novellhall Chapter 136, Popularity Points Reached!
Chapter 136, Popularity Points Reached!
Looking at the lottery results, Lin Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
[Reading for 1 hour every day] This is considered a skill? Lin Fan was truly speechless. The system had already screwed over to this extent; what use was complaining? Give up!
Thinking about it carefully, with a mandatory hour of gym workouts every day, mandatory 20 minutes of browsing Weibo every day, mandatory makeup, skincare, haircuts, styling, and vocal warm-ups every day, Lin Fan felt that he was running out of time! Damn system, give me back my sleep time! Are you trying to kill me?
The "Freestyle" skill is barely passable; it's better than "Reading for 1 Hour," but not by much—still a trap! Because, well, I can already swim, okay? Even though my doggy paddle isn't the best look, it's still swimming! And the system says I'll need it someday—what does that mean? Am I going to fall into the river?
I'm a dog paddler, who am I afraid of?
As for "Unfazed by a Thousand Cups," it sounds impressive, but its feasibility is practically zero! If Lin Fan were to actually drink a thousand cups, he felt his bladder would explode for a while, to say the least.
What satisfied Lin Fan the most in this lottery was undoubtedly the [3 x 180] prizes!
Enough said, just for this, Lin Fan felt he could forgive the system 100 times over! Finally, a reliable gift pack for flirting with girls! As the saying goes, without three 180cm tall guys, you can't be a qualified scumbag! Brother Fan said that he didn't want to be a scumbag, he just wanted to be a handsome otaku (scumbag) guy, attracting single girls to flock to him like moths to a flame!
Cough cough, the dream was pretty!
But! Isn't two years a bit too long? Can you please deliver the property sooner? And could you please tell me the address? It can't be some remote, mountain-side place. I'm waiting online! It's urgent!
Four consecutive draws, costing 400,000 popularity points, yielded only some unreliable skills. Aside from the [3 x 180] package—a dream come true for every man—Lin Fan was too lazy to even complain about the system anymore. The system was just that unreliable; he was used to it. It was like his heart had been cracked open, but Lin Fan didn't think it was a big deal; it was still within his tolerance. Others could get used to coughing up blood; Lin Fan felt he could get used to his heart cracking too.
So what? Well, so what? This is just my last time participating in a lottery! Whoever tries to win again will be... no, I can't make that vow! Absolutely not!
Take another look at the countdown and popularity score.
Countdown: 00:01:01
[Current popularity: 40677, Task progress: 999999/1000000]
Damn! It's only been one minute! Why hasn't my popularity score gone up yet? Am I really going to have to run away naked from this company?
Running around naked isn't the worst part; the worst part is that Lin Fan is also in debt! He confidently declared that once he left the factory, he would definitely be able to settle the accounts with Xia Yan, and even borrowed money from Xia Yan to treat her and the others to a meal!
Borrow money to treat everyone!
just now!
Money! No! Back!
Isn't that awkward?
Lin Fan had already imagined the scene of a certain society dying in the future. It was too beautiful to look at!
What worried Lin Fan even more was whether this treacherous system would also affect the earnings from the songs he uploaded to music platforms during his time on the "Morning Star" program... No! He couldn't think about it! He could think about anything else! Just not about money! He wondered about Tianlai's signing fee...
Stop!
Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!
Great Luo Mantra!
Slay demons and monsters!
Hey!
Countdown: 00:00:55
Countdown: 00:00:54
……
Lin Fan hugged his arms, squatted in the corner, and just wanted to cry!
But the countdown continued relentlessly, ravaging Lin Fan's fragile little heart.
Countdown: 00:00:45
Countdown: 00:00:44
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the main quest: You have gained 100 million popularity points!]
[Current popularity: 40678, Task progress: 1000000/1000000]
Lin Fan's eyes gleamed! Never before had he felt more pleased with the sound of that "ding"! Having had the system for so long, this "ding" was the only sound he truly loved!
The notification sound when the task was completed was like a divine melody descending from the heavens, making Lin Fan feel as if he had been bathed in celestial energy from head to toe, and his whole being came back to life!
Here it is!
I've got 100 million RMB!
Comfortable!
The system seemed to have heard Lin Fan's thoughts, and several notifications popped up in succession.
[Ding! Host has completed the main quest and received a reward of 100 million RMB!]
[Ding! The host has accumulated 100 million popularity points. The function to exchange popularity points for RMB is now officially open!]
[Ding! Exchange Rules: 1 Popularity Point can be exchanged for 1 RMB. There is a limit to the number of Popularity Points, but no limit to the number of exchanges! Young man! For your RMB, hurry up and accumulate more Popularity Points!]
【Ding! ...]
In his excitement, Lin Fan didn't notice that the system's last notification was just a beep, without any content appearing.
Lin Fan was still basking in the enormous joy of receiving 100 million RMB!
A million! That should be enough to open a bed and breakfast, right? Even if it's not enough, there's still the download revenue from music platforms that hasn't been settled yet! That's a long-term source of income!
There are also styling fees settled between the trainees and the production team, as well as tips from fans in the live stream. These haven't arrived yet, but Lin Fan feels that they shouldn't be less!
Get a good night's sleep tonight! Tomorrow! Get the money! Get out of here!
Just as Lin Fan was getting excited, the system started up again in the background, but this time Lin Fan didn't notice it.
[Hidden Program: Given the host's overly negative attitude and inability to proactively complete system tasks, the system has automatically entered a hidden program! While in the hidden program, the system will no longer provide the host with any prompts until the hidden program is closed!]
[Hidden Program: The system will automatically enter the upgrade process!]
Upgrade progress: 1%
Upgrade progress: 2%
Upgrade progress: 3%
……
One second increases the progress value by one point.
In just 100 seconds, the system completed another upgrade.
Lin Fan was secretly pleased that he had finally completed the main quest that had garnered 100 million popularity points, unaware that the system was already quietly upgrading.
Lin Fan only wanted to verify one thing: "System, convert all the remaining popularity points into RMB! And then! When will the 100 million RMB from the main quest arrive? How do I get that money?"
[Ding! Main quest rewards will be distributed to your bank account through various means, including but not limited to livestream donations, GG earnings, song copyright fees, and program appearance fees, ensuring the source is legitimate. Please rest assured! The withdrawal of 1 million RMB will, according to real-world rules, be available through the livestream withdrawal function after 9 AM tomorrow. The funds will arrive within 2 hours, meaning you will receive your 1 million RMB around 11 AM tomorrow!]
Upon seeing the system notification, Lin Fan said he didn't care! As long as he could get 100 million, Lin Fan didn't mind waiting another morning.
However, Lin Fan felt something was off: "System, this is my income, isn't it? You can't use my income as a task reward to give to me, can you?"
Believe it or not! This shady system might actually do something like this! It swallows up your legitimate income to use as task rewards, just like how the system misappropriated your popularity points to force upgrades before! And it does all this without your consent!
[Ding! Isn't all of the host's current income derived from system rewards? Doesn't the host have any idea? The system will not provide further explanation regarding task rewards; please consider it yourself.]
Lin Fan: "..."
System, can you please not be so blunt? You'll end up with no friends if you keep this up!