God's Imitator

This advertisement slogan seems to be calculated, with exactly 10 characters when punctuation is removed, hitting the maximum allowed by the rules, and it also mixes in numerous exclamation marks, giving the text message a more impactful look.

The most important point is that the broad concept of luxury goods is broken down into cosmetics, clothing, and watches, making it easier for people to associate with specific products in the community.

Many female players in the community maintain makeup habits, which is not only out of habit but also a special game strategy.

Because in many games, appearance itself is also a player’s weapon.

But maintaining a makeup habit requires extra visa time, which is much more costly than in real life.

Although every player’s room has basic skincare and makeup products, many female players still need to spend their own money for more.

If Gao Jialiang wins, luxury goods receive special benefits, which might mean that all items in the category will be discounted.

For many female players who have makeup habits, this is definitely significant good news and the best ending they want to strive for by any means necessary.

It is for this reason that Gao Jialiang seems to have a slight edge over Jiang Chenyan.

Even though she was assigned a task, Lu Qi still felt uneasy and instinctively turned her head to look for Yao Yuan, only to find that he was no longer there.

Although every player’s mask has a community number, there are just too many players present, and once they mix into the crowd, it is impossible to distinguish them.

Lu Qi did not dare to leave here and could only wait silently for Yao Yuan to return.

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Soon, the game continued.

The third round of the game ended, and another four large screens were auctioned off, leaving only the last four.

New broadcast notifications appeared.

[The fourth round of the game begins!]

[The endorsed product for this round is: pharmaceutical products in the community.]

[If the spokesperson for this product is not eliminated in the final round of the game and achieves the highest popularity among all spokespersons, ’a special benefit will be granted to the community’s pharmaceuticals.’]

[Players interested in becoming a ’Pharmaceutical Spokesperson,’ please come to the stage within 5 minutes.]

[The four flashing large screens will enter ’bidding mode,’ please use the touch screens on your arms to bid, and the player with the highest bid will become the ’Media Representative’ for that screen.]

[These are the last four screens, and there will be no more bidding for ’Media Representatives’ after this round, so seize the opportunity!]

With the appearance of the broadcast, the audience in the venue froze for a moment, then immediately erupted into enthusiastic applause and cheers.

This was not intended for a specific spokesperson, but rather, the audience was genuinely surprised.

A moment later, 7 players had already come to the stage for the first time to become spokespersons for ’pharmaceutical products.’

This brought the total number of spokespersons on the stage to 11.

They were: 1 ’Alcohol Spokesperson’ (Jiang Chenyan), 3 ’Luxury Spokespeople’ (Gao Jialiang, Community 18, Community 22), 1 ’Tobacco Spokesperson’ (Qin Cheng), and 7 ’Pharmaceutical Spokespeople.’

The first to speak was a player from Community 24.

"I am Zhao Chong from Community 24.

"Please believe me, I will be the best spokesperson for pharmaceutical products!

"You might have some impression of our community number, we are the community that consistently controls pharmaceuticals in the ’Pain Game,’ so up to now, no player in our community has developed an addiction!

"The doctors in our community have also educated all of us on these pain-relief medicines, so it’s safe to say that all players in our community, including me, have a far greater understanding of these medicines compared to the average player.

"I understand everyone is looking forward to the so-called ’special benefit,’ and the pharmaceutical special benefit is very likely to eliminate side effects, or even introduce M-class drugs.

"But for this reason, we must manage pharmaceuticals with caution, to minimize their negative effects and maximize their positive effects.

"The final benefits of the medication will be chosen among three options by the spokesperson with the highest popularity, but not all of these options are necessarily positive!

"There may be benefits that reduce side effects and addiction or benefits that increase addiction!

"If this opportunity falls into the hands of a player with ulterior motives, it’s all over; the community’s ecosystem will deteriorate further!

"Therefore, please believe me, as a representative of Community 24, I will make the best choice for everyone!"

Soon after, other players from different communities who were competing to be pharmaceutical spokespeople also spoke up one by one.

The content of their speeches varied, each trying to find their unique angle, but it was clear to the discerning eye that their game strategies and thought processes were consistent.

Lu Qi kept an eye on the time and progress of the game, ready to focus on Qin Cheng at any moment, while pondering what those people said.

The appearance of the ’Pharmaceutical Spokesperson’ almost instantly changed the dynamics of the game.

Because, from the majority of the audience’s perspective, ’pharmaceuticals’ are the most useful product in the entire second phase of the community.

Whether a community controls pharmaceuticals or not, they cannot resist the emergence of M-class drugs.

The situation from the previous ’Trust Marketplace’ is a clear example.

The game rules do not clearly specify what the ’special benefit’ is, but this precisely gives the audience a special expectation: what if it really is M-class drugs? What if it truly can eliminate the addiction and side effects of O-class and F-class drugs?

Just this kind of fluke mentality is enough for them to help pharmaceutical spokespeople survive to the end.

In other words, as long as one can become the most popular pharmaceutical spokesperson, they are almost guaranteed first place by the end of the game, with significant advantages.

No wonder so many players choose to step up and run for the pharmaceutical spokesperson.

However, from the current situation, this player from Community 24 named Zhao Chong indeed has a considerable advantage.

Lu Qi noticed that the subsequent players all announced their names at the beginning, which is very different from the previous players running for spokespersons.

Many of those players only chose to reveal their faces and announce their names after surviving to the next round.

The reason is simple: the competition for running as spokespersons has become increasingly intense.

Initially, even if all spokespersons do not disclose their names, the audience wouldn’t mind.

But once a spokesperson discloses their name first, other spokespersons must follow, or they will fall into a disadvantageous position.

If all spokespersons disclose their names, then neither gains anything extra, yet they all bear additional risks.