July 28, eight in the morning.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
At 7:30 the previous evening,
Sinnoh NOW TV Station had reported on the news that the theme park was open.
Li Wei's livestream from yesterday had made the trending list on the Eevee Network,
and his footage of the Swanna performance at Swan Lake had stayed on the trending list ever since.
As a result, a huge crowd had already gathered before eight in the morning, ready to line up and enter the theme park.
Fortunately, Li Wei
had anticipated this long ago,
and had prepared ten ticket gates,
including dedicated gates for annual pass holders.
A single admission ticket at 1,600 Pokémon dollars was inexpensive,
while an annual pass at 18,800 Pokémon dollars was a bargain.
The residents of Jubilife City had bought annual passes without hesitation,
as had quite a few residents of Canalave City, Eterna City, Oreburgh City, Hearthome City, and Sandgem Town.
Jubilife City's location, combined with the Pokémon League's extensive Maglev Train network...
had given Li Wei an excellent advantage.
A great many people had become annual pass holders,
and some had even bought ten years' worth at once...
Although the ticket sellers repeatedly explained,
"Our Park Director has said that ticket prices won't change. You can simply renew your pass each year."
There were still people with money to spare
who chose to buy ten years at once.
New visitors drawn by the park's reputation,
visitors who hadn't finished exploring yesterday and had come back today,
and visitors staying in the three Lakeview Hotel buildings made the park lively from early in the morning.
Even Dayou couldn't help remarking,
"Wow! Since when have we had this many people at eight?"
Seeing the huge crowds, Lan came up with another money-making idea. "I feel like