It has nothing to do with oneself, and Yan Yue is also too lazy to bother with such matters. Currently, the most important thing is to secure a place in the resurrection round.
Seeing that she was staring at the camera, Qin Zhenyun thought she was upset by Xiao You’s matter and was planning to take the opportunity to say something comforting and gain some favor. However, after thanking him again, Yan Yue simply brushed past him and left.
Qin Zhenyun looked at her retreating figure and secretly thought that this was a perfect opportunity. The more it was a time like this, the more Yan Yue would certainly need comfort.
So, on that day, Qin Zhenyun knocked on her door at least ten times, including but not limited to delivering nutritional fluids, offering consolation, and even coming to flirt with her.
Yan Yue: “…”
For a moment, Yan Yue doubted whether she was an NPC herself, and Qin Zhenyun needed to gain her favor to advance.
Viewers of the live broadcast also noticed the unusual interaction between Qin Zhenyun and Yan Yue. Qin Zhenyun’s fans immediately became upset, and the live chat was instantly dominated by Qin Zhenyun’s fans and Xiao You’s fans, both of whom criticized Yan Yue and the show’s production team.
Hearing the knocking again, Yan Yue didn’t even bother pretending this time and simply continued editing the final scenes after completing the last bit of filming.
At 10 p.m. that evening, Yan Yue set the submission time for her work and went to sleep.
The next morning at 9 a.m.
Inside the program’s review room.
The four specially appointed program reviewers were ready.
With a “ding” sound, the holographic computers in their hands flashed simultaneously.
This was the prompt indicating successful submission of the participants’ works.
Review officer number one was the first to open his computer and began to browse through the works one by one. To prevent cheating or biased behavior, the participants’ names were not displayed in the reviewers’ computers.
As review officer number one looked through the works, he began to comment with passion, “Ske’s Revenge? This title isn’t very appealing.”
“War? Hmm, it’s too one-sided. Are they trying to imitate Su Manman’s War Fire?”
Review officer number one’s enthusiasm waned, and his voice lost its energy, “Tis’s War Fire? El’s Sacrifice? What are these? The titles alone make them unappetizing.”
Review officer number two said, “Alright, enough with the commentary, let’s continue the review.”
Review officer number one responded with an “okay” but continued to talk, “Let me see the last one… Oh no! My computer’s been infected by a virus!”
The other three reviewers immediately came out of their booths and rushed over to review officer number one’s side.
“What’s going on?!”
“What virus? How could there be a virus intrusion?”
“Quick, report this to the relevant department!”
They scrambled to report, to help, and in the confusion, review officer number one’s computer was quickly thrown onto a table several meters away!
The four of them looked at each other, not daring to get closer.
Until review officer number four weakly asked, “Could the virus you’re talking about… be from the last participant’s work?”
Review officer number one: “?”
Review officer number one: “??????”
One minute later, the four of them stared at the screen displaying the five works, lost in thought…
On the blue screen, the titles of the five works from the resurrection round participants were displayed from top to bottom:
“Ske’s Revenge”
“War”
“Tis’s War Fire”
“El’s Sacrifice”
“Interstellar Life and Death Romance: The Overbearing Son-in-law Fell in Love with Me”
The four reviewers: “…………?”
Review officer number one: “… So, what’s his name again?”
Review officer number two: “Interstellar Life and Death Romance.”
Review officer number one: “Who’s the son-in-law?”
Review officer number four: “The overbearing son-in-law.”
Review officer number one: “What’s wrong with the son-in-law?”
Review officer number three: “He fell in love with you.”
Review officer number one: “……”
Damn it! I’m starting to want to watch it…
Chapter 4
The works of the resurrection round participants were scheduled to go online promptly at 8 p.m. After the participants submitted their works, they had to pass the review of the special review panel to proceed. If there were any violations of interstellar laws, any improper scenes, or if the work didn’t fit the theme of the competition, it would be rejected and required to be modified. If a work still hadn’t passed the review by 8 p.m., it would be considered a withdrawal.
It was currently 11 a.m. on B62 time. After two hours of review, five out of the six resurrection round participants had already been approved by the panel, leaving only one…
The atmosphere inside the review room was a bit odd.
“It seems like everything is fine? What do you guys think?”
“No inappropriate scenes, no violations of star laws, but something still doesn’t seem quite right…”
“Is it because the theme of this resurrection round is war and hatred?”
“However, there do seem to be fight scenes and revenge scenes…”
“Fight scenes? What fight scenes? Are you talking about that slap at the beginning?”
“No, I mean all the slaps within the first ten minutes.”
The four reviewers: “……..”
The four reviewers exchanged glances and then synchronously started to review The Overbearing Son-in-law Fell in Love with Me again… No, they were auditing it.
Twenty more minutes passed…
Review officer number one: “So, in the end, did the one she was taking revenge on also get retaliated against?”
Review officer number two: “I’m a bit confused. Why didn’t she recognize herself? Also, did he really fall in love with her? And she doesn’t love him at all? He’s so outstanding that he even moved me.”
Review officer number three: “I don’t think that’s the case. I think she does love him.”
Review officer number four: “But didn’t you just say that he doesn’t love her?”
The four reviewers: “……..”
Strange, let’s take another look.
Who knew how many more sets of twenty minutes passed.
Review officer number three: “Strange, why do I feel differently every time I watch it? And I’ve found many new clues! Whose work could this be? Is it Iya’s? Or is it Cao Lei’s? As far as I know, both of them like to intertwine love storylines. Could it be one of them?”
Review officer number four: “But it doesn’t seem like a love storyline. I personally don’t think it’s their work.”
Review officer number one: “Not them, then could it be Yan Yue, hahaha.”
As soon as review officer number one mentioned Yan Yue’s name, the other three shook their heads.
As the review panel of the program, they had already become familiar with each participant’s creative style. Yan Yue’s style was unremarkable and dull, and it was impossible for her to create a work as captivating and emotional as The Overbearing Son-in-law Fell in Love with Me.
Review officer number two: “Even though this work takes a different approach in terms of its theme and presents content that we’ve never seen before, for some reason, it’s won me over. I’m really eager to find out who the genius behind this work is. It’s truly exceptional!”
Review officer number one agreed. Even though the title and content of the work were strange and unique, and it was unlike anything he had seen before, there was an inexplicable allure to it. It was difficult to describe this allure, but if he had to put it into words, it was somewhat akin to the feeling he had when he overheard his mother and aunt discussing the affair of their neighbor’s uncle’s stepmother’s second cousin’s aunt-in-law’s cousin’s ex-boyfriend becoming a male mistress to a wealthy woman, and the whole affair ended up being exposed.
Yes, his emotions when hearing that story were exactly the same as what he felt now while watching “The Overbearing Son-in-law Fell in Love with Me”!
In short, he was extremely curious about who the talented participant behind this work was. He really wanted to know if the main characters, the son-in-law and the female lead, would end up together!
As the review panel’s review continued, the Empire Entertainment website was also bustling with activity.
B62, being the central planet, led in various aspects among all the other nearby planets, including B71, which was adjacent to it.
Empire Entertainment’s website was the top entertainment platform on B62, similar to a fusion of modern-day platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and Amazon. It offered live broadcasts, shows, current news, and even online shopping. The name “Empire Entertainment” was chosen not due to any imperial connotations but rather to emphasize the intent to create a thriving entertainment empire.
At this point in time, around eight to nine hours remained until the works of the resurrection round participants were scheduled to go online at 8 p.m. It was a Saturday, which meant that students were on vacation and office workers had a day off. In their leisure time, what was the most popular thing to do? Naturally, opening up the Empire Entertainment website to find enjoyment.
As the most talked-about and popular show recently, “The Strongest Screenwriter” was prominently featured on the website’s homepage. Combining the fact that it was produced by Empire Entertainment itself, the first thing that caught one’s eye upon visiting the site was the show’s advertisement.
On the trending searches list, keywords were all related to the show:
Leading the way was #XiaoYouGivesUpResurrectionRound#, followed by #YanYueWithdraws#, and then the buzz surrounding Su Manman and her team’s work from the previous night. These topics remained highly popular and active.
As one of the trending figures, Yan Yue leisurely sipped a bottle of grapefruit-flavored nutritional liquid while scrolling through the discussions related to herself.
Clearly, many of Xiao You’s fans placed blame on her for Xiao You’s decision to withdraw from the resurrection round. Not only that, but there were also a number of Qin Zhenyun’s fans who were blaming her as well. They were demanding that she exit the competition, alleging that her presence disturbed their “brother” during his creative process.
Yan Yue saw all this and couldn’t help but think that whether in the interstellar background or the modern one, the behavior of fans fiercely protecting their idols was remarkably consistent.
She herself wasn’t too emotionally invested. After all, she was here to complete a mission, and in essence, all these people were NPCs. There wasn’t much reason to get angry. In fact, she found some of the comments from these star citizens to be quite childish and… well, silly.
But 666 wasn’t as composed as she was. The entire system was on the verge of being driven to madness by the infuriating comments on the trending discussions!
666: [Can you believe someone is saying that Xiao You isn’t participating in the resurrection round because of you, and they’re cursing you? It’s driving me crazy!]
666: [It’s clear that Qin Zhenyun was the one who approached Big Brother first. How can these fans be so foolish? Can’t they see that it’s Qin Zhenyun who’s not putting in effort and is trying to curry favor with you?]
666: [What’s this about cursing people? These fans are too malicious!!]
666: [What? Whoever watches Yan Yue’s work tonight isn’t a B62 resident anymore??? Can they get any more childish??]
The CPU of 666 was practically on the verge of combustion from anger. It vented: [Why isn’t Xiao You participating in the resurrection round? Everyone online is saying it’s because you’re still in the competition. Can’t Xiao You see the slander against you online? Why isn’t she speaking up for herself? And this Qin Zhenyun, he definitely saw how his fans were smearing you, so is he just pretending to be oblivious??]
Yan Yue found 666’s complaints quite headache-inducing. She clicked a button to mute 666 and thought about how 666 was also speaking up for her. So, with a bit of patience, she explained, “The official announcement stated that Xiao You had some personal matters to attend to. As for Qin Zhenyun, you recorded his video when he came to find me, right? We’ll release it when the time is right. No need to be so worked up.”
Ultimately, the reason Yan Yue was so disliked was due to her lack of ability yet still occupying a slot in the advanced round. Fans of other more capable participants naturally felt displeased. To change this perception, all she needed to do was present a good work. In any world, having strength was the first step to standing firm.
666’s fiery emotions simmered down a bit, but it still expressed concern: [Boss, can our “Overbearing Son-in-law” really pull this off? This world’s main theme is interstellar warfare, and I’m afraid people won’t be able to accept your… um, avant-garde style…]
Yan Yue ignored the fact that 666 called her style avant-garde and smiled, “Whether they accept it or not, we’ll know the answer tonight, won’t we?”
Despite the online controversies, at 8 p.m., the works of the six resurrection round participants were released right on schedule…
On the neighboring B71 planet adjacent to B62, an assistant handed over some documents to the acting CEO. “President You, here are two contracts for your review.”
After signing the contracts, the woman referred to as President You rubbed her temples. The assistant refilled her energy water and reminded her, “President You, the revival competition has started.”
Taking a sip of water, the woman waved her hand, indicating that the assistant could leave. The CEO’s office fell silent once again.
A moment later, the woman opened her computing device and logged into the Imperial Entertainment website. If there were any fans of Xiao You here, they would instantly recognize this woman sitting in the top-level executive office of B71’s leading mecha manufacturing company as the one they thought about day and night.