After careful consideration, Jiang Qin decided to film *Farewell My Concubine* to compete for the year-end charts.

It was a somewhat somber film.

The protagonist’s tragic life could easily stir the audience’s emotions.

And these intense emotions were exactly what she wanted right now.

She wanted to test whether only horror films were effective or if other emotionally charged movies could achieve the same result.

From what she’d seen so far, the effect of television series was slightly inferior to that of films.

The reason was likely that a movie’s conclusion could be seen within two hours, whereas a series required waiting and had filler episodes in between.

These filler episodes were entertaining, but they didn’t evoke strong emotions or hold the audience’s full attention.

Still, she was going to make television series. She wanted to watch them herself, and she was tired of the typical Interstellar cosmic romances.

’They aren’t even as addictive as the love-crazed dramas from back then.’

The Interstellar People’s understanding of love was more pragmatic, based almost entirely on innate talent.

As long as their Spiritual Power Levels matched, things like age were irrelevant. It was all a calculated love.

It was nothing like the shows she used to watch, which were driven by pure hormonal rushes, where family background and social status couldn’t hold a candle to a simple "I love you."

’Jiang Qin believed those kinds of emotions were important, too.’

’But first, she had to experiment to find out for sure.’

「...」

Now that she had made her decision, she had to start thinking about casting.

This time, she would again hold open casting calls online, accepting actors from both the Federation and the Empire.

With her current standing, not only would Federation officials not stop her from recruiting actors from the Empire, they would probably be eager to send them her way.

However, actors from the Empire wouldn’t be able to audition in person; they’d have to do it online.

After all, if too many people came over, she was worried some might try to slip through the cracks. Her fame had grown considerably in the Empire, after all.

Thanks to the Federation’s official statement, those in the Empire had also learned of the film’s miraculous effects.

Those in the Empire who had seen the movie before had noticed the strange phenomenon in the theaters, but they hadn’t dared to let their thoughts venture in that direction. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

’They were just left speechless that people would actually do *that* in a movie theater.’

But it wasn’t exactly unheard of. Theaters were a popular dating spot for many couples, after all.

And since Interstellar culture was so open, the males only got a little restless seeing so many Spiritual Bodies in the theater. They didn’t act particularly shocked.

Some of the sharper ones, however, expressed their confusion.

’It was one thing if a couple or two were looking for a thrill, but for dozens of Spiritual Bodies to appear throughout the entire theater was a bit much.’

’Maybe there were only a few dozen females in the theater to begin with. Surely they couldn’t *all* enjoy... doing *that* with their partners while watching a horror movie, right?’

’Or maybe... it was more exciting to do it with a crowd?’

No matter how puzzled they were, their thoughts never turned to the film itself.

In their eyes, the movie was, at most, just part of the background—just like they were.

It wasn’t until the Federation’s statement reached the Empire that people began posting online:

[Oh my god, I thought it was weird too! I just didn’t think it was something worth talking about, so I kept my mouth shut.]

[I actually did say something online, but no one dared to share it. We were afraid the females who were at the theater that day would see it and come after us.]

[But those females really got the short end of the stick. They were scared stiff, and on top of that, people were spreading rumors about them.]

[Hahaha... all of you who went to the movies, didn’t you think it was strange that so many couples were performing deep-level soothing in a theater?]

[It was super weird, but who’s brave enough to question what females are up to? Maybe they just suddenly got in the mood.]

In short, it wasn’t that the thought never occurred to them. It was that no one dared to ask the females.

’What if they were misunderstood?’

Besides, even though that kind of behavior was a bit awkward in public, the Empire was desperate to raise its birth rate.

No one would condemn or mock such behavior; on the contrary, it would be encouraged and supported.

[I was planning to see it. After all, that last amazing movie was by Jiang Qin, so I wanted to see her new film just for her sake.

But I’ve been too busy lately. I can’t believe I missed the chance to witness a miracle.]

[I’d always heard that the Federation’s Miss Jiang Qin could perform deep-level soothing with just her singing voice, but I never imagined a movie she produced could do it too.]

[Thankfully, since the previous movie, *I Am Not a God*, got such a great response, our Empire’s theaters went ahead and sealed the distribution deal without waiting for the numbers.]

’Otherwise, if they’d waited to negotiate until after this effect was discovered, they might not have been able to secure a deal at all.’

’And even if they did, the Federation would have likely fleeced them for all they were worth.’

But now, they already had an agreement. The Federation couldn’t possibly break the contract, which meant they could experience this effect too!!

However, when everyone flooded the box offices, they discovered that every single ticket was sold out!

Both in-person and online, it had reached a point where getting a ticket was nearly impossible.

People started tagging Ni Jia: [@President Ni, is it even reasonable for you to release so few tickets?]

[Bro, do you know how many billions of people our Empire has? How are a few million tickets supposed to be enough for anyone?]

[Why is it only showing in a few small theaters instead of the major chains?]

[Because Ni Jia is only Miss Jiang Qin’s agent in the Empire. He doesn’t have the authority to negotiate with officials on her behalf.]

[Where’s the Diplomat? Go negotiate already! With only a few theaters showing it, how long are we supposed to wait?]

The Diplomat was, in fact, preparing to negotiate.

He sighed deeply. He never expected to have to deal with Jiang Qin a second time in his life.

The first time had been for Prince Hao and Vice Admiral Jiang. This time, it was for the entire Empire.

Still, his impression of Jiang Qin was quite good. She was a reasonable female, and what’s more, she had a connection to their prince.

This was despite Long Hao having publicly declared that he was no longer a prince of the Empire.

But until the Empress officially said otherwise, he still was.

「...」

When Jiang Qin received the call, she didn’t make things difficult for him.

She told him to contact Lan Yuyan to discuss the partnership.

She was good at haggling, but she didn’t want to waste her mental energy on such matters.

Besides, there was nothing she was lacking, and she didn’t know enough about what the Empire could offer that would be of use to them. It was better to let Lan Yuyan worry about it.

Meanwhile, she was reading the *Farewell My Concubine* script she had redeemed from her system.

The success of *Rebirth Night* had advanced her system’s progress by another significant chunk.

Jiang Qin was taking this mission very seriously. She felt that being SS-level was still not enough.

After all, SSS-level beings existed in this world.

Although she had never fought an SSS-level Beastman, she could imagine how vast the gap was between each level above S-level.

Even if she could defeat an SSS-level Beastman in a one-on-one fight right now, she still wanted to reach SSS herself.

No one would refuse the chance to become more powerful.