Faced with such enormous figures, all their unwillingness turned into discouragement.
Sai Weiruila had still been full of energy, but she soon deflated like a punctured balloon, her back—which had just straightened—slumping again.
"Talking to you really isn't a pleasant experience!"
Lin Qi responded with a smile. "The Global Communication Plan concerns the operation and maintenance of many projects in the future. Actually, even if you had the money, I might not let you invest."
"If you really want to invest in something, you might as well consider getting into the entertainment industry. That sector will soon enter the fast lane!"
"Don't be fooled by how stable and peaceful society is now. The closer we get to the day we enter the shelters, the more widespread social anxiety will become."
"I estimate that society will become extremely unstable in a few years, while the entertainment industry will enter a period of explosive growth."
"Besides, underground, people won't be able to travel, go on outings, or relax in other ways like they can up here."
"Other than staying in their rooms and watching television, they won't have any other forms of entertainment."
Lin Qi's Number Six Paradise would install at least one television in every living space for free—completely free of charge.
People living in those rooms would not need to pay service fees for television channels either. The only thing they would need to pay for was electricity.
In the shelter society Lin Qi envisioned, half of a household's generated value would be used to maintain its energy supply.
A quarter would go toward basic living expenses and maintenance, leaving only a quarter for discretionary spending.
Strictly speaking, though, for the lower-class residents of the shelters, their lives would actually be somewhat better than they were now once they entered