Volume 4 Chapter 17: Beauty of Flowers (1)
Three days later, the Oiran Contest was held as scheduled!
I really admire my brothers, they actually got all those strange things that Da Qiao asked for. It seems that the words of a beautiful woman can motivate them to act better than the orders of my leader!
But after Er Qiao finished dressing up, they used the excuse that I had not contributed much and refused to let me in, not letting me see what the two sisters looked like after they were carefully dressed up. I was so angry that I almost pulled out the Tiger Soul and broke in, but the profiteer next to me said coldly: "If you intentionally damage public property, you will be fined tenfold. As the leader, the punishment will be doubled!" This made me give up this idea. All my money has been invested in the upgrade of the gang. Now I have very little money in my pocket. Now I am a poor man...
But it didn't matter. All the members, except those who had to stay behind by lottery, had to go to the competition site to feast their eyes and cheer for Er Qiao. My luck was naturally good... Fatty was naturally unlucky... He was the only one left among the core elders, but in the end, the good guy who loved eating fish the most agreed to stay behind for him after Fatty pestered him.
Since I can watch it live, the most I'll have to do is see the two Qiao sisters a little later, and I can also keep the sense of mystery before they officially appear, which is not bad.
After being teleported, more than 10,000 members of the Thunder Alliance came to the venue of Shenghua City. The scale of this Oiran Contest was really extraordinary. The largest Tianlong Square in the system was rented as the main venue, and ten other venues were used as branch venues. First, the preliminary round was held in the branch venue, and the professional judges hired from real-life beauty pageants were scored. One hundred beauties were selected from tens of thousands of participating MMs to enter the finals. During this process, the main venue could watch the live broadcast of all ten branch venues. Then the final was held at the main venue, and the final was presided over and judged by international judges, and ten beauties were selected from thousands of beauties. Just thinking about it, you can know how much money is needed for such an event! In comparison, the auction held by profiteers can only be regarded as a small fight.
However, the returns from Tianxianglou were equally generous. The Oiran Contest was incredibly attractive, with tickets to the main venue being sold for more than two hundred gold coins each. And given that the square could accommodate 300,000 spectators (Tianlong Square was very large), this alone brought in more than 60 million in revenue, not to mention the ticket revenue from the ten branch venues.
In addition, the video broadcast of the game also brought in a large amount of revenue. It costs one gold coin to order the video of the game from within the game, and among the more than 100 million players in the Cang Continent alone, I believe that more than half are willing to pay this one gold coin to watch this tournament. Although most of the profit from this money will certainly be divided among the game companies, at least tens of millions will go into Tianxianglou's pocket.
What's even more amazing is that the audience will decide who will be the Oiran among the ten beauties! Tianxianglou adopted an ancient practice. Every audience member who enters the main venue will be given a red pearl flower. After the finals, if you like a beauty, you can throw the pearl flower into the flower basket in front of her. If you think one flower is not enough, you can buy it on the spot. A red pearl flower costs 10 gold coins. In addition, there are silver pearl flowers, 500 gold coins/flower, and gold pearl flowers, 10,000 gold coins/flower. Finally, the number of pearl flowers obtained by each contestant , and the red and silver flowers are converted into gold flowers according to the proportion. The contestant with the most gold flowers will be elected as the Oiran!
Such a method is really unworthy of Tianxianglou. Considering that the tickets for the main venue are so expensive, those who can pay such a high ticket price to watch the game instead of choosing the video recording of 1 gold coin (the visual effects of the two are similar, and the video recording may be better) are definitely rich people. Most of these people will never feel sorry to spend money. In order to make the girl they like the , especially if there are some mistresses of some rich men among the contestants, in order to please women, these people will never hesitate to spend astronomical amounts of money, and it can also satisfy the psychology of some people who compete with each other in wealth. It is conceivable that the business of Tianxianglou's pearl flowers must be extremely good, and the organizers have also announced that all the proceeds from the sale of pearl flowers will be donated to the World Poor Children's Relief Fund. Although it will lose a lot of income, it will leave a good reputation. This is the style of a real big businessman.
In fact, the biggest income of Tianxianglou comes from commercial advertising contracts. The ratings of this competition will definitely exceed 500 million people (including players from the other three continents, and many people will watch the video afterwards, and people around the world who don't play games will probably also be willing to appreciate this unique beauty pageant). With such influence, even super companies such as Nike and Chanel are unwilling to give up advertising opportunities, and signing a contract with these big companies is often worth tens of millions of dollars...
All of the above were explained to me by the unscrupulous businessman. The more he spoke, the more he admired him. He almost prostrated himself before the man who smiled at the world, with a look of worship on his face.
I don't know much about economics, the only thing that makes me happy is that Tianxianglou sent me ten VIP tickets this time, which is not something you can buy with money! Not only did I save the ticket money of more than 200 gold coins, but I also blackmailed my brothers to give them the tickets. In addition, the profiteer tried his best to get a few VIP tickets at the price of 800 gold coins each, which ensured that all core members had a ticket.
After we entered, we went to the VIP seats because we had VIP tickets. The location here is excellent, facing the performance stage in the center of the square, and the distance is very close. I believe we can see the beauties clearly when they appear.
Because the first preliminary round is held in a branch venue, there is now a super-large screen in the square, which is divided into twelve small grids. Ten of them show the situation in each branch venue, and the other two are professional comments from special commentators.
This is the good thing about the game, because it is all virtual data, so it is much more convenient to watch the game than in reality. You can browse the big screen directly first. When a beauty you are particularly interested in appears, you can choose on a control panel in front of your seat to pull the lens in front of you to enjoy the close-up effect. In other words, everyone in the main venue can choose the picture they like. On the surface, there is only a big screen in the center of the square, but in fact, the lens in front of everyone may be different! This new way of watching is very effective. Before the competition officially started, the screen only played some simple information of the contestants, which caused the screams and whistles of hundreds of thousands of perverts in the audience. It was simply the howling of ghosts and wolves!
Fortunately, our VIP seats have a simple box that isolates us from the noise outside. I am very satisfied with it, but Huai Huai, A Wei and others complained that they should have bought ordinary seats if they had known this would happen. They came to the scene to feel the atmosphere of everyone watching beauties together and commenting on them. The VIP seats don't have that feeling anymore. They might as well go back and watch the video. Everyone felt the same way.
Originally, it would have been lively for more than ten of us to get together, but it was a pity that this was just a luxury. With the addition of Crystal and Bird, two tigresses, who would dare to talk about topics that only men would discuss? Lonely just said, "Look, No. 21461 has a really good figure..." and then stopped talking. His facial muscles trembled slightly, and sweat dripped down like a waterfall. We knew that he must be enduring some kind of torture. We don't know what methods Blue Crystal used to train her husband, but I'm sure that if Lonely showed a bit of lustful expression again, he would not want to live. Bird looked like she was smiling, and her eyes swept across our faces one by one, making everyone silent. If this little girl said that someone was a pervert, everyone would believe it just because of her innocent appearance. Would everyone still want to find a wife in the future?
Everyone regretted it very much. They should have encouraged them to participate in the competition earlier!
On the contrary, I was the only one who was not worried about the issue of having a wife. It wasn't that I was engaged to Xiao Yi - that didn't count at all, but I had never thought about picking up girls. Therefore, I was very relaxed and contented, observing the beauties on the screen with pure appreciation.
Wow, it's really full of beauty! Although the game company specially cooperated with this competition and temporarily restored the appearance of all contestants to 100%, that is to say, some artificial beauties who chose to adjust their appearance when setting the characters will have nowhere to hide, but there are more than 100 million players in Cangzhi Continent, most of whom are young people. Although the proportion of women is only about one-fifth, it is still 20 to 30 million. Those who are confident to sign up for the competition are definitely not dinosaurs. In fact, the organizers have also conducted preliminary selection. In other words, these more than 10,000 contestants can be regarded as one in a thousand. If any one of them walks on the street, the rate of turning heads is more than 90%!
The competition officially began. In each venue, MMs of all types walked across the T-shaped stage with catwalks - although some of them had obviously never practiced this model-only gait and walked awkwardly and even made fools of themselves, but it was harmless and added a lot of highlights to the competition. Whenever a particularly outstanding beauty appeared, it would trigger waves of warm applause and cheers.
The two Qiao sisters were in the third group. They applied for the same contestant number, so the audience was amazed when the twin sisters appeared. They were a very special combination! They did not wear the makeup that the brothers of the Thunder Alliance had carefully prepared for them. They only wore ordinary casual clothes, but they still attracted thunderous applause and received a high score of 99.21 from the judges! With this score, they will definitely advance to the finals!
In fact, in this kind of competition, the preliminary round is just a formality, and the real essence is in the final. They save their most beautiful side for the final, which is a very smart strategy and also shows that they have absolute confidence.
There were two other beauties I knew who entered the finals, Xiao Yi and Wan Xing! As I had guessed, they also received invitations and participated in the competition together!
Actually, I still felt very strange. Wanxing likes to play and be lively, so it's not surprising that she participated in this activity. But based on my understanding of Xiaoyi's personality, she shouldn't be interested in this, right? So when the host announced the list of finalists, I was really surprised. I thought I heard it wrong, but when I saw Xiaoyi's unparalleled beauty on the screen, there was no doubt about it!
When I saw Xiao Yi, I suddenly realized that I hadn't contacted her for a long time. Since the battle with Ao Shi, although I was busy with gang affairs, I also had free time. However, I subconsciously avoided contact with her. Even when Wan Xing invited me to visit Tianshui Pavilion, I refused on the grounds of leveling up. Why? Am I afraid that I will really fall in love with Xiao Yi? Yes, I am afraid that I will be hurt again...
Just when I was in a trance, the final officially began!
Unlike the preliminary round where the contestant was considered finished after just a brief appearance and scoring by the judges, the final required each contestant to perform a talent show. The large screen in the center of the venue gradually disappeared from bottom to top like a pearl curtain rolling up, and then a circular platform with a diameter of more than 30 meters rose from the ground. On the stage stood two hosts dressed as cat girls, one on the left and one on the right, and between them was a portal. Obviously, that was the passage for the contestants to appear!
Not to mention the hundreds of beauties who are about to appear, the two catwoman hosts are both petite, sweet and pure, and are already rare beauties!
Both of them were holding the microphone in the hand close to the portal, and announced loudly: "Hello, guests! The long-awaited Oiran Contest finals will begin now! Please welcome contestant No. 1, Miss Zi Yudie!" At the same time, the other hand was raised outward, and a pose was made in a very symmetrical posture, like two stars holding the moon, setting off the girl who appeared from the portal.
The contestant No. 1, Zi Yudie, wore a lavender long dress and a pure white tasseled shawl. She fluttered onto the stage, looking like a fluttering purple butterfly. She had a beautiful oval face and bright eyes under a pair of slender eyebrows. Her expression was slightly sad, but this was related to the content of her performance. As the music sounded, it was a song called "Transformation into a Butterfly", and her body was spinning, it was a "Butterfly Dance".
Everyone was stunned. Not only was this woman beautiful, but her dancing was also moving, bringing the audience into the beautiful artistic conception of the ancient legend.
After the dance, Zi Yudie bowed and left the stage, and the audience immediately burst into warm applause and thunderous cheers.
In our private room, everyone was full of praise. Ah Wei said, "It turns out that there are many beauties of this level in fantasy, and it is even more rare that the talent is so outstanding. I was full of confidence in Er Qiao, but now I am not so sure."
I clapped my hands and smiled, "Ah Wei, you used to have high taste, how come you made a mistake this time? Although this girl is outstanding, she is by no means perfect. I dare say she will not get a high score and will definitely not be among the top 10 in the draft."
Lonely, Bad and others were all suspicious: "Boss, we have known you for so long, when did you become an art connoisseur? Is it because you have been with beauties like Wanxing, Xiaoyi and Erqiao for so long that your taste has become too picky? Although they are indeed better in terms of appearance, not every beauty can have such good talents, right?"
On the contrary, Wei glanced at me and said nothing more, while Shuijing also looked thoughtful.
At this time, the host announced the scores. The international judges gave Zi Yudie 98.53 points. This score was not too high. Ji Mo and the others were surprised and asked, "Boss, you actually predicted it. How did you know?"
I said casually, "It's very simple. This girl is beautiful, but she's not tall. This alone is a big disadvantage. It's not easy for her to make it to the finals in this kind of beauty pageant. And her dancing skills are very advanced, so she must be a professional. It's a pity that she is too young and shouldn't have chosen to perform a piece like "Transformation into a Butterfly" which has a very deep connotation. You must know that although the story of "Transformation into a Butterfly" is a tragedy, the kind of lingering and strong love contained in it is not easy to experience without a lot of life experience. In addition, there is also the kind of illusory hope, which she was not able to express at all. It just makes people feel sad. So my evaluation of her is only good, not amazing."
Ah Wei said, "Hey, you may not know this, but the boss was also a famous man of talent and romance in school. He was an expert in judging beauties. If he hadn't been heartbroken, he would have had few rivals in Menghuan..."
I glared at Awei so fiercely that he swallowed back his unfinished words.
Although everyone was curious, they all noticed that something was wrong with my expression, so they didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject by commenting on the second beautiful woman who appeared. But I knew the character of these guys very well. Although they let me go for now, they would definitely find ways to dig out the inside story later. It seems that I have to teach Ah Wei and Fatty a lesson later.
Before I knew it, dozens of beauties had appeared on stage to perform, singing, dancing, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, each showing off their talents. It was truly a competition of beauty, vying for glory and beauty beyond measure. For a man, it was truly a supreme enjoyment, and the 200-plus gold coins were well spent. Of course, as someone who had received a free ticket, I enjoyed the show even more happier. The little worries aroused by Ah Wei's words were thrown aside, and I joined in the discussion and conversation with everyone else.
By this time, it was already nightfall, and the lighting system in the square was turned on, making it even more colorful and brilliant. Tianxianglou provided attentive service and provided each person with a free exquisite meal. Everyone enjoyed the food and admired the beauties. With a few bottles of fine wine they brought with them, they threw aside all their concerns, not caring about Crystal and the bird beside them, and shouted loudly, having a great time!
