She opened her eyes and found herself back in the first year of the "traffic era," when every aspect of the domestic entertainment industry was starting to decline, except for its ever-growing ability to rake in money.
The age when capital could make easy money was just around the corner. And Qian Yi, newly transmigrated into the body of a fledgling capitalist, waved her hand... and started giving money away.
That's right. She was bound to a spending System, after all.
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She started with 300 million yuan and bought an entertainment company that would later have a bright future. As luck would have it, the project that would send it soaring was right around the corner: the finale of a certain idol survival show.
It was the country's first proper idol competition, and later generations would call it the fairest season ever, with absolutely no rigging... Which, of course, was impossible.
Still, thanks to how much worse its successors were, it wasn't all that corrupt, and was enough to earn the title of the domestic entertainment industry's beloved survival show.
Qian Yi, the new boss: ...Good.
Then she gave an order: have someone announce across the whole internet that our company rigged the votes.
Every trick in the survival-show playbook was exposed overnight. From then on, rigging became much harder in domestic entertainment competitions.
Her colleagues, who hadn't even had a chance to cause trouble yet: ...Wait, are you crazy???
Qian Yi, denounced throughout the industry as a traitor, didn't care in the slightest. She just devoted herself to finding her next way to spend money.
On the 1st of Month X, Year X, she reformed the company, bringing every employee's pay and benefits up to the maximum;
On the 3rd, she spent big to poach idol-training experts from home and abroad, then poured money into preparing the country's first music-show stage program;
On the 10th, she continued her acquisitions, taking over another principled film and TV company that had been operating at a loss;
On the 30th, she paid a hefty sum for a plagiarized novel, then quickly put together a production crew and began filming, ready to take on the plagiarized work that was about to become a massive hit;
With money to burn, Qian Yi never considered whether her spending would turn a profit or a loss. It was all money spent anyway, so why not make sure everyone got something good?
The public called her a living bodhisattva, while the other capitalists in the industry mostly scoffed. They regularly predicted her projects were sure to lose money, only to be proven wrong again and again. Every single one made an absolute fortune.
The public: Ahhh, President Qian is the GOAT! You're the dream of 1.3 billion workers, the conscience of the domestic entertainment industry, the leading authority in modern Chinese entertainment, the great pioneer who truly led Chinese entertainment onto the world stage, and an idealist who stands against the tide of traffic and steadfastly upholds the noble principle that quality is king!
Her colleagues: Boss! We were wrong! Please teach us your investment secrets!
Qian Yi: Huh?
#Actually, I just wanted to spend money#
#I can't wear all these lofty titles#
#I have no idea why I made money again either#
But her enormous fanbase all had this to say:
Top-tier idols: We're so ashamed. We only made President Qian a tiny bit of money.
Popular actors and actresses: What's going on? Did we really contribute only a tiny bit more to President Qian this year than the idol division?
Directors, screenwriters, and other behind-the-scenes staff: What does my old life matter? I have to make President Qian a fortune!
Fandoms everywhere: My fave works so hard. Let's help President Qian make money!
Ordinary passersby: Following stars? Spending money for President Qian doesn't count as following a star!
Qian Yi: ...
#Mystery solved. So it was you lot, you little troublemakers#
Here are a few of my upcoming works~
● Two entertainment-industry novels in the same series
1. "Starting with Rogue Software, Technology Saves the Domestic Entertainment Industry"
Zhong Yin was bound to a miraculous high-tech System, and her mission was to save the domestic entertainment industry.
Zhong Yin: Buddy, does that sound even remotely reasonable to you?
But circumstances left her no choice. She swallowed her tears and got to work, quickly cobbling together a piece of rogue software that could instantly remove all kinds of filters, makeup, and even plastic-surgery effects, restoring a person's natural face with a single photo. Then she launched it on the market...
Within days, all the ugly men and plain women who relied on makeovers, makeup, and heavy editing to look presentable while marketing themselves as "gorgeous" had been exposed.
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From then on, the nightmares came one after another for disgraced domestic celebrities and the capitalist forces that were the source of all evil.
Zhong Yin created an "absolutely authentic" social app, and from then on, comment control disappeared and paid internet armies could no longer operate;
Then Zhong Yin designed a consciousness helmet that revealed people's truest selves and used it on a variety show. The celebrities who appeared on the program were forced to drop their disguises;
Then Zhong Yin developed a program that could generate virtual characters from written stories and have them act out scenes. Before long, actors who relied on green screens and stand-ins, and were worse than AI, couldn't get work anymore...
Again and again, they were driven into a corner. They even considered crowdfunding to hire someone to assassinate Zhong Yin. But when they turned around, they discovered that their country, which had been silently protecting her all along, had already drawn its blade.
All the evildoers of domestic entertainment: We'll change! We'll all get our act together, okay!?
2. "Summoning Virtual Has-Beens from the Start, Crushing the Complacent Entertainment Industry"
Talented and virtuous, yet unable to stand out in an entertainment industry so competitive it was twisted into knots: the has-beens summoned by Ye Yao left the domestic entertainment industry in a panic.
● One nontraditional cultivation novel about an ancient person transmigrating to the modern world~
"The Dragon Protagonist's Harem, but She's a Black Widow"
After transmigrating, Yu Miao one day suddenly discovered that the world she lived in was a male-led cultivation game about competing for supremacy and collecting beauties for a harem, and it was currently in closed beta.
As the young lady of the Yu family, one of the three great clans in Lingxiao City, she was undoubtedly one of the female characters players could win over.
So, on the day the first beta tester logged in and chose to play her former fiance, the man she'd broken off her engagement with, he shouted, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!"
Yu Miao, who had just humiliated him, abruptly changed her tune. She spoke gently as she helped him up, even throwing herself into his arms. Then, as she leaned in, she used the small knife hidden in her sleeve to stab him straight through.
"Don't look down on a poor young man. So today, you die."
A few months later, the second one arrived.
Yu Miao had left her hometown and become the Jade Clear Sect's genius junior sister. She treated this outer-sect senior brother, who was following the underdog-to-triumph route, with special care and attention.
Until one night, after he unleashed his hidden strength and rescued Yu Miao from the hands of a beastly elder who wanted to make her his cultivation furnace, she ran him through the heart with her sword and tore out his spiritual root.
"Did Senior Brother really not know? I only wanted your body, too."
...And so it went, again and again.
Yu Miao grew stronger and stronger, climbing over the vengeful spirits of who knew how many men she'd trampled along the way.
Once again, after decisively killing a Dragon Protagonist who leveled up by collecting a harem, she looked at his disbelieving face and sighed softly.
"Sigh. When we first met, you said you were a womanizer. I wanted to tell you then: people call me the Black Widow. It turns out we're in the same line of work."
Core theme: Let your ideals run free, and work hard in a grounded way.
Don't miss it if you pass by. Dear guests, come and take a look at the new dishes that the shop will soon prepare~
●Two articles in the same series about entertainment industry
1. "Rogue software starts, technology saves internal entertainment"
Zhongyin is bound to a magical black technology system, and her mission is to save the internal entertainment.
Zhong Yin: Old man, do you think this makes sense?
But forced by the situation, she could only accept it with tears, and quickly developed a rogue software that could instantly remove all kinds of beauty makeup and even plastic surgery effects, and restore her mother's appearance with just one click, and put it back into the market——
In a few days, all the ugly men and women who relied on hair changes/makeup/high-profile photos to support their appearance and marketed their "looks" fell over.
From then on, the domestic entertainment stars who had done bad things and the capital, the source of all evil, had nightmares one after another.
Zhong Yin also created the "Absolutely True" social app, and from then on, it was difficult for the trolls to control and criticize;
Zhong Yin also designed a consciousness helmet that allowed people to reveal their truest side and used it in a variety show. Then the stars on this show were forced to take off their disguises;
Zhong Yin has once again developed a program that can generate virtual characters and perform scenes based on text plots. Actors who like to cut out stand-ins and are inferior to AI will soon be unable to get roles...
Time and time again, in the end, they were forced into desperation and even tried to raise funds to find someone to hide their identity. When they turned around, they found that the country's overlord, who had been silently protecting her in the dark, had drawn a knife behind her back.
Domestic entertainment is evil: let's change it! Can't we all make rectifications? ?
2. "Summoning virtual stars at the beginning, reducing dimensionality and destroying internal entertainment"
The confused people who have ability and artistic virtues but are unable to get ahead in the twisted two-dimensional entertainment industry are panicked after being summoned by Ye Yao one after another.
●An article on unorthodox cultivation of immortality in ancient times~
"Long Aotian Hou Palace, but Black Widow"
After time travel, Yu Miao suddenly discovered one day that the world he was in now was a Long Aotian game with the theme of men cultivating immortals and competing for hegemony and opening up harems to acquire beauties, and it was in closed beta.
At this time, as the eldest lady of the Yu family, one of the three major families in Lingxiao City, she is undoubtedly one of the female characters that players can push down.
So that day, when the first beta player logged in, chose the character of her ex-fiancé whose engagement was broken off, and shouted "Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi".
Yu Miao, who had just humiliated the other party, suddenly changed her attitude. She helped him up with soft words, and even took the initiative to throw herself into his arms - and then at the moment she leaned over, she stabbed the other party through with the knife hidden in her sleeve.
"If you don't bully young people into poverty, you will die today."
A few months later, the second one arrived.
Yu Miao, who had left her hometown and became a talented junior sister of the Yuqing Sect, looked at this outer sect brother with special regard and showed great concern for her.
Until that night when the opponent exploded and rescued Yu Miao from the beast elder who wanted to take her as a cauldron - she stabbed her through the heart with a sword and dug out her spiritual roots.
"Don't you know, senior brother, that I'm just lusting after your body?"
... Over and over again.
Yu Miao's cultivation is getting stronger and stronger after stepping on the innocent souls of countless men and climbing up.
Another time, after decisively finishing off a Long Aotian who was promoted by taking in a harem, she faced the other's disbelieving gaze and sighed quietly.
"Well, when we first met that year, you said you were the King of the Sea, so I wanted to tell you - I was nicknamed Black Widow, but in fact it was you who was traveling with you."
If you are very busy, you can apply for leave. Don't wait for three months to come.
Dad, why are you missing again? If you have something to do, you can write a request for leave. Don't leave anyone alone, Dad [crying] [crying] [crying]
Stuck for three months? ?
Raised to death? Or should I say that I met another college student who is going to take the college entrance examination?
If you don't want to write, just solve V. Who are you fooling after half a year?
Hahahaha, write a hymn with a cold face
Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers
Confidence is good, but arrogance doesn't mean it's okay.
I, Qian Dong, gave me the confidence, but I hold it back [rolling eyes] if I don't accept it.
Long Aotian Hou Palace, but Black Widow
Summon Virtual Stars at the Beginning, Reduce Dimensionality and Destroy Internal Entertainment
Rogue Software Starts, Technology Saves Internal Entertainment
The Villain's Beloved Little Demon [Book Transmigration]
Racing Alongside My Country [Sports]
A Collection of Modern Romance Ideas
The Male Lead Who Was Forced to Betray Me Awakened Before the Crematorium [Book Transmigration]
Don't miss it if you pass by. Dear guests, come and take a look at the new dishes that the shop will soon prepare~ ●Two articles in the same series about entertainment industry 1. "Rogue software starts, technology saves internal entertainment" Zhongyin is bound to a magical black technology system, and her mission is to save the internal entertainment. Zhong Yin: Old man, do you think this makes sense? But forced by the situation, she could only accept it with tears, and quickly developed a rogue software that could instantly remove all kinds of beauty makeup and even plastic surgery effects, and restore her mother's appearance with just one click, and put it back into the market—— In a few days, all the ugly men and women who relied on hair changes/makeup/high-profile photos to support their appearance and marketed their "looks" fell over. From then on, the domestic entertainment stars who had done bad things and the capital, the source of all evil, had nightmares one after another. Zhong Yin also created the "Absolutely True" social app, and from then on, it was difficult for the trolls to control and criticize; Zhong Yin also designed a consciousness helmet that allowed people to reveal their truest side and used it in a variety show. Then the stars on this show were forced to take off their disguises; Zhong Yin has once again developed a program that can generate virtual characters and perform scenes based on text plots. Actors who like to cut out stand-ins and are inferior to AI will soon be unable to get roles... Time and time again, in the end, they were forced into desperation and even tried to raise funds to find someone to hide their identity. When they turned around, they found that the country's overlord, who had been silently protecting her in the dark, had drawn a knife behind her back. Domestic entertainment is evil: let's change it! Can't we all make rectifications? ? 2. "Summoning virtual stars at the beginning, reducing dimensionality and destroying internal entertainment" The confused people who have ability and artistic virtues but are unable to get ahead in the twisted two-dimensional entertainment industry are panicked after being summoned by Ye Yao one after another. ●An article on unorthodox cultivation of immortality in ancient times~ "Long Aotian Hou Palace, but Black Widow" After time travel, Yu Miao suddenly discovered one day that the world he was in now was a Long Aotian game with the theme of men cultivating immortals and competing for hegemony and opening up harems to acquire beauties, and it was in closed beta. At this time, as the eldest lady of the Yu family, one of the three major families in Lingxiao City, she is undoubtedly one of the female characters that players can push down. So that day, when the first beta player logged in, chose the character of her ex-fiancé whose engagement was broken off, and shouted "Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi". Yu Miao, who had just humiliated the other party, suddenly changed her attitude. She helped him up with soft words, and even took the initiative to throw herself into his arms - and then at the moment she leaned over, she stabbed the other party through with the knife hidden in her sleeve. "If you don't bully young people into poverty, you will die today." A few months later, the second one arrived. Yu Miao, who had left her hometown and became a talented junior sister of the Yuqing Sect, looked at this outer sect brother with special regard and showed great concern for her. Until that night when the opponent exploded and rescued Yu Miao from the beast elder who wanted to take her as a cauldron - she stabbed her through the heart with a sword and dug out her spiritual roots. "Don't you know, senior brother, that I'm just lusting after your body?" ... Over and over again. Yu Miao's cultivation is getting stronger and stronger after stepping on the innocent souls of countless men and climbing up. Another time, after decisively finishing off a Long Aotian who was promoted by taking in a harem, she faced the other's disbelieving gaze and sighed quietly. "Well, when we first met that year, you said you were the King of the Sea, so I wanted to tell you - I was nicknamed Black Widow, but in fact it was you who was traveling with you."
If you are very busy, you can apply for leave. Don't wait for three months to come.
Dad, why are you missing again? If you have something to do, you can write a request for leave. Don't leave anyone alone, Dad [crying] [crying] [crying]
Stuck for three months? ?
Raised to death? Or should I say that I met another college student who is going to take the college entrance examination?
If you don't want to write, just solve V. Who are you fooling after half a year?
Hahahaha, write a hymn with a cold face
Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers
Confidence is good, but arrogance doesn't mean it's okay.
I, Qian Dong, gave me the confidence, but I hold it back [rolling eyes] if I don't accept it.