Chapter 1

In the room.

Jiang Yi leaned against the head of the bed, checking the system's rules:

[Host: Jiang Yi]

[Age: 17]

...

[Current number of successfully transported scripts: 0]

Indeed, Jiang Yi was a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but for clarity, I will use "穿越者" as "time traveler" here).

He came from Earth.

This place, however, was a parallel world similar to Earth, and like other time travelers, Jiang Yi was also bound to a system.

His system was called the Ultimate Screenwriter System.

This system had various classic scripts from different parallel worlds, aiming to transport classic film and television scripts.

Once Jiang Yi successfully transported a script, and it was produced and gained enough influence as recognized by the system, he would receive generous rewards.

According to the system, completing all tasks would even grant him immortality and the ability to become a transcendent being, though he wasn't sure if it was true.

But Jiang Yi was just a recently graduated high school student, and his current progress was zero.

"Ding!"

At that moment, a notification came from the computer on the bedside table.

"Hmm? A response to the script submission?"

Excited, Jiang Yi quickly got out of bed and opened the computer. Sure enough, there was an email.

However, upon reading it, Jiang Yi was disappointed:

"Hmm? Thank you for your submission? Rejected?"

Jiang Yi frowned: "Is there something wrong with this film company? This is the movie script 'Those Years We Chased Girls' that was once very popular on Earth! They rejected it?"

Previously, Jiang Yi had extracted a youth movie script and sent it to the official emails of several film companies. The system had already automatically registered the copyright for Jiang Yi.

However, as an unknown and inexperienced teenager, not part of the film industry, his script was clearly not taken seriously by anyone.

Many film companies didn't even respond!

It seemed that no one had even read it!

This company, at least, had sent an official rejection email.

But it was useless; it was impossible to turn the script into a movie!

As a result, Jiang Yi's system task progress remained at zero.

"Ultimately, it's because I'm just a nobody, so the scripts I write aren't taken seriously..."

"It's like on Earth, where some famous actors' scripts, even if they are terrible, are still taken seriously by investors..."

"So, if I want to turn my script into a movie and complete the task, submitting scripts like this won't work!"

"Cases of unrecognized talent are common. 'Harry Potter' was rejected many times... But the task doesn't wait. When will I get lucky and find someone who appreciates my script?"

Jiang Yi pondered.

He casually opened one of the three major video websites, 'Tengxun Video,' to watch some videos and relieve his boredom...

Suddenly!

A banner popped up:

[Recruitment for Future Sons Season 1, with the support of three popular star promoters]

Jiang Yi's eyes lit up: "Hmm, is this the 'Future Sons' of this world? Wait, each script in my resource library comes with an original soundtrack! Can I participate? With Tengxun Video's massive traffic, even if I only make it to the first round, I can gain some recognition. Then, when I present my script to investors, it might work!"

He immediately clicked on it.

A middle-aged handsome male singer with long hair appeared: "Hello everyone, I am Xue Zhi. I am very happy to serve as a star promoter for Future Sons. Do you want to become a future star? Then come to Future Sons. Here, talent will not be buried... I am the star promoter for the Unique Talent Track, Xue Zhi!"

The next video featured a beautiful actress with wavy hair and a perfect figure: "Hello everyone, I am Yang Xiaomi. I am the star promoter for the Beauty Track. Here, beauty is justice..."

The next video showed a lean, young male singer with short black-rimmed glasses. He sang a short, clear high note before saying: "Hello everyone, I am Hua Chen. I am the star promoter for the Vocal Track. In my track, singing ability is everything..."

Jiang Yi was surprised: "This... is the first season? On Earth, the first season was the most popular! It produced a superstar, and none of the later seasons could match it! Although debuting at the peak is common, could the first season in this world also be popular? If I participate, I can gain some recognition without losing anything!"

He checked and found that it was indeed similar to the program on Earth:

"Go and participate! I must participate!"

Thinking about it, Jiang Yi opened the registration channel:

"I wonder if I'll run into the parallel world's superstar at the scene?"

He checked again.

To register, he needed to fill out his personal information, attach his photos, including full-body and headshots, and record a talent video, which he would then send to the official email of the 'Future Sons' program.

If the program team selected him, they would notify him to participate.

Moreover, if selected, the travel and accommodation expenses would be reimbursed!

Filling out the information was easy.

Jiang Yi mainly thought about what kind of talent video to record:

"I can't dance, so I'll just record a song. I'll sing 'Those Years'... Anyway, I'm just participating to gain some recognition. Why bother with so many talents?"

"If I can appear on screen and this song goes online, it might attract some traffic. Then, it will be easier to sell this script!"

"And once one script succeeds, I won't have to worry about finding investors for my future scripts. I might even produce them myself..."

Thinking about it, Jiang Yi took the guitar from the corner of the room. The original Jiang Yi had learned a bit of guitar, though his skill level was not high.

He copied the lyrics of 'Those Years.'

Looking around, he went to the bathroom.

He closed the door.

Placing the lyrics aside, he turned on the recording function on his phone, set it up, and faced the camera.

"Cough, hello directors of the program, my name is Jiang Yi."

"I am 17 years old. I actually want to be a screenwriter. But no one reads my scripts, and no one wants to produce them, so I want to try participating in your program to gain some recognition."

"I can't dance, I haven't attended a music college, and I only know a little guitar. Of course, I have learned basic music theory and can write songs..."

"So my talent is singing an original song."

As he spoke, Jiang Yi's hand pressed the guitar strings and began the prelude of 'Those Years.'

The soothing music slowly filled the room:

"The name of this song is 'Those Years.' It is the theme song I wrote for a youth love movie script I created..."

After that, Jiang Yi stopped talking and began to sing seriously:

"Back to the starting point

The memory of your youthful face

We have finally come to this day

The old photos under the table mat

Countless memories connected

Today, the boy is going to the girl's final date

..."