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Today, bookstores all over the country are besieged by readers who want to buy "Everyone Has a chance to be extraordinary", and for a while, the price of the US dollar has skyrocketed.
But the number of books could not match the demand from the crowd. In just one afternoon, there were no books left to buy.
Even if book production agencies print more books at full capacity, they cannot keep up with the rising demand.
But with the vast wisdom of the working people, this problem was immediately solved, because second-hand pirated copies began to appear openly in front of bookstores.
Because books can be copied, people who bought the books quickly took pictures of the contents page by page with their cameras and then sold the electronic versions at half the price of the original books or even more.
Before long, with the ability of electronic piracy to make unlimited copies, the originally in-demand Kevin's authentic books immediately became deserted. If nothing unexpected happened, at least tens of billions of dollars in value would evaporate because of the authentic books.
Kevin's pirated books were exported and spread all over the world in just one day.
At this moment, at the party, Vice President Rodriguez said to Kevin with a look of regret: "Mr. White, it is foreseeable that the piracy of your books will be very rampant. Do you need us to cooperate with the IRS to help crack down on piracy crimes?"
"Piracy? That's indeed a problem." he smiled noncommittally, "I just don't know if they'll be interested in my next book."
"The next book?" The eyes of the people around him immediately lit up. After the terrifying effect of this book, could the next book be anything big?
"That's right. My next book, 'Everyone Has a Chance to be extraordinary 2.0', is more than 200% more effective than this one in terms of extending lifespan and increasing strength," Kevin said leisurely.
200%!!!
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but hold their breath, the effect was too terrifying.
"200%, is it really possible to achieve this level?" Rodriguez said in disbelief.
"Of course, it is expected that human lifespan can be extended to 300 years, but the book is still being written." Kevin said, his eyes inadvertently falling on the number 200K years in the lifespan column on his panel.
"Then why the hell are you still here drinking with us? Is it fun to waste time?"
At this moment, everyone at the scene wanted to turn into a reader urging for more updates and lock Kevin in a small dark room, but they couldn't do anything because of his strength.
Kevin certainly saw through their thoughts. In fact, this so-called "Everyone Has a chance to be extraordinary 2.0" has far surpassed the original purple glow Divine Art in terms of effects.
This is currently the best-known route of mobilizing energy that he derived from himself, relying on the original technique and the spiritual attribute of 4.1, while maintaining the same purple energy as the purple glow skill.
If 1.0 is a weakened version of purple glow skill, then 2.0 is directly an enhanced version of it with additional magical effects.
Kevin expects that within the next year, "Everyone Has a chance to be extraordinary" will be pushed to version 12.0, which means a new version will be released every month.
The current 2.0 is an enhanced version of purple glow magic power, and the next ones will be purple glow advanced version, purple glow ultimate version, ultimate version s, ss, sss, and so on.
According to his estimation, after a year, with the understanding and analytical ability brought by his spiritual attributes, he might be able to deduce Yue Buqun's purple glow magic skill into the level of an immortal technique that could prolong one's life for a thousand years.
At the scene, Kevin's words were broadcast live to the Internet, which immediately caused an uproar. Some people looked at the books they had just bought and began to regret whether they had bought them too early. If they had known earlier, they would have bought pirated electronic copies.
"Mr. White, how long will it take for version 2.0 to come out? For the future of all mankind, please make sure you stay healthy." Rodriguez said with concern.
"It may take half a month to a month to publish, but before that, I have something to ask of you."
"Whatever it is, as long as it's reasonable, I can go to Congress to pass legislation specifically for you." The Vice President said, patting his chest.
Kevin did not say it directly but said in a roundabout way: "Mr. Vice President, everyone will definitely use my "Everyone Has a chance to be extraordinary" in the future."
"Of course, this is a groundbreaking book. I am even considering adding it to the school curriculum," the president said as a matter of course.
"Then in theory, everyone should buy my book."
"This..." Rodriguez hesitated, "Theoretically, it's true, but you also know that piracy cannot be stopped."
"Since piracy cannot be stopped, why not just transfer money to me from everyone's bank account?" Kevin finally showed his fangs.
Rodriguez took a breath and said, "Mr. White...this, this is not good."
"Isn't that good? The whole world wants to read my book and practice my skills, so shouldn't they pay me copyright fees? I am selling it for $15 per copy, which is already a big loss. Do I have to be exploited by pirates?"
Kevin smiled and said, "Whether from a moral or legal point of view, it shouldn't be difficult to collect taxes based on the global population at a price of $15 per book."
Kevin's words made Rodriguez dumbfounded. My goodness, there are more than 6 billion people in the world, and each of them is forced to pay 15 US dollars for your books. You really dare to think of this.
If it weren't for the 2.0 incident, Rodriguez wouldn't even bother to pay attention to Kevin's proposal, which was simply a pipe dream.
But these 15 dollars are just a pilot version. There will be a super enhanced version 2.0 later. If he doesn't agree and Kevin doesn't announce it, then his position as vice president will be over.
"This, this, this..." Before the live broadcast, Rodriguez was sweating and trembling, saying: "I am just the vice president of the United States. I can't manage other countries."
"Then you can talk about it, let each country manage its own citizens and collect taxes on books." Kevin said with a deep smile.
"Then, those who have already purchased genuine books are at a loss." Rodriguez was still trying to make amends.
"It doesn't matter. Every genuine book has an anti-counterfeiting certification. As long as you provide the certificate, you can get a tax refund later."
Kevin smiled, and his innocent appearance made people feel good about him, but in the eyes of the vice president, Kevin's face looked like an ugly capitalist.
"Okay...well, what you said makes sense. I will discuss this matter with the Congress when I go back." Rodriguez said helplessly with his head down.
Only then did Kevin reveal a satisfied smile.
What belongs to him is absolutely his. He can give it away as a gift, but letting others take advantage of it for nothing is more painful than killing him.
It can be foreseen that from today on, if anyone is born on Earth in the Marvel world.
Then from the moment he was born, he would owe Kevin $15 for books in his bank account.
Truly achieve this and combat piracy at its root.
As Franklin said: There are only two things in the world that are inevitable, and that is taxes and death!