get-shopping Chapter 436 "Soldiers' Assault"
Chapter 436 "Soldiers' Assault"
What?!
A collaboration mission with Koei Tecmo? Soldier Assault?
Jiang Bai, who had originally planned to refuse, sat up straight in the back seat of the taxi the moment he heard the words "Soldiers' Assault".
His spine was so straight, it was even harder than Qin Meng, who was 1.9 meters tall, standing next to him!
"Holy crap! It's 'Soldiers' Sortie'!!"
Jiang Bai's heart began to pound violently, and the green light shooting from his eyes almost burned through the back of the seat in front of him through his sunglasses.
As a time traveler, he was all too aware of the significance of this drama!
In my past life, this show was more than just a TV series!
That's practically the Mount Everest of military-themed movies!
That taciturn, clumsy yet resilient Xu Sanduo is heartbreaking!
That Steel Seventh Company, with its motto "Never abandon, never give up!"
That military spirit that inspired countless passionate young men to weep and beg to abandon their studies and join the army...
If this drama were made in an entertainment industry that's so backward in its culture, where military dramas only depict "resisting Japan, Britain, France, aliens, and the whole world"...
That was absolutely devastating!
Jiang Bai swallowed hard.
"Chief, isn't this temptation... a little too outrageous?"
[System: In addition to the script, if the mission evaluation reaches 99% positive, the extra reward is: Xu Sanduo's same '333 Abdominal Pull-ups' physical fitness potion (permanently increases core strength).]
Jiang Bai slapped his thigh, making a crisp "smack" sound:
"Let's do it! It's just a trip to the military region, right? It's just a cross-dressing performance for the troops, right?"
"For Xu Sanduo, for Laozi's core strength."
"Forget about going to the military region, even if Chief Instructor Lao Hei asked me to dismantle a tank with one hand, I'd put on a show of a fairy tearing steel apart!"
Jiang Bai quickly accepted the task. It was a rare opportunity to get the system for free!
but.......
"System, something's not right!"
Jiang Bai muttered to himself, a look of confusion on his face:
"Soldiers Sortie? Xu Sanduo? This is a real man's show!"
"The rewards you used to give me were either beauty filters, stockings, or a movie star and a TV series."
"Why is the reward this time prepared for my private parts? Has the sun risen in the west?"
Jiang Bai, after all that hard work cross-dressing for so long, finally managed to accumulate this little bit of wealth, but it's not even a tenth of the popularity of his small account.
Now, has the system finally had a change of heart and is planning to support the struggling large-scale online business?
[Ding! Host, friendly reminder. This is just a script. Turning it into a TV series will be about ten times more difficult than making "A Chinese Odyssey."]
Jiang Bai was taken aback:
"What do you mean? Ten times harder?"
"I have tens of millions in my pocket right now. If I throw it all in, what tanks and planes can't I hire?"
[Host, you're too naive.]
Military dramas differ from ordinary TV series; they require location scouting, real firearms, and even the participation of actual troops in filming.
[You're a college graduate with no background, no connections, and no age—what makes you think you can negotiate with the authorities to borrow a military base? Is it your black and white stockings, or your 18-meter shot put record?]
Jiang Bai: "......"
An image flashed in my mind of myself standing in front of the tank in a Ming-style wedding dress, asking sweetly:
"Sir, could I borrow your big equipment to film a movie?"
The scene was too beautiful to look at!
Jiang Bai instantly shrank back, slapping his thigh in a look of grief and indignation:
"Holy crap! System, you tricked me!"
"This script is just a stack of waste paper! I don't even know which way the gate to the military camp opens, and you want me to direct 'Soldiers Sortie'?"
"Isn't this like giving me an aircraft carrier pilot's license, only to have me row a small boat in a park?"
"I'm not going! Anyone who wants to go to Old Hei's place can go!"
Jiang Bai muttered, looking miserable:
"I just ate abalone, and now all I want to do is go back to the hotel and relax. I'm flying straight back to Shanghai tonight."
"Why bother going to the military region and suffering all that trouble? If those old scouts find out I'm a guy, my entire acting career will be ruined!"
【Host, you've already accepted the mission; you can't go back on your word.】
Jiang Bai froze, looking at his hand.
At this moment, he felt an intense hatred for his past self from just a minute ago—why had he accepted the mission so quickly!
Although I wanted to back out, I still had a sliver of credibility.
He's practically a modern-day Ji Bu, a man of his word!
Jiang Bai's indignant expression vanished instantly, replaced by a holy light called righteous energy.
He straightened his back, his gaze fixed intently on Kyoto outside the window, his voice becoming extremely solemn and magnetic:
"Master, look at what you're saying. I was just testing your loyalty."
"Performing at the military region to bring warmth to the soldiers who defend our country is an honor that I, Jiang, as a student of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and as a citizen of China, cannot shirk!"
"Scripts and all that, that's secondary!"
"The main thing is that I miss Instructor Lao Hei, and I miss those days of sweating it out during military training!"
As Jiang Bai spoke, he raised his hand and gave a very imperfect military salute to his reflection in the rearview mirror, looking utterly moved.
"For these most adorable people, I wouldn't even bat an eye if you asked me to cross-dress for a performance, or even to carry 200 pounds of rice to the kitchen!"
"This is me, a pure Jiang Bai, free from vulgar interests!"
【system:.......】
[System: Host, to be honest, your acting skills have improved tremendously.]
[Without activating any acting skills, you managed to portray such "shameless" words with such righteous indignation. This system hereby declares you the number one drama queen of Kyoto!]
Jiang Bai's face flushed red, his composure instantly crumbling. He slumped back into his seat, gritting his teeth as he said:
"Get lost! I call this psychological reconstruction!"
"How can I get over this mental hurdle if I don't think this way?"
"Holding a military script that seems to have no end in sight, and having to perform under the noses of so many people at the military region—do you think it's easy for me?"
[Ding! Due to the host's exceptional professional conduct, the system will provide you with a special auxiliary tool for tomorrow's trip to the military region—the Righteous Red Star Earring. Wearing it will greatly reduce soldiers' suspicions about your gender.]
Jiang Bai glanced sideways at the object in the void:
"An earring? Does that mean I can dismantle a tank with one hand after I wear it?"
No, it's that once they put it on, they'll feel like you're their own sister, their own comrade-in-arms.
"Tsk, so it's that kind of Dihua aura."
Jiang Bai stroked his chin, his eyes gradually becoming sharp.
Actually, the reason he didn't back out just now and still retained a sliver of credibility was 99% because of "Soldiers' Assault".
As the pinnacle of military dramas in his previous life, he knew better than anyone the value of this series.
Although the system said that the filming was extremely difficult and required a military background, hasn't Lao Hei (Old Black) now offered up the background to him on his own initiative?
"Soldiers' Assault..."
Jiang Bai murmured, Xu Sanduo's words "Never abandon, never give up" coming to mind.
This kind of hardcore military spirit, which has never appeared in this cultural and entertainment desert, is simply born to reap popularity.
"If I make a stunning enough impression at the welcome party, I might even win over the bigwigs in the Eastern Military Region."
"So, when I'm filming this show later, will I be able to legitimately borrow a few companies of special forces soldiers to be extras?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Bai's eyes gleamed with a green light:
"This is what they call 'military-civilian cooperation to jointly promote national defense culture'! It's definitely going to work!"
As Jiang Bai pondered this, he casually typed a message for Lao Hei.
[Jiang Bai: Brother Hei, to be honest, I have something important to do tomorrow, and I really can't get away.]
After sending this message, Jiang Bai's lips curled into a wicked smile.
Jiang Baizhi can go, but her real name, Jiang Bai, cannot.
I need to find a reason to refuse!