Chapter 191 Auction
At ten o'clock in the morning, the auction began. As the director of the garden, Chi Yizheng went on stage and said a few polite words. Because he had not prepared in advance, he thought his words were dry. However, after he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of applause from the audience that was so intense that it almost blew the roof off, as if he had just said some great golden rule or warning saying.
In response, Chi Yizhen smiled slightly, said nothing more, handed everything over to Chi Xiaozhen, who was the host, and then left the stage.
As soon as Chi Xiaozhen went up, the dozens of bidders below began to breathe faster and the mosquito-like buzz of discussions began to rise.
"...I've never seen anything so beautiful."
“It would be great if I could sign it…”
"It's such a waste for such a beautiful woman to stay in paradise..."
Chi Xiaozhen was introducing the auction items. "...The Book Tour Experience Center has only been in operation for less than two weeks, and its functions are still relatively primitive..."
"You're still so primitive and green? Being too modest is arrogance."
"Maybe the park's requirements are just particularly high. I heard they're constantly expanding and revising previous projects."
"Proactive and enterprising, constantly improving, you are worthy of being Principal Chi!"
"Many people become lazy after achieving some success. It's rare to find someone as young and successful as the headmaster who remains so low-key."
"Yeah, yachts, BMWs, luxury cars, beauties, the director doesn't have any of that!"
"Hahaha, the headmaster really wants to play. What can he do? I'm a very chaste person..."
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Chi Yizheng sat there listening to a lot of flattery, thinking that these people really deserve to be in the circle, and their compliments are really complete. However, no matter how much flattery you give, I will not give you a penny cheaper.
Chi Xiaozhen on stage continued, "Currently, the 'Book Travel' experience center can only accommodate 500 stories, including classics, ancient poetry, novels, essays, and more. To prepare for this event, our park removed three of the stories, freeing up space for three more."
Empty board is the name for the story loading space in the experience hall. It means that no story has been loaded yet, or the loaded story has been withdrawn. After entering, there is a blank space inside, which is called an empty board.
The bidders' relaxed expressions shifted slightly. They'd assumed the park's technology would allow them to load as many stories as they wanted, but they'd never imagined there was a limit. But then they thought, the entire experience center belongs to the park. Shouldn't they be able to load as many as they want, swap out stories as they please? And since swapping stories is possible, doesn't that mean a blank slab can be used endlessly? Once one story makes enough money, they can always swap it out for another?
Thinking of this, many people breathed heavily.
Only a small half of the people who came to participate in the charity auction this time were from the film and television industry, while the others were leading figures from various industries.
People in the film and television circles value the powerful computing and generation capabilities of the "Book Tour" experience center, and want to adapt their projects at low cost while collecting a share of the box office revenue from the experience center. If this model works, then the film and television industry will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future. In other words, there will be no actors, no lighting and photography, no need for directors and producers, etc., and you only need to come to the park and buy a seat in the experience center.
It saves a lot of money, energy and time, and you don’t have to worry about poor results. Judging from the park’s current daily traffic, as long as the purchase cost is well controlled, it is absolutely a sure win.
The leading figures in other industries are not that interested in the experience center. They just want to take this opportunity to make friends with the park and see if they can get involved in its management. You know, they have long wanted to invest in the park, but the director of the park was very cautious and refused to make money with everyone. Now that they finally have this opportunity, how could they let it go?
They regarded this auction as a ticket to become a shareholder in the park, and put all their efforts into striving for the top spot, but they did not know that the park's purpose was very simple, which was to hold a charity auction, nothing more.
Soon after, the auction officially started.
The three empty boards with stories in them in the "Book Travel" experience hall were actually divided into three auction methods.
When the lights went down, Chi Xiaozhen said, "The first limited space board has a small space. The story generation is limited to the size of a row of houses in an alley. The price is 20 million."
All the bidders present were stunned for a moment. Some subconsciously wanted to raise their signs to bid, but suddenly a young voice shouted, "I want it!" while holding up the sign high.
Before anyone could react, Chi Xiaozhen made the final decision and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhen, for getting the first empty board."
Everyone was stunned.
To be honest, no one expected that the first one would be a decreasing price auction. In this auction method, the auctioneer first gives a high price, and then lowers the price little by little until someone needs it.
When they first looked at the auction items, they knew that one of the three empty boards was particularly small, unable to create a grand story or background, nor did it have much special features to play with. To put it bluntly, even if a small scenic spot was built for people to visit, it would only take a few steps to walk through.
For people in the film and television industry, such a small place can only be used to shoot an art film or a sitcom with repeated scenes from beginning to end. But for this kind of thing, they can find a place to shoot at will, and the cost is low. There is no need to buy an empty board for the experience center.
For those who are friendly with the park, such a small amount of money seems to lack sincerity, and they still have to save money to compete for the other two empty boards. There is no need to fight for this one.
Such carelessness allowed a young boy to snap it up in seconds. They couldn't help but look in the direction of Mr. Zhen, and when they saw it was the little celebrity they had just seen in the restaurant, they looked away without any concern.
Zhen Xianghong's heart was pounding. He had arrived in a hurry, and his decision was also hasty. He hadn't even carefully read the description of the target item. After entering, he saw so many famous bosses, and his heart sank. So when he heard that there was a blank board for only 20 million, he immediately opened his mouth. After taking a picture, he found that it was a very small blank board.
I'm not disappointed, because it's enough.
His heartbeat hadn't yet returned to normal. Zhen Xianghong took a deep breath and fell back into his seat.
The competition for the next two empty boards is fierce because both of them are infinite empty boards.
This means that the larger the story background is, the larger the background map can be displayed on these two blank boards, and there is no upper limit to the number of words loaded into the story.
It is particularly suitable for stories with a grand background, complex plot and long length.
But even with these two empty boards, the park didn't forget to throw in some gimmicks. The second board was a standard ascending-price auction, where the highest bidder won. This was undoubtedly the most lively and spectacular auction format, with dozens of people, signs raised one after another, vying for a single empty board.
Finally, it was bought by a film and television capital for an incredibly high price.
The third blank board was auctioned in a closed auction. Each bidder received an envelope and wrote their price in it. The highest bidder won. Since no one knew each other's prices, everyone looked very solemn. This method was quite grueling. If they bid too high, they worried they had overpaid and lost money. If they bid too low, they worried they would not win.
Some hesitated, writing and revising; some gave up hope from the beginning and filled in a random number; some referred to the highest price of the second blank board and added some more...
In short, when the final result was announced, everyone's expressions were quite interesting.
Fantasy Park was incredibly efficient and ended the auction before noon. Everyone was relieved and wanted to find the director to build a relationship, but when they turned around, the director was gone.
"Mr. Zhao, wasn't Principal Chi sitting next to you just now? When did he leave? He didn't even say hello."
"I don't know either. It was there just now, and then it disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"How could it disappear in the blink of an eye? I must have been too focused on the auction and didn't notice it..."
"This director is too arrogant. He just left without saying hello."
When Sal came in, he saw some big bosses with sullen faces, "What's wrong?"
Chi Xiaozhen stepped down from the stage and said to him, "They are looking for the principal."
Sal: "Before I came in, I saw Dad and the headmaster introducing the fairy tales from 'Travels in Books' to some children."
Chi Xiaozhen said softly, "Some who understood the situation left early. The rest felt they were being neglected and thought they had status and position, so they wanted to be received by the director personally."
Sal: "Talking about status here? Tsk." His "tsk" could be translated into a swear word.
Chi Xiaozhen said, "You'll have to entertain us well."
Sal: "Okay, you want me to be the bad guy, right?" Although he said this, he looked excited.
Sal invited these big bosses with sullen faces to his house and treated them well for a whole day, with fine wine, delicious food and beautiful women, which made these big bosses very happy. At first, they were cursing the director for being arrogant, but later they completely forgot about it.
But when they returned home at night, their legs were as weak as noodles. They didn't know that they had only eaten and drunk air that day, and had not taken a drop of water all day. They were so hungry that they felt dizzy and thought they had played too hard.
On the other side, after Zhen Xianghong paid the money, he was surprised to learn that the blank board he bought could be used immediately. He submitted the documents he had prepared long ago, and when the staff invited him to go in for a tour, his fingers trembled slightly.
After lifting the curtain of the passage and walking in, a vast white landing space appeared before my eyes.
Immersive mode character options are floating in the space.
Dear visitors, the characters you can choose from are: Grandma, Mom, Neighbor X, and Me.
Zhen Xianghong was a little nervous, but he didn't dare to look forward to it. "I choose 'I'."
The white mist in front of him dissipated, and his vision gradually became clear. What appeared before him was an old alley.
The white walls have been eroded by rainwater from tiles for a long time, revealing dark marks. There is not even cement on the ground, and the sand is directly exposed. Due to long-term trampling and cycling, the middle has been compacted by footprints and tire marks. Only some weeds stubbornly grow near the edges of the walls on both sides.
His perspective got lower and lower, and he found himself holding a plantain in his hand.
It started to rain with a crackling sound. The raindrops were quite large and quickly melted into the sand and disappeared at first, but soon they became one continuous piece.
A familiar voice came from deep in the alley, "Xingzi, why don't you come back here when it rains!"
"I'm coming!" He shouted, rushing forward quickly. His footsteps felt cool and solid in the rain, and the world began to blur like the rain...
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