Chapter 127 Let magnificence become the new business card of this city!
Chapter 127 Let gorgeousness become the new business card of this city!
The next morning.
Xia Chen was woken up again by the noise outside the window.
Is the Shenmu Festival over yet?
He was a little confused when he just woke up, and he thought he had traveled back to three days ago.
That day, I was also woken up by the noise of people participating in the Shenmu Festival.
But soon, he ruled out this possibility based on the sunlight pouring into the room. When the sacred tree was not bald a few days ago, there was no such good sunlight in the gym.
Um...no!
Xia Chen suddenly realized something. The three days of the Shenmu Festival had completely ended yesterday, and all the leaves had fallen off.
The old is gone and the new is coming.
Today should be the day when the sacred tree changes new leaves. According to Ma Xiu, the sacred tree can grow new leaves overnight, but where is the sunlight coming from now?
All kinds of abnormal behaviors before the start of the Shenmu Festival were suddenly unearthed from Xia Chen's memory. What he thought were unfounded worries now... seems to have been verified?
Xia Chen quickly got up from the bed and ran to the balcony. The scene in front of him made him frown.
Just like the first day of the Divine Tree Festival, countless people and elves gathered under the sacred tree and looked up.
What is different from that day is that at this moment, there are no lush leaves above people's heads, only bare branches and an endless blue sky.
The sacred tree... no longer grows new leaves!
Not only that, he could clearly detect that the wonderful aura he had been feeling since arriving in Aromatherapy City had also disappeared!
Xia Chen was silent. For an out-of-town tourist like him, the sacred tree was just a symbol of Aromatherapy City. The impact of this incident on him was nothing more than becoming a topic of conversation after dinner.
But for the local residents who have lived here for more than ten or twenty years, or even longer, this incident will undoubtedly have a huge impact. It is no exaggeration to say that the sky is falling.
Xia Chen suddenly thought, what is Miss Ma Xiu doing right now?
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Since Xia Chen moved into the Aromatherapy Hall, he found that Miss Ma Xiu's mood was different every morning.
From being polite and polite in the first few days, to getting along naturally between friends after getting acquainted with each other, to the way I looked at myself during the Shenmu Festival...
The state during breakfast can often reflect Ma Xiu's mood throughout the day.
But this was the first time Xia Chen saw Miss Ma Xiu so worried.
Normally, she would finish breakfast as quickly as possible with both elegance and speed, and then devote herself to a busy day's work.
But today, her eyes were looking at the dishes on the table without focus, and the chopsticks in her hands were unconsciously poking at the rice in front of her, as if she had a grudge against her.
Xia Chen had almost finished eating, but she hadn't taken a bite yet.
He felt that he needed to say something, but he had only been in Xiangxuan City for a few days, and now he felt like standing and talking without any pain in his back.
Helpless, he could only say the universal sentence in this situation in the Donghuang area, "Eat first, only when you are full can you have the strength...sad."
No matter how effective the comfort was, these words finally broke the silent atmosphere. Ma Xiu looked up at Xia Chen and said quietly: "I should have believed you that day."
Xia Chen was speechless at Ma Xiu's self-blame, "What do you believe? I don't even know what will happen. What's more, even if we know about the abnormality of the sacred tree, what can we puny humans do?"
Although Xia Chen's words made sense, Ma Xiu was still not relieved. She just silently picked up a mouthful of rice and put it into her mouth to chew.
Xia Chen breathed a sigh of relief like a mother.
Well... Anyway, I finally had my meal.
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After the meal, Ma Xiu did not go to her studio or training ground. Instead, she took Xia Chen and walked in the courtyard of the gymnasium, as if she wanted to pay her last respects to this ancient tree that had existed for more than a thousand years.
Ma Xiu looked up at the giant tree that was destined to die, and suddenly sighed, "You don't know what this tree means to Xiangxuan City and the residents here."
Xia Chen knew that now was the time when Ma Xiu had the strongest desire to talk, so he did not interrupt her and just listened silently.
"Xiangxuan City exists because of this tree. No matter how the outside world changes, whether it is ruled by a king or governed by an alliance, it doesn't matter to Xiangxuan City. What they believe in from beginning to end is also where their spiritual sustenance lies. It has always been this
tree."
"People are born, married, and buried under the witness of this tree. Before doing every major event in life, they have to pray here, but now..."
Xia Chen wanted to say some comforting words, but with his straight-male thinking, he might just say, "How about we get some leaves and stick them on again and pretend nothing happened?" After thinking about such inappropriate words, he still chose
Shut up.
Ma Xiu continued: "I'm okay. Like you, I'm just a passerby in this city, but I stay in this city for a longer time. But those old people who have long been accustomed to the reincarnation of the sacred tree year after year,
Maybe you’ll never be able to let it go?”
Xia Chen finally found the opportunity to step in, "The replacement of the old with the new is inevitable. Maybe ten years from now, the young people in Xiangxuan City will gradually get used to this withered sacred tree?"
Ma Xiu nodded, "Maybe, but compared to this, I am more worried about another thing... Without the sacred tree, Xiangxun City may be on the decline."
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"You can also feel that starting from this morning, the wonderful smell that permeated Xiangxuan City for thousands of years... disappeared. The main industry of Xiangxuan City is tourism, and the permanent population here is only more than three million.
, but the annual floating population can reach nearly ten million, and starting from today, perhaps this grand occasion will never exist again..."
Xia Chen was silent. He understood what Ma Xiu meant. No matter how spectacular the sacred tree was, and no matter how significant it was to the local residents, it was just a scenic spot that could only be viewed from a distance for tourists.
What really attracts tourists is the unique and wonderful atmosphere of this city. This is the soul of Aroma City.
Ma Xiu suddenly smiled and said, "But this is good, I will have a lot more free time in the future, and I can do a lot of things I want to do."
Even though he said this, Xia Chen could still hear the loneliness in Ma Xiu's tone.
The decline of the city will inevitably lead to the decline of the gym. As the leader of the Aromatherapy Gym, Ma Xiu must be feeling very sad at this moment.
Xia Chen suddenly thought of Ma Li who was far away in the Galar region. She also wanted to save the declining Spike Town and decided to debut as an idol... No, to become a champion.
It is to become the new business card of Spike Town. In layman's terms, it can also be called traffic drainage.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed in Xia Chen's mind, "Since the last business card has disappeared, why not create a new business card for Aromatherapy City?"
Ma Xiu was stunned for a moment, then realized, "You mean...the gorgeous contest?"
Xia Chen affirmed: "Yes, this is the best opportunity. The demise of the sacred tree will definitely attract the attention of the Kalos Alliance. The top leaders of the alliance will not sit back and watch a city decline. At this time, we are proposing the idea of a new business card.
, as long as it is reasonable, there is a high probability that it will be adopted by the league's top management. The recent gorgeous performance with phenomenal popularity is the best business card!"
Ma Xiu's eyes were filled with excitement, she nodded repeatedly and looked at Xia Chen expectantly, "Then what should we do now?"
Ma Xiu didn't realize that, unknowingly, she had regarded this boy who was several years younger than her as her backbone.
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Xia Chen immediately answered: "Hold the first gorgeous contest! We must let the alliance cooperate with the publicity. It is best to attract the attention of the world. The scale must be large, the specifications must be high, and the attraction must be sufficient. If possible, it is best to
Make some gimmicks, such as adding a thousandth of Aroma City’s fiscal revenue last year to the competition prize pool, or drag Li Jia, Xiaoxia, Mikri and others over."
Ma Xiu's eyes sparkled, "Well, if they are the referees, they will be both authoritative and attractive!"
Xia Chen smiled slightly and said, "The situation is bigger. What I mean is to bring them over to compete."
"Participate?" Ma Xiu was frightened by Xia Chen's suggestion. She subconsciously questioned: "But if they come to compete, who is qualified to be a referee?"
Xia Chen smiled and said nothing, just looked at Ma Xiu silently.
She understood what Xia Chen meant and asked a little unconfidently: "You mean...me?"
As gym leaders from different regions, Ma Xiu doesn't feel that she has the qualifications to comment on their competition.
Xia Chen smiled confidently, "Look, isn't the gimmick coming?"
No one knows marketing better than me!
But seeing Ma Xiu's expression, Xia Chen hesitated for a while and said, "If you don't want to, then let them play exhibition games and then become referees. The effect will be similar."
This plan put much less pressure on Ma Xiu. She breathed a sigh of relief and then asked: "Then I will contact the alliance now?"
Xia Chen silently glanced at the sacred tree above his head, "At least... let's wait until the first seven days of the sacred tree pass."
Xia Chen was a little afraid that the citizens of Aromatherapy might have some opinions as he was thinking about red things before he finished the white things...
