Gossip: 'Singuaroty Era' Qixi Auction Hits 160k RMB, Are These 'Whales' Real or Just Corporate Stunts?

'Singularity Era' held a jaw-dropping Qixi Festival event: an auction for original character manuscripts. The game even featured a betting mechanic on whether bids would exceed 100k RMB. Starting at just 3,000 RMB with a 520 RMB deposit, the event followed standard e-commerce auction rules. The results were shocking, with the highest-bid character hitting 160k RMB.

The final hammer prices were: Su Xiaoye at 30.2k, Bai Ou at 70k, Xia Bing at 160k, and Zhizi at 24.3k. Players are debating whether these 'Whales' (a term for big spenders) are real, or if the developer is staging a self-promotion stunt reminiscent of the infamous 9.8 billion RMB figurine auction incident. If these are real sales, the nearly 300k profit in a single night is sure to make other 'waifu-selling' developers green with envy.

The comment section is in chaos. Artists joked that they could draw hundreds of similar pieces for that price. Others pointed out that this is likely a marketing ploy; by paying a small platform commission, the company gains massive exposure through the controversy—a bargain for an advertising campaign.