That day, Wang Lun arrived at the company as usual and started doing his sign-in tasks, while also slacking off at work (basically just turning on his computer and logging onto WeChat). Just then, someone pushed open the door and walked in. Looking closely, he thought, "Hey, why is colleague C here so early today?" He then asked, "Why are you here so early today? Did you get up early?"
Colleague C replied, "What do you mean 'early'? Today's the day to sign up for the wilderness survival competition, how could I not come early?"
Wang Lun: "Oh, you've all signed up?"
Colleague C: "Yes, I've been looking at relevant materials recently. I think I can definitely last thirty days if I go."
Colleague B: "Teacher Wang, are you participating?"
Wang Lun replied, "Why would I participate? I don't know anything. If I go, I might just die there. I don't have a girlfriend. If I die, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
Colleague C said, "Lunlun, just sign up! We've all signed up. Besides, the online estimate is over 100 million people will sign up. The odds of selecting 200 out of 100 million are smaller than winning the lottery."
Wang Lun asked in surprise, "What, one hundred million people? I thought it was only ten million."
Colleague A: "There's nothing I can do, they gave me too much."
Colleague C: "Lunlun, are you going to sign up? I'll cover the registration fee for you if necessary."
Wang Lun: "What? There's a registration fee too?"
Colleague B: "Teacher Wang, haven't you seen the announcement online lately? It says the registration fee is one yuan per person."
Wang Lun said embarrassedly, "Well, I wasn't planning on signing up, so I didn't pay attention. Anyway, there are so many people, it won't make a difference if I join in, so I'll just consider it participation."
Colleague C: "Yay! Our whole company is participating. If we're lucky, one of us will actually be selected."
Wang Lun said, "Brother, stop dreaming. Even if it's 100 million people, what does that mean? Chengdu only has 20 million people. I'm afraid I don't have the luck to choose 200 people from five Chengdu cities. It's up to you guys."
Colleague C: "Of course! Everyone knows Lunlun wants to find a girlfriend among 20 million people, and he hasn't found one after all these years, haha."
Wang Lun: "Is that 20 million people? There are still several million back in my hometown. Haha."
Colleague B: "Should we sign up right away? Or should we wait a bit? I'm worried we might not be able to access the website."
Colleague C: "It's okay, I've checked. The organizers rented a lot of servers, definitely more than for Singles' Day, but it's about the same as usual."
Colleague A: "That's good, otherwise it would have been very anxious waiting."
Colleague B: "Teacher Wang, what if you get selected but haven't looked at the materials? What will you do then?"
Wang Lun said, "What should I do? With my weight of 180 pounds, I can find a safe place, not eat or drink, and last two more days than others. So there's still hope for 30 days. As for 90 days, I've been selected, so there are still a few days left. I'll work overtime, memorize more, and if I'm lucky, I can still hope for 90 days."
Colleague C said, "Oh my, isn't this the newly minted millionaire?"
Wang Lun: "What a tycoon! One million isn't even enough to buy a house in Chengdu."
Colleague A: "That's true, but if you can stick with it for six months, a bonus of ten million is still pretty good."
Colleague C: "Yeah, if I had ten million, I'd just retire and live off the bank interest every day."
Wang Lun said, "Ten million, a one-year fixed deposit, at a 2% interest rate, that's two hundred thousand a year. That's great, more than I make working. I'll retire and go back to my hometown to farm."
Colleague A: "I'm not retiring. I'll go to work. Otherwise, no one will know I have ten million."
Colleague C: "Yes, yes, I'll acquire the company first."
Colleague B: "Then wouldn't that mean everyone would have to call you boss when they see you?"
Colleague C: "Absolutely."
The group chatted for a while longer, dreaming about their wonderful lives after having ten million. Wang Lun, who was chatting with his colleagues, had no idea that he would one day possess far more than ten million in assets—a sum he would never even dare to dream of.
Similarly, nobody knew that Wang Lun, who signed up because of a colleague's encouragement, would be the one to last in the wilderness survival challenge. If they had known, they probably wouldn't have cared whether Wang Lun signed up or not. After all, everyone has this feeling: they're not afraid of their brothers enduring hardship, but they're afraid of their brothers driving Land Rovers.
At 10:00 AM sharp, everyone opened the website, found the registration window, clicked to register, and filled in the information. Ten minutes later, colleague C, holding his phone, exclaimed, "Wow, it's on Weibo! By 10:10 AM, the number of registered users had already reached 11.4 million. That's amazing!"
Colleague B: "That much? Then it must be around 20 million now."
Colleague A: "Pretty much. After all, this is the first time we've organized this kind of event, and the prize money is really high, so it has attracted a lot of people."
Colleague B: "By the way, speaking of bonuses, I have a question. There's only a half-month difference between 350 days and 365 days, but the bonus is 900 million less. I don't know what the organizers were thinking."
Wang Lun said, "If we give a fixed range, resources will be basically exhausted in the first 300 days. After that, it will be a competition of the accumulation in the early stage and personal will. The accumulation in the early stage will eventually run out. There may be people who can persist for 350 days by their own willpower, but if you have 100 million, the probability of persisting for another 15 days is very low. On the one hand, it is a matter of willpower, and on the other hand, it is a matter of physical health. The further you go, the more physical problems will occur for almost everyone."
Colleague B: "No way, the organizers would really choose some resource-poor places."
Wang Lun said, "I'm not sure, but it's possible. Besides, it's not necessarily a place with scarce resources; it could be a place with wild beasts or danger. In such places, even if there are many resources, who would dare to take them without the ability and courage?"
Colleague C: "Like lions, tigers, etc."
Wang Lun said, "Including, but not limited to, leopards, wild boars, jackals, and so on. In short, almost any wild animal can cause injury or endanger your life. And that's just animals; it doesn't even include plants. Some plants are poisonous, and some plants can cut the skin. In short, you must be extremely careful in the wild."
Colleague B said, "If this makes me think I've been selected, I won't dare to go."
Wang Lun: "Uh, it's okay. Just avoid the brightly colored plants. Besides, there are plenty of edible ones too."
The group chatted idly. At this point, Wang Lun had essentially stepped one foot onto the deserted island.
Life is unpredictable, with its ups and downs. No one knows how much this wilderness survival competition will change Wang Lun's life. We can only wait and see.
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