Chapter 88: Like The Protagonist To Unlock Hidden Benefits
[“Is it really anything goes?”
“Yes, anything goes.”
Hearing the connected netizen’s words, Wei Yu’s expression was slightly odd, as if he was stumped by this question…
Live broadcast impromptu creation, off to a bad start.
Other netizens didn’t expect the older sister to go hard right away. Creation isn’t afraid of biased topics, but afraid of weird topics. The two words “anything goes” are the hardest in the world.
How to write a song like this?
“Give me one hour.” Wei Yu paused, and before seclusion, he still didn’t forget to give her a score. “I’d give your topic 8.6, because I have a 1.4.”]
This was of course a joke. How could the entertainment protagonist be such an inconvenient thing?
Not to mention one hour, the protagonist’s impromptu creation wouldn’t even take one minute. It all comes out of his mouth. Writing for one hour would purely weaken him.
Mainly, Yu Wei was afraid that if he wrote something too showy, the readers would actually believe it, and next time they’d make him do impromptu creation too. Anyway, he didn’t have that ability. He could try impromptu writing a novel.
“Whose marketing account is marketing itself?”]
The protagonist transmigrates into an entertainment world’s marketing account. After blacking a top stream, he gets sent a lawyer’s letter. Cornered, he debuts on the spot doing low-quality short videos to market himself.
“Another failed idea is born…”]
For the “anything goes” topic, Yu Wei planned to write “What’s the Harm in That.” After all, he promised the readers a song when going on sale.
There are many songs stars write for fans, but Yu Wei still really liked this one. If he really had to give the readers a song, he would think style isn’t important; bringing everyone joy is what matters.
After finishing the new chapter, Yu Wei casually added “Like the protagonist to unlock hidden benefit” at the end. This was thoroughly carrying out his original intention.
Brushing data, nothing embarrassing about it.
After posting the new chapter, he saw that “What’s the Harm in That” required 5000 subscriptions to redeem.
After looking at abstract data for so long, even subscriptions look handsome.
When Yu Wei was a failure before, he wouldn’t dare dream of five thousand followed subscriptions. It was only after writing over a million words, the first chapter on sale could reach that number…
Although many people are reading the book now, 5000 followed subscriptions isn’t easy in a short time. He simply opened his chapter reviews area, planning to read while waiting.
“Like the protagonist, what the hell? Dog author changed tactics again, right.”
“It’s just the character card on the novel details page, not very useful. Don’t know what Yu Wei is aiming for.”
“Not aiming for anything, just wants to torment everyone.”
“Maybe he’s no longer satisfied with just himself being popular and wants to promote his novel’s protagonist to a third-tier star too. This is a naked humiliation to the entertainment industry. If they can do it, so can I.”
This is really bold thinking. Third-tier stars aren’t that easy. A bunch of artists Yu Wei knows at present are in this category, like Zhang Lingye and Tong Yulu.
They can get tens of thousands of likes just posting casually, unlike Wei Yu, whose popularity value is still just over seven thousand even now.
Sigh, the protagonist isn’t living up to expectations.
“Only seven updates, others do ten updates on sale.”
In the two days since Yu Wei went on sale, Qi Luo An seemed to have evaporated from the world. The girl moved with all clothes; finding time to chat with him was rare.
He wanted to reply with “I’ll try my best,” but Qi Luo An’s next message startled him.
“When are you going to stone update for me to see?”]
What female sex demon? That can’t be seen…
Yu Wei’s question mark wasn’t sent out yet when the message was withdrawn. Perhaps to cover up the embarrassment, Qi Luo An sent four cough sticker packs in a row.
“Voice input, sorry.”
“Don’t mock me for too many typos in the future. I see you’re no better.”
On the other side of the screen, Qi Luo An wished she could bang her head against the wall. Damn input method, her lifelong reputation!
After gradually coming back to her senses, she covered her burning cheeks with cool fingertips, letting that mix of shyness and excitement crackle in her chest cavity.
Disgracing the Chinese language and literature major…
She buried her head in self-criticism for a while, then felt this wasn’t quite right.
There’s a saying: being open and aboveboard is friendship. It was just a simple typo. Did she need to be this embarrassed?
“Settled in okay?”]
Just as Qi Luo An was about to play dead, Yu Wei very tactfully changed the topic, pretending the earlier misunderstanding never happened.
“Almost, need to fill a form when school starts.”
Actually, the house Qi Luo An rented wasn’t far from Yu Wei’s, but hers was a luxury community, while his was an ordinary residential building.
There was already a pathetic thick barrier between them…
“Okay okay, I’m going offline. Don’t message me tonight.”
Qi Luo An’s mood had calmed. She wanted to go offline not out of shyness or playing dead; the Music Blind Box was premiering tonight, and she needed to escape.
Back then, she swore to her parents that she returned to school for studies, but while studying, she ended up singing with Yu Wei. This was hard to explain; she could only temporarily avoid the spotlight.
Studies, study my ass!
“Slipped away fast.”]
After the idle chat, Yu Wei saw the chapter subscriptions had just reached the redemption standard, so he simply changed clothes and headed to the company to record the song.
At sunset’s molten gold hour, Yu Wei lowered his baseball cap brim, blending into the evening rush hour crowd crossing the Times Square.
After ending the frantic explosive updates, he rarely enjoyed a moment of leisure. With no debts, even breathing carried the taste of freedom.
Yu Wei strolled leisurely until he looked up and happened to see his own huge poster on the plaza’s giant LED screen…
“Fuck.”
Yu Wei had only seen other stars’ photos on the plaza big screen before. He didn’t expect one day he’d be up there too. This feeling of his “giantized” self overlooking him was inexplicably eerie.
This was the Music Blind Box program team preheating for tonight’s premiere. They knew exactly who the protagonist of this episode was.
Yu Wei rarely took photos, but this scene was indeed rare. He casually took a photo with his giant self, then posted it on Weibo and book friend circle at the same time.
“Very Yu God.”
“The guy looks pretty handsome.”
“Everyone remember to watch the program.”
He didn’t manage his Weibo much, basically no fan circle fans. The fans were all calm and casually chatting, looking quite comfortable.
If some really came shouting baby cub our family’s at him, he definitely couldn’t take it. The scene was too beautiful; he dared not imagine.
The book friend circle was a completely different style. No need to post if it’s not the author in cross-dressing. Everyone’s time is limited.
“Got up too fast, saw big-sized Yu Wei.”
“Shocked, Yu Wei big-sized anywhere.”
“Who’s this hat guy, blocking my view of Yu Wei.”
“I’m a Yu fan who likes dragons but fears real ones.”
Yu Wei didn’t dare delay. After eye contact with his big-screen self, he turned toward the company.
First record a song demo and send the easter egg chapter.
…
“Pretty narcissistic.”]
Before going offline, Qi Luo An happened to see Yu Wei’s fresh photo. Posting a selfie as an easter egg? Really treating readers as face fans?
She saved the original image with a bit of teasing, but upon exiting, saw the easter egg chapter had just updated, so she swallowed her earlier words belatedly.
Okay, misunderstood. Thought that was the easter egg just now…
In the video, Yu Wei sat on a round stool, holding an original wood-colored guitar in his arms. His white shirt sleeves casually rolled to his forearms, revealing a section of slender wrist bone.
“The sky really wants to rain
I really want to live next door to you
Silly standing under your building
Looking up counting dark clouds.”
The moment his fingertips plucked the strings, the intro flowed out like a stream.
He didn’t look at the camera shot, eyelids lowered, eyelashes casting small arc-shaped shadows under his eyes, as if all his attention sank into the vibrating gap between strings.
Qi Luo An’s heart trembled slightly. She was still thinking that afternoon how her house wasn’t far from Yu Wei’s, and this song read her mind like it did.
“Singing this song for you with no style
It simply represents that I want to give you joy
Thaw the ice river for you, be a moth flying into fire for you
Nothing is not worth it.”
When singing this line, Yu Wei finally raised his eyes, expressionless, but Qi Luo An clearly saw the extremely faint arc at the corner of his mouth.
So the “anything goes” two words in the plot manifested here.
Guitar sounds and vocals intertwined, the melody line jumping bright and lively, yet interpreted by him into a unique tranquility.
Qi Luo An listened intently, her mood like the last ripple spreading from a stone dropped into a lake’s heart.
She still decided to pick up her earlier words. This kid really had the capital to be narcissistic…
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