An unexpected windfall: how do you raise portrayal progress after your character wraps up?

Standing backstage, watching Song Qi, the Protagonist, sing passionately on stage, Ling Yi stroked his chin, pondering a very serious problem.

What exactly is the role of Su Ming, the character he plays, in the novel?

The story spans a dozen or so chapters, and Su Ming has only appeared for less than a week, and in that week, he only made two appearances.

Su Ming's only apparent purpose seems to be to trick the Protagonist into participating in this talent show.

If I had to pinpoint its role, it would be as the Protagonist's initial guide NPC; nothing more.

Ling Yi looked towards the stage and then towards the four judges in the audience.

According to the original plot, Song Qi, who should have advanced, did not.

This is just a regional competition, with only ten people advancing in total, and the list of those advancing has already been decided internally.

Song Qi angrily confronted several judges on stage, then slammed down his microphone and stormed off.

Afterwards, Song Qi worked as a street performer for a few days and met a live streamer named Han Maimai.

With Han Maimai's help, he became a popular online singer and began his rise to fame.

But none of this mattered to Ling Yi. He had already delivered his first line, and when the Protagonist left, he even forgot about Ling Yi's existence.

Ling Yi will appear again in six days.

Heartbroken after his musical dreams and aspirations to become a star were shattered, Su Ming decided to return to his rural hometown, get married, have children, and live a simple life.

After Su Ming and the Protagonist Song Qi had a farewell drink, filming wrapped up, and Su Ming would not appear again.

"But what should we do during these six days?"

Walking on the streets of Huadu, Ling Yi was at a loss for what to do.

I checked the progress on the system panel; it's at 50%.

Seeing this level of acting skill, Ling Yi was officially confirmed to have guessed.

As long as he plays his role faithfully, he can achieve a high level of performance.

Although Su Ming only appeared once and said only one sentence, he did what he was supposed to do, so the system would recognize his performance.

In other words, as long as Ling Yi honestly appears again six days later, he can achieve a decent level of performance.

However, achieving 100% accuracy in portraying the character is impossible.

Ling Yi followed the original character's storyline in the first world, yet he still only achieved a 60% role-playing percentage, right?

There must still be something Ling Yi doesn't understand.

Everything will have to wait until six days later, after Su Ming's scenes are finished.

Just then, Ling Yi happened to see a jewelry store.

This made Ling Yi's heart stir.

I wonder if there are any Spiritual Qi jade stones in this world.

The Spiritual Qi jade is very important to Ling Yi. Although Ling Yi's current cultivation level is stuck and he cannot break through due to the lack of a cultivation technique, the Thunder Dragon Bloodline can continue to advance through Spiritual Qi.

Without the Spiritual Qi jade, Ling Yi would only be able to get struck by lightning.

Otherwise, with Ling Yi's current Eighth Tier Thunder Dragon Bloodline, ordinary electricity would be useless against him.

After entering the jewelry store, he looked around, then took out a piece of Spiritual Qi jade and asked the clerk, "Do you have this kind of jade here?"

The shop assistant was a petite and pretty girl. After looking at the jade, she shook her head and said, "This jade is so beautiful. I've never seen jade like this before. Wait a minute, I'll go ask my grandfather."

After the girl finished speaking, she ran upstairs to the second floor and came out a few minutes later with an elderly man.

The old man first sized up Ling Yi before looking at the Spiritual Qi jade in Ling Yi's hand.

After examining the jade in Ling Yi's hand, the old man shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This isn't any rare jade. It's called Blue Shattered Jade, a very common type of jade found in jade mines."

"But Grandpa, why have I never seen it before? I think it's quite beautiful."

"Yes, in terms of appearance, this Blue Shattered Jade is indeed very beautiful, but this kind of jade is very difficult to preserve. After leaving the mine, it will develop cracks in as little as three days or as long as three to five months."

"Once a crack appears, it becomes incredibly fragile; it will crumble into powder if you squeeze it with your hand."

Ling Yi suppressed his excitement and asked, "Grandpa, you're the owner here, aren't you?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, young man, I don't know who you bought it from. You must have been cheated."

Ling Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss, I need this kind of jade. It's fifty yuan per kilogram. I'll take as much as you have."

The old man was very curious. This kind of Blue Shattered Jade were worthless, and each mine would produce more than ten tons of them. They were worth fifty yuan per kilogram, which was not cheap.

That's equivalent to 50,000 yuan per ton, and for more than ten tons, that's 500,000 to 600,000 yuan.

"Young man, may I ask what you need this jade for?"

Ling Yi shook his head and said, "I have other uses for it, but let me make it clear first, I don't want it if it has cracks."

Seeing that Ling Yi was unwilling to talk about it, the old man didn't press further, since it was a trade secret.

However, he immediately frowned and said, "This thing is very difficult to preserve. If you want it, you'll have to buy it in person."

"No need for that. This thing can be preserved for a long time simply by being placed in a solid wooden box."

"A solid wood box will do?" The old man really didn't know that.

"Right!"

"That makes things easier. If your method works, I can get you a truckload in a few days, at least ten tons."

"However, from a business perspective, we need to sign a contract and pay a deposit."

Ling Yi was stunned for a moment. He suddenly remembered a very embarrassing problem: he had no money.

Su Ming was just an ordinary person. Before participating in the talent show, he only had Wu Bai yuan left.

I have less than a hundred yuan left in my pocket.

Ling Yi coughed lightly and asked, "Grandpa, do you collect antiques?"

"I don't accept things that come from the ground."

"The old man is trying to hide. It's a legitimate item, brought back from abroad, with a certificate of Appraisal."

The old man frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Bring it here so I can take a look!"

"Please wait a moment, sir."

Ling Yi left the shop, found a secluded spot, and took out an item he had brought from the " School Belle " world from his Personal Space.

This is a pure gold cesium scepter, with an oversized ruby set at the top.

This thing is worth sixty million dollars in the world of " School Belle ".

The old man clearly knew his stuff. He then called over some other old men, and after a round of Appraisal and confirmation that it was genuine, they haggled over the price. In the end, when Ling Yi left, his bank account had an extra ten million.

In addition, the old man owed him 30 million worth of Spiritual Qi jade.

That is, 600 tons of Spiritual Qi jade.

With these Spiritual Qi jade stones, Ling Yi will have enough time to cultivate.

Unexpectedly, there are pleasant surprises in this world.

In that case, the role-playing progress needs to be at least 80% complete, meaning the system needs to have included this world in its database.

Ideally, it should reach over 90% to avoid the limitation of only being able to take out one item from your Personal Space.

Back in his rented room, he shut himself off from the world and began a period of seclusion, focusing on self-cultivation.

Three days later, Feng Fengming, the owner of the jewelry store, called Ling Yi.

The first batch of Spiritual Qi jade stones has arrived.

It weighed a full twelve tons, Ling Yi quickly went to receive it.

Once Ling Yi saw that these jade stones were indeed Spiritual Qi jade stones, he finally felt relieved.

Ling Yi's biggest fear is that the jade stones may be exactly the same, but they may not contain Spiritual Qi, which would mean all his efforts would be in vain.

Ling Yi then rented a warehouse and stored the jade inside. To prevent any accidents, he also set up a large number of Ling Yi Qimen Array inside and outside the warehouse.

Now, everything is ready except for the progress.

As for what the Protagonist is busy with or what stage the plot has reached, Ling Yi doesn't care at all right now.

In this world, Ling Yi had absolutely no intention of causing trouble.

If it weren't for the unexpected gain of the Spiritual Qi jade, Ling Yi would probably have left after completing the basic role-playing progress.

Three more days passed, and as the plot unfolded, Ling Yi called the Protagonist.

After following the script exactly and having a farewell drink with the Protagonist, Su Ming's role was considered completely finished.

However, looking at the system panel showing only 60% progress, Ling Yi found it somewhat difficult to understand.

"So, is it not enough to just follow the script exactly? Or do we have to cause trouble?"

We definitely need to stir things up, but how to do it is the question.

Force the Protagonist offline?

" School Belle " Shi Ling Yi has done this before, but she only made it to a maximum of 80%.

Ling Yi couldn't help but shift his focus back to the character he was playing, Su Ming.

Su Ming wants to become a singer, a star. But what if, outside the original storyline, Su Ming actually became a star?

Ling Yi had Yinyin idea of what might be going on.

Perhaps, the key to achieving a 100% portrayal is the character played by Ling Yi.

What is the Protagonist doing right now?

Ling Yi took out his phone and searched online. Oh, he found that someone was currently arguing with a popular celebrity named Kuku.

Recalling the plot, it seems that Kuku suspected that Song Qi didn't write the songs he sang, and that there must be a team behind him.

Tell Song Qi not to use the guise of self-created works to attract attention.

Ling Yi scratched his head. "Is this Kuku stupid? Is it original content or does she have a team? What the hell does it matter?"

What does having so many classic songs mean?

This means that whether they are individuals or teams, they all have the ability to create classics.

Why go against the Protagonist? Wouldn't it be better to work together and make money?

There's a saying online, " The Jianghu is all about human relationships and social skills," and this circle is no exception.

What's there to fight about?

Even if I thought about it, these things had nothing to do with him, so why was I worrying about them?

You should think about how to make your character a star.

Does he have to take the Protagonist's path and become a plagiarist?

However, although he can sing, he can't remember most of the songs.

Fortunately, Su Ming knows how to write lyrics and compose music. It doesn't matter if he can't remember everything; as long as he has a general melody, he can fill in the rest himself. It shouldn't be too bad, right?

Su Ming doesn't have any cheat codes, so what can he do?

Since I'm basically free anyway, I might as well give it a try.

Ling Yi checked and found that Song Qi sang a total of four songs in seven days.

Fairy Tale, the first time, praying to Buddha, and friends with David Lui's version.

These four songs were not chosen by Song Qi, but rather drawn by Song Qi through a lottery using his "golden finger" feature.

Song Qi's cheat code is the Reputation Lottery System.

Become famous, cause trouble, gain Reputation Points, and use those Reputation Points to participate in a lottery. As for what song you get, it's completely random.

It's a cheat system that's been overused by countless Protagonist.

He definitely can't use the songs that Song Qi has sung again.

Ling Yi could only remember a limited number of songs, and Ling Yi only liked old songs, especially those from the 70s and 80s.

For example, The Fence Woman and Gou, Huangtu High Slope, the Broken Hearts Alliance, Sister, You Go Boldly Forward, Ninth Sister, Pink Memories, The Little Girl Under the Streetlight...

Those who have heard these songs are probably all old now; let's take a trip down memory lane.

As for why Ling Yi likes these songs, it's because the author... cough cough!