Chapter 5 Tea
Shifang's figure exhibition area is located in the middle of the comic exhibition.
This comic exhibition focuses on Chinese comics.
Chinese animation has developed rapidly in recent years, but it may still be inferior to the Sakura Country in some aspects.
But it's not far off.
The emergence of the super dark horse Shifang has given Chinese animation even greater confidence.
At the same time, there is also greater pressure.
So in the past year or so, although there are only a few new anime released.
Although its popularity is not as high as Shifang, it is still much better than the previous anime.
The level of craftsmanship is not inferior to that of Sakura Country.
And in terms of plot, it is even more exciting than Sakura Country.
Therefore, this comic exhibition focuses on Chinese comics, not only because of the preference of the organizers of the comic exhibition, but also because Chinese comics have been really good recently.
Of course, the protagonist this time is still the ceiling of Chinese animation, Shifang.
Therefore, in the figurine exhibition area, there was a circle of security personnel surrounding the figurines, and three meters away from the figurines, there was a sea of people.
I, Shao Yuan, can't even squeeze in.
Even with his height of 1.85 meters, he could only see various heads when he stood on tiptoe.
It was early in the morning, just after nine o'clock, but I didn't expect so many people to come.
Although the figures were not visible, there were introductions to them inside and outside the exhibition area. It seemed as if they were worried that others would not know the value of the figures.
The comic convention prepared a lot of promotional posters and materials for the figure, and marked the price at five million Chinese Yen.
The entire set of figures was only auctioned for 3.6 million, which was already very shocking.
After all, the figures were only about twenty centimeters in size, and there were only ten of them in total.
All in all, one costs 360,000.
Now, the set on display is worth 1.4 billion more than the one at the auction.
The price of a figurine reached 500,000.
This price is astronomical.
Some people find it outrageous.
Some people think it is normal, after all, things are valuable because they are rare.
There is a certain number of collector's edition figures, and they are randomly scattered, mixed with ordinary ones, and sold in boxes.
There are even fewer people who can collect the complete set. There may not be such a complete set in the future.
In addition, the designer is old, and Shifang is his last work before retirement.
A figure signed by a designer is naturally more precious.
I, Shao Yuan, also like to watch anime and am also a fan of Shifang.
But I never thought about buying a figure.
After all, figures are things that rich people play with.
He has to work part-time to earn money for his tuition and living expenses, but he doesn't have much money.
But now it’s different, the system makes him buy it.
I, Shao Yuan, thought it was a good opportunity to take a look at the collector's edition figurine to see if it actually looks like the one on the poster.
There are too many people, so I, Shao Yuan, won’t squeeze in.
I called the number on the poster directly.
Comic convention office.
The secretary is reporting what's happening at the comic exhibition to the organizer.
"There are now more than 4,000 people on site, and we need to increase security personnel in the figurine exhibition area."
The host asked, "How many people are there in Areas A and B?"
“The number of people in the first two districts is three times greater than the number of people in the last two districts overseas.”
"That's good." The host looked relieved.
The organizer is named Chang Wei, who was also a former animation designer.
My dream is to design anime that is better than Sakura Country.
Unfortunately, anime was at a low point twenty years ago.
In order to survive, he had to give up his dream temporarily.
Later, gradually, the dream became more and more distant.
It was not until Shifang appeared that he finally saw hope for the rise of Chinese animation.
So, he paid for this comic convention himself.
He even took out the complete set of collector's edition figures that he had finally found as a gimmick to attract people.
As for the price tag for selling the figures, he had also considered it carefully.
Because of this figure, he has two complete sets.
So, take out one of the sets and use it as a gimmick to attract people.
The price of five million was already the ceiling of the ceiling. He thought that no one would buy it.
The secretary's phone suddenly rang.
The secretary checked his phone and saw it was an unfamiliar caller.
Then he glanced at his boss.
Chang Wei nodded.
The secretary answered the phone.
"Yes, that's right. What? You want to buy it?"
The secretary looked shocked. "Are you sure? Okay, wait a moment, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, the secretary excitedly said to her boss, "Boss, someone wants to buy your set of action figures."
"Someone bought it? Did you hear correctly?"
It’s only the first day and someone already wants to buy his action figure?
That's five million.
Although Blue City is a second-tier city, its GDP last year was already very close to that of first-tier cities.
Even so, only a small part of the Blue City area is developed.
In fact, many areas are still at the level of second-tier cities.
Some areas are even very remote, just like the towns and rural areas in fourth-tier cities.
However, there are many wealthy people in Blue City, but not many of them are willing to spend five million to buy action figures.
After all, people in Blue City are very pragmatic and they prefer fixed assets such as real estate and shops.
That's why Chang Wei thought that no one would buy that figure.
The secretary said, "No. The other party is very sure. Judging from the voice, he is a young man. But judging by the accent, he is not from Lancheng."
The locals in Blue City have some heavy accents.
So, if you are a local, you can easily hear it when they speak.
"Are you a rich second-generation from out of town? Then please come here and have a cup of tea."
Chang Wei started from scratch and has come into contact with dozens, if not hundreds, of rich second-generations.
These second generations nowadays all like to eat, drink and have fun.
Most of them are prodigals, and those who are serious and capable are absolutely rare.
Therefore, Chang Wei also thought that the person who took a fancy to his figurine was also a prodigal son from outside the area.
It's not that surprising.
"Okay, boss."
The secretary turned and left, then went to the place the other party said.
When he saw Zhen Shao Yuan, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
He wondered if he had been tricked.
Although the young man in front of him was very handsome, the clothes he was wearing definitely didn't cost more than two hundred yuan.
He doesn't look like a rich second-generation who can afford a five million dollar action figure.
However, the secretary's face showed no doubt at all. Instead, he greeted him with a polite smile.
"Are you Mr. Zhen, the one I just spoke to and asked to buy a figurine?"
"I am, my surname is Zhen, Yue Guan Zhen."
I, Shao Yuan, also took a look at the person who came. Seeing that he was dressed in a suit and tie, I knew in my heart that this might be my secretary.
After all, the owner of this comic exhibition is from Blue City.
In Blue City, big bosses usually don't attend particularly important occasions and dress casually.
Only salesmen and salespeople or secretaries of large companies would dress so neatly.
Upon hearing this, the secretary immediately apologized, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Zhen. The signal wasn't very good just now. I misheard it. I don't know if Mr. Zhen doesn't have time. Our boss has personally brewed some excellent tea and would like to treat you to a cup."
"Of course I have time. Please lead the way."
It just so happened that when I, Shao Yuan, came, I ate two buns and didn't drink any water.
Now someone invites me to have tea, of course I, Shao Yuan, am willing to accept.
"Sir, please come this way."
The secretary took me, Shao Yuan, to the office.
There was a knock on the door, and Chang Wei called out, "Come in."
When the door opened, the secretary walked in with a young man in his twenties.
"Boss, Mr. Zhen is here."
The secretary spoke up and reminded Chang Wei.
Mr. Zhen?
Chang Wei nodded and raised his chin.
The secretary stepped out and closed the glass door of the office.
"Mr. Zhen, you are really young and promising." Chang Wei stood up and stretched out his hand.
"Mr. Chang, you're joking. I'm just a poor student, not a promising young man. Speaking of which, Mr. Chang is the first big boss I've ever met. I'm really nervous right now."
I, Shao Yuan, am telling the truth. After all, he is just an ordinary poor student, and Chang Wei is indeed the biggest boss he has ever met.
Chang Wei, who started from scratch, is a very famous wealthy man in Blue City.
I usually see Chang Wei on the Internet or on TV.
"Mr. Zhen is joking. Please take a seat."
Chang Wei thought that I Shao Yuan was joking, so he picked up the teapot and poured me a cup of tea.
I, Shao Yuan, held the edge of the teacup with one hand and gently supported the bottom of the cup with the other.
First, he sniffed the tea in the cup, then took a sip, and finally drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
After savoring the sweet aftertaste of the tea, Emperor Shao Yuan sighed, "Bai Lin Mao Jian, a good tea."
Chang Wei was a little surprised to see Shao Yuan's professional tea tasting skills and the fact that he could say the name of the tea in one breath.
"It is indeed White Phosphorus Maojian. I didn't expect Mr. Zhen is also a tea lover."
Young people nowadays like to drink milk tea and beverages.
Few people like to drink tea.
Moreover, the young man in front of him could taste the white phosphorus tea in one bite.
It seems that he must have drunk this tea frequently before.
White Phosphorus Maojian is one of the top-grade teas, although it is not as rare as other types of tea.
However, Chang Wei also spent a lot of effort to buy this tea.
But the young man on the other side looked so casual, as if he didn't take the white phosphorus tip seriously at all.
It seems that there is something complicated behind this young man.
However, he didn't know that this was the first time that I, Shao Yuan, drank Bailin Maojian tea.
The reason why he knew that this was Bailin Maojian was because his father was very knowledgeable about tea.
Even if he has never tasted it, he has a certain understanding of many kinds of tea.
In addition, my sense of taste is different from that of ordinary people.
Therefore, even if he has never tasted a tea before, he can still identify it by its taste.
However, although he knew that White Phosphorus Hair Tip was rare, he did not know how rare it was.
I just thought this tea was expensive.
The attitude naturally becomes casual.
I thought to myself, it really is one of the top teas.
It tastes much better than the milk tea I drank yesterday.
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