dhibooks Chapter 176 System Upgrade
Chapter 176 System Upgrade
Hero is in its second week of release.
The box office curve has finally begun to flatten, with the daily drop narrowing to less than 5%, although it rebounded by 12% over the weekend.
The box office figure of only 200 million yuan is still not enough compared to that of "Reign of Assassins".
In its second week, "Reign of Assassins" grossed over 8 million yuan. Starlight Entertainment hung up celebratory banners overnight, and Zhou Zhixiong's promotion notice was sent to the email addresses of everyone in the company.
Lu Ran scrolled through his phone, looking at the data, but his heart remained calm.
Shen Yuege leaned over for a look and found that he was looking at the backend data of the TUTU martial arts circle.
"Are you in a hurry?" she asked.
"What's the rush?" Lu Ran put down his phone, picked up an orange from the coffee table, and replied with an air of sage wisdom. "Movies are all different. 'Reign of Assassins' is like fireworks, it's over in a flash. 'Hero' is like a stove, it burns slowly, but once the fire is lit, it can warm a whole room."
He peeled the orange and handed a segment to Shen Yuege:
"Besides, Dad didn't make this movie to win at the box office. If you let Dad choose between these two movies, he would still choose 'Hero'."
Shen Yuege took the orange without saying a word, and simply leaned gently on his shoulder.
Lu Ran leaned back on the sofa and stared at the ceiling.
Because its own system value has begun to approach the 1 million mark.
It seems that choosing software development was the right decision; otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken to gain this much popularity in the entertainment industry.
I wonder if the system will change after it reaches 100 million popularity points.
If nothing changes, this system will be basically useless to Lu Ran now.
This left Lu Ran somewhat disappointed, since the good things in his previous life weren't limited to entertainment.
As he was pondering this, his vision suddenly blurred.
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[Ding—Popularity value detected exceeding threshold; system upgrade conditions met.]
Current popularity score: 27,543,891
[Should we use 1 million popularity points for a system upgrade?]
【whether】
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Lu Ran was stunned for a moment.
It really did upgrade! It seems I wasn't reading system novels in my past life for nothing; the system didn't lie to me.
He chose "yes" without hesitation.
The subtitles disappeared.
Three seconds later.
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System upgrade in progress... Upgrade progress 1%... 15%... 47%... 89%...
Upgrade complete!
[Entertainment Communication System V2.0 is now activated]
[This upgrade consumed 100,000,000 Popularity Points]
[Remaining popularity points: 23,547]
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Lu Ran: "..."
Lu Ran stared at the string "23,547" and remained silent for a long time.
The system didn't mention that upgrading would consume popularity points, but all the popularity points I had accumulated over the past six months were wiped out in an instant.
One hundred million popularity points, only twenty-three thousand remain.
Back to before liberation overnight.
Shen Yuege seemed to notice his expression and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Lu Ran said, her voice trembling. "It's just that I suddenly realized... starting a business is really expensive."
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Seeing that Shen Yuege didn't press the matter further, Lu Ran quickly checked the upgraded system.
The list of new features after the system upgrade slowly unfolded in his mind.
[New Feature Module]
[Game Workshop]: Redeem a complete set of development materials (including source code, art assets, design documents, and operation strategies) for any game on Earth.
[Software Workshop]: Redeem a complete development solution (including architecture design, algorithm implementation, and interactive prototype) for any software on Earth.
【Variety Show Workshop】: Redeem a complete production manual for any variety show on Earth (including process design, script templates, shooting scripts, and guest invitation strategies).
[Film Workshop - Advanced Version]: Redeemable for "storyboard-level" production blueprints for movies/TV series, including camera layouts, lighting diagrams, and costume and prop references.
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[Redemption Rules Updated]
• Single search: 1,000,000 popularity points/search
• Master-level skill exchange: 10,000,000 popularity points/skill
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【Special Note】
• System secondary upgrade requirements: Requires a cumulative consumption of 10 billion popularity points.
• Historical popularity data has been cleared, but duplicate contributions from viewers will be counted again.
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Lu Ran carefully read the updated content three times.
This system update not only expands the scope but also makes the rules more detailed.
The system also mentions a second upgrade, but the required popularity value is now 10 billion.
Lu Ran really didn't know if he would ever reach that 10 billion popularity mark in his lifetime.
However, repeated contributions from the audience can be counted again.
Lu Ran let out a long sigh of relief upon seeing this.
That makes things much easier; at least my popularity score of 100 million should return soon.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuege asked again. "Why are you sighing again?"
"It's nothing." Lu Ran picked up the orange again. "I just suddenly realized that I might have to get you guys to release a few more songs."
Shen Yuege raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
"It means..." Lu Ran threw the orange peel into the trash can, "Your fans are in for a treat, because their idol, Shen Yuege, is releasing another album soon."
"Why are you releasing an album now? I didn't know I was releasing an album?"
"Because," Lu Ran said sincerely, "the voice of the diva deserves to be heard more widely."
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That night, Lu Ran locked himself in his study.
He stared blankly at the system panel for half an hour.
One hundred million popularity points, gone in an instant.
In return, he received a bunch of features that he simply couldn't afford to redeem now.
One million for each search.
Even the cheapest variety show production manual costs five million.
As for those master-level skills—ten million each.
His current popularity score is 23,000.
Even searching for a single keyword isn't enough.
"Heartless," he said to the system. "It's really too heartless."
The system did not respond.
Although his popularity is not high now, Lu Ran knows that it will soon recover to over a million. Since the system has a variety show production manual, he can try to launch his original plan for the "Super Girl" event.
Taking advantage of the buzz surrounding Shen Yuege's upcoming new album, they organized a team to begin the auditions for "Super Girl".
My own TUTU can also help promote the popularity of "Super Girl".
The city of Shanghai outside the window was brightly lit, and on the office building across the street, a huge poster for "Reign of Assassins" was still playing on a loop.
Lu Ran looked at the poster and suddenly smiled.
He no longer cared about the gains and losses of each move. Even if "Sword Rain in Jiangnan" continued to dominate the charts, it didn't matter. Lu Ran knew that his entertainment empire had begun to take shape after the system upgrade.
He opened his laptop and created a new document.
File name: "Super Girl Variety Show Production Plan".
So what if the system is upgraded?
So what if the features are more expensive?
When did Lu Ran ever become someone who relied on the system for a living...? Well, he certainly was.
But it doesn't have to be that way now.
He has a whole TUTU, a technical partner like Zhou Mingzhe, and a group of people like Shen Yuege, Xu Manxue, and Tan Yu who are willing to follow him and experiment.
At least until his popularity rating returns to 100 million, he can start writing this proposal himself.
What happens after the popularity score is high enough?
Lu Ran wanted to redeem some games first.
He's been so bored for the past six months because he hasn't had any games to play.
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