While considering contacting the System for updates about Liu Jun, Lin Qing realized it had already gone offline, leaving her engulfed in a sense of deep loneliness.
Funny thing, System was the only one she can actually talk to and now that it was away she felt so lonely.
To divert her mind from these thoughts, Lin Qing decided to go to her office and turn her attention to her ongoing projects.
The dating show she was currently working on was gearing up for its online premiere next month. The marketing team was putting in extra hours to ensure everything was ready for the launch. In between her other responsibilities, Lin Qing had contributed her design skills to the show's promotional materials.
Lin Qing mused over the irony of her current situation.
Art used to be her refuge, a sophisticated medium for expressing her deepest feelings and thoughts.
However, her path had drastically veered off course. She had become the very archetype of a capitalist she once vowed to never to become , utilizing art primarily as a means for financial gain rather than.....
The System had once mentioned that in the original plotline, she would have opened her own art gallery, supporting various artists, but was ultimately embroiled in copyright scandals due to Liu Jun's interference.
She wondered how different her life might have been had she never crossed paths with Liu Jun or she didn't have a system so she remained ignorant about all of these, yet, she quickly dismissed these thoughts.
"Who ever gets everything they want or need, anyway?" she said to herself, a hint of resignation in her voice.
Despite the twists and turns, Lin Qing acknowledged her unique advantage—having foreknowledge of future events. To others, this might seem almost prophetic.
She reminded herself there was no need for self-deprecation; she was quite fortunate and she was still wanting more , that was truly the greed of human nature.
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Nestled in her seat at her office, surrounded by posters showcasing the diverse array of artists and dramas the company had brought to life, Lin Qing found her gaze drawn to the term "crypto coin" in an online chatroom she uses to look for art.
' Damn' she exclaimed, ' How did I forget about this ' she recalled how these digital currencies will gain significant value within a few years.
Then she opened a new tab on her computer to delve deeper. She typed 'crypto currency' into the search bar, a term that would eventually become as ubiquitous as 'internet'. Yet, in 2014, it was still an enigmatic digital phenomenon, a venture fraught with uncertainty that promised either skyrocketing fortunes or perplexing challenges in the virtual world.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, she transferred a big amount of money to her newly created digital wallet and made her first purchase.
It was almost midnight when she left her office, she took a take out for two from a new location and drove to the condo.
Since system wasn't here , she needed to chat with someone and Anna was the best candidate.