On an ordinary Thursday morning, the eyes of commuters radiated a lifeless glow. Counting on their fingers, they realized that after enduring today, there was just one more day until the weekend.
Colleagues were exchanging pleasantries, chatting about trending topics and things they had seen while surfing the internet yesterday. That's how coworkers are. Warm and friendly at work, but not even exchanging a single ssage on WeChat after hours.
As everyone was chatting, suddenly soone nearby jumped up and shouted, "Holy crap!"
In an instant, everyone's drowsiness vanished, and they all looked over, asking, "What's wrong?"
Those around sensed keenly that there was so juicy gossip to be had.
Looking around, the person who was so excited turned out to be Qi, the office nerd.
At that mont, his hand holding the phone was trembling slightly, and his face was sowhat distorted due to excessive excitent.
Everyone around was asking what had happened.
Though their words expressed concern, their eyes sparkled with the light of gossip.
Qi said, "Quick, check social dia. This news is already trending at number one."
Everyone simultaneously pulled out their phones and began searching. Soon, exclamations of "Holy crap!" echoed throughout the office.
Opening the top trending topic, it read clearly: "The country's first holographic gaming pod goes on sale at 10:05. The sale price is 138,888."
"This device has full sensory capabilities. It cos with 20 built-in gas including shooting gas, farming gas, fishing gas, strategy gas, martial arts gas, and more..."
"Available for purchase on the National Scientists' website."
As soon as the news broke, all netizens were stunned.
"Holographic gaming, is it what I think it is?"
"Science fiction has truly beco reality. Rember when the first prototype of this ga was revealed at Starry Sky Kindergarten? The whole society was searching for the scientist who designed this ga, but unfortunately, they disappeared without a trace. Thankfully, Shen Wei from Starry Sky Kindergarten donated all the design blueprints to the Academy of Sciences."
"I rember that too! But in the end, there was no news, and I thought the whole thing had fizzled out. Who would have thought they were working on sothing this big?"
"No pre-release hype, just straight to launch?"
"Isn't 138,888 a bit expensive? That's enough for an electric car."
"In our small city, that could be a down paynt on a house. But this is a holographic gaming pod! There's nothing like it internationally. If you own one, you'll be among the first to experience holographic gaming."
"I've already begged my wife. If she agrees to buy it, I'm willing to wash dishes, scrub floors, cook, and give massages for a full 10 years."
"The guy above is willing to sell 10 years of happiness for a gaming console. Bro, that's a pretty steep price."
"I'm an 18-year-old guy, 6'2", with abs. To be honest, I'm looking for so sugar. I just want a holographic gaming pod, sister."
"To that young man, as far as I know, only Gu Qingyan can trade looks for a holographic pod. But he looks the way he does. If you want to trade for a gaming pod, you'd first have to beat Gu Qingyan in looks."
The person imdiately fell silent. It was no joke - not just in the real world, but even in the entertainnt industry, it would be hard to find soone more handso than Gu Qingyan.
Gu Qingyan really did have a lot of fans who adored his looks.
In Gu Qingyan's comnt section, there was often a phrase: "Just say the word, and I'll imdiately promote you to beco an idol with millions of fans."
Gu Qingyan would arrogantly reply: "I don't need that. I only need Shen Wei."
Fans would express their frustration: "Just take him already, look at how 'eager to marry' he is."
There was also inexplicable envy: "Sister, if not, then write a book. We want to know how you managed to ta him to be so obedient."
"What if I like both Shen Wei and Gu Qingyan? Can't we all be together?"
"I don't mind, add in too, let's make it four."
"Aren't we supposed to advocate monogamy? I just want the two of them."
"Wow, the person above wants to have their cake and eat it too."
Although Gu Qingyan didn't do much marketing, every ti he posted on social dia, it was about how Shen Wei praised him.
He was just like a silly puppy - any kindness Shen Wei showed him, he would imdiately jump out to show it off.
This behavior, though a bit childish, was really adorable.
Sohow, his followers had grown to over 3 million.
So people even edited short videos of him and posted them online. Everyone had seen Gu Qingyan's breathtaking beauty.
While Gu Qingyan was popular among girls, with the release of the gaming pod, he now beca popular among guys too.
People below started comnting: "I just ca to see what the first person to own a gaming pod looks like."
"So you really can make a living off your looks, huh."
Gu Qingyan's fans were unhappy with this. They hadn't provoked anyone, so why the sarcastic remarks? They imdiately retorted: "Gu Qingyan isn't just good-looking, he's also rich. He's the young master of a multi-billion dollar company, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Jealous much?"
"Even if he's rich, he's not eating your rice. Why are you being so hostile?"
"Sister Shen Wei loves to spoil him, what's it to you?"
Everyone chatting didn't forget to keep an eye on the ti.
They were all waiting for the gaming pod to go on sale.
This ti, everyone was a bit nervous.
Mainly because they didn't know how many units the officials would be selling.
It seed that for sothing as complex as the gaming pod, there probably wouldn't be many available.
They were worried that their reaction speed wouldn't be fast enough to snag one.
Ever since learning about this news, everyone had been as restless as ants on a hot pan.
Finally, as 10 o'clock arrived, everyone imdiately logged onto the Scientists' website.
It was their first ti on this website. It had photos and introductions of various scientists, a bit like a university official website.
It sohow felt both serious and tense.
Ti ticked by second by second.
The countdown had begun.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Finally, after "5", "4", "3", "2", "1", the direct purchase button turned blue, indicating it was clickable. Everyone imdiately clicked.
In an instant, the website froze like a PowerPoint presentation.
Everyone started cursing: "Is this how you treat people?"
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