mijobooks Chapter 112 Dreams and Earth's Prices
Chapter 112 Dreams and Earth's Prices
Chapter 112 Dreams and Earth's Prices
"Alright everyone, what I'm about to announce is very important to you. Don't miss out on this important information and end up regretting it later."
Upon hearing the director's words, everyone quickly straightened their posture and looked at the director.
"Each of you will have five people in your group, and you can choose ten survival tools. You will then land on the island at six o'clock tomorrow morning, and the month-long survival competition will officially begin. Tonight, our restaurant has prepared a sumptuous dinner, so please enjoy it to your heart's content. We wish you all the best in your endeavors and may you achieve great success."
The three team leaders, the first team consisting of Wu Jing, Lin Cong, and Zhang Zhiqiang, went to the director to confirm what the ten survival tools were.
The two team leaders, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Yong'an, and Chen Jie, also went along.
The three team leaders, Chen He, Wu Tao, and Sun Hao, naturally went over to check the catalog as well.
Soon, the members of the three groups had chosen their own survival tools, which were mostly very practical items.
Chen He naturally agreed to Wu Tao's suggestions.
The ten survival tools are (axe, kitchen knife, flint and steel, tent, harpoon, wok, hacksaw, military shovel, ten kilograms of rice, and a two-kilogram seasoning packet).
The three teams have basically determined each other's positions. Although Chen He is the team leader, he is basically the comedic relief.
Although it's called a competition, it's definitely more for entertainment. Otherwise, there wouldn't be three celebrities in each group, two of whom are female celebrities.
After all, viewers enjoy watching survival games, but they don't enjoy watching a bunch of random random people compete.
On the contrary, it is the suffering of celebrities that makes the audience find it more interesting.
Sun Hao has a lot of survival knowledge, but poor practical skills.
Naza and Yang Zi, the two female celebrities, are naturally the group's source of joy.
They are responsible for small tasks or are members of the atmosphere-setting team.
That evening at the restaurant, the fifteen contestants, along with the director and other members of the production team, chatted and drank merrily.
Wu Tao sat in a corner of the restaurant, raising his glass with everyone else, but he wasn't very active.
Or if it were a situation where there were no cameras on camera, these ordinary people certainly wouldn't have anyone come over to talk to them.
During the day on the passenger ship, the way Nazha and Yang Zi acted towards Wu Tao was because the survival show crew had already started broadcasting live at that time.
They must be very approachable when facing the audience; that's probably what actors are all about.
Wu Tao, having traveled through time, discovered that all his original supplies had disappeared, and began to consider his future.
Wu Tao quickly decided what kind of job he wanted: chef or fitter was his first choice.
Having been used to being a big shot, he might not feel comfortable choosing to quietly develop his career in a factory as a worker.
Even setting aside revenge on the original owner's girlfriend, he can't really just be a dead fish.
His cooking skills are good, but he has no connections in this world. He can't just go to one of those fancy restaurants, cook a random dish, and become a head chef.
Just when Wu Tao felt he had nowhere to put his feet, he suddenly saw a survival competition playing on TV.
In particular, for recruiting survival experts, a salary of 10,000 yuan can be obtained as long as a contract is signed.
If you persist for a day, you'll earn 1,000 yuan; if you persist for a month, you'll earn 30,000 yuan. Add to that a fixed salary of 10,000 yuan, and you'll earn 40,000 yuan.
If they are lucky enough to win, they can split the ten million prize money with the team members.
There are limitations to achieving victory here; it's not that you can win just by persisting to the end on your own.
The winner is determined by the total number of people remaining in the three groups at the end.
For example, if Group 1 has three people left at the last moment, Group 2 has two people left, and Group 3 has one person left, then Group 1 will naturally be the winner.
Meanwhile, the ten million yuan prize will be divided equally based on the length of time participants persist.
For example, if someone in a group chooses to withdraw on the second day, even if the group ultimately wins, the person who withdrew on the second day will only receive a very small portion of the prize money.
All these details were already announced to everyone during the first interview.
Wu Tao served in the army for five years and only managed to save six thousand yuan with his allowance.
The family currently has only 20,000 yuan in savings, and the small supermarket is worth only tens of thousands of yuan.
By participating in this program, one can earn 40,000 yuan a month. If they win again, they might become the next millionaire.
To encourage consumer spending, the government offers many tax incentives.
What does a million-dollar deposit mean? It's equivalent to a three-bedroom apartment in a small city costing 50,000 yuan.
A fixed interest rate of 3% is given on a 1 million yuan deposit. That means if you deposit 1 million yuan in a bank for five years, you will receive 30,000 yuan every year.
In first-tier cities, a 100-square-meter three-bedroom apartment costs only 150,000 yuan.
Those townhouses, each over 200 square meters, cost only 500,000.
If I win a million-dollar prize, I can spend 500,000 yuan to buy a townhouse of more than 200 square meters in a first-tier city.
Buying a luxury car worth 200,000 yuan instantly makes you a member of the wealthy class.
With an average family's monthly living expenses of 300 yuan, even if you don't work, 300,000 yuan can support your family of three for 100 years.
Prices on Earth are roughly ten to several dozen times higher than on Earth, depending on the pricing of basic survival supplies.
A townhouse costing 500,000 is roughly equivalent to a house costing 20 million on Earth.
A luxury car worth 200,000 is roughly equivalent to a car worth 2 million on Earth.
Conversely, in terms of daily necessities, ten yuan a day for a family of three is roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of one hundred yuan on Earth.
This is why being a millionaire on Earth is so impressive. After all, if they don't continue to create value, ten million Earth dollars in savings is roughly equivalent to being a billionaire on Earth, plus a cash flow of one hundred million US dollars. With that money, their entire family could live a carefree life for hundreds of years.
Having 100 million Blue Star coins in savings truly puts you at the top of the value chain, something ordinary people can only look up to. It's roughly equivalent to one billion US dollars, and the prices of goods you can buy are extremely low, meaning your actual purchasing power is probably between several billion and ten billion US dollars.
A basic private jet seats twelve people and travels 10,000 kilometers one way, costing ten million Earth coins. That's roughly equivalent to one hundred million US dollars on Earth.
Wu Tao only participated in the program after seeing this news. He didn't think too much about it; he would be satisfied if he could persevere to the end and earn a million-yuan prize.
Then I can do what I love and won't have to worry about not being able to support myself.
Wu Tao felt that he could open a private customized restaurant that wouldn't need to serve too many customers each day.
Operating as a boutique will allow for a relaxed work environment and substantial profits.
Commonly known as a place with little work, high pay, and close to home.
Chen He walked over to Wu Tao and raised his glass in a gesture of greeting.
"What's wrong? Not used to it?"
"No, I was just thinking about how we're going to get through this tough month ahead."
Chen He chuckled and said.
"Don't worry, I just went to observe. The other groups aren't actually any better than us, especially the survival experts in the other two groups. I don't think they're as professional as you."
"Yes, thank you for the compliment, but don't be careless. Maybe they're just pretending to be weak."
Chen He felt that Wu Tao was being a bit too cautious, but that was fine too. He was nominally the captain of Group Three, but Chen He understood that whether they could last a month depended entirely on Wu Tao; only then would Sun Hao have a chance.
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