"Da Fei is unbeatable. This show has officially entered the comedy world. Comedians, tremble!"
"Da Fei is incredibly capable. Not only did he make himself popular, he also made this female host popular. Sister Huan will definitely have a place in the comedy world in the future."
"Can Sister Huan now be called a Fei Girl?"
"Damn, isn't the term Fei Girl a bit exaggerated?"
"Not exaggerated at all. Da Fei made Li Xiaomai famous before—he took her from being an extra to the female lead of a web drama with four billion views. Doesn't that prove his strength? Calling her a Fei Girl isn't exaggerated at all."
"Sister Huan is amazing. She grabbed onto Da Fei's thigh. She's going to take off in the future."
"Da Fei, please check my homepage. I'm a 36E and begging to be promoted."
"…"
After Lin Chudong stepped onto the stage, the director's voice sounded, and all the actors stood on the stage.
"Next, we will announce the votes. The highest vote count in the first round is…"
Qiu Chengdong wasn't like Hong Wentao, who liked to drag things out. At CCTV, he didn't dare to mess around too much.
"Da Fei and Cheng Huanhuan's work Hand in Hand received 491 votes!"
Immediately, thunderous applause erupted across the entire venue.
There were a total of 500 audience members, and each person had three votes. Da Fei receiving 491 votes was an astonishing number—almost close to full votes.
The result was exactly what everyone expected.
This Hand in Hand was definitely a classic piece. It used small things to reflect bigger meanings—funny without being vulgar, witty without losing its humor. The ten-minute skit left everyone wanting more.
Cheng Huanhuan's unique performance style also received unanimous praise.
"Second place: Ant Team, 455 votes!"
The strong Ant Team only managed 455 votes, still quite far behind Da Fei.
These newcomers to the comedy world were truly terrifying.
Mao Feifei ranked fourth. Originally, people thought he would be eliminated in the first round, but he survived thanks to others performing worse.
The one eliminated this round was TV drama actor Ding Ji.
Being eliminated in the first round wasn't embarrassing. After all, this wasn't his specialty. He had only come to try crossing over into comedy, and failing was perfectly normal.
Even though he was eliminated, he still received applause from everyone.
After the show aired, Cheng Huanhuan's Weibo followers directly surpassed one million.
Her Weibo verification also changed from Host to Host, Comedian.
She had been hosting for several years, and most of her fans were local to Shanghai. Even after spending months at CCTV, she hadn't appeared on screen much.
But one skit with Da Fei caused her follower count to break one million within just a few hours.
The title Fei Girl truly lived up to its name.
Online discussions about the term Fei Girl became extremely heated.
Half a year ago, Da Fei himself seemed to be struggling to survive in the entertainment industry.
Now he could actually make other people famous.
It seemed he was preparing to expand his company.
At the same time, Lin Chudong took advantage of the momentum and directly released a recruitment announcement.
"Liangyin Media is recruiting talents. We sincerely invite actors, singers, short-video bloggers, game operators, and film & television professionals. If interested, please send your resume to the official email…"
As soon as this recruitment notice was posted, many people immediately shared it.
"I'm going to join Da Fei. Goodbye to my current company. I'm going to roam the world with my sword."
"I'm going too. The next Fei Girl will definitely be me. Not relying on anything else—just my 36E figure to conquer Da Fei!"
"Da Fei is really developing in all directions. He's already gone from singer to boss. Soon he'll become a capital tycoon. He's already at the same level as Shen Jianbin now, right?"
"Pretty much. Shen Jianbin's company isn't that big either. Now Da Fei has both a film department and a game department—he's definitely stronger than Shen Jianbin."
"Shen Jianbin is probably secretly grinding his teeth in regret right now…"
"Stop cyberbullying Shen Jianbin. He's already miserable enough. Have some sympathy. What do you mean by 'missing out on hundreds of millions'? Shen Jianbin is the real example of that."
"…"
Amid the teasing of netizens, "Drawing Sword" was still being filmed.
Most of the major explosion scenes had already been completed. The money spent slightly exceeded the budget, but it was still acceptable.
When filming, you only truly realize what's lacking once you arrive on set, so adjustments are often made on the spot.
And once adjustments are made, it inevitably costs money.
Fortunately, Da Fei and the others now had sufficient funds. He was very confident about this drama and would rather invest more money to do it properly.
Since the incident with the background actors, Li Zhilin had behaved much more honestly and no longer came to cause trouble.
Perhaps the big boss had scolded him, so he didn't dare act recklessly anymore.
During these days, Lin Chudong had been relatively peaceful and quite busy.
On the day of February 2nd, the Dragon Raises Its Head, Lin Chudong finally welcomed the moment to open a treasure chest.
It had been a long time since he opened one through natural time, so long that it felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Open Platinum Treasure Chest!
[Platinum Treasure Chest ×1][Memory Search Card ×1]
The reward was average—opening it felt almost the same as not opening it.
He opened the system again.
[Countdown: 58 days]
[Acceleration Cost: 710,000]
[Cost for Ten Consecutive Opens: 10,800,000](Ten consecutive opens guaranteed to produce an "Upgrade Card")
This time, the treasure chest opening time had extended to nearly two months, and the cost for ten consecutive openings had exceeded ten million.
In the past, he could spend a little money to play around.
Now it had become completely unaffordable.
He could only wait until he earned a large sum of money and then do ten consecutive openings. Otherwise, without the Upgrade Card, opening treasure chests individually simply wasn't worth it.
Once "Drawing Sword" was released and made a big profit, he could do several ten-draws.
Based on his understanding of the system, the 100th treasure chest would definitely contain a major reward.
Perhaps that reward would even be related to acting skills.
The acting skill he had been longing for—if the system really placed it in the hundredth chest, that would be quite cruel.
He still wanted to play the male lead at least once. Watching others act made him itch with envy.
And if he obtained acting skills and had more money in hand, he could act together with Lin Qiqi.
Since there was already talk of "Fei Girls," it wouldn't make sense not to include Lin Qiqi when acting.
At noon, the film crew distributed food.
There was plenty of pig head meat to eat. The college students working as extras in the crew reportedly gained two pounds on average—the food was just too good.
A courier delivered a package.
After Liang Yin opened it, her face lit up with excitement.
"Da Fei, it's your book!"
The physical copies of "Reset" (Kai Duan) had arrived.
Three books per set—upper, middle, and lower volumes.
The publisher had sent ten sets in total in a large box.
Five sets were for Da Fei, and five sets were for Li Xiaomai. The publisher gave them copies to sign as gifts.
After Li Xiaomai received her books, it seemed people had already reserved them. She signed them immediately and handed them to the courier to mail out.
The cover used still images from the "Reset" TV series.
After all, the drama had become popular first.
The cover also featured photos of the two lead actors.
Deng Yong probably also received five sets—the publisher really knew how to handle things.
Just after Lin Chudong signed the books, Liang Yin immediately snatched one.
Lin Chudong smiled helplessly.
"Is that really necessary? You want one too?"
Liang Yin said, "Of course. This is your first signed book. It's meaningful. I want to keep it as a collectible."
"Alright."
Lin Chudong signed the books and mailed one each to Deng Siqing and Lin Qiqi.
The remaining two sets were planned to be used as lottery prizes in the game.
For future events, he could simply buy some copies from bookstores and sign them.
"If the books were mailed here, it must have taken two or three days. That means our books should already be in bookstores now, right?"
Liang Yin nodded and showed a photo on her phone.
"Look, a friend in Shanghai sent me this photo. Our books are already in the bookstore, and the position is very good."
Lin Chudong nodded in satisfaction.
In the photo, the books were displayed in a very prominent spot. If readers wanted to buy books, they would definitely notice them immediately.
"How are the sales?"
"Hard to say right now. Only 20,000 copies were printed for the first batch, and they're currently sold in major bookstores in Shanghai."
Lin Chudong's phone rang.
Tian Yingxiong sent him a message on WeChat.
"Sign a copy of the physical Reset book and mail it to me. I'll list it on Xianyu just to tease Sister Deng."
Lin Chudong replied:
"Why don't you just go die?"
…
Shanghai Feiyang Publishing House
Two chief editors were looking at data in the office.
Chief Editor Kang and Chief Editor He were both senior figures in the publishing house.
Publishing Lin Chudong's "Reset" was entirely Chief Editor Kang's own insistence. He had even applied to the editor-in-chief to give them royalty sharing, which was treatment usually reserved for top-tier authors.
"Editor Kang, don't you think printing 20,000 copies was too many?" Editor He said.
"This TV drama has already ended. Probably only their fans will buy it. If the books don't sell and get returned, the editor-in-chief will definitely criticize you."
Although it sounded like a kind reminder, his tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Because the sales of "Reset" over the past two days hadn't been very impressive.
Normally, when a hit TV series releases a novel of the same name, the first few days after launch are the golden sales period.
If sales couldn't rise during that time, they would only get worse later.
With so many bookstores in Shanghai, each store had received several hundred copies.
Today was already the third day, and there had been no requests for restocking yet.
It was clear that the book's performance was only average.
"I said it before," Editor He continued.
"Mystery novels like this—once the story is already finished, nobody buys them. Everyone already knows the ending. Who would still buy the novel to read?"
Editor Kang pushed up his glasses. His slightly bald forehead reflected a gleam of wisdom.
"There are plenty of people who haven't watched the TV drama. And even if they have, many still like to read the original novel again. The original always contains more details than the adapted drama. After being an editor for so many years, you should understand this."
Editor He replied:
"You're right about that, Old Kang. But you're mistaken about one thing."
"This drama wasn't adapted from a novel. It was originally a script. After negotiating the price with us, they rewrote it into a novel with the same title."
"So where would the extra details come from? A novel like this definitely won't be more interesting than the TV drama. You'd better start thinking about how to explain things to the editor-in-chief."
Editor Kang snorted.
"Stop worrying about it. It's only 20,000 copies. The editor-in-chief isn't going to scold me for that."
"Besides, Da Fei's reputation is huge now. Do you really think 20,000 copies won't sell?"
Editor He shrugged.
"Maybe not. If you sold nationwide, it would definitely work. But selling only in Shanghai? Twenty thousand copies? That's difficult."
"Forget it. You won't like hearing more of this. I'm going to eat."
Editor Kang didn't have much appetite.
He went downstairs, bought a cup of coffee, and slowly walked into a bookstore.
At that moment, a girl wearing glasses was browsing the novel section.
Editor Kang placed his coffee aside and patiently waited nearby.
He wanted to see whether this book, placed in such a prominent position, really had no readers.
Soon, a lively girl walked over and asked the girl with glasses:
"Xiaoting, have you chosen a book yet?"
The girl with glasses shook her head, looking slightly disappointed.
"There's nothing good to read lately. I've had a book drought for a long time."
"These books are too cliché. I can tell what will happen later just by reading the beginning."
The lively girl said,
"Isn't Reset here? That TV drama was really good. The novel shouldn't be bad either."
The girl with glasses frowned.
"I haven't watched the drama, but my roommate spoiled it for me. I keep hearing about 'Auntie Pot.' Since I already know the killer, I don't really feel like reading it."
The lively girl thought for a moment.
"Actually, it doesn't matter much. I think the drama revealed the killer around episode eight, but it didn't affect the suspense at all. It was still really good. You can try it."
The girl with glasses considered it.
"Alright. There's nothing else to read anyway. I'll read a bit. You go pick your book."
"Okay!"
The girl with glasses picked up the first volume of Reset.
At the same time, Editor Kang also picked up a copy and began reading alongside her.
Editor Kang had already read the book once.
In fact, the quality of the book was quite good. It didn't feel like it had simply been copied from a script.
Instead, it added many details and emotional scenes.
The psychological descriptions of characters and the narration allowed readers to imagine freely.
The strongest visual experience of reading novels actually comes from the reader's own imagination.
What an author needs to do is create space for readers to imagine.
For example, if you describe a beauty as incredibly beautiful, readers might imagine a fairy-like woman.
But when a real actress plays the role, even if she is very pretty, some readers may still feel disappointed.
That was the charm of words.
Because Editor Kang had already watched the Reset drama, his reading experience was slightly influenced by preconceived images.
Fortunately, the book was intended mainly for novel enthusiasts.
There were still plenty of people who hadn't watched the drama.
Those who had watched it might buy the book to support Da Fei's reputation—treating it as a second experience.
Those who hadn't watched it might become attracted by the story and later go watch the drama after finishing the book.
Da Fei's fame combined with the TV drama perfectly filled the gap in their target market.
Now, the only requirement was that the quality of the book must be strong enough.
When Editor Kang read it for the first time, he had actually been quite shocked.
This book didn't feel like a novel adapted from a TV series.
Instead, it felt like an independent novel, and the TV drama seemed more like an adaptation of it.
Could it be that Da Fei wrote the novel first and then adapted it into the TV drama?
That would be unbelievably talented.
Holding onto a 200,000-word novel without publishing it—waiting until the TV drama became popular before releasing it?
While Editor Kang was lost in his thoughts, the girl with glasses had already turned more than twenty pages.
Judging by her progress, she had probably reached the seventh loop in the story.
She was completely absorbed.
She had maintained the same posture for over ten minutes.
The lively girl came over.
"Xiaoting, I've picked my book. Shall we go?"
The girl with glasses suddenly snapped back to reality.
"Oh—okay. Let's go."
She immediately grabbed all three volumes of Reset and quickly walked toward the cashier.
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