At 8:00 PM, after an hour-long night run, Michiya Gōshin returned to his rental apartment, drenched in sweat.
"Done!"
Staring at the system panel before him, Michiya Gōshin had finally completed the experience acquisition for [Long-Distance Runner] after a sustained period of diligent exercise.
[Production Queue 1: Long-Distance Runner]
[Experience: 100/100]
[Production Complete!]
[Obtained the [Long-Distance Runner (White)] entry.]
"I can synthesize it. I can level up the [Entry Library] today!"
Wiping the sweat from his face, Michiya Gōshin focused his full attention on the system's light screen.
Currently, he could only see the synthesis paths for white and green entries. He had to level up the [Entry Library] to see higher-tier entries.
Having anticipated this for so long, he felt a surge of excitement.
The next moment, the young man began to carefully synthesize the entries.
[Energetic (Green)] + [Long-Distance Runner (White)] = [Sports Ace (Green)]
[Synthesis Successful!]
[Obtained the [Sports Ace (Green)] entry!]
[Sports Ace]
[Master greater physical explosiveness, possess the endurance of a long-distance runner, and have more perfect breathing techniques, making even a full marathon easy to handle.]
"And then..."
Michiya Gōshin didn't pause to experience the changes in his body. Instead, he kept his eyes fixed on the light screen. After the [Sports Ace (Green)] entry was synthesized, a new notification popped up.
[Congratulations, Host, for accumulating a total of 10 entries.]
[Entry Library Lv1→Lv2!]
[Synthesis paths for Purple entries have been unlocked!]
"Here it is!"
Michiya Gōshin's eyes widened, and he immediately began searching through the vast sea of the [Entry Library].
Although his initial thought was to look for higher-level acting entries, after the recent turmoil, he had come to deeply appreciate the benefits of being an author.
Two days ago, after Fujikawa's reprint of 100,000 copies of Love Letter officially hit the market, his account received a second wave of royalty income.
Including the first payment, Michiya Gōshin had now received over eight million yen in author fees. Compared to the tens of thousands of yen he earned per episode for '49', the difference was like night and day.
Therefore, after leveling up his Entry Library, his first choice was still to look for writing-related entries.
After searching for a long time, the young man finally locked onto his target.
[Bestselling Author (Purple)]
[Synthesizable]
[Possess the ability to write phenomenal literary works. Your writing is excellent, possessing both commercial appeal and literary depth. Writing speed is significantly increased.]
"Is this the description for a purple entry? It's amazing, as expected!"
Michiya Gōshin looked at the synthesis path for this purple entry and was shocked once again.
[Junior Novelist (Green)] + [Tireless Writer (Green)] + [Advanced Research (Green)] = [Bestselling Author (Purple)]
"Hiss... it actually takes three green entries to synthesize, and I don't have two of them..."
His fiery enthusiasm was instantly extinguished, and Michiya Gōshin couldn't help but sigh.
It seemed that obtaining this purple writing entry quickly would not be easy.
His [Entry Production Station] was currently at Lv1 and could only produce white entries. To produce green entries, he would have to upgrade the [Entry Production Station] to Lv2 as well.
Of course, Michiya Gōshin could produce other white entries now to synthesize the green entries required for [Bestselling Author (Purple)], but doing so would be far too inefficient.
Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of chopping wood. It was more important to upgrade the [Entry Production Station] first.
The requirement to upgrade the [Entry Production Station] was to produce a total of five entries. He had already produced [Foundational Acting Technique], [Writing], [Burst of Inspiration], and [Long-Distance Runner].
"Just one more... should I go look at acting-related ones?"
After searching for a while longer, Michiya Gōshin finally found an advanced purple entry for acting.
[Lead-Level Acting (Purple)]
[Synthesizable]
[Dramatically increases script memorization speed. You can accurately convey a character's soul through eye contact alone, and can easily control micro-expressions and body language. Sufficient to be the absolute lead in a movie or TV drama.]
"Tsk, the synthesis path is..."
Glancing at the synthesis path below, Michiya Gōshin's eyes quickly lit up, because he discovered that one of the components for this purple acting entry was actually a white entry.
[Newcomer Actor (Green)] + [All Living Things (White)] + [Proficient Sheng-Tai-Xing-Biao (Green)] = [Lead-Level Acting (Purple)]
Without any hesitation, Michiya Gōshin directly opened the details for the [All Living Things (White)] entry.
[All Living Things (White)]
[To obtain truly moving acting skills, one must communicate with all kinds of people in the world, and deeply experience the spiritual outlook and social positioning of the masses.]
[Producible]
[Production Condition: Acquire 100 All Living Things experience points.]
"..."
Although this was a white entry, judging by the description alone, the difficulty of acquiring the experience would be extremely high.
"I might as well give it a try. The [Entry Production Station] has to be upgraded anyway."
Michiya Gōshin thought for a moment and finally placed this entry into the [Entry Production Station].
[Production Queue 1: All Living Things]
[Experience: 0/100]
After handling the system matters, Michiya Gōshin took out his phone, preparing to call his agent, Nakahara Kazuya.
As the sales of Love Letter continued to climb, the young man's Twitter followers were also steadily increasing. Although Johnny & Associates' paid trolls were still slandering him, in the face of stellar sales figures and Dean Onishi's personal recommendation, some of their claims were clearly failing to hold water.
However, the online smear campaign against Michiya Gōshin hadn't truly stopped, which was why the plan for an in-person book signing needed to be moved up on the agenda.
This was both a counterattack against Johnny & Associates and a way to put an end to the previous online storm.
"Hello, Nakahara-san."
"Are you calling to ask about sales?"
"Yes... how many have we sold so far?"
"Hahaha, half of the 100,000 reprinted copies have already been sold. The current sales are close to 120,000!"
"Then... our plan?"
"Don't worry, I've already spoken with President Kato."
Nakahara Kazuya had officially become Michiya Gōshin's dedicated agent and could now devote himself wholeheartedly to the current situation.
"How about the atrium of the Shibuya PARCO mall? It has high foot traffic and good security. Kodansha can coordinate with its affiliated bookstores to set up a joint promotional booth."
"Okay, let's settle on that place."
Michiya Gōshin's voice was calm. "Is there a plan for the specific procedure yet?"
Leave professional matters to the professionals.
This book signing was being jointly organized by Kodansha and Hoshino Talent Agency. There would be professional planners and event designers to handle it, so he didn't need to worry at all.
"The first version of the plan is ready."
Nakahara Kazuya read it out slowly, "The signing will be this Sunday at 10:00 AM. First, there will be a half-hour interaction with the readers, then the signing will begin. We've reserved time for media interviews, just waiting for the people from Johnny & Associates to walk right into our trap!"
"Good."
"The legal department has already verified the recordings we collected earlier—it's the clarification recording from that crew member who previously slandered you with the 'bullying' accusation."
"The security personnel have also been arranged. This time, we'll show those people at Johnny & Associates who the final winner is!"
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