In just a few days, Zhou Yi had gained millions of followers, with his Weibo fan count exceeding five million.
Compared to those celebrities who buy fake followers, Zhou Yi's were all genuine, real fans.
Zhou Yi opened his attribute panel at this moment and saw that, as expected, all the data had skyrocketed.
[Name: Zhou Yi]
[Level: lv79 (Star Glory)]
[Wealth: 18,658,790,000 yuan (Approaching a Billion, Close to the People)]
[Appearance: 100 (Unmatched)]
[Combat Prowess: 100 (Dominating the World)]
[IQ: 200 (Exceptionally Brilliant)]
[Reputation: 95 (Popular Across China and Abroad)]
[Attribute Points: 9,327,000]
Mission Progress Panel:
[Xia Qiuzhi Regret Value: 100]
[Chu Han Regret Value: 100]
[Su Ning Regret Value: 100]
[Comeback Progress: 96]
[Heartthrob Points Gained: 48,870,000]
[Number of Devoted Individuals: 5 (B-Tier Character: You Man / B-Tier Character: Qiao Xi / S-Tier Character: Jiang Ruolan / S-Tier Character: Kong Huaijin / SSS-Tier Character: Daisy)]
[Achievements Unlocked: Comeback from a Losing Start / High-End Hunter / Beauty Collector]
[Items or Skills Acquired: Photographic Memory, Exceptional Recall / Level 5 Medical Skill / Star of Entertainment]
[Current Ranking: 1689]
[System Store Unlocked]
Looking at the attribute panel again, Zhou Yi revealed a smile.
His efforts had finally not been in vain.
The entertainment industry, though a double-edged sword, when wielded well, becomes an unstoppable, sharp blade.
077 reminded him at this point: "Host, you still have two lottery draws unused, and there's one more golden finger waiting for you to unlock."
Zhou Yi opened the lottery interface, and the pointer began to spin slowly.
Finally, the pointer stopped on a golden section.
"Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the skill: Designated Inner Voice."
Zhou Yi asked curiously, "Designated Inner Voice? Does that mean mind-reading?"
077 explained: "Host, this is a special skill. It means you can select one person to hear your inner thoughts. This inner voice can isolate your real thoughts, meaning you can let the other person hear only what you want them to hear."
Zhou Yi's eyes lit up: "This skill is interesting! So, I can make the other person mistakenly believe everything they hear is my true thoughts?"
077: "Correct. However, this skill can only have one designated person; it cannot be used on multiple people. Also, it has a distance range. Beyond the limit, the other person won't be able to hear."
Zhou Yi had a premonition that this golden finger would likely be used to pursue SSS-tier targets. Lower-tier targets probably wouldn't require this skill.
As it turned out, Zhou Yi was not mistaken.
"Continue, let's see what the next one is."
Zhou Yi spun the lottery pointer again, and it finally stopped on a red section.
"Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the skill: Bullet Comment Capture."
Zhou Yi remained silent.
077 directly explained: "This is an intelligent golden finger targeted at the variety show you are about to participate in. It means you can see the audience's bullet comments in real-time."
Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes and keenly drew a conclusion:
"That means the variety show I'm participating in is a live-streaming show."
Zhou Yi clearly remembered that "Singer Competition" was a recorded variety show, not a live-streaming type.
Could it be that this year's "Singer Competition" would become a live-streaming show?
But what the director told him was clearly that it was recorded, not live.
Either the director lied to him, or... something unexpected would happen, causing the show to become a live broadcast.
Zhou Yi curled his lips into a smile. He didn't expect that getting a golden finger could also foretell future events.
"The last one is the reward for your ranking entering the top 3000. It's the Danger Premonition ability. When danger appears, a burning sensation will occur in the palm of your hand, indicating danger."
For Zhou Yi, this was a good skill. After all, life is more important than anything. If life is gone, nothing else matters.
077 added: "This danger doesn't only refer to threats to life safety. It could also be dangers to the host's property, reputation, etc. Anything unfavorable to the host could potentially trigger the premonition. Generally, minor matters don't qualify as danger; it must reach a certain degree to be called danger. Host, you must remember this."
Zhou Yi didn't expect there to be such a powerful golden finger. This skill might even help him identify some unstable factors and people.
Zhou Yi checked his mission progress again. Now, only Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value was not full.
As long as Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value reaches full, his mission would be preliminarily completed.
The day after tomorrow is the orphanage director's birthday. Zhou Yi and Xia Qiuzhi agreed to return to the orphanage together to celebrate the director's birthday. This is the perfect opportunity to pursue Xia Qiuzhi.
Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value is the lowest among all the pursuit targets, only 75.
Zhou Yi roughly guessed the crux of the problem.
For the other pursuit targets, even if Zhou Yi wasn't constantly by their side or didn't do anything specific, their heartthrob values slowly increased.
But Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value was almost stagnant.
No matter how much fame and honor Zhou Yi gained, or how much his wealth and status skyrocketed, Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value showed no change.
She no longer cared about these things.
She was missing the Zhou Yi from before.
This might sound somewhat ridiculous, but Zhou Yi still arrived at this laughable conclusion.
In other words, now that the original host is gone, she has started to like the Zhou Yi from the past.
In the day-to-day reminiscence, in every moment she repeatedly misses the original host, in the vast disparity between the past and the present.
Xia Qiuzhi fell in love with the Zhou Yi from before.
That love cannot be transferred to the current Zhou Yi.
Because Zhou Yi is not the Zhou Yi that Xia Qiuzhi loves.
So, what should he do to make Xia Qiuzhi's heartthrob value reach its maximum?
— Make Xia Qiuzhi see him as the Zhou Yi from before.
Although this method is somewhat despicable, it's the only way.
He must be a thief, stealing Xia Qiuzhi's genuine love for the original host.
On the day of the director's birthday.
Zhou Yi put on his old clothes, a white T-shirt that Xia Qiuzhi had bought for the original host.
A very cheap piece of clothing, not worth much money, let alone having any particular quality.
But the original host couldn't bear to wear it, treasuring it like a precious item stored in a box.
Xia Qiuzhi was already waiting for Zhou Yi at the end of the road leading to the orphanage early in the morning.
Zhou Yi wore a black jacket on the outside, the zipper not pulled up, revealing the shirt inside.
Xia Qiuzhi leaned against the streetlamp, glancing to the left every now and then, then lowering her head dejectedly to check her phone.
Suddenly, the sound of a bicycle bell rang out in the distance. Xia Qiuzhi abruptly looked up towards it.
Zhou Yi, wearing that ordinary shirt, sat on the bicycle and gave Xia Qiuzhi a smile, softly calling out, "Ah Zhi, good morning."
The strands of hair on Zhou Yi's forehead fell down, slightly covering his eyes. He wore his old black-framed glasses, as if he were the Zhou Yi from before.
Xia Qiuzhi's eyes instantly turned red.
This was not that dazzling Zhou Yi, but her Yi-gege from before.
With a trembling voice and eyes reddening, she replied, "Good morning, Yi-gege."
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
