When he just graduated, Su Han planned to find a nine-to-five job, earn a stable salary every month, and live an ordinary life.
Later she found that she could earn a living by doing what she was interested in, and it was a high salary!
Later... she was shocked to find that someone was constantly transferring huge sums of money into her account. The amount was so high that she would not have to work again in her life.
Su Han couldn't help it and ran to ask Li Yue - she always felt that the finance department had made a mistake in transferring the money, either the wrong amount or the wrong person.
"A huge sum of money?" Li Yue smiled coldly as if he had heard a ridiculous question, "You don't understand what a huge sum of money really is!"
Su Han reacted quickly and understood immediately, "Will I receive more money in the future?"
"Of course." Li Yue answered without hesitation, "Currently the promotion is in the first stage. After that, different specifications of further promotion will be given according to the players' rankings. That's the big deal!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Su Han and said in a slightly bad tone, "The promotion efforts for the first and second place are completely different. The company originally planned to push the first place, put all the resources into it, and make him famous. But who knew that man proposes, God disposes, and in the first Endless Survival Competition, he actually tied for first place."
If Su Han and Zhong Rui were not the last survivors, no one would care. But by coincidence, they were the ones who survived to the end! Looking back, Li Yue still feels it was a disaster.
"What happened next?" Su Han didn't mind the other party's tone at all and asked impatiently.
Li Yue's eyelids twitched, and he continued, "It's difficult to deal with ties in the first place, but you were lucky to be in a team from the beginning, and the content of the videos overlapped a lot in the later stages of the game. So after a meeting, the company decided to edit the two videos into one, and then use the resources of the first and second place to promote it."
Su Han was extremely surprised. What this meant was that after being ranked first, not only did the resources not get dispersed, but more recommendations were made.
"What's even more surprising is that the compilation of the two has been widely praised, and some viewers even came to watch 'How to Fall in Love in a Survival Game'." Li Yue's expression was very complicated.
Finally, he ended the chat with one sentence, "Anyway, you're going to be famous, just wait and see and continue to collect money!"
Only then did Su Han feel relieved.
**
Although testers are paid very well, their work is actually very easy and not much of their time is actually spent on the game.
The development department needs to constantly conceive, design, and improve in order to develop new copies. After the semi-finished product is made, players will be invited to try it out and adjustments will be made based on the results of the trial.
Therefore, it was more than a month after joining the company that Su Han received his first job - to try out the "Economic Crisis" copy.
Li Yue explained the situation to the 20 players, "During the trial, there is no such thing as passing a level. Either your stamina is reduced to zero and you die, or you complete the extreme challenge - surviving in the dungeon for 20 days."
"Everyone will enter the same server together. In addition to you, there will be 100,000 resident NPCs."
"We have prepared 20 different game identities. All characters have the same attributes of satiety, cleanliness, and physical strength. However, some have good and some have bad talents, and some carry different items. Now everyone will draw lots and randomly select an identity."
Almost instantly, Su Han realized that choosing a good character could reduce the difficulty of the game! For example, if you can draw the Gem Merchant profession, you can pass the game without any effort!
The 20 people gathered together and began to draw lots. Su Han picked a character card at random and held it in his hand.
After the selection was completed, Li Yue announced, "The character selection is complete, the next step is to lie down in the game cabin. I wish everyone good luck."
After he finished speaking, the test players each entered the game cabin, lay down, and officially began the game.
**
With a flash of light before his eyes, Su Han found himself shrouded in a familiar thick fog.
The next second, a mechanical voice sounded, "Welcome to the 'Infinite Survival Game'. Do you want to view the character's attributes?"
Su Han chose "yes".
A transparent panel immediately appeared in front of her, with the words -
Name: Su Han
Level: 2 (Experience 0/30)
Occupation: Silversmith (with intermediate talent, experience value 0/30)
Fullness: 200/200
Cleanliness: 200/200
Stamina: 200/200
Talented Skills (Intermediate): In the dungeon, there is a 45% chance of getting one piece of silver jewelry, a 10% chance of getting two pieces of silver jewelry, and a 1% chance of getting a complete set of silver jewelry every day.
Su Han, "..."
On the bright side, the chosen profession is quite relevant. With the economic crisis, everyone is short of money. But the problem is that silver jewelry is worthless! The profession of silversmith is a bit useless, and it is only slightly better than nothing.
Su Han was quite disappointed. She thought, why not a goldsmith? Gold is much more valuable than silver.
But on second thought, it was better to have something than nothing. Moreover, she was confident in her own abilities. Even if she got a crappy job that was completely useless, she felt that she could still make it on her own.
Thinking of this, she calmed down, closed the transparent panel, and prepared to enter the dungeon.
Unexpectedly, the mechanical voice asked again, "Do you want to check your belongings?"
Su Han thought about it and chose "yes".
The next second, a long black wallet appeared in front of her. When she opened it, she saw a 1,000-shell note and a credit card inside. Nothing else.
Su Han held her wallet tightly in her hand, speechless for a long while. At this moment, she understood what it meant to be poor and destitute.
As if to give the player some time to calm down, the mechanical voice continued to ask after a while, "The preparations are complete. Do you want to enter the game now?"
Su Han chose without hesitation, "Yes."
There was a flash of white light, and the figure disappeared.
When she came to her senses, Su Han was standing at the intersection of a busy commercial district. She walked and looked around, and found that the commercial district was very lively.
"Selling cakes - delicious cakes - all handmade in-house!"
"Do you want to add egg or tenderloin to the freshly made pancake?"
"Milky tea, fresh juice, and hot dogs! Take a look, take a look!"
"Take a look at the octopus balls and squid rice cakes—"
Many food stalls were selling food along the street, and business was booming. Su Han even saw a long line in front of the hand-pulled pancake stall, and it would take half an hour before a person could get a turn.
Economic crisis? Su Han suspected that he had entered the wrong instance.
In addition to food stalls, there were many shops along the street. She wandered aimlessly and entered a random shop.
After entering, I found that the store was quite high-end, specializing in selling high-end women's products. The cheapest pair of high heels was 1288, and the cheapest handbag was 1980.
After looking at the price list, Su Han felt that he was one of the poor and there was no way he could stay in the store any longer.
Just as I was about to turn around and leave, I heard a conversation not far away, "These shoes are only 1599, not expensive. Try them on, the material is very good, and they are very comfortable to wear!"
"It's quite comfortable to wear... but I only want to buy a pair that's under a thousand, so forget it."
"One thousand, 1599, how much difference can there be? Girl, let me tell you, the original price of this pair of shoes is 2299, and it is currently on sale. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this store again."
"Let me think about it."
"Any shoes that cost less than a thousand yuan will never be as comfortable as this pair. In the end, you will be the one who suffers. Girls should buy a few pairs of better shoes. Don't worry, these shoes are of good quality and will not break even after a few years of wearing."
After a long silence, the customer asked, "When will the sale end?"
The shopping guide quickly replied, "It's hard to say. There's no telling when the price will return to its original price."
The customer was obviously interested, but still hesitated, "But my monthly salary is only 5,000 yuan. It's not appropriate to spend 1,599 yuan on a pair of shoes, right?"
"People say that the more you spend, the more you earn." The salesperson said with great sincerity, "Wearing these shoes will make you feel good, and you will be more motivated to work hard and make money."
"After buying this pair of shoes, I won't have much cash left." The customer was still hesitating.
The shopping guide immediately gave a solution, "Use a credit card to pay it back in installments! Split it into three months, and you only need to pay a few hundred dollars each month. You won't feel any pressure."
"You have a point." The customer was convinced. She even gritted her teeth and said, "Give me that khaki shoulder bag. The color of the bag matches the shoes. Let's just buy a set."
"Okay." The shopping guide agreed readily.
Finally, the customer bought a shoulder bag and a pair of high heels, spending nearly three thousand yuan, paying with a credit card. When she left, she looked very happy, as if she had gotten a great deal.
Su Han stood nearby and watched the whole process. He sincerely felt that it was a waste of the shopping guide's talent not to join a pyramid scheme organization.
After seeing off the customer, the salesperson came over and asked enthusiastically, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Seeing the other party approaching, Su Han couldn't help but hold her wallet tightly. She pursed her lips and said coldly, "I'm just taking a look."
"I recommend you take a look at this scarf. It can be tied around your neck, on your head as an ornament, on your hands, or on a bag. It is very versatile." The shopping guide took the initiative to introduce.
After Su Han heard this, she subconsciously looked in the direction of the scarf. She found that the pattern of the scarf was indeed very special and very versatile. But when she looked at the price list again, she was stunned - 388 for a scarf, is this a blatant robbery? !
Next to me, the shopping guide was still talking, "Credit card payments are popular now. If you pay by card and set it to a six-month repayment, you only need to pay 70 Bei a month, which is very cost-effective. This ribbon is a hot-selling item in our store. Many customers will buy one to match. The design is quite classic."
Su Han said nothing, took his wallet and turned to leave. He left so fast that it seemed as if a giant spider, caiman, or anaconda was chasing him.
"Tsk." The salesperson sighed, feeling very sorry. But she quickly cheered up and continued to introduce the next customer.
**
Even after leaving the store, Su Han still felt a lingering fear, "It's too scary, too dangerous!" The language seemed to have the power of bewitching, instigating customers to pay willingly. If you are not careful, your wallet will be hit hard.
Until this moment, she finally felt the signs of the economic crisis. Unrestrained consumption and reckless borrowing and spending, if they were to lose their jobs or get a pay cut, it would be a devastating blow.
After thinking for a moment, Su Han decided to continue shopping. She wanted to experience up close how serious excessive consumption due to borrowing was.
In the car dealership, someone bought a car with 0 down payment. The car loan was paid off in 36 months, and the monthly car loan fee was nearly 3,000. Add in the driving fee, insurance, fuel, maintenance, etc., and the monthly fixed expenses were about 4,500.
In the travel agency, someone used a credit card to pay for the trip. He planned to work hard after returning from the trip and spend a year to pay off the more than 10,000 yuan in debt.
As for the brand-name watches, custom-made perfumes, ultra-high-configuration laptops, high-end mobile phones, etc. in the store, they were snatched up by the crowd.
After witnessing all kinds of irrational behaviors, a sentence inexplicably emerged in Su Han's mind, "Economic crises always break out in excessive prosperity."
At 9 a.m., the system's mechanical voice sounded, "Game Day 1."
Su Han waited for a long time, but nothing happened, which showed that the chance had not been triggered. She shrugged, not caring, and went to the mall to buy a backpack.
The staff highly recommended, "This is the most popular backpack sold in our store. It has a large capacity, good material, and is a well-known brand. You can buy it for only 239 Bei."
Su Han ignored him and directly chose a backpack worth 100 shells with the best value for money to pay the bill, then left in style.
The staff was speechless and watched her go away.
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