bestfiction Chapter 55 Movie Rating: 3.7
Chapter 55 Movie Rating: 3.7
"Host," the system said earnestly and meaningfully, "Money power is also a kind of power."
As long as you have points, the system can directly grant you a backdoor to pass the level.
Yan Xun estimated his points. Excluding the points he got from clearing the dungeon and completing quest 1, his live stream income plus the lollipop tips totaled 8000 points. He spent another 2000 points to buy the axe, so his total points were only [amount missing].
It's practically impossible to get a more detailed script.
"No!" Yan Xun retorted angrily, "What if it's their first time entering a dungeon?"
"Without points, isn't it just a matter of waiting to die?"
"There's nothing we can do about it!" the system shouted. "If some people don't die in the movie instance, who's going to watch it?"
[The movie-style dungeon is a beginner's hell... Of course, some skilled players can clear it smoothly.] The system then asked Yan Xun, [Do you want to buy the cheapest version?]
Yan Xun: "..."
The synopsis only requires 1000 points, the script requires points...
It wasn't that he was being paranoid; he just felt there was something suspicious about those 1000 points, but he didn't have any extra money, so he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
"I bought it."
After spending 1000 points, Yan Xun immediately received a movie synopsis that consisted of only a thin sheet of paper.
"...You charge by the number of pages??" Yan Xun almost laughed out of anger as he held the plot synopsis that cost him 1000 points.
This so-called summary of the main plot is simply a screenshot from a Douban movie page.
Not only was there a movie poster with the name "Wusheng Village" written on it, but the main cast list was also displayed below, with the male lead who played Sun Zhao listed first.
The movie's plot synopsis is very simple—
Sun Zhao, a third-year student at Ocean University, receives a letter from an unknown person with only two words: "Save me." At the same time, his mother calls, saying his brother is possessed. It turns out his brother is an adventure streamer on a certain platform who accidentally explored a village but seems to have been possessed by a mysterious force upon his return. Determined to solve the mystery, Sun Zhao immediately sets off for Wusheng Village…
[Wusheng Village was hard to find on the map. Sun Zhao reviewed his brother's live stream replay while asking passersby for directions, but no one nearby had ever heard of the place. Just as he was about to despair, Sun Zhao found the entrance to Wusheng Village and ran into the Yan family, who were returning to their hometown for a wedding. At the same time, a group of lost college students unexpectedly appeared in Wusheng Village.]
[Sun Zhao arrived at the Compassionate Mother's Hall and learned that the temple fair for Wusheng Village was about to begin. The village was fraught with danger at night; the youngest son of the Yan family had died unexpectedly, and those around him were disappearing one after another. Would Sun Zhao be able to uncover the truth...? Only when the truth was revealed did he realize that the secrets of Wusheng Village were far from simple!]
Looking at the words "Yan family's youngest son died unexpectedly" and the last sentence, Yan Xun felt cheated once again.
He knew that you get what you pay for!
What shocked Yan Xun even more was that the movie's rating was "as high" as 3.7, which was a standard rating for a terrible movie.
The three short reviews shown are also quite noteworthy:
[User aaaa, rating 2 stars]
[Director...you...you need money, why don't you start a crowdfunding campaign? This is the first time I've been so angry in a movie theater that I almost laughed. Please, stop torturing everyone!]
[User bbbb, 5-star rating]
[-Absolutely brilliant! I never expected there to be another layer of truth hidden in the details. The director's skill is profound, and the performance of lead actor xxx makes Sun Zhao feel so real. However, I personally still really ship him with the youngest son of the Yan family… To be fair, the cousin is also quite good. I've even written a fanfiction on xx; you can find it by searching my ID!]
[User ccc, rating 3.5 stars]
The first half built a good sense of suspense, but the second half started to fall short. However, I understand that this was a necessary compromise. I saw it in the theater, and I'm giving it three and a half stars out of nostalgia and for the director's persistence. The plot twist in the second half felt abrupt. If the setup in the beginning had been better, it could probably have earned another star.
“These three short reviews…” Yan Xun pondered the information revealed by the three short reviews.
The third short review said that the first half of the film created a good atmosphere of suspense, which means that there must have been a lot of suspenseful moments in the first few days, and the "cousin" he played should have died during this period.
The second half started to fall flat, and Yan Xun wasn't sure what that meant. It could also mean that Sun Zhao and the others began to discover the truth.
As for the plot twist and the truth mentioned in both short reviews, Yan Xun is unsure—does it mean that Sun Zhao is the real big boss, or that Yan Yu's character is actually a righteous partner?
"Does the player who gets the highest score in the scenario receive any rewards after completing the game?" Yan Xun suddenly asked.
[No.] the system immediately replied, [How could there be a high reward if everyone cheated? The maximum reward for completing the level is only 1000 points.]
"Does that mean if I use this synopsis to discover the truth, I can get 20 points for clearing the dungeon?" Yan Xun immediately asked.
Although the system hesitated for a moment, it nodded in its head.
"But host, didn't we agree on a relaxing trip?" the system immediately replied. "This dungeon contains fragments of Gui Yuchong's soul. Once the dungeon is cleared, the fragments will automatically return to Gui Yuchong's body..."
There are some expert players in this dungeon, can't we just sit back and win?
Yan Xun looked at the system and chuckled.
"Do not."
The system is unsure.
"Because I am the King of Scrolls," Yan Xun said to the system. "I must become the person who gets the most points in this instance."
Actually, it's because he doesn't have enough savings (points) right now, but Yan Xun is terrified of being poor.
Upon hearing that he could earn 20 points by completing the game, he immediately decided to rob the rich and help the poor.
As Yan Xun pondered, he suddenly felt something was amiss. He looked at the system with suspicion and asked—
"...Could this 20 points have been paid by some sucker who bought the most expensive script?"
That means the main system didn't award any points at all?!
……
Sun Zhao looked at the comments in the live stream.
[Report! Someone got ripped off and bought the most expensive scenario in this run!]
[…Holy crap, people actually buy that rip-off stuff?!]
[By the way, that guy who hitched a ride with you was probably a player too, lol, he actually bought a 1000-point description!]
There's nothing we can do, new players are just that poor (shakes head)
[I also want to ask him, when did he become so kind? He could have let the newbie cause trouble, but he actually stopped him?]
Sun Zhao wasn't surprised that Yan Xun was also a player, nor was he surprised that the other party was a newbie. Experienced players have some ways to avoid those kinds of plots that are easy to trigger – like going to the bathroom to take a shower at night, which is a plot that can easily trigger a death flag.
He turned around and saw Yan Xun already rolling around on the bed... He walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Yan Xun, who was hitting the pillow. "It's getting late."
"Let's go to sleep first. We can talk about other things tomorrow morning."