novelSilver Ability Slot Expansion Voucher
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Arriving at the virtual space, a few Intermediate Intelligence monsters were gathered around the dining table, chatting. However, the attitudes they each had were different.
For example, Little Hus and Little Deeny were having an intense discussion, while Dagger Girl's sister was asking about the situation.
As Su Yang walked over, the little monsters stopped talking and greeted him.
Then, Su Yang gestured for them to sit down as he did the same.
After sitting down, Su Yang asked Little Hus, "Are you sure this movie will have great potential?"
Little Hus nodded vigorously."That's right! It has great potential! It's definitely on the scale that I mentioned earlier."
Su Yang asked again, "Then, can you tell if this potential is based on its quality or because of other factors?"
Su Yang's question stumped Little Hus. After pondering for a while, Little Hus replied, "It's possible because this movie has a larger fluctuation."
Su Yang's eyes lit up."A larger fluctuation?"
Little Hus nodded and said, "The smell of this movie is sometimes strong and sometimes faint. So, based on my previous experience, I feel that the box office of this movie should be constantly wavering between 3 billion yuan and 6 billion yuan."
Su Yang asked, "Do you know what the cause is?"
Little Hus rolled its eyes at Su Yang."Do you think I'm an all-knowing God?"
Needless to say, Little Hus was getting better at rolling its eyes.
Su Yang smiled and shouted "Janet!" as he prepared to deal with Little Hus.
Normally, when Su Yang shouted that, Little Hus would immediately kneel down. However, Little Hus did not seem to mind at all this time.
Not only did it not mind, but it even dared to stretch out its paw and disdainfully pinch its muzzle. Then, it dragged out its voice and said, "Stop shouting... You sent my wife to guard Socot Island already, why else do you think I would dare to behave so arrogantly?"
Su Yang was speechless.
'That's right. I've instructed Janet and the Clown Sea Serpent to stand guard on Socot Island not long ago. '
Su Yang looked at Little Hus, who was scratching his nose smugly. 'He's behaving so smugly right after his wife left... It definitely isn't good husband material. It seems like I'm going to need to have a good talk with Janet. '
Su Yang was prepared to take revenge on Little Hus, but he did not forget to ask, "Then, do you have a rough idea?"
"Su Yang, I really can't answer this question. After all... I'm just a little puppy."
Su Yang was speechless.
'I can't take this anymore. '
Two minutes later, Little Hus was thrown into the washing machine.
Perhaps because Janet was not around, Little Hus had truly become very smug. Even when it was in the washing machine, it kept explaining, "Su Yang! I really don't know! I'm just a dog!"
However, Su Yang ignored it.
'It's completely on a high because its wife isn't here. '
Su Yang then returned to the table with Little Deeny and Dagger Girl, with the latter in his arms as he looked at Little Deeny."Little Deeny, what do you think the reason is then?"
Little Deeny was obviously more reliable. She said to Su Yang, "Master, please wait a moment. I'll analyze it."
As she said that, her eyes widened and countless binary codes started to flash inside.
A moment later, Little Deeny's eyes returned to normal. She looked at Su Yang and said, "Master, I've analyzed all kinds of data. I feel that the most likely reason for affecting this movie is its release date and other related events."
Normally, there are a lot of factors affecting a movie's box office such as policies, unexpected medical events, the competitiveness of other movies released at the same time and so on...
"Some of these factors have positive effects, while others have negative effects.
"However, based on Little Hus's scent, this movie should be worth at least three billion yuan. My judgement is that this movie should be positively affected. Otherwise, its box office would not be that high.
"So I've firstly eliminated all possible negative factors such as policies.
"Then, I combined all the data to make a judgment.
"In the end, my conclusion is... It's very likely that next year, there will be an incident related to this movie, affecting "Wolf Warriors 2″ and increasing its box office by more than 2 billion in the meantime."
Su Yang then came to a realization.
'Little Deeny's analysis makes sense.
'If I were to speculate based on this logic, then the only question left is when this incident would occur. After all, this would affect the box office of "Wolf Warriors 2" and my mission.
'If this was during the New Year, then my mission is going to get very troublesome... '
With that thought in mind, Su Yang took Little Hus out of the washing machine, wrung it dry, and made it dry. Then, he placed it on the dining table and tried to determine the time.
Little Hus's sniffing potential could be used five times a day. Hence, Su Yang tried it out according to the box office rankings in the country. In the end, he found that the fragrance was in the shape of a parabola.
At the beginning of the year, the box office would be at its lowest, a little over 3 billion yuan for the screening slot on Chinese New Year. Later, in February, which was also the screening slot for spring break, the fragrance increased to around 3. 5 billion yuan.
After that, the movie would be on the rise consequently, reaching its peak during the summer break, achieving a box office of close to six billion yuan.
After that, it would start to decline, but its box office would all be over 4 billion yuan. Finally, during the end of the winter break, it would return to 3 billion yuan.
'This means that based on the standards of this movie, it's worth about 3 billion yuan. Then, this event will eventually double its box office. '
Su Yang had Little Hus sniff it five times and found that it was in January, February, July, October and December respectively.
Based on the comprehensive data, the Chinese New Year slots, summer break slots, and National Day slots all contributed to the rise in its box office.
Excluding the effects of the holidays, Su Yang could roughly pin the event to fall somewhere between February to July next year.
'Something must have happened during this period that would cause the box office of "Wolf Warriors 2" to soar so high. '
However, none of those were important to Su Yang because he had already achieved his goal. 'Whether it was for the sake of the box office for "Wolf Warriors 2" or for my mission, I've got to postpone "Wolf Warriors 2" until the summer break.
'In that case, for the sake of the box office of "Wandering Planet", it can only be screened during the Spring Festival next year.
'Right now, other than persuading Wu Feng to postpone his movie, I've got to have "Wandering Planet" completed as soon as possible!'
Hence, Su Yang called Guo Fan again and urged him to work overtime to complete the movie.
Guo Fan was confused. He had never seen such a big movie to be completed in such a short time.
However, because Su Yang was the boss, he could only complain and work hard at the same time.
Actually, Guo Fan had been making good progress recently. After his special effects work came to an end, he had started to select actors. The actresses had already been confirmed, and Su Yang had already given the role of the female soldier to Lin Jiali, so he did not have to worry about it. All that was left was to settle the rest of the cast...
Then, Su Yang calmed down after hanging up the phone.
'I'm going to follow up closely on "Wandering Planet", but I still need to find a suitable reason to change the release date of "Wolf Warriors 2″...
'However, Wu Feng hasn't started filming yet, so I have plenty of time to find an excuse. '
Therefore, Su Yang decided to put this matter aside and see what the reward for completing the third round of his Platinum Mission was.
'The system only said that there would be a [Random Prize Voucher], but it didn't say what it is. '
With that thought in mind, Su Yang returned to the system interface and clicked on the Random Prize Voucher.
Suddenly, a slot machine appeared before him.
However, a normal slot machine would have three lines, but this one only had one line. Furthermore, it was not filled with pictures, but words. On the top of the slot machine, the words "Random Prize Voucher" were written.
Su Yang clicked on the slot machine. Instantly, the line of words changed rapidly and Su Yang saw many familiar vouchers flashing by, including [Bronze Ability Enhancement Voucher], [Silver Ability Blessing Voucher], etc.
The slot machine spun for five seconds before it slowed down and the last line of words stopped before Su Yang.
Then, Su Yang took a closer look and saw the words [Silver Ability Slot Expansion Voucher].
'Silver Ability Slot Expansion Voucher?
'What is this?
'I don't think I've ever gotten one before. '
Before Su Yang could think about it, that line of words turned into silver-white ashes and flew into the sky. At the same time, the slot machine-like object also disappeared without a trace.
On the other hand, the flying ash turned from virtual to real and then fell silently.
Su Yang then reached out and caught the ashes. With a flash of light, the ashes formed a silver-white voucher in Su Yang's hand.
The medallion had a metallic texture and shone with silver light. There were words written in large fonts on it which said [Silver Ability Slot Expansion].
Su Yang, who had a lot of experience with this type of voucher, did not read it in detail. Instead, he turned it around.
Sure enough, there was a description on the back of the voucher:
[Silver Ability Slot Expansion Voucher: You may consume 20, 000 coins to increase the slot of a Silver Ability, increasing the number of Silver Abilities you may have by +1. ]
Su Yang blinked in shock.
'There's even such a prize?'
There was a reason why Su Yang was stunned. 'Normally, Silver Abilities are linked to the level of the system. Only by adding points to the system with Gold Points could the slot of my Silver Abilities increase.
'Yet, I'm able to directly increase it with this voucher now?
'Err...
'In essence, this is a Gold Point!
'Yeap, there shouldn't be anything wrong with my logic!
'So, I've actually obtained a Gold Point?
'This is amazing.
'As expected from a Platinum Mission! This is amazing!
'If only this "Gold Point" could increase the system's functions... Sigh. '
While he was daydreaming, Su Yang checked his remaining coins. 'Alright, I've earned another 40, 000 coins in just a few weeks. I could totally pay to have this voucher used then. '
Hence, Su Yang tore the voucher and used it.
As the voucher was torn apart, the voucher turned into silver powder and covered Su Yang.
There were no abnormalities, no fainting and no flashes. Moments later, a notification popped up in front of Su Yang.
[Silver Ability Slot +1]
'That's it?'
Su Yang touched his chin. He realized that his system did not show that there was a slot available for his abilities.
'Why don't I... Try drawing a Silver Ability?'
As soon as this thought popped up in his head, Su Yang could not hold it in anymore! 'It's been a long time since I've drawn a Silver Ability!'
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