Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

They have encountered an unprecedented predicament and now urgently need to find every possible solution. This program called "Masked Singer" is well-designed and may become a huge hit in the future. If the singers chasing the flame can win the championship, they will definitely be able to get out of their current predicament.

As a rival, Bronya certainly wouldn't let her opponent succeed so easily.

Now, from any perspective, Anti-Entropy must participate; we cannot allow Chasing Fire to win the championship so easily.

Since Bai Qianqu joined Anti-Entropy, Anti-Entropy's situation has been excellent, and she cannot give up this hard-won advantage for nothing.

That's how business is; it's either progress or regression, and standing still only leads to death.

She was determined to send a group of outstanding singers to the competition this time to effectively counter Zhu Huo.

After leaving Bronya, Bai Qianqu was preoccupied and didn't want to go back to catch up on sleep. He wandered over to the composition department.

Today is the last day before the New Year, and everyone's work is basically finished. Everyone's face is beaming with bright smiles.

Of course, the most important thing is that the year-end bonus has been paid.

Everyone receives tens of thousands in year-end bonuses, and Anti-Entropy has always been very generous with this amount.

Of course, this year's year-end bonus is much higher than in previous years, mainly because Bai Qianqu topped several new song charts, so the entire composition department's bonus has increased significantly.

When everyone saw Bai Qianqu walking over, they immediately stood up and greeted him warmly.

Bai Qianqu greeted everyone with a smile, then slowly walked into her office.

Everyone was a little confused.

"Have you noticed that Qu Yin seems a bit downcast and preoccupied?"

"Hmm? Really? I didn't notice that."

"You're so slow!"

"I've noticed that although Ms. Qu Yin is smiling, her smile isn't as bright as it used to be."

"What on earth happened? Shouldn't today be a happy day?"

Everyone looked at each other, but ultimately couldn't figure out the reason.

Meanwhile, news that Changkong TV was going to record a new program spread like wildfire, and the news that Zhu Huo was going to participate somehow got leaked, making countless netizens extremely happy.

The once arrogant industry leader has now actually humbled itself to participate in a variety show, something that has never happened before.

Without further ado, a heated discussion immediately broke out online.

[Hahaha! Have you all heard? Chasing Fire Music actually volunteered to participate in the show this time!]

Chapter 243 The Mask of the Bull Warrior

[Is this for real? Didn't the production team always have to beg them to participate before? Why are they being so proactive this time?]

It's definitely true! I've already confirmed it with a friend who works on a TV program!

[Holy crap, the rumors were true! Zhu Huo is really worried!]

[Of course! After failing to reach number one on the new song charts for several months in a row, the battle of the little gods would probably have ended in failure if not for good luck. Of course they were anxious!]

I heard that Anti-Entropy is also participating this year. It seems like another thrilling battle is about to unfold between the two companies!

We can't afford to lose this competition again, can we? If we do, Zhu Huo will really lose face.

Who knows? Although we know that both Chasing Fire and Anti-Entropy will participate, we still have no idea how this new program will actually be conducted.

[I think Reverse Entropy will win. Look at the previous new song charts; Reverse Entropy only made slight moves, and there wasn't a single song on the chart that could compete. QuYin's control of the stage is too strong; there's no way they can turn the tide.]

But this is a variety show, not a new song chart. The key is that we don't even know the competition format yet, so it's too early to say who will win.

[That's true. The most important thing right now is the upcoming War of the Gods. Hehe, it'll be New Year's Eve in a few days, so I wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance!]

【Happy New Year!】

[Have fun together!]

At this moment, Bai Qianqu was sitting in a chair in a daze. He didn't know if he should participate in this program. The more he thought about it, the more unable he was to make a choice.

Just then, the system's long-lost voice suddenly appeared in his mind, as if helping him make up his mind.

[Ding! New mission detected—Masked Singer!]

[The Masked Singer: As a versatile musician, how could he not perform on stage? He participated in the variety show "The Masked Singer" and successfully advanced in the first season!]

Skirt 79, 69, 42! 877?

[Mission Successful: Obtain a Golden Custom Treasure Chest!]

[Task failed: None]

Upon seeing the release of the new task, Bai Qianqu's lips twitched inexplicably.

This system, in order to get me to participate in this program, actually offered me a golden treasure chest as a lure.

However, this finally made Bai Qianqu's decision.

What's there to be cowardly about? Just do it!

Besides, wasn't it said that you could wear a mask? Nobody knows who you are, so as long as you're not eliminated, you can keep wearing the mask until the final battle.

Bai Qianqu was very confident in his voice. As long as he did not reveal his identity, no one would be able to guess who he was.

As for the mask—

Bai Qianqu opened the system shop and looked at the [Bull Warrior Mask] that she had never purchased before.

The purpose of this mask is that once it's on, it cannot be removed for any reason other than the wearer.

Bai Qianqu directly exchanged for one and held it in her hand. It was a full-face mask with only holes for the eyes and mouth, so it wouldn't affect her singing.

Moreover, I don't know what materials it's made of, but it feels warm to the touch and is very comfortable to hold.

The mask is also very cool, with bull horns protruding outwards on the top of the head and long fangs on both sides of the mouth. The mask is decorated with deep patterns, and the fierce and menacing shape is very impactful. It is more like the mask of the Bull Demon King than a bull warrior.

Well, it has a bit of a Nuo shamanistic feel to it, and it's very similar to the Xiao, except that it has the element of "cow" added, making it closer to the Fushe.

This gave Bai Qianqu a strange sense of familiarity.

At this moment, a system notification sound also rang out:

The Bull Warrior mask can be adjusted to fit the wearer's face shape for maximum comfort without interfering with singing or speaking.

"It looks pretty good." Bai Qianqu was very satisfied with the mask, and she wore it when she participated in the show afterwards.

After deciding to participate in the program, Bai Qianqu didn't rush to tell Bronya; he still needed to make some preparations.

Bai Qianqu tried putting the mask on her face, and sure enough, the mask began to tighten and fit her face perfectly.

The mask was so light that he couldn't even feel it on his face.

He opened his phone's selfie camera, looked at his face, and nodded with satisfaction.

After putting on the mask, even he himself could hardly recognize himself, let alone the audience and judges. The mask's concealment effect was surprisingly good.

Just as he was admiring himself on his phone, Xi'er suddenly knocked on the door and came in. When she saw Bai Qianqu wearing a mask, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Who are you? What are you doing in Teacher Bai's office?!"

Seele was very alert and quickly retreated to the door, gripping the handle with one hand, ready to flee at any moment if she sensed anything amiss.

Bai Qianqu awkwardly put away her phone, coughed, and took off her mask.

"Ahem, it's me, Seele."

Upon seeing Bai Qianqu's face, Xi'er finally relaxed her guard, staring blankly at the mask in Bai Qianqu's hand.

"Teacher Bai, why are you wearing a mask in your office? This mask is really scary, it looks like a demon."

Bai Qianqu grinned at this.

"It's okay, I'm just wearing it for fun."

The naive Xiao Xi tilted her head without suspicion. Remembering her purpose for coming, she carefully placed a card on Bai Qianqu's table.

"Teacher Bai, this is the company's New Year's bonus, a supermarket shopping card worth 5,000 yuan. We're not giving out gift packages this year."

"Oh, thank you, Xier." Bai Qianqu liked this kind of simple and straightforward benefit. She was given money directly so she could buy what she liked. Now she had money to buy New Year's goods, and she was very happy.

"Hehe." Seele smiled after being praised, then looked at Bai Qianqu with bright eyes, "Teacher Bai, are you spending Chinese New Year with us this year? I heard it from Sister Bronya."

"Yes, we'll have to trouble you then."

"That's great!" Seele was very happy. "No trouble at all, Seele and I would love to welcome Teacher Bai to join us!"

"It's a promise then, Teacher Bai, you must come!"

Watching Xi'er leave with light steps, Bai Qianqu smiled and shook her head. Just as she was about to get up and leave, Xi'er turned back.

"Oh, Seele is so happy, she almost forgot about something more important!"

Seele scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Bai, during the previous test of Plants vs. Houmu Zombies, Jiu Xiao made a suggestion. She felt that it would be better to change the zombies to humans. If they were all Houmu, it might be too out of place. She suggested making Houmu into special zombies, which would also be a good opportunity to do a crossover and increase the popularity."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqu nodded slightly. He had also thought about this matter. After all, the original game was already a classic, so it was better not to make any changes casually.

“Okay, let’s do as Jiuxiao says. I’ll redo the zombie character art and have Jiuxiao and the others redo it. There’s no need to rush. We can release the game after the New Year.”

Chapter 244 One Yuan for All-You-Can-Drink

Amidst much anticipation, the 12-day Spring Festival holiday has begun!

Five days before the holiday, and seven days after the holiday!

Apart from a few staff members on duty, most of the employees at Reverse Entropy have gone home for the Chinese New Year.

Of course, the salary for working during the Spring Festival holiday is ten times the normal rate, and since all the people on duty are locals from Changkong City, the employees who stayed behind were very happy.

So sometimes employees aren't unwilling to work overtime, but rather unwilling to work overtime without pay or at a loss.

Bai Qianqu was sitting in a newly opened milk tea shop. He looked around at the newly renovated shops with a surprised expression. Sitting opposite him were none other than Kong Ying and his sister.

I don't know what these brother and sister were thinking. Their milk tea shop is called "Mi Xue Bing Yu" (Mi Xue Ice Domain), and the decoration style is also very similar. If you don't pay attention, you might really think it's the real deal.

To be fair, the milk tea at this shop does taste really good, and the price is relatively cheap. Compared to other milk tea shops where a cup of original flavor starts at 30 or 40 yuan, the milk tea here only costs 10 yuan.

However, to Bai Qianqu's surprise, despite the nice decor and delicious milk tea, there were hardly any customers.

What he didn't know was that the milk tea shop was specially opened by the brother and sister for Bai Qianqu. They didn't even advertise it much, so no one knew that a milk tea shop had opened there, and naturally, not many people would patronize it.

When Bai Qianqu learned that the brother and sister had not done any opening promotion, he was speechless. He thought that the two had no experience since it was their first time opening a store, so he thoughtfully offered his suggestions.

"If you want to run a successful business, opening events are essential, especially in the catering industry," Bai Qianqu said earnestly. "Don't think that opening events are unimportant and be reluctant to spend money on them. If you don't do them, you will lose even more money."