northernbook Chapter 286 Madness Drives
Chapter 286 Madness Drives
[It seems like my sister rarely goes this bare-faced. I can see she doesn't have a single trace of makeup on her face, and her dark circles are so obvious. She looks so down-to-earth and genuine.]
I look exactly like this when I wake up on Saturdays and Sundays.
[These pickled vegetables look really delicious. They're making my mouth water, but why does the store show they're sold out?]
I checked, and the price seems reasonable. But it's out of stock. What's going on? Is it my fault?
Not only are die-hard fans praising it, but casual viewers also think the video is quite nice and relatable.
However, this content...
Sweetie, who was taking a shower, couldn't be seen.
After the video went viral.
Not only did Sister Tiantian gain a huge amount of traffic, but Chen Yuan also benefited.
Even if the workshop workers worked overtime, they couldn't produce that much, and whether it was 500 square meters or 1000 square meters on the shelves, it would almost sell out in seconds.
Sweetie called Chen Yuan.
"Boss Chen, how are you going to thank me now? How about you consider repaying me with your body?"
Chen Yuan was used to it; the other person would tease him every time they called, and he replied with a smile.
"No need for me to repay you with my body, I have a girlfriend. How about I repay you with eight-delicacy steamed buns?"
"Really? You really have a girlfriend? Who is she?"
"Is this just hearsay? It's true."
"Alright then. Remember to consider me when you break up."
"???"
Putting the jokes aside for now, Sister Sweetie is about to get down to business.
"I'm not saying this to be mean, but you guys need to improve your production efficiency. Isn't the handmade workshop too slow? Otherwise, you should hire more people. Now look what's happened, everyone's messaging me to complain that they can't get any jobs at all."
"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about it. I didn't think that far ahead. I was just thinking of providing a simple supply, but I didn't expect it to sell so well."
"I was careless. Otherwise, you could contact a factory. I think given the current situation, only a factory might be able to supply this demand, right?"
"Several factories have contacted me recently, but I feel there's a lot more to it than meets the eye, so I need to investigate further."
"Alright, then hurry up and get more people on board. These 1000 cans aren't enough to feed everyone."
"Okay, I'll try my best to arrange it. Thank you for your concern."
Chen Yuan immediately told Zhang Liping to find more people, and the small workshop was converted to operate 24 hours a day.
Originally, it was thought that with such intensive production, the supply would be sufficient, but unexpectedly, Sister Sweetie's video was like a spark that ignited the entire food circle online.
Food bloggers from all walks of life flocked to Sweetie's video after it went viral, as if they had smelled the aroma.
They directly used Chen Yuan's pickled vegetables as a new way to generate traffic.
A quick search on the platform reveals bloggers throughout the city wearing pajamas, without makeup, and with sleepy eyes.
They opened the cans to try the food, paired it with porridge or steamed buns, and developed many different ways to eat it. Reviews were everywhere.
The workshop can only produce so much each day, and the online sales are almost sold out in seconds. Offline sales are even more popular, and it's not easy to buy them.
These bloggers from other regions, eager to capitalize on the trend, turned their attention to secondhand platforms.
The salted vegetables, originally priced at 15 yuan, were artificially inflated to 25 or 35 yuan.
Products like tender ginger sprouts, which are the top sellers, have even been sold for as much as 55 or 65 yuan.
Some people directly posted related content on second-hand platforms, even adding captions like "Blogger urgently needs materials, high price offered."
The comments below are all "DM me with your price".
This is almost becoming an industry chain.
Chen Yuan didn't know at first, but someone else told him, so he put up a prominent announcement on the store's homepage to avoid trouble.
[All pickled vegetables in this shop are priced according to official rates. Any transactions exceeding these prices are illegal resales by private individuals. Quality and after-sales service cannot be guaranteed. Please order rationally and do not trust scalpers.]
But at the same time, this wave of high-priced speculation has also become the best free promoter.
Within a few days, videos of pickled vegetables almost flooded the entire internet.
Traffic poured into Chen Yuan Salted Vegetable Shop's official account like a floodgate opening.
The number of fans suddenly surged by more than 5 on a certain day.
His private messages were full of people asking Chen Yuan to restock.
The online frenzy during this period has also made some people very dissatisfied.
In Zhou Zhenbang's office, the air pressure was so low you could wring water out of it.
Zhou Zhenbang stared at the data panel in the backend, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
The local food bloggers who were originally signed at great expense, whose contracts hadn't expired yet, were still promoting various products from his shop yesterday. But in the past few days, they've all turned their attention to filming Chen Yuan's pickled vegetables.
As a result, his store's traffic plummeted, and the sales of his group-buying coupons were halved and then halved again.
Now they can only attract individual customers with low prices, or scam tourists from other places.
"How did you end up hiring such a bunch of opportunists, a bunch of useless cowards who take the money but do nothing!"
Zhou Zhenbang slammed the tablet he was holding onto the desk, cracking a glass bottle on it. He pointed at the operations manager and began hurling insults.
"I paid you to distribute the goods, not for you to ride on someone else's coattails! Now look what's happened, my store hasn't even made a ripple, while his is thriving!"
"Go and deduct the remaining payment from their accounts! Isn't there an exclusivity clause in the contract? Sue them for breach of contract! Let's see how long these internet celebrities can keep up their arrogance!"
"They call you 'daddy' when they get paid, but play dead when things go wrong. They're all trash! Do they even have a shred of integrity when it comes to contracts?!"
The operations manager wiped away cold sweat as he retreated, inwardly grumbling.
Isn't this how all internet celebrities are these days? They just run wherever there's traffic, so you can't blame them.
Zhou Zhenbang plopped down on the sofa in anger, and after thinking for a while, he took out his phone and called the two store managers separately.
Tell them to immediately add chili oil and pickled vegetables.
In short, he wanted to sell everything that Chen Yuan's shop had!
Chen Yuan sells canned pickled vegetables, so he's going to sell canned pickled vegetables too!
Zhou Zhenbang was so angry that he didn't care about anything else and did whatever came to mind.
In the small workshop on the other side.
Aunt Li and several other women were also helping out with the work.
They are all hardworking people who work year-round. Although they are tired after a morning's work, no amount of tiredness can stop their desire to make money.
I can earn an extra wage by pickling vegetables here, which can help supplement my family's income.
Chen Yuan then arranged for people to load the goods.
When it was time to change shifts, Lin Xia looked at Chen Yuan who was busy and hesitated, wanting to come over but not daring to.
Chen Yuan saw this and knew she had something to say, so he beckoned her over.
Lin Xia stammered out the truth.
"Boss, it's like this. My mother-in-law doesn't have enough money for her medicine, and my child is in school. These past two days, the school has been asking for some fees."
"Could you please calculate my wages for the past few days? I need it urgently."