Chapter 531
Special Exemption Voting
Chapter 531 Special Exemption Voting
Lin Sizhi got up and went to the vending machine, quickly completing the transaction.
Shen Bowen arrived at the vending machine after that, but after checking the current donation rankings for the "Community Building Fund," she turned back without doing anything.
This action also made Lu Bingjun and Ye Lin subconsciously look in Lin Sizhi's direction.
Only after no one else stepped forward did Lu Bingjun return to the vending machine to check the final ranking results.
1. Lu Bingjun: 34
2. Ye Lin: 22
3. Lin Sizhi: 17
4. Yao Yuan: 8
Yao Yuan's visa application fee was originally set at this amount. He had always been ranked third, while others paid even less, generally ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.
At this time, Lin Sizhi donated 17 yuan worth of visa time in one go, taking up the top 3 spots.
The way people looked at Lin Sizhi changed. They had guessed that Lin Sizhi's visa had a long processing time, but they didn't expect it to be this long.
Donating 17 yuan does not mean he only has 17 yuan.
Because after making the donation, one must ensure that their remaining visa time does not fall into the bottom 7, and at least tens of thousands of dollars must be kept on hand.
The amount donated alone is enough to deter other players with similar ideas.
Lu Bingjun nodded: "So, the three confirmed exemption lists are me, Ye Lin, and Attorney Lin."
"Next, we will decide on the last special exemption by vote."
"Please vote primarily from the perspective of 'community contribution'."
Yao Yuan distributed paper and pens to everyone: "You only need to write down the corresponding player's number, so you don't have to worry about your handwriting being exposed."
"Each person can submit only one option, and you can also consider voting for yourself."
"If there is a tie after the first round of results, we will conduct a second round of voting."
Everyone wrote down a number on a piece of white paper, folded it, and handed it to Yao Yuan.
Yao Yuan, on the other hand, completely shuffled the order and then opened the forms one by one to count the votes.
"Number 4, Wen Wan."
"Number 4, Wen Wan."
"Number 3, Deng Xiao."
"Zhou Wanlin, No. 11".
"Number 1, Qin Cheng".
At the beginning, the number '4', which represents Wenwan, appeared twice in a row, which seemed to be a matter of course, since, judging from the current division of labor, Wenwan plays a role in the community that is closer to that of a 'housekeeper'.
She is responsible for all the daily chores, including group meals.
Moreover, in the process of handling these miscellaneous tasks, she would naturally develop closer relationships with some players.
In such a voting process, "visible contributions" and "good interpersonal relationships" will inevitably give her a certain advantage.
But as more and more slips of paper were opened, the number 1, representing Qin Cheng, appeared more and more frequently.
Finally, Yao Yuan announced the results of the vote count.
"Qin Cheng 6 votes, Wen Wan 4 votes, Deng Xiao 2 votes, Zhou Wanlin 1 vote, He Qinyun 1 vote."
Wen Wan flipped through the pile of white papers on the long table with some disbelief, and there were indeed more numbers 1 in them.
Furthermore, since there are only numbers, it is impossible to determine who voted based on the handwriting.
Wen Wan's expression was somewhat stiff. She looked at everyone, clearly finding it hard to accept the outcome, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
She finally looked at Qin Cheng, seemingly hoping he would say something, such as giving her this precious opportunity. A hint of surprise appeared on Qin Cheng's face; this outcome also seemed somewhat unexpected.
However, after a brief moment of thought, he stood up and said, "Thank you everyone."
“I will use my more waking hours to contribute more to the community.”
Lu Bingjun smiled and clapped his hands, and the others followed suit.
"So, the list of four exemptions has been finalized."
“We will re-select every week thereafter. So, players who were not selected should not be discouraged. Keep trying, and there will be many more opportunities in the future.”
Yao Yuan.
"Please release the list of adjustments."
Yao Yuan nodded: "Okay."
"Besides the four players who can be exempted, the remaining 10 players, including myself, need to take turns sharing the pain."
"According to the rules, the players who bear the pain are randomly selected. Therefore, we try our best to remove players who have borne the pain multiple times from the bottom 7 and allow players who have never borne the pain to enter the bottom 7."
"In other words, among the current top 7 players, three players need to be replaced to replace Deng Xiao, Qin Cheng, and Huang Shengjie."
"In this way, Qinyun, Sister Zhou, and I will first shorten our individual visa processing time by depositing money into a fund, so that we can be among the bottom 7."
"Deng Xiao's visa duration isn't particularly short, so there's no need to do anything special."
"Qin Cheng and Huang Shengjie, your initial visa time is too short, so first borrow 3 minutes of visa time from the community building fund to make adjustments easier."
"As for Shen Bowen... you don't need to do anything for now. However, if we want to continue rotating later, you may need to do the same as us and save up some visa time for the rotation."
Shen Bowen nodded: "Okay."
Just then, Qin Cheng took the initiative to say, "I plan to stay on the list of the last 7 people."
"First of all, thank you all for giving me a special exemption spot, and I do not intend to give it up."
"However, in order to determine exactly how much the painkiller can reduce this pain, I think it is necessary to experience the pain again and make a comparison."
"Because different players have different pain tolerance levels, it is impossible to determine this based solely on verbal communication."
"After taking the medication and experiencing excruciating pain again, I started using the exemption quota again."
Lu Bingjun paused for a moment, but then nodded: "Okay, then thank you for your hard work, Dr. Qin."
Yao Yuan then looked at Zhou Wanlin and said, "Then, Sister Zhou, you don't need to deposit the visa time yet."
After the list was released, everyone quickly got to work.
Players Yao Yuan and He Qinyun shortened their visa time by depositing money in the "Special Fund" and entered the bottom 7, thus replacing Huang Shengjie and Deng Xiao.
Huang Shengjie's initial visa time was about 3 minutes, which increased to 6 minutes after taking out a loan. Players like Yao Yuan also voluntarily reduced their visa time to around 6 minutes to facilitate subsequent adjustments.
Then, depending on how many times each player suffers pain, this rotation may have to be repeated many times.
Lu Bingjun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The second phase had just begun, and the community building had already encountered many challenges, which had indeed worried him.
Fortunately, the problem was resolved quite satisfactorily in the end.
Although it may only be temporary.
Huang Shengjie was clearly very grateful to the players, including Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan, and kept expressing his thanks.
For him, the current situation is much better than before.
Wen Wan, on the other hand, was far from optimistic. Her face was filled with fear and worry at the prospect of excruciating pain, but the community's resolution had already been passed, and there was nothing she could do about it.
(End of this chapter)