Chapter 1137 Answering Questions from Netizens
Li Yawen was a little nervous now. She didn't dare to ask any random questions. After a long while, she finally asked, "Xiao Peng, someone asked you, since the weather isn't very good right now, why are you broadcasting outdoors? Aren't you cold?"
Xiao Peng clapped his hands. "Great question! I really need to discuss this! How could I not be cold? I originally thought I'd just sit in the car and broadcast a quick livestream to let everyone know I'm still alive, but you guys insisted on making such a big fuss. So, we're stuck outside."
"Why is this?" Li Yawen was extremely puzzled after hearing this.
Xiao Peng pointed to the house behind him and said, "As you can see, my house is a very old building. The Netherlands has very strict protection for ancient buildings. If a crew like yours enters, it needs approval. In addition, my house used to be the residence of the Dutch royal family. Their king used to live here. Many of the interior furnishings of this house involve royal privacy, so they cannot be made public. So we can only broadcast it live outside. Don't think I'm kidding! Brother, point your camera over there."
He said this to the photographer holding the live camera, who turned the camera to the other side, which was a piece of turned over land.
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "I had someone dig up the land a few days ago, planning to plant some vegetables and fruits here next year. As a result, I was fined 50,000 euros by the Netherlands because of this incident, and they were also ordered to rectify the situation and restore it to its original state. If I let you go live inside, I'm afraid the fine will be over six figures, right?"
Li Yawen was also surprised after hearing this: "So strict? Isn't this your house?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "Who says it's not true? They're very strict here! That's why I'm selling my house now."
"Sell the house?" Li Yawen was stunned: "You want to sell this house?"
Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Yes! However, because this house has great symbolic significance to the Netherlands, no real estate agent has dared to take it up so far. I can only put it up online, but as you know, the internet is full of scammers. There are all kinds of people who say they want to come here to see the house, but it turns out they are basically those internet celebrities who are trying to take advantage of the popularity and can't afford it at all. I'm also making an advertisement here. Aren't there so many wealthy people in China? Is there anyone who wants to buy property in the Netherlands? The king's old house, if you buy it, it will definitely be connected to the Dutch royal family. It's good value for money. I'm willing to sell it for 1 billion euros! If anyone is interested, please contact me!"
Li Yawen's face darkened. "Ten billion euros, and you still dare to call it 'good value for money'?" Besides, how can buying this house improve your relationship with the Dutch royal family? Anyone who buys this house is an enemy of the Dutch royal family, right?
But she still held back her words, lowering her head to continue searching for questions. "Someone here asked where you've been lately? Why haven't you been live streaming in so long? According to news reports, you've discovered several shipwrecks recently, but I haven't seen you live streaming. Why is that?"
Xiao Peng explained, "We're a company. We have to salvage shipwrecks with or without me, right? I can't possibly be personally involved in every salvage operation. If so, what kind of boss would I be? Actually, I've been in Africa all this time, traveling around West Africa. But for over three months, I was stranded on an isolated island in the South Atlantic Anomaly, trying to survive on a deserted island. There's nothing much to explain about this, lest anyone think I'm bragging. Actually, there's nothing much to say. I always treated that experience like a vacation. Believe me, I ate so much seafood on the island that I vomited. I don't think I'll even think about lobster for three years."
"Have you had such an experience?" Li Yawen quickly said, "Xiao Peng, you can tell everyone about it. I think many people are curious about this."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "They're not curious. If I'm not mistaken, the comments right now should be filled with comments like 'Boast!' Summer insects can't talk about ice. Those who believe will naturally believe, and those who don't will have no use saying anything. But I can tell you that someone is contacting me about buying the rights to adapt this experience into a script, but I'm not interested."
"Why are you not interested?" Li Yawen asked puzzledly.
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "My experience was adapted into a movie once, but as you can see, the actors were foreigners, and the setting was foreign. If I sell the adaptation rights again, the result will definitely be the same. I was a little excited when I first learned about this, but now I've given up!"
After hearing this, Li Yawen said, "Can you sell the script to a domestic film and television company?"
"Domestic?" Xiao Peng shook his head after hearing this. "Please spare me. Don't you think the domestic entertainment industry is a little distorted? It costs 200 million to make a movie, 180 million is the actors' salaries, and an actress who evades taxes can make over 2 million a day! Believe it or not? If I let them film my story, they can turn it into a fantastic drama that combines palace fighting, love, and other melodramatic elements. It's because the audience loves to watch such movies! Okay, next topic."
"Hmm..." Li Yawen glanced at the comments. "Someone asked, 'I saw on the news that you donated a famous Vermeer painting to a gallery in the Netherlands. Why don't you bring it back to China so the people there can see it? Wouldn't it be great if you could bring it back to China to raise people's artistic standards?' Is this because you're paving the way for your development in Europe?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng smiled at Li Yawen and said, "See? This is why I don't want to read the comments. He said it in a roundabout way, but in fact he was saying that I was ungrateful. You said these people are so idle, and they have nothing to do to teach me how to do things. If you have that much free time, why don't you pay attention to the price of eggs, meat, and housing! Oh, sorry, I forgot, this is a collaboration with Daxia TV, I shouldn't say too much...Okay, although this matter has nothing to do with you, I still want to explain it to you. Listen to me, do you see this house? This house has been the residence of the Dutch royal family for hundreds of years. The previous house The owner is the King of the Netherlands, and the previous owner was the late Princess Christina, the King's aunt. She was the most artistically accomplished member of the Dutch royal family. This house contains at least five paintings on the level of Vermeer, along with countless other antiques and artworks. However, regulations prohibit resale. If it weren't for the royal family's regulations, I could turn this house into a museum! Now you know why I said a ten million euro price tag for this house is a steal, right? I'm simply returning the painting to its original owner! Don't ask me why I don't keep it for myself. What you treasure might be worthless to me!
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