Beijing.
The next morning.
At home, Zhang Ye, who had woken up in the morning, was still wondering about last night's dream. As he yawned, he switched on the television to watch the news. Suddenly, he realized that there was a silver ring on his left pinky finger. It was clearly not his. He tried desperately to remove it, but he could not. Not only that, when he rubbed the ring's surface with his hand, a touchable virtual screen popped up. There was even a line of words written in the same font as in the dream — Game Ring activated. The Novice Reward Pack "Random World Background Modification" is about to be released.
Counting down …
Three seconds …
Two seconds …
One second …
The distribution of rewards began!
Then, Zhang Ye saw a shocking scene!
The HTC phone that he had thrown on the bed suddenly twisted, and in an instant, it changed shape. Even the brand changed, and it was engraved with TCC. The two pirated copies of Xu Zhimo's poetry collection on the windowsill flashed. One of them disappeared into thin air, while the other turned into Chen Tianmo's poetry collection.
Many things in the house were changing!
What shocked Zhang Ye the most was the change on the television. Not only did Changhong TV's brand change to an unheard of Feitian brand, the crux of the matter was the content being broadcasted!
"Mango TV's new variety show 'Brilliant Splendor' has a viewership rating of 1%."
"Wu Bang's latest movie 'White Maiden' has exceeded 500 million in the box office."
"Heavenly Queen Zhang Yuanqi's new song has failed again. From now on, her focus will be on the film and television industry."
"Yesterday, the world famous artist Dako's work 'Blue Sky' was auctioned in America."
"Chen Weishi, the most influential film and television king of the 20th century, died at the 10th anniversary concert. Many people in the entertainment industry sang, and the king, Sun Yu, sang with emotion and cried on the spot."
Zhang Ye looked at it in shock for more than ten minutes. He did not understand what was going on. Why did the cell phone and television change brands? Heavenly Queen Zhang Yuanqi? When did the Heavenly Empresses have someone called Zhang Yuanqi? And a concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary? Where did this Chen Weishi come from? Why haven't I heard of it before? Zhang Yuanqi? Could it be that Zhang Ziyi had a new stage name? Chen Weishi is Eason Chen's new name? That's not right, Eason Chen is still alive! What movie is "White Maiden"? A movie starring Bai Yansong? When the f * ck did he start shooting movies?
Zhang Ye frantically climbed out of bed and pulled open the curtains. He saw that everything outside seemed to have changed at the same time. The two rows of old poplar trees by the side of the road had disappeared and were replaced by a flower bed. A tower in the distance had turned into a wooden building with only six floors left. There were also a few towers that were originally gray. Not only did their positions change slightly, the color of the stairs had also changed to a brownish-white color!
Beep!
The distribution of rewards had ended!
Remark: The real world's background has been randomly modified to achieve theoretical equilibrium.
Zhang Ye's face turned pale. He grabbed the cellphone of an unknown brand and looked at it anxiously. The date and time were correct. Today was the day he graduated from university. After flipping a few pages of the contact book, he deliberately made a few phone calls to ask. His family and friends were still the same people, but how could he explain the situation around him? And what was that game ring on his hand? Did the game ring really change reality?
Zhang Ye did not believe it. He switched on his computer and went online to check. The more he looked, the more shocked he became. The more he looked, the more terrified he became!
It had changed!
Everything had changed!
He Jiong, Xie Na, and the others were absent from the hosting world.
Eason Chan and Jacky Cheung were no longer in the music industry.
Feng Xiaogang and Sun Honglei were no longer in the film industry.
Qi Baishi and Picasso were no longer in the painting and oil painting industry.
The divine song "Uneasy"? Mo Yan's novel? Beethoven's piano piece? The movie "Transformers"? The variety show "The Voice of China"? The famous painting "Mona Lisa"? It was all gone! It looked like all of these had been randomly modified by that unknown game. This was the game reward that he, the only player, had drawn? But how did reality become a game?
What kind of game style was this?
"Contra" or "Super Mario"?
Would a magical mushroom that would make him grow bigger just by smashing his head against the wall?
Of course, there were some things that did not change. Some of the important historical figures, the state of the world, and the social environment had not changed at all. The Master Kong instant noodles on the table were still the same, and the LV was still the world famous brand. Most of the things had not been modified. Was this the so-called "random"?
It was haunted!
What the hell was going on?
At this moment, Dong Dong Dong. Someone was knocking on the door from outside. The knocking sound was quite loud. It was definitely the sound of someone banging on the door!
Zhang Ye guessed who it was, but pretended not to hear it.
That person knocked a few more times, and with the sound of a key, the door opened!
Zhang Ye sized up the person. He thought to himself that even though the world had changed, the landlord was still his landlord.
A woman in her thirties walked in. She was very beautiful. Sometimes, the word "beautiful" was not enough to describe her. For example, she had clearly just washed her hair and had a white towel wrapped around her head. However, her beauty could not be concealed. Her figure was excellent, and her skin exuded a sense of elasticity, giving off a very sharp feeling. However, only those who had interacted with such a beautiful woman for a period of time would understand her harsh side. She had a venomous tongue, or else why would she still be unmarried at this age? With that mouth of hers, most people would not be able to stand it!
Seeing that Zhang Ye was home, Rao Aimin cleared her throat and said with a faint smile, "Kid, are you playing hide and seek with me? I knocked on your door for so long and you didn't even reply? Are you playing dead? "
Zhang Ye was slightly embarrassed, "Landlady Auntie, why are you here?"
Rao Aimin sat down in the living room and slammed the calculator in her hand onto the table. Zhang Ye had seen her calculator countless times. It used to be a Casio, but now it had become a brand he had never heard of. It started with a K. It looked like the calculator industry had been modified. "Tell me, what am I here for? To collect rent!" Her fingers tapped on the calculator in a practiced manner, "You haven't paid this month's rent. Together with last month's utilities, I've calculated it for you. It's a total of 2582. I've already urged you several times. Not a cent less today! Let me tell you, Little Zhang. I saw that you are a Beijinger, that's why I allowed you to pay your rent once a month. Go ask around, who doesn't have a 3% deposit? How much of a discount have I given you? "
Zhang Ye smiled bitterly, "Give me a few more days. I really don't have any money now. I'll return it to you when I find a job."
Rao Aimin elegantly waved her fingers, "If you don't have any money, scram now!"
Zhang Ye whined about being poor, "You know my situation. The rent I gave you previously was all from the New Year's money. I only have this little money. If you want me to scram, I can only go home to live with my parents. I said that I should be independent after I graduated from college, so now that I'm back, where can I put my face? Auntie, look at the row of apartments along the corridor. They were all bought by you. Your family is rich, so you don't lack this bit of money. Then, I have an interview with the Beijing Radio and Television Station this morning. If I can become a host, I'll pay you the rent after I get my salary. "
Rao Aimin glanced at him and snorted, "You? Host? Come on. With your image and height, who would notice you in a crowd? All you do is dream about being a celebrity. Do you think being a celebrity is that simple? If you can become a host, I'll go on the Spring Festival Gala tomorrow! "
Zhang Ye said, "Anyway, give me a few more days, I …"
Rao Aimin did not listen, "No way!"
Zhang Ye said, "Didn't you see that I haven't eaten breakfast for a few days? I really don't have enough money."
"What does it have to do with me whether you eat or not? Ah? "Rao Aimin said with a ruthless face.
After a while, the landlady was finally persuaded to leave. About ten minutes later, Rao Aimin came back in her pajamas. She did not knock, but opened the door with her keys.
Zhang Ye thought that Big Sis Rao was here to ask for money again, so he carefully said, "Landlady Auntie, you …"
Rao Aiping threw the breakfast in her hands on the table and snorted, "I can't finish it alone, so you got lucky, kid. Let me tell you, although it's not easy to find a job now, you are a graduate of Media College. Where can't you find food? Don't hang yourself on a single tree! "
Zhang Ye was stunned and hurriedly said, "Thank you, I got it."
Rao Aimin's beautiful face was cold as she slammed the door and left.
Zhang Ye felt warm in his heart. Looking at the breakfast on the table, it was still warm. Clearly, it was not leftovers as Big Sis Rao had said. She must have heard that Zhang Ye had not eaten breakfast for a few days, so she specially went downstairs to buy it for him. Zhang Ye knew that Big Sis Rao was a person with a cold face but a warm heart. Even though she had a venomous tongue, she was still very concerned about him. Actually, he knew that some of Big Sis Rao's words were right, but Zhang Ye had always had a dream of becoming famous since he was young. He just wanted to stand on the stage that faced the public. As for other behind-the-scenes jobs, he did not want to consider them.
Taking the elevator downstairs, Zhang Ye went out.
Walking along the streets, Zhang Ye looked left and right. He realized that along the way, it was a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar scenery. He did not know any of the celebrities on the advertisements at the bus stops. Some of the hottest pop songs that were played at the shops' entrances were songs that Zhang Ye had never heard before. Hence, when he walked along the streets that he was so familiar with, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt that he did not fit in with this modified world. Many things had changed, or it could be said that this was no longer the world that Zhang Ye was from.
It was August, but the air was still so hot and uneasy.
It was not scientific!
It was too unscientific!
Zhang Ye was, after all, a graduate of a famous university. Of course, he could not easily accept this fact. What era was this? It was no longer the old society where there were monsters and superstitions. Superstition would only harm people. This was something that even primary school students knew. Everything had to be believed in science and the power of science. Hence, Zhang Ye's eyes turned solemn. He respectfully took out a one yuan coin from his pocket and very sincerely flicked it into the air, "If it's heads, it means that this world's background has been modified by the game. If it's tails, it means that everything is fake."
Ding ling ling.
The coin landed — heads!
Zhang Ye's eyes went black. It was not fake. Everything was real!
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