Chapter 28: Literary Prestige

Even the Qin Prefecture Art Academy was discussing "Big Fish," so it was only natural that all major entertainment companies in Qin Prefecture would also take an interest. Various entertainment media outlets have begun reporting news related to this song.

"Recently, there's a film that's gaining tremendous popularity."

On a certain entertainment program, the host wore a professional smile and said, "This film is called 'Dance of the Fish Dragon,' and it has already surpassed eight billion in box office earnings. With the success of this film, its soundtrack is also taking the internet by storm."

"I won't reveal the song title just yet."

"Many of you probably remember the November newcomer season, where emerging artists battled fiercely on the charts. The first place was claimed by a song called 'Life Like Summer Flowers,' which even defeated the highly anticipated Qian Xingyu at the time. The creator of this song is none other than the protagonist of today's discussion, Xianyu!"

"Yes, many of you might have guessed."

"The soundtrack 'Big Fish,' also comes from the hands of this budding composer Xianyu. After listening to 'Big Fish,' many people have been captivated by this song, making it hard for us not to notice the creator, Xianyu."

"I'm sure you're all curious."

"In just a short two months, this talented newcomer from Starlight has written two outstanding songs in a row. Is Xianyu, this newcomer in the world of composition, too formidable, even in a place like Qin Prefecture, known for its outstanding newcomers?"

Clap.

Inside the offices of Dazzling Silverfire, one of Qin Prefecture's three major entertainment companies, the chief agent, Xi Mei, picked up the remote control and turned off the TV on the wall.

At that moment, her assistant rushed in, looking flustered, and exclaimed, "Something's wrong, sis! Something big is happening!"

"Has the sky fallen?"

A strong and seemingly unyielding demeanor appeared to be a common characteristic among the chief agents of the three major entertainment companies in Qin Prefecture, and Xi Mei was no exception. She might even be colder than Zhao Jue. "Catch your breath before you speak."

"Yes."

The assistant took a deep breath to calm down before speaking in a hushed tone, "Starlight just officially announced that Zhao Yingge has signed with them!"

"What!"

Xi Mei's expression suddenly stiffened, and then she squinted her eyes. "She chose Starlight? Do you know the specific reasons?"

"I heard a little inside information."

The assistant nervously continued, "I have a classmate who works at Starlight, and he mentioned that it seemed to be related to Xianyu, but I don't know the exact reason."

"Xianyu again?"

Xi Mei's eyes flashed slightly.

Taking away the first place on the newcomer rankings didn't concern her too much, as everyone had their moments of brilliance in the industry. But lately...

The soundtrack "Big Fish" has gained popularity, catching Xi Mei's attention for a moment. However, she only regarded it as the work of a talented newcomer.

But she didn't expect.

The one she wanted to recruit, Zhao Yingge, had also joined Starlight because of Big Fish. This made Xi Mei take notice: "It seems that Zhao Jue has found a promising talent. However, we can't let Zhao Yingge's matter be left as it is. Contact Sahara."

Her assistant was puzzled, "Sahara?"

Starlight, Dazzling Silverfire, and Sahara didn't have good relations.

Xi Mei smiled, "Starlight has been making waves recently, and I'm sure Sahara is not pleased. This time, both of our company's have a common enemy, so we can coordinate with Sahara."

...

As for the discussions about "Big Fish" in the outside world, Lin Yuan was aware of some of them. In the class group he belonged to, people often shared this song, and there were even speculations about whether it would become a test question again. Fortunately, the teacher had some conscience and didn't continue to ruin everyone's love for this song.

More discussions meant the song was popular.

Lin Yuan was starting to look forward to it. He wondered how much reputation points "Big Fish" had brought him so far. He summoned the system, and a few lines of subtitles appeared before him:

[Age: 19]

[Lifespan: 27]

[Painting: 45]

[Literature: 105]

[Music: 26494]

Because literature and painting remained unchanged, the reputation system for the comprehensive category was too lazy to display.

The reputation in the music category was still steadily increasing, and the speed was almost as he had imagined. It had already approached thirty thousand.

"But there's still a long way to go before a million reputations."

Lin Yuan frowned and glanced at the subspace storage. There were two bronze treasure chests left.

He had already used up the songs in his possession, so Lin Yuan said, "Open two treasure chests."

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the song "Red Rose"]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special novel "The Prince of Tennis"]

Two treasure chests opened.

The first treasure chest opened, as expected, to reveal a song. But the second treasure chest yielded something unusual. Lin Yuan asked, "What is 'The Prince of Tennis'? Why haven't I heard of it?"

The system explained, "This is a one-million-word novel adapted from the classic anime 'The Prince of Tennis,' based on the background of Blue Star Qin Prefecture Art Academy. It tells the story of a group of high school students who love tennis, chasing their tennis dreams. It's a blend of youth, confusion, passion, and inspiration. Furthermore, this novel falls into a relatively rare sports genre on Blue Star. It perfectly captures the essence of the anime's plot. The host can now read it at lightning speed to assess its quality."

"They turned the anime into a novel? And it's set in the Blue Star background? Isn't it usually the other way around, adapting novels into manga?"

The system took a different approach, incorporating the Blue Star background and turning a popular anime from a previous life into a one-million-word novel version.

"Read," Lin Yuan silently murmured in his heart.

His mind was instantly filled with a plethora of plotlines. According to the system's introduction, these plotlines had an eighty percent similarity to the plot of 'The Prince of Tennis' anime, essentially preserving the essence of the original work. The writing style also aligned with the reading habits of Blue Star's readers, and the plot and pacing seemed quite tight, meeting the standards for physical publication.

It was all the system's self-praise.

So, this was what they meant by a special kind of novel? Well, it did seem unique. In Lin Yuan's previous life, there were many fanfictions related to 'The Prince of Tennis,' but there didn't seem to be an official novel version.

"Ding dong."

The system sounded off, [Congratulations to the host for triggering a new task. I hope the host will achieve significant accomplishments in the field of literature before the end of this year.]

[Task Name: Comprehensive Development]

[Task Content: The Super Rookie Awards are approaching. Please successfully publish the novel 'The Prince of Tennis' in the upcoming Super Rookie Writing Competition and achieve a literary reputation value of over ten thousand.]

[Task Reward: Three bronze treasure chests]

Lin Yuan's spirits lifted. Finally, a new task had appeared, and this time, it came with three bronze treasure chests as a reward!

"Accept."

Lin Yuan promptly accepted the task without hesitation. It appeared that the reputation provided by novels was categorized under the literary field, which was a great thing for him. It meant an additional channel to gather reputation, helping him resolve his life-or-death crisis sooner.

By the way, the term "Super Rookie" mentioned by the system sounded vaguely familiar. Didn't he hear about it in a conversation between Xia Fan and Jian Yi earlier?