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Chapter 228 System Upgrade
When Anne Hathaway started her audition, Jung Kyung walked into the Hearst Building.

Although he has collaborated with Hearst Group to publish two novels, this is Zheng Jing's first time here.

I have to say, this is a magical thing.

The smooth cooperation between the two parties is inseparable from the contribution of apprentice Amanda.

"Teacher, this is my mother, Anne Hurst."

With Amanda's introduction, Zheng Jing got to know Anne Hearst, the head of Hearst Group's publishing business.

"Hello, beautiful Ms. Anne. It's hard to believe that you are Amanda's mother. You can't tell at all."

Anne is prettier than Amanda, and her figure is very much in line with European and American aesthetics, with a protruding front and a curved back, especially her butt, which is plump, round and perky.

Coupled with her aura of a strong woman and her status as one of the people in power at Hearst Group, she is indeed a top-notch mature woman.

It’s just that European and American women are not very resistant to aging. Even though Anne spends a lot of money on maintenance every year, some traces of time can still be seen on her face.

Zheng Jing's words are just commercial flattery.

After hearing this, Annie smiled happily and said, "Thank you for your compliment, you are younger and more handsome than I thought.

I am a huge fan of your books, as Amanda can attest."

Annie also praised Zheng Jing.

For a publishing house, a best-selling author with whom it can cooperate for a long time is its God of Wealth.

Even a behemoth like Hearst Group attaches great importance to Zheng Jing.

After exchanging a few pleasantries in the lobby on the first floor, everyone walked into the elevator together and arrived at the 30th floor of the Hearst Building.

Annie took Zheng Jing for a tour around the 30th floor.

Wherever I went, I saw flattering smiles and no discrimination.

After the visit, Zheng Jing came to Annie's office and sat on the large sofa.

Annie said: "Zheng, your Underworld is so well written!
Although also a vampire-themed book, this one is much better than Twilight in terms of plot conception, character portrayal, humanistic care, and rational philosophy.

We all agree that Underworld is the vampire version of The Da Vinci Code, or even better than The Da Vinci Code.”

Zheng Jing was very happy to hear Annie's praise.

Underworld is a novel adapted and created by Zheng Jing based on the framework of the movie, and can be considered Zheng Jing's original novel.

The novel is written in a dark and suspenseful style, incorporating elements such as homosexuality, racial and class struggle, and human ethics.

Not only is it very readable, it is also very addictive to read, and it is also very profound.

Originally, Zheng Jing planned to only write the script for Underworld, but the more he wrote, the better it got. He was inspired and completely immersed in the characters in the book, and he particularly liked the characters in the book.

So I wrote a novel.

In September, Zheng Jing gave the Chinese version of the novel to Amanda and asked her to find someone to translate it into English.

Now that the translation work has been completed, the sales of the first Twilight Saga have entered a stable period.

Anne and Amanda both felt that the timing was right and planned to publish the book on November 11th.

It just so happens that Zheng Jing is also in the United States, so he can cooperate in the promotion when the time comes.

Zheng Jing took a sip of tea and joked, "Since Underworld is so good, I won't write the second part of Twilight for now."

After hearing this, Annie was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "How can that be possible? Although Twilight is very shallow, it has high sales!
The first one sold so well, the second one will definitely be a big hit!
If I were you, I would not film any more and would just stay indoors and write books.

Write books and make more money! "

Zheng Jing smiled and said, "Making movies makes more money than writing books. The two complement each other. What's more, my main job is an actor."

Hearing Zheng Jing say this, Annie felt helpless and held back any words of persuasion she wanted to say.

Although Hearst Group is a publishing giant in North America and even the world, its business focus is still on newspapers and magazines.

In the field of novel publishing, the group is relatively weak.

The emergence of Zheng Jing made up for the weaknesses of the Hearst Group and improved the group's publishing business.

Of course, Annie hopes that Zheng Jing can write more books and create profits for the group.

"I have already written the second part of Twilight. I will send you the manuscript later."

The previous novel card rewards were Twilight books 1 to 4.

Zheng Jing doesn't need to write at all, just keep the pace and release them one by one.

Anne's expression was a little helpless at first, but when she heard Zheng Jing say that the second part of Twilight had been written, her expression changed again and she smiled brightly.

Amanda laughed too.

Amanda found it very interesting to see her usually strong and dignified mother, whose emotions fluctuated and facial expressions changed all the time because of Zheng Jing's teasing.

But soon, Amanda's expression changed.

Annie actually sat down next to Zheng Jing, and their bodies were pressed against each other.

“Zheng, I will arrange the best promotional resources for the book Underworld.

After Twilight was released, there were a lot of criticisms of you.

This time they see Underworld, they will definitely change their opinion of you.

I'll arrange some more publicity, and your reputation will definitely improve."

Annie leaned against Zheng Jing and spoke with a smile, appearing very intimate.

Amanda felt something was wrong when she thought about Zheng Jing's preferences.

She didn't care about matters between men and women. After all, she was used to Zheng Jing's romantic and absurd behavior.

She was just worried that her mother would directly cooperate with Zheng Jing and leave her as the middleman out.

Then Amanda will get less bonus income in the future, and her future development in the family will be affected.

Based on Amanda's understanding of her mother, Anne would take control of anything that had direct benefits and distribute it to her.

Zheng Jing felt Annie's enthusiasm and understood her thoughts.

For Annie, Zheng Jing is tall and handsome, so it would be a good idea for her to find a young hunk as her lover.

She could also take the opportunity to tie up Zheng Jing and continue to make money. Moreover, when The Da Vinci Code was released, the promotional strategy of the wheel-spinning challenge was planned by Annie.

She knew very well that to master the unique art of spinning the wheel, both talent and skill were essential.

Anne has long wanted to experience it for herself.

She wanted to speak more, but she heard Amanda say, "Teacher, do you need the manuscript of the second part of Twilight translated?"

Zheng Jing looked at Amanda and understood what she meant, so he smiled and said, "There is an English version this time, so no translation is needed. I will still send the manuscript to you. I will feel more at ease if you help me review it."

Hearing this, Amanda felt warm at heart, thinking that her master was still thinking about her.

Anne glanced at Amanda and said nothing more.

It was only when Zheng Jing finished an interview with newspapers and magazines under the Hearst Group and was about to leave Hearst Tower that he invited him to dinner.

"I have booked a table at the Centurion Restaurant in the Empire State Building. Let's have dinner together tonight. We can enjoy the best American cuisine and overlook the most prosperous night view of Manhattan."

"I'm sorry, but I have a date tonight."

Zheng Jing rejected Annie's invitation. He made an appointment with Amanda and Li Yinxin tonight to go to New York University to experience the campus life of American college students.

Hearing Zheng Jing's words, Amanda smiled proudly and raised her eyebrows at Annie.

Anne continued to ask, "What about tomorrow night?"

"I'm free tomorrow night."

Anne smiled triumphantly and said, "OK, see you tomorrow night."

Zheng Jing watched the fight between the mother and daughter and found it very interesting.

He was very familiar with this situation. Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli sometimes fought with each other.

It’s just that Amanda and Anne’s relationship is a little more complicated.

Seeing that Zheng Jing accepted Annie's date invitation, Amanda felt a sense of crisis.

She felt that her mother was pressing her and she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

We must work on many aspects to deepen our connection with Zheng Jing.

After thinking for a while, Amanda took Zheng Jing's arm and said, "Teacher, the new issue's royalties have been announced, a total of 730 million yuan.

I'll urge for the payment again, and it will be credited to your account today at the earliest.

I have sent the detailed account information to your email.

Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it for you, so there won't be any problems with the accounts."

Amanda demonstrated and emphasized her role.

Zheng Jing patted her head and said, "You are my apprentice, so I trust you to do things for me."

Amanda licked her lips, her bright red tongue was very flexible.

"Teacher, I always feel that I haven't mastered the art of speaking well enough, so I would like to ask you for more advice."

The apprentice was diligent and eager to learn, so Zheng Jing could not discourage her enthusiasm.

In the evening, he went to New York University with Amanda and walked into her dormitory.

There was another beautiful girl in the dormitory, Li Yinxin.

This person also has a strong desire to learn.

School is a place for learning. Zheng Jing fulfilled his duties as a teacher and taught the two students with all his heart and soul.

Seeing that they had no strength left, Zheng Jingcai washed up, went to the computer, pretended to play on the computer, but was actually observing the system.

This afternoon, the share of the royalties that Amanda mentioned arrived, plus the funds accumulated previously.

The balance of funds in Zheng Jing's personal account officially exceeded 1 million and reached 1.07 million.

The system also gave a prompt.

[If it is detected that the balance of a player's personal account exceeds 1 million yuan, will 1 million yuan be spent to upgrade the system? Yes, No. ]

[After the system is upgraded, the card store function will be opened. 】

Zheng Jing was delighted when he saw this prompt.

The card store function is a hidden module of the "Rebirth I'm a Big Star" game.

With the card shop, players no longer have to rely on drawing cards, but can directly spend money to buy cards in the store.

That is to say, after the system upgrade, Zheng Jing can buy the role card he wants to play, as well as special cards such as novel cards and character cards.

No more relying on luck to get cards randomly.

Although the upgrade is expensive, it is money that must be spent.

Zheng Jing chose yes and upgraded the system.

In about ten seconds, a store module was added to the system.

Zheng Jingzhi went in to check, but found that the dog system still restricted the store.

There are only 10 cards in total on the display case.

[Silver character card: Cao Cao... White character card: He Yichen... Silver character card: Li Xiaoyao... Novel card... Pet card... Illusion card... Character card...]

10 cards, 6 character cards and 4 special cards in total.

Prices range from 500 million to 1000 million.

According to the system prompts, these cards will exist for one month.

If the player does not choose to purchase within a month, then after a month, the store's card pool will be updated and ten new cards will appear.

Zheng Jing also accepted this situation.

Although there are still some limitations, it is better than relying on luck by drawing cards.

What's more, there are blank role cards. By buying some blank role cards in the future, Zheng Jing can still have the freedom to play whatever role he wants.

There are also many special cards with interesting abilities that can make Zheng Jing's life more colorful.

(End of this chapter)