World: Entertainment: You're talking to me about rules? My rules are the only rules!
Time Travel Mode: Protagonist Replacement, Complete Replacement!
Seal: Memory seal, power seal!
Unsealing conditions: Law of World Breaking, Ling Realm information, and a significant drop in popularity!
Aura: Infinite Passive Scandal Aura...
The headquarters of Jin Hai Entertainment Company.
" Ling Yi, are you sure you want to refuse to renew your contract?"
Inside the general manager's office, Zheng Yang was not angry about Ling Yi's refusal to renew the contract.
He'd seen plenty of fools like Ling Yi, and in the end, he always managed to manipulate them all.
"These conditions are too harsh, I can't accept them. The copyright of the song belongs entirely to the company, and the revenue is only 1%. Manager Zheng, do you think I'm a fool?"
" Ling Yi, don't ruin your future because of impulsiveness," Ling Yi's agent, Bai Mei, warned.
"I can't sign such a contract." Ling Yi shook his head firmly in refusal.
If he actually signs this contract, he'll be a complete fool. What's the difference between this and a contract of servitude?
Ling Yi was a slacker in his previous life. He transmigrated into the body of a singer with the same name in this world, and originally just wanted to experience being a star for a while.
He had previously plagiarized two songs, which did make him quite popular. With the company's promotion, he gained considerable fame. However, when he received his salary at the end of the month, he discovered that he had only received 30,000 yuan.
Yes, 30,000 yuan is a lot of money for ordinary people.
But both of his songs were classics from his previous life, generating at least tens of millions in profit in just two months—tens of millions in profit! Yet, he only received thirty thousand?
He only realized he'd been scammed by the company after checking the contract. Pshaw, that wasn't a contract at all; even a slave contract would be better.
The good news is that his contract happens to expire this month.
This time, he wanted to have a proper discussion with the company about the contract, but instead, he produced another indenture.
"The company will issue a public announcement stating that its artist, Ling Yi, is arrogant, disrespectful to elders, and has an immoral lifestyle. Such a person does not deserve to be a star, and the company has decided not to renew Ling Yi's contract!"
Zheng Yang made the arrangements right in front of Ling Yi, without even trying to hide anything.
" Bai Mei, you go and make the specific arrangements. I want this news to stay on the trending topics list for three days."
Zheng Yang glanced at Ling Yi disdainfully and said Taunt, "Young people don't know the rules, so we old folks have to teach him a lesson."
However, Ling Yi did not show any anger as Zheng Yang had expected; instead, he even wore a strange smile.
Ling Yi let out a long "Oh," and said, "So this is your rule? Very good, I've learned it!"
After saying that, Ling Yi walked out of the office without looking back.
Zheng Yang watched Ling Yi's departing the Back and snorted disdainfully.
That's right, these are Zheng Yang's rules. You've learned them? So what if you have? To truly understand these rules, there's a crucial prerequisite: you need sufficient resources.
Does Ling Yi have the ability? Ridiculous.
"Go and do it!" Zheng Yang instructed Bai Mei.
"Alas, what a pity, this lad does have some talent," Bai Mei sighed.
"It's just a little hardship for him. Once he understands the rules, you can bring him back!"
Zheng Yang sneered, he really enjoyed the feeling of control he had, being able to turn the world upside down with a flick of his wrist.
He's just a Xiaoxiao entertainer; even if he becomes truly famous, he can easily handle it.
Standing downstairs at the Jin Hai Entertainment office building, Ling Yi looked at the four large characters " Jin Hai Entertainment " burning like Huoyan and sneered.
"Rules? Heh, interesting!"
If he were just an ordinary person, perhaps he would have had no choice but to endure it, but he is not.
As a time traveler, how could he not have a cheat code?
Moreover, it has two cheat codes.
One is God Grade Entertainment Sign-In System.
Simply check in on any stage to receive entertainment-related rewards.
In the two months since he traveled through time, he has only checked in twice: once for a music talent show arranged by the company, and once for a variety show that wasn't very popular.
They received two awards: God Grade Singing Voice and Entertainment Memory.
Needless to say, his God Grade Singing Voice is amazing, but Ling Yi's true wealth lies in his Entertainment Memory. The system directly stuffed all the classic works from his previous life into his mind, so he can just take them out and use them whenever he wants.
Another cheat code is the Infinite Passive Scandal System.
Compared to the first God Grade Entertainment Sign-In System, Ling Yi prefers this Scandal System.
This system doesn't provide dirt on someone simply by entering their name; it can... fabricate "dirt" out of thin air.
The system has an editor that allows you to edit any damaging information about a target once they are identified.
Once confirmed, the false information will become true and will be quickly exposed online, even trending on social media.
Furthermore, this negative information will appear in a very reasonable way, with a hint of Karma and effect, or fate.
Ling Yi originally thought that the second cheat code might not be used for a long time, or even never be used at all.
In his previous life, he was a scoundrel who met a bad end, so in this life he wants to be a good person.
But clearly, they weren't giving him a chance to be a good guy. They'd already set the rules for Ling Yi; if he didn't turn the Tilling down, would he be worthy of his transmigrator identity?
He definitely can't go to the apartment the company arranged for him, and as for retaliating, there's no rush.
There's no sense of accomplishment in retaliating now, and even if you do, the opponent might not even expect you to do it, so what's the point?
If you're going to beat someone up, you have to leave a name behind, a big name behind, so that those "rule-abiding" guys will never dare to "rule" in front of you again.
In his previous life, who didn't know the name Ling Yi, the Double-Blade Madman Ling of Nine Dragons Street, the Twin Blades? Which of those thugs, Xiaoxiao, wouldn't tremble at the mention of his name?
Although he was ultimately betrayed and killed, his Legend will at least live on in the Jianghu.
Hiding and lying low? That's not Ling Yi's personality. The weak have no choice but to hide and lie low, but as a transmigrated Big Shot with two systems, hiding and lying low? That's not an option for him.
Like every Parallel World that the Protagonist a plagiarism novel travels to.
This world has none of the songs, movies, TV series, or novels I knew from my previous life.
Not only that, most of the celebrities are very young; the Red-Clad Cult Leader Dongfang" has only just debuted—can you believe it?
The Blue-Clad Cult Leader Dongfang had just participated in a beauty pageant and gained some fame.
The Fairy Sister hasn't become an immortal yet. She just starred in a flop movie, which only left the audience with a naive and innocent image. She's still a long way from Spirit Gathering.
Compared to the previous life, the entertainment industry in this world is practically a wasteland.
The entire entertainment industry is completely controlled by capital. In the north, there are the Golden, Silver, Dragon, and Double; in the south, there are the Tang, Ancient, White, and Phoenix; and besides these, there are the Tai and Sheng families in Hong Kong.
Jin refers to Jin Hai Entertainment, which manages over 200 artists, including three A-list stars and the rest being second- or third-tier artists.
However, Jin Hai Entertainment's three top-tier artists are all getting on in years, and they've been relying on their past successes and exploiting their old fans, resulting in a decline in their popularity year after year.
Other second- and third-tier artists also don't have many outstanding talents.
The key issue is that it has been almost three years since Jin Hai Entertainment produced any noteworthy works.
The movie is made, and it flops every time. Of course, this flopping refers to its poor reputation, but it doesn't affect how much money the company makes.
Ling Yi genuinely didn't understand the specifics of how it was done.
He was a complete novice, utterly clueless about the intricacies of the entertainment industry.
Although this Parallel World is indeed a vast desert waiting for the Protagonist to save it, Ling Yi doesn't believe he has the ability to turn the desert into an oasis.
He originally thought that with an entertainment company and an agent to make arrangements for him, he could just follow along.
With so many classic songs, movies, and TV scripts in his mind, he could have become famous no matter what, but in the end, he was still misled.
Zheng Yang's theory of "rules" made Ling Yi realize that he might as well just brute force his way in. Since everyone is talking about rules anyway, he Tathagata Ling Yi's rules.
If anyone gets in his way, he'll overturn their table and see if they can handle it.
Ling Yi wants to tell everyone: Laozi rules are the only rules!
Since we can't go back to the company-provided apartment,
Ling Yi then went directly to a real estate agency and rented a new apartment. It had two bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen, and one bathroom. He paid a year's rent upfront, with a deposit of one month's rent and three Ling Yi.
In his previous life, Ling Yi was an orphan. In this life, he has a younger sister, Ling Qiqi!
However, the two don't seem to have a very good relationship.
Ling Yi's father was remarried, Ling Qiqi came with her mother.
Perhaps because she couldn't understand her mother's remarriage, Ling Qiqi wasn't very friendly towards Ling Yi's family, including her mother.
A car accident completely shattered this hastily formed new family...
Ling Yi furnished his new home with a few new pieces of furniture and bought a Computer. Then he spent the whole day at home writing and copying novels.
Let's put aside the table-flipping thing for now; we need to find a way to make money first.
Although online novels in this world have been developing for more than a decade, they have remained in a lukewarm state.
Compared to the previous life, the online Literary World in this world is struggling and developing slowly, with almost all online literature platforms losing money.
The united resistance from the traditional literary world is even more ferocious than in the previous era.
They practically described online literature as a malignant tumor in the cultural sphere, the kind that would destroy the world if it weren't eradicated.
To put it bluntly, the emergence of online literature has cut off many people's path to wealth.
In the past, you could easily make a fortune by publishing a book and having everyone praise it. Now, everyone reads books online; who still reads physical books?
Knowing full well that the trend is irreversible, these people don't learn to adapt to it; instead, they throw Shitou to block the road.
The intricacies involved are no less than those in the entertainment industry; in any case, Ling Yi only grasped the general outline.
However, whether you understand it or not doesn't matter, as long as you can make money.
Ling Qiqi will be starting school next month, and Ling Yi needs to at least earn enough to cover her tuition.
However, there is one very good thing about this world, and that is the issue of copyright.
There are very comprehensive official copyright registration platforms online, and they severely punish infringement.
Of course, this doesn't apply to people like Ling Yi who had previously signed a contract of servitude.
Because the words were already in his mind, Ling Yi could simply type them out.
Ling Yi didn't even use any word processing software. After registering his author and work information on the Big Persimmon Chinese Web, he started writing directly in the website's drafts.
Copy one chapter, then post it.
In order to sign the contract as soon as possible, Ling Yi threw out a big move right from the start.
Big Persimmon Chinese Web is a unique phenomenon among online literature platforms.
It's somewhat similar to a certain persimmon website from my previous life, but there are also differences.
What they have in common is that they are all free, and they all make money through advertising and traffic.
The difference is that, because online novels in this world are severely restricted, Big Persimmon Chinese Web doesn't have much capital backing, there are no base salaries for authors.
The only way for authors to earn money is through tips/donations.
Of course, this is also why the contract terms are more lenient. Not only does the copyright belong to the author, but the revenue from reader donations is also split 20/80, with the website receiving 20% and the author 80%.
This is also one of the reasons for the slow development of online literature in the world.
If readers can get a free ride, who wouldn't? How many people actually tip? If authors don't make money, why would they bother to put in the effort to write?
Meanwhile, in Imperial Capital City, at the headquarters of Big Persimmon Chinese Web.
Lin Yueyue, a contracted editor, happened to see Ling Yi's newly published novel.
" Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils? Author Ling Yi, that name sounds familiar."
"Hmm? The prologue is a poem?"
" Bring in the Wine," is this an original poem by Ling Yi?
A moment later, Lin Yueyue slammed her hand on the table and jumped up, shouting, "Holy crap, holy crap, a genie has appeared! A genie has appeared!"
The department head Jiang Qinglan out of his office and snapped, " Xiaoyue Yueyue, what are you yelling about? Don't you want to work here anymore?"
"No way, Sister Lan, come quick! It's a master! A master!"
Lin Yueyue was already rambling incoherently.
A moment later, Jiang Qinglan, like Lin Yueyue, slammed her hand on the table and roared, "Holy crap, this is an Pete god! What are we waiting for? Sign it now!"