Chapter 456 Gimmick

459. Gimmick

Tang Wen really didn't expect that there would be so many beautiful girls in China so obsessed with becoming famous. In fact, it’s no wonder that China’s art academies currently produce tens of thousands of graduates every year.

Let's put it this way, the looks of girls who can go to art schools are generally the same, including many related departments such as composition, opera, dance and musical instruments.

Among these people, those who are famous are often considered very good if only one or two in a school are considered very good. Many more people are engaged in jobs that are different from their majors after graduation.

Now the conditions offered by Xiao Wang are not just as simple as attracting people. Even some girls who work in other industries and think they are good-looking have signed up.

After all, this is a talent show jointly launched by MQ Group and Xiao Wang’s Panda. If you can be shortlisted, your future will be bright. Otherwise, the 50 million bonus is quite attractive.

Magic City has always been known as a "fashionable" city, so the number of people who signed up in Magic City alone this time directly exceeded 50,000.

Looking at the piles of registration forms in front of him, Tang Wen smiled and said, "What's the matter? Don't you think there are only a few places for students, Xiao Wang?"

"Tch, let's be fair and just this time, okay?" Xiao Wang said with a guilty conscience.

Qin Feng covered his mouth and snickered and said, "Come on, it's fair and square. Isn't it because your internet celebrity girlfriend has been pre-decided to be the 100th one this time?"

"Hey, keep a low profile." Xiao Wang smiled awkwardly when he saw that his little trick was exposed.

Tang Wen didn't say anything about this. After all, it's impossible for you to say that there's nothing shady about such a talent show. But the top 100 picks don't have much impact on the overall draft, so it doesn't matter.

But it's hard to say later. After the top ten in each competition area are selected, it won't be so easy to operate.

"I'll go, are all the people from the Nima Huaxia Dance Troupe here?" Qin Feng said speechlessly while holding a registration form.

Tang Wen took it and looked at it, his mouth twitched and said: "This is really a bit hard."

The girl on the registration form in Qin Feng's hand looks very pure and has a very good figure. The key is that this guy has won several first prizes in domestic ballet competitions.

With people like this coming to participate, one can imagine how cruel this competition is.

"Hmm, she looks pretty good but her breasts are a bit small." Xiao Wang went over to take a look and commented.

Qin Feng was speechless: "Tsk, I'm a ballet dancer, how can I dance with big breasts?"

"Um? I'd like to ask the two "teachers" why they can't do ballet if they have big breasts?" Tang Wen snickered.

Classmate Xiao Wang nodded and said, "That's necessary. Who can bear the trembling of big breasts doing ballet?"

"Hahaha" the three laughed.

Although it is just a joke, from the people on the registration list, it can be seen that all the beauties participating this time are "powerful".

Tang Wen found several good seedlings after a few casual glances. The occupations of the contestants are also diverse, including waiters, front desk ladies, clerks, bank clerks, teachers, students and even doctors and nurses.

"This posture is quite impressive." Tang Wen sighed.

Xiao Wang said very proudly: "That's natural. Don't think we are just a variety show. The prize money of 50 million is not a small amount, let alone guess where I chose the finals. "

"Where?" Tang Wen asked curiously.

Qin Feng was also quite puzzled. Student Xiao Wang really hadn't told him about this matter.

"How about William's Castle? Is it awesome? Is it unexpected?" Xiao Wang said proudly.

Tang Wen was a little puzzled and asked: "William's Castle? Is it famous?"

Qin Feng looked like he had seen a ghost: "Old Tang, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Castle William is the largest castle in England. It is said that the last auction cost 1 billion pounds."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? I'm not sure." Tang Wen said in surprise. He really didn't pay much attention to this kind of castle.

There is no way that some foreign castles need to pay a huge amount of tax every year, and you can only repair the appearance and internal structure of the castle, not build a new one.

So Tang Wen has never been very interested in the castle. After all, he has a lot of "stuff". If it couldn't be expanded, buying a castle would be useless to him.

"Something's wrong, Old Tang. With your character, you shouldn't be asking me to buy one too." Xiao Wang asked, and Qin Feng was also very puzzled.

According to Tang Wen's previous character, this is all "little money".

"Exactly, what's the use of buying it? It can't be built new? And it can't be built with some modern things. Why buy a castle and use it as a coffin?" Tang Wen said speechlessly.

After listening to Tang Wen's words, the two of them nodded thoughtfully. The facts are similar to what Tang Wen said. Castles in many places in Europe are now for sale. However, there are many people who are willing to buy land and build their own luxury houses, but there are very few people who are willing to buy a castle.

There is no way the British government has stipulated that these castles are "cultural heritage" and cannot be built on the original basis. They can only spend a sky-high price to repair and maintain them every year.

You must know that the money to buy a castle is enough for you to buy three times the size of the land and build a luxurious manor yourself, not to mention some designated restoration procedures, which are all sky-high.

So why are castles in many parts of Europe now in disrepair? It's not that they don't want to repair them, but they really can't afford the price to repair them.

Not to mention the "property tax" set by the old woman in England, which is really life-threatening.

This is why many castles have begun to open to the public during this period. If they don't make some money from the outside, they can't even pay the land tax.

The old woman in England has killed these former Western "nobles". More than 90% of the nobles are now in decline, and only a few lucky ones can continue to guard their own territories.

The reason why they are so targeted at the nobles in England can be traced back to the deal that the old woman and the cabinet made in the early years.

Most of the power in England before was in the hands of these so-called "nobles". At that time, most of the military and parliament in England were dominated by "nobles".

This made the royal family very embarrassed. In order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, the old woman began to act quietly. First of all, she adopted the tax system and humanity.

The high taxes made some nobles who were not rich start to sell their family collections everywhere, but the collections will be sold out one day, but the taxes will not stop because you have no money.

Secondly, the old woman came up with the "pretext" of the previous equestrian exchange meeting. Although it is an equestrian exchange meeting in name, it is actually a display of the strength of her family.

Those poor nobles who have no money, let alone a good horse, even sold their family's equestrian equipment. They are naturally embarrassed to participate in such a horse meeting, so some relationships have gradually faded.

Rich families will only "marry" or "talk" to some poor families with richer families than themselves, and nobles who have fallen into decline will slowly leave this circle, or be isolated.

At this time, the pros and cons come out. If you want to keep your ancestral property or your own title. Then you must keep the inherited ancestral property. If you give up the ancestral property, it means that you have given up your noble identity.

At this time, the poor nobles are in a dilemma. On the one hand, they have no money, and on the other hand, the rich nobles disdain to associate with them. They have no choice but to sell their ancestral property and leave this circle.

No one could have imagined that the old woman in England used only the name of an equestrian exchange meeting to make more than 90% of the nobles in England give up their "territory" that originally belonged to them.

This is why many people in Europe have been scrambling to sell their ancestral homes during this period. There is no way this old woman's hands are too dark.

It's okay for the Knights Templar, after all, they are in a group. But it's difficult for some small nobles and some impoverished families prepared by England.

For them, keeping their ancestral property and keeping their titles means constantly adding money to it, and if they want to maintain their social status, they must participate in the so-called equestrian exchange meeting.

But raising horses requires money, training horses requires money, and what you wear on various occasions doesn't cost money? So some people just let their ancestral homes crumble in the wind and sun, and some people simply sold their ancestral property and went to big cities to develop.

The William Castle mentioned by Xiao Wang has a very great background.

It is said that this castle is known as the fief of "Prince Hunter". It is also the best preserved castle in England, and the antiques in it are worth more than hundreds of millions of pounds.

But as early as 1970, after the last legal heir of Prince Hunter died, his nephew sold this castle with a history of more than 100 years to the Carter Group in England.

You may not know the Carter Group, but everyone knows Rolls-Royce. This Carter Group is the current owner of Rolls-Royce.

The Carter Group that bought the William Castle was also prosperous at the beginning, but as time went by. Old Carter, who bought the castle, found that it was a bottomless pit.

The annual maintenance and upkeep costs are already more than several million pounds, not to mention a lot of "taxes".

Old Carter was very excited at the beginning, but he got tired of it later. So in 2000, he borrowed the castle to shoot a Hollywood movie.

Unexpectedly, William Castle became popular unexpectedly. After learning about this unexpected news, Old Carter simply thought of renting out William Castle as a tourist attraction.

The principle is only one, as long as you pay money and ensure that the property is not destroyed, you can do whatever you want in it. Although the income is "ordinary".

But it is enough for maintenance and "taxation".

This time, Xiao Wang plans to invest 10 million US dollars to directly book William Castle for a month.

"How about it? My idea is not bad." Xiao Wang said excitedly.

Qin Feng thought about it and said: "It sounds good to me, what do you think, Old Tang?"

"Cut, why do you want to go to England for a beauty pageant in China? It's a bit irrelevant." Tang Wen thought about it and expressed his opinion.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Wang was a little puzzled.

Tang Wen smiled and said: "According to me, just build a large garden in the Chinese style. The beauty pageant held in China must use the Chinese style."

"I do think so. There are at least 100 to 200 people in the finals. Where can I go to such a big yard?" Xiao Wang said with a wry smile.

Suddenly, Qin Feng and Xiao Wang both looked at Tang Wen with ill intentions.

"Fuck, why are you looking at me?" Tang Wen said with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Wang said meanly: "Old Tang, I heard about your Tang Mansion."

"Yeah, the style of the Tang Mansion is definitely enough." Qin Feng nodded.

Tang Wen cursed angrily: "Get lost, you are shooting a variety show and letting people come to your house to shoot."

"Give me some face, Old Tang?" Xiao Wang said meanly.

"Damn, no discussion." Tang Wen was speechless. How could this guy come up with his own ideas while talking?

In the end, Tang Wen was annoyed by these two people and agreed to let only the top 10 contestants in the country go in to take a set of photos. And private areas are not allowed to enter.

"Old Tang is very righteous." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Xiao Wang's eyes lit up and said: "The photo of China's No. 1 luxury house, hahahaha, it's hard not to be popular this time with the goddess coming."

After making the decision, Xiao Wang called his assistant to put the latest news on the top of MQ and Panda Live.

"On July 7, (the goddess is coming) will take you to China's No. 1 luxury house."

MQ Video was also crazy after receiving the news. It was called the No. 1 luxury house in the country and the private residence of the mysterious boss of WF Group. It was a very good gimmick.

Although everyone knows that the boss of WF Group has a luxury house in Shanghai, no one knows what it looks like inside. Aerial photography is not very popular now, and everyone is very curious.

It is said that when this news came out, the number of people who signed up on the same day doubled again.

Many Feng Shui masters even took the satellite map of "Tang Mansion" and praised it fiercely.

"What purple air comes from the east", "good fortune and longevity", "green dragon hides water", "dragon ascends to the sky" and all kinds of patterns are praised. This made many netizens curious about what the "Tang Mansion", known as the No. 1 luxury house in China, looks like.

Tang Wen followed Xiao Wang and Qin Feng to do it. Anyway, as long as it does not involve his private area, it is their business to do it.

If someone else showed off their wealth like this, many netizens might curse. But the boss of WF Group? Everyone is still very rational, after all, the "charitable" actions of WF Group during this period are obvious to all.

Not to mention that the "jellyfish delay agent" invented by WF Group has saved countless lives, and the key is that they have set a low price very considerately.