Chapter 134: Not a Substitute, But a Luxury: Completed

However, Wang Xiao and Ivanov were overthinking it.

Although these playboys had a great time and partied until dawn.

But when it got light and they were asked again if they wanted to take the doll home, everyone shook their heads one after another.

Okay, I understand.

Throughout history and across the world, there have been countless men who frequented brothels, and countless others who tried to persuade prostitutes to reform themselves.

But if they were to actually rescue prostitutes, redeem them, and take them home, only someone with a muddled head would do that, and they would be laughed at.

The staff at the sanatorium had already been trained and smoothly prompted the next step: "Would you like to reserve the doll and make it your own?"

Hey! This technique has been used throughout history and across cultures.

When a powerful man keeps a courtesan, it doesn't necessarily mean he likes her. Often, it's about saving face and showcasing his status.

Some people were still caught up in the excitement, asking enthusiastically, "If it's exclusive, how will it be calculated?"

The plump nursing home auntie smiled broadly: "We will take good care of your precious baby every day."

As for the content of this care?

Hey there, how about checking out simulation games? Doll players, take note.

Don't think it's weird to give dolls hair treatments or skincare; dolls even have their own afternoon tea parties.

As for dress-up games, those are definitely basic stuff.

For example, when you're playing a game, what sexy lingerie do you need to change for the dolls? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, look, these are displayed in these cabinets, you can choose whichever you want.

Besides sexy lingerie, as an elegant lady, a doll also needs to wear outerwear.

It includes alluring and sexy off-shoulder T-shirts, cutout waist skirts, slip dresses, lace dresses, strapless bodycon dresses, shorts, and black lace chiffon skirts.

Or simply pair a long cotton dress with a trimmed vest or a solid-color short-sleeved Mori Girl style dress.

Or perhaps a neutral and carefree style with puff-sleeved polka dot shirts, denim dresses, sweaters, or blazers?

In addition, you can also choose from casual natural style, modern avant-garde style, traditional style, elegant style, urban style, feminine style, as well as modern avant-garde style and sporty avant-garde style, and so on.

Its main selling point is to offer something all-encompassing and satisfy everyone.

The customer who was keeping the doll was dumbfounded. Good heavens, there are so many things to do with a doll.

The plump aunt's smile remained unchanged: "She is an elegant lady."

How outrageous! The sex doll has actually turned into a woman.

But what's even more outrageous is that there are actually people willing to pay for it.

They even watched the dolls play dress-up games with great interest while eating breakfast.

As for this outfit, it naturally includes the lingerie element.

Because of the doll's high sensitivity, when her personal attendant touched the sensor during the dress-up, the doll naturally made a coquettish sound.

As a result, the sound pleased the customers having breakfast, making them even more excited.

People who were originally just bystanders were suddenly eager to try it out and placed an order to buy a doll for a day, just to play the dress-up game.

Some people aren't very interested in repeatedly changing into sexy lingerie; they prefer watching their dolls change into one formal outfit after another.

They especially love the style of wearing sexy lingerie underneath a proper business suit.

There is no doubt that nursing homes cannot provide clothes for free; customers must pay for them.

In any game, those who spend money on in-game purchases always have the most carefree life.

In short, if you don't want to bring the doll home, then you'll have to wait and spend more money on it.

Bringing the doll home is a matter of personal choice; how you treat it is your own business, and outsiders can't see or comment on it.

But since you've taken the baby in and left it in the sanatorium, others can see what kind of care it receives.

Human beings' desire to win manifests in all aspects of life.

Were those bigwigs who spent huge sums of money to support actors in the past because they truly loved theatrical culture?

No, no, it's more of a symbol of saving face.

Otherwise, opera practitioners at that time would not have called themselves "playthings."

Dolls are neither toys nor playthings; they are toys by nature.

They can accept all the symbols piled up on them without hesitation.

The aunties at the nursing home, all smiles, confirmed with each of the foster parents the care services they would provide for their respective dolls.

This has led some people who initially opted for basic maintenance to feel inferior when compared to others, and then impulsively pay extra.

So saying that women are born shopaholics is a complete gender bias.

Men never hesitate to spend money on things they like.

But—

Ivanov was a little disappointed that he hadn't been able to sell the sex doll.

He originally thought the dolls would be in short supply and he would have to restock soon.

Surprisingly, everyone was so rational; even when they got excited, it stayed within certain limits.

As for why he isn't worried that his cronies will buy the dolls and take them home, and then stop patronizing the sanatorium's business?

Sigh, you're overthinking it.

Would a tycoon who keeps a prostitute be truly faithful to her? The grass is always greener on the other side.

Unfortunately, they just didn't want to dig up the wildflowers and take them home to grow.

Ivanov is grinding his teeth; doing business is really difficult.

If no one buys them, and this wave of enthusiasm fades, how will the nursing home maintain its doll business?

Sanatoriums are not farms; the seeds they sow will only be washed away and will never grow into crops.

so--

The current excitement may just be a fleeting moment.

To maintain the current scale of business.

Well, on average, each doll brought in $150 in revenue for the nursing home that day.

They need to do two things: retain existing customers and cultivate new customers.

To achieve the former, the services provided by the sanatorium need to be further improved.

“We need to get robot waiters,” Wang Xiao analyzed. “Their current curiosity is mainly focused on the robots.”

Every era has its own trends and popular styles.

Wang Xiao never expected that her original goal in making sex dolls was to use them as a substitute for real people, so that the audience could express their desires and satisfy their sexual needs in a cheaper and safer way.

As a result, the cost of producing the dolls was too high. Compared to the current income of Muscovites, it was hardly an affordable alternative, and its usage price could not possibly be lowered.

This also means that Wang Xiao's marketing plan was never launched before it was stillborn.

So in desperation, they quickly launched Plan B.

If you can't be a real-life alternative, then just be a luxury item, focusing on going from one extreme to the other.

There's nothing unbelievable about that; things are valued for their rarity.

The number of people working in smokeless industries in Moscow is increasing so much that it has become commonplace for the city's residents.

So why can't realistic sex dolls, which are scarce, technologically advanced, and have complex manufacturing processes, command high prices?

This is similar to the currently popular fruit juice powder, which is clearly a product with a lot of additives, but because it is labeled as high-tech, it is several times more expensive than fresh juice.

Often, the value of a product depends solely on how the buyer perceives it.

“Mechanical style, a world of robots,” Wang Xiao emphasized. “By replacing waiters with robots, we can make it easier for customers to immerse themselves in the mechanical world.”

That's a good option.

Ivanov nodded.

Because it's not difficult to do this.

Japan has long had household robots that can serve tea and coffee to guests.

The Robotics Institute in Moscow had previously been working on related projects.

The project was cancelled because of a lack of funding and uncertainty about who to sell it to.

However, according to Professor Kalayev, they did make some samples at the time, and the trial results were quite good.

Let's take it out and use it now, instead of letting it gather dust in the warehouse. It's a good way to make the most of it.

Another way to retain old customers is to keep things fresh, so that customers can have a new experience every time they come, instead of the same old thing, which can quickly bore them.

To achieve this, we must rely on the power of technology, meaning the functions of the dolls must be continuously upgraded to provide customers with a better experience and higher satisfaction.

Wang Xiao and Ivanov studied the doll in various ways, and then discussed it with everyone. In the end, they concluded that they should add more moaning sounds to the doll, as well as timely feedback.

The latter, simply put, is about praising, praising, and exaggerating how amazing the customer is, fully satisfying the vanity of the person who is paying.

Lyuba felt something was off and subconsciously looked at her colleagues, only to find that everyone was calm and composed, earnestly offering advice and boldly expressing their feelings.

She was numb; she was completely numb.

She originally thought that the things she had encountered in her career as a secret agent had long since made her indifferent to praise or criticism, and that she would not be disturbed by anything.

As it turns out, she now realizes that she was incredibly naive.

When it comes to having fun, there's always a new generation replacing the old.

For example, your own boss might have already made the decision: "We need marketing, large-scale marketing."

This is nothing unusual; it's advertising, and there are all kinds of ads.

It's no longer unusual for eight out of ten magazines published by TASS to feature women in bikinis.

Modern Russia has evolved to the point where brothel advertisements appear openly in what were once official newspapers.

Compared to them, if the boss wanted to advertise sex toys, even if he bombarded TV stations and all the newspapers and magazines, there would be nothing to say about it.

What's unusual is the way she advertises.

She didn't arrange for a bunch of advertising flyers to be printed, nor did she contact TV stations and newspapers to buy advertising space and time.

She chose to put the doll in front of the public by appearing on social news.

etc?

Is she trying to scare people with the doll, making them think it's a real corpse so they can fully appreciate how realistic it is?

No, no, no, there have been several cases of shopping mall advertising models being dismembered; it's nothing new.

Even if it makes the news, it won't stop people's attention or make them take a second look.

Wang Xiao chose to engage in joint hype.

She asked Ivanov directly, "Among your friends, which ones are the most fond of showing off and enjoying being the center of attention?"

Ivanov quickly rattled off several names: "Alexei, Andrei, and Igor all love to show off."

In fact, there are far more than just these few people.

To be more precise, none of his friends are not fond of being in the limelight.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so much money on lifeless dolls just to avoid losing face in front of their friends.

Ahem, that's right. The reason the atmosphere was so lively was because there were his shills in the crowd.

When it comes to spending money, eight out of ten times it's impulsive spending, influenced by the atmosphere around us.

Otherwise, why would some people who normally spend money like water suddenly start throwing money around in a live stream? Because they're infected by the hype.

Wang Xiao nodded and explained his plan: "Then we'll find your friends and make them the most talked-about people in Moscow."

Moscow, or rather the entire Russian Federation, is currently in a state of information agitation.

How to describe it? It's like the severe economic crisis has left everyone exhausted and anxious.

What's quite intriguing is that, although demonstrations and protests frequently erupt across the country, with participants including workers, farmers, and people from all walks of life, the situation remains quite complex.

But now everyone avoids talking about politics; everyone's needs are focused on one thing: survival.

They need government subsidies to maintain their basic living standards.

But there is no doubt that the government is currently unable to solve this problem.

Therefore, the social crisis brought about by the pressure of survival has left the country riddled with contradictions, anxiety, and depression.

When domestic conflicts become irreconcilable, what should a government do to maintain its rule?

Undoubtedly, the foolproof solution is to shift the focus of the conflict and divert people's attention to foreign countries.

This is how World War I and World War II started.

Theoretically speaking, Russia could also do the same.

However, during the Soviet era, in the mid-1980s, they had already adopted a similar operational plan—directly invading Afghanistan.

The authorities must have had pretty high hopes back then.

This would both deplete a large amount of Soviet weaponry and divert public attention from the shortage of supplies at home to the situation on the Afghan battlefield.

But was the title of Afghanistan's "graveyard of empires" given lightly? Everyone can clearly see the outcome of this Soviet war.

Even now, many people believe that the defeat in Afghanistan was the real trigger for the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The current Russian government probably doesn't have the courage to start a war and step on a landmine.

In this context, sensational and bizarre social news should be more welcomed by the authorities.

Simply put, people can enjoy their meals more than usual, even if all they have on the table is black bread and salt, by listening to gossip.

But then another problem arose.

Modern Russia is similar to China in many ways in the early 1980s.

This means that the Russian people have not yet been exposed to a culture of celebrity, and their general understanding of artists is limited to the level of "people's artists."

The allure of gossip about them pales in comparison to the scandals surrounding former Soviet leaders.

In other words, there is currently a lack of suitable gossip targets on the Russian federal market.

"This is your chance."

Wang Xiao smiled amiably as his gaze swept over the faces of the debauched playboys.

Tsk, they're all so young. Even a traditional Chinese medicine doctor would probably shake his head and say they have kidney deficiency.

"What opportunity?"

Alexei, with his red hair, was Ivanov's number one straight man.

At that moment, he dutifully posed the question.

"An opportunity for you to become famous in this country, for everyone to know you."

Andrei, with his blond hair, scoffed: "We're famous enough already."

He looks a bit like Johnny Depp, specifically Johnny Depp during his 2006 days in 1987, which is why he's quite popular with women.

Wang Xiao shook his head and smiled: "No, not famous enough."

She pointed at Ivanov, "At least you're not as famous as him right now."

All three of them were discouraged.

Of course.

They can't possibly be like Ivanov, leasing land in Siberia and the Far East to grow crops and vegetables.

Good heavens, that damned guy! Siberia is one thing, but he actually wants to grow vegetables on a deserted island in the Far East? He's insane!

But Russians just happen to like madmen, and they go crazy for madmen.

“You can be more famous than him,” Wang Xiao said seriously, “at least in Moscow.”

“No, no, no.” Igor, who had remained silent until now, was the most alert and immediately refused. “We have no interest in farming. Madam, you would be better off finding someone else.”

Wang Xiao shook his head: "You don't need to farm, and you won't need to leave Moscow from beginning to end. Don't worry, you will absolutely not suffer any hardship, nor will you suffer any economic loss."

Alexei, the red-haired man, jumped in again to cooperate: "What exactly do you want us to do?"

But before Wang Xiao could answer, Andrei interrupted her directly: "Benefits? What benefits would greater fame bring us?"

Ivanov wanted to roll his eyes.

God, I can't stand these pretentious guys.

He went to great lengths to stand out, as if he was afraid that people around him would not pay him any attention.

Now he's all teasy, acting like he really wants to keep a low profile, but who would believe that?

Wang Xiao smiled broadly: "The benefits are obvious. Your popularity is high enough that all the benefits will come to you on their own."

For example, someone wants to sell land or houses and needs to find buyers with substantial funds.

For example, large factories and other organizations may need to make significant investments to bring in a new shareholder.

They don't know who the truly wealthy person is; they can only approach those they perceive as rich.

In this era, everyone's wealth is a secret.

When outsiders look for partners, more than 80% of the time they look at the other party's reputation.

It's no exaggeration to say that if someone is famous enough, they can easily gain a lot of opportunities and money.

Thirty years from now, internet celebrities will be able to monetize their online traffic.

Thirty years ago, in an era of extremely limited information access, celebrities could have reaped even greater benefits.

Take Wang Xiao, for example. Now, if she returns to China and says she wants to invest, many local governments will offer her large tracts of land and provide all kinds of preferential conditions, hoping that she will develop them.

It's not because she's particularly capable or has any special abilities, but rather because that's the general situation.

Things are valued for their scarcity. China today has no shortage of people with tens of thousands of yuan or millionaires, but it lacks billionaires.

The same is true for Moscow today.

The truly wealthy, those government officials who have amassed fortunes through privilege and their agents, dare not boast about it; their wealth remains hidden and unseen.

However, the public's imagination about the rich and their desire for gossip will not disappear as a result.

The times need the four princes of Moscow, so go for it.

Playboys are good at spending money, but they also have the desire to make a lot of money.

Lured by the promise of fame, the three quickly reached a consensus: OK, hype is fine, we'll cooperate.

But could you tell us what we need to do?

Besides, what good would it do you to make us famous?

My dear Comrade Ivanov, could it be that your Marxist spirit has once again illuminated the earth, and you wish to extend its light not only to the poor of Russia, but also to us, your friends?

Ivanov wanted to roll his eyes repeatedly.

What Fourth Young Master? He is an upright and morally upright person who has absolutely no desire to be associated with these three people.

Their reputation has been severely damaged!

Why can't we just have them be the Three Musketeers? Although it would be an insult to the Three Musketeers from Alexandre Dumas's novel.

But Wang Xiao wouldn't allow him to be the only pure white jasmine flower.

Because celebrities need to be associated with others to rise to fame, they need to be associated with well-known celebrities during their unknown period, forming groups like the "Four Beauties" or "Four Little Fresh Meat".

The same applies if they are celebrities; without Ivanov's name, who would know who the other three are?

Even if their actions are groundbreaking, they won't achieve the advertising effect without social recognition.

For money, poor Ivanov had no choice but to sell his soul and was forced to compromise his principles.

He said irritably, "Who's trying to frame you? All you have to do is turn your dolls into your female companions."

What does that mean?

The specific steps are as follows:

When you're driving a luxury sports car around town, please replace the female companion in the passenger seat with a doll.

When you go to the hospital to enjoy a ballet or a play, please don't forget to bring your dolls along.

Even when you go to a high-end restaurant, the children accompanying you are your dolls.

In addition, you can bring your dolls to parties, events, museums, art exhibitions, and more.

Igor couldn't help but exclaim, "We'll be seen as perverts!"

real.

It's so bizarre. Outside the sanatorium's environment, doing this seems like something a madman would do.

“No, no, no.” Wang Xiao looked at him with a smile. “You underestimate your influence and society’s tolerance for you.”

In this society that idolizes the strong, you are young, handsome, and rich—the epitome of success.

Andrei laughed without any politeness: "You were quite successful in your reincarnation, weren't you?"

Alexei nodded and said seriously, "Being able to be reincarnated is a success in itself, since most people are worse off with each generation. We've already been successful."

Wang Xiao chuckled and continued.

"Ordinary people view successful people through a filter. Simply put, people with money and power are always right, and they can attract a large following no matter what they do. This is because people subconsciously believe that being rich and powerful equals being smart and capable. Otherwise, how could you live such a privileged life?"

She maintained her standard smile. "So, you don't need to worry about being seen as crazy. On the contrary, you'll soon be setting a fashion trend. Lots of people will be wondering where your dolls come from because they want to imitate your lifestyle."

Now, all three of them understood.

Wang Xiao and Ivanov would naturally try every means to increase their brand awareness; the more famous they are, the better the advertising effect on the sex dolls will be.

Of the three, Igor was the most principled; at least he was still agonizing: "God, they'll think we're lustful."

Good heavens, just thinking about that scene is terrifying.

Andrei grew impatient: "You talk as if you're not one of them."

If we're talking about being blinded by lust, this guy is the worst. Last night, he even ordered two dolls.

Ah, that's true. Even if he can't get an erection, he can only have sex with the doll to satisfy his urges, and he doesn't have to worry about the doll secretly laughing at him.

Wang Xiao laughed and said casually, "Does it matter? It doesn't matter at all."

I heard that KGB sent a woman named Swallow to seduce Indonesian President Sukarno, and they made a rather exciting little movie about it.

So when the KGB used it to threaten Sukarno and force him to obey, how did the president respond?

Alexei laughed heartily.

Russians have all heard this joke.

Although Su Gano's country was small, he was no less audacious.

He actually watched the entire film with great interest, and then offered to have the Soviet Union send him the film so he could take it back to Indonesia for screening and let the Indonesian people appreciate his prowess in bed.

Did you see that?

When you're willing to give up all face, being outmaneuvered only makes others feel awkward.

Andrei couldn't wait any longer: "OK, do I need to sign?"

Wang Xiao smiled and handed over a piece of paper, but it didn't contain any information about how to collaborate on a publicity stunt; instead, it was a list of precautions for taking the baby out.

Staff from the nursing home will accompany the children throughout their time out to ensure they are not abused.

This standard of abuse includes: beating, verbally abusing, pinching the doll, and intentionally harming the doll with various tools.

Most importantly, multiple partners are not allowed, and it is strictly forbidden to transfer the doll to other people for their enjoyment.

Because the doll's ownership still belongs to the nursing home.

Andrei didn't care; he wasn't really a pervert who needed to humiliate a toy doll to get satisfaction.

He got into character the fastest and had already started cuing the process to Wang Xiao: "If a reporter asks me why I brought a doll out, how should I answer?"

"Just say that you feel robot dolls are more trustworthy and more interesting than people."

Okay, okay, although they don't know whether doing this will actually work.

But for them, there's no harm in showing off their dolls in public, is there?

Since that's the case, let's give it a try. Maybe it will really cause a sensation.

Good heavens, they couldn't help but get excited just thinking about the scene of being adored by the masses.

They were even more excited than if a stunningly beautiful woman had stood naked in front of them.

Wang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person off.

The sanatorium manager was already numb to it all. Now, not only did he have no psychological burden, but he was also single-mindedly concerned about performance: "Boss, will this really attract more guests? Should we set up more rooms?"

"Clean up that building in front too," Wang Xiao emphasized. "Just keep it simple. I estimate the new guests won't have the same spending power as the current ones."

Why?

Because the wealthy set the trends, and those who follow suit are mostly from the middle class.

However, even though the middle class has limited purchasing power, they are often the main consumers because of their large numbers.

Of course, the rooms can't be the same.

Otherwise, how can the VIP status of wealthy clients be reflected?

As for the lower classes in Russia, Wang Xiao is no longer considering it.

Because she finally realized that the concept of poor people is not the same for everyone.

Before she transmigrated into the book, everyone said they were poor. In fact, the decline in consumption was quite severe.

But the specific manifestation of this poverty is that people who used to travel abroad have switched to domestic travel.

The original north-south-east-west routes have been reversed, and the focus has shifted to nearby destinations.

At the very least, the original road trips around the area have been completely abandoned in favor of using the subway, buses, and shared bicycles.

There's no need to visit surrounding cities; just stay in the city and walk around, and you won't have to pay extra for accommodation.

Even if you think a bowl of vegetarian noodles costs five yuan is too expensive, it's okay. You can bring your own rice balls and teacup, and ask the vendor or service center for a cup of hot water to eat with it.

Anyway, there are plenty of free parks, museums, and shopping streets, so you can have fun anywhere.

So even with a decline in consumption, during holidays, everywhere is still bustling with smiles and crowds of people.

Russia is truly poor right now.

On the surface, Russia currently has only 600,000 unemployed people, far lower than the 2-6 million estimated at the beginning of the reforms.

However, if statisticians knew, or did not deliberately ignore, the fact that three or four people share a job, then the unemployment figures would definitely not be so objective.

What is shared work?

In other words, for example, a store reform only needs one salesperson, but the others don't want to lose their jobs.

So all three of them took turns working this job, and each of them naturally received one-third of the salary.

In their spare time, people naturally couldn't just sit idle. Some would go to their own villas in the suburbs to grow vegetables, potatoes, and raise chickens, while others would work as part-time drivers on the street or try to start a small business.

Therefore, the salaries published by the government do not represent the actual amount of money that ordinary people receive.

A significant number of people at the very bottom of society are indeed struggling to make ends meet and lack the ability to spend.

On long winter nights, the only thing that can comfort them right now is small toys.

A lifelike doll priced at $30,000 is not a consumer level they can reach by tightening their belts and saving for a year or two.

Fortunately, the small toys are selling well.

Although there was no extensive advertising, sales gradually increased.

What's interesting is that women are the main buyers of small toys, and sales are about twice that of men's toys.

Russia has a divorce rate as high as 50%, which is probably related to the fact that locals marry young.

Can you believe it? Many girls here get married at sixteen or seventeen, because the legal marriage ceremony in the Soviet Union was for women to be 16 and men to be 18.

Getting married when you're still a child makes the instability of your marriage obvious.

Many people get married and divorced, then get married again, going back and forth.

But why are sales of female toys higher even though everyone is single?

The discussion led to the conclusion that there are two possibilities.

One reason is that divorced Russian men, having more money, are more inclined to drink. Being constantly drunk, they naturally have little sexual desire.

Another view holds that men have easier access to sex than women because it's simpler for men to buy sex. In the sex industry, the majority of practitioners are women.

As for the claim that women can obtain sex without paying, well, the truth is that not paying often means paying a greater, or even fatal, price.

Rather than saving a little money and taking big risks, it's better to spend money and save yourself the trouble.

While chatting about the toys, everyone kept tabs on the Playboys' activities.

Seriously, Moscow is so boring.

They either strike and criticize the government, or watch the mafia swagger around, with even the police reduced to their lackeys.

In this winter of plummeting rubles and soaring prices, impeccably dressed playboys roaming the cold, gloomy streets of Moscow were a veritable rainbow of flamboyance.

Reporters eager to create sensational news to keep their jobs immediately sprang into action.

"Really," Wang Xiao swears, "she really didn't hire reporters to be online trolls; that was Plan C."

The reporters approached them purely because their movements were quite flamboyant.

The three men assured the reporter that robots are more trustworthy than humans, that they are always loyal, and that they will never betray their partners.

There was nothing inherently wrong with these words, but they subtly resonated with the current mindset of Muscovites.

Due to economic downturn and social unrest, various chaotic phenomena have emerged throughout Russia, with scheming between men and women being particularly severe.

Simply put, the frequency of honey trap scams has increased dramatically, and the majority of victims are men.

Unfortunately, although public opinion generally believed that Soviet women had a high social status, specifically reflected in the fact that Soviet female soldiers also went to the battlefield.

But reality was not so kind; after the war, men still held the dominant leadership positions in the country. The government became more independent, and women assumed more domestic responsibilities.

The glass ceiling for professional women has always existed.

If you don't believe it, just look at the heads of the various republics and major enterprises and institutions; how many of them are women?

This resulted in the fact that the newly rich, who were able to benefit from privileges and close relationships with those in power during the turbulent changes in the Soviet Union, were predominantly male.

The case of the wealthy Armenian businessman who took the initiative to speak out is an example of this.

He made a fortune and was living a very comfortable life. His business was thriving, and he owned two luxury apartments in Moscow, as well as imported high-end cars.

However, all this beauty vanished when his charming female companion and five of her friends suddenly broke into his home, brutally beat and illegally detained him, and looted all his property.

He turned to the Mafia, hoping to teach them a lesson, but ended up being extorted even more and suffering heavy losses.

Now, he has taken the initiative to go to the newspaper office, repeatedly emphasizing that he no longer trusts anyone and that he will spend his life with the robot doll.

His story incorporates many popular elements such as nouveau riche, sex scandals, femme fatales, violent attacks, and the Mafia.

Therefore, without a doubt, the reporters and the audience were instantly drawn away.

Everyone was talking about it. What kind of femme fatale could make this once high-spirited upstart lose all hope and abandon all trust in humans, wanting to spend the rest of his life with an inflatable doll?

Many people speculate that the femme fatale was a former KGB spy.

These people nowadays are always swindling and cheating.

Before Sergei, Lyuba, and the others could roll their eyes and complain, Andrei and the others couldn't take it anymore.

Are you kidding me? How dare they steal their data access password?

Have you no shame?

So Andrei didn't hesitate to unleash his ultimate move.

He actually brought his doll to the church and demanded that the pastor officiate their marriage.

He even dressed the doll in a wedding dress, making her look like a bride. He even bought a luxury diamond ring worth tens of thousands of US dollars for his supposed bride.

Whether it's sunlight or just the sun shining on it, the diamond ring sparkles so brightly it's almost blinding.

Haha, if Wang Xiao hadn't known that Andrei's family owned a jewelry store, she would have thought he had put a lot of thought into it.

This guy's really good at inserting ads.

The entire church was in an uproar that day.

Wang Xiao believes that the reason he wasn't beaten to death by the believers is that, generally speaking, Russian believers are relatively peaceful and are generally in a state of avoiding real-world troubles.

I'm too lazy to use violence against him.

However, the church still politely saw Andrei and his bride out, signifying that God did not create inflatable dolls when He created man.

Then did Andrei give up?

Of course not.

Those who have already figured out the secrets to traffic generation are naturally unwilling to give up this wave of benefits.

He was genuinely afraid that if the church agreed, he wouldn't be able to proceed to the next step.

Andrei was kicked out of the church in full view of everyone; then, without hesitation, he carried his bride and marched proudly to Lenin's Mausoleum under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

He wanted the great Comrade Lenin to witness his wedding.

It is obvious that Comrade Lenin, lying in his crystal coffin, could not possibly offer any opinion.

The guards at Lenin's Mausoleum, too, remained indifferent, not wanting to get involved.

So, in the end, he actually did have his magical doll wedding witnessed by countless reporters' cameras in public.

That evening, Wang Xiao, along with all the citizens of Moscow, witnessed this incredible real-life arranged marriage on television news, and could only cover her face in astonishment.

God, please allow her to call out "God".

Because the world has finally gone mad and become something she doesn't recognize.

The bodyguards were equally dumbfounded.

Lyuba couldn't help but ask, "Getting married like this? Isn't that a bit too hasty? Will the city government issue her a marriage certificate?"

Wang Xiao was genuinely curious.

Since some countries actually issue marriage certificates to people and dolls, I wonder if the Russian government can follow suit.

Ivanov shrugged: "It doesn't matter whether we have a marriage certificate or not, since the baby can't divide his property anyway."

Oh, that's the important point.

You can always control the doll, but the doll can never control you.

The doll will always be loyal to you, and you can always have a new doll.

No matter how grand the wedding or how much hype it generates, it cannot change this fundamental reality.

So, let's call it a day.

Dolls are not worth envying.

Independence and self-reliance are the only eternal path to success.

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