Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

In a private room of a small restaurant, a pot of boiled fish steams hot.

Wu Ziming poured Lu Jiuge a glass of beer, but only ordered a cup of tea for himself.

"I have filming scheduled for this afternoon, so I won't be drinking!"

He went straight to the point, offering a brief explanation:

"Xiao Lu, what exactly did you mean by 'scope' just now?"

Lu Jiuge picked up a piece of fish, unhurriedly:

"Director Wu, why is the Reign of Zhenguan praised by later generations? It's not because Li Shimin was a great military commander, but because of his magnanimity!"

……

Lu Jiuge continued to share her insights, recounting the filming concepts, censorship guidelines, and audience appeal points of classic historical dramas from her previous life, along with her own understanding.

Snapped!

Wu Ziming closed his notebook and let out a long sigh of relief.

He looked at Lu Jiuge, his gaze complex.

"Xiao Lu, these insights of yours don't seem like something you could come up with on your own. Does your family have any connections in this area?"

Lu Jiuge smiled inwardly:

"Sure enough, people always tend to attribute inexplicable things to background information!"

He remained expressionless and gave a vague reply:

"Director Wu, those are secondary. The main thing is that I enjoy studying history and have my own interpretations!"

The less Lu Jiuge explained, the more convinced Wu Ziming became of his suspicion that Lu Jiuge had a powerful background.

After a long while, Wu Ziming suddenly spoke:

"Xiao Lu, come join my production team as an assistant director. The salary is 3,000 yuan a month, room and board included. Your main responsibilities will be providing script feedback and reviewing the script!"

Three thousand was already a high salary in Hengdian in 2005.

Moreover, the responsibility of reviewing and communicating was clearly chosen because Lu Jiuge was able to accurately grasp the pulse of the review process.

"OK!"

Unlike many people in later generations who would feign modesty, Lu Jiuge readily agreed.

Breaking 1000 points!

Immediately afterwards, a virtual panel lit up deep within my consciousness; it was the system shop.

[The system shop is now officially open!]

[Loading list of redeemable resources...]

Lu Jiuge's heart was pounding!

He made an excuse to answer a phone call, quickly left the private room, went into the empty private room next door, and locked the door.

Concentrate and look at the mall panel that has finally lit up.

Then, Lu Jiuge was stunned.

The store interface resembles a general store, with a wide variety of categories:

[Entertainment works], [Professional skills], [Physical enhancement], [Special props]...and even [Mystical artifacts].

He first looked at the [entertainment works] that he was most interested in.

Expand the list to the first page of the song category:

"Seeking Buddha": Priced at 1100 Negative Faith Points.

"Above the Moon": Priced at 1200 Negative Faith Points.

"Damn Tenderness": Priced at 1500 Negative Faith Points.

……

"Blue and White Porcelain": Priced at 50000 Negative Faith Points.

In the Name of the Father: Priced at 80000 Negative Faith Points.

Lu Jiuge's lips twitched:

"50,000 points, how many people would I need to insult me ​​to reach that number?"

"I only have 1019 points now, not even enough to buy a Buddha statue!"

Just as I was feeling frustrated, a flashing red notification popped up:

[A high-dimensional match was detected between the host's traits and the specific work!]

[Analysis in progress...]

[Compatibility Assessment: Host's identity as a charlatan + His/Her path to fame/fame + 2005 historical context + Emerging stage of non-mainstream culture]

[Matching track: Walking In The Sun (DJ Remix)]

[Compatibility: 99.7%!]

[Hidden rule triggered: Works with high compatibility can be forcibly bound for exchange and enjoy the added bonus of being a carrier of contemporary emotions!]

[Do you wish to redeem Walking In The Sun (DJ Remix) immediately?]

[After redemption, the artwork will be directly implanted into the host's memory, including the complete melody, arrangement concept, and even the music video storyboard ideas.]

[Note: This song is a key work from the early stages of non-mainstream culture. If it can lead a trend, it will gain a huge boost in cultural label and faith!]

Lu Jiuge stared at the line of text, and her mind went blank.

"Walking In The Sun".

He knows this song very well.

Around 2006, this cheesy, upbeat song became a viral sensation along with QQ Space, Martian language, and the "Shamate" style!

With its simple melody, catchy rhythm, and straightforward lyrics, it was criticized as musical garbage by mainstream music critics, but was loved to death by non-mainstream groups and hailed as a must-have hit song!

"Non-mainstream hit songs? Perfect. The more people criticize 'tacky pop,' the more faith points I accumulate, which I can exchange for more great songs. Sooner or later, I'll make the mainstream music scene bow down."

The thought made Lu Jiuge's eyes light up.

Curses?

Isn't this exactly the negative faith value I need?

The harsher the criticism from mainstream music critics, the faster the negative faith value rises!

Meanwhile, those young people who follow the alternative will contribute positive faith value!

Kill two birds with one stone!

A double win for both sides!

Furthermore, the system stated that if the operation is successful, a cultural label faith bonus can be obtained.

It's done!

Lu Jiuge gritted her teeth and confirmed in her mind:

"exchange!"