Sun Yaoshui's long hours of practice had paid off.
After dinner with him, Lin Yuan returned, and it took two hours to record the official version of "Red Rose."
He handed the song over to Lao Zhou, leaving the rest to the company's arrangements.
At night, after work hours, Senior Sun Yaohuo, full of his usual enthusiasm, drove Lin Yuan back to his residence.
"Goodbye," Lin Yuan waved.
After freshening up and lying in bed, Lin Yuan decided to call the system before going to sleep. "You mentioned a 50% discount for the first customization, right?"
"That's correct," the system confirmed.
Lin Yuan found himself torn.
He had received his paycheck recently, totaling about five million Kari.
How much would customization cost?
They say you get what you pay for. Lin Yuan wanted a good deal, but he also wanted the customized work to be of high quality.
Finally, Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll pay four million. I expect a system originally priced at 8 million."
"Is the host confirming the customization?"
"Go ahead and proceed before I change my mind."
The operation took only a few seconds, and a notification sounded in Lin Yuan's mind: "The system has completed the deduction. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the refined version of the 'Zhu Xian' system!"
Simultaneously, Lin Yuan received a text message from the bank, confirming the 4 million deduction. The only solace was that the money was going to the system, after all.
Immediately after, Lin Yuan felt a surge of happiness. Finally, he was moving away from comic adaptations. In terms of value, "Zhu Xian" was quite promising!
However, Lin Yuan suddenly realized that he had overlooked something.
Xianxia?
This genre wasn't very popular in Bluestar.
Lin Yuan conducted a survey to familiarize himself with Bluestar's market. Although it was a world of diverse global ethnic groups, Eastern thinking predominated. As a result, the various myths and legends of Bluestar were rich, providing ample creative elements for Xianxia.
But unfortunately...
These tales were mostly confined to myths and legends. Few were adapted into Xianxia literature.
The most recent Xianxia work dated back eighty years ago!
At that time, there was a book called "War of Immortals and Demons," which focused on the subject of immortals.
Its status was similar to "Swordsman Biography of Shu Mountain" on Earth and had influenced many people.
But unfortunately, no outstanding Xianxia works have emerged since then.
Over time, interest in this genre waned.
So what genre did "Zhu Xian" belong to?
Lin Yuan categorized it as fantasy.
Otherworldly fantasy.
While it didn't adopt the Western fantasy backdrop set on Earth, it leaned more towards an original worldview.
In layman's terms, it was fantasy stories set in an oriental context, occasionally interspersed with fairy-tale elements but largely grounded in an Eastern narrative.
But Xuanhuan and Xianxia were different.
The former allowed for flexible settings, whether it was spirit rings or grudges, as long as it made for a good story.
The latter drew from a wealth of legendary myths, folk legends, and ancient classics. It had a distinct style.
Of course, the ancient folklore and the development of Taoism and Buddhism provided an endless reservoir of creative material. Many works could serve as the foundation for Xianxia, as evidenced by the popularity of "Devil Wars" eighty years ago.
Given this backdrop, would there be a market for "Zhu Xian"?
After some contemplation, Lin Yuan gradually arrived at an answer.
The Earth had experienced a similar phase.
Since "Swordsman Biography of Shushan" by Huanzhu, Xianxia literature had nearly disappeared.
It wasn't until a hundred years later, with the rise of internet literature, that "The Misty Journey" revived the genre.
"Zhu Xian" appeared just two years after that.
Therefore, Lin Yuan was confident that "Zhu Xian" would perform well. Its role might be similar to "The Misty Journey," reviving interest in Xianxia literature.
Lin Yuan even suspected that the system had intentionally chosen this path.
Whenever there was a gap in the market, the system provided a solution.
Before, there weren't many sports-themed novels, so the system gave Lin Yuan "Net King."
Now, with a shortage of Xianxia literature, the system presented "Zhu Xian."
The world had a foundation in martial arts, which had once been highly esteemed. Additionally, there was the backdrop of "Fairy Demon War."
This novel, "Zhu Xian," was novel enough without losing the essence of Xianxia, promising to captivate the market.
"Proceed."
With a decisive thought, the entire text of "Zhu Xian" appeared in Lin Yuan's mind.
"That's it."
Just like "Net King" before it, the "Zhu Xian" provided by the system had been modified—the so-called refined version.
The plot remained largely unchanged, with minor tweaks to some details. After all, "Zhu Xian" was created later, with readers' understanding of Xianxia shaped by the "Fairy Demon War" eighty years ago.
Readers in this world lacked familiarity with "The Misty Journey," so the modified "Zhu Xian" catered to their understanding of Xianxia based on older works.
"The writing is impressive," Lin Yuan couldn't help but praise.
"The system has chosen Luoyang's writing ability as a template across countless universes. Both 'Net King' and 'Zhu Xian' were modified based on his skills."
"Who is Luoyang?"
"A writer in another parallel world."
Lin Yuan acknowledged the writer's prowess but didn't delve further. After all, their surnames weren't related, so it didn't concern him.