…..
Regal pushed to his feet, grabbed a nearby towel, rested it on his shoulder, and slipped himself into the bathroom, getting a gnce of her before shutting it.
He hung the towel onto another hanger, moved uhe shower, and tur oing the cold water hit his face.
After a few more minutes he was dohing, a quick swipe with a towel to dry himself, getting under his usual t-shirt and pants, he was out with a final g his wild hair only to give up fixing it.
Just as he was out, another disanized ter greeted him.
However, this time he put on the gloves, ed it, and threw them into the trash cover.
After he was done, he grabbed the coffee tin, scooped grounds into the mae, and hit the start button.
The mae hissed as he yanked open the fridge.
Eggs, bread, and milk were grabbed and dumped onto the ter.
Crack, whisk, pgs hit the pan with a sizzle.
The toaster clicked, toast popped up, and he caught it without missing a beat. Buttered and tossed onto a pte, the eggs followed right after.
Two mugs filled with steaming coffee joihem oable.
Regal leaned on the ter for half a sed, eyes darting to the 'bedroom', which was really just the hall with a bed shoved against the wall.
Simultaneously, his gaze lingered across the room.
It was a single room ft, with an open kit and a modest bathroom.
What more could anyone expect from a bachelor's room?
But now that I have saved up some cash, maybe I should move out? Regal thought.
He had been pting the thought for a week as he was making some det amount that would allow him to pay his rent and food from the donations he earns from ＜Solo Leveling＞ and ＜ORV＞
And now that he also has ihat will fold in from his 'Harry Potter' venture, getting himself a single-bedroom ft shouldn't even be a problem.
But would it be a waste? Regal wasn't into living in big spaces. He likes it when it is close.
So for a single guy like him-!
….Right. He isn't anymore.
At that, his gaze nded on the figure still sleeping and onto the sed cup of coffee that sat on the ter, waiting.
He took a quick sip of his coffee, registering the taste of caffeine while leaning against the ter.
However, soon his attention was shifted elsewhere.
With a mental fli his mind, he opened his system, and immediately, a translut blue s hovered mid-air, slightly tilted toward him.
He navigated through the options, nding on the [Notificatioion, while sipping his coffee moment to moment.
As the tab loaded, several alerts blinked ience.
?-------[NOTIFICATIONS]-------?
? [Solo Leveling:] Web Novel (Rank: A)
–> [Collect Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 30 days, 1 hr of Accumuted Rewards)
….
? [Omnist Reader's Viewpoint:] Web Novel (Rank: S)
–> [Collect Accumuted Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 30 days, 1 hr sihe unch)
….
? [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:] Book (Rank: S)
–> [Collect Accumuted Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 31 days, 5 hr sihe unch)
?---------------------------?
Regal's eyes lingered oification tab, his lips curling into a faint smile.
"Thirty one days, huh?" He muttered to himself.
It had been a month since he st collected his rewards. Back then, his rewards had piled up to a good sum of 850K EP.
It had been exhirating - right up until he dried nearly every bit of it on the sed volume of Harry Potter.
A purchase that, in hindsight, he wouldn't even need for another six months, unless Gwen or Everleaf Press wanted progress updates earlier than expected.
But still, by now he knew he made the right call.
Risky? Definitely.
But freeing up his [Pin] had felt like cutting loose an anchor.
After all, he still hadn't figured out a reliable way to earn another one.
I thirty days, Regal had pyed a careful game with that one precious pin.
He had watched many bulletin boards refresh, using the [Pin] strategically - log scripts that caught his eye, then removing them when a better one came along.
He had dohis dance repeatedly, shuffliween promising projects.
But now, the question loomed - which script would finally bee his debut?
The answer? It wasn't the most obvious choice. It wasn't even the seost obvious choice.
Nal had chosen the most unventional script of all.
A bold gamble, but one he was determio see through.
But before that, he needs ao buy it.
So, uo tain himself anymore, he clicked on collect.
The s flickered, the system responding immediately, shifting into a new interface as the process began.
?---?
「Ding! User successfully collected [Solo Leveling] rewards!」
[Total View t:] 5,726,621 + ↑7,804,119 = 13,530,740
[Total EP Earned:] 780,411
「Your total EP is now: 39K + ↑780K = 820K」
?---?
Regal let out an appreciative whistle. "820K, huh? The script I choose is [Rank: B], and it costs 799K. So this should do it."
Satisfied, he swiped back to the rewards menu and tapped on the sed notification for ＜ORV＞
The system buzzed lightly, processing the numbers with its usual precision.
?---?
「Ding! User successfully collected [Omnist Reader's Viewpoint] rewards!」
[Total View t:] 3,902,081 + ↑6,533,919 = 10,436,000
[Total EP Earned:] 6,53,390
「Your total EP is now: 820K + ↑650K = 1.47M」
?---?
Regal simply nodded and immediately clicked ohird [Y] in the list, the one he had been saving for st.
?---?
「Ding! User successfully collected [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] rewards!」
[Total Readers t:] 362,563
[Total EP Earned:] 543,844
「Your total EP is now: 1.47M + ↑543K = 2.01M」
?---?
540K EP.
…that's it?
Regal stared at the number, his thoughts drifting back to the 750K EP he had spent just to purchase ＜Harry Potter＞ from the [Bulletin Board].
It had been a steep iment, no doubt, but the returns werely shabby either, 540K EP for the month, along with solid hard cash.
"Maybe, 700K EP ime?" He mused aloud, tilting his head.
The thought wasirely outndish. The read t kept climbing; the i snowballed into something that felt almost unstoppable.
Regal's eyes darted back to the numbers, trying to recile the rate, the EP-to-read-t ratio, against what he had e to expect from his web novel days.
The parison was unavoidable. Web novels had their quirks, their charm even, but when it came to revenue?
The differehe scale.
Books were airely differe.
In just a month, his test release had raked in an astounding 400,000, a figure that felt surreal pared to the mere twenty grand he had eked out over two months of writing web novels.
And that was ting every possible avenue, advanced chapters, donations, you .
Still, Regal wasn't ready to dismiss web novels ht - don't fet he rejected the tract offers; otherwise, he would have definitely made some cash.
Still, they weren't the cash cows that books were, not yet, but they held a different kind of value.
Massive value.
A web hat gaira could be so much more.
It was a gateway.
ics, merdise, animation deals, they were all possible if the stars aligned.
Of course, that n for the distant future.
Right now, he had to focus on the present.
And the reality was simple - he needed both mediums to survive.
Books provided hard cash, the kind that paid for everything from daily expeo ambitious film produs.
Web novels, oher hand, were his EP lifelihe fuel for his creative ambitions in this strange new system.
Two worlds, two streams, and one goal, to make a damn good movie.
His eyes flicked back to the stats for ＜Harry Potter＞
The read t stood at 362,563, but he already khe exaumber of books sold, 201,709 copies.
So what did this mean?
The read t was 1.5 times the number of books sold. That had to mean something.
Does the system track multiple reads? Maybe it even factors in how often readers share their copies with friends.
It was the only theory that made sense.
Either way, it worked in his favor.
If the system's rewards were tied strictly to the number of books sold, his EP bance would be a lot more depressing right now.
e to think of it, the name [Eai Point] wasn't random.
The system wasn't just rewarding sales, it valued spread and e.
How far the tent reached.
How much joy or excitement it delivered to people.
Regal shook his head, dismissing the fleeting thoughts.
He wasn't here to get bogged down iails.
With a flick of his wrist, he returo the [Index] menu, the interface sliding bato the background effortlessly.
-----[INDEX]-----?
[Name:] Regal Seraphsail
[Items]
[Skill Slots]
[Bulletin Board]
? [EP Avaible : 4 Million]
? [Bulletin Board] ([┘]- 06:02:48 )
?----------------?
"Alright, it's time." Regal muttered to himself, fingers h above the [Bulletin Board] tab, his excitement sharp and focused.
Without hesitation, he clicked it, ready for the step.
?-----[BULLETIN BOARD]-----?
[Refresh Time] ([┘]- 06:02:48 )
[Movie Scripts:] Whispers of the Night (Rank: C, Price: 253K EP)
Steel Horizon (Rank: B, Price: 786K EP)
Following (Rank: C, Price: 1M EP)(?)
Starlight's End (Rank: F, Price: 2.2M EP)
[Web Novel:]
The Silent Dawn (Rank: A, Price: 400K EP)
[Books:]
Mysteries of the Fotten (Rank: F, Price: 50K EP)
[Private Music Album:]
Echoes in the Dark (Rank: B, Price: 530K EP)
[Manga:]
The Last Kingdom's Fall (Rank: A, Price: 90K EP)
….
[Force Refresh:] 100K
[Search Token Avaible:] 0
[Pins Avaible(?):] 1 (in use)
?------------------------?
Regal's eyes skimmed over the window once again and nded on the unventional script he had decided on as his debut projebsp;
?----?
[Movie Scripts:]
Following (Rank: C, Price: 799K EP) – (?)?----?
Yeah, the script he selected for his debut project is - ＜Following＞
Admittedly, by no means was this the best script he had e across in the past month.
In fact, until just a few days ago, he had fixed the [Pin] on with a [Rank: A] script.
But then, this script showed up, throwing him into one of the biggest dilemmas he had faced since arriving in this world.
After a whole day of weighing his options, he let the other script go.
Not because he cked the skills to pull it off. Not because he doubted his vision.
It came down to ohing - affordability.
He didn't just need enough EP to buy the script from the system. He also had to sider the funds to actually produce it.
Sure, he had earned a solid k of cash from his book, but he couldn't afford to pour over a million dolrs into his debut film.
Not yet.
There was a harsh reality to face - distributors wouldn't take a an indie-produced film with a bloated budget.
The risk would be too high, and no one would want to back it, no matter how good the product was.
That's why ＜Following＞ made it this point.
In his previous life, ＜Following＞ was seen as the weakest film in Christopher Non's impressive portfolio.
But Regal didn't mind. In fact, it made him excited.
There is no doubt that the script's premise was undeniably unique, just as daring as Non's ter directorial ventures.
But the movie fell short iion because of budget straints and Non's inexperience as a director at that age.
However, here despite the year, 2010 - there is no such film.
Meaning, in this new world, he has the ce to shape it into something far more impactful with the funds he has.
With the right dire and a few key adjustments, this film could bee - a box office hit, a critical darling, and the film that will be remembered as the iich of his career.
A fident smirk tugged at the ers of his lips as he pressed the purchase button.
?---?
「Ding! Purchase plete: Movie Scripts [Following]」
「Your total EP is now: 1.21M」
? The parched item will be stored iems] slot.
?---?
Without wasting a sed, Regal opened his [Items] tab and saw the script waiting for him.
?-------[ITEMS]-------?
? [Following] x 1
? User directly e the book by clig on it.
?---------------------?
Regal clicked on the able option, and in an instant, the familiar rush of new knowledge flooded his mind.
It was the same feeling he had experienced before with his book and the web novels, everything clig into pce, all the information he needed ing together.
He leaned back, closing the system with a satisfied sigh.
The script was now embedded in his hands or, more like, in his mind.
But that was only the first step.
Now came the real challeransf his vision into a tangible reality.
Ay?
Well, it came with its fair share of plications.
Big ones.
Casting actors. Renting equipment. Hiring a crew. Scouting locations. Seg permissions. anizing schedules and rehearsals. Filmiing. Marketing.
…and the biggest challenge of all?
The distributors.
.
….
[To be tinued…]
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