Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Ten Million Reputation Value

Main Star, Tianwen Entertainment Company Headquarters.

Lan Yuyan was playing Jiang Qin’s newly uploaded songs one by one, watching them with their accompanying music videos.

He frowned, constantly taking screenshots and running searches.

None of the faces in the MVs could be found on the Star Network, and the credits for directing the MVs also listed Jiang Qin.

’Could it be that she’s not just a singer-songwriter, but also knows how to write and direct?’

’If that’s really the case, that’s truly terrifying.’

’The entertainment industry has never seen someone so multi-talented.’

But the next moment, his tightly furrowed brow relaxed, all because he received a message.

Friend Request: Jiang Qin

Lan Yuyan quickly accepted and took the initiative to send a message: [Miss Jiang, good evening. Are you feeling any better?]

Jiang Qin quickly replied: [Thank you for your concern. I’m already much better.]

[The main reason I’m contacting you today is to thank Tianwen Entertainment for your help. Thank you so much for lending a hand during my time of crisis.]

Although this help came with ulterior motives, Jiang Qin was still very grateful.

’It’s not a problem when people want something from you. The real problem is having nothing of value to offer.’

Life was full of accidents; no one could guarantee they would always be safe, as she had just learned firsthand.

Besides her own efforts to escape, the help she received from many people was also a key factor.

Lan Yuyan: [I just feel that our Federation can’t afford to lose another person like you, Miss Jiang.]

Jiang Qin: [About the contract we discussed before, I’m sorry, but I still can’t agree.]

[But I think we can cooperate in another way.]

[I can custom-write three songs for artists at your company. You can pick the artists. This will be my thank-you gift for your help this time.]

[In the future, if I have other suitable songs, I will also give priority to the singers under Tianwen Entertainment.]

Lan Yuyan was stunned.

He had guessed that Jiang Qin would thank him, but he was also a little worried she would be displeased by a rescue that came with ulterior motives.

After all, they had no relationship to speak of, so he hadn’t planned on saying things like, “No thanks are necessary.”

Nor did he pretend to be a philanthropist.

However, he had never intended to force Jiang Qin to acknowledge the favor.

If she hadn’t mentioned her gratitude, he would have been magnanimous enough not to bring it up again.

But since she had brought it up voluntarily, he had already thought about what he wanted as a thank-you gift. Initially, he figured the right to purchase just one song would have been enough.

He never expected Jiang Qin to be so generous.

It seemed this female was even smarter than he had imagined.

Previously, Jiang Qin had rejected everyone, seeming stubbornly loyal to that rundown bar and its owner. It led everyone to assume she was the type of female who was aloof and obstinate.

That kind of female, severely brainwashed, saw the world only in black and white.

She would offend people very easily.

A female with no background and a personality like that wouldn’t get far.

But since Jiang Qin had actually accepted Tianwen’s olive branch, it meant that she fully intended to make use of this connection.

Someone who knew how to use their advantages to network wouldn’t have too bad of a future.

However, he also hadn’t expected that this female, who on the surface seemed unshakeable in her convictions, was actually susceptible to a soft approach.

It made sense, come to think of it. He’d heard that bar owner treated her very well, so it was no wonder that after working there for only a few days, she seemed to have become completely loyal to him.

No matter how high the offer, she was unwilling to change jobs.

***

Now that the favor from Tianwen Entertainment was settled, only the Bai family was left.

Jiang Qin was a little troubled when it came to the Bai family.

She had scoured all the private messages on her social media platforms but found no one related to the Bai family.

She couldn’t fathom why on earth they had helped her.

First, she ruled out any personal connection.

She didn’t know anyone from the Bai family, and her late father hadn’t had that connection either.

After agonizing over it for a while, she could only turn to You Wei for help. She asked her to find out who had gotten the Bai family involved and, while she was at it, to see if she could get the Light Brain Number of the person who helped her.

[BEEP—Reputation value has surpassed ten million. Commencing system upgrade.]

KRZZT KRZZT—

After a burst of static, the system prompt sounded again:

[Unknown error. Upgrade failed. Now compensating host with one grand gift package.]

This was already the second time this had happened, so Jiang Qin was very calm.

Fortunately, she was in the Interstellar era, where the population was massive. Ten million reputation value was relatively easy to obtain, so a failed upgrade wasn’t that painful.

After all, her own contribution had been minuscule.

Since she couldn’t sleep anyway, Jiang Qin went ahead and opened the gift package directly.

[Congratulations to the host for opening the grand gift package. You have obtained the following items:

Spiritual Power Enhancement Liquid x1

Superpower Upgrade Stone x1

Physique Enhancement Liquid x1

Accessories Making Table Patch x1

Director Experience Package x1]

Besides the Spiritual Power and Physique Enhancement Liquids, there were three new items.

First was the Superpower Upgrade Stone. After absorbing it, her current Superpower would instantly go up by one level.

The Accessories Making Table Patch was similar to the clothing patch; once installed into the system, she could create accessories with a single click.

She would have to draw the designs herself, though.

As for materials, she could spend reputation value to generate them with one click, which would include system-produced materials.

However, she could also add her own materials.

There was a line of small text on it: “Mixing different materials can lead to surprising results! ~”

Last was the Director Experience Package. The description said that after consuming it, she would randomly receive the filming experience of one director.

Jiang Qin had always firmly believed that good things only truly became hers once she possessed them; delays invite unforeseen changes.

So, after reading through everything, she immediately began using them.

First, she drank the Physique Enhancement Liquid and felt her body become a little healthier.

Then came the Spiritual Power Enhancement Liquid.

One dose was instantly invigorating!

Next was the Superpower Upgrade Stone. At first, she didn’t know how to absorb it. After pondering for a while, she finally figured it out and absorbed the sparkling stone until it turned to dust.

She could clearly feel her Superpower growing more potent, especially with her spiritual power now raised to A-level.

Jiang Qin had a hunch that she would now have no problem maintaining a corporeal Alien Beast in battle.

She finally had the ability to protect herself, she figured, and she was very satisfied with that.

Next was the Experience Package.

Upon opening it, she found a small, sparkling cloud, softer than cotton candy. After swallowing it in one gulp, it felt like she had just eaten a mouthful of air.

But the effect was obvious.

Many things appeared in her mind: camera angles, combinations of light and shadow, and a wealth of experience on how certain scenes should be performed.

When she came back to her senses, she felt as if she had already been a director for several decades.

It was the feeling of mastery that comes from long practice—an instinct that made filming seem like something she could accomplish effortlessly.

It was a wondrous feeling.

For Jiang Qin, who had always had to study desperately to learn anything, this was the first time she had felt the joy of knowledge being poured directly into her brain.

As for the final item, the Accessories Making Table Patch, she simply had the system install it and paid it no further mind.

Right now, she only wanted to try out her new Superpower, and conveniently, she had also just gotten the Director Experience Package.

Jiang Qin browsed the store, selected and bought a movie, then changed her clothes and went out.

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