27: Chapter 27 The Rollercoaster Ride of Opening Blind Boxes

Under the mocking and ridiculing gazes of the crowd, Chen Chen took a deep breath, then unhesitatingly picked up the utility knife on the table and made a forceful cut against the card box, slicing straight through the plastic wrap.

Opening the card box, although the box was large, there were only three card packs placed right in the center.

"Brothers, do you see this? This limited edition card box for the XX-XX season produced by XX Company is all about the thrill. There are only three packs. If a card comes out, it's definitely high quality; if not, you'll lose everything down to your shirt."

"Everyone in the livestream, guess if this XX-XX season limited edition card box will yield a rare card today?"

"If you think it will, please type 1 in the chat; if you think it won't, please type 2."

As Chen Chen finished speaking, the number 2 flooded the livestream's bullet chat. The previous card openings were just too memorable; they hadn't seen any streamer open several boxes in a row where the highest value was only 50¥, and there was only one of those.

Chen Chen looked at the bullet chat and nervously pursed his lips. He didn't argue, partly because of his lack of confidence, but mostly because he hoped to slap their faces with the results later.

Outside the camera's range, his hand clenched and relaxed several times. After making sure his hand wasn't shaking, Chen Chen took another deep breath, picked up the scissors, and cut open all three packs at once.

If fate was to judge him, then let the trial come more fiercely.

If fate favored him, he similarly didn't want to wait or leave any so-called suspense; he just wanted to embrace happiness.

Chen Chen put down the scissors, then tilted his left hand. The cards in the packs naturally slid out and were firmly caught by his right hand. With a gentle pull, all the cards from the three packs were pulled out.

The moment the cards were pulled out, Chen Chen immediately flipped them all over and covered the first card with a blank card, leaving plenty of suspense for this opening.

"Alright! Brothers, all the cards are in my hand now. Whether a rare card will be pulled, let's wait and see."

Perhaps too nervous, Chen Chen closed his eyes and took another deep breath before saying to the camera, "Alright, let's look at the first card."

Chen Chen flipped the inverted cards back over. As his thumb gently pushed the blank card on top, the true face of the first card slowly emerged.

"Haha~" A burst of laughter broke the heavy atmosphere. Chen Chen pointed the first card, which had fully revealed its face, at the camera and shouted excitedly, "Do you see? Zach Edey 07 BASE, market price at least 500¥."

"Who said I couldn't pull a good card? Who said it?" While speaking, Chen Chen stood up directly and pumped his free fist in the air several times.

He wanted to use this method to shatter the gloom weighing on his heart.

He wanted to tell those who looked down on him and mocked him that he was still the King of Card Openings on TikTok.

After venting, Chen Chen vigorously hugged Chen Sheng's shoulder and shouted excitedly, "Buddy, do you see? The first one is a low-Numbered Card. This Buddy definitely won't lose today. I, Chen Chen, said it—even if Jesus comes, it won't change a thing!"

Chen Sheng gave a thumbs up and praised happily, "Brother, you're awesome~"

He thought there would only be the Curry numbered memorabilia autograph card mentioned in the intel, but he didn't expect an extra surprise.

"Haha~" Receiving Chen Sheng's praise, Chen Chen laughed wildly again before calming down and sitting back in front of the camera, putting the Zach Edey 07 BASE into a plastic card sleeve.

"Come on! Brothers, let's see what the second card is." As his thumb pressed against the bottom of the card, the second card slowly revealed its face, and at the same time, the smile on Chen Chen's face slowly vanished.

Towns—Base Card!

As for the market value?

In the eyes of collectors who liked it, it was priceless; for the market, it was also "priceless" because it was worthless.

"The posture just now wasn't right. I'll blow some immortal qi onto my hand first." Chen Chen blew a breath onto his hand, raised his tone again, and said with a passionate voice, "Come on, brothers, next is the time to witness a miracle."

With a push of his finger, the third card's face slowly appeared before everyone.

Siakam. Unfortunately, it was still a Base Card.

Then the fourth card, Filipowski—also a Base Card.

Until the fifth card, a very beautiful purple card, also a low-Numbered Card. Unfortunately, the person on it was Rui Hachimura. The value wasn't even as high as the first Zach Edey 07 BASE, with a market price of only 100¥.

Chen Chen's heart instantly went half-cold.

The hand holding the cards could no longer suppress a visible tremor.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng, standing nearby, reached out and patted Chen Chen's shoulder. "Brother, feel free to keep opening."

Chen Chen looked up and met Chen Sheng's gaze. He was certain that Chen Sheng's gaze remained as it was—so firm, so trusting of him.

At this moment, he wanted to cry again.

But thinking of the surrounding crowd and the netizens in the livestream, he suppressed the agitation in his heart with his strong will once more.

Chen Chen nodded vigorously at Chen Sheng, faced the camera again, and said with an unchanged passionate tone, "Come on, brothers, let's focus on the sixth card. Let's see what it will be. Will it be a rare card?"

Chen Chen added as if talking to himself, "I feel like it'll be a good card."

With his finger applying pressure, the sixth card's face appeared before everyone.

AD—Base Card.

The seventh card was a David Thompson autograph. Don't think an autograph is valuable; it could only be said that it wasn't even as valuable as Rui Hachimura's card, with a market price of only 70¥.

The eighth card was a rookie, Jalen Johnson. Unfortunately, it was still a worthless Base Card.

The ninth card, Rodman; the tenth card, Jalen Green; the eleventh card, Lively II...

Perhaps the first card had used up all of Chen Chen's luck, or perhaps Chen Chen's hands were really cold today. Since pulling that Zach Edey 07 Base Card worth 500¥, until only three cards remained in his hand, he had only pulled two small fry cards worth 100¥ each.

For the third to last card, Chen Chen didn't push it open for a long time. At this moment, his palms were covered in sweat.

And in the livestream, the praise from the first card had turned into mockery after the consecutive Base Cards.

"Haha! Another rhythm of heavy losses."

"King of Card Openings? More like TikTok's Number One King of Bad Luck."

"This is it? Even a dog wouldn't let him open cards."

"Haha! I wonder what the psychological trauma area is for the guy standing next to the King of Bad Luck right now."

On the scene! It had also gone from the initial spotlight of the first card to the current whispering.

"I told you we shouldn't let him open the cards!"

"A 3000-yuan box and the cards pulled are worth less than 1000 yuan. He's losing his shirt."

"Tsk tsk! Luckily I held back."

These words entered Chen Chen's ears like sharp knives stabbing into his heart.

Chen Chen's hand on the card dared not apply pressure even more.

Chen Chen looked up at Chen Sheng, whose expression had never changed. The flamboyant smile on his face had long been covered by a bitter smile. "Buddy, how about you do the last three?"

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