Please Cherish Your Bad Habits

October 3rd, Thursday, morning.

Lin Chuan was currently in his rented apartment.

Ever since he gained the Telekinesis skill, Lin Chuan always felt an itch in his hands from time to time.

He always wanted to manipulate pens to float in the air.

It was fine if Ren Hang and Xiao Hei saw him do it once or twice; he could pass it off as a magic trick.

But if it happened ten or eight times, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't become suspicious.

So, Lin Chuan rented an apartment off-campus.

It cost four thousand yuan a month for about a hundred square meters. The apartment was well-equipped with furniture and other electronic facilities, so Lin Chuan settled in comfortably.

Don't ask why Lin Chuan wasn't home during the National Day holiday.

At home, how could it be as comfortable and free as being outside?

Lin Chuan was currently lying on the sofa watching Balloon.

It was currently playing the scene where the Head Balloon attacked the high school girl.

The high school girl was chased by the Head Balloon, hiding in an alley, her face filled with terror.

A brave warrior stepped forward, drew a crossbow, aimed at the Head Balloon, and shot it with an arrow.

The Head Balloon deflated, rapidly shriveling.

The high school girl corresponding to the Head Balloon also rapidly shriveled, her eyeballs and internal organs spilling out, turning into a pile of skin.

Lin Chuan watched with great interest, even eating two more pieces of chicken breast.

Oh, the chicken breast was floating in the air, lining up and automatically delivering itself to Lin Chuan's mouth.

All Lin Chuan needed to do was open his mouth.

Ever since he became a Director, Lin Chuan's threshold had been raised.

He naturally lost interest in many of Blue Star's entertainment products.

When he wanted to watch a few decent entertainment works, he'd look, and it turned out to be something he filmed himself.

He snapped his fingers, and the TV automatically turned off.

Lin Chuan called out to the System in his mind: "System, are there any new missions or rewards?"

"I want to rest this morning; don't assign me any movie-making missions."

A transparent light screen from the System appeared before Lin Chuan's eyes:

[Host's total fan count on social platforms has reached 11.53 million, and a total of 1100 Stamina Value has been awarded to the Host.]

[Host can continue to accumulate fans on social platforms.]

Eleven point twenty-three million?

That many?

Lin Chuan was a bit surprised.

After the press conference yesterday, Lin Chuan had released the promotional song for Happy Family on Weibo and Bika Net.

Go Home and See Often.

At that time, after releasing it, Lin Chuan casually glanced at his fan numbers on Bika Net and Weibo.

They added up to only about six million.

Just one day had passed, and he gained five million fans overnight?

Lin Chuan logged into Bika Net and discovered that interview clips of Director Hou, Teacher Xu Xiu, Ma Wei, and others had gone viral on Bika Net.

Each video had an average of 500,000 views.

The netizens' comments were enthusiastic:

"What makes a good actor? You'll know from Director Hou's interview~ A truly good actor will sacrifice their own image for a role!"

"Teacher Xu Xiu almost made me cry! Mom is truly my most loyal audience."

"Teacher Ma Wei's words were also very pertinent~"

"This is the first time I've felt so sorry for Ren Hang. Acting opposite these veteran actors, anyone would feel immense pressure!"

"Why didn't I see any pressure on Director Lin's face?"

"I don't know if it's just me, but I feel like Lin Chuan put pressure on the other actors, well, in the name of acting~"

Lin Chuan opened the Gouyan APP again and checked the real-time box office for Happy Family.

He found that the box office for Happy Family had already reached 145 million.

After three days of release, Happy Family's box office surpassed 100 million.

It had only been half a day, and it had already increased by more than 40 million.

At this rate, breaking 200 million in five days was also very hopeful!

At the celebration party, everyone's speeches brought buzz to Happy Family's box office growth.

High box office, in turn, brought high popularity.

The edited interview clips of everyone then became popular, which was a natural progression.

Lin Chuan checked the Bika Net accounts of Director Hou's people.

He discovered that Director Hou and the others' accounts had already surpassed 500,000 followers.

Teacher Ma Wei had 200,000.

Teacher Xu Xiu's followers had surpassed one million.

The homepages of these three were all filled with vlogs promoting Happy Family.

All three had posted about their experiences going to watch the movie.

This kind of camaraderie between teacher and student still made Lin Chuan feel very emotional.

These three accounts were newly registered.

Lin Chuan knew that people as old as Director Hou rarely used video platforms like Bika Net, which had many young users.

Registering an account probably took considerable effort.

They promoted Happy Family, and Happy Family also brought them popularity.

"If you give me a plum, I will give you a white jade pendant in return" was also part of their teacher-student bond.

The interview clip with the highest viewership currently was still the segment where the female reporter interviewed Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan had said, "When others suspect you have weapons of mass destruction, you better actually have them!"

"Audiences don't necessarily have to go to the cinema!"

For a time, it became a popular internet quote.

Many people commented with great emotion: "Some directors treat audiences like suckers, trying to squeeze every penny they can."

"While other directors treat audiences like friends~"

After browsing Bika Net, Lin Chuan logged onto Weibo.

He discovered that the number one trending topic was #KimchiCountrySuicideBridgeIncident#.

Lin Chuan clicked on the hashtag and read the news.

It turned out that in Kimchi Country, there was a Mapo Bridge that was favored by suicides.

A few days before Happy Family was released, the Kimchi Country government, in an effort to change this situation, placed many motivational slogans on the railings on both sides of the bridge.

[Do you remember what you were worried about 3 years ago?]

[What about 1 year ago? 6 months ago?]

[The worries you have now will also pass soon.]

[Every moment you feel tired will flow away, like the river water.]

The slogans were very motivational and full of positive energy.

The outcome was that after the bridge was set up with slogans, six people jumped to their deaths in one week.

Many netizens also commented on this incident:

"The movie reflecting reality, indeed."

"When I was watching Happy Family, I was thinking, would someone really jump to their death because of a slogan?"

"I didn't expect the people of Kimchi Country to teach me a harsh lesson with reality!"

"Can they just dismantle the bridge?"

The original Happy Family on Earth did not have the suicide bridge plot.

It was something Lin Chuan added on impulse during filming.

He didn't expect it to spark such enthusiastic discussion among netizens.

"Before watching Happy Family, I might have thought that these suicidal people were psychologically too fragile."

"After watching Happy Family, I believe they must have their own difficulties."

"There's an old Chinese saying: it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Living is better!"

Lin Chuan had always disliked the people of Kimchi Country in his past life.

This country was arrogant and liked to call itself the "Cosmic Country," not to mention its constant theft of Chinese culture.

They even tried to claim the Dragon Boat Festival as their own intangible cultural heritage and insisted that Qu Yuan was from their country.

However, later, he heard that a Kimchi Country police officer tragically died while rescuing an elderly Chinese man who had fallen into the water.

Only then did Lin Chuan's attitude towards the people of this country begin to change.

Every country has good people.

Lin Chuan had always believed that as long as a person wasn't completely desperate, they wouldn't commit suicide.

He didn't choose to lash out at society or trouble those around him; he simply chose to end his own life, nothing more.

To Lin Chuan.

Happy Family could make audiences who watched the movie be more tolerant and understanding towards those who commit suicide.

Even if they were from Kimchi Country.

It could be considered a small, insignificant deed that Lin Chuan had done.

Ranking second on the trending search list was the clip of Lin Chuan making a pen float at the celebration party.

After gaining the Telekinesis talent, Lin Chuan could no longer hold back.

At the celebration party, he performed for everyone under the guise of magic.

Although some netizens discovered the truth and believed Lin Chuan was performing real magic disguised as a trick.

It was no use; everyone thought he was just playing along with a meme.

When the pen floated in the air, Lin Chuan felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

Ranking third on the trending search list was the box office prediction for Happy Family.

Lin Chuan counted the trending search list.

He found that out of the top ten trending searches, six were related to Happy Family.

No wonder the box office for Happy Family was rising so quickly.

No wonder Lin Chuan's social media followers had surged by five million overnight.

The mystery was solved; the reason for the five million follower surge overnight was found.

Lin Chuan decided to add more fuel to the fire for Happy Family's popularity.

He collaborated with Weibo to hold a writing contest.

After a brief discussion with the official Weibo personnel.

The prize money was temporarily set at 1 million, with 20 winners.

Once the communication and coordination were complete, Lin Chuan posted on Weibo:

[Everyone, I saw the news about Kimchi Country's suicide bridge. What can I say? Please cherish your bad habits; they might be the main reason you love life.]

[As I mentioned before, I was planning to hold a writing contest, and now, the contest has begun.]

[The content can be fanfiction for Happy Family, or a small thing that touched you. As long as it doesn't violate laws and regulations, you can participate in the contest.]

[For specific details, please consult @Weibo Official.]

After the Weibo post, the heat continued to build.

Lin Chuan's Weibo resonated with many people.

Two hours after the Weibo post, he gained over 400,000 more followers.

Adding to the previous followers, it gave Lin Chuan another hundred points of Stamina Value.

Many netizens left comments:

"Please cherish your bad habits; they might be the main reason you love life. So classic!"

"After a tiring day at work, being able to go to KFC on Thursday and order a family bucket for myself makes me feel so happy!"

"So, even though I'm broke and don't have a girlfriend, staying up late playing on my phone every day is what keeps me from being depressed!"

"The one above, web novels have this effect too."

"I'm already preparing to start writing!"

"I can't imagine how happy I'd be if I won!"

Seeing the netizens' enthusiasm for the writing contest, Lin Chuan was relieved.

Lin Chuan left the specific details of the writing contest to the official Weibo team.

Lin Chuan would periodically check Weibo for any violations, such as favoritism or vote manipulation for their own people.

But overall, Weibo was a major platform, and they wouldn't provoke Lin Chuan for a small, petty gain.

After accumulating over a thousand points of Stamina Value in total, Lin Chuan was full of energy, maintaining an optimal state almost all the time.

Of course, Lin Chuan's Stamina Value was far beyond that of ordinary people, but his strength was only slightly greater than that of an average person.

He still couldn't lift a one-ton stone with his bare hands.

Therefore, after announcing the writing contest.

Lin Chuan felt he had rested enough and it was time to get busy again.

He communicated with the System in his mind:

"System, give me a new quest. Hmm, this time, the difficulty can be just a little bit higher than a box office of 100 million~"