By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 219 The Harvest is More Than One Million! [Second Update!]

In a sense, returning to the camp from the shelter marked the end of this long journey, followed by several days of harvest season.

The people who participate in this program live inhuman lives and are constantly in danger of losing their lives.

People aren't doing charity work. They've invested so much and paid such a high price to compete for that one spot. The vast majority of contestants have only one goal: to win the final $100 million prize.

For Li Younan, the 100 million yuan prize money was equally exciting.

Although he will certainly not receive the full amount of $100 million due to state tax laws, he can receive approximately $80 thanks to the preferential policies under the China-US tax agreement.

Based on the current exchange rate, it would be worth approximately 600 million RMB.

In addition to the previous agreement with Douyin, he can also receive a reward of 100 million yuan, which means that this wilderness trip can bring Li Younan a total income of more than 700 million yuan.

However, to Li Younan's surprise, in addition to these two sources of income, there was another unexpected source of income—the other party had taken a liking to his shelter and the porcelain inside.

As for Li Younan, he was leaving after all. He couldn't take those pots and pans, or that house with its carved dragons and painted beams, with him. At most, he could take one or two porcelain pieces as collectibles. Most of the remaining utensils would have to be left in the wilderness for the staff to dismantle and process.

Unexpectedly, a foreign tycoon took a liking to the things he made.

With the mindset that even a small mosquito bite is still meat, Li Younan had no reason to refuse, and he readily agreed.

The other party seemed very sincere, asking for $20 for the items he received. This was no small sum, but for wealthy foreigners, it was just a drop in the ocean.

However, what Li Younan was more curious about was that taking away the porcelain was understandable, and they could just move it away, but what did they plan to do with the house?
The other party told him that they would send a professional team to move his entire house to a private island owned by the wealthy man.

Upon hearing the words "private island," Li Younan was utterly speechless; it was a world completely different from his own.

After dealing with this matter, Li Younan finally boarded a flight back to the United States.

He cannot return to China immediately. He needs to go to the United States first to fulfill the contract he signed with the program team and settle the prize money before he can return to China.

Returning to civilized society, Li Younan felt as if he had been transported to another world.

During his long period of solitude in the wilderness, his mindset underwent a tremendous change. He gained a deeper understanding of the harmonious and dialectical relationship between humanity and nature, and cherished the hard-won nature of modern human civilization.

After returning to civilized society, he filmed videos to gather material and said to the camera: "During the time I lived in the wilderness, I kept thinking about a question - it took our ancestors thousands of years to transition from a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood to today's civilized society."

"Looking at the timeline, this is a journey for all of humanity, and only those who have survived in the wilderness truly understand the greatness of this process."

"In fact, our wilderness survival skills also bear many marks of modern society. For example, our flint and steel, bows and arrows, our high-carbon steel hunting knives, axes, saws, and so on."

"If you really let someone without any tools go into the wilderness, it would be an absolute disaster."

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In the capitalist world, people value private property more, and after Li Younan won the prize money, in a sense, that $100 million was already his private property.

The payment process was very quick. Li Younan spent about a week in the United States completing all the formalities, and the more than 84 US dollars after tax were successfully deposited into his account.

However, for Li Younan, his gains did not end there.

After the prize money was paid out, the production team contacted him again, intending to discuss a new collaboration.

Li Younan arrived at the program team's business negotiation center and, guided by a beautiful woman, entered the production team's manager's office.

The other party warmly invited Li Younan to sit down and even brought him a cup of coffee. Then, they got straight to the point: "Sir, we invited you here today to discuss another contract with you."

As he spoke, he handed a contract to Li Younan.

Li Younan took the contract with some doubt, and when he saw a few words on the contract, his expression was somewhat surprised—"Supplementary Terms Regarding the Video Copyright Contract".

Li Younan didn't waste any words and quickly flipped through the contract, while the other party looked at him calmly with a smile.

Li Younan quickly grasped the general content of the supplementary contract.

In short, this is yet another supplemental licensing agreement worth $50.

Previously, as contestants on the show, they had naturally signed a contract with the production team for their image materials, and all footage of them on the show would be used as material for the officially broadcast program.

However, the contract also clearly stated that their video footage could only be used for the "Living Alone in the Wilderness" program and could not be used for other commercial purposes.

This seemingly reasonable clause, which both parties considered reasonable at the time, has now become a problem for the program's producer. At this moment, the producer slowly spoke up: "Sir, your performance in 'Living Alone in the Wilderness' has won the hearts of fans all over the world, and the quality of your videos is extremely high."

"According to our professional photographers, the camera setup, composition, and lighting all reached a professional standard."

"More importantly, the amount of footage you provided is enormous. Our 'Living in the Wild' program couldn't use all of it. In fact, we only used about one-tenth of the footage."

"And the fans are very vocal; they want to see the full version."

"So, around the fourth episode, we had an internal meeting and came up with a new idea: we wanted to make a compilation of your solo life this time, similar to the 'Man vs. Wild' series, to fully and thoroughly show your solo life in the wilderness this time."

"The material you provided is enough for us to produce 20 episodes, which requires you to grant us a separate license. We hope to obtain your license for $50."

Li Younan touched his chin, somewhat surprised.

How could these capitalists be so generous?

Why not just affiliate it with the "Living Alone in the Wilderness" program and create a separate compilation?
Why go through all that trouble to create a separate program from scratch?
What he didn't know was that some cities and states in the United States have extremely strict content censorship rules for television programs, with very rigorous content censorship systems.

"Living in the Wild" is a competition. If it were modified into a compilation showcasing the life of only one contestant, it would violate the legal requirements of the state where the show is based. Forcing this would pose significant legal risks to the entire program.

Therefore, a separate program needs to be produced.

However, if they use Li Younan's materials directly without notifying him, it could lead to Li Younan suing them for illegally using his portrait rights.

Facing such charges in the United States would be a very troublesome matter.

Moreover, the show hasn't aired its final episode yet. Once it does, Li Younan's popularity will definitely reach a peak in a short period of time. Releasing a compilation episode at that time will surely ignite a new wave of viewership. It's a sure win no matter what, so there's really no need to take such a big risk.

In Li Younan's view, he had essentially gotten 50 yuan for free, so he was naturally very happy and too lazy to haggle with the producer—after all, he didn't know the market price, so he readily reached an agreement with the manager.

A few days later, the supplementary agreement's $50, with a net amount of around $40 after tax, also arrived in my account.

With this, Li Younan had achieved all his goals in the United States.

He carefully tallied up his gains from this trip. In terms of money, he currently had over 130 million yuan in his account. Adding the 100 million yuan he earned after returning to China, he had a total income of over 1000 million yuan.

With his savings in his original domestic account, he is now a genuine multi-millionaire upon returning to China, not just in terms of assets, but in terms of cash.

Anyone who is frequently a millionaire knows how valuable it is to have tens of millions in cash.

Li Younan wasn't in a hurry to go back. He planned to stay in the United States for two more days because he was going to do something else important—buy a chassis for an off-road RV.

Li Younan considered it for a long time. His next plan was to modify a motorhome with off-road capabilities to go to the 318 National Highway. The next step was also very likely to go to northern and southern Xinjiang to run wild in the vast and boundless uninhabited areas.

However, at the same time, the vehicle must have strong off-road capabilities, ample space, and sufficient potential for modification; ordinary vehicle chassis obviously cannot meet these requirements.

After looking at it from all angles, Unimog is still the one that best meets Li Younan's requirements.

Of course, he wouldn't drive recklessly in extremely challenging places, but whether he was living alone in the wilderness or building his own off-road RV, he wouldn't allow the performance to be merely "just enough." His personality dictates that he always needs to leave enough redundancy.

The Unimog has front and rear axles, a locomotive gear, three differential locks, and a 10-ton winch. Theoretically, it should be able to go almost anywhere, except for a few sections of road that are too heavy for the vehicle to pass.

Li Younan plans to buy a Unimog chassis in the United States, ship it back to China, find a qualified modification shop, and then modify it himself.

Of course, this process can also be filmed and recorded in its entirety.

That being said, it's been a long time since I've posted a video.

Next, Li Younan spent a few days going to Mercedes-Benz's US sales center and ordering a high-spec Unimog U5023 chassis.

For the corresponding enclosure, he directly contacted the European headquarters and customized a lightweight cage-type aluminum alloy frame enclosure.

Because they need to go through customs, it will take at least one or two months for these two items to be shipped back to China.

Li Younan wasn't in a hurry. After taking care of this matter, he leisurely boarded the plane back to China.

Thus, his trip abroad came to a successful conclusion.

However, the lingering impact of the show "Living Alone in the Wilderness" began to spread further after he returned to China, with the airing of the final episode.

(End of this chapter)