Chapter 258: The First Batch of Spots for Tianji Zero

"Ding! Thank you for your patronage!"

In a not-so-spacious office, a middle-aged man around forty years old looked at the notification popping up on his phone and shook his head in distress.

"As expected, it's not that easy."

He then entered the Tiantian Forum.

A long list of posts complaining about not winning the lottery made him feel slightly more balanced.

"Thank you for your patronage, thank you for your patronage. Every friend I know who meets the lottery criteria got 'thank you for your patronage'. I'm truly speechless!"

"Since when did Tianqi Group learn this trick from Penguin Group?"

"Even if production is low, it can't be this low, right?"

"I suspect Tianqi Group only released a few dozen spots for so many netizens across the country to draw from?"

"Has anyone actually won? Post a screenshot to let us all see? See if it's real?"

"Speaking of which, Tianqi Group still hasn't announced the price of Tianji Zero. Now that the spots are being distributed, the price should be out, right?"

"I wonder what the price actually is?"

"Tianmu No. 1, which only enhances visual range, costs 20,000 Long Coins. The value of Tianji Zero is definitely much higher than Tianmu No. 1."

"If compared to the Destiny Potion, cancer patients would definitely think the Destiny Potion is more valuable, but as a healthy normal person, I definitely think Tianji Zero is much more useful."

"After all, normal people make up the majority of the world."

"Overall, the selling price of Tianji Zero is likely similar to the Destiny Potion."

"I estimate the price will be at least 200,000 to 300,000 Long Coins, I just don't know if there will be subsidies like there were for the Destiny Potion."

"If it really is this price, most people still won't be able to afford the enhancement, or will be reluctant to spend the money."

"Are you kidding? Buying a house in an ordinary town costs hundreds of thousands. You say you can't afford a gene enhancement agent for 200,000 to 300,000? This isn't wasting money; it's something that benefits you for a lifetime!"

"The key is that there are several people in a family!"

"It adds up to hundreds of thousands or even a million! If everyone spends money to buy Tianji Zero, how are we supposed to live? Do we still need to buy a house and get married?"

"If I can only choose one between Tianji Zero and buying a house, I choose Tianji Zero."

"Because I don't want to fall behind others. Gene enhancement will eventually become popular, and I don't want to be one of the few weaklings who haven't been enhanced."

"Besides, becoming an enhanced person is a huge help in many aspects of future life, like dating or work."

"By then, with more energy, I can work two jobs, and it won't take long to earn back the money spent on the agent."

"Tianji Zero is the first gene enhancement agent in human history; it's worth this price!"

While many netizens were discussing this.

Successive winning users posted screenshots, along with explanatory content about the prize.

"Congratulations! You have obtained a purchase spot for Tianji Zero! You may make a self-service appointment within one month and go to a designated Grade-A tertiary hospital to receive the injection with the help of a professional nurse."

"Note 1: Tianji Zero is a human gene enhancement agent developed by Su Xin, the boss of Tianqi Group. It can enhance the physical fitness of a healthy adult by about onefold, with no side effects or sequelae. Please feel free to purchase and use it."

"Note 2: The national unified selling price for Tianji Zero is 300,000 Long Coins per dose."

"Note 3: Premium members of Tiantian Assistant can choose to purchase with a low-interest loan at a 3% annual interest rate with no down payment. If needed, you can apply for the loan in the finance section in advance before going to the hospital to purchase."

Once these screenshots appeared.

The internet was in an even greater uproar.

"Holy crap! It really is 300,000 per dose!"

"Tianqi Group is truly crazy!"

"Didn't Boss Su say he would consider fairness? Didn't he say it would gradually become available to the whole population? At this price, how can it be popularized for everyone?"

"My God! My family of four would need 1.2 million to all be enhanced! If you count my parents, that's a total of 1.8 million!"

"Boss Su has changed; he's no longer the Boss Su who was considerate of the common people!"

"The face of a capitalist is fully revealed. They even specially prepared loans for people without money, clearly telling us—you want to use Tianji Zero? Sure, go work for me for the rest of your life!"

"Boss Su is no different from those black-hearted capitalists now; he only has eyes for profit and doesn't consider whether ordinary families can afford it at all."

"It's true that Tianji Zero was developed by Boss Su, and it's true he has the right to set prices freely, but he's already the richest person in the world. To still only think about making money like this, his heart is truly too dark."

"Before, the Destiny Potion even came with a 200,000 subsidy. Now there's not a single cent of subsidy, and they've even prepared loans for everyone."

"Truly heartless!"

Such unreasonable criticisms were only a minority and were soon refuted by many.

"This is a human gene enhancement agent, a magical product that can only be seen in sci-fi movies. You think 300,000 a dose is expensive?"

"The price of 300,000 is high, and I also feel a lot of pressure, but it depends on what you're buying. If you spend 300,000 on a house, see if you think it's expensive?"

"Even for a house in a town, many people would think this price is too cheap."

"In my opinion, Tianji Zero is much more valuable than a house in a town. At 300,000, for its value, it's not expensive at all!"

"Is it because Boss Su provided a 200,000 subsidy for each dose of the Destiny Potion that everyone thinks all products should have subsidies?"

"The old saying goes, 'help those in urgent need, not those in poverty.' Cancer patients must have the Destiny Potion to save their lives, and Boss Su was generous to give everyone a 200,000 subsidy. But for Tianji Zero, I haven't heard of anyone who will die if they don't get the injection. Why should he subsidize everyone?"

"Giving a handful of rice breeds gratitude, but a bushel breeds enmity. That must be talking about you ungrateful guys."

"Tianji Zero is completely worth this price! Whether you can afford it or not is your own problem."

"If Boss Su invents a spaceship one day, does he have to consider making it affordable for everyone and price it at 3,000 per ship?"

"Everyone, think about how much benefit Tianji Zero can bring you. Stop complaining about the price; if you can't afford it, don't buy it!"

"And to the person above who mentioned a family of several people getting the Tianji Zero injection, let me remind you, only adults over eighteen can get the injection."

"It's fine for you and your spouse to get it. If your children are over eighteen, you can completely let them earn the money themselves or take out a loan for the injection, and you can provide some support."

"Our country's development is getting better and better now. Basically, if you work hard, you can earn money. It's not too difficult for young people to earn 300,000 in a few years."

"Moreover, after using Tianji Zero, your physical fitness and all aspects are enhanced, especially your strength and energy. Even if you work as a porter, it would only take two or three years to save up 300,000."

"Since you want Tianji Zero, you have to pay something for it. Don't expect Boss Su to sell it at a low price."

"As for your parents, according to the official statement from Tianqi Group, if they are over sixty, injection is not recommended, and once they are over seventy, they are prohibited from injecting Tianji Zero."

"If they are under sixty, then they still have the ability to work; again, as I said before, if you have no money and are unwilling to put in the effort, then don't buy Tianji Zero. If you want to buy it but have no money, then take out a loan, and then use your strengthened, powerful physical constitution to work."

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

"If you want something, you have to pay the price."

Just as this post went viral, another netizen posted a different screenshot, which was quickly pushed to the top by other netizens.

"Note 4: If there are more than three direct lineal relatives across three generations of a family purchasing Tianji Zero, the full cost of Tianji Zero will be waived for the excess number of people."

"Note 5: Orphans over eighteen and under thirty with no parents may receive a half-price discount and interest-free loan support."

It turned out that the previous netizen's screenshot was incomplete; in order to gain popularity, they had deliberately hidden the fourth and fifth notes.

These two notes both belong to policies with relatively large discounts, which can be considered a huge surprise for certain specific users.

According to the fourth note, a family only needs to bear the cost for a maximum of three people, so there is no need to worry about the excessive pressure due to having too many family members that the netizen mentioned.

For most normal families, counting three generations from grandparents to grandchildren, there are five or six people in total, which means the costs for two or three people can be directly waived.

A few young people who have suffered unfortunate circumstances and lack the support of parents can also enjoy the fifth discount policy.

This triggered criticism from many people.

Of course, it was strong criticism directed at the netizen who had posted to gain popularity.

As for Tianqi Group, everyone felt only gratitude in their hearts; the few netizens who had previously held resentment completely changed their attitudes at this moment.

Just at this time.

It seemed that some winners had already completed the loan procedures and introduced a portion of the loan contract's terms to everyone in the forum.

"The lender is Tianqi Financial Company. The loan procedure is very convenient; after all, Tiantian Assistant is already real-name registered and has various data such as bank cards linked, so it can be finished in three minutes."

"In addition, there is one point that is very humane."

"Regardless of the reason for the debtor's death or disability of level five or above, all subsequent loan debts will be waived, and heirs will not have to bear the corresponding debts."

"This relieves everyone's worries, so there is no need to worry about leaving risks for family members."

"That's right, for loans on fixed assets like real estate, even if an accident happens and the person is gone, heirs don't need to have any concerns; they can just inherit the estate. After all, while bearing the debt, they also get a house."

"But for a Tianji Zero loan, if the debt were left to the family after death, the loss would be too great."

"Having such a clause really leaves everyone without worries in this regard."

"President Su is still the same President Su as before; he considers everything for everyone very thoughtfully!"

"What else is there to say? Just support it!"

"I only hope President Su releases more quotas sometime; how is this little amount enough!"

"From now on, whoever dares to call President Su a black-hearted capitalist, see if I don't tear their mouth apart!"

Netizens praised Tianqi Group's policies endlessly, and no one dared to complain about the high price anymore.