Lu Xiaomi heard herself say that.
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Author's Note:
Lu Xiaomi: This punishment came at just the right time (nosebleed)
Chapter 5 CP5
Lu Yu's unhesitating refusal left Chen Fu stunned. Her hand, which had been swept away, felt a sharp pain, and Chen Fu collapsed onto the carpet, exhausted.
How could that be?
"Mission failed."
Immediately afterwards, a cold, mechanical female voice came from her mind.
"Conquering Deer Island Series Quest (Part 1) 'Close Encounters with Deer Island', Quest Completion Status: Failed. Host, please continue your efforts."
...
The speaker identified himself as her system, codenamed 0505, who suddenly appeared in her mind one day. Chen Fu initially thought she was ill; she was under immense mental pressure, with setbacks in her career and physical ailments often leaving her breathless. However, 0505 told her that this predicament could be changed.
"As long as you make a contract with me and complete a series of tasks I set out, you can receive generous rewards."
What reward?
"Increase popularity, gain resources, and become a top influencer."
Like a dream, the scene from episode 0505 appeared in Chen Fu's mind as if it were real. She saw herself standing on the stage in an exquisite performance costume, smiling as she held the Best Actress trophy, and seeing the fans' bright red support signs.
...
The reward was too tempting for her, and Chen Fu agreed.
However, 0505 disappeared after the contract was signed, until three days ago when it reappeared in her mind and gave Chen Fu her first task.
"Get up close and personal with Deer Island. Mission reward: Increase popularity by 500 points for a short period of time."
Seduction was easy for her, but she didn't know what constituted intimate contact. So she painstakingly devised many opening lines, but after much thought, she decided this one was the most suitable.
Using the spilled red wine as a pretext to bridge the gap, she prostrated herself in a small apology, thinking no one would refuse such an invitation.
But now the mission has failed.
"Do I have a second chance?"
Chen Fu urgently inquired with 0505 in her mental sea.
The cold, mechanical female voice did not reappear, and Chen Fu sat exhausted on the carpet.
Messed up...
So the fake Taoist priest was torn to shreds, and his bright red dress was completely transformed into a blooming flower, which, combined with the astonished look in Chen Fu's eyes, made her look even more radiant.
Chen Fu stood up in a disheveled state and fled towards the door.
*
The first punishment was short-lived; as soon as Lu Yu finished uttering his NPC line, control of the body was returned to Lu Xiaomi. The internet-savvy mom, suppressing her urge to act out, rushed forward to help Chen Fu up, but the person in front of her clearly misunderstood Lu Xiaomi's meaning and ran away.
His first close encounter with the goddess was completely thwarted by the system, and soon, only Lu Xiaomi, who was making a hand gesture like Er Kang, was left in the room.
If I told you it was all a misunderstanding, would you believe me...?
Oh no, I messed up.
Lu Xiaomi's first meeting with her goddess ended in a farce, and she slumped onto the sofa, not wanting to move at all.
Will I get a second time with Hime-kai...?
Seeing her displeased expression, 0413 nervously tugged at Lu Xiaomi's clothes. The fox cub, lacking the rich vocabulary of humans, wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to begin, and could only whine softly.
The punishment seems obvious: excessive character out-of-character (OOC) behavior triggers the system's automatic defense mechanism. Upon detecting suspected OOC behavior in the host, 0505 temporarily strips Lu Xiaomi of her control over the character, injecting Lu Yu's correct reactions into the role. Simply put, whenever Lu Xiaomi is about to go out of character, her body automatically takes over, letting an NPC step in.
"Lu Yu" is an original character added by 0413. He is not a real person and does not have his own independent consciousness. He is more like a piece of pre-set code. So there is no need to worry that Lu Xiaomi will be completely replaced by Lu Yu one day.
"Is there a way to avoid OOC (out-of-character) penalties?"
Lu Xiaomi, sprawled on the sofa, asked,
"The system has indeed considered this issue."
The sound of 0413 came from inside the space.
"Considering the existing difficulty of role-playing, the system has decided to introduce a favorability exchange system. The host can choose any character in the story and offset the system's punishment measures by increasing their favorability towards them."
Will the favorability rating decrease accordingly after the punishment is offset?
"After offsetting the punishment, the favorability will not decrease, but it cannot be used again."
Acceptable.
"The Favorability System can only be bound to one person at a time and cannot be changed. Host, please choose your binding partner carefully."
Lu Xiaomi rolled her eyes.
If I don't choose Chen Fu, who else can I choose? Should I choose Sun Hao? It's easy to raise his favorability; I just need to give him a hairpiece every day.
This favorability exchange system had been online for a while before, but very few people chose to bind it to a romance target. As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion; often, being too concerned makes one hesitant to act, so it's better to choose an outsider.
However, the system cannot interfere with the host's choices, so 0413 can only accept the contract.
*
Although there was a slight mishap during his first meeting with Chen Fu, life must go on, and he couldn't neglect to provide her with all the necessary resources.
On her first day officially joining Xihe, Lu Xiaomi called her personal secretary and received Chen Fu's recent schedule.
The schedule didn't include any significant events; it was mostly just brand live streams.
This outcome cannot be entirely blamed on Xi and Lala's lack of effort. Chen Fu had just returned from her injury and was already in a period of career recovery. In addition, her awkward position meant the company lacked a clear direction and didn't know which direction to guide her efforts.
Lu Xiaomi knew that Chen Fu was determined to become a singing and dancing idol, and she was willing to spend a lot of money to promote Chen Fu. However, the idol market is declining year by year, and the domestic entertainment industry has not formed a sound and mature operating model. Even if two talent shows are held every year and are very popular, they cannot break the curse of these traffic idols' debut and peak.
Furthermore, Chen Fu has injured her leg and cannot dance on stage for extended periods. Returning as an idol is not the best option at present.
As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. Xihe started her career in film and television and has a lot of script resources at her disposal. It would be better to let her act.
After deciding to send Chen Fu to act, Lu Xiaomi began selecting scripts. The scripts she needed were those with concise plots, characters similar to Chen Fu herself, simple relationships, and the ability to best showcase Chen Fu's charm.
Perhaps because her goal was too specific, Lu Xiaomi spent an entire afternoon looking around but couldn't find a suitable target.
She was in a complete mess when her secretary called on the internal line. Thinking it was another meeting, she was about to say she couldn't go.
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Yan from Yanshan would like to see you. When would you be available?"
Yanshan?
This name sounds so familiar.
While giving her secretary a perfunctory answer, Lu Xiaomi typed rapidly on the search software.
It really was him.
The computer screen displayed a detailed introduction of this person: Yan Shan, a talented director who has been making waves in China in recent years. He and Sun Hao are from the same school. Unlike Sun Hao, who specializes in grand historical dramas, Yan Shan is more adept at finding unexpected and niche highlights in popular themes. This novel approach to storytelling has quickly won him a large number of young fans.
Before transmigrating into the book, Lu Xiaomi had vaguely heard that Chen Fu was sold to Xihe by Tianyu largely because of Yanshan's persuasion. Rumor had it that he saw Chen Fu's performance backstage at a certain program and felt that she possessed a rare charm that he needed, so he strongly advocated that Xihe sign Chen Fu.
Unexpectedly, Chen Fu's stage accident occurred shortly after signing with Xihe, and all the promises made in the early days were essentially shelved.
Thinking about this made Lu Xiaomi furious.
“I have time now, have him come up to see me immediately.”
Yanshan is already in his thirties, but he probably has a youthful mindset and looks like a kid in his twenties.
He folded his sunglasses and tucked them into his pocket, his wisps of hair falling loosely across his forehead. Yan Shan exuded a strong aura. Lu Xiaomi gave a dry laugh, her tone perfunctory.
"I had seen your work before I returned to China, and I greatly admire your shooting techniques..."
"No need for so many opening remarks, Mr. Lu."
Yanshan interrupted Lu Xiaomi.
"I came here today because I heard that Chen Fu is preparing to take on a role. To get straight to the point, Mr. Lu, I have a good script here, and I'm just waiting for Chen Fu."
Lu Xiaomi swallowed hard.
Okay, let's get straight to the point, I like it.
*
The feeling of failing the mission was unpleasant, and Chen Fu returned home dejectedly.
In Weicheng, where land is incredibly valuable, her rented apartment was just a one-bedroom unit of forty square meters. Lu Yu's cold rejection was a huge blow to her, and Chen Fu collapsed wearily onto the bed.
Sleepiness gradually crept in.
"The second part of the Luyu series of missions: 'Make Luyu have a significant emotional fluctuation'."
0505's voice suddenly came from the mental sea.
"The reward for completing the mission is to become the female lead in Xihe's new season's featured TV drama."
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Author's Note:
Lu Xiaomi: Fufu is finally going to film a movie!!
Chapter 6 CP6
Xihe has recently experienced three major events.
The first thing is that the big boss, Sun Hao, has been in a bad mood lately and often lashes out at his secretary. Perhaps because this is too damaging to his image, Sun Hao generously took two months of vacation and took his whole family on a trip to the United States.
Some people are saying that the big boss isn't on vacation at all, he's clearly gone abroad to get his hair done...
As for why the boss got a hair transplant...