Chapter 75. Good Luck

     The results of the lottery on the official blog of Xingzhou Island will be announced after the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the fishing competition. Netizens all want to take advantage of Xingzhou Island, so they choose to quietly hang up the live broadcast after work and study, waiting for the lottery results.

     As a result, the number of people watching the live broadcast remains high, and the leaders are very happy to see it, thinking that there are still many people paying attention to the construction of the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration, and this fishing competition activity has been half successful.

     Only Chairman Chang, who saw the barrage, knew what was going on. He was amused, but regretted that his company was a fishing company, and there was little room for cooperation with Xingzhou Island. Fishing companies can sell seafood wholesale, but Xingzhou Island has its own seafood source and does not plan to find other wholesalers.

     Netizens endured the opening ceremony for nearly an hour, and finally, there was movement on the official blog of Xingzhou Island, and the lottery results popped up automatically in that instant.

     Some netizens were ecstatic: “Ah, it’s me, I won, I won!”

     Some netizens looked at the winners several times and confirmed that they were not among them before closing the interface.

     Some netizens also expressed the Chinese quintessence of “WTF”: 

     “What’s wrong with this woman Zhou Qunfang? Why is she always there? The editor of Xingzhou Island is her fan. Is it a secret operation?”

     The editor who manages the official blog: “…”

     She is not, she doesn’t have one, her idol is their island owner!

     But she was also amazed at Zhou Qunfang’s luck. She won the annual ticket last time and was also on the list this time.

     She dutifully opened Zhou Qunfang’s private chat window: “Congratulations on winning the prize. You need to register your contact information and delivery address here. In addition, if you want the island owner to write a message on the postcard, you can also tell us!”

     I thought that there must be a lot of news behind such a big star, and I couldn’t see it for a while, so the editor went to do other things after sending this message.

     Unexpectedly, after just a few minutes, I found that Zhou Qunfang had sent the address and contact information, as well as the message she hoped the island owner would write. She was so active that it was hard not to suspect that she did nothing but browse Weibo with her phone.

     The editor didn’t know that Zhou Qunfang had already set the official Weibo of Xingzhou Island as a special follow when she came to shoot with Director Fu. Just when she was taking a break after filming a scene, her assistant told her that she had won the prize.

     The wonderful mood of winning the prize swept away Zhou Qunfang’s fatigue from rushing around for days. Her eyes were filled with brilliance again, making her look radiant and youthful.

     It happened that her next scene was against the male lead. In the scene, she found that she liked the male lead, and the male lead confessed to her. The mood of love made her very different from before.

     Originally, this transformation was to be completed by acting and makeup, but Director Fu didn’t expect that she didn’t need to put on any other makeup at all, and her state was already there, which added points to her acting skills. So these scenes were filmed very smoothly, almost in one go.

     After work, the male lead shared his thoughts with Zhou Qunfang. Zhou Qunfang was embarrassed to say that when she looked at the male lead, she was actually thinking about winning the prize, so the emotions in her eyes that the male lead saw were all the excitement and joy of the winner.

     Two days later, Zhou Qunfang received a postcard sent by Xingzhou Island.

     As the official blog said, there are ten postcards in a set, and each one is unique. There are landscapes and hand-painted ones. The most special one is the transparent commemorative postcard specially made for the fishing competition, because the seal and signature of the island owner are at the bottom of this postcard, and the island owner’s message is also written on it.

     Zhou Qunfang took a photo, mosaiced the message part, and then posted it online.

     When her agent found out, she said to her: “Just post it with a small account. Posting it with a large account looks like advertising. You are not an endorser for Xingzhou Island, so you can’t do this kind of free work!”

     Zhou Qunfang didn’t explain anything, and said: “It’s already posted. If I delete it, it will only make it more obvious, right?”

     The agent also knew that it was too late to delete it, so she could only comfort herself that Zhou Qunfang was an annual ticket user of Xingzhou Island after all, and it would be a good thing if she could get to know the owner of Xingzhou Island.

     Suddenly, her cell phone rang, and she told Zhou Qunfang not to talk nonsense with a large account and went out to answer the phone. Zhou Qunfang responded and started to buy photo frames online to frame these postcards.

     The quality of these postcards is not bad. The paper used is Dutch white cardboard, and the surface is coated, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite. 

     Ordinary people may not be able to tell the difference between it and ordinary postcards, but Zhou Qunfang had filmed a play before, and the heroine was an artist. In order to fit the image better, she took classes and learned about various art papers. So after touching the postcards of Xingzhou Island, she knew that Xingzhou Island was also holding a lottery with sincerity this time.

     The agent came back and told Zhou Qunfang a good news. A big foreign beauty brand just asked her to endorse it!

     Zhou Qunfang was also very surprised. Although she is an actor, the income from filming is not as high as the endorsement fee!

     She said happily: “Am I already famous abroad?”

     The manager’s smile froze, and he said: “Not really, but their president thinks you are very lucky, so it’s right to ask you to be the spokesperson.”

     Zhou Qunfang: “Are foreigners so superstitious now?”

     “Oh, it’s not the president of the headquarters who is superstitious, but the president of the Greater China region.”

     Zhou Qunfang: “…”

     The manager asked her: “Why are you so lucky recently? I think there will be rumors that you have a ghost soon.”

     Zhou Qunfang: “…”

     She didn’t know, but it seemed that her career had indeed been much smoother after returning from Xingzhou Island. Even though it was revealed that she was with Zhou Bingyan, the number of advertisements and scripts that came to her did not decrease, which was rare in the entertainment industry.

     Suddenly, she glanced at the postcard with a message from the island owner, and suddenly a strange feeling emerged in her heart, as if her good luck came from this postcard.

 

…

 

     After the popularity of the lottery passed, no one had reported the effect of the postcard for the time being, and Li Yaolin was ready to spend a few years waiting for it to ferment.

     However, the distribution of postcards cannot wait.

     Soon, Xingzhou Island officially launched the first batch of postcards the day before the winter solstice.

     Tourists will pass by the tourist service center when entering and leaving the island. When they see the counters selling action figures and peripheral cultural and creative products, they will subconsciously walk over to take a look. Not all tourists are interested in cultural and creative products, but as long as more people see them, there will definitely be some tourists willing to spend the money.

     A tourist who followed the online news asked: “Do you have any postcards signed and stamped by the island owner?”

     The salesperson at the counter was trained. She smiled and responded politely: “Yes, but they are not sold separately. The island owner only stamped 30 postcards for this batch of postcards, and put them in the postcard blind box. If you are lucky, you can find this limited edition postcard!”

     Hearing that there are only three postcards with the island owner’s stamp, the tourist suddenly became interested: “Blind box? Is it expensive?”

     “The blind box is priced at 30 yuan per box, and there will be five exquisite postcards in it.”

     A single postcard costs 6 yuan, so it is obvious that this postcard blind box is not cheap.

     The tourist hesitated, but he is a postcard collector. If there is a postcard with the island owner’s stamp, its value is far more than 6 yuan. So he gritted his teeth, bought a blind box, and opened it on the spot.

     Unfortunately, his luck seemed to be a little worse.

     The five postcards in the box were all very beautiful, but there was no one he wanted.

     He was not convinced and bought three more boxes. The tourists next to him thought he was addicted and advised him: “Blind boxes are like gambling. The buyer doesn’t know whether there is what you want in it. How can the seller not know? This is all to deceive you to consume!”

     The salesperson was very innocent: “These blind boxes have been packaged and sealed when they leave the factory. Even our staff at Xingzhou Island don’t know what postcards are in them!”

     Her words are credible. The tourists didn’t think about how to reply for a while, and the tourists who bought the blind box had already opened the blind box they just received.

     Suddenly, he burst into a surprised cry: “Yes, it really is!”

     His excitement made the tourists around him think he was at the scratch-off lottery: “What is it?”

     The tourist next to him explained to the people around him: “It seems that I was looking for a postcard with the island owner’s seal. Look, I found it. I don’t understand why I am so happy.”

     The tourist was holding a hand-painted postcard with a stamp of “Xingzhou Island, Island Owner’s Seal” on it. A closer look will reveal that it is not printed, but printed by humans. It can be seen that Xingzhou Island did not use this as a gimmick to deceive consumers. At least this stamp was printed by humans.

     The salesperson smiled and said, “Congratulations, I wish you all the best.”

     The tourist’s original intention was just to collect valuable postcards, but he didn’t think about his wish coming true. But after hearing what the other party said, he suddenly felt that he had only bought four boxes of postcards, a total of 20 cards, and got a total of only 30 limited edition postcards from thousands of postcards. Doesn’t it mean that he is also very lucky?

     At the same time, someone hurried over and asked the same question as the tourist: “Do you have postcards with the island owner’s stamp and signature for sale?”

     The salesperson gave the same answer. He thought about it and asked, “Do you have blind boxes for sale in your online store?”

     “There are no blind boxes online yet, you can only buy them here.”

     “Then give me ten blind boxes.” He paused and changed his mind, “No, give me a hundred boxes, please send them here.”

     He bought so many in one go, and the tourists thought he was invited back by Xingzhou Island to sell these blind boxes as soon as possible.

     However, even though he was wearing a mask, some tourists still recognized him: “Aren’t you Zhou Bingyan’s assistant?”

     Zhou Bingyan’s assistant: “…”

     He glanced at the person who spoke, who seemed to be one of the “photographers” who often met at the airport.

     Damn, how could the other party be here?

     The “proxy photographer” was excited when he saw his reaction: He is really Zhou Bingyan’s assistant, how could he be here? If he is here, does it mean that Zhou Bingyan is here too?

     Zhou Bingyan’s assistant paid three thousand yuan, left to deliver the blind box to a certain holiday cabin, and then ran away.

     The “proxy photographer” did not catch up with him. After all, she was here to travel today, and there was no need to make herself look like an entertainment reporter.

     But at least it can be confirmed that the other party is not a shill hired by Xingzhou Island. After all, Zhou Bingyan’s status is not enough to be reduced to being a shill for tourist attractions.

     But Zhou Bingyan likes postcard blind boxes? Then you don’t have to buy a hundred copies!

     Before contacting Zhou Qunfang, it seems that he drew a postcard with the island owner’s personal signature and stamp. The “proxy photographer” suddenly understood something.

     As for why Zhou Bingyan asked his assistant to buy blind boxes, part of the reason is indeed related to Zhou Qunfang’s winning.

     Zhou Qunfang has been really lucky recently. Not only did she get an endorsement, but before she finished filming the movie with Director Fu, Director Fu recommended her to another famous director to audition for a movie that was being prepared. Although she was not the heroine, she was also the second female lead, and she also acted with major movie kings and queens. Don’t mention how lucky she is!

     Not to mention her career success, just say that when she was dating Zhou Bingyan, she could win a free meal just by eating a random meal.

     Zhou Bingyan asked her: “What kind of shit luck have you had recently?”

     She said: “I don’t know, after returning from Xingzhou Island, my luck has been pretty good.”

     Zhou Bingyan was depressed: “I also came back from Xingzhou Island, why is my luck not as good as yours?”

     “But think about it on the bright side. Although you didn’t win any big prizes, nothing happened to you!”

     “…” was not comforted.

     Zhou Bingyan pondered: “I’m on vacation recently, so I’ll go to Xingzhou Island again!”

     Zhou Qunfang didn’t stop him, and said: “When you go to Xingzhou Island, if you see a postcard sold by the island owner, you can buy one. It’s better than praying to the gods.”

     Zhou Bingyan was thoughtful. Zhou Qunfang did win the annual ticket after returning from Xingzhou Island, but it was normal for a month or two after that. It was not until she won the postcard of Xingzhou Island again that her luck obviously improved.

     Now that she mentioned the postcard stamped by the island owner, what else could he not understand?

     Even though he knew that these were all very illusory things and most of the time they might be psychological effects, he was willing to spend this little money for psychological comfort.

     So when he was enjoying the sea breeze and drinking beer in the holiday home, his assistant appeared at the tourist service center.

     Zhou Bingyan bought 100 blind boxes in one go, so what reason did the “proxy shooter” have not to buy? She also enthusiastically paid 150 yuan to buy five boxes.

     It is unknown whether the blind box of “proxy auction” has a limited edition, but Zhou Bingyan really experienced the “fun” of opening the blind box.

     His assistant was beside him, sorting out the postcards by category while helping him clean up.

     When Zhou Bingyan opened the 82nd blind box, he finally stopped, trembling his hands, and pulled out a postcard with a brightly colored stamp from the five postcards, almost crying.

     He opened more than 80 boxes before he drew this one, with a probability of 1 in 400. Zhou Qunfang was drawn from tens of thousands of people, with a probability of 1 in 8,000, which shows how big the difference in their luck is!

     The assistant comforted him: “Krypton gold can still change your fate.”

     “But she has an annual ticket!”

     Annual tickets are not something you can get with krypton gold!

     The assistant was speechless and said embarrassedly: “She is your girlfriend. Think about it in a good way. You will become a family in the future. Isn’t it meaningless to worry about these things?”

     Zhou Bingyan was speechless.

     Fortunately, the postcard comforted him. He quickly took a photo and sent it to Zhou Qunfang, who said, “Not bad!”

     “Is that your reaction?”

     Zhou Qunfang said, “…, since you opened so many blind boxes, I’ll comfort you a little bit?”

     Zhou Bingyan knew that his assistant had betrayed him when he heard this. Look, the assistant was taking photos of the pile of postcards, and he didn’t know who they were shared with.

     Zhou Qunfang said again, “Please book a holiday home for me on New Year’s Day. I’m going to Xingzhou Island to celebrate the New Year!”

     Zhou Bingyan arranged for his assistant to do some work, so as to avoid spreading the news that he bought 100 blind boxes just to draw a postcard.

     After arranging things, he went out to visit Xingzhou Island in a good mood, and he went to the north of Xingzhou Island.

     He saw a stone bridge about five meters wide in front of him from a distance. The stone bridge connected to the ring road around the island. The other end seemed to be a square with a statue in the middle and a fountain.

     This square was newly built and seemed to have just opened, because there were not many people at the moment, only a few tourists passing by on bicycles rode their bicycles excitedly as if they had discovered a new world.

     Only when we got to the stone bridge did we realize that we could only walk on it, and all bicycles had to be parked on the roadside.

     “Mermaid Square?” The tourists’ voices reached Zhou Bingyan’s ears, and he followed behind others and strolled around this newly built square.