Chapter 73

Li Zhengxi stood up, intending to slip away, but Wu Yanxiu wouldn’t let him off, smiling and saying to him, "So, Zhengxi, do you like our Taehyung?"

"What, Aunt?" Li Zhengxi awkwardly touched his nose, but he didn’t directly say he didn’t like him. Instead, he found an excuse to evade, "I’m only eighteen!"

His response earned the adults' approval. It was neither pretentious nor hurtful, a sign of maturity. Of course, mentioning his age also showed that he wasn’t entirely opposed.

Therefore, Wu Yanxiu, with a smile, held Jin Miyeon’s hand as if sealing a pact, "Since Zhengxi doesn’t object, we can consider this matter settled!"

Jin Miyeon also nodded with a smile. She genuinely liked Jin Taehyung. Although Taehyung liked to tease Li Zhengxi, she was usually a quiet and very intelligent girl, and such a daughter-in-law would be the best for managing the household.

Of course, it must be said that the two families were well-matched, and this would be a close kinship. Since she had watched Jin Taehyung grow up, such a well-known and well-understood girl was naturally more reassuring than one Li Zhengxi might bring from outside. Even the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could be expected to be like that of mother and daughter.

Thus, there was nothing more satisfying than this, and Wu Yanxiu, including Jin Joon, couldn’t help but think the same.

However, while the adults were happy, Jin Taehyung was too embarrassed. Hearing her mother say that Li Zhengxi’s approval was enough, as if her opinion didn’t matter at all, she blushed and pouted, "Mom, what are you talking about? I’m not going to marry that stinky boy!"

A mother understands her daughter’s thoughts. Moreover, adults don’t get shy like young people. So, Wu Yanxiu just laughed and said, "What’s wrong with Zhengxi? Is he not good enough for you?"

At this moment, Jin Hyungtaek, who didn’t understand, pouted, "Yeah, I think this idiot doesn’t even deserve my brother. My brother definitely won’t marry her..."

Seeing her son’s lack of understanding, Wu Yanxiu was annoyed and lightly hit his head, scolding, "You brat, she’s your sister!"

But Jin Hyungtaek still looked at Jin Taehyung with disdain and stubbornly said, "He’s not good enough. This stupid woman just knows how to make my brother angry and doesn’t know how to be considerate..."

Everyone laughed at this, and Jin Taehyung was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she couldn’t act rudely. Meanwhile, Li Zhengxi took the opportunity to stand up, found an excuse for being busy, and slipped back to his room.

He did have something to do. After returning to his room, he opened the system. The system then popped up a notification, informing him that he had completed the first stage of the collapse-level task triggered by three unpredictable events, which was to become the most popular member of the cast before "Endless Love" aired.

However, completing the first stage didn’t come with any rewards; it just ensured that "Endless Love" would air smoothly.

Since he already knew this, Li Zhengxi wasn’t concerned. He just opened the Korean drama interface of the system and started selecting again based on his memory.

He now had three scripts: "Hotelier," "Queen Min," and "Mother and Sister." But after Park Dongchan called him, he had more ideas, which was to stockpile more good dramas in case he needed them later.

After all, his popularity had increased, and he now had 27 achievement points, with 3 more added after the recent boost.

Of course, picking these wasn’t easy. Sometimes Li Zhengxi had to take a gamble. For example, with "Beautiful Days," the plot wasn’t particularly outstanding, but the cast was impressive: Yoo Ji-won, Lee Byung-hun, and Choi Ji-woo. With these three big stars, it was a sure thing.

Similarly, "That Woman’s House" had two major stars, Cha In-pyo and Kim Nam-ju, so it was also a safe bet.

As for "Jewel in the Palace" and "Endless Love," they were still early, and he wasn’t in a hurry.

Interestingly, or rather, what made him feel more confident, was that when he added the scripts for "Beautiful Days," "That Woman’s House," and "Delicious Love" to his collection, Alice appeared again.

"Looks like I made a good choice this time!" Seeing Alice’s serious face, Li Zhengxi smiled and teased her.

Alice was a bit helpless at this moment. This boy had been out of her control from the beginning, and his actions were completely unpredictable and different from what she knew.

Most importantly, he was moving too fast and too smoothly, as if no difficulty could stop him. Even the first stage of the collapse-level task, which she thought he would fail, he completed easily, relying on the groundwork he had laid early on.

Not only that, but as his popularity increased, there was almost no backlash. The Koreans were clearly proud of this Harvard-educated genius.

This made her even more frustrated, and she couldn’t help but coldly snort, "Don’t get too cocky, the best is yet to come!"

"Wow, that’s exactly what I was thinking!" Seeing Alice’s frustration, Li Zhengxi felt even more at ease. He snapped his fingers and, with a smile, looked at the clothes she was wearing, teasing, "If I’m not mistaken, you were woken up by my great achievements in your sleep, right?"

He said this because Alice was wearing a light beige pajama set with sky blue watercolor patterns.

Based on her previous appearances, sometimes in a bathrobe with wet hair, sometimes in a formal evening gown, and sometimes in a knight’s outfit with boots, Li Zhengxi had slowly gathered some information.

However, he still didn’t know who Alice was or where she was.

Of course, overthinking was useless. He ignored the disdainful look in Alice’s eyes, which seemed to say, "Just you!" and returned to the demonic entertainment system.

As usual, he exited his personal interface and casually browsed through the vast content library of demonic entertainment. He always checked the information about the American entertainment industry.

He was really envious of the prosperity there. Besides, one US dollar was worth over a thousand Korean won, making it much more profitable. As for influence, who knew when he would reach that level.

Ding! A situation that made Li Zhengxi extremely excited appeared. When he entered the American entertainment industry interface, a notification popped up, "Dear user, your influence is now sufficient to start the American entertainment industry game. Do you want to enter? Press yes to confirm, no to decline..."

What a surprise! Li Zhengxi almost couldn’t contain his joy. He quickly glanced at Alice, seeing her unhappy face, and suddenly understood. The demon’s sudden appearance might not have been because he bought three more scripts, but to see if he would notice that he could now open the American entertainment industry interface. She might even have wanted to disrupt his thoughts and make him exit the system, delaying his entry into the American entertainment industry.

"Ha ha ha!" Li Zhengxi firmly pressed yes and sent a flying kiss to Alice, "Thank you, dear..."

Then, ignoring Alice’s cold snort and her sudden disappearance, he turned his head, eyes gleaming, and stared at the American entertainment industry interface. He spread his arms and excitedly roared, "American people, I’m coming..."

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