Chapter 4: System Repair

"Rewrite reality, evolve the world?"

A while later, inside the cheap apartment.

After Allen finished a hamburger and watched an episode of a sitcom, the garbled code on the system panel finally completed its repair, transforming from the unrecognizable mess into familiar text.

By studying the content displayed on the fragmented system panel, he finally had a rough understanding of the functions of the system before him.

Perhaps due to the severe damage, even after the repair, the system's functionality wasn't fully restored. This could be gleaned from the cracks that still covered the system data panel.

Based on Allen's current exploration and research, the most crucial ability of this fragmented system was the so-called [Scenario Evolution] function.

[Scenario Evolution], as the name suggested, was about evolving the plot of a script.

However, this evolution was no longer about filming with cameras and actors performing. Instead, it was a manifestation that truly appeared in the dimension of reality.

This function made Allen inexplicably think of the phrase "manifestation before men."

Of course, the system's evolution wasn't without cost.

Just as Hollywood film productions in reality required massive capital investment, the system's scenario evolution also needed input and consumption.

However, what this evolution consumed wasn't real-world money, but [Plot Value].

[Plot Value]

Simply put, it was a systematized concept of box office revenue.

However, the actual situation still needed Allen to operate it himself to confirm if it truly worked as he imagined.

After all, a system that was so broken it couldn't even take care of itself naturally didn't have an introductory function. Everything had to rely on Allen's own exploration and experimentation.

Of course, apart from the seemingly crucial [Scenario Evolution] function, the system also had another function that Allen considered extremely important: the [Shop] function. Similarly, through [Plot Value] [Exchange], he could [Exchange] for a variety of items from the system's [Shop].

However, also due to the damage, judging from the cracked panel and the [Exchange] item column full of gray garbled code, Allen couldn't be too sure how much practical use this so-called [Shop] function still had.

Of course, deep down, he naturally hoped that this [Shop] function of the system could be preserved. After all, from the perspective of its settings and structure, the system wouldn't set up such a function for nothing, just for show.

Putting aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Allen once again focused his attention on the row of numbers at the top of the fragmented system data panel.

[Plot Value]: 403

Undoubtedly, the system's sudden recovery from a half-dead state to a barely alive state was inextricably linked to the appearance of the [Plot Value] on the data panel.

And among all the things Allen had experienced since transmigrating, the only thing that seemed to be connected to the so-called [Plot Value] on the system panel was the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that he had written and released some time ago.

"If I remember correctly, the day 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' was taken off the screens was today?"

Recalling the date James Wan had told him when they last spoke, Allen was basically certain that the [Plot Value] displayed on the system's fragmented panel came from the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

"So, the acquisition of [Plot Value] doesn't just come from the system's [Scenario Evolution] function, but can also be obtained through movies released in reality?"

Thinking of this, Allen couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face.

Fortunately, the system still retained its self-repair ability, and he had accidentally 'created' and filmed "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Otherwise, he might never have been able to activate the system and would have lived his entire life as a special patient with visual hallucinations.

...

"I just don't know how the acquisition process of [Plot Value] is determined."

Inside the cheap apartment, Allen withdrew his gaze from the fragmented data panel, a hint of eagerness flashing in his eyes.

No matter how glamorous a Hollywood tycoon was, how could they compare to being the mastermind behind the scenes, rewriting reality and evolving the world?

Originally, with the system damaged, no matter how unwilling Allen was, he could only submit to reality and honestly work towards becoming a Hollywood tycoon.

But now, with the system repaired and reactivated, Allen was naturally no longer willing to be an ordinary Hollywood tycoon, enjoying the extravagant and corrupt capitalist life of luxury and dissipation.

Of course, the choice was...

—To have it all.

That's right, whether it was the outwardly glamorous Hollywood tycoon or the behind-the-scenes mastermind who rewrote reality and evolved the world, Allen had no intention of giving up either.

After all, being a mastermind didn't mean he couldn't enjoy life, right?

Judging from the system's repair, the scripts he 'created' in the real world that made it to the big screen could also gain him [Plot Value].

Although, for now, Allen wasn't clear about the system's determination of the exchange rate for [Plot Value] in this process.

But with the mindset that every little bit counts, Allen wouldn't give up this method of obtaining [Plot Value].

Not to mention, what Allen could get after a movie was released wasn't just the so-called [Plot Value] determined by the system, but also more direct wealth income.

This point further solidified his thoughts after Allen looked around the apartment environment he was in.

A dignified mastermind living a poor life in a cheap apartment, munching on hamburgers.

Was this reasonable?

Of course not!

Allen wasn't a masochist. Moreover, he had transmigrated to a thoroughly capitalist society like America.

In such a capitalist country, everything was linked to money.

The rich could fly all over the world in private jets just to taste delicious food.

The poor might not even be able to pay their electricity bills after a natural disaster, becoming the weak who were destined to be eliminated.

Allen naturally didn't want to become one of the weak and live such a miserable life.

Therefore, he strived to climb up, 'creating' the script for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," hoping to use Hollywood, this fame and fortune battlefield, to become a so-called strong person.

And now, the repaired and reactivated system, with its displayed function of rewriting reality and evolving the world, undoubtedly raised the level of 'strong person' in Allen's mind by hundreds or even thousands of times.

He not only wanted to become a strong person in the Hollywood circle within America, but also a strong person in this world.

(End of chapter)