Chapter 206 The Legendary Paradise
When the Rolling Sheep Park opened, the official account of Fantasy Park released a message announcing the shortlist for the first essay contest. They were Zhou Yuxing's "The Lonely Monster" and two other works based on the theme of the park's exotic races. The Weibo accounts of these three people were also tagged.
Zhou Yuxing had already received the notice in advance. After the park’s official account released the news, he quickly forwarded and interacted, expressing his happiness and excitement that his work was selected.
Zhou Yuxing's work was previously posted on a forum, and its popularity was actually only a few thousand. Among these people, only a small handful of people often spoke out to encourage him. When I encouraged Zhou Yuxing to submit his work, I didn't actually have high expectations. After all, the popularity of the paradise was so high, the rewards offered were so generous, and there were countless competitors.
But they hadn't expected Zhou Yuxing to actually be selected. Fans were immediately thrilled, feeling they had excellent judgment. They flooded Zhou Yuxing's Weibo with comments, as if they were just as honored to be chosen. Comments of praise and anticipation filled the screen. Many Paradise fans also came to congratulate him.
"The Lonely Monster" also piqued the curiosity of many, quickly attracting tens of thousands of online followers. Given Fantasy Paradise's current fame, this level of popularity is undeniable, surpassing even the impact of a top-tier influencer's strong recommendation.
It is said that red energy can nourish people. When a person is surrounded by enthusiasm and expectations and actually receives rewards, the potential she can unleash is enormous.
After Zhou Yuxing received a considerable amount of copyright fees and signed a sequel agreement with Leyuan, he quit his tiring job and concentrated on writing at home. In less than a week, he wrote tens of thousands of words and, at Leyuan's suggestion, added several monster friends to the protagonist monster Sangsang.
She also cleverly incorporated the worldview setting given by the park, wondering why monsters are born to be used by evil gods as tools to harm humans and consolidate their faith. They also have their own thoughts and dignity, they also want to live freely, and they also want friends, family, warmth and love.
Because Paradise did not require confidentiality and even encouraged her to publish her work to gain more popularity, Zhou Yuxing published a chapter as soon as she wrote it. Many netizens who came from Paradise became fans of her books and were attracted by the wonderful world view and settings in her works.
Many people suddenly realized that the world background of the park tells such a story, but they had not read it carefully before!
Yes, the park has a lot of fans, but everyone is different and everyone likes different things. Although the park has released several short films, interspersed with some background information about the other world, and the fantasy haunted house in the park provides many perspectives on the lives of civilians in the other world, there are always tourists who don’t like to know these background stories. Even if they can’t skip them, they will forget them after watching them and never really pay attention to them.
But it is different when reading novels. Once you are immersed in the story and develop feelings for the protagonist, the protagonist becomes the thread that connects all the stories together. When you mention the monster protagonist named Sangsang, you can't help but think of the adventures it has experienced, the villains and evil gods in those stories, and how Sangsang and its friends were ostracized and taught a lesson by the vicious villains because they were unwilling to kill humans, and you feel hatred in your heart.
When Zhou Yuxing didn't update, netizens who were bored with following his writing would follow this thread and watch the collection of paradise short films recommended by other fans, including "Thones - The Past of Atelan", "Thones - Azhenlan", "The Fall of Thorns", "The Tragedy of Two Generations of March", "Dorina", "The History of the Exploitation of Rolling Sheep", etc.
After watching them one by one, everyone hated the evil god with gnashing teeth and strongly suggested that the park hold an event called Fighting the Evil God. Then they would take turns and use a large number of people to kill the damn evil god.
After this topic became a trending topic, some discerning Paradise fans asked, "Are you sure you want to bring justice to the suffering alien people and pitiful monsters? And not just reap a ton of points?"
Those who strongly suggested holding events in the park to earn the Cthulhu suddenly laughed it off, saying, "Who wouldn't want the points?" But they were also eager to defeat the Cthulhu!
After all, points nowadays are completely different from the old ones. Old points could at best help you rank higher on the merit list, which could then net you discounts or something like that when you visit the park. But most people are just ordinary people. Even if you could earn a little money by returning items to the park mall, who could afford to put down their work and family chores to go to the park every day?
Being able to go there once a week is already the company's implementation of the labor law. For some people who have a good life, going to the park is just for fun. Getting props by killing monsters once or twice is good, but if you can't get them, you won't continue. Going to the park itself is for fun and rest. Why waste your precious rest time just to earn a little money for props? Killing monsters can relieve stress and exercise the body, but it is fun to kill monsters two or three times a day. Killing monsters all day long just to get a prop is not worth it.
Points, however, are different. You earn points just by participating in monster hunts, even just once. Over time, if you accumulate over a thousand, you can sell them. The immersive and engaging nature of the "Book Tour" experience center requires a high point value. With so many people visiting the experience center, the point price has remained stable, with demand even exceeding supply. If they could host another large-scale event, you could earn a ton of points just by participating. Netizens obsessed with money are, of course, pushing hard for the park to reopen large-scale events.
Yet, no matter how many netizens tried to stir up the topic or call the park, the park remained deaf and dumb. They had the time to contact well-known authors to buy copyrights, collaborate with the film and television industry on projects, and launch new parks, but they simply didn't have the time to organize large-scale events. It was truly infuriating.
March 6th, Jingzhe.
Jingzhe is the third solar term among the 24 solar terms. It also represents the revival of all things, the vitality, and the official entry into spring.
After many twists and turns, Yang Chen and his family finally arrived in Jin'an City.
At this time, a month had passed since the day their family returned home.
But the experiences during this period were destined to be unforgettable for Yang Chen's family. That day, they finally returned home after going through so much hardship. They had originally thought that after signing the confidentiality agreement and enduring so much fear along the way, they could finally relax upon returning home, but that was not the case.
The airport staff told them that since their family originally lived in an area of Country M where many monster incidents had occurred, they needed to be temporarily quarantined. Yes, quarantined. It was as if they had been infected with some strange virus.
The entire quarantine process lasted for two weeks. Their family lived in a hotel near the airport. The hotel was basically full of people who had returned to China like them. Some of them were fine at first, but then disappeared inexplicably, which made their family frightened. Fortunately, two weeks passed and they walked out of the quarantine hotel safely.
Then I went back to my hometown, cleaned up my old house which was covered with a thick layer of dust, and accepted the condolences from relatives, friends and neighbors.
These people thought that the family had immigrated to a foreign country to live a good life. When they saw them returning home as a family, they all looked excited and said that they knew life abroad was not as good as it is in China.
In the past, Yang Chen had a bad habit of worshipping foreigners and fawning over them. When he heard them say this, he just thought they were spitting sour words. But now, when he heard these words, he sincerely agreed, "You're right, the moon in foreign countries is not as round as the one in my hometown!"
He was so sincere that everyone felt embarrassed to ask further questions.
After dealing with relatives, friends, and neighbors, they went to visit their parents' graves to report safety. After finishing these things, half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Yang Chen's family finally had the opportunity to come to the fantasy park.
At this moment, their family of four, him, his wife, and two children, were standing hand in hand at the entrance of the fantasy park, looking a little confused.
This storefront is small and doesn't look very impressive. There are a group of old ladies setting up stalls on both sides of the door. This bustling place is the legendary...Fantasy Paradise?
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