Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

"Have you heard of the Thousand Swords style ending? That was created by Thousand Swords! Unexpected yet perfectly logical! It's incredibly powerful!"

Although the world is now unified, Qianjian is still an author from the Chinese region, and everyone still feels a great sense of honor.

Therefore, they all spoke with pride, boasting and bragging as if afraid others wouldn't know about Qianjian's glorious deeds.

After being given a lecture, overseas readers were naturally filled with curiosity and anticipation for Thousand Swords. With World Serpent about to release a multilingual version, many people planned to check out Thousand Swords' new work.

Some people have even started looking up Qian Jian's previous works, intending to see what this author, who is so highly praised by readers in China, is really capable of.

Regardless of external opinions, the sentiment within World Snake is relatively consistent: everyone is very optimistic about "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Although some people still have concerns, such as the first-person perspective and the subject matter, everyone at least agrees on one point: this novel is really good.

Actually, Gray Snake didn't initially plan to make such a big splash; they just intended to do a big promotional campaign in the China region.

However, upon learning that Bai Qianqu was planning to write eight books, he immediately made a change, intending to turn "Ghost Blows Out the Light" into a classic series.

Among these, developing overseas markets is the most crucial step.

It's important to understand that all classic works must be global bestsellers. If a work is only popular in one region, it can only be considered a blockbuster at best.

A broad perspective is crucial; it must be developed.

Finally, the novel's release date was set for June!

Upon seeing this, netizens were initially stunned before belatedly realizing what was happening:

"This new book will be released in June!"

"June? I seem to remember that several famous authors are also launching their books in June?"

"That's right, both Sugar and Potato have new books launching in June!"

"This is getting intense! We're in for a treat. I wonder whose new book will be the first to become a hit?"

Bai Qianqu ignored the World Serpent and the commotion from the outside world.

Even when Raven talked to him about expanding into overseas markets, he didn't respond much.

It's written to be read by others, and it doesn't matter who reads it.

Some authors might change their writing style to cater to new readers, but Bai Qianqu will not, and cannot, do so.

His custom-made pieces are all already finished; even if modifications are needed, they can only be made slightly, not extensively.

Moreover, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" contains many jokes, rhymes, folk songs and other elements unique to the Chinese region.

If you change it, it won't have the same feel.

Before the commotion caused by Qianjian had subsided, Zhiyin suddenly dropped a bombshell.

The popular racing manga "Initial D," currently serialized in World Snake Manga, is nearing its end, and the next manga is in the works and will be released soon.

Upon seeing this news, readers who have been following the Initial D manga were stunned.

Chapter 355 of Initial D is nearing its end.

After all, Initial D was only released last year, and it's only been a few months, yet it's already coming to an end?

Numerous comic book readers were devastated.

"What? Why? I think the story has only just begun!"

"I just got into this series and was really getting into it when I was told it was going to end?"

"What's the next book? Will it be a sequel? I really love reading it, Takumi Fujiwara's AE86 is so cool!"

"Only 50 chapters? That's too fast! I feel like Initial D could go on for at least several hundred chapters! The later part, where Takumi Fujiwara joins the racing team, challenges various mountain roads, becomes a professional racer, and competes in professional races—just thinking about it makes my blood boil!"

"What's the use of us thinking? The key is to let Zhiyin think about it."

It's a pity that no one knows what Zhiyin is thinking, let alone what the next book will be. They can only leave comments under the comics, hoping that Initial D will have a sequel.

At the same time, everyone gained a deeper understanding of the Iron Triangle's ability to cause trouble.

All I can say is that none of the three of them followed the conventional path.

Having dealt with the issues of the three pseudonyms, Bai Qianqu finally had a brief moment to rest.

Bronya has been getting emotional these past few days, leaving early and returning late.

It just so happened that it was time for the three families to have a get-together, so Bai Qianqu went over after get off work.

It's the same place, Houmu Restaurant.

The group enjoyed a good meal, and this time Bai Qianqu treated them, paying for something that was unusual for her.

During this time, Kiana became very interested in Bai Qianqu's movie project, pestering him with questions, which left Bai Qianqu feeling quite helpless.

In the end, it was Bronya who spoke up and managed to get Kiana away.

Kiana pouted, "Okay, okay, I'm going to Mei's place. I won't bother you two anymore."

"What did you say--"

Bronya blushed and was about to retort when she met Bai Qianqu's eyes and unconsciously lowered her head again.

After a long while, she finally raised her head.

"Um, well, I have something important to tell you."

Bronya steadied herself and continued, "Remember that variety show from Changkong TV that I told you about last time? It's called 'The Masked Singer.' I received news that the show has passed censorship and they're planning to start filming during the summer vacation, and then it'll be released! It's expected to start in July!"

"So fast?" Bai Qianqu was also slightly taken aback. He originally thought that the program would not start filming until at least autumn.

“Yes.” Bronya nodded. “I’ve almost finished collecting the list of contestants, and the production team even sent you an invitation. Here it is, take a look.”

Bai Qianqu took the card from Bronya and glanced at it briefly.

"The production team invited me to be a special guest?"

“Yes, after all, your music is very popular right now. If the production team invites you, you can ride that wave of popularity.” Bronya laughed. “Don’t worry, special guests can wear masks too, so no one will see your face.”

Bai Qianqu thought for a moment and slowly said, "Bronya, I can participate in this program, but I don't want to be a special guest; I want to be a contestant."

Bronya was drinking cola at the time, and upon hearing this, she immediately spat it out, spraying it all over Bai Qianqu's face.

Bai Qianqu:

His face was sticky.

Bronya quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, here's some tissue!"

She frantically pulled out a few sheets of paper and started wiping Bai Qianqu's face haphazardly.

Not only did it not get clean, it actually rubbed even more evenly.

Kiana was stunned.

"What kind of weird game are you two playing?"

She turned to Mei, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Mei, I want to play too."

Meiyi:? ? ?

Lately, she's felt that Kiana is becoming increasingly unserious.

Over there, Bronya finally wiped Bai Qianqu's face clean and apologized several times before returning to the normal topic.

"You said you wanted to be a contestant on 'King of Masked Singers'?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

"determine."

After receiving Bai Qianqu's affirmative answer, Bronya still couldn't help but widen her eyes.

She really couldn't understand what Bai Qianqu was thinking. As a composer, why would she become a singer and participate in a competition?

What do you think?

Besides, isn't the special guest status offered by the show's production team appealing? You can sit comfortably in the audience, without any pressure, and freely comment on the singers on stage—it's relaxing and incredibly enjoyable.

Being a singer is so tiring. Not only do you have to sing, but you also have to stand on stage and be criticized by all sorts of people.

In the past, her status might have earned her some leeway from the judges.

But this time it's "King of Masked Singers," where all the singers are wearing masks. Who would recognize you? They won't care about anything else, and the judges will only give more aggressive comments.

Moreover, the judges invited by the program team this time are all very famous big names in the industry, or even music masters. How could they possibly give face to the singers?

Bronya opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when she met Bai Qianqu's clear gaze, the words she had just prepared fell silent.

She could only sigh and say, "Fine, since you've put it that way, I'll just have to support you."

"It's just singing on stage anyway."

"However, if you fail and are eliminated midway, the singer needs to take off their mask, so you—"

As if she had thought of something, Bronya looked at Bai Qianqu with a shocked expression.

Bai Qianqu nodded slightly: "Yes, I plan to reveal my identity as Qu Yin on this program."

Upon hearing this, not only Bronya, but also Kiana and Mei on the other side widened their eyes.

Kiana's mouth dropped open: "Mr. Bai, you're not planning to keep hiding your identity anymore?"

"No." Bai Qianqu shook her head. "There's no point in continuing to hide. After all, I still plan to continue making movies. If this continues, I'll be exposed passively one day, and I don't know what kind of accidents might happen then. So it's better to take the initiative myself, at least I can control the time and place of exposure."

Upon hearing this, Kiana and Mei both nodded.

Indeed, after Qu Yin's movie-making incident, many people have become very interested in Bai Qianqu's true identity.

Even the number of paparazzi around Anti-Entropy has increased significantly.

There were even several times when they almost photographed Bai Qianqu, which made Bai Qianqu hesitant to ride in Bronya's car to and from get off work.

These days of constant anxiety were unbearable, so Bai Qianqu made a decision to take the initiative!

Chapter 356 Bull Demon King

Seeing that Bai Qianqu had this plan, Bronya felt somewhat conflicted.

On the one hand, he was happy that Bai Qianqu had finally decided to stop hiding his identity, which would undoubtedly help his reputation.

In the entertainment industry, those who make public appearances always get more attention than those who don't.