Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 321 Give it a try

Wearing new clothes, Jack looked much more energetic.

Although the clean shirt and pants were simple, they made him look refreshed, as if he had regained some dignity.

He stood in front of the glass of a shop, using the glass as a mirror, pulled the corner of his clothes uncomfortably, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know how to thank Shi Fei, but he felt that Shi Fei was very interested in the parade, so he continued:
"That friend also said that many protest leaders led people to protest while live-streaming the demonstrations and conflicts to attract fans. This way they can profit from advertising and product promotion later."

"The end of all internet celebrities is to promote products?" Hearing this, Shi Fei couldn't help but smile: "Protests are for others, but fans are for yourself! Right?"

"Not really. Another way is to sell the right to film on site." Jack didn't understand the deeper meaning of Shi Fei's words. He thought he was protesting that everything the company did was just to bring in goods, so he explained seriously.

"On-site filming rights?" Shi Fei heard a new term.

"Yes!" Jack nodded and said, "When there are intense conflicts, CNN, Fox and other media will pay protest organizers for 'live filming rights'. The more intense the conflict, the higher the value of the report."

Shi Fei frowned and asked, "What if someone is dead?"

Jack sighed and replied, "If someone died, then the report would be more valuable and could significantly increase the TV station's ratings."

As the TV ratings increase, the advertising fees will naturally rise. TV stations also pay to report for profit.

As for the content of the protest?
There will be no one protesting the day!
"Hiss...what a great business!" Shi Fei didn't expect that there were so many tricks behind such a small parade.

But as long as you imagine that this is Goff City, it is not surprising that everything can be priced, suffering is packaged as a tradable asset, anger is converted into quantifiable traffic, and public interest becomes a tool for capital arbitrage.

"That's right! If you wait until the time when you run for mayor, that will be the peak period for this industry." Jack said as if he was used to it.

He has lived in this city all his life and has long been accustomed to the strangeness of this city.

"So what happened to your friend later? Did he have his own company?" Shi Fei asked.

"Him?" Jack's expression became a little complicated, and he whispered, "He later changed his sex."

"Huh?" Shi Fei couldn't help but tremble.

What expansion is this?

Jack explained: "It can't be said to be a complete sex change, but I just took some hormone drugs to make my female characteristics more prominent."

"Could it be that he..." Shi Fei frowned: "A drug addict?"

"No! He has always been normal." Jack said this, and couldn't help but sighed and said, "He said that Goff City is too competitive. He has worked hard for half his life, but has not made any achievements. He might as well change his sex to give it a try."

"Anyway, he's old and doesn't care about face anymore. As long as he can make money, that's all."

"..." Shi Fei really didn't know what to say. He wanted to complain but couldn't.

What the hell is this? Is this the modern-day Yue Buqun?
"So he rode the rainbow wave and became a slightly famous KOL, using his identity and gender to make a big splash. I haven't seen him for a long time, and I wonder how he is doing now." Jack finished telling the story of his friend.

Shi Fei heard a lot of information from his words. Many lottery people are not born lottery people, but some people at the bottom who can't rise. Only by changing their sex to become lottery people can they break the ceiling above their heads.

According to the law in Goff City, every large company must employ a certain percentage of people of color to promote the culture of color. But where are there so many natural-born people of color?
It's just that some people choose this path in order to survive.

In the past, you needed academic qualifications, professional skills, and letters of recommendation to join those companies, but now you don’t need anything! All you need is a lottery person.

After getting in, you can even directly enter the core department, with an annual salary of up to 100,000 or 200,000 US dollars!
The salary earned in one year is enough to earn in several years before. No wonder some people are willing to become a lottery person! No wonder there are transgender four-star generals and transgender generals, because under normal circumstances, there is no place for him!

only……

"This is too ridiculous!" Shi Fei shook his head and said. He looked at Jack and whispered, "This city is really speechless."

"Sir, are you a foreigner?" Jack said.

"Not bad!" Shi Fei nodded.

"It's like this in Goff City, and it's like this in other parts of the country too! Only foreigners like you would be surprised!" said Jack.

The meal he had just eaten gave him a lot of energy, and it reminded him of Shi Fei's identity: an outsider who still had some naive expectations for this city.

The new clothes made him look much more respectable and also gave him some long-lost confidence.

His mental state was much better. It was hard to imagine that he was the same Jack who had cried loudly in the subway station before dinner.

But that’s what food and clothes are about.

"Let's go! I'll help you find the information you lost!" Shi Fei said to him.

Jack's eyes lit up, and he felt an indescribable gratitude in his heart. He thought that Shi Fei's help to him was enough, and giving him a meal and a piece of clothing was already a great favor.

Unexpectedly, Shi Fei wanted to help him retrieve the lost information.

Those materials are not only his hard work over the years, but also his illusory hope. In addition to food and clothing, people also need hope to live like a "human".

"But... I don't know who stole my information!" Jack recalled with a trace of pain and helplessness: "When I was resting, I was suddenly knocked unconscious. When I woke up, those things were gone."

"Do you have any suspects?" Shi Fei said, "Who have you offended recently? You should know."

"Offended? I..." Jack laughed bitterly, making a sound that was half laughing and half crying, "I have offended too many people. They all said I was a freak."

There was a deep sense of exhaustion and helplessness in his voice. Over the years, he had offended almost everyone he could in order to seek justice.

"There's Lauda Brothers Insurance, there's Social Security, there's gangs around here... there's too many."

Lauda Brothers Insurance Company was one of the insurance companies that refused to pay compensation. The Social Security Administration refused to pay social security benefits to him and his brother.

The gangs nearby were the ones that coveted the information in his hands. Behind each name was an unshakable mountain.

(End of this chapter)