Chu Xinghe stared at the entertainment empire plan that Lu Chengqing had delivered overnight, a tome as thick as four damn fingers, and his mind went blank.
Can someone tell me, is Lu Chengqing a damn time traveler?
Was he in the entertainment industry in his past life?
Just look at these plans he came up with... They're practically a series of robbery schemes.
Yet, there's not a single flaw in Lu Chengqing's plans...
In this entertainment desert of the Blazing Sun Continent, with the help of the Grand Sky Mirror, Lu Chengqing is practically the only true god in the entertainment world.
What? You say you're the world's number one musician?
Do you believe that if Lu Chengqing wanted, he could quickly train a new world's number one musician?
What? You think you're the best actor? It doesn't matter what you think, it matters what Lu Chengqing thinks, otherwise, he could create countless best actors in no time.
With the Grand Sky Mirror in his hand, who in the entertainment world can compete with Lu Chengqing?If he decides to blacklist you, you'll never appear in the Grand Sky Mirror's footage in your lifetime, no matter how famous or talented you are. Without any exposure for a long time, how can you stay popular?
So when Lu Chengqing's Grand Sky Mirror plan was announced, musicians across the world bowed their heads in submission.
What?
Cause a ruckus at the Grand Sky Sect?
Are you tired of living... If you offend Lu Chengqing now, he can make sure you never work in the entertainment world again with just one word.
What? You say you can go to the Star Moon Tower?
The Star Moon Tower used to have the qualifications to compete with the Grand Sky Tower, but with the advent of the Grand Sky Mirror, the Star Moon Tower can't even survive without Lu Chengqing's consideration for the Star Moon Sect.
So Lu Chengqing's name quickly became a god-like presence among all musicians.
In the past, some famous musicians might have called him Brother Lu, but now even Guan Zhongming, the world's number one musician, only dares to address him as President Lu.
Regardless of how the outside world views Lu Chengqing, Lu Chengqing himself is not delusional.
Why has he reached this point?
Because of the Grand Sky Mirror... because Senior Brother Xinghe discovered the wonderful use of the Grand Sky Mirror and gave it new capabilities.
Lu Chengqing doesn't think the plans he came up with are the key; with Senior Brother Xinghe's intellect, could he not have thought of this?
Senior Brother Xinghe just doesn't care about these trivial matters.
No matter how awesome the entertainment industry is, it's just under the control of the Southern Branch of the Grand Sky Sect.
For someone like Senior Brother Xinghe, who is destined to stand at the pinnacle of the Blazing Sun Continent, what do these trivial matters mean to him?
Lu Chengqing knows that everything he has is given by Senior Brother Xinghe, and Senior Brother Xinghe can take it back with just one word.
However, Lu Chengqing knows that Senior Brother Xinghe is virtuous, and as long as he is devoted to the sect and Senior Brother Xinghe, there will be no problems.
Moreover, I, Lu Chengqing, am the top confidant of Ma Liang, who is Senior Brother Xinghe's number one confidant.
My Senior Brother Ma Liang is a man destined to become the Great Elder of the Grand Sky Sect, and I, Lu Chengqing, have my own dreams; I am a man destined to become the first deacon of the Grand Sky Sect!
So although Lu Chengqing is proud, he doesn't dare to be complacent.
Nevertheless, Lu Chengqing humbly sent messages via spirit bird to Sima Bian and Shi Biao, informing them of his future plans.
Sima Bian was so angry at Lu Chengqing's shameless behavior that he almost spat blood, declaring on the spot, "Lu Chengqing, do you think you've got it all figured out?"
"You have no idea how strong we are in the medicine business. Lu Chengqing, don't be arrogant, let's see at the year-end conference!"
Shi Biao also slammed the table and scolded Lu Chengqing, but at the same time, his mind was quick.
"Well, although Lu Chengqing is shameless, I must admit, the advertisement Senior Brother Xinghe mentioned is truly awesome."
So Shi Biao directly contacted Lu Chengqing, insisting that the Grand Sky Firm must be well-promoted in this Grand Sky Mirror plan, letting the whole world know what kind of existence the Grand Sky Firm is.
"No matter how awesome you are, Lu Chengqing, do you dare not to advertise for the Grand Sky Firm for free? Let's see what you can do!"
"If it weren't for Senior Brother Xinghe giving you the opportunity, without him, you might have been removed from your position as head of the Southern Branch at the year-end conference."
Although Lu Chengqing despised Shi Biao's shamelessness, he knew Shi Biao wasn't wrong.
At the last summary meeting, Lu Chengqing was almost criticized to the point of being a scapegoat. The current situation is all thanks to Senior Brother Xinghe.
So for the Battle of Exorcism that Senior Brother Xinghe entrusted him with, Lu Chengqing is determined to execute it to perfection, not letting Senior Brother Xinghe down.
However, when it comes to the Battle of Exorcism, Lu Chengqing has been experiencing both pain and joy these past few days.
After all, although the Battle of Exorcism requires a large number of participants, not everyone will have the same amount of screen time; there must be a distinction between primary and secondary roles.
So to compete for the lead role in this epic drama, the Battle of Exorcism, musicians and actors from the Grand Sky Sect are giving it their all.
Each one is putting in a tremendous effort to showcase themselves, even offering to pay extra to play the lead role... making Lu Chengqing's head ache over the increasing budget for casting.
Compared to Lu Chengqing's headache, Chu Xinghe feels like his head is about to explode. Why do things keep going in such a bizarre direction?
I created the Grand Sky Mirror to consume resources... but instead of consuming resources, the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce is selling like crazy...
I invited a large number of musicians and actors to pay them for performances, but it ended up with them paying to perform...
Isn't this ridiculous?
Helpless, Chu Xinghe gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, "You're going to make things go in a strange direction, huh?"
"Then don't blame me, Chu Xinghe, for playing hardball!"
That day, Chu Xinghe went to the Artifact Refining Palace, where Ouyang Ming enthusiastically used the Light of Xinghe to cut a Spirit Cloud Fruit for Senior Brother Xinghe. While enjoying the fully chilled Spirit Cloud Fruit, Chu Xinghe instructed Ouyang Ming.
"Ouyang, although the Battle of Exorcism is a performance, we must strive for realism. So my idea is to make everything as real as possible. In this Battle of Exorcism, we need the most realistic explosion effects to show people the brutality of this great battle!"
"So, Senior Brother Xinghe means to blow up all the actors... Leave it to me, no problem..."
Chu Xinghe: "???"
When did I ever say to blow up all the actors... Isn't this a bit too real?
He quickly explained to Ouyang Ming that he didn't mean that; the realism he referred to was about the city built by the Earth and Wood Division brothers.
Our performance this time is centered around the City of Ten Thousand Evils. After the Battle of Exorcism back then, the entire city was completely obliterated.
So although it's a performance, it should ideally end in the same way, with the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils being obliterated in the performance, leaving only the altar in the center.
Ouyang Ming was shocked by Senior Brother Xinghe's bold idea.
"Well... Senior Brother Xinghe, your plan is a bit outrageous."
"Do you know how much material and cost the Earth and Wood Division brothers spent to build the City of Ten Thousand Evils?"
"I heard that the various palaces were still discussing who would own the city after the Millennium Grand Festival."
"And now, Senior Brother Xinghe, you want to blow it all up?"
"It's not that my spirit tools can't do it, but isn't the cost a bit too high?"
"How about we just blow up all the actors instead... it's just as realistic... and cheaper..."
Despite Ouyang Ming's repeated persuasion to blow up the actors instead, seeing the black lines on Senior Brother Xinghe's forehead, Ouyang Ming realized... maybe that's not appropriate.
In the end, Ouyang Ming promised Senior Brother Xinghe that while he might still lack in artifact refining, thanks to Senior Brother Xinghe's guidance, he had already become the number one in explosions.
So he assured Senior Brother Xinghe that he would blow up the City of Ten Thousand Evils clearly and precisely.
Moreover, Ouyang Ming guaranteed that only the City of Ten Thousand Evils would be blown up, without harming any actors.
Satisfied with Ouyang Ming's assurance, Chu Xinghe left the Artifact Refining Palace with a pleased expression.
See... when it comes to lucky stars, it has to be my Ouyang family.
Ma Liang, you traitor, do you really have no guilt about backstabbing your Senior Brother Xinghe?
And Lu Chengqing... you learned all the bad things from Ma Liang, didn't you?
But no matter how much trouble you cause this time, Senior Brother Xinghe still has his tricks.
For five consecutive days, Chu Xinghe kept a close watch on the Artifact Refining Palace, and Ouyang Ming did not disappoint, successfully creating numerous Spirit Detonation Orbs, which were improved versions of the original.
Although the explosive power of these Spirit Detonation Orbs remained immense, Ouyang Ming managed to control them within a safe range, ensuring no harm to anyone.
With these Spirit Detonation Orbs, the City of Ten Thousand Evils would definitely become a one-time performance item.
Blowing up an entire city for a single performance, you tell me, is that a big cost?
But regardless of the cost, you tell me, is the performance realistic?
After the Battle of Exorcism back then, the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils was obliterated, countless strong warriors died. Although we can't blow up all the actors, we can blow up the city to ashes in one go. You tell me, is that shocking?
Besides our Grand Sky Sect, who else would dare to create something so shocking?
This time, I'm playing it real, Chu Xinghe style!
Perhaps his efforts moved the Compass of Misfortune, as Chu Xinghe found that his city-blowing plan didn't take a bizarre turn this time.
Just as Chu Xinghe was joyfully singing "Congratulations on Getting Rich," strong warriors from all over the world received invitations from the Grand Sky Sect to attend the Millennium Grand Festival.
Originally, Chu Xinghe considered whether to prepare small gifts for the guests, but after much thought, he decided against it.
What if preparing small gifts led to another strange turn of events?
Past failures taught Chu Xinghe that sometimes doing more leads to more mistakes, doing less leads to fewer mistakes, and doing nothing leads to no mistakes.
So this time, Chu Xinghe didn't mess around but joined Gu Mingchao in welcoming strong warriors from all over the world at the Grand Sky Sect's mountain gate.
Not only the Top Ten Sects, but almost all the forces in the world received invitations from the Grand Sky Sect to attend the Millennium Grand Festival.
Even the Demonic Sect was invited.
Demon Emperor Wu Xingyun led many strong warriors from the Demonic Sect to the Grand Sky Sect...