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Zhou Ping explained: "In fact, if it was more than ten years earlier, the price could be even higher. It's just that AI technology has developed too fast in recent years, and the impact on the entire industry has been too great.

"In industries such as painting and modeling, not only are a large number of people unemployed, but the prices of these materials have also generally dropped a lot under the impact of AI. For example, an original painting that could sell for 5,000 is now only selling for 2,000. Originally An original painting that sells for 500 yuan, now that it is free, no one will want it.

"Of course, this is just our quotation to the outside world, and it's hard to say how many copies we can sell.

"However, if you make an optimistic estimate, it shouldn't be a problem to earn you tens of thousands of pocket money every month."

Lu Zhixing nodded: "Well, this is already a lot."

There are also some other remarks on the price list. For example, if you are a member of the same group, you can buy it at a 50% discount. This is some kind of group benefit.

Of course, if Lu Zhixing wants to buy various resources from other people in the group, it will also be half price.

In addition, Lu Zhixing noticed that after the cash selling price of these resources, there is a column: additional resource quota.

The value in this column is much smaller than that of cash, and the highest value is only single digits.

Lu Zhixing was a little surprised: "Can the resource quota be changed?"

The level 1 closed beta permission given by Professor He Cheng before had 300 available resources, but Lu Zhixing used up thousands of points for the production of "Ordinary Life". The other 700 resource quota is temporarily considered to be borrowed from the second research team.

These resources of Lu Zhixing can be used for research to get some resource quota rewards, but not too much, so the current resource quota is still negative.

Although the level 1 internal test authority can get 300 resource points every month, but Lu Zhixing will continue to make more games and generate more materials. His output speed is too fast to be enough.

Compared with money, his need for resource quota is more urgent.

Zhou Yiping nodded: "Yes, in fact, within the research group, money and resource quotas can also be exchanged to a certain extent.

"Note, to a certain extent, in general, it is easy to exchange resource quotas for money, but it is difficult to do the reverse.

"You can consider lowering the price of resource quotas for these resources as appropriate, and encourage other people to use resource quotas to trade. Or you can discuss with people in the group and use money to buy resource quotas that they can't use temporarily.

"That's about it. You keep this quotation. If you have any questions, you can come to me again at any time."

Lu Zhixing folded the quotation and put it in his arms: "Okay, Team Leader Zhou."

Zhou Ping continued: "The second thing is that the officials attach great importance to the resources you provided and the game "Ordinary Life". As a reward, you have obtained the ownership of a piece of virtual space in the deep world of 'Taiqing'."

Lu Zhixing was stunned for a moment: "The virtual space in the deep world of 'Taiqing'? How is it different from the usual editor for making resources?"

Zhou Ping smiled: "The difference is huge.

"Actually, the government has been trying to build a huge virtual world in the deep world of 'Taiqing'. Of course, this requires a lot of resources and a long time to work hard. A small dedicated virtual space is no longer difficult.

"I, Wang Yang and Chi Yue all have our own virtual spaces.

"Of course, although the virtual space sounds mysterious, it is actually nothing more than a special area similar to a sandbox game, and you can freely transform it into what you want.

"This virtual space will be interrelated with all the 'Taiqing' deep space resources you have generated so far, and you can also invite members of the studio to visit at will.

"Many people regard it as a place to work online. With it, you can save a lot of money in renting office space, and it's not like traditional home office, where you don't use text or video to communicate, but virtual Face-to-face communication in the space will not have any impact on work efficiency.

"For more functions, you can study slowly by yourself. Of course, the related technologies of the 'Taiqing' deep space are still in the internal testing stage after all, and there may be some unexpected problems. You add me as a friend in it, If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.”

After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he threw a secret key to Lu Zhixing: "Use it to open your virtual space authority."

Lu Zhixing reached out to catch it, looked it over carefully, and found that this secret key was similar to the permission key that Professor He Cheng gave him before, but it looked more refined, and there were subtle differences in shape and color.

"The virtual space of the deep world of 'Taiqing'... It seems that there are still many things I don't know about the VR technology in this world..."

After Lu Zhixing thanked Team Leader Zhou, he left the research team and prepared to go back and study this virtual space carefully.

...

On the same day that Lu Zhixing obtained the permission to the deep virtual space of "Taiqing".

9 pm.

A rental house in the outskirts of Jinghai city.

After Qian Ziqiang finished his day's work, he opened a bottle of cold beer as usual and served two side dishes.

The roommate he shares with him is a delivery boy, and he is still delivering food outside and has not come back.

Qian Ziqiang put his phone on the bracket, and casually browsed the video sites, trying to find a video about dinner.

"Huh? "Ordinary Life"? A worker simulator?

"Hey? Isn't this game? It's not that...

"It's already been made so soon?"

As a courier, it is impossible for Qian Ziqiang to pay attention to the new games on the official game platform all the time, so he didn't find out until today, as the popularity of "Ordinary Life" gradually went out of the circle and the game video appeared on the homepage of the video platform.

He was not sure at the beginning, but he simply searched the information and found that the creator of this game was actually a college student in Jinghai, and many of the gameplay details in it were exactly the same as what he said, so he was pleasantly surprised to confirm that this is the A game made by a brother who has experienced life!

And the details that only the migrant workers knew that I told that little brother before were all incorporated into the game!

He was eating side dishes and drinking beer while watching game videos.

It's a pity that there are currently no mobile and PC versions of this game, only a VR version. The fifth-generation VR gaming headset is too expensive for him to afford.

In the video, familiar scenes flashed by.

Construction sites, sorting warehouses, electronics factories, and many other familiar scenes in Jinghai City...

For Qian Ziqiang, he can feel something that other people cannot feel from these images.

"Do workers deserve to be included in the game?"

"Can you make money playing this game?"

These were the two questions he asked casually when he was on the phone with the little brother. He still remembered that the little brother just smiled and didn't explain much.

Now, that little brother gave him the answer with this game called "Ordinary Life".

Qian Ziqiang knew that the other party was using this game to tell him:

Being a worker is of course worthy of being included in the game!

This game can not only make money, but also arouse strong social repercussions. It can really arouse everyone's attention to some unhealthy phenomena in reality!

Therefore, as a migrant worker in reality, don’t feel that you are not worthy of something or that you are doomed not to get something. Don’t despise yourself, let alone feel sorry for yourself.

There are always countless migrant workers standing by your side.

Qian Ziqiang watched the video while drinking beer.

In the game, the strange but familiar life has become the best appetizer.

Finally, as the game's clearance screen appeared, two lines of words appeared on the black screen before the list of producers.

"Special thanks to Mr. Qian Ziqiang who provided inspiration for this game."

"I would like to dedicate this game to every hard-working worker who chases dreams with both hands, and I would like to dedicate this game to our extraordinary ordinary life."

When Qian Ziqiang felt a mist appear in his field of vision, the list of producers of the game also appeared on the phone screen, and at the same time, the theme song of the same name of "Ordinary Life" sounded.

The melody of this song is very simple, but the melodious guitar sound accompanied by Lu Zhixing's humming still touched a certain emotion buried in Qian Ziqiang's heart in an instant.

"I am the wandering man on this road

"I can't see the distance, but I don't want to sink

"Fragile dreams, accompany me in the mortal world

"Do all you can to make a living"

This paragraph starts very low, with a feeling of depression, especially the last sentence "do everything but make a living", which seems to carry a strong sense of helplessness.

"I am the one who left home with a smile

"I'm crying and waving for someone else

"He who no one knows, who no one cares

"In this city, go with the waves"

After a short pause, the singing sounded again. It's just that this time the tone of voice was suddenly a little high.

"I just want to touch and sweat every moment

"In that city, among the skyscrapers, a humble dream

"You and I, despite our differences, are still friends on the same road

"One more glass of wine, toast to you, my friend, see you at the next intersection

It was like raising a wine glass to all ordinary people, and the singing gradually reached the climax.

"When the city sleeps, the migratory birds come home

"The speeding train passes by

"Those who have nowhere to go, walk in strange streets

"You'll hear the world calling, calling your name

"Ordinary people, you can walk slowly

"The time that has passed, there is no need to keep it

"Don't bend your back, try to lift your head

"Brave and strong, live hard

"Ordinary people, I will accompany you to continue walking

"No matter how many obstacles there are in this road ahead,

"We are facing the light and going straight to the high place

"Head above the sky, live proudly

"Ordinary people...

"Ordinary people..."

Accompanied by the long humming, the sound of the guitar gradually decreased, and finally there was only the sound of gently plucking the strings, and the gentle singing that seemed to be whispering beside the ear.

"Ordinary people, where are you

"Remember someone is waiting for you to go home

"Ordinary people, where should I go?

"Go forward and don't forget your dreams"

The lingering sound of this song made Qian Ziqiang unable to calm down for a long time.

After a long silence, a smile appeared on his face, and he picked up the glass: "Thank you.

"I also respect all ordinary lives."

(End of the first volume of "Ordinary Life")

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PS. "Ordinary Life" reference track: Mao Buyi "The Nameless Man"

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