Chapter 9: Uploading Songs

Jiang Qin suddenly remembered something.

That was that these two songs were not purchased from the system, so they were not covered by the automatic copyright application service included with purchases!

If someone were to take these two songs and apply for the copyright during this time...

The main thing was that she hadn't expected anyone to actually record a video and post it to the Star Network.

Generally speaking, no one would dare to snatch things belonging to a female, but there are all kinds of people in the world, and it was hard to guarantee there wouldn't be some who were willing to take the risk.

To prevent any complications, Jiang Qin quickly used her optical computer to input the musical scores and apply for the copyrights.

As for recording the songs to upload, she planned to rent a recording studio another day to do it, because she felt that recording with software on her optical computer resulted in too much distortion.

After all, it would automatically touch up certain notes.

Jiang Qin didn't like that kind of overly perfect sound; it felt too devoid of emotion.

However, she didn't expect the copyright application to be approved so quickly.

Seeing that it was still early before work, she decided to just head out and record them.

***

Langor City is the main city of Azure Planet.

Therefore, in the city center, you could find any kind of shop.

The recording studio was located two streets behind Tai Street. The area was very quiet, and the only things to be seen on the street were robots performing sanitation work.

On both sides of the street, there were three or five entertainment companies.

There was also a film studio rental nearby.

Interstellar film sets were different from those on Earth; they weren't physical sets, but rather huge spaces where you could design templates on an optical computer and project them directly via holograms.

It saved costs while allowing one to manifest the scenes in their mind quite effectively.

Because there were many film and television works on her optical computer, Jiang Qin had also taken the opportunity to gain a rough understanding of them.

After understanding how to operate it, she secretly kept it in mind.

In the lobby of the recording studio, Locke was idly scrolling through his optical computer.

Azure Planet didn't have any famous singers; usually, it was just some bottom-tier singers and streamers who occasionally came by to record songs.

Most of the time, the recording studio had no customers.

So he was used to sitting down and playing on his optical computer or reading novels after opening up every day.

After all, one could record songs on an optical computer, and it could even automatically touch up the timbre; everyone had too many choices.

"Hello, may I ask how to rent a recording studio?"

A soft, ethereal voice rang in his ears. Locke, who had been annoyed at being disturbed, felt his irritation instantly smoothed away.

He looked up and nearly fell off his chair.

"Fe... female?"

The female in front of him was thin and pale, with a petite figure, dressed in a white dress, looking exceptionally pitiful and endearing.

No ears, no tail, no long fur, scales, or wings.

Locke sat back down on his chair with some disappointment. So, she was just a pure-human female.

Looking sickly and short-lived, what a pity.

So beautiful, it was hard to say which old bachelor male would end up with her.

There was a clause in the Interstellar legal code stating that if a pure-human female had not mated with an orc male by the age of twenty-five, the Federation would help her match with a partner.

And the matched males were basically those who were elderly and had rendered meritorious service to the Federation.

Pure-human females had no spiritual power, so naturally, they couldn't soothe males, and they were frail, sickly, and didn't live long.

Therefore, they were essentially toys used to reward males who had served the Federation well but couldn't find a partner.

Half-orc females, although they also lacked the ability to soothe and had no need for reproduction, were in a better situation than pure-human females.

After all, they inherited half of the beast genes; as long as they could endure hardship, they could live with more dignity.

Seeing Jiang Qin's thin and pale appearance, Locke identified her as a pure-human female at a glance.

After all, orc females not only had good benefits from the Federation, but they were also cherished by their families; they would never be raised to look like this.

Aside from a faint touch of lipstick, there was not a drop of color on her face.

"500 star coins per hour, a hundred off for three hours. How long do you want to rent it for?"

Sensing the change in the other party's attitude, Jiang Qin didn't say much and replied calmly, "Three hours, please."

"Scan your optical computer."

Although he held some disdain for her pure-human genes, facing such a beautiful female, Locke couldn't bring himself to speak harshly; he was just a bit impatient.

After paying the fee, Locke sat in his chair without getting up and reopened his optical computer to play games.

He pointed casually at the entrance on the right, "Pick any room you like. Remember to come out on time, or you'll be charged for the overtime."

Jiang Qin didn't reply and walked straight in.

"Tch, what's a pure-human female acting so arrogant for?" Locke rolled his eyes and went back to playing his game.

***

Jiang Qin didn't hear that remark. She went straight into the first recording studio and locked the door behind her.

Then, she opened the incomplete system interface and spent all of the 300,000 popularity points she had just gained.

She redeemed six songs and began to record.

After all, she didn't want the trouble of coming here for every single song, so she decided to just store a few.

After singing them at the bar later, she would upload them to the platform to earn more popularity.

Three hours passed quickly.

Jiang Qin had only finished recording four songs, two of which were "As You Wish" and "Anonymous Comfort."

Then there were two new songs; she didn't have enough time to record the other four.

The main reason was that for the new songs, she had repeated the recordings many times before she was satisfied.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: She really hadn't studied this, and there were many shortcomings.

Although they were already much better than the songs on the Federation music charts, she knew very well that she was only winning because of her voice and the quality of the songs themselves.

In terms of singing technique, she was still too green.

"Forget it, let's go back to work."

Thinking of the vocal courses in the mall, Jiang Qin silently cheered herself on: Work hard, strive to earn more popularity points, and then buy knowledge!

She also needed to earn more money and look into how to accept soothing contracts another day.

She was terrified of being poor.

When she went out to get her deposit back, Locke didn't even look up. Jiang Qin silently scanned her optical computer and left.

She just thought that she should earn some money and set up a recording studio at home. Although she didn't care, she didn't want to be looked down upon for no reason.

Later, when Locke discovered that his idol was actually that little female who had once visited, he regretted it so much his guts turned green.

***

The afterglow of the sunset gradually disappeared, and night shrouded the entire sky.

Today, Tai Street was much livelier than yesterday.

The owner of the Rose Bar saw the flying cars of several regular customers arriving at the entrance and enthusiastically prepared to step forward to greet them, but the flying cars bypassed him directly.

The wind they kicked up ruffled his short brown hair.

"Eh?? Mr. Moore? Mr. Zheng? You flew past it!!"

A voice came from afar, "Sorry, Boss Du, we're going to Moonlight Bar tonight."

?? Du Kaide was completely bewildered.

What? That bar that was about to go bankrupt? That dump of a bar where only a C-rank female worked?

(End of chapter)