Chen Fang was both surprised and puzzled.
A golden finger, essential for a transmigrator! But a Negative Emotion Value System, why does it sound a bit… improper?
For a celebrity, shouldn't it be a Popularity Value? Is Negative Emotion Value specifically for career-ending scandals?
【This system, after fully loading, determines the host's specialty based on the emotions he makes others feel. It has ultimately been chosen as the Negative Emotion Value System. This system will assist the host in becoming a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry, a stabilizing force radiating immense light amidst the filth!】
Is it really necessary to describe a troublemaker so elegantly?
What a shameless system!
Isn't this building one's own happiness on the pain, anxiety, and sorrow of others?
Fortunately, he had flexible principles and could withstand the challenge.
【Does the host want to open the gift package?! Open it? Open it? Open it?】
“Wait a minute!” Chen Fang thought to himself.
Because He Xuantai was frowning and scrutinizing him.
“66 Negative Emotion Value”—what does this number, which sounds like it’s praising him, mean? Does it mean the negative emotions aren't very strong?
He was just joking. He Xuantai’s relationship with him was decent, and yet she already had negative emotions?
He Xuantai did indeed have negative emotions.
Three parts worry, three parts fear, three parts disbelief, and ninety-one parts calm indifference.
This kid, he wouldn’t be a little crazy, would he?!
He Xuantai tentatively asked, “Xiao Fang, you’ve been under a lot of stress lately. Do you want to find… a professional to talk to?”
Chen Fang smiled faintly, “It’s nothing, thank you, He Xuantai. Please help me contact them as soon as possible.”
“Okay, then take care of yourself. I’ll try to contact you within three days.” He Xuantai slung her bag over her shoulder, walked out the door, opened her car door, sat in the driver’s seat, inserted the key, and casually reminded him, “Don’t ignore my calls like before, remember to reply to messages.”
Chen Fang smiled brightly, “I didn’t intentionally ignore your messages. It’s just that you’re too important, and I felt nothing I could say would be worthy of you.”
He Xuantai’s hand, turning the key, paused. She slowly looked up at Chen Fang. A fleeting thought popped into her mind—the rumors couldn’t be true, could they?
【He Xuantai Negative Emotion Value +166!】
He Xuantai slammed the accelerator and sped off.
Chen Fang smiled brightly at the exhaust fumes, “He Xuantai, drive safe!”
It seems these are all very light negative emotions.
Back at his rented villa, Chen Fang sprawled on the sofa like a lazy person, and a translucent screen, visible only to him, appeared before his eyes.
【Backpack】: Survival Gift Package (Unopened)
【Shop】: Redeemable items/skills/attributes/works
【Lottery】: Ten thousand Negative Emotion Value per draw. Can draw items/skills/attributes/works
【Negative Emotion Value】: 243
Ten thousand per draw?! So it seems He Xuantai wasn't very angry.
However, 66 + 166 equals 232. Where did the other 9 points come from?
Chen Fang poked and tapped on the screen.
Ten minutes later, he roughly understood the system's logic and purpose.
The level of negative emotion is related to the person's distance and the degree of the emotion's connection to him.
For example, a netizen who doesn't even know who he is, venting their emotions online, typing away for him, would contribute negligible negative emotion, perhaps only 0.001. A frantic fan going wild online could contribute 10 Negative Emotion Value. But He Xuantai, who was face-to-face with him, a slight emotional fluctuation from her could contribute 165.
If a girlfriend-fan went crazy and cursed him to his face, that would probably be one or two thousand, right?
Chen Fang rubbed his chin.
In short, to use the system, he had to harvest negative emotions.
If ten thousand girlfriend-fans gathered at a concert, and each genuinely cursed him once. Then he would probably… at best be covered in dust, at worst be reduced to ashes.
Does he really have to be a troublemaker in the entertainment industry, as the system said? To put it nicely, he’d be a troublemaker; to put it harshly, wouldn’t he be a clown?
Negative Emotion Value…
Chen Fang lay back on the sofa, pondered for half a minute, and his eyes lit up.
Sadness, shame, frustration—these are all negative emotions!
What if he held a concert, revealed the truth, and made fans so ashamed they woke up in the middle of the night to slap themselves twice? Or created a horror work that made everyone turn off the lights at night, feel the lively presence of many people in their homes, and stay awake all night streaming for him.
Aren't these all Negative Emotion Value?
The possibilities are endless!
But the premise for everything is—he can't flop. Being notorious isn't scary, being forgotten is.
He absolutely cannot leave the entertainment industry!
Fortunately, he just secured an opportunity to appear on a variety show. He hoped He Xuantai could find a reality show similar to 'Mushroom House' in his previous life, allowing him to jump around.
Just as he thought of this, a prompt popped up on the screen: 【The host has a Survival Gift Package that has not yet been opened. Would you like to open it?】
“Open!”
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining One-Shot Soul Card * 1: One shot, guaranteed hit! Come and draw!】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Strength, Stamina, and Speed all +30. One person is worth one and a half! The system only regrets that it's not human, otherwise it would definitely lock the door!】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Animal Affinity +15. Even a dog passing by, if kicked, will elegantly turn around and give a shallow wink, then stick out the other side: This side needs it too!】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Intermediate Sanda. If the benefactor cannot bear the mockery, this humble one also knows a little bit of boxing!】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Advanced Singing Skills (Heart-wrenching, Soul-striking type)! A true man can bend and stretch. If you can't beat the opponent, kneel down and sing loudly: Please give me a chance~】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Opportunity Sticker * 1: If the opponent continues to pursue, please stick this on your head and jump off a cliff. Perhaps you can obtain peerless… oh no, wrong channel. You'll get caught by a tree branch and pick up two hundred yuan.】
【Note: Skills are divided into five levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, and Legendary.】
Chen Fang's mouth twitched slightly.
“System, are you… so afraid of death?”
【This is for the host's consideration.】
Chen Fang raised an eyebrow.
For my consideration? Am I some kind of cheap person?
Forget it, cheap is cheap.
After all, cheap = the right side of 'money' + the left side of 'wealth'. Possessing 'cheap' is equivalent to possessing half of wealth!
Chen Fang closed the system and shut his eyes.
In his previous life, he wanted to be a celebrity. After two years as a part-timer, he gained some fame in the talk show industry with his excellent looks and “elegant” demeanor.
Since he's entered the more renowned entertainment industry in this life, with the golden finger's blessing, he will ride the wave, climb step by step, and become a top-tier celebrity in the world!
The first step is to turn his situation around.
To turn things around, first, he needs to appear before the audience and gain attention. Otherwise, even if he speaks out or buys promotions, he'll be suppressed. He’ll wait for He Xuantai's reply on this. Second, he needs to investigate the truth and clarify it…
Just as Chen Fang was about to sort through his memories, his phone blared, “Handsome guy, answer the phone! The most handsome guy in the world is answering the phone!”
Chen Fang very naturally picked up the phone, tapped to answer, and He Xuantai’s voice came from the other end: “I’ve made the arrangements. The first episode of 'the adventures' is a cultural experience theme. I don’t need to explain it in detail, do I?”
“That fast? Thank you, He Xuantai.”
But cultural programs are not easy to cause trouble in.
The variety show 'the adventures' arranges for celebrities to experience various kinds of life. That sounds good, but the first episode is a cultural theme.
Celebrities are divided into three small groups, and each group chooses a traditional cultural experience project.
After half a month of learning and inheriting, they will showcase their results to the audience. The audience will vote for the three groups. The ranking of votes is not only linked to rewards but also to the guest selection for the second episode. The members of the most popular group will directly enter the second episode.
Chen Fang rubbed his temples.
If he chose ceramics, carving, or paper-cutting, it would be inconvenient to collect Negative Emotion Value. He needed to find a way to cause trouble with the theme itself.
He Xuantai continued, “You’re assigned to the third group. The theme will be decided at 4:30 PM today, April 20th. I’ll send you the address.”
“This afternoon?”
“Yes, hurry up and go.”
“Is it live-streamed?”
“The theme selection is not live-streamed; it’s recorded and edited. Don’t worry, I’ve already spoken to them, they won’t maliciously edit you. Ten days later, on May 1st, intermittent live streaming will begin from the day of departure.”
“Okay, thank you, He Xuantai.”
“And then… come to the company to terminate your contract before you leave, Xiao Fang. I hope you can develop better. If you can’t make it in front of the camera, you can come back and work behind the scenes.”
Chen Fang lay sprawled on the sofa, but his voice was a little choked, sounding like a pitiful little thing huddled in a corner, “Thank you for your concern, He Xuantai. Fortunately, you’re still willing to consider me.”
“Oh, relax. By the way, your rented house’s lease is up in half a month, right? With your current financial situation… I can contact someone to help you find a new home.”
Chen Fang glanced at his luxurious large villa.
He didn’t want to move!
But if he paid the liquidated damages to the brand according to the special clauses in the contract, his wallet would only have a little over 5 million yuan left, and an annual rent of 1 million yuan was not a small sum. For money and the house, he had to find out who harmed his grandfather!
But there were only 15 days left until the lease renewal. 'the adventures' would start broadcasting in 10 days, and the first episode would last 17 days. Even if he could clarify things after the first episode, it would still take 27 days. Time was really tight. Could he talk to the landlord…
Thinking of the landlord, Chen Fang's mind conjured an image of a bald uncle with a full beard, expressionless, like an NPC, who had a sour face throughout the contract signing. Asking him for an extra half a month seemed unlikely.
Chen Fang sighed lightly, “Thank you, He Xuantai. I’ll think about it again.”
After a few pleasantries, Chen Fang hung up the phone and went straight to the study, opened his computer, and searched for “dark/horror/tear-jerking traditional culture.”
Priorities first. The variety show theme had to be decided this afternoon.
As for which grandson screwed over his grandfather, and the house situation, he’d deal with that tonight.