Zongman: I am on the set of Oregairu, playing the role of Bai Xue

(This chapter is system-related, readers can read it at their discretion.)

Mentioned in the [Newbie Guide].

The Popularity Store is all-encompassing, covering almost everything in the world.

Beino has been interested in this for a long time.

But the moment he entered the store, he thought he had come to an online store page.

The prices of the goods inside are all 100 points.

Beinuo mistakenly believed that there was a bug in the store.

A pack of tissues costs the same as a can of coffee, and a full-color magazine costs the same as a bottle of water.

He flipped through the catalog and soon found items with different prices.

The price of a touch screen mobile phone with ordinary configuration is 385 popularity points.

Even if converted into mineral water, the total price would not exceed 4 bottles.

Continue scrolling through the catalog.

Snacks, daily necessities, stationery, clothes, shoes and hats, books... it didn't take long to finish the shopping.

After taking a quick look at the items in the store, he was basically certain of this.

The goods here are all those he has touched or understood, not everything as he thought.

Beino found out the detailed description of the store and it was necessary to understand it clearly.

One of the items reads: If you want to add new items, employees need to include them themselves. The more complete the information of the new item, the lower the price.

No wonder these items look so familiar.

Perhaps having no limit on the items that can be included can be considered another level of all-inclusiveness.

In addition, the popularity value is not a simple digital currency, but a high-level energy aggregate that can condense into the form of all things in the world.

Each item is priced based on how difficult it is to deconstruct.

The more complex the ingredients, the higher the civilization, the more supernatural the items are, the higher the price will be, and vice versa.

The minimum price of an item is 100 popularity points.

Because the studio where Beinuo is located belongs to the ordinary world, the store only has items with a selling price of 100 points in bulk.

Only electronic products and other scientific products are slightly more expensive.

He could even spend 100 popularity points and get a 100 yen bill from a store, but he couldn't use the same popularity points to exchange for bottles of mineral water.

It seems that to the system, the deconstructed value of paper money and mineral water is actually no different.

According to this logic, if the popularity points of 1.2 million were all converted into paper money, then Beinuo's assets would directly soar to more than 100 million.

Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in this world? And the system does not restrict this kind of cleverness.

Hmm... let's change it for a 10,000 yen bill first.

Beinuo's pocket money is almost gone, and it is really necessary to change some banknotes in case of emergency.

He clicked on the purchase of banknotes, and a text window immediately popped up in front of him.

[You are purchasing items from the Popularity Store. The items will gather around you. During the manifestation period, special optical reactions will occur. Please do not purchase when recording important materials to prevent damage to the materials! ]

【Do you want to continue purchasing this item? 】

Well, the system really doesn’t care about these little clever tricks, what it cares about most is the material.

As long as you can record the material normally, what's the harm in exchanging it for hundreds of millions of banknotes?

Employees earn popularity points and it doesn’t matter how they spend them. Whether you buy rifles, grenades, C4, or RPG, the system doesn’t care.

But before buying, there is one thing you must consider clearly.

That is how to rationalize items.

As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. The more materials you get in exchange, the more difficult it will be to rationalize them.

At least Beinuo wouldn't be so reckless. If he really wanted to exchange all of it for hundreds of millions of dollars, how could this still be a youth romance story?

It can be directly changed to "Story of Urban Rich People".

Even if he has so much money, it doesn't mean much, because popularity should be used in critical places.

For example, there is a column of special categories in the store.

He clicked it and saw that there were only a few items inside.

But the prices are higher than one another.

[Time Travel Back in the Drama World]:

Go back to any time period within the past 24 hours. Only employees in service can keep all memories and use it continuously.

Price: once/2 popularity points

Description: This product can perfectly solve the problem of damaged materials. Did you make a serious mistake? It doesn't matter, you can start over again, provided that you have enough popularity points.

He could never have imagined that there would be such a heaven-defying thing in the store, which proved that having money really can allow you to do whatever you want.

However, the price of going back in time is not cheap.

If the damage to the material occurred on the same day, 20,000 popularity points could solve the problem. But if the root cause was a month ago, or even longer ago, I'm afraid I'll go bankrupt in a minute.

Bei Nuo looked at the next item.

【Multi-dimensional attribute points (novice level)】:

This product can enhance employees' abilities in multiple dimensions, including physical enhancement, mental enhancement, and super power enhancement.

Price: 24 popularity points (this price can only be purchased 3 times)

Note: Your current multi-dimensional attributes are extremely weak, your physical and mental strength is that of an ordinary person, and your super strength is zero. Taking physical enhancement as an example, one purchase can add a peak adult physical strength to your current physical strength. (This product can be sold separately. If you want to enhance your physical strength alone, you will need to spend 10 popularity points.)

You can actually buy attribute points!

But when you think about it, it actually makes sense.

Who can guarantee that the world of the anime is on Earth in a peaceful era?

This product is especially important when encountering a world of swords, magic, and superpowers.

Although he now has enough funds to buy three [Multi-dimensional Attribute Points], he does not need them now.

By strengthening it only once, he can obtain the physique of a peak adult. If he really buys it three times, he will definitely transform into a devil muscle man on the spot!

The title of the show might become: "Is My Youth Story Afraid of School Violence?!"

The next item is similar.

[Special Item Enhancement]:

Price: 1 time/50 popularity points

Description: The higher the item strength, the greater the chance of failure.

Those who understand this kind of thing will understand it, and it is compatible with the following products.

【Enhanced Protection Ticket】

There is no need to look closely at this type of product as it is not needed at the moment.

But the last one is very crucial and closely related to the production of animation drama.

【Drama Investment】：

Invest corresponding popularity points to improve the quality of the animation series accordingly.

Price: Minimum 5,000 points ~ No upper limit

Description: Adequate funding does not mean that the work will be excellent, but excellent work cannot be without sufficient funding.

This makes perfect sense.

After all, popularity comes from the animation series. If you want to get more points, you must make the work attractive enough.

But how much should we invest?

He clicked on the purchase page and was redirected to the [Animation Drama Production Station].

Although there is no operation permission, there is an additional intelligent estimation model.

You can preview different budgets.

This is a 20-second animation of Yukinoshita Yukino sitting alone in the classroom reading a book.

It seems that it can show the changes brought about by funding from different perspectives.

In the screen——

The sun is shining outside the window, and I can hear some birds singing. The classroom is exceptionally quiet.

The gauze-like curtains were slightly blown by the wind, and Xuexia's long black hair was also blown. She lifted the hair at her temples and looked out the window silently.

The camera gave a close-up of Yukinoshita's face, and one could feel her even breathing from the tip of her nose, and the rise and fall of her chest. Yukinoshita retracted her gaze and refocused on the book, her slender fingers occasionally turning a page...

The animation ends.

There is a preset button in the lower right corner that can change the delivery points.

Without investing points, the graphics look so-so, not poor but definitely not outstanding.

If you invest in the lowest level of 5000 points, the background and characters will have slightly more details, such as more specific shadow outlines and more layered images, but ultimately the change is not significant.

As the number of points increases, the picture becomes richer.

The points have reached 10, which is already quite watchable and is the average level for most anime series.

When the popularity value increases to 20 points, all the details in the picture become brilliant.

The background outside the window became extremely real, the clear blue sky looked like it was taken with a professional camera, and specks of dust could be seen in the sunlight shining on the table.

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to come alive, and the realistic light and shadow cast on her soft and shiny long hair, like thousands of strands falling.

Her crystal clear eyes are full of brightness. If you zoom in and look closely, you can find that her eyes reflect the surrounding scene, and the texture of the material used in the character's clothing is even visible to the naked eye.

This level of visuals is already on par with the perfect performance of the first episode.

But 20 points can only produce one episode.

Based on the usual 24-minute length, after cutting out the OP and ED, the remaining time is about 20 minutes.

That is to say, one minute of animation consumes 10,000 popularity points.

It’s not cheap, but it’s acceptable to Beinuo.

Of course, there is something even more exaggerated. He saw the preview effect of 40 points.

Apart from having a higher frame rate and the finest possible picture, it is difficult to present a more stunning effect.

But it does not mean that the investment is ineffective.

The key point is that this footage is a drag, with most of the 20-second segment being static, which is not enough to show the effect of 40 popularity points.

In addition, he does not have the authority of the [animation production station]. All the picture improvements are based on the overall situation, with a single style and funds only accumulated on the surface.

Excellent and unique pictures can actually be varied and form different artistic styles.

Of course, the premise of all this is based on strong financial resources.

All right.

Next, how should we spend these 1.2 million popularity points reasonably?