Chapter 74

Ding dong, another sound rang out. Just as Li Zhengxi had entered the interface of the American entertainment industry, the system popped up another notification: "Respected player, welcome to the American entertainment industry. Also, because you have successfully opened the path to Hollywood, the system rewards you with 5 achievement points, and your prestige value increases by 1..."

Wow, Li Zhengxi cheered in his heart with surprise and joy. He had just spent 6 points, but now he was rewarded with 5 points, bringing his total to 26 achievement points.

Of course, what made him the happiest was that he had finally stepped through the gates of Hollywood. However, he was a bit puzzled about how he had suddenly managed to open it. After a thorough search, he finally found a clue in the newly opened American entertainment industry log. It was about his creation, "My Sassy Girl," being picked up by an American film company, KS.

Li Zhengxi remembered that "My Sassy Girl" had indeed been bought by an American film company, but the movie they made wasn't very good. However, he didn't care about that at all now.

What he was doing now was quickly and excitedly opening various interfaces for American movies, TV shows, and songs, looking at them one by one with great satisfaction. Even though his acting and singing skills were not up to par, it was still good to indulge in a bit of wishful thinking.

It took him almost an hour to calm down from his excitement. Since he had opened the door, he couldn't leave empty-handed. However, with his current capabilities, there was only so much he could do.

Moreover, he noticed a problem: the achievement points required for works in the American entertainment industry were higher than those in Korea. For example, a TV drama script in Korea required only 2 achievement points, while in America, it required 5 points.

The same applied to other aspects, such as a screenwriter position, which required 10 achievement points in Korea but 20 in Hollywood.

However, he quickly understood the reason: the influence of American works was greater than that of Korean works, similar to how winning an Oscar in America would yield more achievement points than winning a Blue Dragon Film Award in Korea, rather than due to currency differences.

Li Zhengxi found this very reasonable and was relieved. If it were based on currency exchange rates, it would have been disastrous.

After understanding the general situation, just like when he first entered Devil Entertainment, Li Zhengxi began to carefully look for ways to earn achievement points.

However, this time, he couldn't choose the screenwriter position again. First, a screenwriter in America required 20 achievement points, which was too expensive. He only had 26 points, and he had already spent 6 points on Korean projects, including "Friends" and "My Sassy Girl," giving him a total of 8 ongoing projects. He needed to sort these out or make Empire Entertainment stronger before considering the American side.

Since he couldn't be a screenwriter, he didn't want to be a minor supporting role either. The achievement points required for leading roles and major supporting roles were often 50, and his acting skills were not up to par. Therefore, he didn't need to consider these options.

As for scripts, they were also useless. He had just started in Korea, and taking a script to American producers would be even more difficult. However, if he calculated it this way, he would have nothing to do at all. Was he going to leave the treasure mountain empty-handed?

He was not willing to accept that. If so, he could only take a risk and try to get a screenwriter position! Li Zhengxi muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the various information on the screen, trying to find something that could benefit him.

After a long while, he was starting to feel dizzy and disappointed, and was about to give up. At that moment, he suddenly saw a very familiar name, "Twilight," and a light bulb went off in his head.

This movie was, of course, super famous, but what Li Zhengxi was interested in was not its script or the lead actors, but the fact that the novel's popularity was a major reason for the movie's success.

Novels, Li Zhengxi was delighted. However, the novel he wanted was not the current "Twilight," but another super famous novel. He quickly scrolled through the pages, and with a clear goal, he soon found it.

"The Da Vinci Code," Dan Brown's masterpiece, one of the best-selling novels in American history, and a highly acclaimed work, hailed as a true genius creation that outshone other horror and suspense novels.

Li Zhengxi looked at the advanced options for novels in the movie section, which required 10 achievement points, twice as much as a script's 5 points. However, this was undoubtedly worth it.

Then, he looked at "Angels & Demons," which Dan Brown was about to release in October, and decided to skip it, choosing only "The Da Vinci Code."

This was because the novel had already been handed over to the publisher and was about to be released. Of course, he wasn't without a way to directly take it over.

In the Devil Entertainment system, there was a "Forced Contract Mode." Simply put, as long as you had enough achievement points, you could take over someone else's work, not just the copyright but also the ownership.

For example, if you wanted the worldwide copyright for the first "Harry Potter," you would need to pay 1000 achievement points, which is 100 times the original value of 10 achievement points. This would give you the legal right to the first book, authorized by the author.

If you wanted ownership, meaning to replace the author with yourself, it would be 10,000 achievement points, 1000 times the original value. This would make the novel your own, allowing you to rewrite the facts of the world.

A very brutal method, of course, but the required achievement points were enough to make anyone speechless. Fortunately, "The Da Vinci Code" didn't need that much.

Moreover, although "Angels & Demons" was the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code," the two were almost unrelated. Li Zhengxi only needed to change the name of the main character, and everything would be seamless. Therefore, he didn't need to get "Angels & Demons."

With a satisfied smile, he pressed the confirmation button to get "The Da Vinci Code." Then, he looked at the time on his watch. It was midnight in New York, so he decided to wait a bit before making any calls.

Suddenly, Alice appeared silently, staring at him with an unfriendly expression. "What are you doing? You're planning to plagiarize someone's novel again? You're so shameless!"

"This is a game, dear, why are you so angry?" Seeing Alice's displeasure, Li Zhengxi was delighted, his face breaking into a wide grin as he danced around, saying, "The best part is yet to come, isn't that what you said?"

However, to his surprise, Alice suddenly burst into laughter, her eyes twinkling with mischief. "Yes, the best part is yet to come!"

Li Zhengxi was taken aback, then shrugged. "What, are you mad?"

But Alice was clearly not. She was laughing radiantly, her beauty shining, and she leaned in close to him, her eyes fixed on him. "Yes, I'm almost mad, dear. I want to kiss you!"

She didn't even care that her eyes were shining as she looked at the cleavage in her nightgown, instead giving him a flirtatious glance. "How does it look?"

Li Zhengxi nodded subconsciously, it was truly beautiful. The large cleavage, the fullness, the size, the curve, and the luster of the skin were all drool-worthy, even the hint of pink was visible.

"Um, that," although Alice seemed very generous this time, Li Zhengxi felt a bit embarrassed. However, he quickly realized how strange this was and looked at her still smiling face, saying, "If you're not crazy, am I crazy?"

Alice burst into laughter again, the beauty inside her nightgown swaying gently, even more alluring. However, Li Zhengxi was becoming more and more puzzled, his brows furrowing.

But this time, before he could ask, Alice suddenly disappeared into thin air. When she reappeared in a castle that looked like it was from a fairy tale, she sneered, "You, a mere child, dare to touch books related to religion. Let's see how you play this time..."

Li Zhengxi, of course, had no idea about this. He was now facing Kim Tae-hee, who had suddenly opened his room door again, and she didn't look very friendly...

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