Chapter 157: The Upgraded System (Subscription Requested)

Late at night...

Tomorrow, Yang Qing and the others were heading back to Yangcheng. After taking a bath, little Qiu'er was carried away by Zhao Yuzhu to sleep with her.

At Zhao Yuzhu and her peers' age, what they wished for most was actually for their children to get married and then give birth to a little one for them to take care of.

The older people get, the more childlike they become; they grow increasingly fond of children.

Lying in bed, Yang Qing looked at the bright moonlight outside, his thoughts drifting.

It was only tonight that he finally learned the full picture of Qin Xue's family from Qin Hao.

Both Qin Xue's paternal and maternal grandfathers were veteran heroes and comrades-in-arms who had shared life-and-death bonds. After peace was established, her paternal grandfather chose to go into business, while her maternal grandfather remained in active service.

After experiencing the trials of time and achieving a certain level of success, the elders of the Qin and Zhao families met again and proposed letting the younger generation interact. If it worked out, they would tie the knot; if not, they would simply become friends. After all, the two families were of the same generation of friendship, so there was no need to force a political marriage just to maintain their good relations.

Therefore, Qin Xue's parents had a free-恋爱 (romance-driven) marriage, followed by the older generation stepping down behind the scenes to enjoy their twilight years in peace, leaving the younger generation to take over.

Not to mention Qin Xue's mother, Zhao Yuzhu, who was a vice-minister in a crucial department of Huaguo, her father, Qin Jianye, was a director of Qin's Entertainment, ranking in the top three across Huaguo, representing an absolute controlling stake.

Qin's Entertainment primarily focused on film and television as well as music, while branching into subsidiary industries such as game development and operation, advertising design, catering, and tourism.

Currently, not to mention how many first- and second-tier movie stars and singers were signed under Qin's, there were three Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Queens alone, alongside two Best Actors, one Best Actress, and one Best Television Actress.

It could be said that this was a massive entertainment empire! And Qin Xue was the undisputed princess of this empire!

As Yang Qing digested this information in his mind, a trace of a bitter smile involuntarily curled up the corners of his lips, which soon transformed into a smile of fortunate happiness a moment later.

Yes, fortunate!

For a princess of an entertainment empire to fall in love with a poor guy like him in the mortal world—if that wasn't fortune, what was?

Moreover, from the personalities and conduct of Qin Xue and Qin Hao, it was clear that they lacked the arrogance and bias typically found among wealthy scions, nor did they have any bad habits, showing the excellence of their family upbringing.

As he pondered... Yang Qing's mind once again replayed what Qin Hao had said to him in the kitchen tonight:

"Brother-in-law, join forces with me. It doesn't matter if you don't know how; I'm a beginner too. I believe in your talent, and I believe in my ability! As long as we work hard, we will definitely team up and turn the old man's world upside down!"

"Trust me, this is the quickest shortcut for you to gain success and achievement! You don't want my sister to wait for you for ten or eight years, do you..."

Echoing Qin Hao's words in his mind, Yang Qing chuckled softly and murmured, "The fastest shortcut, you say? In that case, then..."

Closing his eyes slightly, he entered the upgraded system for the very first time.

"Ding! Welcome, host. Would you like to open the self-purchase interface?"

The familiar system voice rang out, yet Yang Qing felt that this time, the system's voice seemed to carry a hint of emotion.

Looking at the choice bar that popped up before him, he clicked "Yes" without the slightest hesitation.

"Ding! Self-purchase interface opened successfully! Congratulations to the host for unlocking a new function, rewarded with one designated role 'Real Scene Simulation Experience Card'!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for collecting ten 'Real Scene Simulation Experience Cards'. Would you like to synthesize them?"

Stunned for a moment as if struck by a pleasant surprise, Yang Qing said in a deep voice, "Synthesize!"

"Hum!"

Strims of flowing light flickered, and instantly ten experience cards appeared on the interface, then began to spin. A moment later, the light flared brightly, and the ten cards instantly converged toward the center, synthesizing into a golden card bearing a line of text:

"Experience card designated role: 'Zeng Shuai', movie: 'Lost and Love'!"

Yang Qing looked at this newly synthesized experience card, turning it over and over in his hands before finally falling into a blank, dazed contemplation.

How on earth was this thing supposed to be used? There was no movement at all—at least give a hint.

"Ding!"

Just as he was muttering this complaint, the system seemed to sense his thoughts, and the prompt tone sounded once again:

"The host can enter the self-purchase interface to consume achievement points to purchase the movie 'Lost and Love'. Once purchased successfully, you can use the experience card to enter the role experience!"

Yang Qing: ......

So this thing still required him to spend his own "money" to enjoy!

"Sigh, how boring..."

With a weary and heartfelt sigh, he entered the self-purchase interface.

"Movies, TV series, animations, anime, songs, musical compositions, variety shows, props, attributes—a total of nine self-purchase sections."

Looking at the categories of the self-purchase interface appearing before him, a smile curled the corners of Yang Qing's lips.

This would make things much convenient in the future; he would never have to waste achievement points on lucky draws again. Simply amazing!

Driven by curiosity, Yang Qing first clicked on the attribute interface, and then the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Comprehension value: 10 achievement points, Constitution value: 20 achievement points, Charm value: 30 achievement points!"

"Damn! Is this fake? This silly thing actually requires 30 achievement points for Charm, even higher than Comprehension! Could this be the alternative interpretation that relying on one's looks is easier than relying on one's intelligence?!"

Yang Qing muttered a somewhat feeble complaint, then closed the attribute interface without wanting to look any further and opened the prop interface.

"Phy—Physical... Experience Card?!!"

Yang Qing was stunned once again as he looked at the items in the prop interface.

Yes, there was only one kind of item in the entire prop interface, which was the "Real Scene Simulation" experience card, but it came in different types.

Experience cards were mainly divided into three categories: Any Role Experience Card, Supporting Role Experience Card, and Protagonist Experience Card. Moreover, only one card of any type was needed to experience a role, eliminating the need to synthesize ten cards.

The purchase price for each type of experience card also varied: 30 achievement points for any role, 50 achievement points for a supporting role, and 100 achievement points for a protagonist.

"Sigh, I can't bear to look—I'm broke!"

Yang Qing's heart was stabbed once again by the listed prices. Sighing helplessly, he opened the movie interface with dwindling enthusiasm.

Since he already had a ready-made role experience card, he might as well check the purchase price of the movie "Lost and Love" first.

Without delay and getting straight to the point, Yang Qing typed "Lost and Love" into the search bar of the interface...

"Huh, this movie..."

Looking at the synopsis below the movie "Lost and Love", Yang Qing fell into a deep sense of grievance and helplessness.

As expected, I was being manipulated by the system.

I just rescued a baby from traffickers in real life, and as a result, you arrange a role experience card for a movie like this for me. Truly...

Clicking to purchase, another interface instantly popped up: Movie "Lost and Love", production cost 10 million, purchase requires 100 achievement points!

"Ding! The host's current achievement point balance is 150 points. Would you like to consume 100 achievement points to purchase the movie 'Lost and Love'?"

Yang Qing: "Hehe... Trying to trick me into spending 'money' again. The 150 points I just got haven't even warmed up yet, hehe... Buy!"

"Ding! Movie 'Lost and Love' purchased successfully. Achievement point balance is 50 points. Would the host like to use the role experience card for the experience?"

"No!"

Yang Qing rejected it without even thinking.

Are you kidding? He was setting off back to Yangcheng tomorrow morning. Who knew how long this experience would take? If he couldn't wake up tomorrow morning, the joke would be on him.

Exiting the system, Yang Qing gently opened his closed eyes. Looking at the night view outside the window, a smile hooked the corners of his mouth.

Movies, huh... Bring it on!