Love is the anesthetic for a world of suffering.
But it's better than nothing.
Humans, after all, are not birds or beasts; they cannot survive alone in this world.
Therefore, the story of Veronica and Jessica sparked considerable excitement on the streets.
Initially, these street patrons came only for the reputation of the Braindance Technician Judy, but afterward, they grasped what true art was.
In short, this braindance film, titled "Madonna of the Carnation," received unanimous praise from the audience.
The underground braindance website "New Tomato" gave it a freshness rating of ninety-eight percent, and it was tagged with hot labels like "New Work by Famous Braindance Technician Judy," "Latest Representative Work of Stream of Consciousness," and "Watching this episode as a kid was ceiling-level sexy."
Besides offline sales, there was an endless stream of people rushing into the "extortion" bar to rent the film and enjoy it in private rooms.
Even the tough Honeycomb Mercenaries sitting in the bar couldn't scare away this group of passionate fans.
The only result of this was that large wads of cash poured into Berry's pockets as if blown by a strong wind.
She was so happy lying on the large sofa in the office that she was practically delirious.
If she had known the Third Industry made money this fast, why would she bother with the Physical Industry?
If she had known, she would have abandoned the physical sector for the virtual, entered the Film and Television Industry, and contributed her own breath to inflate Night City's economic bubble.
Sure enough, the saying holds true.
Making money isn't hard work; hard work doesn't make money.
Even in Cyber 2077, this principle still applies.
Most importantly:
It's tax-free.
Berry emphasized this point... "You better pray that film is as miraculous as you say, Rudy. I definitely won't make it in time for dsoul's stream today!"
After work, two men in suits walked down the road.
"Don't worry, I guarantee you won't be disappointed, Miller. Didn't I skip Taffy-chan's stream for this?"
"Trust me, once you have this, you won't like VTubers anymore."
"I'm telling you, this film is really, really... sigh, anyway, it's just super amazing, you'll know when you see it!"
This guy named Rudy had clearly flushed all his vocational high school education down the toilet with the sewage, otherwise, he wouldn't be struggling so hard, red-faced, without saying anything insightful.
It went without saying.
Although the two guys in front of them were wearing suits, you could tell at a glance they were Otaku.
After all, that specific 'flavor' in their speech couldn't be faked.
Usually, at a time like this, one should go up and ask if they play a certain two-character open-world game.
That's right, that game is Stellaris!
Stellaris, also known as Qun Xing, is a brand new open-world sci-fi game independently developed by Paradox.
The game takes place in a sci-fi world set in the Milky Way Galaxy, where various races begin expanding and developing their nations across the galaxy using hyperspace lanes. You will play as, or create, a race to compete for dominance in the universe.
During your journey through a mysterious and unknown universe, you will meet special leaders with diverse personalities and unique abilities, utilizing them to defeat powerful enemies and expand your empire—while gradually uncovering the truth of the universe... "'extortion' Bar, what kind of ridiculous name is that?"
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