Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 398: System Misfire? [Guaranteed Hit]

When Liu Rulan arrived at the office, what she saw was Xiao He pacing back and forth inside.

”Whatʼs wrong with him?”

Liu Rulan asked with some surprise.

”Brother Xiao might be nervous.”

Xiao Chen answered honestly.

”Whoʼs nervous?”

Xiao He instantly snapped to attention.

”You really should start getting nervous, hereʼs the upcoming performance list.”

As she spoke, Liu Rulan pushed the file she had just set down in front of Xiao He.

”Thereʼs still a performance?”
Mentioning performances gave Xiao He a headache now, as if he had developed PTSD from the Lu Yuxi incident.

And donʼt be fooled by the decent completion of his previous two stages; later, many bloggers had ”critiqued” his singing performance.

The conclusion they ultimately reached was that Xiao He was indeed more suited for the path of an actor.

After all, dancing could be compensated for with physical technique, but singing... acting skills couldnʼt fool the viewersʼ ears.

Xiao He when he scrolled to that video: ...

Thatʼs truly sad.

Originally, Xiao He had already sworn that he would absolutely, positively never go on stage to perform again, and would just be a quiet actor from now on.

However, things didnʼt go as planned.

”Can we not sing?”

Xiao He attempted to struggle.

”At least not so much. This kind of performance is fine once or twice, but if itʼs too much, the viewers wonʼt like it either, right?”

Liu Rulan raised an eyebrow, then chuckled lightly. ”Indeed. Then we wonʼt sing. Perform your strong suit.”

Perform my strong suit?

Xiao Heʼs mind automatically flashed to his ”strong suits”—murder, arson, corpse disposal, and fleeing the scene?

That... that probably canʼt be performed, right?

Xiao He humbly asked for advice, ”What thing?”

”A stage play!”

Liu Rulan reminded him with a laugh.

”Stage play?”

Xiao He looked astonished. After a moment of hesitation, he still nodded. ”Thatʼs indeed a great idea!”

Compared to singing, he did prefer acting out roles!

Just give him a script, and he could act!

This was much more comforting than singing!

Xiao He felt Liu Rulan was a genius.

”However, I must remind you, thereʼs still a big difference between stage play and performing in front of a camera. Even though your acting skills are good now, you still need to study and understand the techniques and performance methods of stage plays.”

Liu Rulan reminded him.

”Donʼt worry!”

Xiao He clenched his fist. ”I can act!”

Compared to an idol shining brightly on stage, perhaps his fans would prefer to see his brilliant performance as an actor on stage.

Liu Rulan: ”Alright, this matter is settled. Iʼll send you the script later. Here are the guests for this event. Take a look, maybe you can even invite a few to assist.”

She motioned for Xiao He to flip to the next page.

Xiao He flipped back and indeed saw a long list of names.

Among them, several people Xiao He was closest to, such as Shu Han, Liu Zehang, Pu Rong, and so on, would all come to attend Xiao Heʼs birthday party. There were also some people he met while working on other production teams, and even some people he had a truly very ordinary relationship with...

When he saw this long list, Xiao He was somewhat shocked.

Had his network of connections already grown this extensive?

Although some of them might be coming to ride the heat, the number was indeed really quite exaggerated.

You have to know, his birthday party was during the Spring Festival!

For many people in the industry, busy all 365 days of the year, the only time they might have a bit of rest is during the Spring Festival.

And these invited guests were actually willing to give up this part of their holiday to attend his birthday party... To be honest, Xiao He hadnʼt expected he really had this much face to be able to get them to come.

Liu Rulan, however, said very calmly, ”Thereʼs still a portion for whom we havenʼt received a definite reply, so what youʼre seeing now isnʼt the final guest invitation list.”

Xiao He: ”... But it just feels a bit too exaggerated.”

Liu Rulan frowned and glanced at the list. ”Exaggerated?”

Xiao He nodded vigorously. ”Very exaggerated.”

”Naturally, it canʼt be that shabby.” Liu Rulan snorted with a laugh. ”Guaranteed to keep you on the Hot Search for three days and three nights.”

This was the presentation for Xiao He! A symbol of status within the industry!

Xiao He was left speechless and could only let out a ”Hehe.”

Immediately after, he was met with an eye-roll and mockery from Liu Rulan. ”No ambition!”

Then Liu Rulan closed the folder and casually waved her hand. ”You should rehearse first. There are still a few advertisement endorsements in the coming days. After handling those, you can focus on preparing for the birthday party.”

Xiao He: ”... Alright.”

After Liu Rulan and Xiao Chen both left the office, Xiao He looked at the calendar on his phone with a bitter expression.

”Over half a month... This timeline is really too tight, sigh—”

He let out a long sigh and reopened his System interface.

Immediately, Xiao He noticed his points had decreased.

”Huh?”

Xiao He was startled.

My points? How did they decrease for no reason?

Xiao He recalled that when he closed the interface last time, he had accidentally swiped near the lottery button. He couldnʼt help but twitch the corner of his eye.

No way, no way?

This kind of System lottery interface also had accidental touch situations?

Trying to fool a ghost? Are you that desperate for points that you have to deliberately cause a scene?

Whereʼs your face? Just ask yourself, whereʼs your face?

I hadnʼt even done a targeted draw yet!

Xiao He, with trembling hands, went to check the System notification bar, afraid he might see something he shouldnʼt.

The next moment, the prize he had accidentally touched earlier jumped back in front of him—

[Congratulations on obtaining ”Absolute Hit,” automatically learned]

[Absolute Hit Details: Precisely aim at your prey, no one can escape within your line of sight—perhaps, allowing the prey brief freedom is also part of your game?]

When he saw this pop-up, Xiao He was a bit dumbfounded.

Absolute Hit?

Damn, itʼs not another conceptual god skill, is it!

Xiao He casually picked up a pen from the table and tossed it into the air. He then saw the ballpoint pen draw a fast and precise arc through the air, finally landing steadily in an empty glass on the coffee table in the distance.

Xiao He: !!!

Although he couldnʼt immediately think of whether this skill would be useful for his work in the short term, this skill was really too overpowered! Another conceptual god-level skill!

Doesnʼt this mean that as long as itʼs within his field of vision, he can hit whatever he wants?

Forget other uses, just using it to show off would already be incredibly satisfying!

And the main thing is—this time it was a one-shot success!

For a moment, Xiao He truly felt his luck had turned!

One-shot success! Even if the System deliberately caused the accidental touch, he got a one-shot success!

But at the same time, Xiao He finally caught a whiff of the Systemʼs attempt to curry favor.

Somethingʼs off. Since when has the System been this good to him?

Last time he was sick too. The moment he fell ill, it immediately gave him the [Recovery+] skill. This time, it didnʼt even bother pretending, directly giving him a miracle on the first draw.

Could it be because he completes tasks relatively well, and he usually deliberately doesnʼt draw from the lottery, making the System anxious?

An evil little figure automatically popped up in Xiao Heʼs mind.

”Hehehe, itʼs anxious, itʼs anxious!”