The best-selling item is probably the cleaning soap that Li Lechen bought these past few days.
Even with this cleaning soap, Li Lechen was initially persuaded to buy a whole box.
As for high-end skincare products, such as the top-tier luxury liquid diamond repair serum, although it is a best-selling product, it cannot be mass-produced due to the scarcity of raw materials, so it cannot make money.
From initially acquiring that bottle of liquid diamond essence to now easily earning hundreds of thousands by selling cleansing soaps, Li Lechen has a very good impression of these cosmetics. Especially after visiting their factory and learning that the raw materials are all-natural, he has even fewer reservations.
However, Li Lechen didn't particularly like Meng Ziren. He was involved in mining syndicates, opening betting platforms, profiting from people's desperate gambles while simultaneously taking all the profits from the market. He was ruthless in his pursuit of money.
Of course, those who can occupy the right to permanent residency in the safe zone are probably not good people.
Having already reached level 21, Li Lechen can now freely search for and enter any live stream he wants.
Meng Ziran's live stream room.
"The sixteen drilling teams are about to start their operations. Those who want to place their bets should hurry up." Meng Ziran was broadcasting live.
The footage shows ten volunteers who volunteered to drill in the contaminated area gathering at the boundary between the quarantine zone and the contaminated zone.
Unlike at the beginning, now none of the ten team members are participating for the purpose of mining diamonds. Most of them are directly employed by Meng Ziran and are paid according to the length of time they stay in the polluted area. The minimum is 500 Sun Coins for ten minutes, and the maximum is 10,000 Sun Coins for two hours.
So all they need to do is live within the time they can control. As for mining diamonds and all that, why bother?
Of course, if they fail to find a diamond or die, the house wins all. But if they do find a diamond, the odds, which used to be 1 to 10, have now increased to 1 to 500.
In other words, once someone finds a diamond, betting 100 coins can win 50,000 coins, which is more than you could earn by mining for diamonds directly.
Because of the ever-increasing odds, even though no one has mined diamonds for a long time, many people are still rushing to place bets.
At this time, Meng Ziran's live broadcast room had more than two million viewers.
Meng Ziran's smart assistant informed him that 4,277 people had already placed bets, totaling over 120,000 coins. This meant that the average bet per person was less than 30 coins. While the total amount for each batch remained roughly the same, the average amount had reached a new low.
More importantly, the sentiment in the comments section is becoming increasingly skewed.
I have absolutely no desire to bet; I've lost everything in the last few games.
[Except for the first team which placed a bet, they remained on the sidelines afterwards.]
[Just observing from the sidelines]
I've spent over 500 coins and haven't won a single penny.
These people don't seem to care at all; they don't seem to be going to mine for diamonds at all.
Are they playing a game? They seem to be constantly running for their lives.
This is a bit of a rip-off.
I'm just observing, I don't plan to place any bets.
[It used to be quite good, enough to kill half the people; now, people can't even die.]
[Beting is basically giving money away to the streamer for free]
[It's ridiculous that the livestreamer isn't focusing on producing cosmetics but instead doing this kind of thing.]
[There's something fishy going on here; there's no point in gambling on this at all.]
[However, the odds are really high; if someone actually finds the diamond, the person who placed the bet will be rich.]
Actually, putting aside the betting aspect, it's quite entertaining to watch.
[Is this the only place where I can watch the safe zone livestream for free?]
[It's basically free to watch live streams of the contaminated area, saving you hundreds of coins in no time!]
However, they are all armed and protected, so they should be fine unless they encounter a particularly powerful corrupted beast.
Everyone was talking at once, but the number of people placing bets barely increased.
Meng Ziran's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
With a bet of only 120,000, although the money will eventually end up in your pocket, you will hardly make any profit.
That's right, the members of these ten drilling teams were all hired, costing Meng Ziran more than 80,000 yuan. With some equipment costs, it would be close to 100,000 yuan.
After working so hard for so long, how can I not make any money in the end?
“I’m going to adjust the rules this time,” Meng Ziran said. “We won’t bet on who among the ten people will find the diamond, since the probability is just too low.”
[It was almost impossible to begin with]
【Then what? 】
No matter how you play, you can't beat the house; you'll just fall into a different trap.
That's not necessarily true. When the drilling rigs first started, the success rate was quite high. I bet on them correctly twice.
[Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!]
"Ahem!" Meng Ziran cleared his throat. "This time, we'll guess how long these ten people can stay in the contaminated zone. You can bet on each individual or on the entire team."
After saying that, several betting odds were set, including exit within half an hour, exit within an hour, and exit after two hours.
"Place your bets now, and you'll see the odds in ten minutes."
Why can't we see the odds now?
[It seems like the streamer can't possibly lose money no matter what he does; he must be targeting those with higher bets where the odds are lower.]
[Is the person upstairs stupid? How could a streamer who's booking lose money? It's just that we're making money off each other.]
[However, this one is much more interesting than the previous ones. Those with stronger combat abilities will definitely live longer, and of course, luck is also very important.]
[That's right, I once watched a streamer from a contaminated area. He had no skills whatsoever, just kept hiding, and managed to hide for over a day.]
However, most streamers in the contaminated area don't survive more than half an hour.
I feel like I can last an hour, so I'll choose to be eliminated within that time.
[Half an hour, no more. Eighty percent of streamers will die the moment they enter the contaminated area.]
I also think that choosing half an hour would result in the highest chance of dying, but most people would probably choose that.
The odds are too low, so it's not very interesting.
[Host, dare you reveal the odds right now? If you do, I'll definitely choose the one with the highest odds.]
[As we've already said, how could the bookmaker possibly lose? The lower the odds, the higher the chance of winning; high odds mean there's almost no chance.]
[It's better not to play anymore; you can't beat the house.]
Hmm, let's see how it goes.
Can I cancel the bet I just placed?
I also want to withdraw.
The plan was intended to create a surge in betting activity, but it backfired. There wasn't much profit to begin with, and if the popularity is lost, the whole thing will be impossible to continue.
Gritting his teeth, Meng Ziran simply said, "If a single person is eliminated within half an hour of betting, the payout is 1 to 10; if everyone is wiped out within half an hour of betting, the payout is 1 to 500."
A great reward will surely bring forth brave men. Although the chances of wiping out the entire army in half an hour are even slimmer than the chance of someone finding a diamond, there is still an element of luck involved. What if the polluting beast is really powerful? Whether the entire army is wiped out in half an hour is not something Meng Ziran can decide for himself.
As for a single person being eliminated within half an hour, the probability is high, with odds of 1 to 10, which is not small.
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