Evolutionary Superstar

While browsing Xingyu Electronics, Lin Haoren quickly changed his mind, no longer wanting a pc. Instead, he figured a laptop would be far more handy.

A pc was inconvenient to carry and vulnerable to lightning damage. It would be a tragedy if it got cooked like his last pc. Then he would have to spend more money on another replacement.

That would be troublesome.

As such, a laptop seemed more ideal. It was light and easy to carry. Its advantages were clear. It was convenient for travel and work.

Lin Haoren found himself stopping in the Xingchen Tech section.

Xingchen Tech?

That should be part of the same ecosystem as Xingchen Mobile, making it easier to sync his phone and a laptop if he also owns one.

Buy!

Must buy!

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Top module: Xingchen Blade X16 Ultra

Specs: 16-inch 2.8K OLED, Xingchen custom X-Core 9 chip, RTX 4070 Nebula GPU, 32GB RAM (64GB expansion available), 1TB/ 2TB SSD options, all-metal, ultra-thin body, 18-hour battery life potential, fingerprint + face unlock features, seamless sync with Xingchen phones.

Price options

16GB + 1TB storage: 11,999 yuan

32GB + 1TB storage: 13,499 yuan

32GB + 2TB storage: 15,999 yuan

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Without a doubt, Lin Haoren chose the 15,999-yuan version with 2TB storage. He didn’t know whether he would ever use up so much storage space, but he figured having too much was better than not having enough.

Such an expensive high-end laptop naturally needed a good bag for protection.

Xingchen Elite Tech Backpack: 899 yuan

Perks: Water-resistant ballistic nylon, dedicated 16-inch laptop compartment, hidden anti-theft pocket, USB charging pass-through, and minimalist black design with subtle Xingchen logo

Buy!

Lin Haoren was easily sold by the water-resistant material and anti-theft features. Of course, he also felt the black design was nice.

[Current balance: 45,258.26 yuan]

Seeing his remaining balance, Lin Haoren felt a pang of heartache, and the initial joy of buying a brand-new phone, laptop, and backpack dissipated.

One moment, he was celebrating having become rich. Yet, in reality, he was still poor.

After buying mid-tier skincare, clothes, and hairstyling, roughly another 10,000 yuan would be deducted. He also wanted to buy high-end cat food for Oreo as well.

Ah, everything needed so much money!

Fortunately, his short videos on QuickBeat and Galaxy Video were going viral, and the momentum was still strong. Once he received Galaxy Video’s approval, he would have another source of income.

Moreover, he had a new idea for a viral short video.

Lin Haoren silently convinced himself that his dwindling balance was only temporary. Making money was no longer difficult. His mood slightly improved after thinking like this.

By the time he returned home with several shopping bags, it was just in time for lunch.

"Were you bored looking after the house, Oreo? I bought you some good stuff; you’ll definitely enjoy it," Lin Haoren grinned.

Oreo glanced at him suspiciously.

However, Lin Haoren patted his chest confidently, reassuring it to trust him.

After all, each 90g can of cat food from the brand "Hengyu Pet Cuisine" costs a whopping 25 yuan. This was 10 times as expensive as regular supermarket cat food.

If Oreo wasn’t satisfied with the taste, he would pick a fight with the manufacturer.

After organizing the goods, he cleaned up, filled up Oreo’s bowl with premium cat food, and then headed into the kitchen to make lunch. His Housekeeping and Cooking improved another step closer to the advanced level.

Ding!

[Eating Skill has reached the intermediate-level proficiency, Proficiency: 107/1,000]

Lin Haoren patted his stomach in satisfaction after finishing lunch. He never knew that eating the food he cooked could be so satisfying. It wasn’t at the level of professional chefs yet, but he preferred it.

Was this the taste of progress?

After washing up, Lin Haoren went back to reading A Thousand Lifetimes With You to improve his Storywriting Skill.

However, he spent an hour on focused reading.

Although there was a lot to learn from A Thousand Lifetimes With You, he was a little curious about his advanced-level Storywriting Skill. Now that he had a brand new laptop, he should update his unpopular novel to test the effects.

He had already missed two days of updates, but he didn’t find it surprising that his editor didn’t call to check up on him. After all, he belonged to the bottom-tier writers. No one really cared if he disappeared.

His editor, especially, wouldn’t want to spend his precious weekend hounding unpopular authors for updates.

Lin Haoren logged into Origin Literature and checked his old account’s backend data for his novel, My Superstar Life.

It was a wish-fulfillment novel about a male protagonist realizing the dream that he couldn’t. Unpopular as it was, it provided solace for his wounded heart.

"Oh? There are actually a few comments on the latest Chapter," Lin Haoren noticed with surprise.

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[Chapter comments]

"Dog Author, where did you run off to? Hurry up and update the next Chapter!"

"Where’s the next Chapter? It’s already been two days! Hurry up and update! I’m craving some junk food!"

"Did the author finally kick the bucket?"

"It’s over. The author decided to join the ranks of Eunuch Authors. This is it, Fam. Time to find a new place to crash."

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Lin Haoren was amused after reading the comments.

His readers were always silent, never voting or leaving comments to make their presence known. He questioned countless times whether he had any readers.

The moment updates stopped, they immediately jumped out.

Still, Lin Haoren felt a little happy in his heart, learning that even he still had some loyal readers.

Since they asked for updates, how could he not comply?

In any case, he should still gain Storywriting proficiency from writing his novel. He just wasn’t sure what kind of impact his 10,000-word-per-hour writing speed and advanced-level Storywriting Skill would have on My Superstar Life.

Ding!

[Writing a novel, improving plot, characters, and background depth: Storywriting Skill Proficiency +12]

[Writing a novel, sparking creative inspiration, improving flow control, pacing, and dialogue: Storywriting Skill Proficiency +16]

[Spirit +1]

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