lin has often said "comparing with other people is meaningless, I just wants {{sic}} a breakthrough from past looks, to surpass myself."<ref name = "23d">{{cite web| url = http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT2/4157341.shtml| title = 林心如演妲己，苦練狐媚眼神 Ruby Lin Plays Daji, No to lust, working hard on being seductive| date = December 18, 2007| work = United Daily News| location = Taiwan (ROC) NEWS| language = zh| access-date = July 27, 2008| archive-date = December 30, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071230072910/http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT2/4157341.shtml| url-status = live}}</ref>

[[File:Ruby Lin 127 in Beijing.jpg|thumb|Lin in Beijing, China in 2008]] In 2008, Lin returned to Taiwan for the series ''[[Love in Sun Moon Lake]]'', playing an [[Taiwanese aborigines|aboriginal]] woman; this was the first TV series to obtain permission for mainland Chinese actors to film in Taiwan.<ref name = "wetan">{{cite web | url = http://www.hdzxw.com/news/2008/7-5/FD_U_Article-0-53-38-355467.html | title = 《爱在日月潭》将台湾取景拍摄 "Love in Sun Moon Lake" approved to filming in Taiwan | date = July 5, 2008 | publisher = www.hdzxw.com | language = zh | access-date = July 27, 2008 | archive-date = October 11, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081011060049/http://www.hdzxw.com/news/2008/7-5/FD_U_Article-0-53-38-355467.html | url-status = live }}</ref> It was also announced that Lin had been cast as [[Sun Shangxiang]] in the new ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' TV adaptation directed by [[Gao Xixi]], titled ''[[Three Kingdoms (TV series)|Three Kingdoms]]''.<ref name="threeking">{{cite web | url = http://www.stvf.com/EngArticle/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=375 | title = New "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV Series Unveiled in STVF | date = June 10, 2008 | publisher = Shanghai TV Festival official site }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The series was aired in May 2010, and was well-received both domestically and internationally, earning an estimated 800 million RMB (133.3 million USD) by 2012.

In early 2009, she was cast in ''[[Fallen City]]''. In this film, Lin plays a rebellious woman during the [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]]. In July 2009, Lin starred as [[Empress Dou (Wen)|Empress Dou]] in the Chinese big-budget historical fiction television drama ''[[Beauty's Rival in Palace]]''. For her role in the series, Lin received a salary of 150,000 [[renminbi]] per episode.<ref name = "salrtu">{{cite web | url = http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2010-05-20/09392963864.shtml | script-title = zh:林心如成立工作室转当制作人 自制自演时装片 | date = May 20, 2010 | publisher = Sina entertainment news | language = zh | access-date = June 15, 2010 | archive-date = May 23, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100523182252/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2010-05-20/09392963864.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> When the series premièred on a Shanghai TV station in March 2010 with the highest rating of the year, Lin got positive reviews from audiences and critics. It was reported that ''Beauty's Rival in Palace'' sold well in the [[Korea]]n and Japanese markets, due to Ruby Lin's unwavering popularity in Asia.<ref name = "salr1u">{{cite web | url = http://ent.163.com/09/0827/10/5HNDO82K00031GVS.html | script-title = zh:日韩片商认人不认剧 剧集买家手持演员黑名单 | date = August 27, 2009 | publisher = Hangzhou Daily | language = zh | access-date = June 15, 2010 | archive-date = February 25, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064848/http://ent.163.com/09/0827/10/5HNDO82K00031GVS.html | url-status = live }}</ref> ''Beauty's Rival in Palace'' is another milestone in Lin's career.