Chapter 52

After the meal, Gu Shanhe went to the bank to handle the transfer.

Eighty million, in two installments: fifty million to the township's special financial account for road repair and school construction;

Thirty million to the "Qinghe Development Fund" account he personally established, jointly supervised by the township and the village, with the interest used for the village's public welfare undertakings.

After finishing the procedures and coming out of the bank, it was already past three in the afternoon.

The leaders still had to return to the township for a meeting, so they shook hands and said goodbye to Gu Shanhe, saying they would notify him as soon as there was progress.

Wang Jianjun stayed behind, saying he wanted to accompany Gu Shanhe for a stroll.

"Uncle Wang, you go about your business, I'll wander around by myself," Gu Shanhe said.

"Alright then, call me if anything comes up."

Wang Jianjun patted his shoulder, got into the car, and left.

Gu Shanhe stood at the bank entrance, watching the two cars drive away and disappear around the street corner.

He let out a breath, feeling the burden on his shoulders lighten a little.

The money had been transferred, and the matter had begun.

As for how it would develop later, he believed that with the system, and with the emotional points and rewards gained through editing videos, he could do even more.

But for now, he had to buy a computer first.

There was only one computer shop in town, not a large storefront, with stickers for "Lenovo Authorized" and "Asus Agent" on the glass door.

Gu Shanhe pushed the door and went in; there was only a young man in the shop, lying behind the counter playing a game, not even looking up: "Feel free to look around."

Gu Shanhe walked around; the models on display were all low-end, with processors from several years ago, small memory, and not to mention the graphics cards.

He knocked on the counter.

"Do you have anything with higher specs? For video editing."

The young man finally looked up, saw Gu Shanhe's attire, paused, and hurriedly put down his phone.

"Yes, yes, yes, what price range are you looking for, boss?"

"Around ten thousand, a laptop, with better performance."

"Ten thousand?" The young man's eyes lit up.

"Yes, yes, just arrived, ROG Strix G6, i7 processor, 16G memory, 1T SSD, RTX3060 graphics card; it's definitely enough for gaming and video editing!"

Gu Shanhe looked at the specs; they were okay.

He asked again: "Do you have it in stock?"

"Yes! I'll get it for you right now!"

The young man ran into the back room and brought out an unopened box.

Unboxing, inspection, booting up, running benchmarks, all in one go.

Gu Shanhe tried it out; the feel was good, the screen colors were nice, so this was it.

He paid twelve thousand, and the young man even threw in a mousepad and a computer bag.

Gu Shanhe carried the computer out and drove home.

By the time he got home, the sun was already setting.

In the courtyard, his mother was hanging clothes, and his father was repairing a hoe.

Seeing him return, Su Qingyin wiped her hands.

"Back? Have you eaten? Mom will heat something up for you."

"I've eaten, I ate in town."

Gu Shanhe raised the computer bag in his hand.

"I bought a computer, have some work to handle."

"Then you go ahead, Mom won't bother you."

Su Qingyin said, then remembered something.

"By the way, your Uncle Wang came by again this afternoon, saying the county approved the road repair, and the construction team will arrive tomorrow to start from the village entrance."

"So fast?"

"They said it's because your money is in place, the leaders attach great importance to it, and they are handling it as a special case."

Su Qingyin smiled, "The whole village is overjoyed, saying you are truly a living Bodhisattva."

Gu Shanhe smiled and said nothing; he wasn't a living Bodhisattva, he just did what he should have done.

Returning to his room, he closed the door.

Gu Shanhe opened the new computer, connected to his phone's hotspot, and downloaded editing software.

The performance of the laptop he bought was indeed good; the software installed quickly and ran smoothly.

He plugged in the external hard drive, which contained the materials he had organized in advance—text, images, and video clips about the "Ten Greatest Emperors in Chinese History."

That's right, he was preparing to edit a new video.

Last time he posted "Ranking the Ten Greatest Heroes of China," the system rewarded him with massive emotional points and unlocked equity in the Liuguang Pavilion Hotel and Huawei Security Group.

This time, the ones he was ranking were the "Greatest Emperors," which carried more weight, had a greater impact, and the rewards would surely be even more generous.

Moreover, the system had just upgraded.

Last night, he edited the video until nine o'clock, and the moment he finished, the system notification sounded in his mind:

【System upgraded to V2.0, new features unlocked】

【Feature 1: Million Emotional Points Lucky Draw. Every 1 million emotional points accumulated grants one lucky draw chance; prizes are random, including but not limited to real-world assets, special skills, system items, etc.】

【Feature 2: Cross-temporal Bullet Chat Interaction. During the Sky Screen broadcast, audiences from various dynasties can send bullet chats, and the host can view and reply through the system panel, achieving real-time interaction.】

【Feature 3: Cross-temporal Gift Exchange. The host can send gifts to characters appearing on the Sky Screen (no emotional points required), and the other party can also return gifts.】

【Feature 4: Host Identity Upgrade. In the perception of the recipients, the host will become an "Immortal from Beyond the Heavens," possessing supreme authority and mysterious power.】

Gu Shanhe was shocked at the time.

Bullet chat interaction? Gift exchange? And it didn't cost emotional points? This upgrade was too powerful.

Especially the last one—"Immortal from Beyond the Heavens"—this meant his status in the eyes of those emperors would undergo a earth-shaking change.

Before, he was just a "later-generation ranker," but now, he could be a "bestower," a "judge," or even... a "god."

There were so many ways to play with this.

Gu Shanhe took a deep breath, opened the editing software, and imported the materials.

The video he was making this time would have a livelier style, be more down-to-earth, and include a large number of internet memes and funny roasts.

To put it bluntly, those emperors also loved to watch the excitement, listen to gossip, and roast each other.

What he wanted to do was provide a stage for them to argue, make a scene, and tear each other apart in the bullet chats.

The more intense the emotions, the higher the emotional points, and the more generous his rewards would be.

Moreover, this time there was a bullet chat feature; he could interact in real-time, or even lead the rhythm, fanning the flames...

Gu Shanhe hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile, his fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard.

Time passed minute by minute, the sky outside the window grew dark, and his mother came to knock on the door to call him for dinner; he responded, saying he would be there immediately.

After dinner.

Gu Shanhe finished hurriedly and ducked back into his room.

Su Qingyin and Gu Huaijin looked at each other and said nothing.

Their son had grown up and had his own things to attend to; they didn't understand, but they supported him.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the video was finally finished.

With a total duration of fifty-eight minutes, from tenth to first place, each emperor had a dedicated segment, covering their merits and faults, anecdotes, plus various ghost-style edits and internet memes.

Gu Shanhe checked it from beginning to end, confirmed there were no problems, saved, and exported it.

Then he rested early.

As soon as he woke up the next day, Gu Shanhe opened the system panel.

【Video ready, publish?】

【Yes/No】

Gu Shanhe clicked "Yes."

【Video publishing...】

【Sky Screen deploying...】

【Establishing links with various dynasties...】

【Link successful!】

【Sky Screen covered: Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing...】

【Audience connection count: continuously growing...】

Gu Shanhe stared at the system panel.

It displayed the real-time emotional point count, the numbers jumping crazily, rapidly climbing from single digits to hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions...

He took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.

The good show had begun.