Chapter 58 Shengjing Entertainment "Are you there? Can I borrow some money?"
The reality is that even if Shen Su carried a thirty-meter-long sword, he couldn't reach the scene because the system still hadn't started the auction for the guest slots.
However, even if the auction starts now, Shen Su doesn't have enough money. He has already used up all the game currency he got from the first dungeon, and although he got more than 2,000 game currency from the second dungeon, it is still far from enough to participate in the auction.
Shen Su asked the system if he could buy game currency with real money. Since game currency can be exchanged for real money, the reverse should also be possible, but the system said no.
He would never touch Shi Yu's dowry.
Now he can only borrow money from people in the game, but when he looked at his friend list, Xia Wanwan, Liu Yang, Lin Yarong, Cheng Jianshu... were all people he met in the first dungeon, and they were probably even poorer than him.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Su opened the wealth ranking list. Qin Ke was still firmly in first place. Shen Su discovered that he could add friends through the ranking list. He clicked on Qin Ke's avatar and sent a friend request.
A few seconds later, Qin Ke answered and sent a question mark.
Qin Ke and he are not from the same real world, yet they can still add each other as friends and chat?
Shen Su tried to contact his real-life friends in the game, but the truth is that once he entered the game, the names of his friends who were not in the same space would not be displayed in his friend list. However, once he left the game and returned to reality, his friends' names would reappear. In reality, he could use the game's built-in chat software, provided that both parties had left the game.
It now appears that the only restriction is on player chat during gameplay, presumably to prevent players from providing off-field assistance.
In real life, he can also chat with people from different real-world locations across servers using the game's built-in chat function.
That's great.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Su sent the first message to Qin Ke.
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Qin Ke is the richest person in the game and also a wealthy man in real life. He is currently on vacation on an island, but he is different from the other people who wear beach shorts, drink coconut juice, enjoy sunbathing, play beach volleyball, or go swimming and diving.
He came to the island for vacation just to enjoy the atmosphere.
He was currently lounging on the tatami mat of a beachfront hotel, playing games on his tablet. Snacks were scattered on the low coffee table and carpet. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows offered an unobstructed view of the golden sand and clear seawater. The sun was shining brightly, and the distant horizon merged with the azure sky.
After playing the real-world game for a while, Qin Ke opened the game panel, clicked on the auction house, scrolled through it from beginning to end, but didn't see what he needed, so he closed the auction house.
He became the top of the game's wealth rankings not solely through clearing dungeons; if it were just about clearing dungeons, he could never have become the top wealth rankings even if he worked himself to death.
He often makes a fortune by monopolizing seemingly cheap but actually essential items for crafting special items on the market and selling them at high prices to big spenders who need them, or by bidding low prices for items with appreciation potential in the auction house and then listing them on the auction house at the right time.
After closing the auction house, Qin Ke saw Shen Su's friend request.
He was puzzled as to why Shen Su would add him as a friend. He didn't think his relationship with Shen Su was so close that they needed to add each other as friends, but it seemed that he had messed things up for them quite badly in the last dungeon.
Could it be that he's holding a grudge from the last instance? Did he add him as a friend to curse him out?
To verify whether Shen Su wanted to scold him.
Qin Ke agreed.
Unexpectedly, Shen Su's first words were—
"Are you there? Can I borrow some money?"
Qin Ke: "..."
Although he didn't want to lend it, he was a little curious as to why Shen Su would ask him for money.
So he asked, "How much?"
Shen Su: "Let's transfer one million first. If it's not enough, I'll let you know."
Qin Ke: "…………"
Qin Ke held back for a while, but finally couldn't help but ask, "What makes you think I would lend it to you?"
Nobody's money grows on trees. You can't just lend a million dollars whenever you want. He has money, and he's not stupid.
Slumber: [Fragments of Stars]
Shen Su: You're collecting these, aren't you? I have three.
Qin Ke: !!!
He shouted in the world channel for a week and didn't receive a single reply, yet there were three people who had been waiting for him.
Qin Ke: Where did you get so many?
Chen Su: Obtained from a high-end blind box.
Qin Ke's personal motto is: Collect star fragments, as many as you want.
Shen Su was curious about the function of the [Star Fragment]. He looked it up and found that twenty Star Fragments could be combined into a Wishing Star, which had a chance to yield a [Resurrection Ticket]. The Resurrection Ticket could revive a dead player.
It seems that this star fragment is indeed very precious, which is why Shen Su dared to ask for one million.
Qin Ke: May I ask a question? How many high-end blind boxes did you open to get it?
10 are slumbering.
I only got 10 high-level blind boxes when the Supermarket dungeon ended.
Qin Ke: ...
Back then, he opened a thousand high-end blind boxes and only got two star fragments.
Is this the legendary "European Emperor"?
He was so damn envious of his luck!
Shen Su: Lend me the money, I'll give you all three.
Shen Su: I'll save some for you next time it opens.
Qin Ke: ojbk
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In the game, although the young man was rejected, he did not blame Shi Yu.
“It’s okay, no one would be willing to trade my number with me anyway…” He looked a little troubled, but it was quickly covered by a smile. He reached out his hand to Shi Yu, “Can we get to know each other? My name is Yun Yi, the Yi in chess. We can team up in the future.”
The other party was very friendly. Although Shi Yu didn't like socializing, she wasn't bad at it. The other party's appearance was a big advantage in the talent show, so it wasn't a bad thing to have a friend like that.
He shook hands with the young man.
"Shi Yu." After a pause, Shi Yu continued, "Let's switch. I suddenly feel that maybe it would be better to save my performance for last."
Yun Yi's eyes widened slightly: "Really?"
Shi Yu: "Mm."
In fact, Shi Yu hadn't thought about what he was going to perform yet, but performing at the end had one advantage: it allowed him to adjust his performance based on the previous players' performances and the audience's preferences.
The two exchanged number plates, becoming Yun Yi number 25 and Shi Yu number 100.
In this way, the two became acquainted and went backstage together without exchanging a word.
The live stream is quite active.
Wow! They actually agreed? This new streamer is actually quite nice!
[My Yuyu has always been a wonderful person! She respects the elderly and cares for the young, helps the weak, and respects women. A breath of fresh air in the survival game, standing tall and proud. A source of pride for Yuyu's die-hard fans.]
[I'm a staunch supporter of the Oracle CP, I won't break them up or reverse their pairing, but these two look so good together (whispering)]
[I also think they look great together. Speaking of which, Yun Yi is quite handsome, much more so than that guy who was previously number one on the looks list. Why didn't he surpass Mu Zhuo to become number one on the looks list before?]
First, we know that the system rules state that a player cannot occupy the top spot on multiple leaderboards. Second, let's take a look: Yun Yi is number one on the unlucky player list!
[Pfft, I wasn't laughing, pfft hahaha, I really wasn't laughing, pfft, sorry I couldn't help it hahahahahahaha!]
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The trainees arrived backstage one after another.
The backstage area here is no different from a normal stage backstage, with dressing rooms, costume rooms, prop rooms, changing rooms, lounges, etc. It has everything you could need, a dazzling array of items. At first glance, it really feels like you've entered an artist's dressing backstage area.
The NPC makeup artists are already waiting. Shengjing Entertainment is very generous, arranging a makeup artist for each trainee, as well as a dressing table and a set of makeup products for each trainee.
The dressing room was large, a huge circle, with a hundred mirrors and dressing tables arranged along the outer wall. Each mirror had a number in the upper left corner, corresponding to the number the trainee had drawn. The center of the room was set up as a rest area, with several sofas and coffee tables on a dark carpet, and candy and tea on the coffee tables.
Shi Yu was number 100. He sat down in his seat. The order in the upper right corner of the mirror was clockwise. To his left was number 99 and to his right was number 1, both of whom were young men.
Number 99 seemed somewhat introverted, while Number 1 was engrossed in his own thoughts, and none of the three greeted each other.
The NPC makeup artist did a normal makeup job. Boy number 99 had freckles on his nose, but they disappeared after makeup, making him look very handsome. Boy number 1 had dyed his hair a bright red, and he was humming a song while getting his makeup and hair done.
The other NPC makeup artists seemed normal, quietly applying makeup to their trainees and occasionally exchanging a few words with them in hushed tones.
The NPC makeup artist is communicative and understanding. Shi Yu refused to have his makeup done and only wanted his hair styled. The makeup artist nodded without saying anything and then started working on him.
Is this talent show actually a normal talent show?
In no time, the styling was done. The hair was permed to be fluffy, with the ends slightly curled. The bangs were permed into an inward-curling arc, which looked like a heart shape from a distance, revealing the eyebrows and forehead.
It's quite refreshing.
This is Shi Yu's evaluation of her own appearance.
However, the viewers in the live stream didn't think so.
[Waaaaah, my wife's heart-shaped bangs are so beautiful! I can't help but cry, tears streaming down my face. Slurp, slurp.]
My wife is the kind of person who looks good even in a burlap sack, but when she dresses up, she's absolutely stunning! Waaaa, another day I'm swooning over her beauty; I need a kiss from her to even get up.
[I'm frantically drooling over the screen, taking screenshots, and staring at my wife like crazy!]
[So what clothes should I wear with such a beautiful hairstyle? How about a low-cut V-neck shirt or a suit jacket without a bra? Hehehe.]
[Those in front, please wear pants.]
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The hour of preparation time passed quickly.
There was a large screen backstage showing the stage, and the once empty audience seats were now full of people.
All the audience members were in the same posture, sitting upright with their hands on their laps, heads held high, chests out, expressionless, and eyes fixed on the center of the stage.
While it's a good thing for audiences to watch a performance attentively, being too "attentive" can be a bit creepy.
And these audience members are not real people; real people couldn't possibly be so uniform.
They are all NPCs.
It's much harder to please NPCs than to please real people, because you don't know what kind of characters these NPCs are designed to be, or what stage or person they will vote for.
Trainee number 1 was humming backstage, and when he went on stage, he was full of confidence and walked with his head held high. He performed a singing and dancing routine, singing and dancing live without getting out of breath, which showed that he had a solid foundation in dance.
He glanced at the audience and momentarily forgot his dance moves, but he quickly recovered with a few moves. It was impossible for a non-professional singer and dancer to tell. In the end, he perfectly ended the performance with a pose of supporting himself on the floor with one hand.
Trainee No. 1 ultimately received 12 votes of favor and 988 votes of dislike.
After the vote count was announced, the entire backstage area was completely silent.
Immediately afterwards, the broadcast came on:
"Trainees, please take your first stage performance seriously and avoid any negative performances!"
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