Chapter 6: The Lottery
The top comment was arranged chronologically, and the foremost was from the rising star of the music scene, Jiang Qi, posted just dozens of minutes ago.
Following closely behind was the famous host, Mr. He.
[Mr. He]: "The lyrics are truly wonderful. Hope we can meet someday @Gabby."
[Sichuan Observer]: "Is it a distortion of humanity, or the collapse of morality @Gabby?"
[Musician Li Guo]: "Who exactly is this Gabby? I’ve never heard of them before."
[Music Critic Anta]: "These lyrics struck me like a rare treasure. I dare say the words of 'Dissolve Sorrow' are absolutely top-tier. If possible, let's have dinner together @Gabby."
[Singer Sister Ying]: "Dinner together, please! I’d love to converse with Gabby and will bring a gift as a token of appreciation @Gabby."
[Comedian Xiao Yunyun]: "My gosh, this is the first time I've seen someone more shameless than me."
[Actor Wang Po]: "A bunch of night owls, still awake at this hour?"
[Singer Zhang Xingxing]: "Mr. Wang Po, any new movies coming out lately?"
[Actor Wang Su]: "Director Wang Po's new film 'All Great Performances' is in production. Xingxing, Shu Qiqi, and Wang Baobao are all cast—please give us your support."
[Director Si Cheng]: "May the box office soar!"
"…………"
As the comments from celebrities and artists poured in, Gabby's short video skyrocketed in popularity, its heat climbing ever higher.
'Dissolve Sorrow' was a sensation.
He Luoluo became a sensation.
Gabby became a sensation.
Utterly sensational.
Yet the way it caught fire was rather peculiar.
…………
Seven o'clock the next morning.
Li He awoke naturally, his biological clock as reliable as ever.
The first thing he did upon waking was to check his negative emotion points.
Surely there wouldn’t be any shortage... But as the moment arrived, Li He felt uncertain. Just because Maomao in his previous life shot to fame with this song didn't guarantee the same would happen in this world; what if something like acclimatization issues cropped up? That would be disastrous.
Li He willed it, and a virtual projection screen appeared in his pupils.
[Name: Li He]
[Age: 20/44]
[Negative Emotion Points: 536,505]
[Skills: None]
[10,000 points of negative emotion can be exchanged for a lottery draw]
[Draw Methods: Single or Ten Consecutive Draws]
That damned familiar feeling... Seeing the lottery options, Li He's mouth twitched, a bad premonition settling in, and the system's supposed prestige instantly plummeted.
"What kind of prizes are there?" Li He wondered.
System: [Currently, prizes include music, film, and web literature categories.]
After clarifying, Li He looked at the long string of negative emotion points.
"So many—what happened last night?" Li He was astonished. How many people's sorrows had he dissolved?
It was terrifying!
He grabbed his phone, tapped into DouHand, and scrolled to his homepage, shocked to find his mouth open wide.
"Five million followers, eight million likes, half a million comments, a hundred thirty thousand shares—this is insane."
And all in just one night!
Is DouHand's traffic really this massive?
He then checked He Luoluo's account, finding it even more outrageous.
Eleven million followers.
Fourteen million likes.
Seven hundred thousand comments.
Two hundred thirty thousand shares.
So many night owls—don’t any of you ever sleep?
Li He had anticipated the song would catch on, but not to this extent.
He timidly opened He Luoluo's comment section.
As expected, the air was thick with hostility.
Li He silently switched to another DouHand account, leaving a comment under 'He Luoluo': "Shameless, cutting out context."
Then he switched back to the 'Gabby' account.
After reading the shameless He Luoluo's comment, Li He finally understood why the comments were so numerous—some people weren't satisfied with one insult, so they left ten consecutive ones.
Li He hesitated, but finally steeled himself and opened his own comment section.
Shhh—
A string of verified accounts at the top.
"What’s going on?" Li He was stunned.
Why so many verified users? Even shameless He Luoluo didn't receive such treatment.
Famous host Mr. He, rising music star Jiang Qi, musical prodigy Li Guo, new film king Wang Po, internet sensation Zhang Xingxing...
Seeing these familiar names, now fused with memory, Li He felt a chill. Thank goodness they didn’t know his true identity.
Now he understood why, as a newbie, he had so many comments and likes.
It was all thanks to these entertainment industry heavyweights drawing traffic.
When it comes to whether a song is good, ordinary listeners focus on the singer, rarely on the composer or lyricist.
Only insiders know—the songwriter is the real boss.
Li He never expected so many industry veterans to notice him. That dinner video was purely to harvest another wave of negative emotion points.
But this way, Li He was spared much trouble; with the music industry's attention, he wouldn't have trouble selling songs.
He shifted his focus back to the negative emotion points.
"Over five hundred thirty thousand points, enough for fifty-three draws. Should I do singles or tens?"
Li He hesitated.
In his previous life, his luck in games never produced miracles on single draws; he always considered himself unlucky, not blessed.
"Draw, single draw."
Li He hoped desperately that this body might be lucky.
The virtual projection screen showed a spinning wheel with two buttons, 'Single Draw' and 'Ten Draws.'
So damn straightforward.
Li He laughed, the familiar feeling growing stronger. He pressed 'Single Draw,' and the wheel spun rapidly.
"Stop."
Li He called out in his mind, and the wheel screeched to a halt.
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
Damn it!
Li He nearly smashed the lottery machine—this was supposed to be a magical system, not a scammy skin lootbox.
Spending 10,000 points for a draw, only to get +10 points back? How could such a ridiculous prize exist? Was it even possible?
Even a 'Thank you for participating' would be better; getting +10 points was pure insult.
He entirely forgot that his own video contained even more malicious tricks, nearly driving kindly viewers mad.
Thoroughly disgusted, Li He dared not risk ten consecutive draws—if all ten were '+10 points,' he'd have nowhere to cry.
Heh.
Single draw… continue.
The wheel spun, sparks seemingly flying.
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
…………
Damn it, +10 again and again. Li He drew seven singles, all '+10,' and was about to explode.
Was his luck really this rotten? What was the drop rate for '+10' in this dog system?
He hadn’t seen a single trace of songs or web novels—who said the prizes were music, film, and web literature?
Negative emotion points—tell me which category that belongs to.
Li He finally saw the truth: he harvested others’ negative emotions, and the dog system harvested his.
Damn.
So this is cosmic karma.
He had fifty-three draws in total, eight singles spent, and not a hint of the three categories.
Forty-five draws remained, but Li He no longer believed miracles would happen with this dog system; it was simply designed to torment him.
……
"Draw, continue with singles."
The wheel spun again… [Negative Emotion Points +10]
…………
Predictably, all were '+10 points.'
With forty draws left, Li He never wanted to see the words 'single draw' again—it was too infuriating.
"Ten consecutive, ten consecutive."
Li He’s patience had snapped. Even in his previous life, lootboxes in games weren’t this cruel, and this was supposed to be a high-end system!
The wheel spun wildly, and Li He refused to call stop, letting it spin for over ten minutes. Only when his anger subsided did he finally say stop.
Shhh—
[Bronze Chest ×1]
Li He doubted his eyes—first prize in ten draws was a bronze chest? Could the dog system really be this generous?
Shhh—
Shhh—
The prizes were revealed one by one.
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
…………
The dog system was still the same dog system.
Though a bronze chest didn’t sound particularly impressive, it was better than '+10 points.'
Thirty draws left, and Li He didn’t intend to keep them.
Another ten consecutive draws.
Shhh—
[Bronze Chest ×1]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
…………
Another ten consecutive.
Shhh—
[Bronze Chest ×1]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
…………
Another ten consecutive.
Shhh—
[Bronze Chest ×1]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
[Negative Emotion Points +10]
Goodness.
No matter how many singles, all you get is '+10 points,' but each ten consecutive gives at least one bronze chest.
Li He wanted to slap himself—what possessed him to waste thirteen draws on singles?
He opened the inventory, finding four bronze chests stored inside.
"Extract all."
The bronze chests opened with a cheap three-cent effect, producing four little items.
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