Suggested Retail Price
With this in mind, Lu Ban immediately contacted relevant parties to discuss leasing or purchasing the land.
Originally, Lu Ban was still struggling with where to get these things, but then he thought, Jiangcheng Industries is a real estate company, right? They must have a lot of undeveloped land. Even if they don't have land for the time being, they should have the corresponding resources and information.
He got through to Li Zijian on the phone.
At this time, Li Zijian was still helping Song Yunyan with official business.
Li Zijian's heart skipped a beat when he saw Lu Ban's call.
Has this guy come up with some new brilliant idea?
Previously, Lu Ban would always ask Li Zijian to do some strange things, and they all succeeded. Now, he is a Grand Slam director and the undisputed box office king in China. With the release of "Spring No War," even the national crime rate has dropped by one percentage point. All that's missing is someone to present him with a banner of appreciation.
If Lu Ban is about to cause trouble, it must be something big.
"Hello, Director Lu, what's up?"
"Brother Li, here's the thing, I want to acquire a piece of land."
"Ah???"
Li Zijian wondered if there was something wrong with his phone, and that some sounds were being filtered out during the call, which was why he only heard those few words.
Lu Ban wants to acquire a piece of land?
He also wants to build his own movie theater?
Li Zijian was relieved that the other party did not mention that they wanted to build cars or develop some kind of Metaverse.
No, he wants to acquire a piece of land, is he going to build a car factory?
What do you want the land for?
"I want to build a themed town to create large-scale immersive real-life games. You can think of it as an open-world themed escape room, Brother Li."
"Like a film and television base?"
Although Li Zijian didn't really understand immersive experiences or live-action games, he had been to film and television bases. The buildings there came from various eras, making them convenient for filming. When not filming, they would be open to tourists. There were also haunted houses and the like, which could be considered cultural and creative tourism projects. People in the real estate industry would definitely know about these things.
Is Lu Ban simply a successful movie star who's ready to expand his career?
Those internationally renowned directors sometimes start doing all sorts of random things, like taking a submarine to explore the Mariana Trench, or having surgery to turn brothers into sisters. Those who go into theme park development are considered quite serious.
Upon careful consideration, Li Zijian realized that Lu Ban's actions seemed to have been premeditated.
His initial short videos— Li Zijian was referring to those uploaded to Old Days Video Network —seemed illogical and disjointed. However, Lu Ban later revealed that these were all part of the Silent Universe.
Now, with the immense popularity of Lu Ban's works, the worldviews he has constructed are gradually taking shape.
Online, in addition to the information provided on the official website of the Silence Project, some enthusiastic viewers have also researched and discovered the connections between these works.
For example, some people discovered that the little girl Momiji, whom Lu Ban saved in "Spring No War," was the female lead in the previous online movie.
The young man saved by the protagonist of Night Country corresponds to the female protagonist in the short wasteland scene that is known as the Halloween promotional video.
The accountant Stone who rents cars in "The Mouth of the Madman" first appeared in Lu Ban's third video. At that time, Lu Ban was just a small Uploader who became famous for his adventures and special effects.
He seems to genuinely want to create a Lu Ban universe.
"Yes, Brother Li, does the company have any abandoned towns or anything like that that it has acquired?"
Lu Ban asked.
"I need to check out the undeveloped land. Tell me your requirements, and I'll have someone check it for you later."
Jiangcheng Industries's businesses are not limited to Jiangcheng; they own numerous real estate projects and land holdings, and Li Zijian alone cannot possibly remember them all.
Lu Ban briefly stated his requirements and then hung up the phone.
While Li Zijian was searching Kung Fu information, Lu Ban found a suitable place and opened the [Silent Shop].
His points have exceeded 500,000, unlocking a higher-level store.
Lu Ban opened the [Silence Department Store] in the system panel, and the first thing he noticed was that there was a new option.
[sell].
"It really can be used to sell things."
Lu Ban felt it was as expected, because the prices of goods were getting higher and higher. Relying solely on missions, no matter how many [Alienation] difficulties you completed, it wouldn't be enough to accumulate points. You would spend them faster than you could save them.
But how is the price determined?
You can pick up a Stone, write some ambiguous riddles or descriptions on it, and then sell it for 100 points. The person who buys it will have to accept the loss.
Lu Ban felt that this shouldn't be the case. Currently, the items in the [Silent Shop], putting aside the side effects, are at least genuine extraordinary items, and there are no shoddy products among them.
He chose to sell it, and then placed a pen on it.
You must choose items that are contaminated.
The system prompted this message.
"Goodness, you can't sell it even if it's not contaminated, huh?"
Lu Ban originally envisioned that these ordinary items could at least fetch a low price, so he could try attaching things like 35mm sniper grenades and 107mm rockets, and then temporarily swap them out once he arrived in the alien world.
It seems even traveling between the two worlds to trade items is prohibited; the Silent Land are really strict.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ban took out a piece of paper and wrote down his Last Words words on it.
[An incredibly awesome weapon].
Picking up the paper, this seemingly ordinary piece of white paper with words written on it suddenly seemed to have transformed into some kind of incredibly powerful weapon, even appearing to gleam.
Lu Ban handed it over.
You must choose items that are contaminated.
Here comes the same prompt again.
"So, it seems we can't take shortcuts?"
Temporary pollution and extraordinary abilities seem to be beneath the notice of the Silent Land.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ban put on his own mask of Affliction.
Twisted Mask of Pain
[alienation]
[The remains of a corrupted person from another realm, and a perfect mask.]
The air in Chongqing is highly toxic, and the people of Chongqing have evolved a body adapted to survive under its long-term erosion.
When this Gray Fog merged with pollution from other lands, an even more powerful force was born.
Wear it, and you can become a resident of Chongqing.
"Be careful, you know what I mean if you cough up some internal organs!"
Suggested Retail Price: 1,777,177 Silence Points
Goodness.
Lu Ban exclaimed, "Wow!"
These "alienated" quality products are actually worth so much?!?
He saw that the suggested retail price was a fluctuating range, Lu Ban could fluctuate around that price by about 20 percent, but no matter how much, it was still an expensive item worth more than one million Silence Points!
I worked so hard to complete so many tasks and earned so many points, but a single item surpassed them all, and even doubled them!
Just like how the money you save by working diligently and conscientiously your whole life is less than the amount of taxes someone else evades in a year, it's even more irrational than seeing those monsters.
Thinking about it carefully, this mask was obtained by killing the Bandaged Man and under unexpected circumstances, so it was hard-won.
But without a doubt, just like in many similar movies and novels that Lu Ban has seen, the money earned through hard work can never compare to the money obtained through murder, arson, and robbery.
Thinking of this, Lu Ban couldn't help but wish he could encounter more of those exotic visitors like the Bandaged Man, the Four-Eyes, and the Little Fishmen; they were all moving Silence Points.
Instead of selling the masks, he looked at the next store.