A Low Rank Female Goes Viral Across the Galaxy-Chapter 206: Returning to Youth
On January 15th, I Am Not a God was officially released in the Empire.
Due to their hostility toward the Federation, many people in the Empire still didn’t know who Jiang Qin was.
All they knew was that everyone involved with the film—from the director and actors to the screenwriter and lighting technician—had unfamiliar names.
[This is the Federation’s hundred-billion-box-office movie? Doesn’t look like much.]
[Tsk, tsk. Is it a story about the slums? The scene on the poster looks so run-down, and the lead actor is dressed so shabbily.]
[Not interested. I can tell at a glance it’s just a story about a bunch of pure humans struggling in hardship.]
[Uh... are you all blind? Didn’t you read the synopsis?
The story is set in the ancient 20th century, when the country was undergoing rapid development.
Just because you’ve been a Beastman for a while, you’ve really forgotten your ancestors were once pure humans, huh?]
[At the end of the day, our dominant genes are still human. After all, beasts don’t have brains.]
[We might complain and look down on those Federation people with their inferior genes, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten our own ancestors.]
[Everyone’s ancestors from thousands of generations ago were human, right? Surely no one actually considers beasts like tigers and pigs their ancestors, do they?]
[Guys, it’s just a movie. There’s really no need to debate the origin of Beastmen over it.]
...
While controversy generated buzz, some of the negative arguments certainly soured the general public’s perception of the film.
Aside from a few bloggers who were film critics, some curiosity-seekers, and Jiang Qin’s anime fans, very few people bought tickets.
Just as Federation netizens urged everyone to support their own country’s films, netizens in the Empire called for people to support domestic productions instead.
Those who had seen High Light and Black Mist rushed to watch them for a second or even third time.
It wasn’t out of a sense of crisis, though; they just genuinely thought those movies were good.
Although Black Mist’s production team wasn’t as large-scale as High Light’s, it still managed to pull ahead.
It just went to show that the current Interstellar entertainment industry was a complete gold mine.
A production didn’t even have to be that great; as long as the plot was original and the acting was decent, it could make money.
***
Although Jiang Qin knew that I Am Not a God was having its wide release in cinemas across the Interstellar today, she wasn’t in the mood to track the numbers.
Because tonight, the long-hyped The Legend of the Condor Heroes was set to premiere on Central City’s TV station.
It would air from 9 PM to midnight, with three episodes per night.
Jiang Qin’s name had just been trending today.
After all, her movie was the first Federation film of the year to be shown in the Empire’s cinemas, so of course the media would publicize it heavily.
Once a topic was trending, all the marketing accounts would jump on the bandwagon, making it trend even harder.
So, basically everyone in the Federation knew that a new work from Miss Jiang Qin, the screenwriter of I Am Not a God, was premiering tonight!
Originally, The Legend of the Condor Heroes was scheduled to air on a small TV station under Tianwen Entertainment.
But no one had expected I Am Not a God to become such a hit, which made Jiang Qin an even bigger name.
Combined with the reputation she’d built from her previous works, Tianwen was able to take The Legend of the Condor Heroes to Central City’s official television station and secure a partnership.
It was important to understand that Central City’s television station didn’t just represent Central City; it represented the entire Main Star.
It was the equivalent of a national broadcaster like Central TV on ancient Earth.
And unlike the numerous numbered channels on Earth, Central City only had three television stations.
One was dedicated to broadcasting news, weather, military affairs, and information on technology and mechas.
One was for various competitions.
The last one was for entertainment.
Music, television shows, and movies were all broadcast on this station. Any production chosen to air on it was, if nothing else, guaranteed to be of high quality.
After all, everything had to go through multiple, rigorous rounds of review before being approved for broadcast.
Even though the station had expressed interest first, when Tianwen Entertainment submitted the show for review, it still had to go through the full, standard procedure. The contract was only signed after it passed every checkpoint without a single issue.
...
Today was supposed to be Jiang Qin’s first day back at work, but considering it was the premiere of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, she took the day off.
Zhu Yongkang was always very accommodating about her requests for leave.
In fact, even if Jiang Qin wanted to resign now, neither he nor You Wei would have any objections.
The small bit of help their bar had given Jiang Qin in the beginning had since been repaid a hundredfold.
Besides, they both knew her career was booming.
Her salary from the bar was probably only enough to buy a single luxury item.
To Jiang Qin, the pay was hardly worth her time.
Even though the job was only an hour a day, it was still a commitment that tied her down.
But Jiang Qin was fiercely loyal. All this time, she hadn’t wavered in the slightest, and she rarely asked for time off unless something important came up.
Even her annual leave was something Zhu Yongkang had to force her to take.
The bar didn’t close for the New Year, so there were no holidays to be had.
In fact, not only were there no holidays, but their operating hours were extended to be all-night.
Only Jiang Qin got to rest. The other two females at the bar had to keep working, even taking on an extra late-night shift.
They were, after all, working there because they had committed crimes. Naturally, they weren’t entitled to any benefits; otherwise, what would be the point of their penance?
***
Since she wasn’t working, Jiang Qin just went home early to watch TV with Yun Xie.
Lan Yuyan couldn’t make it back; he had recently taken over an animation company from Yan Mingrui and was away on a business trip.
Cang Hong didn’t have time either. His company had recently arranged a concert tour for him, which required him to travel to every A-level planet.
Although she was willing to start a relationship with him, the two of them didn’t even have time to date, so the matter had to be put aside.
It was a good thing Cang Hong didn’t know what she was thinking, or he’d probably have ditched his tour and rushed back to be with her.
Yun Xie sat on the sofa, holding Jiang Qin’s hand, and felt his heart melt.
’It’s best being the first partner,’ he thought. ’I only have to manage the household, I can always be with my female master, and no one can accuse me of being a freeloader.’
’With those annoying pests gone, I can have Qinqin all to myself.’
At that thought, he gently kissed the small, soft hand resting in his palm.
However, he was also a little worried.
’Other people might not know, but we partners are certain: there’s no way Jiang Qin’s Spiritual Power Level is only C-level.’
’Judging by my current Riot Value, her Spiritual Power Level has to be at least S-level.’
He hadn’t tested his Riot Value since it dropped below 50%.
It wasn’t just him; the others hadn’t tested theirs again either.
They all knew something was unusual about Jiang Qin, so of course they didn’t dare expose their abnormal data on the Star Network.
But even without testing it, he could guess that his Riot Value was likely already below 30%.
In the current Interstellar, even a young child’s Riot Value was typically above 10%.
A 30% Riot Value was something you’d typically only see in middle or high school students—Beastmen who hadn’t used their beast forms very much.
Some powerful male Beastmen might even have a Riot Value that high by the time they’re in middle school.
And he was the kind of Beastman who had reached that level as a child.
’For it to drop this low now... what’s the difference between this and regressing to my childhood?’
