"Gentlemen, thank you for your strong support this time. On behalf of our alliance, I announce that in addition to the 23 million already donated, we will also make an additional donation of 10 million US dollars to the foundation!" said a man in a suit, holding a hunting rifle. He aimed at a target and spoke to the other hunters dressed similarly beside him.
"Bang!" A gunshot echoed, and a bloody plum blossom instantly appeared on the hindquarters of a Sika deer in the distance. The deer then bolted, quickly disappearing into the depths of the forest.
"Quick, after these few people!" The genuine hunters following them kicked their hounds, and several hounds simultaneously galloped in the direction the Sika deer had vanished.
These hounds would then corner and pursue the unfortunate Sika deer. The hunters didn't expect the hounds to catch up to the deer; they only needed the deer to keep running.
Continuous running would lead to continuous bleeding, and eventually, the poor Sika deer would collapse from blood loss, becoming the prey of these hunters.
"Then we thank you!" The other men in suits beside him said with smiles, simultaneously scanning their surroundings to see if there were any other prey.
The status of these individuals sounded very extraordinary, as they spoke of millions of dollars in business and donations.
However, if one were to investigate their identities closely, one would find that they actually had no significant status at all.
For instance, the alliance representative who spoke of twenty to thirty million dollars was actually the president of a not-so-well-known public relations company in New York. Despite being called president, this public relations company had only this president from beginning to end.
The remaining few were ordinary staff members of the Democratic Party in the United States, merely working at the party headquarters and responsible for some party affairs. They appeared to be rather insignificant.
"Oh, and don't donate that extra 10 million US dollars to the previous charity foundation. That foundation has been handling too much funding recently and is nearing the legal limit. Any more might attract an investigation from the tax department."
"How about this, I'll give you the account of a new charity foundation later, and you can donate directly to this account!" one of them said.
"Okay, do you know which charity foundation's account it is?"
"I don't remember very clearly, it seems to be some animal protection charity foundation. They spend their days going to supermarkets or restaurants to stop people from eating meat. It's quite interesting!" the man said with a smile, then he spotted a pheasant standing on a tree and shot it directly.
This pheasant wasn't as lucky as the previous Sika deer; it was shot down instantly, falling to the ground, and then retrieved by other hounds, earning the hunter's praise.
"Oh, I think I've heard of this charity foundation. It seems their favorite thing to do is to paint beautiful women to look like various animals like chickens, ducks, dogs, and pigs, and then lock them in cages and place them in front of supermarkets and restaurants to protest, asking passersby to consider the animals' feelings from their perspective. It's quite famous, and many media outlets have reported on it!" the representative said with sudden realization. "It seems your charitable organization is quite legitimate. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known they were your tools."
"More or less. Anyway, they are all toys for big figures. When big figures want to play something different, they send them over to be caged. Hehehehe, it's quite exciting, more exciting than our hunting!" one of them said with a smile. His shot missed, unfortunately, letting the prey escape.
Just then, the representative's phone rang. No, it should be his terminal, as he pulled out a Celestial Sphere terminal from his pocket.
And this was a top-tier, ultra-luxurious Celestial Sphere 3, with a super configuration of 2GB + 268g and various performance enhancements. However, the representative never used these performance enhancements in his daily life.
He bought this model simply because it was the most expensive Celestial Sphere 3 and came with a special version featuring traditional Chinese Taotie patterns.
Firstly, this Celestial Sphere 3 creatively used an all-ceramic body, offering a super tactile feel unmatched by any other phone or terminal. More importantly, this ceramic body used a special firing technique during its production, forming Taotie patterns on the ceramic surface.
And these Taotie patterns were not painted on but were natural crackle lines formed during the ceramic's firing process, making it exquisitely beautiful.
At the same time, there were hidden luminous patches inside the body. With just a press of a button, the entire ceramic body would emit a soft glow, and the originally black Taotie patterns would turn golden, making it exceptionally beautiful and worthy of being called a work of art.
Of course, such a work of art could not possibly be bought for $399, or even $999. Its price was a staggering $99,999.
The reason for its exorbitant price was the extremely high difficulty in firing such a ceramic body. Only the most capable masters in jdz could master the related firing techniques, and only one out of a hundred would be a good product, with the rest being discarded and smashed.
Selling it for $99,999 was incredibly reasonable.
Of course, such a product was also a limited edition, with a global release of only 9,999 units. Each unit had its own unique serial number, which could be checked on the official website.
Even more impressive, users could even view the entire manufacturing process of their terminal on the official website, from the shaping of the terminal's casing to its firing in the kiln, then the quality inspection, and finally, its packaging by masters and delivery to the Jiangnan Group's processing plant for assembly.
By the way, other phones were assembled on assembly lines by young workers.
But these ultimate versions of phones never touched an assembly line; all parts were installed by top-tier assembly workers, guaranteeing purely handcrafted manufacturing without any trace of assembly line contamination.
After assembly, the entire packing process was also different from ordinary terminals, which were crammed into cardboard boxes.
Here, each terminal was individually packaged with an exquisitely crafted gift box, and each gift box even had a unique serial number printed on it, before being packed into separate iron boxes, exuding utmost prestige.
All of this was recorded in videos and uploaded to the official website. Only by scanning the exclusive QR code attached to the gift box could one view the manufacturing video unique to that terminal.
And the entire video not only documented the manufacturing process of the terminal but also the entire logistics and transportation process.
After the terminal was packaged, the video witnessed these exquisite gift boxes entering a luxury Mercedes-Benz coach. Each gift box had its own seat, and for safety, the staff even thoughtfully fastened seatbelts for these gift boxes.
Carried by these luxury coaches, the gift boxes were successfully transported to the airport.
Then, the same scene played out again. These prestigious terminals were not crammed into the cargo hold like other goods; instead, they still enjoyed their own exclusive seats.
That's right, even on transoceanic flights from China to the United States, where a single ticket cost over $2,000, these expensive terminals still had their own dedicated seats, showcasing their prestige.
After disembarking the plane, under the watchful eye of the video, these terminals continued their journey in Mercedes-Benz coaches or other exclusive transportation, arriving at various regions in the United States.
They were either placed on the highest display stands in stores or personally delivered to users by couriers from Oriental Express. The entire video recording then came to an abrupt end.
Tell me, with such a groundbreaking, high-end, and unprecedented terminal, is selling it for $100,000 still considered expensive?
It's practically a bargain.
Anyway, all 9,999 units of these terminals were sold out overnight globally. Many wealthy individuals struggled to even get one, despite their best efforts.
After all, the overall translucent effect when in use was too cool. Even in broad daylight, it could shine with radiance, allowing everyone around to notice this precious and unique terminal at first glance, and at the same time, understand the prestigious social status of its owner.
It is said that a week after the terminal's release, the logic for women in various bars or nightclubs to attract rich men changed.
Previously, they would look at watches, jewelry, car keys, and so on, to gauge a man's wealth.
But these items were too small, and most importantly, ordinary people didn't know how expensive they were. With the prevalence of counterfeit goods in the future, you wouldn't know if the watch a man was wearing was genuine.
However, this phone, like ceramic but emitting gentle cloud patterns, was different. It appeared as the most dazzling rare treasure in the entire venue. Any woman, after browsing photos and videos online, could immediately recognize this terminal that lit up the entire place.
It's a pity that because there were only 9,999 units worldwide, most women would never have the chance to see a genuine Ultimate Celestial Sphere 3 in their lifetime, but this only made women go even more crazy for the Ultimate Celestial Sphere 3.
And for this Ultimate Celestial Sphere 3, the representative had gone to great lengths, using almost all his connections to acquire one. However, the effect was very remarkable. Firstly, he no longer had to worry about encountering women who didn't appreciate its value at night. Secondly, placing such an Ultimate Celestial Sphere 3 on the negotiation table yielded immediate results.
It wasn't that $100,000 could impress people, but rather that with only 9,999 units globally, acquiring one demonstrated absolute strength, indicating that the owner was no ordinary person.