4: Chapter 4: The Movie Queen Appears

"Ding!"

The notification sound for the arrival of 50,000 rang, and Chen Shaoping grinned.

He immediately sent the full video to Yang Mi.

In the paparazzi circle, there is an unwritten rule: "one fish, two meals" is strictly forbidden.

If you break the rules, you definitely won't be able to survive in the circle; it's much more serious than exposing fake news.

So, after sending the video to Yang Mi, he deleted everything on his phone.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing a piece of intelligence. You have gained 1 paparazzi point.]

"Eh?"

"System, what are paparazzi points used for?"

[The System Mall has opened. paparazzi points can be exchanged for items in the mall.]

A large light screen appeared in Chen Shaoping's mind.

His heart pounded at what he saw, and he danced with excitement.

The screen was full of entertainment classics from his hometown, including songs, scripts, operas, novels, poems, art, and so on.

Two tears of excitement trickled down from the corners of Chen Shaoping's eyes. These would be his solace when he missed home, and he was determined to let them regain their glory in this world.

He skimmed through them quickly; songs generally only required 1-3 paparazzi points to exchange, while scripts and novels were a bit more expensive.

It seemed he would have to be more careful with future intelligence.

"Second Bo, you transferred 50,000 to me, so I'll give you a surprise too."

"System, exchange a song for me."

Then he took out his phone and dialed Wang Bo's number.

As for Wang Bo, he had also been dead drunk last night, but he had a girlfriend who wiped him down and gave him honey water.

When he woke up this morning, his head didn't ache and his body didn't smell.

His decision to switch from composing to singing was made at his girlfriend's suggestion.

Because she was a manager, one who was five years older than Wang Bo.

Her name was Li Qian, a mature and capable woman.

However, after finding out Wang Bo had lent money to Chen Shaoping, the two had a few arguments.

Now, one sat at one end of the sofa and the other at the other end, neither speaking to the other.

"Ring ring, ring ring!"

The sound of the phone broke the silence between them.

Li Qian also turned her head to look at Wang Bo, wanting to know who was calling.

"Da Ping, what's up?"

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up, Wang Bo spoke with a hint of pleading.

"Sister Qian, Da Ping asked to meet. I'm going out for a bit, okay?"

"Wait a moment, let me change my clothes, and we'll go together." Li Qian stood up and walked toward the bedroom.

"Darling, why don't you skip it? Since I've already lent the money, I've lent it. Next time, I'll definitely discuss it with you first."

Wang Bo was worried Li Qian would ask Chen Shaoping for the money back, so his tone was a bit heavy.

"Wang Bo, is that how you see me?"

"I just thought we could have lent it to him a bit later. If we bought a song, maybe we could have lent him 200,000 directly next month."

"Right now, 50,000 isn't very useful to him; it won't solve his actual problems, and he'll still have to find other ways."

Li Qian voiced her thoughts aggrievedly.

Wang Bo realized he had misunderstood Li Qian and felt incredibly guilty, thinking he was a real jerk.

"Baby, I was wrong. Forgive me, hit me."

After speaking, he took Li Qian's hand and guided it toward his own face.

"Pfft!"

Li Qian was amused and scolded, "Then do you still want me to go with you?"

"Yes, of course."

"Mua."

On the other side.

After hanging up, Chen Shaoping went to the coffee shop near the Aurora Western Restaurant.

After ordering a latte for himself, he sat down and carefully scrolled through his phone.

He then discovered that none of the classic works from Earth existed here.

He could exchange them from the System Mall at will without worrying about plagiarism.

Furthermore, the system had already handled all the copyrights for the works exchanged from the mall.

For this reason, the system even specifically asked Chen Shaoping to think of a pen name.

*Slurp!*

Chen Shaoping took a sip of coffee, his eyes not leaving his phone screen for a second.

He stared intently at the beauty dancing a classical dance in the video and swallowed hard.

"Da Ping, what are you looking at so intently?" Wang Bo sat down opposite him and asked.

"Oh! You're already looking at beauties? It seems you've moved on from the breakup." Li Qian pursed her lips and teased.

Chen Shaoping was somewhat embarrassed; he immediately turned off his phone screen and stood up.

"Sister Qian, you're here too. Please, have a seat."

"Da Ping, I was originally going to go last night too. But if I were there, you four brothers wouldn't have been able to fully let loose and drink to your heart's content."

"But seeing your state today and this outfit, I'm relieved."

Li Qian smiled and sat down.

Wang Bo also sat beside her, their held hands not yet letting go.

Looking at the two of them showing off their affection everywhere, Chen Shaoping thought about giving them a little trouble.

"Sister Qian, Second Bo transferred 50,000 to me last night. You didn't make him kneel on a washboard?"

"I see his feet are still quite nimble."

Wang Bo kicked him from under the table, hitting Chen Shaoping right on the shin.

"My girlfriend is wise and magnanimous; your ex-girlfriend isn't even fit to carry her shoes."

Li Qian slapped Wang Bo; she was worried Chen Shaoping would get angry at such a belittlement of Li Wei.

Chen Shaoping bent down and rubbed his aching shin, grimacing in pain.

"Second Bo, couldn't you be a bit gentler? It hurts like hell."

"Stop being dramatic. Just tell me why you called me here; don't interfere with us going to the movies."

Chen Shaoping chuckled inwardly and muttered: "If I send this to you and you're still in the mood for a movie, I'll consider myself the loser."

"Check your phone. I've sent something to it."

This was the song he had exchanged from the system. The system had thoughtfully sent it directly to the designated phone.

The song didn't just have lyrics and a score; even the arrangement and MV were detailed beyond measure.

Wang Bo took a look at the file, his eyes widening in total shock.

His mouth began to mumble and hum.

"How clear My Sky is, a transparent promise is a promise of the past..."

"..."

Li Qian also leaned in, her head resting on Wang Bo's left shoulder.

Ten minutes passed.

Wang Bo was so excited he nearly knocked over the coffee on the table. "Da Ping, this is for me? Where did you get it?"

"I wrote it, of course. As for the follow-up, you two figure it out. I'm heading out first."

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over Chen Shaoping, leaving the two with a tall, gold-rimmed silhouette.

...

After leaving them, Chen Shaoping first went to the Jingjiang Hotel and checked into Room 274.

Then he went to the Aurora Western Restaurant; he needed to make some preparations in advance.

The hotel was right next to the restaurant; the two were very close.

The tables here basically required reservations. He couldn't guarantee that the seat he took would allow for a good shot of the target.

"Hello, sir! Which table have you reserved?"

"Table 1."

Before reserving the spot, Chen Shaoping could only get a rough idea of the restaurant's layout through pictures online. He chose Table 1 because it offered a view of almost all the other seats.

"Sir, please come this way." The waiter led the way.

Upon reaching Table 1, he ordered a steak and then excused himself to the restroom.

There weren't many customers in the shop. While the waiter wasn't paying attention, he placed several hidden cameras in the corners.

Once there were no blind spots, he returned to his seat.

More and more people gradually arrived, mostly couples on dates.

Someone like him, alone, appeared very conspicuous; everyone who entered glanced at him.

The time reached 19:00. The Li Lulu, Li Lulu, wearing a white hat, leaned against a young, handsome lad and walked in, her face beaming with joy.