Chapter 2: Pure Profit!

Chapter 2: Pure Profit!

Zhang Lin entered the warehouse with a face full of excitement. Inside, 500 pounds of sweet peaches were neatly arranged, and the air was filled with their distinctive, sweet fragrance.

Everything felt so real.

He picked up one of the peaches. It was about the size of the early-ripening honey peaches, not particularly large.

But something magical happened. A message floated above the peach in his hand:

[Sweet Peach: Quality 1]



[Note: This sweet peach is produced by the game. Its taste and texture surpass ordinary sweet peaches!

Attributes: Deliciousness +1, Sweetness +1, Texture +1.]



Zhang Lin was taken aback by the floating message.

Is this possible?

He tried picking up another peach, and the same message appeared. However, this effect only worked inside the warehouse. Once the peaches were taken outside, the messages disappeared.

Moreover, only items produced by the game had this effect. When he brought in a stone from outside, it showed no message at all.

Next, he took a peach to the sink to wash it, eager to taste the game-produced fruit. After all, with three enhanced attributes, it had to be special.

After washing the peach, Zhang Lin took a bite. His eyes lit up immediately. The notes about the peach's attributes were spot-on.

It was incredibly sweet, juicy, and had an exceptional texture.

This peach was undoubtedly far superior to any he had ever tasted from the market. In his entire life, he had never eaten a peach this delicious.

These were the effects of the attributes: Deliciousness +1, Sweetness +1, and Texture +1.

Even the best-known brands of peaches, which cost much more, could not compare to this. A pound of peaches that usually sold for 10 yuan on the market could not possibly be this good.

After finishing one peach, Zhang Lin was still savoring the taste. He washed another and continued to enjoy it, his eyes growing brighter with each bite.

Selling fruits involves more than just the wholesale cost; there are also labor, transportation, storage, and other expenses. But if all these costs could be eliminated, and the wholesale cost was even lower, the profit would be much higher.

For example, if he bought 500 pounds of peaches for 4 yuan from the game and sold them for 10 yuan per pound, he would make a profit of 3,000 yuan.

In Youcheng, who could make a 3,000 yuan profit from selling 500 pounds of peaches?

But wait, the peaches he was selling were not ordinary. They were a new variety developed by the Liyuan Farm's agricultural lab, which had invested a significant amount of research. Could they be sold at the same price as regular peaches?

The top brands of peaches sold for 20 yuan per pound, and his peaches were far superior. Selling them for 30 yuan per pound should be no problem, right?

After all, with the high research costs and exceptional taste, they deserved a higher price. Otherwise, who would invest in agricultural research?

Zhang Lin found this reasoning sound. To make it even more convincing, he decided to create a promotional research report, complete with the farm's official seal.

What if someone investigated further?

He was the owner of Liyuan Farm, and all the necessary documents were in order. Even though the farm was currently just 2,000 acres of barren land, the peaches were genuinely delicious.

If anyone asked, he would simply say it was a secret trial sale.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. If he sold the 500 pounds of peaches for 30 yuan per pound, his profit would be 13,000 yuan.

If he could sell 500 pounds a day, that would be 15,000 pounds a month, with a monthly profit of 390,000 yuan.

And the game could be upgraded, which would increase the variety of items he could wholesale, leading to even higher profits.

This was a promising venture, and he could quickly pay off his debt of over a million yuan.

He decided to proceed with this plan.

However, introducing a new variety of peach at 30 yuan per pound would require some marketing. Even if people tasted it and found it delicious, the saying "good wine needs no bush" still applied. He needed a gimmick to make the price psychologically acceptable.

Since these were new varieties secretly developed by Liyuan Farm, he would print promotional materials to create a high-end impression.

Didn't all the branded fruits start this way?

When he went to sell the peaches, he would also buy a megaphone to attract attention.

But the promotional materials had to look professional.

Zhang Lin returned to the prefabricated house and went online. With the advanced internet, he found many research reports on sweet peaches without much effort.

Drawing on his experience of plagiarizing papers in college, he selected a few reports, copied the key terms, and modified the non-critical parts to avoid copyright issues.

With the same attitude he had when writing his thesis, he quickly produced a promotional document, complete with Liyuan Farm's official documents. Then, he rode his scooter to the county town and had the content printed on a 2-meter-long, 1-meter-wide advertisement sheet, along with a 50-yuan stand.

Now, these peaches were officially a special variety developed by Liyuan Farm.

He then spent 40 yuan on a megaphone with recording capabilities, an electronic scale, and plastic bags for the peaches.

After buying these items, he checked his balance and found he had only 20 yuan left.

His savings were truly in the single digits!

Back at the farm, he immediately drove the three-wheeled transport vehicle to the warehouse entrance and called Liu De to help load the peaches onto the truck.

This three-wheeled transport vehicle could easily carry a ton without issues, so 500 pounds of peaches were no problem.

Liu De, being a game-recruited employee, worked diligently and, influenced by the system, did not find the sudden appearance of the peaches in the warehouse strange at all.

Only a fool would do that.

While Liu De was loading the sweet peaches, Zhang Lin took out a megaphone and started recording a message. After pressing play, the megaphone began to loop the recording.

He then prepared a bucket of clean water to wash the peaches for sampling.

Once everything was ready, Zhang Lin drove the three-wheeled transport vehicle, with Liu De by his side, to the county town.

Selling 500 pounds of sweet peaches a day, the fastest way to do it would be wholesale, but before that, he planned to set up a street stall for a few days to gauge the market.

The vehicle quickly arrived outside the Nan District Market in Youcheng.

Several street vendors were already set up on the street outside the market.

He found a spot and parked, facing another street vendor selling sweet peaches from a three-wheeled vehicle. A simple sign on the vehicle read "Sweet Peaches: 8 yuan per pound," which was much cheaper than the 10 yuan per pound inside the market.

In big cities, such street vendors are often chased away by market management and city officials. However, in a small county like this, as long as they didn't obstruct traffic, no one bothered them. The market managers were usually busy with their own affairs, and the city officials often just sat in their offices, drawing salaries without much work. They only appeared in uniform when a higher-up demanded it.

Zhang Lin chose this spot not to compete with the other street vendor but because this market was famous for its fruit stands. The street outside was lined with fruit shops, known as the "Fruit Street" by the people of Youcheng. Many people came here to buy fruit.

So, he planned to set up a street stall for a few days to see how it went before targeting these fruit stands and shops for wholesale sales. After all, once he upgraded, he could supply more, and selling wholesale would be much faster than retail.

As for why he didn't approach the big supermarkets, the settlement period was too long, and he couldn't afford to wait.

When Zhang Lin parked his vehicle, the street vendor selling sweet peaches looked annoyed. He was about to confront Zhang Lin but saw the "30 yuan per pound" sign and backed off, muttering to himself. Clearly, he didn't think anyone would buy peaches at that price.

Zhang Lin took out the advertising board he had printed and set it up on a stand. He also printed a QR code for payments, a necessity for business.

He washed a few peaches, cut them into slices, and placed them on toothpicks for sampling.

With everything ready, the business officially began!

He took out the recorded megaphone and pressed play: "Don't miss out, Liyuan Farm's newly developed variety of sweet peaches is now on trial sale. The taste and texture surpass all other peaches on the market, and this is the only place in the world to find them...!"

The megaphone's message immediately drew the attention of many people.

Whether it was the new variety, the superior taste and texture, or the claim that it was the only one in the world, each selling point was highly attractive.

Several people quickly gathered around, their eyes drawn to the printed advertisement. The detailed promotional materials on the board piqued their interest.

However, 30 yuan per pound was indeed expensive for peaches.

But don't be fooled by the small county of Youcheng; even imported fruits costing hundreds of yuan per pound sold well. A fashionable woman in the crowd asked, "Is this new variety of sweet peaches really better than what's on the market?"

"Ma'am, the taste is exceptional. Try a piece," Zhang Lin said with a smile, handing her a slice of the peach. He then did the same for four other fashionably dressed women.

These five women were clearly a group and looked like they lived a refined lifestyle, making them potential customers.

The women didn't hesitate, taking the peach slices and tasting them.

With the attributes of "delicious+," "sweet+," and "smooth texture+1," the women's eyes lit up after just one bite.

"Really delicious! I've never had such a good peach before!"

"Yes, it's incredibly sweet and juicy!"

"The texture is so smooth; I love this kind of peach."

"..."

The first woman immediately said, "Give me a bag; I want to buy some!"

The other four women quickly agreed, "Yes, my husband has never tasted such good peaches!"

"Give me a bag too!"

"..."

Liu De promptly handed plastic bags to the five women, allowing them to pick their peaches from the vehicle.

The first woman quickly finished her selection, and Liu De helped her weigh the peaches.

This kind of work was naturally done by the employee, not the boss.

"Six pounds! 180 yuan!" Liu De said, handing her the bag of peaches.

The woman took out her phone, scanned the QR code, and paid 180 yuan.

Soon, the other four women finished their selections, and Liu De weighed their peaches.

Together, they bought 21 pounds, paying a total of 630 yuan.

Including the first woman, that was 27 pounds, totaling 810 yuan.

A good start.

Moreover, the wholesale price was 4 yuan per pound, so the cost of 27 pounds was 108 yuan, leaving a profit of 702 yuan.

It's said that a 50% profit can make a man take risks, a 100% profit can make him break the law, and a 300% profit can make him commit any crime.

But Zhang Lin was making a 650% profit!

And the farm's wholesale business was taxed at a small scale, requiring only a 3% tax rate.

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(How to grow early-ripening small honey peaches in May and June, so everyone can have an accurate understanding!)

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