Look how anxious this child is.

We didn't want to take any of your grapes!

"Cough...cough..."

Zhou Rongze cleared his throat, feeling somewhat exhausted.

He suddenly understood Uncle Qiao a little.

Lin Rui is a very reliable guy sometimes, and you can totally trust him.

But if it starts to happen intermittently, then it's really unpredictable!

This is why Lin Rui was treated differently; if it were anyone else, Zhou Rongze would have already put on airs like a boss.

Who is Lin Rui?

Tianrui Entertainment's flagship brand!

The first piano master in Xiazhou's history!

Honorary member of Xiazhou Art Association!

I'm afraid that in a while, the Washington State Literary Association will also have to bring over a plaque!

Today's Tianrui is vastly different from what it used to be.

Even Zhou Rongze, the general manager, has learned to be high-profile in his work but low-profile in his personal life.

no way.

Now, he has a boss.

Still the richest man!

"Are you confident about the August rankings?"

Zhou Rongze looked at Lin Rui with anticipation.

Normally, August is a slow season for the entertainment industry.

It's almost entirely small companies competing.

Companies like Tianyi, Haitian, and Rolling are rarely involved.

But now, this August rankings may become the most brutal arena in recent years.

"Let me think about it."

Lin Rui did not answer immediately.

Ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, Lin Rui got up and walked to the window.

Host: Lin Rui

Age: 19

Health: 89 (This feature will be upgraded when health reaches 99...)

Literary Reputation: 2,537,725

Artistic Reputation: 3733764

Overall Reputation: 3,269,489

The Item Room: *Just Loving You Too Much*

Skills: [Piano: Ultimate] [Painting: Expert] [Calligraphy: Expert]

Online store: In operation…

Other features: To be released

Since going all in on "Exodus," Lin Rui has been completely drained by the system.

Although his reputation has been rising these days, the rate of increase is so slow that he can hardly bear to look at it.

Fortunately, his reputation soared last night, temporarily escaping his impoverished situation.

Over 3.2 million overall reputation points.

Not many, but not few either.

Huh?

Open the store.

Lin Rui was surprised to find a flashing icon at the very bottom.

It's a treasure chest!

"Is this a cumulative spending reward?"

Lin Rui quickly checked the treasure chest description.

It's also a treasure trove of sustainable growth!

The activation condition is to accumulate one million comprehensive reputation points in the store.

The treasure chest was activated after he successfully purchased Exodus.

It's just that we haven't noticed it yet.

No wonder Lin Rui was blind!

Firstly, the treasure chest is remarkably slender.

Secondly, the background of the mall uses a dynamic starry sky.

If you don't look closely, you'll just think of them as inconspicuous stars in the background.

bite!

[Host has successfully opened the Bronze Treasure Chest...]

bite!

[The host has gained access to the in-game store's preview function...]

bite!

[The Bronze Treasure Chest has been upgraded to a Silver Treasure Chest. Activation requirement: Accumulated spending of 5 million Comprehensive Reputation Points in the Shop.]

A preview function?!

This is good stuff!

Lin Rui has never dared to browse the online store indiscriminately.

I'm just worried about buying songs that aren't suitable.

Of course, he also understood the principle that the higher the price, the better the product.

However, a piece of music may be priced high because of its historical significance or special commemorative value.

Such prices are often inflated.

It's not that it's bad.

However, it may not necessarily conform to popular aesthetics.

This has become a form of stone cutting and blind box opening, which involves too much gambling.

But now that there's a listening function, the situation will be completely different.

He can carefully select from the online store to find songs that suit the public's aesthetic taste.

Let's do it!

Lin Rui couldn't wait any longer and started listening to the songs on the shelf.

"good!"

"This one is good!"

"This one is good too!"

"It's just too expensive!"

"etc!"

Lin Rui was excited, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Almost instantly, he logged out of the system and went to find paper and pen.

As soon as he returned to reality, he found a figure appearing beside him, handing him a pen and paper.

Lin Rui: ? ? ? ?

Zhou Rongze glanced at everyone smugly.

Open your pay-to-win eyes wide and look carefully! Lin Rui is a genius with sudden bursts of inspiration!

You all need to be smarter and learn from this!

As soon as he has an inspiration, he immediately hands him a pen and paper.

This is a detail!

Do you understand the details?

Lin Rui stared at the pen and paper, not reaching out to take them, his face alternating between pale and flushed.

Zhou Rongze asked with a smile, "Did you get a sudden inspiration?"

"yes."

Lin Rui's expression remained grim.

Some of the people present were worried, fearing that Lin Rui's old illness might relapse.

Zheng Jing stood up and carefully stood guard beside Lin Rui.

She was really worried that Lin Rui would just fall backward and faint.

This has happened before.

"Should we write this down?"

Zhou Rongze's eyes lit up.

"It's gone."

After saying this, Lin Rui left the conference room with a grim expression.

That's all?

Zhou Rongze stood there, dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, and their hesitation to speak, Zhou Rongze felt extremely wronged.

I swear to God!

This has absolutely nothing to do with me!

I really didn't mean to scare him!

As you all saw, I just wanted to hand him paper and a pen!

Who knew that simply standing there would extinguish his inspiration?

Chen Duoduo held it in, her little face twitching from the effort.

If Chen Tianye hadn't been glaring at her so fiercely, she probably would have burst out laughing.

She knew that President Zhou was shrewd, capable, and good at making money, but she never expected that he also had an amazing talent for scaring people.

What a talent!

"I'm going to the restroom."

Clearly, Chen Duoduo has a low threshold for laughter.

She simply couldn't hold it in any longer.

Compared to holding in urine, this is an absolute difference!

As soon as she left, many people's mouths twitched, and they made an excuse to go to the toilet.

Zhou Rongze's face was grim; he wasn't deaf yet!

What's with all that laughter outside?!

What's it to him!

Lin Rui returned to his office.

His face was grim, and it really had nothing to do with Zhou Rongze.

His mind went completely blank the moment he logged out of the system!

Those beautiful melodies he listened to didn't leave a single trace in his mind.

It's as if they never existed!

Depend on!

This system, which loves to exploit loopholes, is probably secretly pleased with itself.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui's expression turned even uglier.

He suspected that the system had deliberately set a trap, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

A typical prank.

Otherwise, given the system's nature, wouldn't it provide some kind of warning?

It was intentional!

"I thought I had found a bug, but it turns out I was just overthinking it."

Lin Rui pouted.

It's unclear whether he was saying this to the system or to himself.

Calming down, Lin Rui continued to audition videos in the online store.

There are quite a few good songs, but they are either too expensive or there are no suitable singers to perform them.

"I almost forgot about the special offers section."

Lin Rui entered the popular song discount section.

There were only five songs on the shelf.

Moreover, the discounts aren't very significant.

Forget about 90% off super special prices, there's not even a 30% discount in sight.

Lin Rui began the audition.

The first song was alright, but unfortunately it was sung by a female vocalist, and there wasn't a suitable candidate available at the moment.

Lin Rui gave up on the second song after only listening for a dozen seconds.

Rock music is not something we need to consider right now.

Clicking on the third song, Lin Rui squinted his eyes and quietly enjoyed the cleansing effect of the melody on his mind and body.

Suddenly, as if he had heard something incredible, he opened his eyes.

"chorus?"

"No, the information clearly states that it's a solo performance."

"Falsetto?"

"That's not right either!"

"This is Peking Opera singing!"

Lin Rui glanced thoughtfully at the price tag of the song.

60% off label.

Actual sales: 650,000.

After glancing at the song title again, Lin Rui didn't hesitate any longer.

When the time is right, strike.

Without lingering in the shop, Lin Rui opened the inventory and used the song.

Soon, all the information related to the song flooded into my brain.

Log out of the system.

Lin Rui took a pen and paper from the table and began to record the sheet music and lyrics.

"In Xiazhou, this song is undoubtedly a groundbreaking work."

"Popular elements combined with traditional opera singing style."

"If it's run well, there should be a chance to create a buzz."

"But who would be more suitable?"

Suddenly, Lin Rui remembered someone.

That early morning, Li Mubai was singing opera in front of the television.

But soon, a strange look appeared on Lin Rui's face.

A careful observer might notice a hint of mischief flashing in Lin Rui's eyes.

It seems to have made a connection to something.

He sat in the chair, chuckling like an idiot.