Chapter 194: System Upgrade Task: I Am a Big Star

"Charm System upgrade task generation complete, task being issued..."

"Task Name: I Am a Big Star."

"Task Description: As a qualified Male God, charm is by no means supported solely by an outwardly handsome appearance and a bulging wallet. A true charming Male God must possess both virtue and talent, and be cultivated both internally and externally; among these, talent is the key core. Please, Host, within the three-month time limit, break through the situation in the entertainment industry, make a name for yourself, and become a household-name big star."

"Task Objective: Become a big star within three months. The specific quantitative indicators are as follows:"

"Social Media Influence Indicator: Total followers on mainstream social platforms such as Weibo and Douyin must exceed 5 million, topic popularity must be stably maintained in the top 20 of the platform's trending topics list, and the cumulative reading volume of the topics must reach over 100 million."

"Entertainment Work Achievement Indicator: Successfully release at least one hit single, with the single exceeding 10 million plays on mainstream music platforms and entering the top 10 of the hit song charts, or participate in a highly-watched film or television drama in the film and television field, with a screen time of no less than 30 minutes, and the drama's premiere ratings or online viewership must rank in the top 5 among works in the same period."

"Offline Activity Popularity Indicator: Hold a personal solo performance (concert, fan meeting, etc.), with an on-site audience of no less than 【number missing in source】 people, and after the event, the audience satisfaction survey score must reach 8 points (out of 10) or higher."

"The task starts immediately. Please, Host, take action as soon as possible and complete the upgrade task within the time stipulated by the system. At that time, the Charm System will automatically upgrade to the intermediate system, unlocking more permissions. If all three task indicators cannot be completed within the stipulated time, the system upgrade task will be judged as a failure, the system will be automatically sealed for two years, 50% of experience will be deducted, and the upgrade task cannot be triggered again within five years."

Lin Dazhi woke up early in the morning, and just after finishing washing up, he received the upgrade task gift package delivered by the system.

Lin Dazhi stared at the bathroom mirror opposite him, or more accurately, was reading the system upgrade task description.

"A big star? Has the system changed its style?"

"Other people become stars to make money; I'm already so rich, what's the point of being a star?"

Looking at this system upgrade task, Lin Dazhi tried hard to digest the information inside.

Then, he began to calculate his own situation.

Lin Dazhi's artistic genes were actually quite good; he could play the guitar and sang quite well, and when he was in school, he had even won second prize in the city-wide campus song competition.

Of course, that was among ordinary people. If placed in the circle of professionals, Lin Dazhi's level was not enough to be seen.

Although he had money and could spend it to throw resources and traffic at himself, looking at the system's task description, just throwing money wouldn't be enough to complete this task. Whether it was the hit single or the audience satisfaction indicator, these required real-deal quality to speak for themselves; just throwing money would be tough!

"Huh? There are also task auxiliary items?" Lin Dazhi glanced at the end of the task and found there was actually an attachment, labeled: Task Auxiliary Items.

He used his intent to control the opening of the auxiliary items, and a new instruction immediately popped up:

"System upgrade task 'I Am a Big Star' auxiliary items: Primary Popular Singing Technique, Primary Guitar Playing Technique. Use now? Yes/No."

"Damn it, the system is actually quite thoughtful." Seeing the system prompt, Lin Dazhi hurriedly chose "Yes."

The next moment, he suddenly felt that his brain had gained a lot of professional knowledge about singing and guitar playing.

Lin Dazhi's hands felt a bit itchy; he finished washing up in a flash and rushed to the instrument room on the third floor.

This room had been decorated for him by Bai Weiwei because she knew he could play the guitar. On the professional instrument rack to the side, more than a dozen electric and acoustic guitars were neatly arranged, all of them top-tier models from big brands like Gibson, Martin, and Taylor, most of which were limited editions.

If the price of this row of guitars were converted, one million wouldn't even cover it; placed outside, it could almost buy a small apartment. But for Lin Dazhi's current net worth, it was merely a drop in the bucket.

He casually took down a limited-edition Gibson Hummingbird, plucked the strings lightly, and the moving sound of the guitar immediately flowed through the room.

A dark mass in a room, high and muffled, two souls panting heavily, dust and smoke rising everywhere...

Under the accompaniment of quiet broken chords, Lin Dazhi's singing voice slowly rose, his low and slightly magnetic voice rendering this unknown song exceptionally moving.

Lin Dazhi didn't know what this song was called. The reason he could sing this song was entirely because when he used the "Spirit Communion Card" item to summon Liu Haibo's late wife Li Hui, she had sung it for him. At the time, because he felt the melody of this song was moving and mournful, and especially pleasant to hear, Lin Dazhi remembered it after hearing it just once.

Li Hui told him that this song came from another world called Earth, and she was living there now, living a very happy life.

"Next Qingming, I will go to the sound book to sacrifice to you, still listening, still quiet."

After Lin Dazhi finished singing this song, he suddenly remembered that in a few days it would be the Qingming Festival.

Thinking of the gentle woman with whom he had been intimate twice in his dreams, a smile of reminiscence rippled across Lin Dazhi's lips.

He got up and put the guitar back on the instrument rack, and only when he turned around did he discover that Sun Xiaomei had been standing at the door at some point, her beautiful and cute face now covered in tears.

"When did you come? Why are you crying?" Lin Dazhi asked with some surprise.

"Lin, this song is too beautiful, what is it called?" Sun Xiaomei wiped her tears and asked.

She had just woken up and gone to Lin Dazhi's room, intending to give him a morning kiss, but she didn't see anyone after entering the room and heard movement in the third-floor instrument room, so she came up to take a look, only to be instantly attracted by Lin Dazhi's singing.

She had graduated from the music conservatory with a major in piano, and her artistic appreciation ability was absolutely professional. She liked the song Lin Dazhi sang the moment she heard it. Although the melody of this song was simple and the lyrics were plain as speech, it was precisely from this kind of storytelling narration that a power that pierced the heart was revealed!

She usually liked to pay attention to the pop music scene and also liked to sing. From her professional perspective and appreciation ability, the song Lin Dazhi just sang had excellent lyrics and music, and it could definitely be counted as a rare masterpiece in the Blue Star music circle in the last ten years!

But the problem was, why had she never heard such a beautiful song before?

Hearing Sun Xiaomei's question, Lin Dazhi casually bluffed, "I made it up, it doesn't have a name yet. How about you name it?"

Hearing Lin Dazhi's words, Sun Xiaomei's eyes widened in surprise.

Original?

This was actually an original?!