Chapter 105: Lishan Farm is About to Make Waves!

Chapter 105: Lishan Farm is About to Make Waves!

"Mr. Zhao, the tickets for Lishan Farm's Rainbow Flower Sea have been booked," the assistant reported after a few taps on his phone.

Zhao Neng nodded, but his expression grew increasingly grim as he scanned the comments on the promotional video for his own flower field. The comments were overwhelmingly negative.

"Regret buying the ticket for this flower sea."

"Top floor, don't regret it. We can check both places and make a comparison video!"

"Exactly, we can see both flower seas with our own eyes and decide which one is better between the 30-yuan flower sea and the 50-yuan one!"

"Let's see how Kai Lin Investment handles this backlash."

"..."

One million yuan, it feels like it was all wasted.

The assistant then delivered even worse news. "Mr. Zhao, the ticket sales for our flower sea have come to a halt. Very few people are booking tickets now. At this rate, we might only sell 1,500 tickets tomorrow."

"..." Zhao Neng was at a loss for words. He could only hope his expectations were right.

The reason the other side set the ticket price so low at 30 yuan must be that their flower sea isn't as beautiful as advertised.

Time passed, and night fell. Zhao Neng spent the entire night tossing and turning, filled with anticipation.

The next morning, he woke up with dark circles under his eyes. After a quick wash, he rushed to the company and set off for Lishan Farm with his assistant.

Due to the hype surrounding Lishan Farm, many tourists had already gathered early in the morning, all eager to see the Rainbow Flower Sea.

Many tourists wanted to be the first to see the flower sea, take videos, and upload them to the internet, as if that would give them a great sense of accomplishment.

While checking in, Zhao Neng even saw a female influencer live-streaming. "Everyone, as you can see, I'm already checking in. I'll be able to see Lishan Farm's Rainbow Flower Sea soon. To share this beauty with you as quickly as possible, I came here early this morning. I'm part of the first group of visitors to check in."

The influencer was clearly thrilled, basking in the attention she was getting as one of the first visitors.

Zhao Neng, however, felt envious. This was the scene he had envisioned for his own farm, but the reality was starkly different. His lavender field had only sold 1,678 tickets, and the revenue wasn't even enough to cover the costs, let alone the employees' salaries and other expenses.

After checking in, Zhao Neng and his assistant hurried to the Rainbow Flower Sea. His heart was pounding with anxiety, but he had to see it for himself, even if it meant accepting defeat.

Finally, as he stepped into the flower sea, he felt a deep sense of despair.

He was completely stunned.

Even as a competitor, he felt that his lavender field was nothing compared to this.

"How... how did he do it?" Zhao Neng asked, his voice trembling.

The assistant was equally stunned and couldn't respond.

The internet had claimed that Lishan Farm's rapeseed flower sea was impossible to replicate, but here it was, a perfect replica.

Are those bloggers just fake news? They were clearly wrong.

The tourists around them were equally amazed.

"It's as beautiful as the promotional video. Lishan Farm didn't use any filters!"

"To create a rapeseed flower sea and then another like this, it's not surprising."

"I have to admit, I'm impressed by Lishan Farm's owner."

"..."

The female influencer, standing next to Zhao Neng, was even more excited. "Everyone, did you see that? The flower sea is absolutely stunning. I'm sharing this with you as quickly as possible. I'll head over to Kai Lin Investment's farm next to make a comparison."

Her words caught the attention of the other tourists. One person whispered, "I bought a ticket for Kai Lin Investment's flower sea too. I can make a comparison video and maybe attract a lot of viewers."

Hearing this, Zhao Neng felt even more despair.

He knew there was no way to avoid it.

Once people made the comparison, everyone would know that their flower sea was inferior to Lishan Farm's.

"Mr. Zhao, what should we do?" the assistant asked urgently.

Zhao Neng gritted his teeth. "Go back and lower the ticket price. If they're charging 30 yuan, we'll charge 15 yuan!"

The assistant opened his mouth to protest but didn't say anything. This price would definitely not cover the costs, and they would have to pay the employees, resulting in a loss.

But he knew it was the only option. It was better than having no visitors at all.

Zhao Neng and his assistant quickly returned to the office. As soon as they arrived, an employee rushed in to report, "Mr. Zhao, our social media accounts are flooded with complaints. Everyone says our flower sea is inferior, and they're criticizing our prices."

The assistant quickly waved the employee away and began lowering the ticket price to 15 yuan, as Zhao Neng had instructed.

Lishan Farm was the first to learn about Kai Lin Investment's move. Lin Muxue promptly reported the situation to Zhang Lin: "They clearly don't have anyone skilled in online marketing. They've lowered the price to 15 yuan, hoping to maintain the situation."

Zhang Lin understood Zhao Neng's strategy and asked Lin Muxue, "Senior Sister, what do you think we should do?"

Lin Muxue smiled. "We just need to maintain the hype for our Rainbow Flower Sea. As for Kai Lin Investment's flower sea, it's already a laughingstock. Mr. Zhang isn't really concerned. It's like when men go to a foot spa. There are two therapists, number 66 and number 88. Number 66 is beautiful, while number 88 is average. If both are available, which one would you choose?"

"Definitely number 66!" Zhang Lin replied without hesitation.

Although he had never been to a foot spa, he knew that as a man, he would choose the beautiful one.

Lin Muxue continued, "So, after choosing number 66 and having a great session, would you still think about finding number 88?"

"Uh!" Zhang Lin was taken aback, finally understanding her point.

Tourists come to travel to relax and have fun, much like how men go to get foot massages. Right now, their seven-color flower sea is like Technician 66, and Kai Lin Investment is like Technician 88, but with a much better appearance and figure.

After tourists have had their fill of fun here, would they still go to the less impressive Kai Lin Investment?

They've already spent all their energy on Technician 66 and are in a state of post-pleasure relaxation.

When they're tired, they wouldn't want to go to another place to see a less impressive version of the same thing.

After all, many tourists are taking time out of their busy schedules to travel. Kai Lin Investment's flower sea clearly lacks the appeal to make people come specifically for it.

Zhang Lin smiled and said, "Sister Lin, you see things very clearly. I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about foot massage technicians."

Lin Mu Xue countered, "So, Mr. Zhang, do you think when women go out for team-building activities and drink at nightclubs, they might look for male models?"

"..." Zhang Lin felt like he had discovered another side of this senior sister.

She's cool and fierce!

It seemed to strip away a bit of her goddess image.

He now understood why the excellent senior brothers in the alumni group couldn't win her over.

As Lin Mu Xue and Zhang Lin discussed, the reality was just as they had predicted. Even after Kai Lin Investment lowered their ticket prices to 15 yuan, the number of tickets sold didn't increase much, only a few more. For a time, their flower sea seemed to be ignored.

Zhao Neng wasn't stupid and quickly figured out the reason: "Tourists from outside You City, due to accommodation issues, can't come specifically for our flower sea and then go back. Unless there are enough accommodation options, we have to wait for the camping grounds to be built."

His assistant agreed, "I also found out that Liyuan Farm's camping ground can accommodate about 5,000 people, and their current number of tourists has already exceeded 10,000. The rest are staying in You City's hotels, guesthouses, and homestays!"

"Even so, many people still can't find a place to stay. When our camping ground opens, it will solve this problem. Because it's nearby, we can even attract tourists staying in You City."

Zhao Neng nodded, "I've taken out a 300 million loan. When we launch, we'll offer discounts and cover transportation costs. The hotels and guesthouses in the county won't be able to compete. As long as the discounts are high enough, even Liyuan Farm's own camping ground won't be able to compete!"

"Once we have enough people at the camping ground, we'll promote our account and offer discount coupons. When our reputation spreads, Liyuan Farm will be left behind. This will boost our flower sea and other consumption, and we can quickly develop new projects."

The assistant nodded again, "Even if we can't fully outmaneuver Liyuan Farm according to the original plan, we still have a chance to compete. The key is that after their camping ground and flower sea projects, they have almost no land left to develop, and we've surrounded them."

Zhao Neng nodded, feeling much better.

But clearly, he hadn't fully grasped the saying, "Ideals are full, but reality is harsh."

At the farm, Zhang Lin didn't focus on the flower sea anymore, as the outcome was already known, and there was no need to waste energy on it.

He called Liu De and went to the rapeseed flower field.

After all, the rapeseed oil from these flowers has a +1 moisturizing effect, and it will be used to make moisturizing cream.

Since the rapeseed flower project had been halted, the ticket booth was closed, and it was very quiet when they entered the field.

"Liu De, gather some people to harvest the rapeseed," Zhang Lin instructed as they reached the field.

"Sure, boss!" Liu De nodded and immediately acted, quickly bringing five farm workers from the sweet peach plantation with tools and burlap bags to start harvesting the rapeseed.

Rapeseed is flat and bean-like, similar to green beans. After harvesting, the pods need to be shelled to get the black seeds inside.

Zhang Lin watched from the side.

Under normal circumstances, one acre of tall rapeseed can yield 200 to 300 pounds of seeds.

After Liu De and the five workers harvested one acre, they got about 150 pounds of seeds.

However, this wasn't the total yield, as the rapeseed flowers hadn't fully matured. More seeds would grow, and a second harvest could yield another 150 pounds, meaning one acre of the game-produced rapeseed could yield 300 pounds of seeds.

Generally, 3 pounds of seeds can produce 1 pound of oil, so 300 pounds of seeds can produce 100 pounds of oil.

According to the ratio Zhang Yuan used to make the moisturizing cream, 1:10, one acre can produce 1,000 pounds of cream.

With 500 acres, that's 500,000 pounds of cream.

If packaged in 100-gram bottles, that's 2,500,000 bottles.

If sold only to lucky tourists, it would last a long time.

This moisturizing cream would truly become Liyuan Farm's first specialty product.

The only thing left to consider was the pricing.

For the next few days, Liu De continued to lead the five workers in harvesting the rapeseed. Since many seeds were not yet mature, the first round of harvesting was slow.

However, Liyuan Farm's seven-color flower sea was still a hot topic online, drawing as much attention as the rapeseed flower field.

Like before, there were daily topics and influencers jumping on the bandwagon, which increased Liyuan Farm's fan base, breaking 6 million.

Unfortunately, reaching 6 million didn't trigger another milestone reward.

Zhang Lin thought the game designer who planned the milestone rewards had a screw loose. Why should each 1 million fans get a reward, but after 5 million, it takes 10 million fans to get another reward?

This wasn't just a simple case of being out of one's mind.

Naturally, as the opposite, the Flower Sea of Kai Lin Investment Farm had been constantly criticized, making things incredibly difficult.

Despite this, day by day, the camping site project of Li Yuan Farm was finally completed! [Congratulations, your camping site has been successfully built!]



When Zhang Lin received this news, he was just getting up from his desk to go check on the site. Lin Muxue hurried in, saying, "Mr. Zhang, there's a major issue online. It involves our farm, Kai Lin Investment, and even the county government. If we don't resolve it quickly, it could turn into a big problem."

"What happened?" Zhang Lin asked, puzzled.

"Take a look at this financial blogger's video," Lin Muxue said, handing him a video.

Zhang Lin took it and saw the title: [Based on my professional analysis, Li Yuan Farm is currently booming, but it will soon collapse and disappear from everyone's view!]



"???" The moment Zhang Lin saw the title, he felt this person was talking nonsense.

Currently, Li Yuan Farm was popular, and with new projects continuously rolling out, it maintained a steady stream of attention. As a result, all sorts of influencers, even those unrelated to farming, were trying to get in on the action.

This financial blogger was clearly jumping on the bandwagon, using sensational headlines to grab attention.

However, after watching the content of the video, he was surprised and almost wanted to give the blogger a thumbs up.

[Recently, everyone has been paying attention to Li Yuan Farm. The colorful flower sea has been around for quite some time, attracting countless people. Even Kai Lin Investment Farm tried to compete with its own flower sea, but it ended up becoming a laughingstock!

But have people thought about why Kai Lin Investment appeared? Logically, a company like Li Yuan Farm, even in a small county, should bring significant benefits to the county, including a boost in tourism and economic development!

To be blunt, the cultural significance of a bamboo garden alone should make the county support the farm. Normally, when Li Yuan Farm is doing well, the local government should be fully supporting it, not allowing a company like Kai Lin Investment to appear.

After all, many counties have seen such companies like Li Yuan Farm drive economic growth. Why would the local government here not understand this and take action?

But the reality is, it seems they don't understand, which is why a company like Kai Lin Investment appeared, a company with little capability but trying to compete with Li Yuan Farm!

There are only two possible reasons for this situation. One is that someone in the local government is practicing control, trying to prevent Li Yuan Farm from becoming too powerful, and then restrict it. Some people in offices think they can make decisions from afar, but they don't understand the actual needs, and there might be some underhanded deals.

The other is worse: someone sees the potential of Li Yuan Farm and wants to take it over. There might be a lot of dirty work going on.

I can confidently say that the land around Li Yuan Farm has been taken by Kai Lin Investment, leaving Li Yuan Farm unable to expand.

Anyway, I can't say too much, but no matter what, Li Yuan Farm will not end well. By the way, did you know Li Yuan Farm has over 6 million followers?]



Zhang Lin was stunned by the video, even more so by the blogger's mention of the 6 million followers.

If there really were people colluding against Li Yuan Farm, this would be the ultimate trump card.

Unfortunately, the situation wasn't exactly as the blogger described.

But many of the points the blogger made were impressive, such as the guess that the surrounding land had been taken.

"This video has put the local government on the hot seat," Lin Muxue said after he finished watching. "And the video is already viral. Should we...?"

"Yes!" Zhang Lin nodded decisively.

Since the local government was already on the hot seat, why not add some fuel to the fire and pour some gasoline to make it burn even brighter?

He saw an opportunity to thoroughly deal with Kai Lin Investment. This time, he wouldn't let them leave with anything but their underwear.

He even silently gave the blogger a thumbs up.

Zhang Lin quickly instructed Lin Muxue, "Go ahead and handle it! Make sure no one can trace it back to Li Yuan Farm."

"Got it," Lin Muxue nodded.

Zhang Lin then added, "By the way, the camping site project is complete. Sister Lin, please put in extra effort to promote it."

Naturally, the news of the completed camping site didn't escape Zhao Neng's notice. Just like with the flower sea, he had people keeping an eye on things.

But when he got the news, he was furious: "Damn it, why is there such a big difference? I increased the budget multiple times, had 24-hour construction, and the cost still increased by 25 million! They finished, and we're only 60% done!"

His assistant immediately said, "Mr. Zhao, the camping site is our chance to counterattack. We need to make a decision!"

Zhao Neng quickly replied, "Like with the flower sea, open the completed parts and isolate the unfinished ones. Quickly clean up and officially promote it. Find out the price of Li Yuan Farm's camping site, and offer a lower price with discounts and subsidies. We need a plan that tourists can't refuse."

"Got it, boss! I'll arrange it right away!" the assistant nodded.

Clearly, Zhao Neng had no idea about the storm about to hit him. He was still planning a meticulously crafted counterattack through the camping site.

(End of Chapter)

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