Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 182 Anchor
Roger looked up at the crystal chandelier at the top of the John Lewis Shopping Center lobby and felt a little dazed for a moment.

The last time he came here was to attend a party at Mr. A's base on the top floor. He didn't expect that the De Walker Art Marketing Company would also hold the launch ceremony of his portable wind-up phonograph here.

"Will Mr. A also come to the launch event?"

Roger knew that Mr. A could parasitize other people, so he did not rule out the possibility that he was among the guests present.

He shook his head unconsciously, expelling this somewhat strange idea from his mind, and then looked at the banner above the venue.

The banner read in Loenese: "Sending the Old Era to the Grave - The Rebirth of Culture and Art: The Launch Ceremony of the Portable Wind-up Phonograph."

Roger knew that this was the little "ritual" that Cecilia, the mastermind, used to digest the "Corpse Collector" potion, and that all current promotional materials and media releases were scheduled to use this slogan.

Soon, Roger's relatives, friends, and partners, including Klein, Sam, the Abraham twins, Mr. Leppard, Lawyer Jurgen, Alice, Alex, and others, arrived one after another. Even Prince Edessak sent someone to deliver an oil painting. The canvas depicted the scene of Roger and Alex Ford presenting "The Four Seasons: Autumn" to everyone in his manor.

Roger was deeply moved by this and thanked him repeatedly, saying that he would find an opportunity to visit the third prince of the Kingdom of Loen in the near future.

As the hall bells rang, Mr. Edmund Dwork arrived on the scene.

He gave a brief opening speech, and Roger followed him up to the podium and delivered his testimony as the principal inventor of the portable wind-up phonograph.

In this speech, Roger briefly introduced the development of classical music art in the Kingdom and even in the Northern Continent, as well as the various defects and inconveniences of the old-fashioned phonograph. He then gave a detailed introduction to the advantages of the new phonograph he invented in terms of price, portability and durability.

Most importantly, Roger did not forget to talk about the impact that the popularization of the new phonograph would have on the traditional entertainment and cultural arts industries, as well as the development prospects of a new "content ecology" based on records. Almost all the people from the publishing and music art circles who were invited to attend the conference were deeply moved by what he said.

At the end of the speech, the Loen Kingdom Patent Office and the Artists Association awarded Roger the certificates of "Outstanding Young Inventor of the Kingdom" and "Outstanding Contribution to the Arts" respectively. Then, the auction began for the first mass-produced portable phonograph in history, numbered 0000001, and a copy of the master record of "Four Seasons · Autumn".

After Roger's previous introduction, everyone present truly realized that the portable wind-up phonograph was an invention that was destined to go down in history, and the atmosphere was quite high for a while.

Especially the art collectors were extremely enthusiastic. The bidding prices kept rising in round after round. Even Mr. Edmund was shocked by the situation.

In the end, the phonograph, the master disc of "Four Seasons: Autumn," and the corresponding collection certificate were all bought by a well-known banker from the Kingdom of Loen, who paid a total of 10800 gold pounds for them.

Roger then announced that the proceeds from the auction would be used to establish a special fund, which would be operated by a foundation under Baron De Walker and would be used across the country to support young people from poor backgrounds who are talented and love music and art to receive the necessary education.

This is part of the cooperation plan and also Roger's personal wish.

After the auction, Cecilia announced the official start of the public sale of the portable wind-up phonograph and reiterated the list of all dealers who could purchase the portable wind-up phonograph directly, including John Lewis Shopping Center.

Because the newspaper media had already preheated the event, many potential buyers were already sitting or standing outside the hall.

At this time, they all rushed to the art sales area on the second floor of John Lewis Shopping Center, where the first wave of buying frenzy broke out.

Among these people were old-school art lovers, wealthy people who had previously lost out in auctions, and even art dealers. As long as they could buy the first 10,000 gramophones, they could get the corresponding bonus records. This was a good opportunity for them to make up for the situation.

Cecilia and her team had already made a plan for such a scenario. All those who came to buy the first batch of portable wind-up phonographs had to show legal identification documents and must be present in person to make the purchase, and each person could only buy one.

This has greatly restrained the hype of middlemen, and many people became dissatisfied and caused trouble, but were all kicked out by the shopping mall security who were on standby.

On the other hand, DeWalker Art Marketing Company has also cooperated with judicial authorities and several law firms, and is ready to initiate lawsuits against speculation at any time. These can greatly deter speculators who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.

After all, Roger's purpose in selling portable wind-up phonographs was to spread his anchor, so the price of these products was a very important factor.

In other words, he must ensure that they are as affordable as possible to ensure that more real users can buy them and have the opportunity to appreciate Roger's music, rather than being hoarded and deliberately hyped by middlemen, causing resistance to his attempts to expand his anchor points.

"Wow, that looks like a real success."

Mr. Edmund couldn't help but sigh as he watched the lively scene.

"With our excellent products and your company's excellent marketing, this is a predictable result."

Roger was in a very good mood, and he praised the Dwork Art Marketing Company in a timely manner for playing a significant role in this business activity.

This time it is a win-win situation for both parties. It is conceivable that Viscount Birkbeck and the De Walker brothers will make a fortune.

Unlike Roger, they also control a lot of other cultural and art industry resources, which means that the De Work Group can still reap another wave of dividends in the content ecosystem based on records. This makes it very likely that the assets of the De Work family and Viscount Birkbeck will double or even multiply several times.

Cecilia, one of the heroes of this event and the one who led the "content ecology" sales plan, stood silently by and listened to Roger and Mr. Edmund's conversation, but Roger keenly noticed the strange glint in her eyes.

"Is the potion showing signs of digestion?"

Roger walked up to her at this time and asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, it's quite obvious. I guess it will become more obvious later."

Cecilia's tone was trembling, and Roger knew it was because she was excited that her guess that "collecting corpses from an old era could promote the digestion of potions" had been verified.

Soon, the first batch of portable wind-up phonographs at John Lewis Shopping Center were sold out. Some people who arrived late and failed to grab one either went home disappointed or still did not give up and rushed to the nearest marketing outlet to try their luck.

The DeWork Art Marketing Company held a celebratory luncheon in a luxurious restaurant in the John Lewis Shopping Center. Mr. Leppard, who had always been immersed in his inventions, was quite happy and unconsciously drank several glasses of wine, and soon became slightly tipsy.

Alister, who was wearing a small formal suit and a small bow tie, sat opposite Lawyer Jurgen and asked him some questions about commercial law practice while eating.

Lawyer Jurgen originally thought that this was just the curiosity of a child, but he soon discovered that Lester's depth of thinking, insight and understanding of the law far exceeded many of his peers and even college students who were not majoring in law. Only then did he calm down and explain to him with a curious attitude, wanting to see how much the child could understand.

In the end, the senior partner of the law firm had developed a strong interest in Alister. He very seriously shared with him some of his experience in the legal industry, pointed out some law schools that he could attend in the future, and even agreed to write a letter of recommendation for Alister when he applied for university.

When the party was in the second half, Roger suddenly began to have an extremely strange feeling in his heart.

It was a spiritual shock like a pulse. Roger quickly closed his eyes and immediately saw white dots of light appear before his eyes. These dots of light were so numerous and densely packed that Roger roughly estimated that there should be at least several thousand of them.

Roger sensed it carefully and found that those light spots were spiritual experiences one after another.

Touching, sad, reminiscent, and the resonance of positive energy... everyone has slight differences.

These spiritual experiences generally contain emotions of wonder and excitement, and most of their owners were greatly shocked and showed obvious excitement when listening to Roger's music.

Not only that, the number of these light spots is gradually increasing over time.

With each one of them, Roger felt that his mental strength, spirituality and grasp of the rules were significantly strengthened and enhanced, and his understanding and perception of composition were also greatly deepened.

At the same time, Roger felt that his "Composer" potion was obviously digesting.

This made him immediately understand that these light spots were the "anchors" he had obtained!
“It really works…”

Roger breathed a sigh of relief. He had made so many plans and spent a lot of money and time just for this moment today.

As the potion was digested more deeply, Roger was finally able to see through the seal of Yog-Sothoth and see the name of the potion, "Judgment Star" Pathway Sequence 5.

That's the sequence called "The Leaker"!

But that was all the information Roger got.

He couldn't see either the formula of the potion or the ritual required for advancement yet, and could only grasp it after the potion was further digested.

But this is not a big problem for Roger now.

Because his portable wind-up phonograph had just been released!

Next, as the sales of phonographs continued to increase and Roger released more new works, it was only a matter of time before he could completely digest the "Composer" potion.

On the other hand, today's sales report has not come out yet, but Roger can tell from a rough impression that he has made a fortune.

"This once again proves that the most profitable things are platforms and ecosystems..."

He couldn't help but sigh.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone finally had a great time. They took two photos together in the restaurant and then called it a day.

Roger packed a prawn meal for his "Astrology Cat" and then called a luxury carriage to take Klein, the twins, and Sam back to Minsk Street.

As for Cecilia, she had to go back to the company to compile the daily sales report, but Mr. Edmund also promised that everyone could leave work early and go home to rest today.

When Roger arrived at the door, Perseus ran to the mailbox at the door and took out a copy of the Backlund Daily.

Because of Roger's new product launch, everyone got up early today to get dressed, so they didn't have time to get the newspaper.

After entering the house, the two brothers casually threw the first two pages of the newspaper on the table and went straight to the humorous stories and comics section at the back. Klein picked up the front page and began to read.

But less than a minute later, Klein suddenly spoke:
"Roger, come here for a moment."

"what happened?"

Roger, still drunk, took a big sip of hot tea and then walked over to Klein with a strange look on his face.

"Look at this."

Klein handed the front page to Roger, who took it, glanced at it, and muttered to himself:
"The draft bills for the Labor Rights Protection Bill and the Air Pollution Control Bill have been officially released, and the two houses have begun formal debates.

"Because both proposals were put forward by royalist MPs, many have suggested that they were in some way a reflection of the wishes of King George III.

"Considering the adverse impact of the previous protest by the East District Labor Federation, Backlund Daily observer Zena Elliot believes that these two proposals have a high probability of being passed during the parliamentary debate..."

Roger quickly read the report and immediately looked at Klein. He already understood what the other party was hinting at.

"It seems that His Majesty has begun to advance his plan as we said before."

Because Klein had seen the Black Emperor's blasphemous card, at this moment, all these things had taken on completely different meanings.

Roger knew that the reason Klein paid special attention to the Capin incident was probably because he had connected the Black Emperor's apotheosis ritual with the disappearances and discovered something fishy.

"This should be."

Roger quickly glanced at Sam, Alister and Perseus not far away and shook his head slightly, meaning that these sensitive matters would be discussed later.

Klein nodded in understanding and took the newspaper naturally without saying anything else.

In fact, Roger and Klein were both thinking about something else at this moment.

That is, George III suddenly used his influence to submit the drafts of the Labor Rights Protection Bill and the Air Pollution Control Bill to Parliament for debate at the same time. Is this related to the Storm Church's raid on the Ahowa County Mausoleum?

After all, the timing of the two events was too close, so for Klein, there might still be a possibility of coincidence, but Roger, who knew about the "Backlund Great Smog" incident, was more clear.

This means that George III is anxious and may be planning to advance the deadline of his plan!

(End of this chapter)